Cranbrook Bucks
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| team = Cranbrook Bucks
| colour = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#1f5009 5px solid; border-bottom:#a7a8a9 5px solid;
| colour text = black
| logo = Cranbrook Bucks logo.png
| city = Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
| league = British Columbia Hockey League
| conference = Interior
| division =
| founded = 2019
| arena = Western Financial Place
| colours = Green, silver, white
{{Colour box|#1f5009}} {{Colour box|#a7a8a9}} {{Colour box|white}}
| owner = Nathan Lieuwen
| coach = Ryan Donald
| GM = Ryan Donald
| website = {{website|https://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.{{cite web|title=BCHL announces Cranbrook Bucks expansion|url=https://bchl.ca/bchl-announces-cranbrook-bucks-as-18th-franchise|publisher=BCHL|date=October 8, 2019|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
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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
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| style=width:4em |Season || style=width:2.2em | GP || style=width:2.2em |W || style=width:2.2em | L || style=width:2.2em | T || style=width:2.2em | OTL || style=width:2.2em | GF || style=width:2.2em | GA || style=width:2.2em | Pts || style=width:10em |Finish || style=width:18em |Playoffs | ||||||||||
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| 2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 39 | 81 | 7 | 155 | align=left|3rd of 3, Penticton Pod 15th of 16, BCHL | align=left|Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs |
| 2021–22 | 54 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 169 | 160 | 63 | 474 | align=left|5th of 9, Interior 10th of 18, BCHL | align=left|Lost Div Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Spruce Kings) |
| 2022–23 | 54 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 139 | 76 | align=left|2nd of 9, Interior 3rd of 18, BCHL | align=left|Lost Div Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Wild) |
| 2023–24 | 54 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 178 | 43 | align=left|7th of 8, Interior 14th of 17, BCHL | align=left|Lost Div Quarterfinal, 3-4 (Warriors) |
| 2024–25 | 54 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 182 | 62 | align=left|6th of 11, Interior 11th of 21, BCHL | align=left|Won Div Quarterfinal, 4-2 (Smoke Eaters) Lost Div Semifinals 0-4 (Vees) |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.cranbrookbucks.ca/}}
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{{British Columbia Sports}}
Category:2019 establishments in British Columbia
Category:British Columbia Hockey League teams
Category:Cranbrook, British Columbia
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2019
Category:Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
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