EXPRESS ALUMS AT NCAA REGIONALS

The frozen four teams were determined this weekend with the regional play downs.

There were a number Express alumni playing this past weekend in win and you move on games in the NCAA tournament.

QUNNIPIAC ADVANCES TO FROZEN FOUR

The number 1 team in the country the Bobcats are the only team featuring Express alumni that have moved on to Tampa Bay.

The weekend started for Bo Pieper and company started Saturday with a  4-0 win over RIT in the East Regional semi final. Click here for video highlights.  Click here for boxscore

Former Penticton Vee Travis St. Denis and former Chilliwack Chief Scott Davidson was among the goal scorers. Former Surrey Eagle Devon Toews had three assists. Michael Gartieg the former Penticton Vee made 27 saves for the shutout.

In the East Regional final Qunnipiac punched their second trip to the Frozen Four in four years with a 4-1 win over UMass Lowell. Click here for NCAA story Click here for video highlights

Scott Davidson scored for a second straight game. Bo Pieper had 1 shot and was a +1. Devon Toews was a +4. Michael Gartieg needed to only make 14 saves.

Qunnipiac will face Boston College Thursday April 7th at 2pm. Catch the game on TSN2.

Other Express alums on Qunnipiac are Bo's brother Canon who's only played two games this season and none since October. Daniel Fritz hasn't played all season.

FERRIS STATE GOES DOWN IN WEST REGIONAL

It's been a successful first college season for Corey Mackin who was the WCHA rookie of the year. He along with teammate and Burnaby Express alum Simon Denis won the WCHA championship. For Denis he was a sentimental story playing in his 5th season of college hockey after missing a significant amount of time during his college career with a neck injury.

Ferris State opened their NCAA tournament taking on St. Cloud State. It was a back and forth game that saw Ferris State advance 5-4 in overtime. Click here for boxscore Click here for video highlights

Ferris State had leads of 2-1 after 1 period and 4-2 after two periods. St. Cloud State forced overtime with two goals in the third period. Former Penticton Vee Joey Benik tied the game at four.

It only took 18 seconds of overtime hockey for Ferris State to advance on a goal by Jared Vanwormer.

Ferris State faced Denver in the West Regional final. This was another back and forth game that saw Denver ultimately advance by a 6-3 score. Click here for boxscore Click here for video highlights

Corey Mackin was among the Ferris State goal scorers in the first period. He finished the game with one goal and one assist.

.@CMackin_21 ties the game at 2 late in the 1st. Catch the game on TSN2. pic.twitter.com/Dfrq3vQpxZ

— Coquitlam Express (@BCHLExpress) March 27, 2016

Thank you to everyone at @FerrisHockey for the best 5 years of my life. Beyond proud to be a Bulldog.

— Simon Denis (@skdenis26) March 28, 2016

Denver will face North Dakota in the second Frozen Four game Thursday April 7th at 5:30 PM.

The championship game will be played Saturday April 9th. Click here for NCAA tournament bracket.

In other NCAA tournament games featuring teams with Express alumni on the roster, Ryan Rosenthal's Northeastern Huskies fell 6-2 to North Dakota Friday in a Midwest Regional semi final. Rosenthal didn't play.

Alexander Kerfoot and Harvard University fell 4-1 to Boston College in a Northeast Regional semi final Friday. Next season Alexander and Colton Kerfoot will be teammates at Harvard. The older Kerfoot will dress in his senior season.

Boston University was eliminated by Denver 7-2 in a West Regional semi final Saturday. Eric Udahl didn't dress for a single game with BU after leaving the Express mid-season for BU during the Christmas break.

KERFOOT BCHL'S MOST SPORTMANLIKE PLAYER

Photo courtesy of Damon James

Coquitlam Express forward Colton Kerfoot (96) has been named the BCHL's Most Sportsmanlike player (Bob Fenton trophy) for the 2015-16 season. Kerfoot joins his older brother Alexander who also won the award while playing for the Express during the 2011-12 season. Click here to see the full list of BCHL award winners

Kerfoot, a West Vancouver native is in his second season with the Express. He's dressed in all 56 games this season. He leads the team in scoring with 76 points and is 8th in BCHL scoring. His 53 assists leads the Express and is the 3rd highest total in t
he BCHL this season. His 23 goals is 3rd on the Express this season. He's put up all these numbers while taking just 12 minutes in penalties.

In two seasons with the Express Kerfoot has tallied 34 goals and 73 assists for 107 points in 99 career games.

Aside from the Kerfoot brothers, the other Express player to win the BCHL's Most Sportsmanlike award is Brock Bradford who won it in the 2003-04 season.

Next season Colton will join his older brother Alexander at Harvard University.

Congratulations Colton.

KERFOOT TO HARVARD PART 2.

 As we learned over the weekend Colton Kerfoot has committed to Harvard University for the fall of 2016. Below is the official release from the Express.

The Coquitlam Express of the BCHL are proud to announce that Express Forward Colton Kerfoot has committed to the Harvard Crimson Hockey Team for 2016.

Kerfoot who joined the Express in their playoff run last season, after his season with the Vancouver Giants major midget team,  has started this year with a solid start posting 4 goals and 3 assists in 15 games.

Kerfoot says he is excited for the opportunity for the academics that Harvard offers and a chance to play NCAA division one hockey.

Head Coach and General Manager Barry Wolff,  we are extremely excited and Proud of Colton.

To attend Harvard is a huge achievement for any one, Harvard is getting  is a hard working, skilled first class hockey player.

Colton will play with older brother Alexander during his senior season. Alexander is also is an Express alum playing two seasons with the Express from 2011 to 2013. Alexander was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 5th round in 2012.