On Nov. 10, Cranbrook Bucks forward Noah Urness scored once in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Penticton Vees. Two nights later, he tallied a pair of goals, including the overtime game-winner, in a 2-1 triumph over the Trail Smoke Eaters. Urness’s three goals through two games that weekend led to him […]
Author: Chris Keck
Donald and Airey become Cranbrook’s first BCHL award winners
The B.C. Hockey League announced its 2022-23 award winners on April 27, and a couple of Cranbrook Bucks were recognized for their accomplishments this season. Cranbrook head coach and general manager Ryan Donald was named the Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy winner as BCHL coach of the year, while goaltender Nathan Airey won the Michael Garteig Trophy […]
Rodgers finds familiarity with the Vees
The BC Hockey League champion Penticton Vees have a new — yet familiar — voice in the broadcast booth this season, as Fraser Rodgers returned to the place he called home for six seasons. Rodgers’ return to Penticton became possible when the Vees announced last June that Trevor Miller was […]
Bulldogs acquire Desilets from Salmon Arm and welcome Buhr back from college
In the hours leading up to their game in Coquitlam on Dec. 14, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced a pair of separate transactions that significantly changed the outlook of their roster. First, the Bulldogs acquired defender Owen Desilets from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in exchange for a brother duo of forwards in Jules and Raoul […]
BCHL Wrap: Penticton loses first games, Nanaimo and Cranbrook extend win streaks
The number one storyline heading into last week’s BC Hockey League schedule was the undefeated Penticton Vees looking to extend their 24-game win streak. Penticton was in tough, however, as the Vees were visiting the Wenatchee Wild and the surging Cranbrook Bucks on a Southern Interior road swing. Here is […]
Cranbrook’s Friday night game in Nanaimo postponed — here’s what went wrong
The Cranbrook Bucks are on the West Coast this weekend, where they were supposed to play three games in three days against Nanaimo, Alberni Valley, and Coquitlam. However, the trip to the coast included a series of unfortunate events that lead to the eventual postponement of Cranbrook’s Friday night game […]
Bucks name Bentham, Kungle, Quinn, and Hjartarson to 2022-23 leadership group
The Cranbrook Bucks named their 2022-23 leadership group ahead of their season opener, and it includes veterans Rhys Bentham, Cam Kungle, Noah Quinn, and Kellan Hjartarson. Bentham is Cranbrook’s captain for a second consecutive campaign, after previously serving as an alternate during the Bucks’ inaugural season in 2020-21. The 20-year-old from Calgary, AB, is one […]
Cranbrook signs University of Maine commit Nick Peluso for 2022-23
The Cranbrook Bucks announced ahead of their 2022-23 season opener that they’ve added NCAA Division I University of Maine committed forward Nick Peluso to their current roster. Peluso, a 2004-born product of Rochester, NY, joins the Bucks after spending the 2021-22 season with the United States Hockey League’s Muskegon Lumberjacks. In […]
Bucks set to open preseason against Centennial Cup champion Brooks Bandits
The Cranbrook Bucks begin exhibition play this upcoming weekend, kicking things off against the defending national junior A champion Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Bucks head east and open their preseason schedule in Brooks at 7:00 pm on Saturday, Sept. 10, before a date with the […]
Dyck drafted by Ottawa to become first NHL pick in Bucks franchise history
On day two of the 2022 National Hockey League Entry Draft on July 8 in Montreal, QC, the Ottawa Senators selected Cranbrook Bucks forward Tyson Dyck in the seventh round, 206th overall. Not only did that make Dyck the first NHL draft pick in Bucks franchise history — it also put a […]