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Cranbrook Bucks

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Cranbrook Bucks
CityCranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
ConferenceInterior
Founded2019
Home arenaWestern Financial Place
ColoursGreen, silver, white
     
Owner(s)Nathan Lieuwen
General managerRyan Donald
Head coachRyan Donald
Websitewww.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

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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

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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

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