{"history":[],"article":{"id":"a94adddd-6c3d-4922-9d6d-1b68b2bf791a","title":"Alberni Valley Bulldogs","slug":"alberni-valley-bulldogs","content":":::summary\n![Alberni Valley Bulldogs](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Alberni///Valley///Bulldogs///logo.svg)\n**Team:** Alberni Valley Bulldogs \n**Colour:** #F2AE4C; border-top:#CE3726 5px solid;border-bottom:#CE3726 5px solid \n**City:** [Port Alberni](https://bliptext.com/articles/port-alberni), [British Columbia](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia) \n**League:** [British Columbia Hockey League](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia-hockey-league) \n**Conference:** Coastal \n**Founded:** 1998 \n**Arena:** [Weyerhaeuser Arena](https://bliptext.com/articles/weyerhaeuser-arena) \n**Colours:** Red, black, grey, white \n**Gm:** Joe Martin \n**Website:** albernivalleybulldogs.ca \n**Name 1:** Burnaby Bulldogs \n**Dates 1:** 1998–2002 \n**Name 2:** Alberni Valley Bulldogs \n**Dates 2:** 2002–present \n**General Manager:** Joe Martin \n**Head Coach:** Joe Martin \n**Conf Titles:** 4 \n**Owners:** Olithan Sports & Entertainment Ltd \n:::\n\n# \nThe **Alberni Valley Bulldogs** are a [junior ice hockey](https://bliptext.com/articles/junior-ice-hockey) team based in [Port Alberni](https://bliptext.com/articles/port-alberni), [British Columbia](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia), Canada.\nThey are members of the Island Division of the [British Columbia Hockey League](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia-hockey-league) (BCHL).\nThey play their home games at [Weyerhaeuser Arena](https://bliptext.com/articles/weyerhaeuser-arena).\n\n# History\nThe Bulldogs were founded as an [expansion team](https://bliptext.com/articles/expansion-team) in the [BCHL](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia-hockey-league) based in [Burnaby](https://bliptext.com/articles/burnaby) in 1998 and moved to [Port Alberni](https://bliptext.com/articles/port-alberni) in 2002.\nThe team was sold to the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society in 2012, and to Keycorp Sports & Entertainment Ltd in 2019.\nThe team was sold to Olithan Sports & Entertainment in 2024.\n\n# Season-by-season record\n! style=width:4em | Season\n! style=width:2.2em | GP\n! style=width:2.2em | W\n! style=width:2.2em | L\n! style=width:2.2em | T\n! style=width:2.2em | OTL\n! style=width:2.2em | GF\n! style=width:2.2em | GA\n! style=width:2.2em | Pts\n! style=width:10em | Finish\n! style=width:18em | Playoffs\nSource:\n! style=width:4em | Season\n! style=width:2.2em | GP\n! style=width:2.2em | W\n! style=width:2.2em | L\n! style=width:2.2em | T\n! style=width:2.2em | OTL\n! style=width:2.2em | GF\n! style=width:2.2em | GA\n! style=width:2.2em | Pts\n! style=width:10em | Finish\n! style=width:18em | Playoffs\nSource:\n\n# Alumni\nBulldogs alumni include the team's former head coach [Jim Hiller](https://bliptext.com/articles/jim-hiller), who became head coach of the [Los Angeles Kings](https://bliptext.com/articles/los-angeles-kings) in 2024.\n[Casey Bailey](https://bliptext.com/articles/casey-bailey) and [Harry Zolnierczyk](https://bliptext.com/articles/harry-zolnierczyk) each played two seasons with the team.\n[David Dziurzynski](https://bliptext.com/articles/david-dziurzynski) played one season with the team.\n[Andrew Hammond](https://bliptext.com/articles/andrew-hammond-ice-hockey) played one game with the team.","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T06:54:22.336Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T06:54:22.336Z","search_vector":"'alberni':1 'bulldog':3 'valley':2","search_content":" \n \n**Team:** Alberni Valley Bulldogs \n**Colour:** #F2AE4C; border-top:#CE3726 5px solid;border-bottom:#CE3726 5px solid \n**City:** [Port Alberni](https://bliptext.com/articles/port-alberni), [British Columbia](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia) \n**League:** [British Columbia Hockey League](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia-hockey-league) \n**Conference:** Coastal \n**Founded:** 1998 \n**Arena:** [Weyerhaeuser Arena](https://bliptext.com/articles/weyerhaeuser-arena) \n**Colours:** Red, black, grey, white \n**Gm:** Joe Martin \n**Website:** albernivalleybulldogs.ca \n**Name 1:** Burnaby Bulldogs \n**Dates 1:** 1998–2002 \n**Name 2:** Alberni Valley Bulldogs \n**Dates 2:** 2002–present \n**General Manager:** Joe Martin \n**Head Coach:** Joe Martin \n**Conf Titles:** 4 \n**Owners:** Olithan Sports & Entertainment Ltd \n \n\n# \nThe **Alberni Valley Bulldogs** are a [junior ice hockey](https://bliptext.com/articles/junior-ice-hockey) team based in [Port Alberni](https://bliptext.com/articles/port-alberni), [British Columbia](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia), Canada.\nThey are members of the Island Division of the [British Columbia Hockey League](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia-hockey-league) (BCHL).\nThey play their home games at [Weyerhaeuser Arena](https://bliptext.com/articles/weyerhaeuser-arena).\n\n# History\nThe Bulldogs were founded as an [expansion team](https://bliptext.com/articles/expansion-team) in the [BCHL](https://bliptext.com/articles/british-columbia-hockey-league) based in [Burnaby](https://bliptext.com/articles/burnaby) in 1998 and moved to [Port Alberni](https://bliptext.com/articles/port-alberni) in 2002.\nThe team was sold to the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society in 2012, and to Keycorp Sports & Entertainment Ltd in 2019.\nThe team was sold to Olithan Sports & Entertainment in 2024.\n\n# Season-by-season record\n! style=width:4em | Season\n! style=width:2.2em | GP\n! style=width:2.2em | W\n! style=width:2.2em | L\n! style=width:2.2em | T\n! style=width:2.2em | OTL\n! style=width:2.2em | GF\n! style=width:2.2em | GA\n! style=width:2.2em | Pts\n! style=width:10em | Finish\n! style=width:18em | Playoffs\nSource:\n! style=width:4em | Season\n! style=width:2.2em | GP\n! style=width:2.2em | W\n! style=width:2.2em | L\n! style=width:2.2em | T\n! style=width:2.2em | OTL\n! style=width:2.2em | GF\n! style=width:2.2em | GA\n! style=width:2.2em | Pts\n! style=width:10em | Finish\n! style=width:18em | Playoffs\nSource:\n\n# Alumni\nBulldogs alumni include the team's former head coach [Jim Hiller](https://bliptext.com/articles/jim-hiller), who became head coach of the [Los Angeles Kings](https://bliptext.com/articles/los-angeles-kings) in 2024.\n[Casey Bailey](https://bliptext.com/articles/casey-bailey) and [Harry Zolnierczyk](https://bliptext.com/articles/harry-zolnierczyk) each played two seasons with the team.\n[David Dziurzynski](https://bliptext.com/articles/david-dziurzynski) played one season with the team.\n[Andrew Hammond](https://bliptext.com/articles/andrew-hammond-ice-hockey) played one game with the team.","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}