Category Archives: Local Sports
Clouston pitching NCAA-committed Blazers, encouraging return to WHL next season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are entering an off-season rife with uncertainty after being swept by the Kelowna Rockets in the first round of the WHL playoffs. Some of their top forwards - including...
13h ago Josh Evaschesen (Image Credit: Brian Johnson Photography)
Graduating players Keller, Michael, Ravndahl say goodbye to Blazers, WHL
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers have aged out of junior hockey as of the team's last game Wednesday (April 1). Captain Ryan Michael, Kamloops forward Jordan Keller and defenceman Rhett Ravndahl are ...
15h ago Tommy Lafreniere celebrates with teammates. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson Photography)
Blazers' forward Hurlbert nominated for WHL rookie of the year award
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward J.P. Hurlbert has been nominated for the WHL's rookie of the year award. The 17-year-old is one of six nominees for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy for the 2025-26 ...
18h ago J.P. Hurlbert (left) and Kelowna's Dawson Gerwing in action during game three of their first-round WHL playoff series. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
'It's one of the worst feelings in the world': Rockets sweep Blazers out of playoffs in Round 1
KAMLOOPS - Ryan Michael wore melancholy on his face while speaking to reporters, his captaincy and major junior career over along with his Kamloops Blazers' season.The Kelowna Rockets topped the Blaze...
Apr 02, 2026 JORDAN KELLER. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson Photography)
Tij Iginla following in dad Jarome's footsteps, creating his own Kamloops memories
KAMLOOPS - Jarome Iginla is a Kamloops Blazers' icon, a two-time Memorial Cup champion and part-owner of the team. Now his son, 19-year-old Tij, is having success against the Blazers in the playoffs. ...
Apr 01, 2026 TIJ IGINLA (Image Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)
Blazers on brink of elimination after home loss; Kelowna's prolific pairing of Iginla, Cihar dazzles
KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtech Cihar are skewering the Kamloops Blazers, scoring in abundance and registering timely goals to put their B.C. Division rivals on the brink of elimination from the WHL...
Mar 31, 2026 J.P. Hurlbert (left). (Image Credit: Brian Johnson)
Blazers' Hurlbert cracks WHL First All-Star Team
KAMLOOPS - It's another feather in J.P. Hurlbert's cap, as the Kamloops Blazers forward has been recognized for his exploits this WHL season.The 17-year-old Hurlbert led the Blazers in scoring in his ...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
Eight junior hockey teams to leave KIJHL, form independent league
CHASE, B.C. - Eight junior hockey teams have announced intentions to break away from the Hockey Canada-affiliated Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and form their own independent lea...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: WIJHL)
With Rockets' duo doing damage, Blazers aim to clamp down defensively in Game 3
KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtch iha are roasting the Kamloops Blazers. The Kelowna forwards have combined for nine points in two post-season games, with the Rockets up 2-0 on the Blazers in the best-...
Mar 31, 2026 Ty Coupland (left), Tij Iginla (Image Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)
Ruthless Lucas Taylor posts victory in Samourai Mixed Martial Arts tournament
LAVAL - Ruthless Lucas Taylor lived up to his nickname at a Samourai Mixed Martial Arts event on Friday (March 27) in Laval, Que. He punished Victor Bordage of France, winning by unanimous decision af...
Mar 30, 2026 Ruthless Lucas Taylor (Image Credit: L'Aréna MMA)
