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The Alberni Valley Bulldogs start the 2024-25 British Columbia Hockey League season by welcoming the Nanaimo Clippers to the Alberni Valley Multiplex on Sept. 20. The 2023 Fred Page Cup runners-up play six of their first 10 games against their new (old) Coastal West Division rivals Nanaimo, Victoria, Cowichan Valley, […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs finished third in the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference with a 31-19-3-1 record this season faced the Victoria Grizzlies in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Bulldogs eliminated the Grizzlies in a four-game sweep. Alberni Valley then faced the Surrey Eagles in […]
Here we are on the final leg of the 2022-23 B.C. Hockey League season. This has been a crazy year for the BCHL from a fantastic regular season that saw Penticton only lose four games, to the success of the outdoor BCHL Prospects and All-Star games, and another wildly popular […]
Before the end of their post-season run, like many other BC Hockey League clubs, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs started preparing for the 2022-23 season, and a handful of new recruits were posted on the league’s website. Defender Tristan Taylor is coming from the Vancouver NE Chiefs U18 AAA program in […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs had a fantastic season in 2021-22, finishing as Coastal Conference champions. The Bulldogs had high hopes entering the post-season, but a disappointing result. Alberni Valley topped the Cowichan Valley Capitals in a four-game sweep before being upset by the Langley Rivermen in six games in the […]
Devlin commits to Princeton University Coquitlam Express defender Ian Devlin has committed to playing NCAA Division I hockey at Princeton University in September 2023. The 2002-born product of Memphis, TN had four goals and 22 points in 54 games as an alternate captain for the Express this season. Kings add […]
Bulldogs ink Martin to five year extension The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced on Wednesday that general manager and head coach Joe Martin has signed a contract extension through the 2026-27 BC Hockey League season. Martin, 41, is into his third season with the Bulldogs. In 130 games with Alberni Valley, […]
In franchise history, there are three Bulldogs teams that went on deep playoff runs. These runs took them to the third round of the BCHL playoffs and while they came close to the finals, the team didn’t advance any further. Their first deep run was in 2001 when the Bulldogs […]
Due to the cancelation of the 2020 BCHL playoffs because of the coronavirus pandemic, rather than focus on each BCHL team as they were eliminated, I decided to cover each team’s graduating players and eligible returnees alphabetically. The Bulldogs have three 20-year-olds on their roster in forwards Ryan Doolin, Jackson […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs incurred their first outright loss at Weyerhaeuser Arena against the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday night and then hit the road for a game in Victoria on Sunday which would be another defeat. Loss to Cowichan Valley Cole Broadhurst opened the scoring for the Capitals at […]
