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On November 5, the expansion Cranbrook Bucks named their first ever leadership group, made up of one captain and two assistants. The timing of the announcement came in the middle of their exhibition schedule, on the eve of their first home game. As an expansion team preparing for its […]
On October 21, the Cranbrook Bucks announced the signing of 2001-born defenseman Quaid Anderson. The 19-year-old was born in Cranbrook, making him the first official hometown product to commit to the Bucks. He does, however, join three other players hailing from the Kootenays. Defensemen Cam Reid and Cole Assailly […]
Calgary, Alberta product Zeth Kindrachuk will forever be in the Cranbrook Bucks record books. The 2002-born forward was the first player to score a goal in the history of the franchise. He accomplished the feat on October 3, when he scored on the power play assisted by Noah Leibl […]
The BC Hockey League’s new expansion franchise, the Cranbrook Bucks, have announced the first trade in team history. The Bucks acquired 2000-born forward Michael Hagen from Okotoks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, in exchange for 2002-born forward Cale Sanders. Hagen is a Calgary, Alberta product that spent last […]
The expansion Cranbrook Bucks recently held their first rookie camp, from August 31 to September 3. The camp was invite-only, with 40 participants, including some local players being given a chance to show the Bucks staff how they shape up. Players who took part in the camp were aged […]
Whenever the puck drops on the 2020-21 BC Hockey League season, it will feature a new look for the league. For starters, the Cranbrook Bucks were introduced as an expansion franchise, bringing the league to a total of 18 teams. With that came a necessary realignment of it’s teams […]
As the calendar turned to April, the Cranbrook Bucks had committed seven players for their inaugural season. One thing they were missing though, was a local Kootenay product, as the closest players to that point were from Calgary, Alberta. On April 2, the Bucks announced a commitment from Noah […]
Near the end of March, the expansion Cranbrook Bucks were busy preparing for their inaugural season. Among other news items, the team had recruited it’s first six players. However, they had yet to fill arguably the most important position on the roster, the masked man between the pipes. That […]
In March, the Cranbrook Bucks announced their sixth player commitment, 2002-born forward AJ Vasko. At the time, he was just the third forward to commit to the Bucks, joining Noah Leibl and Brendan Rogers. The La Selle, Manitoba product spent the last three seasons playing on various teams at […]
Warriors name Gorges Director of Player Development The West Kelowna Warriors have named Josh Gorges their Director of Player Development. Gorges will work with players both on and off the ice, at practices and games this season. The 36-year-old Kelowna native brings 14 years of professional playing experience to the […]
