Blazers ink highly touted prospect Hurlbert days before training camp begins (Kamloops)

Blazers ink highly touted prospect Hurlbert days before training camp begins (Kamloops)

The Kamloops Blazers have landed a blue chip American prospect. J.P. Hurlbert's long-rumoured signing with the WHL club was confirmed on Tuesday morning. The 17-year-old forward from Allen, Texas, played last season with the U.S. National Development Program, where he led all scorers with 16 goals...

Minor Transactions: Hurlbert, Boltmann, Uens

American forward J.P. Hurlbert, widely tabbed as a first-round pick in the 2026 draft class, will spend his draft year north of the border with the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers, the team announced. It’s a sharp course reversal from the growing trend of CHL-committed players coming to the United States to play college hockey, as they’re now eligible to do before their usual run in junior hockey would have concluded. Hurlbert is still a University of Mi…

Kamloops Blazers snag top US talent with commitment to 2025/26 season

The Kamloops Blazers have added their most highly touted American born player in club history. 17 year-old Allen, Texas native JP Hurlbert has signed with the WHL club after leaving the U.S. National Development Program a year early. The skilled forward is a top prospect for next summer’s 2026 NHL Entry Draft. The Blazers originally drafted Hurlbert in the 1st round of the 2023 WHL U.S. Priority Draft as a bit of a longshot to ever see play in K…