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...

KAMLOOPS - In the Western Hockey League, the Kamloops Blazers jumped out to a 4-0 lead, then held on for a 4-3 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Saskatoon Blades at Sandman Centre Saturday night (Nov. 9).Kamloops got goals from Emmitt Finnie, Matteo Koci, Kai Matthew and Nathan Behm, who added two assists.The...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers scored four unanswered goals in a 4-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs at Sandman Centre Friday night (Nov. 8).Layton Feist and Oren Shtrom had a goal and an assist each while Dylan Ernst made 36 saves to pick up the win.While the Chiefs led by two goals early in the second period , power pla...

KAMLOOPS - A seismic shift in the landscape of junior hockey in North America is sending ripples through leagues around British Columbia. On Thursday (Nov. 7), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced changes to eligibility allowing hockey players who have played in major junior leagues in Canada, ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers took both wins from their two-game road trip to Vancouver Island. After squeaking out a 4-3 overtime win the night prior, the Blazers went back-to-back and defeated the Victoria Royals 6-4 Wednesday (Nov. 6) night. Captain Emmitt Finnie opened the scoring halfway through the first period...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers took the first of two straight games on Vancouver Island Tuesday (Nov. 5) with a 4-3 overtime win over the Victoria Royals. The Blazers surrendered the first two goals of the game before defenceman Harrison Brunicke got them into the game with a bit of luck. His rebound bounced off a Roy...

KAMLOOPS -- Koehn Ziemmer notched a hat-trick to pace the Prince George Cougars to a 6-3 victory over the Kamloops Blazers in WHL action on Friday (Nov. 1) at Sandman Centre. Kayden Lemire, Terik Parascak and Borya Valis also registered goals for the Cats, with Joshua Ravensbergen stopping 27 shots to pick up the win b...

KAMLOOPS - Ten points in two games was enough to garner WHL Player of the Week honours for Kamloops Blazers forward Nathan Behm.The 17-year-old from Calgary began his big week on October 22 with a hat trick and three assists in the Blazers' 6-3 home victory over the Victoria Royals.BEHM HAS GAME!With 10 points in his l...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' four-game winning streak came to an end Sunday (Oct. 27) with a 3-1 loss on the road to the Vancouver Giants. After surrendering the first goal late in the first period, the Blazers tied it up in the second with Conner Radke scoring his first goal of the season on a breakaway. However, ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers scored four in the second period on Saturday night and held on for a 6-4 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors. It was the visitors that got the scoring started at the Sandman Centre with Nolan Paquette netting his first of the season. But only 42 seconds later, Max Sullivan would equalize for...

KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers are on the National Hockey League's (NHL) Central Scouting preliminary players to watch list. Fresh off his six-point night, Nathan Behm was given a 'B' grade as a potential second- or third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. It's the highest rating a member of the 2024-25 Blazers...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers made it three wins in a row Tuesday (Oct. 22) by beating the Victoria Royals at Sandman Centre 6-3. After falling behind the eight-ball by surrendering two goals early, Nathan Behm dragged his Blazers into the fight by picking up a giveaway and firing the puck home to make it 2-1. Behm t...

KAMLOOPS - For the first time this season, the Kamloops Blazers are winners of back-to-back games. They've escaped the WHL Western Conference basement and they'll be looking to make it three wins in a row on Tuesday (Oct. 21) when the Victoria Royals come to town. Game time is 7:00 p.m. at Sandman Centre.Watch the CFJC...

KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Blazers have won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Tommy Lafreniere scored twice and Ty Bonkowski and Samuel Borschowa added singles for the Blazers in a 4-1 victory over the Wenatchee Wild on Saturday (Oct. 19) at Sandman Centre.Bonkowski's marker was the first goal of his WHL...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 overtime win over the Winterhawks in Portland Thursday (Oct. 17). Defenceman Harrison Brunicke opened the scoring for the Blazers 1:47 into the first period by putting home a loose puck into an open net. The Blazers held on to a 1-0 lead until...

KAMLOOPS - They're in the middle of what is likely their most gruelling stretch of schedule and the Kamloops Blazers are looking to snap a four-game losing skid on Thursday (Oct. 17) against the Winterhawks in Portland. There is some positive news on the injury front. Defenceman Ryan Michael and forward Kai Matthew cou...

KAMLOOPS - Home cooking could not reverse the Kamloops Blazers' recent cold snap. After a five-game road stretch which saw them go 1-3-1, the Blazers returned to Sandman Centre Tuesday (Oct. 15) night and fell to the Prince Albert Raiders 5-2. The Raiders opened the scoring 38 seconds into the first period, but the Bla...

KENNEWICK, WA. - The Kamloops Blazers return home licking their wounds after closing a five-game road trip with a 5-3 loss Sunday (Oct. 13) to the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick, Washington.Gavin Garland scored twice while Lukas Matecha made 32 saves for the winners.Kamloops got goals from Tommy Lafreniere - on a pena...

KENNEWICK, WASH. -- Jackson Smith scored in overtime to lift the Tri-City Americans to a 5-4 victory over the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday (Oct. 12) in Kennewick, Wash. Brandon Whynott, Nick Anisimovicz, Carter Savage and Gavin Garland also scored for the Americans (2-3-1-0), whose goaltender, Lukas Matecha, made 27 sa...

KENT, WASH. -- Sawyer Mynio of Kamloops scored twice and added one helper for the Seattle Thunderbirds in a 3-1 victory over the Kamloops Blazers in WHL action on Friday (Oct. 11) in Kent, Wash. Nathan Pilling also scored for the T-Birds (3-4-1-0), whose goaltender, Scott Ratzlaff, made 41 saves to pick up the win betw...

KAMLOOPS - The last junior player in NHL camp to be sent back to his Western Hockey League team was 18-year-old Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke - and that happened Monday morning (Oct. 7).Brunicke stuck with the Pittsburgh Penguins through the entirety of the team's training camp, impressing Head Coach Mi...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers picked up their second win of the young Western Hockey League (WHL) season on the road Sunday (Oct. 6), defeating the Wenatchee Wild 2-1 in overtime. Nathan Behm opened the scoring near the end of the first period by pouncing on a rebound off the end boards to give the Blazers a 1-0 lead...

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The Vancouver Giants prevailed 8-6 over the Kamloops Blazers in WHL action on Friday (Oct. 4) in Langley. Tommy Lafreniere opened his major-junior goal scoring account, scoring twice for the Blazers in a losing effort.Emmitt Finnie returned from his stint with the Detroit Red Wings and notched two goal...