Langley Rivermen

Langley Rivermen
City	Langley, British Columbia, Canada
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Division	Mainland
Founded	1972
Home arena	George Preston Recreation Centre
Colours	Navy blue, light blue, silver, cream
General manager	Bobby Henderson
Head coach	Bobby Henderson
Website	www.langleyrivermen.com/
Franchise history
1972–1990	Richmond Sockeyes
1990–2006	Chilliwack Chiefs
2006–2011	Langley Chiefs
2011–present	Langley Rivermen

The Langley Rivermen are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Mainland Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).

History

The BCHL franchise was founded as the Richmond Sockeyes 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 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.

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

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2006–07	60	29	27	1	3	229	229	62	1596	5th Coastal	Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Express)
2007–08	60	33	21	0	6	257	234	72	1263	2nd Coastal	Lost Conf. Finals, 2–4 (Clippers)
2008–09	60	30	25	2	3	217	211	65	1287	2nd Mainland	Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Eagles)
2009–10	60	33	22	2	3	226	209	71	1280	4th Coastal	Lost Conf. Semifinals, 0–4 (Kings)
2010–11	60	31	21	1	7	240	217	70		3rd Coastal	Lost Division Semifinals
2011–12	60	19	35	1	5	174	237	44		13th BCHL	Did not qualify
2012–13	56	24	26	1	5	194	204	54		4th Mainland	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–3 (Eagles)
2013–14	58	37	13	3	5	200	155	82	937	1st Mainland	Lost Div. Finals, 2–4 (Express)
2014–15	58	29	23	1	5	204	198	64	870	2nd Mainland	Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–4 (Spruce Kings)
2015–16	58	31	22	3	2	212	187	67	744	3rd Mainland 7th BCHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–4 (Wild)
2016–17	58	30	20	6	2	240	205	68	733	3rd Mainland 7th BCHL	Lost First Round, 2–4 (Chiefs)
2017–18	58	25	20	10	3	168	183	63	906	2nd Mainland 9th BCHL	Lost First Round, 2–4 (Eagles)
2018–19	58	27	27	—	4	167	173	58	795	4th Mainland 11th BCHL	Lost First Round, 3–4 (Chiefs)
2019–20	58	23	31	1	3	162	204	50	942	4th Mainland 13th BCHL	Lost First Round, 0–4 (Express)

Notable Langley Chiefs/Rivermen alumni

• Colton Beck
• Dante Fabbro
• Derek Grant
• Kyle MacKinnon
• Dennis Robertson

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

External links

• Langley Rivermen website