1988-89 Kamloops Blazers Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 34-33-5 - 73 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Ken Hitchcock (34-33-5)
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
1988-89 Kamloops Blazers Statistics

The Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 34 wins and 33 losses and 5 ties for 73 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Blazers netted 326 goals and gave up 309. Dave Chyzowski scored 56 goals for Kamloops, while Brian Shantz and Phil Huber tallied 30 or more also. Phil Huber contributed 68 assists. Corey Hirsch topped the squad with 11 wins, and Dean Cook earned a 4.1 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Ken Hitchcock coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Corey AndersenRWApril 12, 19706'0"190RKamloops, BC
Ed BertuzziLWMarch 23, 19706'0"190RTrail, BC CAN
Pat BinghamDAugust 10, 19686'2"209RVancouver, BC Canada
Craig BonnerDMay 20, 19726'4"216LEdmonton, AB Canada
Zac BoyerROctober 25, 19716'1"199RInuvik, NT Canada
Trevor BuchananRWJune 7, 19696'1"194LFort McMurray, AB Canada
Dave ChyzowskiLJuly 11, 19716'1"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Dean CookGSeptember 20, 19685'10"174LCrofton, BC Canada
Cory CrichtonD0'0"
Kim DeckDMay 29, 19716'2"183LMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Bryan DickenDMay 9, 19706'1"185RFernie, BC CAN
Joel DyckDJuly 28, 19715'10"172RLethbridge, AB Canada
Todd EsselmontCNovember 5, 19715'11"LKamloops, BC Canada
Ryan HarrisonCDecember 12, 19715'10"183RKamloops, BC Canada
Brad HeschukDMarch 13, 19686'2"200L
Corey HirschGAugust 10, 19725'10"175LMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Kevin HoffmanDMay 2, 19686'0"185LEdmonton, AB Canada
Phil HuberCJanuary 10, 19696'0"190LCalgary, AB Canada
Len JorgensonLWJune 15, 19715'11"174LKamloops, BC CAN
Craig KalawskyDJune 6, 19696'3"205LKillam, AB Canada
Randy Keller0'0"
Darryl Kruse0'0"
Paul KruseLMarch 15, 19706'1"215LMerritt, BC Canada
Dave LinfordDMarch 5, 19706'2"201REdmonton, AB CAN
Willy MacDonaldGAugust 13, 19716'2"174LDelta, BC CAN
Pat MacLeodDJune 15, 19695'11"190LMelfort, SK Canada
Darwin McClellandDJanuary 20, 19696'0"185LSylvan Lake, AB Canada
Cal McGowanCJune 19, 19706'1"190LSidney, NE USA
Mike NeedhamRApril 4, 19705'10"185RCalgary, AB Canada
Don SchmidtDJuly 13, 19685'10"185LFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Brian ShantzCMay 15, 19705'9"181LEdmonton, AB Canada
Geoff SmithDMarch 7, 19696'3"194LEdmonton, AB Canada
Darryl SydorDMay 13, 19726'1"211LEdmonton, AB Canada
Steven YuleCMay 27, 19726'0"180RGleichen, ALTA Canada


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