The addition of Cole Assailly to the Cranbrook Bucks inaugural season roster was not unlike a lot of the others. The 2003-born defenseman was recruited from the Rink Hockey Academy Nationals in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He spent the 2019-20 season in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League’s U18 Prep division […]
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Salmon Arm Silverbacks alumni profile: Akito Hirose
(This article was originally published on Dec. 28, 2020.) Akito Hirose is a respected and well-rounded player who established his junior roots in Salmon Arm. He rode with the team for his entire junior career, which spanned four seasons from 2016-20. He had developed his skills playing with the […]
Bucks at a glance: AJ Vasko
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 […]