The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a junior ice hockey team based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal West Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Weyerhaeuser Arena.
The Bulldogs were founded as an expansion team in the BCHL based in Burnaby in 1998 and moved to Port Alberni in 2002. The team was sold to the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society in 2012, and to Keycorp Sports & Entertainment Ltd in 2019. The team was sold to Olithan Sports & Entertainment in 2024.
|+ style="background:#F2AE4C; border-top:#CE3726 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE3726 5px solid"| ! style=width:4em | Season ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Ties">T</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> ! style=width:10em | Finish ! style=width:18em | Playoffs |- align=right | align=left|1998âÂÂ99 || 60 || 15 || 43 || â || 2 || 214 || 347 || 32 || align=left|<small>4th, Mainland</small> ||align=left|<small>did not qualify</small> |- align=right | align=left|1999âÂÂ00 || 60 || 27 || 25 || â || 8 || 234 || 248 || 62 || align=left|<small>3rd, Mainland</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference quarterfinals, 1âÂÂ4 (Hornets)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2000âÂÂ01 || 60 || 37 || 19 || â || 4 || 287 || 216 || 78 || align=left|<small>1st, Mainland</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference finals, 3âÂÂ4 (Salsa)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2001âÂÂ02 || 60 || 25 || 30 || â || 5 || 278 || 304 || 55 || align=left|<small>3rd, Mainland</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference quarterfinals, 1âÂÂ4 (Eagles)</small>
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|+ style="background:#F2AE4C; border-top:#CE3726 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE3726 5px solid"| ! style=width:4em | Season ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Ties">T</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> ! style=width:10em | Finish ! style=width:18em | Playoffs |- align=right | align=left|2002âÂÂ03 || 60 || 27 || 31 || 1 || 1 || 242 || 261 || 56 || align=left|<small>4th, Island</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference quarterfinals, 2âÂÂ4 (Clippers)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2003âÂÂ04 || 60 || 27 || 29 || 0 || 4 || 215 || 246 || 58 || align=left|<small>4th, Island</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference semifinals, 1âÂÂ3 (Eagles)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2004âÂÂ05 || 60 || 32 || 21 || 1 || 6 || 207 || 182 || 71 || align=left|<small>2nd, Island</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference semifinals, 0âÂÂ4 (Clippers)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2005âÂÂ06 || 60 || 43 || 12 || 2 || 3 || 219 || 141 || 91 || align=left|<small>2nd, Island</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference semifinals, 2âÂÂ4 (Salsa)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2006âÂÂ07 || 60 || 21 || 32 || 1 || 6 || 209 || 255 || 49 || align=left|<small>7th, Coastal</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference quarterfinals, 1âÂÂ4 (Grizzlies)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2007âÂÂ08 || 60 || 17 || 39 || 1 || 3 || 171 || 259 || 38 || align=left|<small>8th, Coastal</small> ||align=left|<small>did not qualify</small> |- align=right | align=left|2008âÂÂ09 || 60 || 16 || 36 || 1 || 7 || 156 || 240 || 40 || align=left|<small>4th, Island</small> ||align=left|<small>did not qualify</small> |- align=right | align=left|2009âÂÂ10 || 60 || 45 || 12 || 1 || 2 || 233 || 145 || 93 || align=left|<small>1st, Coastal</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost conference finals, 3âÂÂ4 (Kings)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2010âÂÂ11 || 60 || 24 || 29 || 4 || 3 || 176 || 197 || 55 || align=left|<small>6th, Coastal</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost division quarterfinals, 0âÂÂ4 (Chiefs)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2011âÂÂ12 || 60 || 22 || 34 || 2 || 2 || 202 || 232 || 48 || align=left|<small>6th, Coastal<br>12th, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>did not qualify</small> |- align=right | align=left|2012âÂÂ13 || 56 || 29 || 20 || 2 || 5 || 202 || 192 || 65 || align=left|<small>3rd, Island<br>8th, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost Island/Mainland finals, 0âÂÂ4 (Eagles)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2013âÂÂ14 || 58 || 21 || 28 || 2 || 7 || 169 || 206 || 60 || align=left|<small>4th of 5, Island<br>13th of 16, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small> Lost division semifinals, 3âÂÂ4 (Grizzlies)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2014âÂÂ15 || 58 || 27 || 25 || 4 || 2 || 200 || 196 || 51 || align=left|<small>4th of 5, Island<br>12th of 16, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost division semifinals, 3âÂÂ4 (Clippers)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2015âÂÂ16 || 58 || 23 || 27 || 4 || 4 || 174 || 200 || 54 || align=left|<small>4th of 5, Island<br>10th of 17, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost division semifinals, 1âÂÂ4 (Clippers)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2016âÂÂ17 || 58 || 16 || 32 || 7 || 3 || 134 || 209 || 42 || align=left|<small>5th of 5, Island<br>15th of 17, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>did not qualify</small> |- align=right | align=left|2017âÂÂ18 || 58 || 17 || 32 || 5 || 4 || 154 || 230 || 43 || align=left|<small>4th of 5, Island<br>15th of 17, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost division semifinals, 3âÂÂ4 (Grizzlies)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2018âÂÂ19 || 58 || 21 || 34 || â || 6 || 159 || 220 || 45 || align=left|<small>4th of 5, Island<br>15th of 17, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost first round, 0âÂÂ4 (Grizzlies)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2019âÂÂ20 || 58 || 26 || 28 || 0 || 4 || 186 || 214 || 56 || align=left|<small>4th of 5, Island<br>12th of 17, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Lost first round, 0âÂÂ4 (Clippers)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2020âÂÂ21 || 20 || 11 || 5 || 1 || 3 || 82 || 64 || 26 || align=left|<small>2nd of 4, Port Alberni Pod<br>8th of 16, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Covid-19 seasonâÂÂno playoffs</small> |- align=right | align=left|2021âÂÂ22 || 54 || 35 || 15 || 1 || 3 || 195 || 148 || 74 || align=left|<small>1st of 9, Coastal<br>4th of 18, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Won Div. Quarterfinal, 4âÂÂ0 (Capitals)<br>Lost division semifinal, 2âÂÂ4 (Rivermen)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2022âÂÂ23 || 54 || 31 || 19 || â || 4 || 198 || 164 || 66 || align=left|<small>3rd of 9, Coastal<br>5th of 18, BCHL</small> ||align=left|<small>Won division quarterfinal, 4âÂÂ0 (Grizzlies)<br>Won division semifinal, 4âÂÂ3 (Eagles)<br>Won conference finals, 4âÂÂ0 (Chiefs)<br>Lost Fred Page Cup finals, 0âÂÂ4 (Vees)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2023âÂÂ24 || 54 || 33 || 20 || 0 || 1 || 203 || 161 || 67 || align=left|<small>3rd of 9, Coastal<br>7th of 17, BCHL</small> || align=left|<small>Won first round, 4-3 (Express)<br>Won second round, 4-0 (Chiefs)<br>Lost semifinals, 4-3 (Eagles)</small> |- align=right | align=left|2024âÂÂ25 || 54 || 26 || 24 || 3 || 1 || 181 || 190 || 56 || align=left|<small>7th of 10, Coastal<br>13th of 21, BCHL</small> || align=left|<small>Won division quarterfinals, 4-1 (Eagles)<br>Lost division semifinals, 1âÂÂ4 (Chiefs)</small>
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Bulldogs alumni include the team's former head coach Jim Hiller, who became head coach of the Los Angeles Kings in 2024. Casey Bailey and Harry Zolnierczyk each played two seasons with the team. David Dziurzynski played one season with the team. Andrew Hammond played one game with the team.