Bucks Fall in Overtime Heartbreaker, Trail Series 3-1
The Cranbrook Bucks dropped a hard-fought Game 4 of the Rogers BCHL Conference Finals 4-3 in overtime to the Brooks Bandits on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at Western Financial Place. The Bandits now lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.
In front of a loud crowd of 1,569 fans, the Bucks showed tremendous resilience and battled back from deficits multiple times, but an early OT winner sent the game to the visitors.
Scoring Summary
- 1st Period: Harijs Cjunskis opened the scoring for Brooks at 4:44. Cadel Gourlay tied it for Cranbrook with a punch shot from the point at 10:09 (assists: Samuel Lyne, Leyton Stewart).
- 2nd Period: Nathan Simm gave the Bucks a 2-1 lead with a shorthanded goal tucking it 5-hole on breakaway at 2:03 (assist: Shane Tronoski). Tadeas Pavlik tied it for Brooks at 7:59 (assists: Luke Melnik, Dmitrijs Dilevka). Liam Fitzpatrick put Brooks back ahead 3-2 at 18:37 (assist: Jack Good).
- 3rd Period: Adam Csabi tied the game at 3-3 with a great chip to himself that sent him in all alone at 13:33 (assist: Kaslo Ferner).
- Overtime: Dmitrijs Dilevka scored the game-winner for Brooks with a seeing eye wrister from the high slot at 2:13 (assists: Harijs Cjunskis, Luke Melnik).
Goaltending Battle Jason Tremblay delivered a heroic performance in a losing cause, making 44 saves on 48 shots. Zach Zahara earned the win for Brooks with 21 saves on 24 shots.
Key Game Stats
- Final Score: Brooks Bandits 4, Cranbrook Bucks 3 (OT)
- Shots on Goal: Bucks 24 – Bandits 48
- Power Plays: Both teams 0-for-3
- Penalty Minutes: Bucks 6 – Bandits 6
- Attendance: 1,569
Three Stars
- Dmitrijs Dilevka (Brooks) – 1G, 1A (OT winner)
- Jason Tremblay (Cranbrook) – 44 saves
- Harijs Cjunskis (Brooks) – 1G, 1A
The Bucks showed real fight, erasing deficits twice and generating quality chances despite being outshot. Nathan Simm’s shorthanded goal and Adam Csabi’s third-period equalizer gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about, while Tremblay kept the team in it all night long.
The series moves on to Game 5 on Friday, May 8, in Cranbrook. The Bucks will need to win to continue their magical playoff run.
