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
Mascot	Bernie the Bulldog
Owner(s)	Keycorp Sports & Entertainment
President	David Michaud
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 in Burnaby, British Columbia, in 1998. They were moved to Port Alberni in 2002. After being run as a community owned franchise for many years, the club was sold on July 18, 2019. The BCHL board of governors granted unanimous approval for Keycorp Sports & Entertainment Ltd to acquire a majority share in the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Joining Keycorp Sports and Entertainment are Ron Coutre of Victoria, Luke Betts of Coquitlam, Dennis See, Stefanie Weber and Tim MacLean all of Port Alberni. Keycorp Sports & Entertainment will have leadership in the group and will oversee all hockey and business operation decisions.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PTS = Points

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)
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 17m BCHL	Won 1st round, 4-3 (Express) Won 2nd round, 4-0 (Chiefs) Lost semi-finals, 4-3 (Eagles)

NHL alumni

• Casey Bailey
• David Dziurzynski
• Andrew Hammond
• Jim Hiller
• Harry Zolnierczyk

Awards and trophies

Best Defenceman (Coastal)

• Doug Krantz: 2004
• Brandon Janes: 2003
• Dale Lupul: 2001

Bob Fenton Trophy
Most Sportsmanlike Player (Coastal)

• Kevin Ross: 2010
• Jordan Kremyr: 2006

Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy
Rookie of the Year (Coastal)

• Mark MacMillan: 2010
• Tyler Leibel: 1999

Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy
Coach of the Year (Coastal)

• Nolan Graham: 2010
• Jim Hiller: 2006

Vern Dye Memorial Trophy
Most Valuable Player (Coastal)

• Mitch MacMillan: 2010

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

External links

• Official website