The Langley Rivermen are a
junior ice hockey
Junior ice hockey is amateur-level ice hockey for 16 to 20 year-old players. National Junior teams compete annually for the IIHF World Junior Championship. The United States men's national junior ice hockey team are the defending champions from ...
team based in
Langley, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Division of the
British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).
History
The BCHL franchise was founded as the
Richmond Sockeyes
The Richmond Sockeyes are a Junior ice hockey team based in Richmond, British Columbia. They were named the "Sockeyes" by the original owner and longtime Richmond resident and B.C. hockey volunteer and leader Bruce Allison in 1972. Allison was ...
in 1972 in the
Pacific Junior A Hockey League. In 1990, Sockeyes dropped to the junior B level and sold the junior A franchise to become the
Chilliwack Chiefs. In 2006, the
Chilliwack Bruins of the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...
were founded and the Chiefs moved to become the Langley Chiefs.
In 2011, the Chiefs changed ownership and became the Langley Rivermen, allowing for the return of the Chiefs to Chilliwack.
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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''
Notable alumni
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Shawn Horcoff
See also
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List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia
The following is a list of ice hockey teams in British Columbia, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won.
Major Professional
National Hockey League
Professional Women's Hockey League
Pacific Coast Ho ...
References
External links
Langley Rivermen website
British Columbia Hockey League teams
Sport in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
Ice hockey teams in Vancouver
Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
2011 establishments in British Columbia
Ice hockey clubs established in 2011
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