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The second week of the BC Hockey League season was a tough one for the Cranbrook Bucks. The Bucks went winless in four Penticton pod games against the Vees and the Trail Smoke Eaters. They were shut out once and managed just five goals in those four contests. Part of […]
The first weekend in April was a big one for the Cranbrook Bucks. On Saturday, Apr. 3, Cranbrook played its first game as a BC Hockey League franchise against the Penticton Vees. The next day, the Bucks picked up the first victory in team history when they beat the […]
BCHL confirms Canadian Junior Hockey League departure BCHL statement on the CJHL. pic.twitter.com/128qd8vL1q — BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) April 10, 2021 The BC Hockey League executed the perfect Friday evening news dump with the above tweet sent at 6:01 pm yesterday. Whether or not that was the intention of the league […]
Back on Nov. 24. 2020, the Cranbrook Bucks posted a news release announcing they had rounded out their roster. Included in the release was the following message, indicating they had finalized their roster ahead of the regular season. “The Cranbrook Bucks now sit at 24 rostered players to start […]
The distinction of being the Cranbrook Bucks first-ever player will always belong to a product of San Diego, California. 2002-born forward Noah Leibl was introduced as the franchise’s first player back on January 27 of last year. A few months later, I wrote an article profiling his career to […]
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 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 any expansion team would, the Cranbrook Bucks have had a busy offseason ahead of their inaugural BCHL season. Noteworthy announcements from the team thus far include naming their first ever head coach and general manager and committing to 13 players. The Bucks have also created a partnership with Cranbrook […]
