Kamloops Blazers

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Kamloops Blazers
File:Kamloops Blazers Logo.svg
CityKamloops, British Columbia
LeagueWestern Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionB.C.
Founded1966
Home arenaSandman Centre
ColoursBlue, white and orange
     
Owner(s)Tom Gaglardi (majority)[1]
Shane Doan
Jarome Iginla
Mark Recchi
Darryl Sydor
General managerStu MacGregor
Head coachDon Hay
Websitewww.blazerhockey.com
Franchise history
1966–1971Estevan Bruins
1971–1981New Westminster Bruins
1981–1984Kamloops Junior Oilers
1984–presentKamloops Blazers
Championships
Playoff championships1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995 WHL Champions 1992, 1994, 1995 Memorial cup champions

The Kamloops Blazers are a major junior ice hockey team currently members of the B.C. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and plays their home games at the Sandman Centre.

History

Their 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 were known as the Junior Oilers until 1984, when they were given their present name, the Kamloops Blazers. The team moved from the Kamloops Memorial Arena to the new Riverside Coliseum, since renamed to the Interior Savings Centre, in 1992.

The team has won the most Memorial Cups of any team in the WHL with five, two as New Westminster (1977 and 1978) and three as Kamloops (1992, 1994 and 1995). The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) record is seven, held by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Toronto Marlboros, now known the Guelph Storm. In addition, since moving to Kamloops, the Blazers have missed the WHL playoffs just twice in its 30-season history.

The franchise began in 1946 as the Humboldt Indians of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) 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, although they went in the "front door" by also winning the WHL championship that year.

Notable head coaches in the history of the Kamloops Blazers include Ken Hitchcock, Tom Renney, Don Hay, Marc Habscheid and Dean Evason. On May 2, 2014, the team announced Don Hay would return to his hometown for a second tenure as the Blazers' head coach.

The team was featured as a plot element in a book called Blazer Drive by Sigmund Brouwer.

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

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1981–82 72 18 53 1 – 320 464 37 4th West Lost West Division semi-final
1982–83 72 46 26 0 – 461 356 92 3rd West Lost West Division semi-final
1983–84 72 50 22 0 – 467 332 100 1st West Won championship
1984–85 72 52 17 2 – 423 293 106 1st West Lost final
1985–86 72 49 19 4 – 449 299 102 1st West Won championship
1986–87 72 55 14 3 – 496 292 113 1st West Lost West Division final
1987–88 72 45 26 1 – 399 307 91 1st West Lost final
1988–89 72 34 33 5 – 326 309 73 3rd West Lost West Division final
1989–90 72 56 16 0 – 484 278 112 1st West Won championship
1990–91 72 50 20 2 – 385 247 102 1st West Lost West Division final
1991–92 72 51 17 4 – 351 226 106 1st West Won championship and Memorial Cup
1992–93 72 42 28 2 – 302 253 86 3rd West Lost West Division final
1993–94 72 50 16 6 – 381 225 106 1st West Won championship and Memorial Cup
1994–95 72 52 14 6 – 375 202 110 1st West Won championship and Memorial Cup
1995–96 72 48 22 2 – 343 257 98 2nd West Lost West Division final
1996–97 72 28 37 7 – 256 285 63 5th West Lost West Division quarter-final
1997–98 72 37 32 3 – 234 253 77 4th West Lost West Division quarter-final
1998–99 72 48 11 13 – 298 195 109 1st West Lost final
1999–00 72 36 30 5 1 244 228 78 4th West Lost West Division quarter-final
2000–01 72 35 28 7 2 289 274 79 3rd West Lost West Division quarter-final
2001–02 72 38 25 5 4 263 230 85 1st B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2002–03 72 39 27 5 1 261 222 84 2nd B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2003–04 72 34 28 8 2 192 182 78 3rd B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2004–05 72 26 37 7 2 161 211 61 4th B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2005–06 72 34 33 2 3 179 196 73 5th B.C. Out of playoffs
2006–07 72 40 26 4 2 245 222 86 2nd B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2007–08 72 27 41 2 2 197 253 58 4th B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2008–09 72 33 33 2 4 242 277 72 3rd B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2009–10 72 32 33 2 5 237 284 71 3rd B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2010–11 72 29 37 3 3 219 285 64 5th B.C. Out of playoffs
2011–12 72 47 20 2 3 290 211 99 1st B.C. Lost Western Conference semi-final
2012–13 72 47 20 2 3 261 180 99 2nd B.C. Lost Western Conference final
2013–14 72 14 53 2 3 175 305 33 5th B.C. Out of playoffs
2014–15 72 28 37 4 3 214 258 63 4th B.C. Out of playoffs
2015–16 72 38 25 5 4 237 218 85 3rd B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2016–17 72 42 24 2 4 243 198 90 3rd B.C. Lost Western Conference quarter-final

WHL Championship history

Memorial Cup finals history

Current roster

Template:Kamloops Blazers roster

Team records

Team Records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most points 113 1986–87
Most wins 56 1989–90
Most goals for 496 1986–87
Least points 33 2013–14
Least wins 14 2013–14
Least goals for 161 2004–05
Least goals against 182 2003–04
Most goals against 464 1981–82
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most goals Len Barrie 85 1989–90
Most assists Rob Brown 136 1986–87
Most points Rob Brown 212 1986–87
Most points, rookie Mike Nottingham 91 1983–84
Most points, defenceman Greg Hawgood 133 1987–88
Best GAA (goalie) Devan Dubnyk 2.51 2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni

Totals include those who played for the franchise as the Kamloops Junior Oilers.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Ownership". Blazerhockey.com.

External links

References

  • 2005–06 WHL Guide
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