Category Archives: Blazers Today
Newcomer Hughes leads Blazers to first win of the season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers traded with the Saskatoon Blades this week to acquire 20-year-old forward Ryan Hughes and it paid off in his first game.Hughes made a significant impact, leading the Bl...
Sep 27, 2019 Blazers forward Ryan Hughes provided the team with a spark in his debut, scoring twice, including the overtime winner, and adding an assist in a 3-2 OT win over Kelowna (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / Kamloops Blazers)
Hughes practices for first time with Blazers, excited about team's forward depth
KAMLOOPS - Ryan Hughes comes to the Blazers with a scoring pedigree. Thirty goals last season split between Portland and Saskatoon. To start this season, the 20 year old has a goal and two assists, in...
Sep 26, 2019 Newest Blazer Ryan Hughes will make his debut on Friday night at home against Kelowna (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Blazers trade to fill overage vacancy
KAMLOOPS ---- A trde by the Blazers today to fill their overage vacancy --- adding some scoring punch to the mix.They've acquired 20 year old Ryan Hughes from the Saskatoon Blades.In return Jerzy Orch...
Sep 25, 2019 Image credit: WHL
Winless Blazers working on power play, happy with job penalty kill has done
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers are winless through three games, and arguably their lackluster performance on the power play has contributed to that result. Kamloops is just 2-for-15 on the man advantage."I th...
Sep 25, 2019 Logan Stankoven celebrates first regular season WHL goal on Friday against Spokane (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Blazers drop season opener to Spokane
KAMLOOPS --- The Kamloops Blazers opened their 39th season in the Western Hockey League with a 4-3 loss to the Spokane Chiefs.In a back-and-forth first period there were a combined 26 shots before Log...
Sep 20, 2019 Blazers forward Orrin Centazzo crashes into the Spokane net in a 4-3 season-opening loss on Friday night (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / Kamloops Blazers)
Stankoven leads youth movement that gives Blazers deep team entering season
KAMLOOPS - A young, speedy, hard-working team has people excited about a good season ahead. A perfect preseason, coupled with last year's late-season run, will do that. But nowhere is that excitement ...
Sep 19, 2019 Blazers head coach Shaun Clouston says Stankoven is the most impressive 16 year old he's coached in the WHL (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / Kamloops Blazers)
Blazers ranked in CHL top ten
KAMLOOPS --- The Canadian Hockey League has released its pre-season top ten rankings.After going through the pre-season at 7-and-0 the Blazers are ranked fifth.London is number one, followed by Chicou...
Sep 18, 2019 Image credit:CHL
Blazers release overage Jackson Caller
KAMLOOPS ---- The Kamloops Blazers have released defenseman Jackson Caller.The 20-year old from Kamloops was acquired last season in a trade with the Saskatoon, that sent Nolan Kneen to the Blades.In ...
Sep 18, 2019 Image credit: Jackson Caller
Blazers reduce roster, trade Ginnell
KAMLOOPS ---- The Blazers have reduced their roster to 25, trading 17 year old forward Riley Ginnell to the Brandon Wheat Kings for a 6th round bantam draft pick in 2021.Ginnell appeared in six pre-se...
Sep 17, 2019 Image credit: Brandon Wheat Kings
Blazers come away with 'eye-opening' experience from trip to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
KAMLOOPS - Blazers goaltender Rayce Ramsay couldn't believe what he saw when walking Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Hundreds of homeless people, open drug use, and a number of heartbreaking stories th...
Sep 11, 2019 A group of Kamloops Blazers toured around Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Monday (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
