KAMLOOPS - It might be the middle of summer, but a number of Kamloops Blazers have hockey on their minds.Goaltender Kaeden Tate has been named to the United States roster for the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton. The native of Huntington Beach, Calif. is one of three netminders on the U.S. team, which will be aiming...

KAMLOOPS - Make it three World Juniors in a row for Dan De Palma.The Kamloops Blazers director of goaltending development has been named to Canada's coaching staff for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer. De Palma and Brad Lauer, the head coach of the Spokane Chiefs, will represent the WHL ...

KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers players will be a part of Hockey Canada's National Under-17 Development Camp that gets underway this weekend.Defenseman Mateo Ferreira and forwards Teagen Bouchard and Brady Ondrus are among 80 Canadian Hockey players who will be at camp July 17 to 21 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex...

KAMLOOPS - The WHL recently announced changes to its schedule and travel regulations that are designed to improve player experience, along with a potential rule change for three-on-three overtime. Kamloops Blazers' head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston and forward Ty Bonkowski discussed each topic with CFJC To...

DETROIT - Former Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named the Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year.The 21-year-old Finnie played all 82 games in his debut NHL season and finished with 30 points (13 goals and 17 assists). He was sixth among Red Wings skaters in goals, tied for seventh in assists and eighth ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed 16-year-old American forward Evan Zachgo to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.Zachgo, a native of Delta Junction, Alaska, was was listed by the team in May and he was at Blazers spring development camp that same month.The five-foot-11, 170lbs forward led the Sioux F...

KAMLOOPS - Taylor Cochrane will be taking her talents to this summer's Hlinka Gretzky Cup.The Kamloops Blazers athletic therapist will serve in a similar role with Team Canada at the annual under-18 hockey tournament, which runs Aug. 3 to 8 in Edmonton.Cochrane joined the Blazers last year after three seasons in the Al...

KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' netminder Dylan Garand made his NHL debut last season with the New York Rangers, stopping 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 22 at Madison Square Garden. Garand played three games with the Rangers in the 2025-2026 campaign, recording a pair of wins a...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released their schedule for the 2026-27 WHL season, with a majority of their home games at Sandman Centre scheduled to be played after the December holiday break. The 68-game season - which features no three game weekends - will begin on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Sandman Centre against ...

KAMLOOPS - The two countries that share the longest continuous international border in the world will be represented next season on the Kamloops Blazers' roster. Kamloops selected 6-foot-2, 188-pound defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in the Round 1 of the CHL Import Draft on ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers selected twice in the CHL Import Draft on Tuesday [June 30]. Kamloops picked left-shot defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in Round 1. The 6-foot-2, 188-pound rearguard was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL Draft. C...

KAMLOOPS - The Detroit Red Wings picked J.P. Hurlbert in Round 1 of the NHL Draft on Friday [June 26] in Buffalo, New York. Hurlbert excelled last season with the Kamloops Blazers, leading all WHL rookies with 42 goals and 97 points.As CFJC Today reports, Hurlbert is proud of his ties to Michigan and Kamloops.

BUFFALO - J.P. Hurlbert is going to Hockeytown.The outgoing Kamloops Blazers forward was picked by the Detroit Red Wings 23rd overall in the first round of the 2026 NHL draft at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. The Red Wings acquired the pick from the Utah Mammoth in exchange for goaltender Sebastian Cossa. HURLBERT INTERVIE...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward J.P. Hurlbert's efforts during the 2025-26 Western Hockey League (WHL) season has earned him a pair of accolades from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). On Wednesday (June 24) morning, the 18-year-old Hurlbert was named to both the CHL's Third All-Star Team as well as the CHL's All-Ro...

KAMLOOPS - It's the first full day of summer, but the Kamloops Blazers already have hockey on their minds.The Blazers will six preseason games over 12 days in September - three of which will be at Sandman Centre - ahead of their home opener on Sept. 19 against the Victoria Royals. It'll be a new look Blazers squad as t...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' top four scorers from last season are transitioning to the NCAA ranks. As CFJC Today reports, the exodus of talent leaves GM Shaun Clouston with huge roster holes to fill.

LAS VEGAS - Logan Stankoven and the Carolina Hurricanes are Stanley Cup champions. WES AND DEANA STANKOVEN INTERVIEW The Hurricanes blanked the hometown Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 to win the best-of-seven Cup final series 4-2, with Stankoven recording one assist and finishing plus-2 in Game 6. Cup champion. Stankoven not...

KAMLOOPS - Jermaine Loewen became a fan favourite during his tenure with the Kamloops Blazers in the WHL. As CFJC Today reports, he is rediscovering his love for the game in the Kamloops Ball Hockey League.

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed American defenceman Chase Gill to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 15-year-old from Seal Beach, California was selected by the Blazers in the second round, 33rd overall in the 2025 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft. Gill will be heading into his 16-year-old WHL season, ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have snagged another player from the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. In a news release issued Thursday (June 11), the Blazers announced they have signed 2006-born forward Gavin Nemis, noting they added him to their Player Pro...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed two 2011-born players who comprised their 2026 draft class to WHL Scholarship and Development agreements.Micah Montgomery was the eighth player picked in round one of the 2026 WHL draft, while Mazen Green was the 45th player to hear his name called when he was taken in the se...

KAMLOOPS - Along with the North and South Thompson, a third River will meet in Kamloops. The Kamloops Blazers announced they have signed 2008-born forward River Arnason ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. Arnason spent the 2025-26 season with the Prince George Spruce Kings in the British Columbia H...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.

KAMLOOPS - There will be a healthy Kamloops Blazers contingent on Team Canada at this summer's men hockey world championships in Switzerland. Former captains Emmitt Finnie and Fraser Minten have both cracked Canada's 23-man roster for the tournament in Zurich and Fribourg, which gets underway next Friday (May 15) and r...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers finished the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft with 10 new prospects, including six forwards, three defencemen and a goaltender. The Blazers took Edmonton center Micah Montgomery with the eighth overall pick in the first round Wednesday (May 6). Kamloops started a lengthy second day Thursday by ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers went to Edmonton for their first pick in the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft Wednesday (May 6) night. MICAH MONTGOMERY INTERVIEW With the eighth pick in the first round, the Blazers took 15-year-old centre Micah Montgomery. The 2011-born native of the Alberta capital sc...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' general manager and head coach Shaun Clouston did not rule out trading away the eighth overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft, which gets underway at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday (May 6). But that scenario seemed unlikely as of Tuesday morning. "Our mindset right now, unless something dras...

KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven of the Carolina Hurricanes is an early candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is handed to the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Adding to the weight of his breakout performance in Round 1 - four goals and five points in four games in a sweep of the Ottawa Senators - is his physical condi...