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In February, the Cranbrook Bucks announced the third player commitment ahead of their inaugural season. Rhys Bentham was introduced as the team’s second committed defenseman, a week after Owen Forfellow became the first. Bentham is from Calgary, Alberta and he turned 18 in May. Growing up in Calgary, Bentham […]
Bucks add veteran defenseman Kurylo BUCKS ADD VETERAN DEFENCEMEN CARSON KURYLO #BCHL #jointheherd https://t.co/HNtWjtyMk7 — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) July 10, 2020 The Cranbrook Bucks added 2000-born defenseman Carson Kurylo to their roster for the 2020-21 season. The Calgarian is a veteran of 137 career Alberta Junior Hockey League games […]
From 1975 to 2011, Prince George’s closest geographic rivalry was with the Quesnel Millionaires. These two shared a rivalry that spanned 36 years and transcended two different junior hockey leagues. It was a rivalry that was often intense and ugly. In my second article for BCHLNetwork, I found a […]
The BCHL has some very isolated teams and one of the most isolated is the Prince George Spruce Kings. The closest teams geographically to Prince George are the Merritt Centennials and Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Until the upcoming season, the Spruce Kings closest division rival was in Chilliwack. Having a […]
Bucks add Penn State-bound forward Dowiak Bucks Get Penn State Commit Dane Dowiak #BCHL #jointheherdhttps://t.co/Ox1SSIT17U — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) June 18, 2020 The Cranbook Bucks maxed out their import limit with the addition on Thursday of 2002-born forward Dane Dowiak. Dowiak, from Wexford, Pennsylvania, played for The Gunnery prep […]
Bucks add Stuart to coaching staff Cranbrook Bucks Hire Adam Stuart as Assistant Coach #BCHL #jointheherdhttps://t.co/2Qha5mWXu1 — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) June 12, 2020 The Cranbrook Bucks have added an assistant coach to aid general manager and head coach Ryan Donald. Joining the Bucks for their inaugural season is 31-year-old Adam […]
In February, while the Cranbrook Bucks continued to prep for their inaugural season, they announced their second player commitment. Owen Forfellow was introduced as the Bucks first committed defenseman, about a week after the announcement of forward Noah Leibl. Forfellow is 18-years-old, and is from Abbotsford, BC. Forfellow joins […]
The expansion Cranbrook Bucks have been busy ahead of their inaugural season. Building a team from the ground up entails many to-do’s, not the least of which would be to recruit a full complement of players. In January, the Bucks announced Noah Leibl as the first ever player to commit […]
As a social media platform, Twitter was founded and launched in 2006. Since then, billions of tweets have been sent from millions of users. Most BCHL teams jumped on Twitter relatively early and the league started using the service about four and a half years after it launched. During […]
As part of the ongoing preparations ahead of their inaugural season, the Cranbrook Bucks needed to name a head coach and general manager. The Bucks announced a virtual press conference to be held March 24 to reveal some team news. It was then that team president and majority owner […]
