Category Archives: Blazers Today
WHL releases schedule - fewer games in 2018-19
KAMLOOPS - The Western Hockey League has released its schedule for the 2018-19 season. It will see a reduction in the number of games from the 72 game season that had been the standard for more than 4...
Jun 26, 2018
Blazers Zary invited to Hlinka Gretzky U-18 camp
KAMLOOPS - Blazers forward Connor Zary is among 44 players invited to Hockey Canada’s Under-18 camp at the end of this month. From that camp a team will be selected for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup U-...
Jun 26, 2018
Blazers hire U of Alberta's Lajoie as next head coach
KAMLOOPS - Serge Lajoie has become the 15th different head coach in Blazers history — and the 18th since the franchise relocated from New Westminster to Kamloops in 1981 as the Junior Oilers. La...
Jun 25, 2018
Blazers' Loewen makes history in NHL draft
KAMLOOPS - This was a lean year for the Western Hockey League at the NHL draft. Of the 217 players called in the draft, only 20 are from the Western League. Jermaine Loewen was the only player taken f...
Jun 23, 2018
Former Blazers defenceman Fora signs with NHL Carolina Hurricanes
KAMLOOPS - Former Blazers defenceman Michael Fora has signed with the Carolina Hurricanes. Fora has played the last three seasons in Switzerland after spending the 2014-15 season with the Blazers. His...
Jun 15, 2018
Blazers release five game pre-season schedule
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released their pre-season schedule. They will play five games against three B.C. Division rivals. The first three are at home — Friday, August 31 against Pri...
Jun 13, 2018
Blazers sign third player from 2018 bantam draft
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers have signed a third pick from this springs bantam draft. Forward Caedan Bankier was their third round pick. Bankier played last season with the Burnaby Winter Club bantam prep t...
Jun 11, 2018
Blazers sign second pick from 2018 bantam draft
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers General Manager Matt Bardsley has announced the signing of defenseman Logan Bairos to a standard WHL player agreement. Bairos was selected by the Blazers in the second roun...
Jun 08, 2018
Former Blazers coach Troy Mick and Salmon Arm Silverbacks part ways
SALMON ARM - The Salmon Arm Silverbacks Hockey Club board of directors and President Troy Mick have agreed mutually to part ways effective immediately. "I have truly enjoyed my 5 years in Salmon Arm a...
Jun 08, 2018
Son of former Kamloops coach named new GM of Seattle Thunderbirds
KAMLOOPS - The son of a former Kamloops junior hockey coach is the new general manager of the Seattle Thunderbirds. Bil LaForge, Jr. takes over from Russ Farwell, who had been the Thunderbirds GM for ...
Jun 07, 2018
