Kamloops Blazers


The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at the Sandman Centre.
The Blazers originated as the Estevan Bruins in 1966, became the New Westminster Bruins in 1971, and relocated to Kamloops in 1981 as the Kamloops Junior Oilers. The Blazers have won the Memorial Cup three times; in 1992, 1994, and 1995, and the Ed Chynoweth Cup six times.

History

The franchise was granted in 1966 as the Estevan Bruins in Estevan, Saskatchewan. In 1971, it moved to New Westminster, British Columbia, and was known as the New Westminster Bruins. It then moved to Kamloops in 1981 and was known as the Junior Oilers until 1984, when it was given its present name, the Kamloops Blazers. The team moved from the Kamloops Memorial Arena to the Riverside Coliseum, then renamed the "Interior Savings Centre", in 1992, and finally changed to the Sandman Centre in 2015, due to co-owner Tom Gaglardi also owning the Sandman hotels brand.
The team has won the most Memorial Cups of any team in the WHL with five, two as New Westminster and three as Kamloops. The Canadian Hockey League record is seven, held by the Ontario Hockey League's Toronto Marlboros, now known as the Guelph Storm.
The franchise began in 1946 as the Humboldt Indians of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and moved to Estevan to become the Bruins in 1957. The franchise has won the President's Cup a record 11 times, once in Estevan, four times in a row in New Westminster and six times since relocating to Kamloops. The Blazers hosted the 1995 Memorial Cup, also winning the WHL championship that year.
The team was featured as a plot element in a book called Blazer Drive by Sigmund Brouwer.

WHL finals appearances

Notable head coaches in the history of the Kamloops Blazers include Ken Hitchcock, Tom Renney, Don Hay, Marc Habscheid and Dean Evason.

Players

Current roster

Updated July 31, 2020.

NHL alumni

  • Jared Aulin
  • Len Barrie
  • Nolan Baumgartner
  • Robin Bawa
  • Brian Benning
  • Craig Berube
  • Doug Bodger
  • Zac Boyer
  • Mike Brown
  • Rob Brown
  • Garth Butcher
  • Kyle Calder
  • Erik Christensen
  • Dave Chyzowski
  • Dean Clark
  • Ken Daneyko
  • Jarrett Deuling
  • Rob DiMaio
  • Robert Dirk
  • Shane Doan
  • Hnat Domenichelli
  • Devan Dubnyk
  • Micki DuPont
  • Joel Edmundson
  • Keaton Ellerby
  • Todd Ewen
  • Dean Evason
  • Dylan Ferguson
  • Scott Ferguson
  • Mark Ferner
  • Steve Gainey
  • Marc Habscheid
  • Greg Hawgood
  • Corey Hirsch
  • Jason Holland
  • Ryan Huska
  • Jarome Iginla
  • Jonas Johansson
  • Ty Jones
  • Mark Kachowski
  • Paul Kruse
  • Bryce Lampman
  • J.C. Lipon
  • Brad Lukowich
  • David Mackey
  • Pat MacLeod
  • Mike MacWilliam
  • Dean Malkoc
  • Dave Marcinyshyn
  • Gordon Mark
  • Shaone Morrisonn
  • Chris Murray
  • Tyson Nash
  • Mike Needham
  • Scott Niedermayer
  • Colton Orr
  • Steve Passmore
  • Ed Patterson
  • Rudy Poeschek
  • Brendan Ranford
  • Daryl Reaugh
  • Mark Recchi
  • Robyn Regehr
  • Cam Severson
  • Ron Shudra
  • Trevor Sim
  • Rob Skrlac
  • Tyler Sloan
  • Colin Smith
  • Geoff Smith
  • Ryan Stewart
  • Jason Strudwick
  • Darryl Sydor
  • Darcy Tucker
  • Scottie Upshall
  • Gord Walker
  • David Wilkie

    Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1981–827218531–320464374th WestLost West Division semi-final
1982–837246260–461356923rd WestLost West Division semi-final
1983–847250220–4673321001st WestWon championship
1984–857252172–4232931061st WestLost final
1985–867249194–4492991021st WestWon championship
1986–877255143–4962921131st WestLost West Division final
1987–887245261–399307911st WestLost final
1988–897234335–326309733rd WestLost West Division final
1989–907256160–4842781121st WestWon championship
1990–917250202–3852471021st WestLost West Division final
1991–927251174–3512261061st WestWon championship and Memorial Cup
1992–937242282–302253863rd WestLost West Division final
1993–947250166–3812251061st WestWon championship and Memorial Cup
1994–957252146–3752021101st WestWon championship and Memorial Cup
1995–967248222–343257982nd WestLost West Division final
1996–977228377–256285635th WestLost West Division quarter-final
1997–987237323–234253774th WestLost West Division quarter-final
1998–9972481113–2981951091st WestLost final
1999–0072363051244228784th WestLost West Division quarter-final
2000–0172352872289274793rd WestLost West Division quarter-final
2001–0272382554263230851st B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2002–0372392751261222842nd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2003–0472342882192182783rd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2004–0572263772161211614th B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
SeasonGP W L OTL SOLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
2005–0672343323179196735th B.C.Out of playoffs
2006–0772402642245222862nd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2007–0872274122197253584th B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2008–0972333324242277723rd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2009–1072323325237284713rd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2010–1172293733219285645th B.C.Out of playoffs
2011–1272472023290211991st B.C.Lost Western Conference semi-final
2012–1372472023261180992nd B.C.Lost Western Conference final
2013–1472145323175305335th B.C.Out of playoffs
2014–1572283743214258634th B.C.Out of playoffs
2015–1672382554237218853rd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2016–1772422424243198903rd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2017–1872303714212237654th B.C.Out of playoffs
2018–1968283262196212643rd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2019–2063411831271166861st B.C.Cancelled