Nathan Airey has been named the top goalie in the BCHL, winning the Michael Garteig Trophy for Top Goaltender. Airey represented the Bucks in 36 contests this year. His 23 wins was tied for fourth in the league, his 2.44 goals against average was third in the BCHL, and his .925 save percentage was also […]
Cranbrook Bucks General Manager and Head Coach Ryan Donald has been named the BCHL’s Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy for Coach of the Year. Donald has been the Bucks bench boss since their inaugural season in the 2021 pod year. This has been the Bucks second full season in the BCHL, and Donald lead the Bucks […]
The BCHL announced today the year-end all-star teams for the 2022-23 season. The First-Team All-Stars, Second-Team All-Stars and All-Rookie Team each feature three forwards, two defencemen and one goalie. The teams were determined after a vote was conducted with all 18 team broadcasters. Cranbrook Bucks captain Rhys Bentham was voted to the Second All-Star Team […]
A monumental season for the Cranbrook Bucks has come to a heartbreaking end. The Bucks are eliminated from the BCHL playoffs after losing their first-round best-of-seven series to the Wenatchee Wild in six games, following Sunday’s 4-2 loss. The Wild applied early pressure to open the scoring at 3:37 thanks to Ean Somoza’s first goal […]
The Cranbrook Bucks live to fight another day. The Bucks fended off elimination in a must-win game five versus the Wenatchee Wild Friday, rallying for a 4-2 win and forcing a game six in the process. Cranbrook came into game five trailing the first round series 3-1, and they were looking for a strong start […]
The Cranbrook Bucks find themselves on the brink of elimination from the BCHL playoffs following their 4-2 loss to the Wenatchee Wild in game four Wednesday. The Bucks blasted twelve shots on Wild goalie Andy Vlaha in the first period, but Wenatchee forward Parker Murray continued to steal the show. Murray had a four-goal outburst […]
The Cranbrook Bucks are down and looking up in their first-round playoff series with the Wenatchee Wild following Tuesday’s overtime loss in an entertaining game three. The Wild got the ball rolling just over three-minutes into the game thanks to Parker Murray’s third goal of the series, sparking what would be a stellar night for […]
Luck was not on Cranbrook’s side in Saturday’s playoff battle with the Wenatchee Wild. The Bucks took a 5-0 loss in game two Saturday, allowing Wenatchee to tie the best-of-seven first round series at 1-1. An early first period goal for Wenatchee captain Cade Littler set the pace for the Wild, giving them a 1-0 […]
