The
Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of
Kamloops,
British Columbia
. They play their home games at Interior Savings
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 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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 goals for |
161 |
2004–05 |
Least goals against |
182 |
2003–04 |
Most goals against |
464 |
1981–82 |
NHL alumni
- Totals include those who played for the franchise as the
Kamloops Junior Oilers.
See also
External links
References