Kamloops Blazers Schedule 2026
Few WHL markets carry the pedigree behind Kamloops Blazers hockey, a franchise whose sweater has been worn by a run of future NHL stars and whose home crowd still expects a fast, physical brand of junior hockey. The Blazers open a new campaign looking to build on a 31-24-7-6 finish, with speed and forechecking pressure remaining the identity coach Shaun Clouston has built his roster around. Find tickets to Kamloops Blazers games at Event Tickets
Kamloops competes in the Western Conference's B.C. Division, a stretch of the WHL packed with travel rivalries up and down the province. None run hotter than the one with the Kelowna Rockets, a Highway 97 rivalry with decades of playoff history behind it. The Blazers finished fifth in the conference last season, a step back from the standard set by the franchise's golden era, when a young Scott Niedermayer helped lead Kamloops to back-to-back Memorial Cups before going on to a Hockey Hall of Fame career built on four Stanley Cups. That history still colors every trip to Kamloops.
Sandman Centre has anchored hockey in Kamloops since 1992, a riverside arena that packs roughly 5,400 fans tight enough to make its ice sheet feel loud even on a Tuesday night. The building has cycled through a few names over the decades, but the atmosphere inside has stayed consistent: a downtown crowd that shows up early, rides momentum swings loudly, and treats the concourse concession lines as part of the pregame ritual. It remains one of the more distinctive game-night settings anywhere in the WHL.
A 68-game regular season anchors Kamloops Blazers hockey schedule planning this year, running from September 19, 2026, through March 28, 2027, one of the longer slates in major junior hockey. The Blazers open at home against the Victoria Royals before a slate that mixes divisional road trips with a heavy run of home dates across December and January. A rematch with Kelowna later in the season carries extra weight given how the two clubs finished the last playoff series, giving fans more than one date worth circling on the calendar.
No franchise has hoisted the Ed Chynoweth Cup more often than Kamloops, whose six WHL championships remain tied for the most in league history. The most recent run ended quickly, with the Blazers dropping a tough opening-round series in four straight games last spring. Getting back to that level means climbing past a Western Conference field that only gets deeper, but a franchise with this much postseason pedigree rarely stays out of the picture for long.
A team built on speed, a home crowd that fills the building with noise, and a trophy case few programs in junior hockey can match make Kamloops one of the more rewarding tickets in the WHL. Divisional nights and rivalry games against Kelowna both showcase the same physical, fast-paced style that built the franchise's reputation in the first place. Secure your Kamloops Blazers tickets at Event Tickets Center.