Kamloops Blazers
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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
Current logo since 2005
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:
- Jared Aulin
- Rudolfs Balcers
- Len Barrie
- Nolan Baumgartner
- Robin Bawa
- Brian Benning
- Craig Berube
- Douglas Bodger
- Zac Boyer
- Mike Brown
- Rob Brown
- Garth Butcher
- Kyle Calder
- Erik Christensen
- Dave Chyzowski
- Ken Daneyko
- Rob DiMaio
- Shane Doan
- Hnat Domenichelli
- Devan Dubnyk
- Micki DuPont
- Joel Edmundson
- Keaton Ellerby
- Dean Evason
- Dylan Ferguson
- Scott Ferguson
- Mark Ferner
- Steve Gainey
- Greg Hawgood
- Corey Hirsch
- Jason Holland
- Jarome Iginla
- Ty Jones
- Matt Kassian
- Paul Kruse
- Brad Lukowich
- Pat MacLeod
- Shaone Morrisonn
- Chris Murray
- Tyson Nash
- Mike Needham
- Scott Niedermayer
- Colton Orr
- Steve Passmore
- Ed Patterson
- Rudy Poeschek
- Mark Recchi
- Robyn Regehr
- Cam Severson
- Rob Skrlac
- Geoff Smith
- Jason Strudwick
- Darryl Sydor
- Darcy Tucker
- Scottie Upshall
- Kris Versteeg
- Gord Walker
- David Wilkie
- Greg Evtushevski
Team records
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Blocked jersey numbers
- # 4 Greg Hawgood
- # 8 Mark Recchi (1990)
- # 20 Dean Evason
- # 26 Greg Evtushevski
- # 28 Scott Niedermayer (January 25, 2013)
- # 44 Rob Brown