KAMLOOPS - Add another award to the Texas Tornado's trophy case.J.P. Hurlbert earned WHL Rookie of the Month honours for the month of November. The 17-year-old forward was also named Player of the Month for September/October to start the 2025-26 season. Hurlbert is also a two-time winner of the WHL Player of the Week a...

KAMLOOPS - Rhett Ravndahl is beginning to have visions of offensive grandeur. "My grandpa was talking to me the other day," said Ravndahl, a defenceman for the Kamloops Blazers. "Apparently, Wendel Clark was a defenceman for the [Saskatoon] Blades back in the day and ended up being a great forward, so I ...

KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert's exploits on the ice continue to be recognized by the Western Hockey League. The Kamloops Blazers forward has been named the WHL's Rookie of the Week for the week ending Nov. 30. It's the second such award for the 17-year-old Hurlbert, who was the league's first Rookie of the Week award winner t...

KAMLOOPS - Dryden Deobald scored his first career WHL goal with less than four minutes to play to lift the Kamloops Blazers to a 7-5 win over the Penticton Vees in a goal filled affair at Sandman Centre Saturday (Nov. 29) night.The 17-year-old rookie defenceman from Regina broke a third period tie when he redirected a ...

KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert's 20th goal of the season helped the Kamloops Blazers to a 5-4 win over the Spokane Chiefs Friday (Nov. 29) night at Sandman Centre.The American forward scored twice to become the first WHL skater to hit the 20 goal mark this season, a feat he achieved in just 26 games. With 47 points, Hurlbert i...

KAMLOOPS - In recent weeks, the Kamloops Blazers have been asking defenders to play up front, this due to an injury-depleted forward group. Blazers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston said he could have called up younger forwards, such as 15-year-old Tegan Bouchard, but decided against going that route. With ...

LETHBRIDGE - American forward JP Hurlbert scored for Team CHL, but it was the US National Team Development Program (US NTDP) Team that emerged victorious at the 2025 CHL USA prospects challenge this week.Wednesday (Nov. 26) night in Lethbridge, Team CHL beat Team USA 4-3 in regulation to force a decisive "third ga...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward JP Hurlbert has been named the WHL's Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 23. Hurlbert, the reigning WHL player of the month, is the first repeat winner of the WHL's weekly award this season. He was the WHL's Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 29, and was also the fi...

KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert scored twice, while Ivans Kufterins made 29 saves as the Kamloops Blazers got back to winning ways with a 4-2 victory over the Wenatchee Wild at Sandman Centre Saturday (Nov. 22) night.Isa Guram and Cooper Moore had the other goals for Kamloops as they took two of four points this weekend followi...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers began a five game home stand with a 7-4 defeat as Jake Gustafson's hat trick powered the Portland Winterhawks to victory Friday (Nov. 21) night at Sandman Centre.Josh Evaschesen struck twice, while Tommy Lafreniere and Nathan Behm also scored for the Blazers, who saw their two-game win s...

KAMLOOPS - It was fifth times the charm for the Kamloops Blazers on Tuesday (Nov. 18) as they took two points in a back and forth 5-4 overtime win over the Tri-City Americans. The Blazers and Americans traded a pair of goals in the first period. J.P. Hurlbert finished a cross-ice path from Nathan Behm on a two-on-one f...

KAMLOOPS - It was a Western Hockey League debut to remember for 16-year-old Kaeden Tate.The American netminder made 22 saves and picked up a secondary assist on Tommy Lafreniere's game winning goal as the Kamloops Blazers beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-2 Saturday (Nov. 15) to snap a three-game losing streak.Tate, who...

PRINCE GEORGE - Kayd Ruedig scored twice but the Kamloops Blazers could not mount a third comeback as they fell 3-2 to the Prince George Cougars at the CN Centre Friday (Nov. 14) night.The Cougars took the lead on three occasions last night - though Cole Hajt at 3:18 of the first period, Terik Parascak at 15:07 of the ...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward JP Hurlbert has been named an alternate captain of Team CHL at the upcoming 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, which will take place on Nov. 25 in Calgary and Nov. 26 in Lethbridge..The 17-year-old Hurlbert, who is the reigning WHL player of the month, will serve as alternate captain ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers gave up five unanswered goals as they slumped to a 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Edmonton Oil Kings in a Remembrance Day matinee at Sandman Centre.The loss snapped the Blazers four game point streak, though they remain in fifth place in the WHL's Western Conference with an 8-8-2-2 recor...

TRURO, NS - Kamloops Blazers defenceman Joaquin Geras is returning to the Tournament Capital a champion. Geras won gold with Team Canada Red at the 2025 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Truno, Nova Scotia. Canada Red beat Canada White 6-3 in the all-Canadian final on Saturday (Nov. 8). The 16-year-old was held pointl...

KAMLOOPS - After a rest day on Sunday, the Kamloops Blazers hit the ice again Monday (Nov. 10). The Blazers' 4-3 overtime loss to the Western Conference-leading Everett Silvertips on Saturday was the focus at practice. They started Saturday's game well and had a two goal comeback, but there was a three goal lapse in be...

KAMLOOPS - Jordan Keller had a three point night but the Kamloops Blazers fell 4-3 to the Everett Silvertips in overtime on Military Appreciation Night at the Sandman Centre.Wearing limited edition military-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off to benefit the Royal Canadian Legion's poppy fund, the Blazers picked u...

KAMLOOPS - The prospect of the U.S. Hockey League becoming the fourth member of the Canadian Hockey League was the subject of an article that appeared on Thursday in Le Journal de Québec, a French-language daily newspaper.Article author Kevin Dubé noted CHL, USHL, Hockey Canada, USA Hockey and NHL executi...

KAMLOOPS - Veteran presence is steadying the Kamloops Blazers' blueline, according to head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston. "It's helped quite a bit," Clouston said. "We got off to a pretty good start and then it got tough. We felt like if we could solidify or strengthen the back end it would he...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' are returning home from a three-game U.S. road trip with five out of a possible six points. Tuesday's (Nov. 4) game in Spokane was over almost as early as it began as the Blazers ran riot to win 8-2 over the Chiefs at the Spokane Veterans Arena. Kamloops scored three goals in a 2:47 str...

KAMLOOPS - The 'Texas Tornado' has stormed his way to another Western Hockey League (WHL) honour.Kamloops Blazers' forward J.P. Hurlbert has been named the WHL Player of the Month for September/October.The 17-year-old forward registered 28 points (11 goals, 17 assists) in 15 games during the first month-plus of the sea...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers snipped a four-game losing skid Sunday (Nov. 2).The Blazers got out to a big lead and never looked back in a 6-2 win over the Wenatchee Wild on the road. Captain Ryan Michael scored his first goal of the season with a wrist shot from above the slot to make it 1-0 Kamloops. Nathan Behm do...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers kicked off a three game U.S. road trip with a 4-3 defeat to the Portland Winterhawks after an 11-round shootout thriller Saturday (Nov. 1) night.Kyle McDonough, who scored the eventual winner, was one of just three players to find the back of the net in the marathon shootout. Portland's ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have lost three straight games after falling 6-3 to the Everett Silvertips at home Wednesday (Oct. 29) night.Trailing 1-0 after the first period, Kamloops local Jordan Keller scored his sixth goal in four games by finishing a pass off the rush early in the second.The Blazers fell behind ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will have some representation when the top Canadian Hockey League (CHL) prospects go up against a team from the U.S. National Development Program next month. Forward JP Hurlbert has been named to the CHL squad for the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, which will take place on Nov. 25 in Calga...

LANGLEY, B.C. - The Kamloops Blazers let one get away on Sunday (Oct. 26) night in Langley. In their third game in as many nights, the Blazers fell 5-4 to the Vancouver Giants at the Langley Events Centre. It comes one night after the Blazers lost to the Giants 5-4 in overtime at home. Josh Evaschesen ensured the Blaze...

KAMLOOPS - Jordan Keller scored his second hat trick of the WHL season but the Kamloops Blazers fell 5-4 to the Vancouver Giants in overtime in a Saturday (Oct. 25) showdown at Sandman Centre. Josh Evaschesen also scored for the Blazers as both teams were playing their second game of a three game weekend. However, unli...