Espanola Express

Espanola Express

City	Espanola, Ontario
League	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Founded	2015
Home arena	Espanola Regional Recreation Complex
Colours	Black, Red, White, and Red
Owner(s)	Jason Rapcewicz
General manager	Chad Clarke
Head coach	Tom McCarthy

The Espanola Express are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Espanola, Ontario. They are members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and play their home games at the Espanola Regional Recreational Complex.

History

The Rapids were one of two expansion teams that entered the league prior to the start of the 2015-16 season. The team hired former NHL forward Tom McCarthy as its first head coach. McCarthy had previously coached the Espanola Rivermen prior to the teams disbandment.^[1] The team played its first game on September 11, 2015, losing at home 4-1 to the Rayside-Balfour Canadians before a crowd of 346.^[2] After losing the first six games in franchise history, the team picked up its first victory with a 3-2 win against the Blind River Beavers.^[3]

References

External links

Espanola Express webpage

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Current Teams

Former Teams

History

IJBHL
NOJHA

NOHA Junior A
Seasons

NOJHA	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72

NOJHL	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

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