Posted:
April 5, 2021
Bucks earn first BCHL win over Smoke Eaters
The Cranbrook Bucks earned their first regular season BC Hockey League (BCHL) win over one of the more legendary hockey clubs in Canada yesterday (April 4).
Playing in just their second game in the BCHL Penticton Pod at the South Okanagan Events Centre, the Bucks skated to a 5-3 victory over the Trail Smoke Eaters.
Four Bucks scored their first goals of the season, including Nathan Fox who evened the first period score one apiece, while Noah Quinn gave his club a 2-1 lead heading into the second.
AJ Vasko notched his second marker of the season at 13:23 of the second before Trail’s Noah Wakeford beat Bucks netminder Jay Thomson with less than four minutes remaining in the second period for his second of the game.