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Kamloops Blazers

Year of foundation: 1966
Colours: Blue, white, orange
Club status: active
Address: 300 Mark Recchi Way
Kamloops, B.C. V2C 1W1
Phone: +1 (250) 828-1144
Fax: +1 (250) 828-7822
Email: info@blazerhockey.com
WWW: Kamloops Blazers, You Tube channel

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All time leagues: WCHL (1967-78) | WHL | Memorial Cup | BCJHL

Season 1989-1990

This club in 1989-1990: WHL | Memorial Cup

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Corey Hirsch	10.08.1972	180 cm	78 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Craig Bonner	20.05.1972	193 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Jarrett Bousquet	16.08.1972	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Joel Dyck Oshiro	28.07.1971	181 cm	82 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Dean Malkoc	26.01.1970	188 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Scott Niedermayer	31.08.1973	183 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Darryl Sydor	13.05.1972	185 cm	96 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Len Barrie	24.02.1970	184 cm	90 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Dave Chyzowski	11.07.1971	185 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Todd Esselmont	05.11.1971	180 cm	89 kg	N/A	Show profile»
C	Philip Huber	10.01.1969	183 cm	86 kg	N/A	Show profile»
LW	Paul Kruse	15.03.1970	185 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Cal McGowan	19.06.1970	185 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Mike Needham	04.04.1970	178 cm	84 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Brian Shantz	15.05.1970	174 cm	81 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Trevor Sim	09.06.1970	189 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Paul Strand	01.12.1971	179 cm	81 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Tommi Virkkunen	31.03.1971	182 cm	83 kg	N/A	Show profile»
F	Clayton Young	12.05.1969	182 cm	82 kg	N/A	Show profile»

Coach name	Born	Coach position
Don Hay	13.02.1954	Assistant Coach	Show profile»
Terry Bangen	??.??.????	Assistant Coach	Show profile»
Ken Hitchcock	17.12.1951	Head Coach	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

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Riverside Coliseum

Adress: 300 Lorne Street
Kamloops, BC
V2C 1W1
Phone: +1 250-828-3335
Web: http://www.sandmancentre.ca/
Capacity: 5464
Opened in: 1992

The franchise began in 1946 as the Humboldt Indians of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and moved to Estevan to become the Bruins in 1957. In 1971 it moved to New Westminster, British Columbia and was known as the New Westminster Bruins. It moved to Kamloops in 1981 and were known as the Junior Oilers until 1984 when they were given their present name.

from 1966 to 1971: Estevan Bruins (1966-71)
from 1971 to 1981: New Westminster Bruins
from 1981 to 1984: Kamloops Junior Oilers
from 1984 to present: Kamloops Blazers

League winners:

1994-1995: WHL
1994-1995: Memorial Cup
1993-1994: WHL
1993-1994: Memorial Cup
1991-1992: WHL
1991-1992: Memorial Cup
1989-1990: WHL
1985-1986: WHL
1983-1984: WHL

from 1984 to present:

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Fast factsseason 1989-1990

Youngest player: Scott Niedermayer (16 years)
Oldest player: Philip Huber (21 years)
Shortest player: Brian Shantz (174 cm)
Tallest player: Craig Bonner (193 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (13), Finland (1), Germany (2), Japan (1), USA (1)

Leagues

Kamloops Blazers participates in season 1989-1990: WHL, Memorial Cup

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