Cranbrook Bucks

     Owner(s)Nathan LieuwenGeneral managerRyan DonaldHead coachRyan DonaldWebsitewww.cranbrookbucks.ca

The Cranbrook Bucks are a junior "A" 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, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Points	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2020–21[a]	20	3	16	0	1	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	3	169	160	63	474	5th of 9, Interior 10th of 18, BCHL	Lost Div Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Spruce Kings)

^a The 2020–21 BCHL season was shortened to 20 games and played in a "pod" format with no playoffs held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cranbook played in the Penticton "pod" along with the Penticton Vees and Trail Smoke Eaters.^[2]

References

External links

• Official website