KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers picked Teagen Bouchard with the 14th overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday (May 7). He racked up 21 goals and 61 points in 30 games with Northern Alberta Xtreme last season in the under-15 Canadian Sport School Hockey League ranks. Bouchard, a five-foot-seven 155-pound rig...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have completed the WHL Prospects Draft and U.S. Priority Draft. All told, the Blazers picked 12 players - six forwards, four defencemen and two goaltenders - across the two drafts Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8. There were four players each from Alberta and Saskatchewan and two each...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers went to the Golden State twice in the 2025 Western Hockey League (WHL) U.S. Priority Draft and picked a forward and a defenceman with their two picks.They took forward Collin Kim with the 15th overall pick and defenceman Chase Gill with the 33rd overall pick in the sixth iteration of the...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 2:30 p.m.): The Kamloops Blazers added 10 new players in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft which wrapped up Thursday (May 8) afternoon. They took five forwards, three defenceman and two goaltenders across the first 10 rounds of the draft. None of the Blazers' draft picks were from British Columbia, as the...

CALGARY - When the expansion Penticton Vees visit the Kamloops Blazers during the 2025-26 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, their roster will include a couple of familiar faces.The WHL expansion draft was held Wednesday (May 7). The Vees chose players from 13 WHL teams, while the league accepted seven trade proposals...

FRISCO, TX - Dan De Palma will be coming back to Kamloops with another Under-18 world men's hockey championship gold medal. The Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach was part of Canada's coaching staff at the U-18 World Hockey Championships in Texas. Canada won back-to-back gold medals at the tournament for the first time...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of former Kamloops Blazers will be part of Team Canada's coaching staff at the 2025 IIHF World Championships, which will be held in Sweden and Denmark this month.Dean Evason, the former Kamloops Blazers head coach - and Junior Oilers centre - has been named Team Canada head coach, while former Blazers...

ALLENTOWN, PA - Another milestone for Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke, who scored his first goal in professional hockey Friday (April 25) night.The 18-year-old Brunicke found the back of the net for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in a 3-2 defeat to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in a Calder Cup playoff g...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers forwards are projected as second round picks in the 2025 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Nathan Behm was ranked 44th among North American skaters in the NHL's Central Scouting final rankings. It's a drop from the midterm rankings where Behm was ranked 31st overall and a p...

RALEIGH, N.C. - A milestone night for Kamloops native Logan Stankoven in the National Hockey League, even as the Carolina Hurricanes fell 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday (April 13). The 22-year-old Stankoven played in his 100th career NHL regular season game, though he was held scoreless in 14:34 of ice time and ...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach Dan De Palma has been named to Team Canada's coaching staff for the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championships in Texas. The long-time Blazers goaltending coach was part of last year's U18 team that won gold in Finland, alongside defenceman Harrison Brunicke. De Palma also won gold ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are scheduled to pick twice in the first round of the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft next month.Barring any trades, they will pick 11th and 14th overall in the 23 team draft. The Blazers acquired the 11th overall pick from the Vancouver Giants in the Connor Levis trade and the 14th overall pic...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers goaltender Logan Edmonstone has been announced as a finalist for the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Darryl K. (Doc) Seaman Memorial Trophy for Scholastic Player of the Year.Edmonstone, 17, finished the season with seven wins and a .891 save percentage in 30 games for the Blazers.He has also m...

KAMLOOPS - It was a second milestone in as many nights for Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie as he got to take home another puck Saturday (April 5) night. Finnie snapped a wrist shot past Drew Commesso in the third period of the Griffin's 7-5 win over the Rockford Ice Hogs. The 19-year-old was on the end of an aer...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers have recorded their first points in professional hockey, not long after the 2024-25 WHL season came to an end.Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie picked up his first career American Hockey League (AHL) point as the Grand Rapids Griffins beat the Rockford IceHogs 8-3 Friday (April 4) nigh...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named a finalist for the Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy, which is presented to the WHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player.The 19-year-old Finnie led the Blazers in goals (37), assists (47), and points (84), and finished with just 26 penalty minutes in 55 games. He passe...

KAMLOOPS - It was a down season for the Kamloops Blazers, but the team's captain has garnered a prestigious individual award.The Western Hockey League announced Tuesday (April 1) that Emmitt Finnie has made the league's year-end Second All-Star Team in the Western Conference.Finnie drove the Blazers' offence in 2024-25...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' majority owner Tom Gaglardi is welcoming WHL expansion in Penticton and Chilliwack. For his Blazers, it means natural geographic rivals and short road trips, a positive for players and club coffers.He spoke to CFJC Today this week and talked of his role in the search for ownership in Chilli...

NOTE: Scroll down to find complete interviews with Tom Gaglardi and Shaun CloustonKAMLOOPS - Majority Owner Tom Gaglardi said his Kamloops Blazers do not have the option of missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season. "You know, that's two years in a row now and that just can't happen," Gaglardi said....

KAMLOOPS - For the second time in club history, the Kamloops Blazers have missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. Players spoke to CFJC Today on Monday before going their separate ways for the off-season.Head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston was tending to a personal matter out of town Monday (March 24) an...

KELOWNA - The Kamloops Blazers wrapped up the 2024-25 WHL regular season with a 4-3 defeat in Kelowna Saturday (March 22) night.Gabriel Guilbault's first WHL goal, which stood after a lengthy video review, helped the Rockets snap a ten-game losing streak. It was the Rockets second win in their last 27 games, and their ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers dropped a 1-0 decision to the Vancouver Giants in their final home game of the 2024-25 WHL season Saturday (March 21) night. Cameron Schmidt scored the only goal of the game at 12:12 of the second period to help the playoff-bound Giants win six of eight games against the Blazers this sea...

KAMLOOPS - Dylan Ernst is preparing to say goodbye to Kamloops at the Sandman Centre. His Blazers failed to qualify for the WHL playoffs, so the season wraps up with a home game on Friday against the Vancouver Giants and a road game Saturday against the Rockets in Kelowna. Ernst is one of three Blazers who will age out...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday (March 19) night. In a do-or-die situation for their final three games of the 2024-25 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, the Blazers fell to the Victoria Royals at home 5-3. The loss means the Seattle Thunderbirds clinched the e...

KAMLOOPS - There is no margin for error for the Kamloops Blazers. With three games remaining on their regular season WHL schedule, the Blazers are six points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds, who hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. "We're a bit reliant on Seattle, but I think we're jus...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson River Fighting Trout emerged victorious in their battle against the Ogopogo Saturday (March 15) night at Sandman Centre. The Fighting Trout, who are otherwise called the Kamloops Blazers, scored three unanswered second period goals to reel in the 4-1 win over the Kelowna Rockets. The win kept th...

KELOWNA - The Kamloops Blazers got goals from five different players as they piled more misery on the Kelowna Rockets, while keeping their own playoff hopes alive.Emmitt Finnie led the way with a goal and two assists as the Blazers beat the Rockets 5-2 Friday (March 14) night at Prospera Place. Harrison Brunicke, Rhett...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' playoff hopes took a serious blow Wednesday (March 12) night following a 5-2 loss at home to the Wenatchee Wild. Things started well and early for the Blazers. Oren Shtrom put a rebound through and gave Kamloops a 1-0 lead 21 seconds in. However, the Blazers proceeded to surrender three...