BLAZERS SIGN DEFENSEMAN CONNER McDONALD

Kamloops, BC – The Kamloops Blazers announced today that they have signed 15-year-old defenseman Conner McDonald to a standard WHL player agreement.

McDonald was selected by the Blazers in the second round, 24th overall in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft. He played last season with the North Shore Winter Club Bantam AAA team.

In 70 games last season, the Delta, BC native had 16 goals and 49 points along with 119 penalty minutes. McDonald helped his team win the Western Canadian Bantam Championships last season.

“Conner had a very good camp with us,” commented General Manager, Craig Bonner. “He is a solid two-way defenseman that competes hard. We look forward to watching him in a Blazer uniform this weekend.”

The 5’11” and 170lb defenseman will play for the U-18 Delta Wild Hockey Academy for the upcoming season.

McDonald will join the Blazers for the weekend. He will suit up for one of the two preseason games that will be played in Delta, BC at Sungod Arena. The Blazers will play the Victoria Royals on Saturday, September 6th at 3:00pm and against the Vancouver Giants on Sunday, September 7th at 5:00pm.

To purchase your 2014-15 season tickets, or for other ticketing information, please contact Ticketing & Promotions Coordinator, Missy Cederholm at 778-471-8068 or by email at mcederholm@blazerhockey.com.

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