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The Bridge River Valley League is a former men's intermediate ice hockey league in British Columbia. The league appears to have operated with just two teams for what appears to be its' two of its's three season existence, the Bralorne Golddiggers and the Pioneer Mines Hockey Club also known as the Pioneer Hi-Grades with Lower Valley participating in just the 1936-37 season.

The league would produce the provincial intermediate champions in three of its four seasons (1936-37, 1937-38, and 1938-39).

1935-36 Bridge River Valley League[]

  • 1/5: Pioneer - Bralorne 10:4
  • 1/8: Pioneer - Bralorne 5:2
  • 1/11: Pioneer - Bralorne 5:0
  • 1/20: Pioneer - Bralorne 2:2
  • 1/27: Pioneer - Bralorne 1:1
  • 1/29: Bralorne - Pioneer 1:0
  • 2/2: Bralorne - Pioneer 1:0
  • 2/10: Pioneer - Bralorne 3:2
Final
  • 2/13: Bralorne - Pioneer 3:1
  • 2/17: Pioneer - Bralorne 5:2

Provincial Quarter Finals[]

2 games total goals

  • Merritt - Pioneer 6:2
  • Merritt - Pioneer 3:1

Merritt beat Pioneer Mines Hockey Club 9 goals to 3.

1936-37 Bridge River Valley League[]

  • 1/13: Bralorne - Lower Valley 4:3 OT
  • 1/16: Pioneer Mines - Bralorne 7:1
  • 1/21: Pioneer Mines - Lower Valley 3:2
  • 1/23: Pioneer Mines - Lower Valley 2:1
  • 1/27: Bralorne - Lower Valley 2:2 OT
  • 2/3: Pioneer Mines - Bralorne 4:1

As of 1/14 Pioneer Mines led the league with 3 wins and a tie (7-0-1 final record), Bralorne was in second with 2 wins and a tie (final record of 4-2-2), and Lower Valley was winless (0-7-1 final record).

Provincial Playoffs[]

First round
  • Pioneer Mines - Wells 2:0, 7:2
Semifinals
  • Pioneer Mines - Merritt 4:2, 12:3
Final
  • Pioneer Mines - Salmon Arm 4:6, 2:1, 5:2

1937-38 Bridge River Valley League[]

  • 12/17: Bralorne - Pioneer 6:6
  • 12/18: Bralorne - Pioneer 2:1
  • 1/8: Pioneer - Bralorne 2:1
  • 1/9: Pioneer - Bralorne 2:2 OT
League Final
  • 1/26: Bralorne - Pioneer 5:3
  • 1/30: Bralorne - Pioneer 2:2 OT
  • 2/2: Bralorne - Pioneer 5:3

Coy Cup Qualifier[]

  • 2/7: Bralorne - Pioneer 8:1
  • 2/13: Bralorne - Pioneer 6:2

Coy Cup Semi Finals[]

2 games total goals

Final[]

Best of 3

  • Bralorne beat Vernon 2 wins to 1 (2-3, 7-2, 11-2)

Bralorne Golddiggers advanced to the 1937-38 Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs.

1938-39 Bridge River Valley League[]

  • 12/17: Bralorne - Pioneer 5:1
  • 12/18: Bralorne - Pioneer 3:1
  • 1/7: Bralorne - Pioneer 8:3
  • 1/8: Bralorne - Pioneer 5:3
  • 1/21: Pioneer - Bralorne 3:2
  • 1/22: Bralorne - Pioneer 4:3
  • 1/28: Pioneer - Bralorne 8:4
  • 1/29: Bralorne - Pioneer 8:3

First Round of Provincial Playoffs[]

Best of 3

  • Pioneer - Bralorne 4:1, 8:2 - annulled and replayed

2 games total goals

Quarter Finals[]

2 games total goals

Semi Finals[]

2 games total goals

Final[]

Best of 3

Bralorne Golddiggers advanced to the 1938-39 Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs.