Ice Pirates silver in Lower Mainland
The Kamloops Ice Pirates 2007s finished silver at the Mainland Hockey Tournament in Vancouver on the weekend, falling 7-2 in a championship final against the Los Angeles Junior Kings. The Ice Pirates...
View ArticleThunderbirds bounce Rockets, await WHL Championship opponent
Kamloops native Ryan Gropp has five points in six games for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 2016 WHL playoffs. KTW file photo The Seattle Thunderbirds made quick work of the Kelowna Rockets. The...
View ArticleBrandon headed to Memorial Cup
The Brandon Wheat Kings are headed to the 2016 Memorial Cup. Jayce Hawryluk had three goals and two assists as Brandon downed the Seattle Thunderbirds 8-4 on Friday to win the Western Hockey League’s...
View ArticleBruno building the FrankenJax
Chris MacDonald (left), Zeke Gould, Aaron Cattermole, Frank Bruno, Jayson Bruno and Ethan Gould practise their road hockey at Cowan Park on a Sunday afternoon. Allen Douglas/KTW As Jayson Bruno coached...
View ArticleCreston Valley to host Cyclone Taylor Cup
The Creston Valley Thunder Cats will be the host club for the 2017 Cyclone Taylor Cup. The Cyclone Taylor Cup — the junior B provincial championship — will be held in Creston from April 6 to April 9....
View ArticleStorm GM questions Cyclone Taylor decision
Players will pay the price for BC Hockey’s decision to award the Cyclone Taylor Cup to Creston, the Kamloops Storm’s general manger said on Friday. Speaking with KTW shortly after the announcement,...
View ArticleFirst-ever Blazers prospect camp opens Friday
For the first time in club history, the Kamloops Blazers are holding a spring prospects camp, with 22 players from the two most recent WHL Bantam Draft classes expected to attend this weekend. “We have...
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Casa de Cassie wins Royal Cup championship
The seventh annual Royal Cup was held on Kamloops’ North Shore on the weekend, with 16 teams vying for the yearly road hockey title. Casa de Cassie took on Pabst in the Royal Cup final, with Casa...
View ArticleFrankenJax changing structure
The proposed FrankenJax Road Hockey Tournament is undergoing a bit of a makeover. After receiving feedback on the structure originally proposed for the tournament, organizer Jayson Bruno has elected to...
View ArticleAll-star lineup coming to Kamloops Coaches Conference
The Kamloops Minor Hockey Association is set to bring a star-studded lineup to the 10th annual Kamloops Coaches Conference later this month. The three-day conference runs from July 15 to July 17 at...
View ArticleStorm host fundraiser for KMHA, KidSport
The Kamloops Storm will play host to the first annual non-golf golf tournament on Aug. 10 at Memorial Arena. The tournament is a fundraiser for KidSport and the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association and...
View ArticleSideroff signs with Ducks
Deven Sideroff has signed his first NHL contract. The Kamloops Blazers’ forward agreed to a three year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. The deal comes with an annual-average...
View ArticleFrankenJax Road Hockey Tournament this weekend
The first annual FrankenJax Road Hockey Tournament will take over Marion Schilling park on the weekend, with action spanning Saturday, Aug. 13 and Sunday, Aug. 14. The tournament will involve two age...
View ArticleBlazers deal Kryski; acquire Gatenby brothers
The Kamloops Blazers have moved out 18-year-old forward Jake Kryski. Kryski was sent to the Kelowna Rockets on Thursday afternoon, in a three-player deal which will see defenders Joe and Daniel Gatenby...
View ArticleSanche wins gold in Edmonton
Kamloops goaltender Jesse Sanche stopped nine of 11 shots to lead the B.C. Junior Canucks to a gold medal at The Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament last month. The Canucks defeated Team Minnesota 5-2...
View ArticleKamloops’ perfect Storm of experience
When the Kamloops Storm started the 2015-2016 season, they were a little light on junior experience. The club had one player, captain Brett Watkinson, who had ever played a full season in the Kootenay...
View ArticleStorm win in Chase
The Kamloops Storm will enter the 2016-2017 KIJHL regular season on the back of an undefeated pre-season. Kamloops won its lone exhibition contest 2-1 in overtime against Chase on Friday. The Storm...
View ArticleBrown-Maloski named captain of Smoke Eaters
Connor Brown-Maloski has been named the captain of the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Kamloops product is entering his fifth season in the B.C. Hockey League. In 162 games, Brown-Maloski netted 56 points,...
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A perfect start — Storm sharp in Memorial debut
Welcome home, Kamloops Storm. In the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s debut at Memorial Arena on Friday night, the Storm shut out the visiting Sicamous Eagles 6-0. It was a dominant debut...
View ArticleBlazers blanked in Kelowna
The Kamloops Blazers recorded their second pre-season loss on Friday night, falling 1-0 to the Kelowna Rockets in the Little Apple. The Blazers are 1-2-0-0 through three exhibition games, while the...
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