Category Archives: Blazers Today
Hay, Clouston remember coaching battles, look forward to getting back to Memorial Cup Final together
KAMLOOPS - The year was 2007. The Vancouver Giants and Medicine Hat Tigers were battling for the WHL championship. On one side, Don Hay, head coach of the Giants. On the other side, Shaun Clouston, as...
Aug 05, 2022
'I was really caught off guard': Hay returns home to Blazers in surprise move
KAMLOOPS - The last time Don Hay faced the Kamloops media as a Blazers coach, majority owner Tom Gaglardi had just fired him. Gaglardi claimed Hay had "retired" and was finished with coaching. He was ...
Aug 02, 2022
Former Blazers head coach Don Hay returns to Kamloops as associate coach
KAMLOOPS - A familiar face is back behind the Kamloops Blazers' bench.In a news release Tuesday (Aug. 2) morning, the Blazers announced they've hired Don Hay as an associate coach ahead of the 2022-23...
Aug 02, 2022
Blazers duo to represent Canada at the World Junior's, again
CALGARY - Two Kamloops Blazers have made Team Canada for the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship tournament, again. In a news release, Hockey Canada announced that Blazers co-captain and Kamloops lo...
Aug 02, 2022
Following draft, Minten added to World Junior summer development camp
KAMLOOPS - It's been a pretty good week for Blazers forward Fraser Minten. After being selected 38th overall in the second round at Friday's NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver native has been invited to T...
Jul 12, 2022
Blazers see 13 players invited to NHL development camps
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have 13 players from their 2021-22 roster attending NHL development camps this week.Four of the 13 players were recently selected in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft: Fraser Mi...
Jul 11, 2022
Blazers land most NHL Draft selections since 2004
KAMLOOPS - Fraser Minten got the Blazers draft train on Friday morning started when his name was called in the second round, 38th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Some pundits felt Minten went a li...
Jul 08, 2022
Two Blazers taken in sixth round of 2022 NHL Draft
KAMLOOPS - The sixth round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft was a meaningful one for the Kamloops Blazers.With the 174th overall pick, the New York Islanders selected 20-year-old forward Daylan Kuefler. Ku...
Jul 08, 2022
Lindgren goes to Buffalo in fourth round
KAMLOOPS - Mats Lindgren had to sit in the Bell Centre stands for a bit longer than teammate Fraser Minten, but the Blazers defenseman finally went in the fourth round to the Buffalo Sabres.The Sabres...
Jul 08, 2022
Minten taken 38th overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
KAMLOOPS - Blazers forward Fraser Minten's dream of being drafted into the National Hockey League has come true. The 18-year-old had his name called by Toronto at 38th overall. Minten had 20 goals and...
Jul 08, 2022
