Category Archives: Local Sports
Kamloops' Nash claimed by Leafs, despite recent injury
TORONTO - Kamloops native Riley Nash is joining his fourth NHL team after being traded from Columbus to Toronto on Friday afternoon. The 31-year-old forward was dealt for a conditional seventh-round p...
Apr 09, 2021
Positive COVID cases identified in Kelowna, Vancouver and Calgary WHL cohorts
KAMLOOPS - There have been more positive COVID-19 discovered across the Western Hockey League. The league announced on Friday positive tests coming out of the Kelowna Rockets and Vancouver Giants coho...
Apr 09, 2021
Quintet of former Kamloops Storm players thriving together in Powell River
KAMLOOPS - From practicing in November with the Kamloops Storm in anticipation of the start of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season to earning a spot in the BCHL, a handful of former...
Apr 08, 2021
Blazers keeping close eye on Canucks as COVID-19 spreads through organization
KAMLOOPS - The Canucks COVID-19 situation, with only four players now on the active roster that don't have the virus, has sent shockwaves through the hockey world. On Wednesday, the Canucks released a...
Apr 07, 2021
Kamloops' Niles ends strong at Mustang Intercollegiate to earn second Top 5 finish
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops native Adam Niles collected his second Top-5 finish as a freshman at the University of Western New Mexico, closing out the most recent tournament strong. Niles, a member at Riversh...
Apr 06, 2021
Blazers shut out in first loss of season
KAMLOOPS - The Vancouver Giants have moved into a first place tie with the Kamloops Blazers in their division after a 4-0 shutout of the Blazers Monday night. Trent Miner stopped 30 shots for the goos...
Apr 06, 2021
Redford first athlete inducted into new TRU Sports Hall of Fame
KAMLOOPS - A two-sport student-athlete like no other, Sandra Redford (now Blair) competed for the UCC Sun Demons from 1996 to 2000 in both women's basketball and soccer. In her last year of competing ...
Apr 05, 2021
Stankoven scores four points, Blazers beat Royals 4-3 OT
KAMLOOPS -The Kamloops Blazers have once again won in their rival city of Kelowna, although this time under different circumstances.Local center Logan Stankoven returned to the Blazers line-up for the...
Apr 04, 2021
WHL changes B.C. Hub schedule, Blazers play Saturday against Royals
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will play in Kelowna today (April 3).Yesterday the Western Hockey League (WHL) announced new dates for four regular season games in the Kamloops and Kelowna hubs, two o...
Apr 03, 2021
Merritt Centennials face off in shortened BCHL season Friday night
MERRITT, B.C. - It's been more than four months since the Merritt Centennials last played a game. It was a 4-2 win in exhibition play against Cranbrook. The Cents' last regular season game was Feb. 23...
Apr 01, 2021
