Blazers scouts staying close to home to assess best bantam talent
KAMLOOPS — Blazers’ director of player personnel Matt Recchi and GM Stu MacGregor will be busy this week assessing the players that are on their shortlist for the Western Canadian Championship in Kamloops starting Thursday.
“There’s a lot of players here that we’ve seen throughout the year, going all the way out to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,” said Recchi. “Our scouts have identified players. I’ve seen them numerous times, so we’ve got our eye on a specific number of players that we’ll watch here closely.”
The Western Canadians are the start of a busy next month for Blazers scouts and management with tournaments every weekend leading up to the May 3 WHL Bantam Draft in Red Deer.