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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 […]
Spruce Kings to ask for home rink to open "If the Spruce Kings are forced out of the RMCA it is likely that the team would cease to operate this season. Beyond this season, it is highly unlikely that the organization could recover financially and would be forced to […]
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 […]
Capitals pick up Ramsay from Surrey TRADE The Capitals have acquired 2001 born Victoria product Sean Ramsay from the @SurreyEagles in exchange for future considerations. Welcome to Cowichan Sean! #BlueCollar RELEASE: https://t.co/uBQSZ3lPoq pic.twitter.com/sx65y6Vh0y — Cowichan Capitals (@cowichancaps) September 30, 2020 The Cowichan Valley Capitals acquired 2001-born forward Sean Ramsay […]
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 […]
BCHL rosters start to fill out ahead of the exhibition schedule With extended training camp underway in many cities and the exhibition schedule set to start this Friday, each BCHL team’s roster page on the league’s website is starting to gradually fill up. There have been a number of […]
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 […]
Bucks bring in forward Assailly The Bucks are pleased to announce the commitment of Cole Assailly for the 2020-2021 season!! Full press release on our website. #JoinTheHerd Welcome to the Bucks, Cole!https://t.co/4QnOzftRKg — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) September 16, 2020 The Cranbrook Bucks continue to add players for their inaugural […]
