GAME VS. WILD @ BWC HIGHLIGHTS EXPRESS EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

THE COQUITLAM EXPRESS OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA HOCKEY LEAGUE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUCE THEY WILL BE HAVING AN EXHIBITION GAME SEPTEMBER 3 2015 vs THE WENATCHEE WILD AT THE BURNABY WINTER CLUB,  4990 CANADA WAY, BURNABY B.C.  FACE OFF  at 7:11pm 

ALL BURNABY WINTER CLUB MEMBERS WILL BE ADMITTED FREE TO THE GAME IF THEY ARE WEARING THEIR HOCKEY JERSEY AND BRING A NON PARISHABLE FOOD TO THE TICKET GATE. 

ALL OTHERS WILL BE ADMITTED FOR $5.

THE WENATCHEE WILD ARE ENTERING THE BCHL FOR THEIR FIRST SEASON, AND ARE THE 17^th TEAM TO JOIN THE BCHL AND THE FIRST U.S. BASED TEAM SINCE THE BELLINGHAM ICE HAWKS WHO OPERATED FROM 1990-1995.

THE WILD WHO PLAYED FOR THE PREVIOUS SEVEN SEASONS IN THE NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE HAD A WINNING RECORD EVERY YEAR. THEY WILL BE IN THE BCHL MAINLAND DIVISION WITH THE EXPRESS.

EXPRESS HEAD COACH-GENERAL MANAGER  BARRY WOLFF SAYS, "THE REASON WE WANTED TO HAVE A GAME AT THE BWC IS TO PROMOTE OUR LEAGUE AND SHOWCASE THE TALENT LEVEL, THE EXPRESS ARE THE COMMUNITY’S TEAM. AND EVEN THOUGH WE PLAY OUR REGULAR SEASON HOME GAMES AT THE POIRIER SPORTS COMPLEX, WE WANT TO REACH OUT TO ALL SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, ALL SHOULD FEEL PART OF OUR TEAM. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PLAY A GAME AT BWC AND THANK THE BWC FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS."

THE BCHL HAD 37 ALUMNI PLAY IN THE NHL THIS PAST SEASON

2014-15 SEASON 109 BCHL PLAYERS RECEIVED NCAA DIVISION ONE SCHOLARSHIPS

THE COQUITLAM EXPRES OPEN 2015 TRAINING CAMP AUGUST 24 AT THE POIRER SPORTS COMPLEX.

FULL 2015 EXPRESS EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

AUGUST 27   vs LANGLEY RIVERMEN    @LANGLEY SORTSPLEX    5:00pm

AUGUST 29   vs LANGLEY RIVERMEN    @ THE PORT COQUITLAM REC CENTRE   7:00pm

SEPTEMBER 1 vs CHILLIWACK CHIEFS  @ THE HOPE & DISTRICT REC CENTRE    7:00pm

SEPTEMBER 3 vs WENATCHEE WILD      @ BURANBY WINTER CLUB                        7:10pm 

SEPTEMBER 4 vs SURREY EAGLES          @ SOUTH SURREY ARENA                           7:00pm

EXPRESS 2015-16 SCHEDULE

The schedule for the 2015-16 Express season was released by the BCHL Friday. Just days after the schedule for the 2015 Bauer BCHL showcase was released.

Click here for full Express schedule

The season starts Saturday September 12th in Chilliwack. The next afternoon the Express are in Surrey to face the Eagles.

Due to BC hosting the Mann Cup the Express needed to leave dates open at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Centre in case the Adanacs advanced to the National Senior Mens lacrosse championship.

As a result the Express won't play their home opener until Saturday October 3rd vs. Cowichan Valley.

That game will be the backend of three games in three nights after playing the previous two nights on the Island in Victoria and Nanaimo.

That means the final 5 months of the season will be home heavy for the Express with 28 of their final 50 games on home ice. In fact 16 of their first 21 games will be road games. (That includes showcase games)

Other highlights include:

October 10 @ Wenatchee.

October 20 home vs. Wenatchee.

October 21 home vs. defending BCHL and Western Canada Cup champion Penticton.

The longest home stand is 7 games from January 2nd through the 22nd.

Three straight games (1 away, 2 home) vs. Surrey. December 11 @ Surrey, December 12, 18 @ Coquitlam.

Seven of the final nine games all in February will be played at home. The only two road games will be short bus trips to Monday February 8 (Family day) at Surrey. And Saturday February 27th the season finale at Chilliwack. In what is becoming an annual tradition the Express and Chiefs will end the season with a home and home.

The schedule breaks down like this.

34 games vs. Mainland division opponents.

6 vs. Surrey (3 home, 3 away)

7 vs. Chilliwack (3 home, 4 away) *In previous years the Express and Chiefs played two or three home and home sets a year. This year only one to end the regular season.

7 vs. Langley (3 home, 4 away)

7 vs. Wenatchee (4 home, 3 away)

7 vs. Prince George (4 home, 3 away)

12 games vs. Island division 1 home, 1 away vs. five island teams. Plus two additional games at the showcase one home game vs. Powell River and a road game vs. Nanaimo

12 games vs. Interior division 1 home and 1 away.

Three times this season the Express will play three games in three nights. The most notable sequence is Wednesday December 2nd vs. Vernon, Thursday December 3rd @ Prince George, Friday December 4th @ Chilliwack.