Saturday 22nd January saw the long-awaited return to competitive action for the Blackburn Buccaneers as they welcomed the Halton Huskies to Planet Ice Blackburn for their opening game of the 2022 Summer Classic.
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Buccs Back With A Bang
After an extremely long wait, the Buccaneers finally returned to competitive action on Saturday as they welcomed the Sheffield Ice Tigers to Planet Ice Blackburn for the first leg of the War of the Roses Lockdown Cup.
Back-to-Back Losses for Buccs in Warm-Up Games
Ahead of the first game of the 2019/20 UK Ice Hockey Summer Classic, the Buccaneers faced two local rivals in pre-season warm-up games over the last couple of weeks.
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Widnes Woe For Buccaneers
After needing a shootout to separate the teams in the reverse fixture, both the Blackburn Buccaneers and the Riverside Raiders were expecting another close game last Sunday. Continue reading “Widnes Woe For Buccaneers”
Buccs Edge Shootout Thriller
It was a home game away from home for the Blackburn Buccaneers this weekend as they welcomed Riverside Raiders to Deeside Leisure Centre whilst Blackburn undergoes refurbishment. Continue reading “Buccs Edge Shootout Thriller”
Buccs Reign in the Mavericks
On 19th May, the Buccaneers crossed the Pennines to take on the Sheffield Mavericks in only the third ever meeting between the two clubs. Both games last season were close affairs and both teams were looking forward to renewing rivalries.
Three For the Price of One
We’ve been a bit behind with our match reports lately so here is one update that covers our last three games!
Buccs Fall to Defeat in Summer Classic Return
Sunday 3rd March saw the Buccaneers return to Ice Hockey Summer Classic action against rink-mates Wyre Seagulls. The Seagulls won both the league and play-offs last year and the Buccs knew they’d have to work extremely hard to come away with anything. The game saw a Buccs debut for Jonny Nuttall and a return to competitive action for Adam McArdle in his first game for 3 years.
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67 Gets Raised to the Rafters
The Blackburn Buccaneers are extremely proud to announce the first jersey retirement in our 11 year history. Following the announcement of his intention to return to his native Canada, Darren Shaw’s number 67 jersey will be retired by the club.
Buccaneers go 0-3 in Deeside
On Sunday 17th February, the Buccaneers made their third trip of the season to Deeside to take on the Flintshire Phantoms. After two tough games in November and December, the Buccs knew what to expect but were hoping for a more positive performance. Continue reading “Buccaneers go 0-3 in Deeside”