Kamloops Blazers
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| City: | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Conference: | Western |
| Division: | B.C. |
| Founded: | 1981-82 |
| Home Arena: | Interior Savings Centre |
| Colours: | blue, white & orange |
| Head Coach: | Dean Clark |
| General Manager: | Dean Clark |
| Franchise history | |
| 1966-71: | Estevan Bruins |
| 1971-81: | New Westminster Bruins |
| 1981-84: | Kamloops Junior Oilers |
| 1984-Present: | Kamloops Blazers |
The Kamloops Blazers are an ice hockey club in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops, British Columbia. They play their home games at Interior Savings Centre.
- Division titles won: 12 -- 1983-84, 84-85, 85-86, 86-87, 87-88, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 93-94, 94-95, 98-99, 2001-02
- Regular season titles won: 7 -- 1983-84, 86-87, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 93-94, 94-95
- League Championships won: 6 -- 1984, 86, 90, 92, 94, 95
- Memorial Cup Titles: 3 -- 1992, 94, 95
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[edit] 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 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.
Notable coaches in the history of the Kamloops Blazers include, Ken Hitchcock, Tom Renney, Don Hay, Marc Habscheid, and Dean Evason.
The team has been used in a book called "Blazer Drive" by Sigmund Brower
[edit] Season-by-season Record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime 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 | 108 | 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 | 31 | 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 |
[edit] NHL Alumni
- Totals include those who played for the franchise as the Kamloops Junior Oilers.
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[edit] See also
[edit] External link
[edit] References
- 2005-06 WHL Guide
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