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Rockets and Blazers to host Super Series games
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The 2015 Super Series is again bringing high-level hockey to the region, with the Rockets and Kamloops set to host the two opening games. The Canadian Hockey League announced today, Tuesday, Feb. 17, that Kelowna and Kamloops are among the six host cities for the 2015 Subway Super Series, set to be played...
Team Canada gold medallist to be honoured at Blazer’s game
KAMLOOPS – World junior gold medallist, Joe Hicketts will be honoured at this evening’s, Jan. 14, Blazer game. Hicketts was born and raised in Kamloops. He is currently in his third season of his WHL career and is captain of the Victoria Royals. In September, the Detroit Redwings agreed on a three-year entry level contract...
WHL Roundup: Rockets defeat Blazers
KELOWNA — Rourke Chartier scored twice in his first game back after being cut by Canada's world junior team as the Rockets doubled Kamloops. Dillon Dube and Tyson Baillie also had goals for No. 2 Kelowna (29-5-3) in its third-straight win. Collin Shirley and Cole Ully chipped in for the Blazers (13-21-5), who have now...
Two Kelowna Rockets selected for Team Canada camp
KELOWNA – A pair of Kelowna Rockets will be fighting for a chance to play on Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. Captain Madison Bowey and Rourke Chartier will be traveling to the Team Canada selection camp at the Centre for Hockey Excellence in Toronto. Camp starts on Dec. 11. “Both...
Kamloops native invited to National Junior selection camp
KAMLOOPS – Hockey Canada has released the list of 29 players invited to the National Junior Team selection camp and Kamloops native Joe Hicketts is on that list. Hicketts, 18, plays for the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League and is the first Royal to be selected for the junior camp. He currently leads...
Bozon back on ice
KAMLOOPS - Former Blazer and Montreal Canadiens prospect Tim Bozon hit the ice this week as he continues to bounce back from a serious case of bacterial meningitis, treated in part through a medically induced coma. “Wow great feeling to be back on the ice !!! #firsttime #boyzba,” Bozon posted to Twitter Thursday. “First time...
UPDATE: Blazers end 2014 WHL Bantam Draft with good mix
KAMLOOPS — Today is the day Bantam players across Western Canada and the Western U.S. find out if they have made the cut and are picked up by a Western Hockey League team. This year the 22 teams that make up the WHL will go through 13 rounds of drafting, ultimately choosing more than 280...