Category Archives: Blazers Today
Kootenay Ice making coaching change
KAMLOOPS - The Kootenay Ice are making a coaching change. The new owners of the Ice announced this morning that Merritt native Luke Pierce won’t be back. Pierce, the former coach of the Merritt ...
Jun 02, 2017
Lowry leaving Victoria Royals
KAMLOOPS - The Victoria Royals are in need of a new head coach. Dave Lowry is leaving to become an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings. Lowry had been coach of the Royals for five seasons.
May 30, 2017
Terry Bangen leaving Blazers for ECHL
KAMLOOPS - Assistant coach Terry Bangen is leaving the Blazers to take a similar position in the East Coast Hockey League. Bangen will be an assistant coach with the Worcester Railers. Kamloops native...
May 30, 2017
Sydor back in the NHL
KAMLOOPS - Darryl Sydor is back in the NHL. The Blazers co-owner has been hired as an assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues, where he’ll be re-united with Blues head coach Mike Yeo. They were...
May 24, 2017
May 17, 1992....25 years later
KAMLOOPS - This is a special day in Kamloops sports history. After three previous trips to the Memorial Cup well, and each time coming up dry, the Kamloops Blazers finally drank from the cup May 17, 1...
May 17, 2017
Blazers stay local and in the family at WHL bantam draft
KAMLOOPS - This was bantam draft day in the Western Hockey League — with teams drafting eligible 2002 born players from the four western provinces, Yukon and Territories and 20 U.S. states. No s...
May 04, 2017
Blazers eye 14th overall pick in WHL bantam draft
KAMLOOPS - Awards done, tomorrow the attention turns to the bantam draft. Prince Albert will have the number one pick. The Blazers, barring a deal up or down, will pick at number fourteen.
May 03, 2017
Blazers Balcers runner-up for WHL rookie of the year
KAMLOOPS - This was awards day in the Western Hockey League. End of season awards were presented to the winner from the conference finalists in seven individual categories. The Blazers had a finalist ...
May 03, 2017
Former Blazers coaching legend Ken Hitchcock returns to Dallas Stars
KAMLOOPS - Fifteen years later Ken Hitchcock was re-introduced today as head coach of the Dallas Stars. He had previously coached the Stars from 1995 to 2002. Hitchcock had said last summer that he pl...
Apr 13, 2017
Mark Recchi to be inducted into B.C. Sports Hall of Fame
KAMLOOPS - Tomorrow night will be a big night for Mark Recchi and his family. Recchi will be inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver. Many NHL players never get to play on one Stanley ...
Apr 11, 2017
