Langley Rivermen
| Langley Rivermen | |
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| City | Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
| League | British Columbia Hockey League |
| Division | Mainland |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Home arena | George Preston Recreation Centre |
| Colours | Navy Blue, Silver, White |
| General manager |
 Bobby Henderson |
| Head coach |
Bobby Henderson |
| Website | www.langleyrivermen.com/ |
| Franchise history | |
| 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 coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). In 2016, they began playing out of the George Preston Recreation Centre. They formerly played their home games at the 5,276 capacity Langley Events Centre until the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League began using the rink for its home games.
The Chilliwack Chiefs were founded in 1990 when they bought the franchise rights of the Richmond Sockeyes. The Sockeyes were in the process of returning to Jr. B. Prior to this, Chilliwack had entertained previous teams like the Chilliwack Bruins from 1970 until 1976 who moved to Maple Ridge, British Columbia and then Revelstoke, British Columbia before merging with the Kamloops Rockets franchise, the Chilliwack Colts from 1978 until 1981 who seem to have become the Langley Eagles and later the Chilliwack Eagles from 1987 until 1989 - who became the Ladner Penguins, later the Bellingham Blazers, and then were bought out by the Trail Smoke Eaters.
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.
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
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