A Saturday night setback for the Cranbrook Bucks at the hands of the Wenatchee Wild. The Bucks had aims of expanding their winning streak to four games at Wenatchee’s expense Saturday night, following a dramatic overtime win versus the West Kelowna Warriors Friday, but it was not to be. The Wild came into Saturday’s contest […]
It was a gutsy win for the Cranbrook Bucks through some tense moments Friday night. The Bucks managed to fend off a strong West Kelowna Warriors team in front of a home crowd with a thrilling 4-3 overtime finish. The Warriors, coming off a lopsided loss to Penticton last week, established a strong forecheck through […]
What a homecoming! The Cranbrook Bucks returned to Western Financial Place Saturday night for their regular season home opener versus the Trail Smoke Eaters in the bottom end of a home-and-home, and more than 2,400 fans turned up to watch Cranbrook take a dominating 6-0 victory. Cranbrook opened the scoring at the 7:07 mark of […]
The Cranbrook Bucks have struck first in the 2022-23 edition of the BCHL’s Kootenay rivalry. The Bucks were able to grit out a 3-1 win in Trail versus the Smoke Eaters Friday night to spoil the party for Trail’s home opener. Both teams spent the first half of the opening period engaged in a defensive […]
The Penticton Vees appear to be in their familiar championship form in the early goings of the new season. The Cranbrook Bucks finished the opening weekend of BCHL regular season action on the wrong end of a 7-1 final in Penticton Saturday night against the defending Fred Page Cup champions. The Vees shocked the Bucks […]
Now, that’s how you start a season! The Cranbrook Bucks opened their 2022-23 BCHL regular season on the road Friday night in triumphant fashion, earning a 5-2 win over the Merritt Centennials. Neither team was budging through the first ten minutes of the game. The Bucks managed to open the scoring just past the midway […]
The Cranbrook Bucks are excited to announce their leadership group for the 2022-23 BCHL Season. Rhys Bentham has been named captain, with Cam Kungle, Noah Quinn, and Kellan Hjartarson as assistants. Bentham has played 71 games with the Bucks since the POD season in 2020-2021. He led the team as captain last season. “Rhys has […]
The Cranbrook Bucks have added another American to their lineup for the upcoming season, committing to Rochester, New York forward Nick Peluso. Peluso played last season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks. In 39 games the 2004 born player scored three goals and six assists. “We are thrilled to be able to add a player of Nick’s […]
Review of the Home & Home Exhibition series with Trail Smoke Eaters. Preview of Season opener against Merritt Centennials and Penticton Vees. Featuring Rhys Bentham, Cam Kungle, and Kellan Hjartarson.
