Kamloops Blazers | |
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City | Kamloops, British Columbia |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | B.C. |
Founded | 1966 |
Home arena | Sandman Centre |
Colours | Blue, white, orange |
Owner(s) | Tom Gaglardi (majority)[1] Shane Doan Jarome Iginla Mark Recchi Darryl Sydor |
General manager | Shaun Clouston[2] |
Head coach | Shaun Clouston[3] |
Website | chl |
Franchise history | |
1966–1971 | Estevan Bruins |
1971–1981 | New Westminster Bruins |
1981–1984 | Kamloops Junior Oilers |
1984–present | Kamloops Blazers |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 7 (1983–84, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95) |
Playoff championships | Memorial Cup 3 (1992, 1994, 1995) Ed Chynoweth Cup 6 (1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995) Division Titles 9 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999) |
The Kamloops Blazers are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference and plays its home games at the Sandman Centre. The Blazers originated as the Estevan Bruins in 1966, became the New Westminster Bruins in 1971, and relocated to Kamloops in 1981 as the Kamloops Junior Oilers. After moving to Kamloops, the Blazers became the WHL's most successful club, winning a record six President's Cups, a record seven Scotty Munro Memorial Trophies, and three Memorial Cup titles, all between 1983 and 1995.