Storm best Grizzlies on Mac Isle
Keaton Gordon had three points Friday night as the Kamloops Storm took down the Revelstoke Grizzlies 4-1 on McArthur Island. Gordon’s two goals and an assist led the way for Kamloops, which improved...
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Pit Bulls rough up Spartans The Pit Bulls didn’t show any mercy in playoff action against the Spartans on the weekend, winning Sunday’s post-season contest 13-2 on McArthur Island. Olen Gelineau led...
View ArticleAnagnostopoulos scores, enters goaltending lore
Aris Anagnostopoulos makes a stop on a Fraser Valley Thunderbirds penalty shot earlier this season. KTW file photo Aris Anagnostopoulos had no intention of freezing the puck. When the biscuit came to...
View Article‘It’s the playoff one that matters most anyways.’ Storm tie Wranglers, head...
Storm captain Brett Watkinson (45) drives the net in one of a handful of the defenceman’s offensive chances on Friday night. Allen Douglas/KTW The Kamloops Storm and the 100 Mile House Wranglers...
View ArticleStorm to take on Heat
The Kamloops Storm will not have to travel far to find their first-round Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff opponent. Following a 7-2 loss to the Osoyoos Coyotes in their final game of...
View ArticleKIJHL playoffs: Kamloops Storm take Game 1 in overtime
Kamloops Storm forward Tre Sales moves in on Chase goaltender Nic Bruyere in Game 1 of the opening round of the playoffs between the Doug Birks Division rivals. Kamloops won 4-3 in overtime, much to...
View ArticleStorm rely on vets to take victory over Heat in Game 1
Tre Sales breaks to the net in playoff action against the Chase Heat on Tuesday night. Allen Douglas/KTW Wilson Northey wondered if he and his teammates had let Game 1 slip away. The Kamloops Storm...
View ArticleStorm lose in ’embarrassing’ effort in Game 2, series shifts to Chase
There weren’t a lot of smiles outside the Kamloops Storm dressing-room. Home to their second KIJHL playoff game in two nights, Kamloops took a 6-1 beating at the hands of the Chase Heat on Wednesday...
View ArticleJunior Blazers capture sixth-straight OMAHA title
Josh Van Unen goes top shelf for a goal in the OMAHA championship final on Saturday at Memorial Arena. Allen Douglas/KTW Kamloops is building quite the dynasty in the Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey...
View ArticleBlazers look to wrap up perfect weekend
Kamloops Blazers’ captain Matt Needham tips in a shot from Ryan Rehill for the Blazers’ first goal in Saturday’s 4-2 win at Sandman Centre. Needham returned from a one-game suspension to lead his team...
View ArticleKamloops Storm on verge of elimination; Game 5 Monday on McArthur Island
Mitch Friesen redirects a pass for Kamloops’ only goal on Friday night. Two losses in Chase have the Kamloops Storm down 3-1 in the best-of-seven opening-round playoff series. Adam Williams/KTW Travis...
View ArticleStorm eliminated by Heat in Game 5 loss
Brett Watkinson eyes the goal in his final game as a member of the Kamloops Storm. Allen Douglas/KTW Ed Patterson thought the Kamloops Storm deserved a better fate. But faced with a goaltender who...
View ArticleNiedermayer, Soberlak receive Alumni Achievement Award
Kamloops Blazers alumni Scott Niedermayer and Peter Soberlak were honoured with WHL Alumni Achievement Awards on the weekend, part of the WHL’s 50th season celebrations. Soberlak was in attendance to...
View ArticleKMHA round-up, March 8
Kamloops Warriors Goalie Zachary Kohorst is guarded by defenders Nathan Price (8) and Maddox Boehm (20) in peewee recreation action on the weekend. Allen Douglas/KTW Ward fends of Cougars Ben Ward...
View ArticleVibe winless against TNT
Home to the South Fraser TNT on the weekend, the Kamloops Vibe managed just one point out of a two-game homestand. Kamloops tied the weekend opener 2-2, but fell 3-2 in the rematch on Sunday. Melissa...
View ArticleCHL recognizes Ingram
Connor Ingram has been named the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week. The honour, announced on Tuesday, follows a week in which the Kamloops Blazers’ goaltender posted a 3-0-0-0 record, including a...
View ArticleChase bounced from playoffs by 100 Mile House
The Wranglers in action against the Storm earlier this season. KTW file photo The 100 Mile House Wranglers will represent the Doug Birks Division in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference final. The Wranglers...
View ArticleWranglers to meet Dynamiters in KIJHL final
The 100 Mile House Wranglers will look to dethrone the Kimberley Dynamiters in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League final, which begins Saturday evening in Kimberley. The defending-champion...
View ArticleBrawlers golden in Winfield
Talan Horner netted 12 goals and five assists as the Kamloops Brawlers captured gold in an atom hockey tournament in Winfield on the weekend. The Brawlers opened the round-robin with a 12-1 win over...
View ArticleBox on ice
The inside of the Ice Box Arena in the Mount Paul Industrial Park on the Tk’emlups Indian Band remains void of skaters as the facility never opened this season. Ice-plant repairs have proved...
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