- Brock Bucks
GMJHL team
team_name = Brock Bucks
bg_color = red
text_color =
logo_
division = Northern
founded =2007
history = 2007-2008: Douro Dukes
2008-Pres: Brock Bucks
alternate =
arena =Beaverton-Thorach Community Centre
city =Beaverton, Ontario
team_colors =Red andWhite
head_coach =Matt Lubbock
general_manager = Michael Lubbock
russell_cup = noneThe Brock Bucks are a Canadian Tier II junior 'A'ice hockey team based inBeaverton, Ontario . They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.History
The Douro Dukes were one of six expansion teams for the 2007-08 GMHL season.
On
September 6 ,2007 , the Douro Dukes played their first ever game at the Ennismore Arena against theInnisfil Lakers . John Minarik made 27 saves to record the Dukes first ever win and first ever shutout by a score of 2-0. Tony DeCarlo scored both the first and second goal in franchise history in the third period of this very close contest.After a strong start to the season, the Dukes lost many of their key players to defections to other clubs. The Dukes won two of their first four games, beating Innisfil and the
Nipissing Alouettes , but the bottom dropped out and the Dukes went on a horrid 38-game losing streak. Despite this, the Dukes ended up facing theKing Wild in the first round of the playoffs. They kept the first game close, and games two, three, and four close until the third period, but the last year's finalists swept the series 4-games-to-none.In
April 2008 , it was announced that the Dukes had moved to become the Warsaw Redmen, but a month later it was disclosed that the team would be moving toBeaverton, Ontario and would be called the Brock Bucks.On
September 14 , 2008, the Brock Bucks played their first ever game since relocation. The game was against theMinden Riverkings in Minden Hills. The Bucks won 7-5 which snapped the longest running multi-season losing streak in the GMHL at 38 losses. This win is the franchise's first win since September 22, 2007 in their first game as the Brock Bucks.eason-by-Season Standings
Playoffs
*"2008" Lost bye round:
King Wild defeatedDouro Dukes "4-games-to-none" in bye roundExternal links
* [http://brockbucksjrahockey.com/ Brock Bucks Webpage]
* [http://www.gmhl.net/ GMHL Official Webpage]
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