BLAZERS DEEP DIVE
Digging into Blazers' last-place season, plans for transactions, improvement
The Kamloops Blazers finished last in WHL standings in 2023-2024, posting record of 20-42-3-3.They did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2017-2018 and recorded their lowest point total (46 points) in a complete season since 2013-2014 (33 points).Exit meetings took place on Monday (March 25) at Sandm...
Mar 27, 2024
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Finnie Signs
Blazers forward Finnie signs NHL entry-level deal with Red Wings
KAMLOOPS - Emmitt Finnie of the Kamloops Blazers has signed a National Hockey League entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.The Red Wings made the news public on Tuesday (March 26) in a social media post.Finnie was selected by the Red Wings 201st overall in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Draft.The 18-year-o...
Mar 26, 2024
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BLAZERS' EXIT MEETINGS
Kamloops Blazers look to future after losing season
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Blazers finished last in WHL standings in 2023-2024, with a record of 20-42-3-3, and did not qualify for the post-season for the first time since 2017-2018.Exit meetings took place on Monday at Sandman Centre, giving the club the opportunity to assess the campaign and look to the future.CFJC To...
Mar 26, 2024
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WHL
Blazers drop eighth straight, finish last in WHL standings; Cougars win West
PRINCE GEORGE -- Graduating forward Ashton Ferster tallied two goals in his final WHL game, but his Kamloops Blazers fell 5-2 to the hometown Prince George Cougars on Saturday (March 23) at CN Centre.The Cougars (49-15-1-3) clinched the Western Conference title with the victory, while Kamloops (20-42-3-3) logged its ei...
Mar 24, 2024
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WHL
Toledo honoured in home finale, Cougars crush Blazers
KAMLOOPS -- Colin (Toledo) Robinson said an emotional goodbye to fans of the Kamloops Blazers prior to their game against the Prince George Cougars on Friday (March 22) at Sandman Centre.The pre-game ceremony, which included the team handing out its annual awards and a sendoff for graduating players, was followed by a ...
Mar 23, 2024
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COLIN 'TOLEDO' ROBINSON
Long-time Blazers trainer prepares to step away from hockey
KAMLOOPS - Laundry. One of the unseen parts of the job the man known as Toledo has been doing, day in and day out, for twenty-nine years. The dressing room is his domain. However, after nearly three decades in the WHL, Colin Robinson will be on the Blazers' bench for the final time this Saturday in Prince George."...
Mar 22, 2024
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Edmonstone makes 48 saves as Blazers fall to Thunderbirds 3-1
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' new 16-year-old goaltender had another outstanding effort in a loss Tuesday (March 19) night. Zach Pantelakis redirected Vojtech Vochvest's shot from the point to open the scoring, but the Blazers surrendered three unanswered goals en route to a 3-1 loss on the road to the Seattle Thund...
Mar 20, 2024
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WHL
Blazers fall to Giants on home ice
Kamloops - The Kamloops Blazers lost 9-2 on home ice to the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night (March 16). Emmitt Finnie (10-29-39) and Jordan Keller (14-16-30) scored one goal each for Kamloops, while Brett Mirwald saved 30 shots for the Giants.The team now travels to Seattle, where they will face the Thunderbirds on ...
Mar 17, 2024
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WHL
Iginla sinks Blazers with late short-handed marker
KAMLOOPS -- Tij Iginla scored short-handed late in the third period to push his Kelowna Rockets to a 4-3 victory over the Kamloops Blazers in WHL action on Saturday (March 9) at Sandman Centre.Emmitt Finnie, Andrew Thomson and Nathan Behm scored for Kamloops (20-37-3-3), which led 3-1 in the second period, but surrende...
Mar 10, 2024
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Blazers nearly complete comeback in wild 6-4 loss to Winterhawks
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers were peppered with 58 shots, trailed 4-0 at one point and nearly came back in a wild 6-4 loss to the Portland Winterhawks from Sandman Centre Wednesday (March 6) night.Trailing 2-0 after the first period, the Blazers surrendered two goals 16 seconds apart to start the second.Eight second...
Mar 07, 2024
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