KAMLOOPS -- Christmas traditions are in full swing in Kamloops and beyond. Over the last few weeks, CFJC Today gathered thoughts on food and family during the holiday season while on assignment across the city.Kamloops Blazers' general manager Shaun Clouston and forward John Szabo, BC Wildlife Park GM Glenn Grant and M...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of former Kamloops Blazers will don the Maple Leaf as Canada gears up for the latest edition of the Spengler Cup. Goaltender Dylan Ferguson was one of three goaltenders named to Canada's roster for the oldest invitational hockey tournament in the world. Ferguson, 26, is currently playing for the Iowa ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers lost six straight games heading into the Western Hockey League (WHL) holiday break after failing to pick up a win on their three-game Alberta road trip. The Blazers concluded a stretch of three games in three nights with a 7-3 loss Sunday (Dec. 15) to the Edmonton Oil Kings. Kamloops loc...

RED DEER, ALTA. - The Kamloops Blazers are on a season-high five game losing streak after a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Red Deer Rebels Saturday (Dec. 14) night. Ryan Michael and Emmitt Finnie were the goal scorers for the Blazers, who have one more game to go on their weekend Alberta road trip. The two teams played...

CALGARY - Tommy Lafreniere forced overtime with a last-minute goal but the Kamloops Blazers couldn't complete the comeback against the Calgary Hitmen Friday (Dec. 13) night. Carter Yakemchuk scored the overtime winner to lead the Hitmen to a 5-4 win at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Kalem Parker struck first for the Hitmen...

KAMLOOPS -- Hockey Canada has come calling again for Tyler Roth, head equipment manager for the Kamloops Blazers.Roth, from Edmonton, has been named equipment manager for the Canadian team that will compete at the 2025 Under-18 Women's World Hockey Championship, which will run from Jan. 4 to Jan. 12 in Vantaa, Finland....

KAMLOOPS -- Thousands of stuffed animals and warm winter wear items were collected when the Kamloops Blazers hosted Teddy Bear Toss night on Friday (Dec. 6) at Sandman Centre. The haul is donated to Royal Inland Hospital and local charitable organizations.As CFJC Today reports, the Blazers went to the hospital on Tuesd...

Most of the Kamloops Blazers will return to their hometowns for the WHL holiday break at the end of their upcoming Central Division road trip, which gets underway on Friday (Dec. 13) in Calgary. Before they hit the road, the Blazers were asked the first half of the season. CFJC Today has the story.

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Blazers defenceman will represent his country at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship for a second straight year. Czech Ice Hockey announced Matteo Koci will be one of 27 players playing for Czechia. The 19-year-old Blazers blueliner was part of the Czech team that won bronze in the 2024 Worl...

PRINCE GEORGE - Emmitt Finnie scored less than 30 seconds into the game, but the Kamloops Blazers fell 6-3 to the Prince George Cougars Saturday (Dec. 7) night.Goals from Finnie, who added two assists as well, and Jordan Keller had the Blazers up 2-0 inside eight minutes at the CN Centre, before the Cougars finally str...

KAMLOOPS - Andrew Thomson scored the teddy bear goal less than three minutes into the game, but the Kamloops Blazers were beaten 5-2 by the Seattle Thunderbirds Friday (Dec. 6) night.The 17-year-old Thompson fired a shot past Seattle's Scott Ratzlaff to bring down the bears in the Blazers final home game before the WHL...

KAMLOOPS - Brad Lukowich scored for the Kamloops Blazers on Dec. 5, 1993, to cue the first-ever Teddy Bear Toss. The brainchild of former Blazers' marketing director Don Larson has since spread across the hockey world, with hospitals, charities and children reaping the benefits. This Friday (Dec. 6), the tradition will...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Blazers defenceman who was invited to Canada's men's World Junior Hockey team selection camp next week will be unable to participate because of injury. In a post to social media Friday (Dec. 6), Hockey Canada announced Harrison Brunicke has been replaced by Zayne Parekh - an 18-year-old defenceman...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' forward Emmitt Finnie expressed disappointment with being excluded from Team Canada's selection camp roster on Monday (Dec. 2) ahead of the World Junior Hockey Championship, which gets underway on Boxing Day in Ottawa. "I'm definitely going to use this as a bit of motivation," sai...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Blazers defenceman and a Kamloops local were invited to Canada's men's World Junior Hockey team selection camp this month. Hockey Canada announced that Harrison Brunicke will be one of 32 players invited to camp, which will be held from Dec. 10 to 13 in Ottawa. The 18-year-old Blazers blueliner sc...

EVERETT, WASH. - Oren Shtrom had the only goal for the Kamloops Blazers who were beaten 7-1 by the Everett Silvertips Saturday (Nov. 30) night at the Angel of the Winds Arena.The WHL-leading Silvertips struck first with less than 30 seconds in the opening period, though Shtrom tied things up with a power play goal insi...

KAMLOOPS - Dylan Ernst made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Kamloops Blazers blanked the Regina Pats 6-0 at Sandman Centre Friday night (Nov. 30).Tommy Lafreniere and Emmitt Finnie had a goal and two assists each for the Blazers while Nathan Behm added a pair of his own as Kamloops snapped a four ga...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers dropped their fourth straight game Wednesday (Nov. 27) after falling to the Spokane Chiefs on the road 6-2. Wednesday started well for the Blazers with Emmitt Finnie setting up Oren Shtrom for a shorthanded goal in front of the net nearly three minutes into the first period. The Chiefs w...

KAMLOOPS - Measuring-stick contests last weekend against two of the top teams in the Western Hockey League ended in defeat for the Kamloops Blazers. The club regrouped at practice this week and aims to snap a three-game losing skid against the Chiefs on Wednesday (Nov. 27) in Spokane. "We played two real good team...

KAMLOOPS - A tough night for the Kamloops Blazers as they were beaten 5-2 by the WHL-leading Everett Silvertips at Sandman Centre Saturday (Nov. 23) night.The Blazers got goals from Emmitt Finnie and former Silvertip Oren Shtrom but it was former Blazer Kaden Hammell who scored what turned out to the be the game-winner...

PRINCE GEORGE - Riley Heidt had a pair of goals and an assist as the Prince George Cougars beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-3 Friday night, Nov. 22. Terik Parascak also had a three point night for the Cougars who continue to lead the BC Division with a 13-5-3-2 record, while the Blazers dropped to 11-11-1. Kai Matthew opene...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' defenceman Harrison Brunicke suffered a broken wrist during practice on Nov. 10. The Pittsburgh Penguins' prospect is in a cast and will be out of the lineup for "considerable time," said Blazers' head coach and GM Shaun Clouston.Clouston said X-rays late next week are expected to...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers couldn't make it two-for-two over the weekend as they fell to the Wenatchee Wild 4-2 on the road Sunday (Nov. 17). Special teams were anything but special for the Blazers early on as they surrendered a power play goal and a shorthanded goal to fall behind 2-0. Captain Emmitt Finnie would...

VANCOUVER - A four-point night for Jordan Keller, which included his first career WHL hat-trick, helped the Kamloops Blazers to a 6-2 win over the Vancouver Giants Friday night, Nov. 15. Keller, the Kamloops native, scored the visitors final three goals at the Langley Events Centre - two short handed and one on the pow...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach Dan De Palma will be part of Canada's World Juniors team this winter. The longtime Blazers goaltending coach, who won gold with Team Canada at the U18 World Championships earlier this year, was added to the coaching staff for the 2025 edition of the World Juniors, which wil...

Less than a month ago, the Kamloops Blazers were mired in a four-game losing skid and heading south on a road trip to Portland sitting last in the WHL's Western Conference standings. The club has experienced growth since then and has won eight of its past 11 contests to climb into a tie for sixth place in the conferenc...

KAMLOOPS - The Blazers made a deal Monday (Nov. 11), sending forward Zach Pantelakis to the Regina Pats.In exchange for the 2007-born Pantelakis, the Blazers received fifth-round selections in the 2027 and 2028 WHL Prospects Drafts.In his 63-game career with Kamloops, Pantelakis scored four goals and added three assist...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers saw their winning streak come to an end at four games Monday (Nov. 11), losing 3-1 to the visiting Victoria Royals at Sandman Centre.Victoria got goals from Keaton Verhoeff, Nolan Stewart and Cole Reschny. Jordan Keller replied for Kamloops. Dylan Ernst made 39 saves in the loss while Ja...