Alberni Valley Bulldogs

Alberni Valley Bulldogs
City	Port Alberni, British Columbia
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Conference	Coastal
Founded	1998
Home arena	Weyerhaeuser Arena
Colours	Red, black, grey, white
Owner(s)	Olithan Sports & Entertainment Ltd
General manager	Joe Martin
Head coach	Joe Martin
Website	albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Franchise history
1998–2002	Burnaby Bulldogs
2002–present	Alberni Valley Bulldogs
Championships
Conference titles	4

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a junior ice hockey team based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Weyerhaeuser Arena.

History

The Bulldogs were founded as an expansion team in the BCHL based in Burnaby in 1998 and moved to Port Alberni in 2002. ^[1] The team was sold to the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society in 2012, and to Keycorp Sports & Entertainment Ltd in 2019. ^[2] The team was sold to Olithan Sports & Entertainment in 2024. ^{[3] [4]}

Season-by-season record

Burnaby Bulldogs

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
1998–99	60	15	43	—	2	214	347	32	4th, Mainland	did not qualify
1999–00	60	27	25	—	8	234	248	62	3rd, Mainland	Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Hornets)
2000–01	60	37	19	—	4	287	216	78	1st, Mainland	Lost Conf. Finals, 3–4 (Salsa)
2001–02	60	25	30	—	5	278	304	55	3rd, Mainland	Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Eagles)

Source: "Burnaby Bulldogs hockey team statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.

Alberni Valley Bulldogs

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
2002–03	60	27	31	1	1	242	261	56	4th, Island	Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Clippers)
2003–04	60	27	29	0	4	215	246	58	4th, Island	Lost Conf. Semifinals, 1–3 (Eagles)
2004–05	60	32	21	1	6	207	182	71	2nd, Island	Lost Conf. Semifinals, 0–4 (Clippers)
2005–06	60	43	12	2	3	219	141	91	2nd, Island	Lost Conf. Semifinals, 2–4 (Salsa)
2006–07	60	21	32	1	6	209	255	49	7th, Coastal	Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Grizzlies)
2007–08	60	17	39	1	3	171	259	38	8th, Coastal	did not qualify
2008–09	60	16	36	1	7	156	240	40	4th, Island	did not qualify
2009–10	60	45	12	1	2	233	145	93	1st, Coastal	Lost Conf. Finals, 3–4 (Kings)
2010–11	60	24	29	4	3	176	197	55	6th, Coastal	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Chiefs)
2011–12	60	22	34	2	2	202	232	48	6th, Coastal 12th, BCHL	did not qualify
2012–13	56	29	20	2	5	202	192	65	3rd, Island 8th, BCHL	Lost Island/Mainland Finals, 0–4 (Eagles)
2013–14	58	21	28	2	7	169	206	60	4th of 5, Island 13th of 16, BCHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 3–4 (Grizzlies)
2014–15	58	27	25	4	2	200	196	51	4th of 5, Island 12th of 16, BCHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 3–4 (Clippers)
2015–16	58	23	27	4	4	174	200	54	4th of 5, Island 10th of 17, BCHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–4 (Clippers)
2016–17	58	16	32	7	3	134	209	42	5th of 5, Island 15th of 17, BCHL	did not qualify
2017–18	58	17	32	5	4	154	230	43	4th of 5, Island 15th of 17, BCHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 3–4 (Grizzlies)
2018–19	58	21	34	—	6	159	220	45	4th of 5, Island 15th of 17, BCHL	Lost First Round, 0–4 (Grizzlies)
2019–20	58	26	28	0	4	186	214	56	4th of 5, Island 12th of 17, BCHL	Lost First Round, 0–4 (Clippers)
2020–21	20	11	5	1	3	82	64	26	2nd of 4, Port Alberni Pod 8th of 16, BCHL	Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs
2021–22	54	35	15	1	3	195	148	74	1st of 9, Coastal 4th of 18, BCHL	Won Div. Quarterfinal, 4–0 (Capitals) Lost Div. Semifinal, 2–4 (Rivermen)
2022–23	54	31	19	—	4	198	164	66	3rd of 9, Coastal 5th of 18, BCHL	Won Div. Quarterfinal, 4–0 (Grizzlies) Won Div. Semifinal, 4–3 (Eagles) Won Conference Finals, 4–0 (Chiefs) Lost Fred Page Cup Finals, 0–4 (Vees)
2023–24	54	33	20	0	1	203	161	67	3rd of 9, Coastal 7th of 17, BCHL	Won 1st round, 4-3 (Express) Won 2nd round, 4-0 (Chiefs) Lost semi-finals, 4-3 (Eagles)
2024–25	54	26	24	3	1	181	190	56	7th of 10, Coastal 13th of 21, BCHL	?? Div Quarterfinals, 0-0 (Eagles)

Source: "Alberni Valley Bulldogs hockey team statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.

Alumni

Bulldogs alumni include the team's former head coach Jim Hiller, who became head coach of the Los Angeles Kings in 2024. ^[5] Casey Bailey and Harry Zolnierczyk each played two seasons with the team. ^{[6] [7] [8]} David Dziurzynski played one season with the team. ^[9] Andrew Hammond played one game with the team. ^[10]

See also

• British Columbia Hockey League

• List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

• Port Alberni Bombers

References

1. Quinn, Susie (November 19, 2018). "BCHL Bulldogs are for sale". Alberni Valley News. Black Press Media. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
2. Quinn, Susie (July 18, 2019). "BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs have been sold". Alberni Valley News. Black Press Media. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
3. "BCHL's Alberni Valley Bulldogs have new owner". Vancouver Island Free Daily. Black Press Media. June 3, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
4. Dheensaw, Cleve (June 4, 2024). "Michaud takes over as president of the Grizzlies and targets bringing fans back to the Q Centre". Times Colonist. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
5. "B.C.'s Jim Hiller named head coach of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings". Vancouver Island Free Daily. Black Press Media. May 22, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
6. "BCHL: Bulldogs' trio commit to NCAA Div. 1 hockey teams". Alberni Valley News. Black Press Media. December 30, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
7. "Casey Bailey hockey stats and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
8. "Harry Zolnierczyk hockey stats and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
9. "David Dziurzynski hockey stats and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
10. "Andrew Hammond hockey stats and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

Further reading

• Dheensaw, Cleve (April 29, 2024). "VIJHL latest league to bolt Hockey Canada and go independent". Times Colonist. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved August 21, 2024. The affiliation will not be club-to-club but be on a universal basis with BCHL teams allowed to call up players from or send down players to any of the VIJHL teams.
• Ewen, Steve (April 30, 2024). "Vancouver Island Junior B loop cuts ties with Hockey Canada, joins forces with BCHL". The Province. Postmedia. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
• Drewry, Brian (July 23, 2024). "BCHL approves sale of Bulldogs to Port Alberni business owners". Times Colonist. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
• Rardon, Elena (September 25, 2024). "Alberni Valley Bulldogs open BCHL season with dramatic overtime win". Vancouver Island Free Daily. Black Press Media. Retrieved October 5, 2024.

External links

• Official website