Week in Review:

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ Moose Jaw Warriors

The Blazers started off slow, but battled hard the rest of the night and were defeated 2-1 by the Warriors. Moose Jaw started the scoring in the first period taking a 2-0 lead after Travis Hamonic and Jesse Paradis notched goals. The Blazers battled back in the second period with Tyler Shattock scoring on the powerplay on a pass from CJ Stretch. The hockey club pressed in the third period and had a powerplay to finish the game, but it wasn’t enough as they suffered their second loss in as many games. The hockey club had a strong night on special teams as they were 1-for-4 on the powerplay and 7-for-7 on the penalty kill. Justin Leclerc was strong in goal as he stopped 37 of 35 shots he faced.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ Swift Current Broncos

The Blazers scored first, but by games end were burned 5-2 by the Swift Current Broncos. The Blazers had a 1-0 lead after the first period on a goal by Shayne Wiebe. The second period was a different story as the hockey club was outshot 17-3 and were trailing 2-1. The Blazers battled back in the third as Giffen Nyren made it a 3-2 game, but the Broncos scored shortly after and added an empty net goal to seal the victory. For the Blazers, this is their third consecutive loss. Final shots on goal were 40-25 in favour of the Broncos. The Blazers special teams were once again great as they went 2-for-3 on the powerplay and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill. The hockey club’s record now drops to 8-5-2-0.

Friday, October 23, 2009 @ Prince Albert Raiders

It was the fifth road game in a row for the Blazers and it ended in another loss, as they fell 5-2 to the Prince Albert Raiders. The Blazers’ Brendan Ranford opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal early in the first period. It didn’t slow up the Raiders as they would score on the same powerplay and take a 2-1 lead after the first period. The hockey club had a good second period with Jake Trask scoring as Giffen Nyren fed him the puck in the slot which made it a 3-2 game with a period to go. The third period was all Raiders though as the Blazers couldn’t battle back in this one. The Blazers were 0-for-6 on the powerplay and 3-for-5 on the penalty kill. Justin Leclerc had a busy night in goal as he was peppered with shots as he stopped 52 of 57 shots.

Saturday, October 24, 2009 @ Saskatoon Blades

Saturday night was the final game of the Blazers road trip and they only had 19 players available for the game. The hockey club couldn’t keep up to the Blades and were downed 4-1. It was a homecoming for four Blazers as Jake Trask, Jimmy Bubnick, Justin Leclerc and Zak Stebner are all from Saskatoon. The lone goal scorer for the Blazers was Jake Trask. Justin Leclerc went the distance for the Blazers and stopped 45 of 49 shots he faced. The Blazers had a tough night on special teams as they were 1-for-6 on the powerplay and 4-for-7 on the penalty kill. Final shots on goal were 49-24 in favour of the Blades. The hockey club returns home after this game and next plays the Chilliwack Bruins on Friday October 30th.

Hockey Club Dismisses Coach

The Kamloops Blazers have relieved Barry Smith of his duties as Head Coach of the hockey club as of Monday, October 26th. Go to blazerhockey.com for more details.

Blazers Back Home

The Blazers have returned home from a 6 game Eastern Division road swing. The hockey club now opens a 6 game home stand over the next two weeks. The first game is on Friday, October 30th vs. Chilliwack Bruins.

October 30th Kids get in FREE

On Friday, October 30th vs. Chilliwack Bruins kids UNDER 12 who dress up in a Halloween costume will get in FREE!

November is Kids Month

For the month of November, kids 12 and under get in to Blazer games for FREE if they are accompanied by a paid adult ticket. This promotion is for the entire month of November!

Blazers ranked

The hockey team was ranked in the BMO CHL Mastercard Top 10 for the 3rd week in a row. The Blazers were ranked 7th in Week 6 along with other WHL clubs, the Calgary Hitmen (2),Vancouver Giants (8) and Tri-City Americans (10).

Breast Cancer Jerseys

This is the last week to bid on the special edition breast cancer jerseys the hockey club wore on October 2nd. To bid go to blazerhockey.com or on October 30th vs. Chilliwack Bruins you can bid at the Blazers kiosk on the concourse. Bidding closes on October 31st at noon.

Team Leaders: 

Goals – Jake Trask, Shayne Wiebe (9)

Assists – CJ Stretch (13)

Points – Tyler Shattock (20)

PIM – Zak Stebner (50)

GAA – Justin Leclerc (3.86)

SV % – Justin Leclerc (.908) 

Schedule: 

Monday, October 26th No practice (Players available at 3pm)

Tuesday, October 27th Practice 2:00-4pm ISC

Wednesday, October 28th Practice 2:00-4pm ISC

Thursday, October 29th Practice 2:00-4pm ISC

Friday, October 30th Bruins @ Blazers 7pm ISC

Saturday, October 31st TBA

Sunday, November 1st TBA