Kamloops Blazers

The Kamloops Blazers are a Western Hockey League ice hockey club. They play their home games at Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.

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 moved to Kamloops in 1981 and were known as the Junior Oilers until 1984 when they were given their present name. They moved from the Kamloops Memorial Arena to the new Riverside Coliseum (since renamed to Interior Savings Centre) in 1992.

The team has won the most Memorial Cups of any team in the WHL with five cups; two as New Westminster (1977 and 1978) and three as Kamloops (1992, 1994 and 1995). The CHL record is seven cups, held by the Toronto Marlboros, who are now 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 eleven times: once in Estevan, four times in a row in New Westminster and six times since coming to Kamloops. The Blazers hosted the 1995 Memorial Cup, although they went in the "front door" by also winning the WHL championship that year.

NHL Alumni

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

*Jared Aulin *Len Barrie *Nolan Baumgartner *Robin Bawa *Brian Benning *Craig Berube *Doug Bodger *Zac Boyer *Mike Brown *Rob Brown *Kyle Calder *Erik Christensen *Dave Chyzowski *Dean Clark *Ken Daneyko *Jarrett Deuling *Rob DiMaio

*Robert Dirk *Shane Doan *Hnat Domenichelli *Micki DuPont *Dean Evason *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 *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 *Daryl Reaugh *Mark Recchi *Robyn Regehr *Cam Severson *Ron Shudra *Trevor Sim *Rob Skrlac *Geoff Smith *Ryan Stewart *Jason Strudwick *Darryl Sydor *Darcy Tucker *Scottie Upshall *Gord Walker *David Wilkie

External link

* Kamloops Blazers official website