After six months without hockey, the Langley Rivermen are ready for their second season in the BCHL. In their inaugural year, there was a learning curve for everyone involved in the organization from the front office down to the players. With a year under the team's belt, this season's edition of the Rivermen are ready to make a run at the playoffs! Training camp was a tremendous success as all 60 players that participated put on quite the show for everybody that attended. The coaching staff has worked tirelessly over the summer to bring in the best talent from around North America and the players they brought in look to be poised for big season’s!
There could be as many as ten players returning from last season's team on the roster for this upcoming year. Some of the big names include leading goal scorer Mario Puskarich, defensive phenom Bo Pellah, starting goaltender James Barr, and newly named captain Thomas Nitsche. Also on the 2012-2013 edition of the club is hometown boy Jakob Reichert who the team picked up in an off season trade with the Merritt Centennials. Jakob will be entering his third BCHL season and is just nineteen years old.
Like last season, look for the Rivermen to be highly involved in community events around Langley. The team will be at such events as the Langley Cruise in on September 8th, BBQ on the Bypass on September 16th, and the Cranberry Festival on October 6th. In addition to some of the aforementioned special events, the team will be out in schools, at Langley Minor Hockey practices and much more.
All 27 home games will be played at the Langley Events Centre. There are special theme nights planned such as:
October 12 Kids Run the Show
A chance for the kids to run all aspects of the game night and really get involved!
October 18 Pink in the Rink Night
The Rivermen will do their best to raise
proceeds for the Canadian Cancer Society
October 27 Trick or Suite Night
Bring your kids, and their Halloween costumes, to the rink and they can go trick or treating in the Suites at the LEC! A safe and fun environment to celebrate Halloween.
November 2 Awful Night
A night where everything, except the Rivermen, are so bad it’s funny!
November 10 Veteran’s Night
The team pay respects to the heroes of Langley
November 27 Movember to Remember
Come to the rink and see which player grew the best mustache in support of Cancer Research!
December 14 Teddy Bear Toss
Bring a stuffed toy to the rink and when the Rivermen score their first goal – chuck those bears on the ice! Proceeds will go to support those in need during the holiday season.
January 27 Football Frenzy
The Rivermen celebrate their friends on the Gridiron with some pre-Super Bowl celebrations
March 7 Fan Appreciation
The greatest night of the year to be a fan of the Rivermen! Lots of fun and prizing for everyone!
This season, every BCHL team will pay a visit to the Langley Events Centre. With the new division alignment, fans will get the chance to see clubs that haven’t been to Langley in quite some tim
