Category Archives: Blazers Today
Blazers hold prospects camp, sign draft pick Stankoven
KAMLOOPS - Twenty-four players attended the Blazers prospects camp at Brock Arena this weekend. Mostly bantam draft picks from 2017 and 2018 — 15 and 16 year olds. The 15’s still another y...
Jun 04, 2018
Blazers set to sign Stankoven
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will hold a media conference this afternoon to announce the signing of Logan Stankoven. The 15-year old from Kamloops was the Blazers first round pick, and fifth player...
Jun 04, 2018
Blazers go to Winterhawks for new GM - maybe coach too
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers have gone outside the box to hire their new general manager. Someone who didn’t come from a traditional hockey background. He never played the game, but came up through th...
Jun 01, 2018
Blazers hire Winterhawks' Bardsley as new GM
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have tapped another storied WHL franchise for their new General Manager. Longtime Portland Winterhawk Matt Bardsley gets the job, succeeding Stu MacGregor who was re-as...
Jun 01, 2018
Sydor leaves Blues
KAMLOOPS - Blazers co-owner Darryl Sydor is leaving the St. Louis Blues after one season as an assistant coach. Sydor says after 30 years in pro hockey he is confident now is the right time to step aw...
May 31, 2018
Gatenby joining UNB Varsity Reds
KAMLOOP - Defenseman Joe Gatenby is joining the University of New Brunswick Varsity Red hockey program. After the Blazers season ended, the graduating Gatenby played 10 games with the Atlanta Gladiato...
May 30, 2018
Hansch out as Oil Kings GM
KAMLOOPS - The Edmonton Oil Kings are the only Western Hockey League team in the last ten years to win the Memorial Cup. But since their championship season in 2014 the Oil Kings have fallen on hard t...
May 28, 2018
Ed Patterson hoping to return as coach of the Blazers
KAMLOOPS - When the season ended for the Kamloops Storm, eliminated in six games against Revelstoke, it was Ed Patterson’s final game as head coach. While Patterson hasn’t officially resig...
May 18, 2018
Blazers first round bantam pick in 2016 won't be joining team, name Penticton Vees captain
KAMLOOPS - Every year Western League teams take a certain amount of risk in the bantam draft —– players they draft don’t turn out as billed, or they elect other options to continue t...
May 15, 2018
Don Hay: 'coaching is in my blood'
KAMLOOPS - On the day that owner Tom Gaglardi brought out the 6-gallon Shop-Vac and cleaned house at the top end of the Blazers hockey operations, Don Hay was sandbagging! His property on the Shuswap ...
May 11, 2018
