KAMLOOPS - Along with the North and South Thompson, a third River will meet in Kamloops. The Kamloops Blazers announced they have signed 2008-born forward River Arnason ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. Arnason spent the 2025-26 season with the Prince George Spruce Kings in the British Columbia H...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.

KAMLOOPS - There will be a healthy Kamloops Blazers contingent on Team Canada at this summer's men hockey world championships in Switzerland. Former captains Emmitt Finnie and Fraser Minten have both cracked Canada's 23-man roster for the tournament in Zurich and Fribourg, which gets underway next Friday (May 15) and r...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers finished the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft with 10 new prospects, including six forwards, three defencemen and a goaltender. The Blazers took Edmonton center Micah Montgomery with the eighth overall pick in the first round Wednesday (May 6). Kamloops started a lengthy second day Thursday by ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers went to Edmonton for their first pick in the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft Wednesday (May 6) night. MICAH MONTGOMERY INTERVIEW With the eighth pick in the first round, the Blazers took 15-year-old centre Micah Montgomery. The 2011-born native of the Alberta capital sc...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' general manager and head coach Shaun Clouston did not rule out trading away the eighth overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft, which gets underway at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday (May 6). But that scenario seemed unlikely as of Tuesday morning. "Our mindset right now, unless something dras...

KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven of the Carolina Hurricanes is an early candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is handed to the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Adding to the weight of his breakout performance in Round 1 - four goals and five points in four games in a sweep of the Ottawa Senators - is his physical condi...

KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert's rookie Western Hockey League season is officially one for the record books. The 17-year-old American has been named the WHL's rookie of the year for the 2025-26 season. Hurlbert is the third Blazer to win the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy and the first since Scottie Upshall in 2000-01. Ron Shud...

BOSTON - Former Kamloops Blazers captain Fraser Minten has won a second individual honour in his first full season as a Boston Bruin.The 21-year-old Minten is the latest winner of the Seventh Player Award as chosen by an online fan vote. The award is given annually to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins ...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers have made the National Hockey League (NHL) Central Scouting final rankings list. J.P. Hurlbert finished 12th overall among North American skaters, down slightly from his mid-term ranking of 10th. He is still projected to be a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Should tha...

KAMLOOPS - Dan De Palma will be coaching Team Canada's goaltenders at the under-18 men's world championships for the third year in a row. The Kamloops Blazers Director of Goaltender Development was included as part of the coaching staff for the 2026 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship in Trenčín and Bratislava in...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops hockey product Logan Stankoven has hit the 20-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career.The 23-year-old Stankoven reached that milestone with two goals and an assist last Thursday (April 9) as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-2."It's awesome," Stankoven is quoted ...

BAKERSFIELD, CAL. - Tommy Lafreniere scored his first professional hockey goal for the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors, in an all-California showdown against the San Diego Gulls Saturday (April 11) night.In just his second AHL game, the 19-year-old Kamloops Blazers forward made it 5-3 Condors at 8:13 of th...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward J.P Hurlbert has been nominated for his second major award of the 2025-26 WHL season.The 17-year-old Hurlbert is one of six nominees for the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the league's player of the year. It comes exactly one week after Hurlbert was nominated for the WHL's rookie of...

KAMLOOPS - Some of the top WHL players are choosing to leave the league and join the NCAA ranks in time for their 18-year-old season. Kamloops Blazers majority owner Tom Gaglardi says in many cases that is not the best path for their development. CFJC Today brings us this report.

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers (31-24-7-6) placed fifth in the Western Conference and were dispatched from the WHL post-season in Round 1, swept in four games by the Kelowna Rockets. Blazers' majority owner Tom Gaglardi spoke to Marty Hastings of CFJC on Tuesday (April 7), offering his review of the season and thought...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston reflected on the 2025-2026 WHL campaign last weekend, speaking to CFJC during a break from exit meetings with players at Sandman Centre. "Overall, pleased and happy," Clouston said. "When we started the season, the goal was to ge...

KAMLOOPS - Now that the dust has settled after being eliminated from the playoffs, the Kamloops Blazers look ahead to next season and what the roster may look like. There is uncertainty around the Western Hockey League, with players having the option to leave their teams to go to the NCAA. Kamloops has six skaters comm...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are entering an off-season rife with uncertainty after being swept by the Kelowna Rockets in the first round of the WHL playoffs. Some of their top forwards - including J.P. Hurlbert, Tommy Lafreniere, Nathan Behm, Cooper Moore and Josh Evaschesen - have committed to play in the NCAA ran...

KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers have aged out of junior hockey as of the team's last game Wednesday (April 1). Captain Ryan Michael, Kamloops forward Jordan Keller and defenceman Rhett Ravndahl are the graduating players. CFJC Today spoke to them after the Blazers' season ended on Wednesday night.

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward J.P. Hurlbert has been nominated for the WHL's rookie of the year award. The 17-year-old is one of six nominees for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy for the 2025-26 season.Hurlbert led all rookies with 42 goals and 97 points this season, and he finished fourth in the overall WHL scori...

KAMLOOPS - Ryan Michael wore melancholy on his face while speaking to reporters, his captaincy and major junior career over along with his Kamloops Blazers' season.The Kelowna Rockets topped the Blazers 6-2 on Wednesday [April 1] at Sandman Centre, the victory securing a four-game sweep of their B.C. Division rivals in...

KAMLOOPS - Jarome Iginla is a Kamloops Blazers' icon, a two-time Memorial Cup champion and part-owner of the team. Now his son, 19-year-old Tij, is having success against the Blazers in the playoffs. The Kelowna Rockets' forward has nine points in three games, and his team leads Kamloops 3-0 in their first-round WHL pl...

KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtech Cihar are skewering the Kamloops Blazers, scoring in abundance and registering timely goals to put their B.C. Division rivals on the brink of elimination from the WHL playoffs. The Kelowna Rockets' duo combined for three goals and eight points in a 7-4 victory over the Blazers on Tuesd...

KAMLOOPS - It's another feather in J.P. Hurlbert's cap, as the Kamloops Blazers forward has been recognized for his exploits this WHL season.The 17-year-old Hurlbert led the Blazers in scoring in his rookie season and earned a spot on the WHL's Western Conference First All-Star Team. Hurlbert finished fourth in overall...

KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtěch Čihař are roasting the Kamloops Blazers. The Kelowna forwards have combined for nine points in two post-season games, with the Rockets up 2-0 on the Blazers in the best-of-seven WHL Western Conference quarter-final series. "Those guys, I think they've got six of the eight goal...

KAMLOOPS - Nerves, a stingy goaltender and solid systemic defence are factoring into the Kamloops Blazers' scoring woes. That was the message from players and head coach Shaun Clouston on Monday (March 30), with the Blazers trailing the Kelowna Rockets 2-0 in their best-of-seven WHL Western Conference quarter-final ser...

KAMOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers suffered a 5-1 loss Saturday night (March 28) in game 2 of their Western Conference quarter-final series against the Kelowna Rockets. Blazers' forward JP Hulbert scored the team's lone goal in the second period - his first in the WHL playoffs. The Rockets had 49 shots on net through the g...