The BCHL has some very isolated teams and one of the most isolated is the Prince George Spruce Kings. The closest teams geographically to Prince George are the Merritt Centennials and Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Until the upcoming season, the Spruce Kings closest division rival was in Chilliwack. Having a […]
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BCHL Today: Bucks continue to recruit for inaugural season, Silverbacks make a big trade with OJHL club and more
Bucks add Penn State-bound forward Dowiak Bucks Get Penn State Commit Dane Dowiak #BCHL #jointheherdhttps://t.co/Ox1SSIT17U — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) June 18, 2020 The Cranbook Bucks maxed out their import limit with the addition on Thursday of 2002-born forward Dane Dowiak. Dowiak, from Wexford, Pennsylvania, played for The Gunnery prep […]
BCHL Today: Bucks bring on Stuart as assistant coach, Vipers ink Mercer from CSSHL, and more
Bucks add Stuart to coaching staff Cranbrook Bucks Hire Adam Stuart as Assistant Coach #BCHL #jointheherdhttps://t.co/2Qha5mWXu1 — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) June 12, 2020 The Cranbrook Bucks have added an assistant coach to aid general manager and head coach Ryan Donald. Joining the Bucks for their inaugural season is 31-year-old Adam […]
Bucks at a glance: Owen Forfellow
In February, while the Cranbrook Bucks continued to prep for their inaugural season, they announced their second player commitment. Owen Forfellow was introduced as the Bucks first committed defenseman, about a week after the announcement of forward Noah Leibl. Forfellow is 18-years-old, and is from Abbotsford, BC. Forfellow joins […]
Bucks at a glance: Noah Leibl
The expansion Cranbrook Bucks have been busy ahead of their inaugural season. Building a team from the ground up entails many to-do’s, not the least of which would be to recruit a full complement of players. In January, the Bucks announced Noah Leibl as the first ever player to commit […]
Every BCHL team’s first tweet
As a social media platform, Twitter was founded and launched in 2006. Since then, billions of tweets have been sent from millions of users. Most BCHL teams jumped on Twitter relatively early and the league started using the service about four and a half years after it launched. During […]
Bucks at a glance: head coach Ryan Donald
As part of the ongoing preparations ahead of their inaugural season, the Cranbrook Bucks needed to name a head coach and general manager. The Bucks announced a virtual press conference to be held March 24 to reveal some team news. It was then that team president and majority owner […]
Bucks at a glance: Team President Nathan Lieuwen
Through the entire process of building the Cranbrook Bucks, there has only been one true face of the franchise, so far. From the announcement of the team to signing the first few players, to naming the first head coach and general manager, Cranbrook Bucks team president and majority owner Nathan […]
Catching up with Wenatchee Wild general manager Bliss Littler
Recently, I caught up with Wenatchee Wild general manager Bliss Littler. He touched on various items from the past season to their development teams and more. While the team didn’t make it as far as everyone in the organization hoped, Littler thought that head coach Chris Clark did a nice […]
Cranbrook Bucks continue to prep for inaugural season
As any expansion team would, the Cranbrook Bucks have had a busy offseason ahead of their inaugural BCHL season. Noteworthy announcements from the team thus far include naming their first ever head coach and general manager and committing to 13 players. The Bucks have also created a partnership with Cranbrook […]
