Category Archives: Blazers Today

Blazers legend Hitchcock tapped for Hockey Hall of Fame
TORONTO - A legendary Kamloops Blazers coach is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF).The HHOF selection committee announced its 2023 inductees Wednesday (June 21) and they include longtime coach Ke...
Jun 21, 2023

Western Hockey League's Winnipeg Ice franchise moving to Wenatchee, Wash.
CALGARY - After four years in Winnipeg, the Western Hockey League's Ice franchise is moving west. The team and league announced Friday that the club has been sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Wash. The...
Dave Barry Jun 16, 2023

Blazers' bench boss and GM looks back at the season that was, ahead to new chapter
KAMLOOPS - It was a thoughtful Shaun Clouston who met with the media shortly after the Blazers were knocked out of the Memorial Cup. After a pressure-filled season, the Blazers' head coach and general...
Dave Barry Jun 08, 2023

Blazers players reflect on WHL careers after Memorial Cup experience
KAMLOOPS - January 11th, 2020: in the midst of a 7-2 drubbing of the Kelowna Rockets - the second Blazers win over Kelowna in as many nights - the Rockets decided to take out some frustrations on a fe...
Jun 07, 2023

Memorial Moments with Earl Seitz - Ryan Huska
In the final installment of our Memorial Moments series, Earl Seitz sits down to speak with one of the most successful players to ever pull on a Kamloops Blazers jersey, Ryan Huska - one of only four ...
Dave Barry Jun 05, 2023

Memorial Moments with Earl Seitz – Bill O'Donovan
He's a man who needs no introduction, certainly not at Broadcast Centre. He was the radio play-by-play voice of the Kamloops Junior Oilers in the 1983-84 season. Today, his voice is still heard at eve...
Jun 02, 2023

Avon's OT winner lifts Petes to 5-4 win over Blazers, Memorial Cup semifinal berth
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - J.R. Avon scored the game-winning goal 10:54 into overtime and the Peterborough Petes beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-4 on Thursday, earning a semifinal berth at the Memorial Cup. Connor ...
Dave Barry Jun 01, 2023

Memorial Moments with Earl Seitz - Steve Smith and Kelly Thiessen
Without them, the game wouldn't be the same. The fans in the stands create the atmosphere that can fuel the players on the ice. Back in 1992, the Memorial Cup final was held down in Seattle, Wash., wh...
Aaron Schulze Jun 01, 2023

Seattle spanks Kamloops 6-1, Blazers in must-win territory against Peterborough on Thursday
KAMLOOPS - Blazers head Coach and GM Shaun Clouston's words from Wednesday's pre-game media availability were somewhat prophetic."We know how we don't want to play and we know how we do want to play r...
May 31, 2023

Thunderbirds cruise past Blazers 6-1 to punch ticket to Memorial Cup semifinal
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Kyle Crnkovic and Jared Davidson each had a goal and two assists for the Seattle Thunderbirds in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Kamloops Blazers to reach the Memorial Cup semifinal. Luc...
Dave Barry May 31, 2023

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