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 […]
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BCHL Fred Page Cup Final preview
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 […]
New Bulldogs recruits: Brady McIsaac and Callum Tung
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 […]
Alberni Valley Bulldogs: Graduating players and eligible returnees
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 […]
BCHL Bulletin: Devlin commits to Princeton, Kings sign Dashevsky for 2022-23, and more!
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 […]
BCHL Bulletin: Martin inks extension in Alberni, Wild and Smokies add new recruits, and more!
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, […]
A look at three Alberni Valley Bulldogs deep playoff runs
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 […]
Alberni Valley Bulldogs: Graduating players and eligible returnees
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 […]
Bulldogs held without a point at home for first time this season
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 […]
Bulldogs Win Two of Three Games
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs defeated the Surrey Eagles 6-3 on Sept. 17. The Bulldogs scored five unanswered third period goals from being down 3-1 after the second period. In the second game, the Bulldogs blew a 2-1 lead heading into the second period for a 3-2 regulation loss in Duncan. […]
