The Bellingham Blazers are an
Amateur Athletic Union
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-sanctioned
Tier II junior ice hockey
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team in the
United States Premier Hockey League
The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is an American ice hockey league. Founded in 2012, the USPHL has grown to over 60 organizations from across the United States fielding teams in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), ...
. The Blazers are based in
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham ( ) is the most populous city in, and county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies south of the U.S.–Canada border in between two major cities of the Pacific Northwest: Vancouver, British Columbia (lo ...
and play home games at the
Bellingham Sportsplex.
History
From 2012 to 2016, the Blazers played in the
Northern Pacific Hockey League
The Northern Pacific Hockey League (NPHL) was an American Tier III junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. Its championship trophy was the Cascade Cup.
History
Established in 2000 as the NorPac Junior Hockey League, the league was ...
(NorPac/NPHL). In their first two seasons, the Blazers captured the Cascade Cup, awarded to the league playoff champions, and earned a spot in the USA National Tier III Championships. In 2013, coach Mark Collins was also awarded Coach of the Year when the Blazers won their first Cascade Cup. Collins was fired from team before the 2019 playoffs.
In 2016, the team left the NPHL and
USA Hockey
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-sanctioning with the intentions of joining the
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It has ...
-sanctioned
Western States Hockey League
The Western States Hockey League (WSHL) was a junior ice hockey league established in 1993. It was sanctioned by the United Hockey Union, the junior hockey branch of the Amateur Athletic Union. Previously, it was sanctioned by USA Hockey from 19 ...
.
Season-by-season records
Tier III Junior Hockey National Championship
The Bellingham Blazers qualified for the Tier III Junior Hockey National Championships in 2013 and 2014 by winning their league playoff championship. The Blazers have never past the round-robin stage of the tournament.
Round-robin play in pool with top four overall teams advancing to the semifinal.
References
External links
Team Website
2012 establishments in Washington (state)
Bellingham, Washington
Ice hockey teams in Washington (state)
Ice hockey clubs established in 2012
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