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1777 2nd St N, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 7G9
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Phone: 250-426-8889
Email: info@cranbrookbucks.ca
| Nathan Lieuwen | Majority Owner and President |
| Nathan is the orchestrator behind bringing the Cranbrook Bucks to life and continues the reigns as team president. Nathan played professional hockey as a goaltender for 5 years from 2012-2017, including playing in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres. Nathan also played 5 years of Junior hockey, 1 year in the BCHL and 4 years in Cranbrook. Nathan retired from professional hockey at the age of 25, when he began goalie coaching in Cranbrook. Nathan lives in Cranbrook with his wife Breanne, their son Wesley, and their daughters Oaklynn and Scottie. |
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]
