Blazers Sign Import Goaltender Ivans Kufterins

July 16, 2025 - Kamloops, BC - The Kamloops Blazers have signed 2007-born import goaltender Ivans Kufterins to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Kufterins was selected by the Blazers in the 1 st round, 13 th overall in the 2025 CHL Import Draft earlier this month. Kufterins is from Riga, Latvia and stands at 6'2" and 170lbs. He has played for HS Riga program for the past four seasons. In the 2024-2025 season he played in Latvia's pro league where he suited up in 25 games and had a .891 save percen... Full Story

Blazers Select Two Players in 2025 CHL Import Draft

July 2, 2025 - Kamloops, BC - The Kamloops Blazers have selected 2007-born goaltender Ivans Kufterins in the first round, 13th overall and 2008-born forward Petr Tomek in the second round, 74 th overall in the 2025 CHL Import Draft. Kufterins is from Riga, Latvia and stands at 6'2" and 170lbs. He has played for HS Riga program for the past four seasons. In the 2024-2025 season he played in Latvia's pro league where he suited up in 25 games and had a .891 save percentage and 4.17 goals against average. Th... Full Story

Kamloops Blazers Add to Hockey Operations

June 27, 2025 - Kamloops, BC - The Kamloops Blazers have added to their hockey operations staff in a number of areas ahead of the 2025-2026 season. The hockey club has added Athletic Therapist, Taylor Cochrane to the team. Cochrane has spent the past three seasons in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with Bonnyville and Camrose as the Athletic Therapist and Equipment Manager. She will join the Blazers full-time over the summer. Goaltending Coach Dan De Palma has been promoted to the position of Director of... Full Story

2025-2026 Kamloops Blazers Schedule Released

June 24, 2025 - Kamloops, BC - The Kamloops Blazers have announced their 68-game schedule for the 2025-26 WHL Regular Season. It will start on Saturday, September 20th with the Blazers hosting the Spokane Chiefs at 7:00pm at the Sandman Centre. The Blazers schedule includes 26 games on Friday and Saturday nights, two afternoon games, two games on Tuesday nights and four games on Wednesday nights. The Blazers will continue to play their Saturday night home games at 6:00pm. The Blazers will host the Edmo... Full Story

• 2025-2026 Kamloops Blazers Schedule Released - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) June 24
• 2025 Kamloops Blazers Preseason Schedule Unveiled - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) June 24
• Kamloops Blazers Release Home Opener Date - Saturday, September 20 - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) June 4
• Blazers Sign Second Round Pick, Forward Brady Ondrus - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) May 28
• Blazers Sign First Round Pick, Forward Teagen Bouchard - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) May 27
• Kamloops Blazers to Host 2025 Development Camp this Weekend - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) May 22
• Kamloops Blazers Announce Don Hay Will Not Return as Associate Coach - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) May 20
• Blazers Sign Defenseman Liam Kilfoil - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) March 6
• Behm and Lafreniere on NHL Central Scouting Mid-Term Rankings - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) January 14
• Blazers Acquire Defenseman Rhett Ravndahl from Brandon - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) January 7
• Blazers Acquire Forward Beau Courtney from Everett - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) January 7
• Kamloops Blazers Acquire Defenseman and Draft Pick - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) December 28
• Kamloops Blazers Unveil Holiday Season Offerings and Exciting Events - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) December 16
• Kamloops Blazers Announce Second Half Promo Schedule and Indigenous Night on January 29 - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) December 10
• Defensemen Harrison Brunicke and Matteo Koci to Attend National Team Camps - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) December 2
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• De Palma of Blazers talks second crack at world juniors, role at summer showcase, NHL aspirations - WHL CFJC (July 29)
• Blazers’ Brunicke invited to World Junior Summer Showcase - WHL CFJC (July 27)
• Blazers’ Dan De Palma added to Canada’s coaching staff at 2026 World Juniors - WHL CFJC (July 26)
• Blazers sign Latvian goaltender Ivans Kufterins - WHL CFJC (July 17)
• Nash reflects on professional hockey career, talks moments and highlights - WHL CFJC (July 15)
• Blazers add Latvian goalie, Czech forward in CHL Import Draft - WHL CFJC (July 3)
• Blazers draft streak reaches 14 years as Behm, Lafreniere picked by NHL teams - WHL CFJC (June 28)
• Blazers announce several changes to hockey operations staff ahead of 2025-26 WHL season - WHL CFJC (June 28)
• Former Blazers forward Hnat Domenichelli named new Vancouver Giants General Manager - WHL CFJC (June 28)
• Kelowna Rockets hire Kamloops native Don Hay as Associate Coach - WHL CFJC (June 27)
• Behm, Lafreniere of Blazers look ahead to NHL Draft day, ponder landing spots - WHL CFJC (June 27)
• Blazers 2025-26 season includes pair of afternoon home games, battles with new division rival - WHL CFJC (June 24)
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