Category Archives: Local Sports
Baragano to attend Switzerland's world junior hockey camp
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers will be losing its other import playing for the final portion of their six-game Prairie road trip. Defenseman Inaki Baragano has been invited to Switzerland's world junior hocke...
Dec 06, 2019 Blazers defenseman Inaki Baragano has been invited to Switzerland's world junior hockey camp. He leaves the team on Monday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Blazers Lang invited to World Junior camp
KAMLOOPS --- The Blazers will be losing forward Martin Lang for the final four games of their Eastern Conference road trip, and possibly longer.The 18-year old, in his second season, has been invited ...
Dec 05, 2019 Image credit: cfjctoday
Blazers depart on biennial trip to the Eastern Conference
KAMLOOPS --- In the darkness of an early Kamloops Tuesday morning, before the rooster crowed, the Blazers bus loaded for a long road trip.By the time it's over the bus will have 4,500 k-clicks or 2,70...
Dec 03, 2019 Image credit: cfjctoday
No. 7-ranked women's volleyball team splits weekend in Saskatoon
KAMLOOPS - It was the battle of the dogs this weekend in Canada West action. The WolfPack against the Huskies from Saskatchewan in both basketball and volleyball. The volleyball teams, including No. 7...
Dec 03, 2019 Image Credit: Emily Koshinsky / Huskie Athletics
Zary 'pissed off' he's not on Canada's World Junior selection camp roster
KAMLOOPS - Connor Zary didn't hold back Monday on how he feels about not earning a spot at the 2020 World Junior selection camp later this month. "It's something I really wanted to do was be there, an...
Dec 02, 2019 Blazers forward Connor Zary feels he "got screwed over a bit" in reaction to being left off Canada's world junior selection camp roster (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / CFJC Today)
Zary bags a teddy bear goal, Blazers beat Portland
KAMLOOPS - One night after losing in a shootout to Portland, the Kamloops Blazers exacted a measure of revenge, beating the Winterhawks 4-1 at Sandman Centre. Cute, cuddly, fluffy revenge.It was Teddy...
Nov 30, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers/Allen Douglas
Hockey's "MeToo" week, and how will it impact on all sports.
KAMLOOPS ---- For generations, the dressing room, and the team bus have been sanctuaries for the unspeakable --- you know, what happens on the bus, stays on the bus. Well now a few have taken their vo...
Nov 29, 2019 Image credit: contributed
Women's national basketball team head coach optimistic heading into Olympic qualifying
KAMLOOPS - Another day, another gym for Lisa Thomaidis. The University of Saskatchewan Huskies Women's basketball head coach is one of the most decorated in all of USports - which is one reason she's ...
Nov 29, 2019 Image Credit: Basketball Canada
Blazers trade defenceman Zazula
KAMLOOPS --- General Manager Matt Bardsley announced today that the hockey club has traded 19-year-old defenseman Luke Zazula to the Tri-City Americans in exchange for a 2nd and 3rd round pick in the ...
Nov 27, 2019 Image credit: cfjctoday
Blazers rally to knock off the Oil Kings
KAMLOOPS --- The Kamloops Blazers rallied from two goals down to defeat the Edmonton Oil Kings in a battle of division leaders.After Logan Stankoven gave Kamloops a 1-0 lead 2:25 into the first, Edmon...
Nov 27, 2019 Blazers' forwards Josh Pillar and Logan Stankoven drive the net during a 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday night (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / Kamloops Blazers)
