Spruce Pine became the smallest town to host a professional hockey team when the Pinebridge Bucks competed in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League from 1983 to 1985, compiling a 25-47-0 record (5th place) in 1983-84 and a 33-25-6 record (3rd place) in 1984-85. The most famous Bucks player was goalie Ray LeBlanc, who goaltended for the 1992 US Olympic Hockey Team.
The 1984-85 Pinebridge Bucks: Front row (L-R): Dave Jamieson, Tom Madson, Robert Bailey (owner), Frank Perkins (coach), Alvin Barrier (owner), Rick Harris, Kelly Rissling, and Steve Heittola; Back row (L-R): Mike Brisebois, Marc Pettegrove, Dave Burke, Larry Mollard, Bruce Aikens, Bill Smith, Todd Scott, Kim Collins, Dave Dziedzic, Ken Latta, Dan Burrows, and Frank Jury (trainer).
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