Burnaby Express

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Burnaby Express

City	Burnaby, British Columbia
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Founded	2004
Home Arena	Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Colours	Black, Red, and Brown
Coach	Rick Lanz
GM	Rick Lanz

The Burnaby Express are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and play in the (Mainland Division / Coastal Conference).

Coquitlam Express 2001-04

Burnaby Express 2004-present

1 History
2 Season-by-Season Record
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

Burnaby originally had a junior "A" team by the name of the Burnaby Bulldogs, which played in that city for 4 seasons (1998 - 2001). That team relocated to the City of Port Alberni, on Vancouver Island for the start of the 2002 season, and was renamed the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

The current team was relocated from the City of Coquitlam in 2005. The "Coquitlam Express" operated from 2001 to 2004.

2005-06 season saw the Express win their League (Fred Page Cup) and the Mowat Cup by defeating Langley Hornets, 4 games to 0, Chilliwack Chiefs, 4 games to 1, Victoria Salsa, 4 games to 1 and the Penticton Vees, 4 games to 2. They then defeated the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, 4 games to 2, for the Doyle Cup and enter the National Championship Tournament as Pacific Region winners.

The Express won the Royal Bank Cup 2006 (National Championship) by defeating the Yorkton Terries by a score of 8 - 2. In the Semi-Final they almost lost to the Fort William Northstars 3 - 2 in overtime and scored the tying goal with 12 seconds left in regulation time. During the round-robin they had a record of 1 - 3, which seeded them 2nd in the Tournament, behind the hometown hosts Streetsville Derbys.

[edit] Season-by-Season Record

Express at Royal Bank Cup 2006

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
2001-02	BCHL	60	25	30	-	5	278	304	55	3rd in Mainland	Lost in Quarter-Finals
2002-03	BCHL	60	24	29	1	6	228	270	55	4th in Mainland	DNQ
2003-04	BCHL	60	32	26	1	1	254	212	66	3rd in Mainland	Lost in Quarter-Finals
2004-05	BCHL	60	25	31	1	3	211	258	54	3rd in Mainland	Lost in Quarter-Finals
2005-06	BCHL	60	34	20	1	5	231	202	74	2nd in Mainland	Won League, Mowat Cup, Doyle Cup,Royal Bank Cup