Cranbrook Bucks

Cranbrook Bucks
City	Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Conference	Interior
Founded	2019
Home arena	Western Financial Place
Colours	Green, silver, white
Owner(s)	Nathan Lieuwen
General manager	Ryan Donald
Head coach	Ryan Donald
Website	www.cranbrookbucks.ca

The Cranbrook Bucks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Western Financial Place.

History

On October 8, 2019, the BCHL awarded the city of Cranbrook and an ownership group led by former Kootenay Ice goaltender Nathan Lieuwen an expansion franchise to begin play during the 2020–21 BCHL season.

The franchise was a replacement tenant for Western Financial Place, after the Western Hockey League's Kootenay Ice franchise relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba prior to the start of the 2019-20 WHL season. ^[1]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
2020–21	20	3	16	0	39	81	7	155	3rd of 3, Penticton Pod 15th of 16, BCHL	Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs
2021–22	54	29	20	2	169	160	63	474	5th of 9, Interior 10th of 18, BCHL	Lost Div Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Spruce Kings)
2022–23	54	36	14	0	1	199	139	76	2nd of 9, Interior 3rd of 18, BCHL	Lost 1st round, 4-2 (Wild)
2023–24	54	20	31	0	3	133	178	43	7th of 8, Interior 14th of 17, BCHL	Lost 1st round, 4-3 (Warriors)

References

1. "BCHL announces Cranbrook Bucks expansion". BCHL. October 8, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

External links

• Official website