Kamloops Blazers

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, OL = Overtime losses, SL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts	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 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	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
2009–10	72	32	33	2 	5 	237	284	71 	3rd B.C.	Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2010–11	72	27	35	5 	5 	195	264	64 	5th B.C.	Out of playoffs
2011–12	72	47	20	2 	3 	290	211	99 	1st B.C.	Lost Western Conference semi-final
2012–13	72	47	20	2 	3 	261	180	99 	2nd B.C.	Lost Western Conference final
2013–14	72	14	53	2 	3 	175	305	33 	5th B.C.	Out of playoffs
2014–15	72	28	37	4 	3 	214	258	63 	4th B.C.	Out of playoffs
2015–16	72	38	25	5 	4 	237	218	85 	3rd B.C.	Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2016-17	72	42	24	2 	4 	243	198	90 	3rd B.C.	Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2017-18	72	30	37	1 	4 	212	237	65 	4th B.C.	Out of playoffs
2018-19	68	28	32	6 	2 	192	212	64 	3rd B.C.	Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2019-20	63	41	18	3 	1 	271	166	86 	1st B.C.	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	22	18	4 	0 	0 	87 	51 	36 	1st B.C.	Playoffs cancelled
2021–22	68	48	17	3 	0 	287	176	99 	1st B.C.	Lost Western Conference final
2022–23	68	48	13	4 	3 	313	198	103	1st B.C.	Lost Western Conference final
2023–24	68	20	42	3 	3 	180	295	46 	5th B.C.	Did not qualify
==Team records==
Team Records for a single season	Team Records for a single season	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
Individual player records for a single season	Individual player records for a single season	Individual player records for a single season	Individual player records for a single season
Statistic 	Player 	Total 	Season
Most goals 	Len Barrie 	85 	1989–90
Most assists 	Rob Brown 	136 	1986–87
Most points 	Rob Brown 	212 	1986–87
Most points, rookie 	Mike Nottingham 	91 	1983–84
Most points, defenceman 	Greg Hawgood 	133 	1987–88
Best GAA (goalie) 	Devan Dubnyk 	2.51 	2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played 	Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played 	Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played 	Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played
==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
*Garth Butcher
*Kyle Calder
*Erik Christensen
*Dave Chyzowski
*Dean Clark
*Ken Daneyko
*Jarrett Deuling
*Rob DiMaio	
*Robert Dirk
*Shane Doan
*Hnat Domenichelli
*Micki DuPont
*Todd Ewen
*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
*Tyler Sloan
*Geoff Smith
*Ryan Stewart
*Jason Strudwick
*Darryl Sydor
*Darcy Tucker
*Scottie Upshall
*Gord Walker
*David Wilkie
==External links==
* Kamloops Blazers official website
==References==
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Western Hockey League (junior) team