The Bellingham Blazers are an Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned Tier II junior ice hockey team in the United States Premier Hockey League. The Blazers are based in Bellingham, Washington and play home games at the Bellingham Sportsplex. The team also has the local youth hockey association named after them, going by the Jr. Blazers.
From 2012 to 2016, the Blazers played in the Northern Pacific Hockey League (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-sanctioning with the intentions of joining the Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned Western States Hockey League. The team won its first WSHL division title and made its first Thorne Cup Final appearance in the 2018-19 season.
The Blazers' 2019âÂÂ20 season ended early due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Washington. The WSHL itself would cancel the rest of the season not long after. The Blazers and the WSHL returned in the 2021âÂÂ22 season, but it was short-lived due to the WSHL folding all of its US-based teams. The Blazers were able to continue playing in the Canadian division, but would suspend operations not long after.
The Blazers joined the USPHL the following season after the WSHL folded. The Blazers made their first USPHL playoff appearance in the 2024âÂÂ25 season, losing in the first round to the Seattle Totems.
On September 11, 2025 the Blazers suspended operations for the 2025âÂÂ26 season due to a lack of players as a result of the rule changes regarding junior players being eligible for NCAA.
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.