Category Archives: Local Sports
Hurricanes re-sign Logan Stankoven to eight-year contract extension
RALEIGH, N.C. - Logan Stankoven is going to call the Tarheel State home for the next eight years. The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed the 22-year-old Kamloops native to an eight-year, US $48 millio...
Jul 01, 2025
NorthPaws swept by Bellingham to close out first half of West Coast League season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws were swept for the first time this season as they dropped a three game weekend series to the Bellingham Bells in West Coast League action. The North Division-leading ...
Jun 29, 2025
Kamloops United women draw, men lose to Evolution FC in Coquitlam
COQUITLAM, B.C. - It was a mixed day for Kamloops United (KUFC) in League1 BC action Saturday (June 28) night in Coquitlam.The Kamloops women's team held on for a 1-1 draw against Evolution FC to pick...
Jun 29, 2025
Blazers draft streak reaches 14 years as Behm, Lafreniere picked by NHL teams
LOS ANGELES - A pair of Kamloops Blazers forwards have been drafted into the National Hockey League Saturday (June 28), making it 14 years in a row where the WHL franchise has had at least one player ...
Jun 28, 2025
Blazers announce several changes to hockey operations staff ahead of 2025-26 WHL season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have made a number of changes to their hockey operations staff ahead of the 2025-26 WHL season.Friday (June 27) afternoon, the team announced the hiring of Taylor Cochr...
Jun 28, 2025
Former Blazers forward Hnat Domenichelli named new Vancouver Giants GM
KAMLOOPS - The Vancouver Giants have named former Kamloops Blazers forward Hnat Domenichelli as their newest General Manager.The 49-year-old dual Swiss/Canadian citizen is moving to a new role in the ...
Jun 28, 2025
Katzberg taming Olympics hangover, rattles off five consecutive gold medals to start season
KAMLOOPS -- Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club is at the top of the heap - the reigning Olympic and world champion in men's hammer throw. The first leg of his 2025 season included fiv...
Jun 27, 2025
Kelowna Rockets hire Kamloops native Don Hay as Associate Coach
KELOWNA, B.C. - Don Hay is a Kelowna Rocket.The Rockets announced the hiring of the 71-year-old Hay as an Associate Coach Friday (June 27). It comes a little over a month after the Blazers announced t...
Jun 27, 2025
NorthPaws win series against Kelowna; to rebrand as Kamloops Sandpipers on retro night in July
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws avoided an upset as they squared off against the Kelowna Falcons in West Coast League action Thursday (June 26) evening.The NorthPaws scored two runs in the sixth inn...
Jun 27, 2025
Behm, Lafreniere of Blazers look ahead to NHL Draft day, ponder landing spots
Nathan Behm and Tommy Lafreniere of the Kamloops Blazers are likely to be selected in the 2025 NHL Draft, which is scheduled to run on Friday [June 27] and Saturday in Los Angeles. "I think I'm a firs...
Jun 26, 2025
