Kamloops Blazers

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Kamloops Blazers
Kamloops Blazers logo
founding 1981
history Estevan Bruins
1966–1971
New Westminster Bruins
1971–1981
Kamloops Junior Oilers
1981–1984
Kamloops Blazers
since 1984
Stadion Sandman Center
Location Kamloops , British Columbia
Team colors blue, white & orange
league Western Hockey League
Conference Western Conference
division BC Division
Head coach Don Hay
General manager Craig Bonner
Memorial Cups 1992 , 1994 , 1995
Ed Chynoweth Cups 1983/84 , 1985/86 , 1989/90 ,
1991/92 , 1993/94 , 1994/95

The Kamloops Blazers are a professional Canadian ice hockey team from Kamloops , British Columbia that plays in the junior division of the Western Hockey League .

history

The franchise was founded in 1966 as Estevan Bruins in Estevan , Saskatchewan , and in 1971 the team moved to New Westminster , British Columbia , where it played as the New Westminster Bruins from then on . In 1981 the franchise was relocated again, this time to Kamloops, where it was initially named Junior Oilers . In 1984 the team was finally renamed "Kamloops Blazers". The team has been playing their home games at Riverside Coliseum, now the Sandman Center , since 1992, after having stood on the ice in the Kamloops Memorial Arena .

Today's Blazers are the WHL franchise with the most Memorial Cup wins; two as New Westminster Bruins, 1977 and 1978, and three championships since the club was relocated to Kamloops (1992, 1994 and 1995). The record in the entire Canadian Hockey League is still held by the Toronto Marlboros , who have won the title seven times.

Overall, the franchise also won the "President's Cup", the championship of the Western Hockey League, which was renamed the Ed Chynoweth Cup eleven times in 2007 , which is also a record. The team was champion of the WHL six times under its current name. In 1995, the Blazers played the final round of the Memorial Cup, for which they would have been qualified as winners of the 1995 President's Cup anyway.

Logos

successes

  • Division titles : 12 (1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1998/99, 2001 / 02)
  • Regular season champions: 7 (1983/84, 1986/87, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95)
  • Ed Chynoweth Cup (formerly President's Cup championship of the WHL): 6 (1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995)
  • Memorial Cup : 3 (1992, 1994, 1995)

Playing times

season GP W. L. T OTL SOL GF GA P placement Playoffs
1981/82 72 18th 53 1 - - 320 464 37 4th West Division Divisional semi-finals
1982/83 72 46 26th 0 - - 461 356 92 3rd West Division Divisional semi-finals
1983/84 72 50 22nd 0 - - 467 332 100 1st West Division Master WHL
1984/85 72 52 17th 2 - - 423 293 106 1st West Division WHL final
1985/86 72 49 19th 4th - - 449 299 102 1st West Division Master WHL
1986/87 72 55 14th 3 - - 496 292 113 1st West Division Division finals
1987/88 72 45 26th 1 - - 399 307 91 1st West Division WHL final
1988/89 72 34 33 5 - - 326 309 73 3rd West Division Division finals
1989/90 72 56 16 0 - - 484 278 112 1st West Division Master WHL
1990/91 72 50 20th 2 - - 385 247 102 1st West Division Division finals
1991/92 72 51 17th 4th - - 351 226 106 1st West Division Champion WHL, Memorial Cup
1992/93 72 42 28 2 - - 302 253 86 3rd West Division Division finals
1993/94 72 50 16 6th - - 381 225 106 1st West Division Champion WHL, Memorial Cup
1994/95 72 52 14th 6th - - 375 202 108 1st West Division Champion WHL, Memorial Cup
1995/96 72 48 22nd 2 - - 343 257 98 2nd West Division Division finals
1996/97 72 28 37 7th - - 256 285 63 5th West Division Divisional quarter-finals
1997/98 72 37 32 3 - - 234 253 77 4th West Division Divisional quarter-finals
1998/99 72 48 11 13 - - 298 195 109 1st West Division WHL final
1999/00 72 36 31 5 1 - 244 228 78 4th West Division Divisional quarter-finals
2000/01 72 35 28 7th 2 - 289 274 79 3rd West Division Divisional quarter-finals
2001/02 72 38 25th 5 4th - 263 230 85 1st BC Division Divisional quarter-finals
2002/03 72 39 27 5 1 - 261 222 84 2nd BC Division Divisional quarter-finals
2003/04 72 34 28 8th 2 - 192 182 78 3rd BC Division Divisional quarter-finals
2004/05 72 26th 37 7th 2 - 161 211 61 4th BC Division Conference quarterfinals
2005/06 72 34 33 - 2 3 179 196 73 5th BC Division not qualified
2006/07 72 40 26th - 4th 2 245 222 86 2nd BC Division Conference quarterfinals
2007/08 72 27 41 - 2 2 197 253 58 4th BC Division Conference quarterfinals
2008/09 72 33 33 - 2 4th 242 277 72 3rd BC Division Conference quarterfinals
2009/10 72 32 33 - 2 5 237 284 71 3rd BC Division Conference quarterfinals
2010/11 72 29 37 - 3 3 219 285 64 5th BC Division not qualified
2011/12 72 47 20th - 2 3 290 211 99 1st BC Division Conference semifinals
2012/13 72 47 20th - 2 3 261 180 99 2nd BC Division Conference finals
2013/14 72 14th 53 - 2 3 175 305 33 5th BC Division not qualified

GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = overtime defeats, SOL = shutout defeats, P = points, GF = goals, GA = goals conceded

Well-known former players

Various players who spent their junior years with the Blazers later also played in the National Hockey League . They include:

Team records

Regular season
statistics Total season
Points 113 1986/87
Victories 56 1989/90
Most goals 496 1986/87
Fewest goals 161 2004/05
Fewest goals conceded 182 2003/04
Most goals conceded 464 1981/82
Individual records
statistics player Total season
Gates Len Barrie 85 1989/90
Assists Rob Brown 136 1986/87
Points Rob Brown 212 1986/87
Points rookie Mike Nottingham 91 1983/84
Points defender Greg Hawgood 133 1987/88
Conceded goal * Devan Dubnyk 2.51 2003/04
* Goalkeepers with at least 1500 minutes of play

Blocked jersey numbers

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f thehockeywriters.com, Scott Niedermayer Honored by the Kamloops Blazers