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By Earl Seitz

Cranbrook Bucks

Cranbrook awarded BCHL expansion franchise

Oct 8, 2019 | 2:33 PM

KAMLOOPS —- Cranbrook is back in the game.

After losing the Western Hockey League Kootenay Ice to Winnipeg, the B.C. Hockey League is going to the East Kootenay city of 20,000 with an expansion franchise.

The tem will be called the Cranbrook Bucks and the majority owner and team President is Nathn Lieuwan.

28-year old Lieuwan played for the Kootenay Ice from 2007 to 2012.

There are four others in the ownership group, including Cranbrook native and NHL Hall of Fame’er Scott Niedermayer.

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The Cranbrook team will carry an expansion franchise fee of $1.2 million.

The Cranbrook Bucks will begin play in the B.C. Hockey League out of the 4264 seat Western Financial Centre in the 2020-21 season.