The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a Junior "A"

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team based in Port Alberni,

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, 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 British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) in

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, 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 18th, 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. LBERNI VALLEY BULLDOGS ROSTER 2022/23 *Updated 7/20/2022 #1 Callum Tung (Goalie) #2 Luke Rybinski #3 Emanuelson/Manu Charbonneau #4 Kai Greaves #5 Jérémy Fontaine #9 Ethan Bono #10 Logan Holm #11 Zeke Nicholson History History #20 Braden Blace #23 Matthew Maltais #25 Cole Melady #26 Ethan Leyer #27 (C) Chase Klassen #29 Nicholas Beneteau #30 Hobie Hedquist (Goalie) #31 Hayden Dunford (Goalie) #35 Mateo Sjoberg #72 AJ Vasko 2022 Commitments Stevie Castagna (Bentley Falcons) Josh Zary (LIU Sharks) Arlo Merritt (Bentley Falcons) Brandon Buhr (Clarkson Golden Knights) Matthew Maltais (Omaha Mavericks) Ethan Bono (Merrimack Warrior Finn Brown (RPI Engineers) Ethan Leyer (St. Cloud State Univ.) Emanuelson Charboneau (Omaha Mavericks) Hobie Hedquist (North Dakota Fighting Hawks) Luke Rybinski ( Winnipeg Ice) Booker Daniel (

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Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''

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
*Kevin Ross: 2010 *Jordan Kremyr: 2006 Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy
*Mark MacMillan: 2010 *Tyler Leibel: 1999 Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy
*Nolan Graham: 2010 * Jim Hiller: 2006 Vern Dye Memorial Trophy
*Mitch MacMillan: 2010

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