Coquitlam Express The Coquitlam Express are a Junior " A " ice hockey team based in Coquitlam , British Columbia , Canada . They are members of the Mainland Division of the British Columbia Hockey League ( BCHL ) . They play their home games at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex . Although the team had played in the neighbouring city of Burnaby for the previous five years , on 14 January 2010 it was announced that the BCHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the relocation of the franchise back to Coquitlam for the 2010 / 11 season . The team ' s ownership group includes Darcy Rota ( President ) , Robert Clough , Pat Delasalle , Tim Delasalle , Brian Hannigan , Dave Lowry , Ian Mansfield , Kirk McLean , Bill Ranford , and Robert Lambie ( Treasurer ) . History . The Coquitlam Express began play as a new franchise in the BCHL for the 2001 – 02 hockey season , and played in the city for four seasons at the Coquitlam Sports Centre . Due to unsatisfactory conditions at the Sports Centre ( specifically a reduction of parking due to the construction of a new aquatic complex next door ) , the team relocated to Burnaby for the 2005 – 06 season . 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 2005 – 06 season saw the Express win the league championship ( Fred Page Cup ) and the Mowat Cup by defeating the Langley Hornets in four games , the Chilliwack Chiefs in 5 games , the Victoria Salsa in 5 games , and the Penticton Vees in six games . The team then defeated the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in six games for the Doyle Cup and entered the National Championship 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 against the Fort William Northstars , they scored the tying goal with 12 seconds left in the third period then went on to win 3 – 2 in overtime . During the round - robin they had a record of 3 – 1 , which seeded them 2nd in the Tournament , behind the hometown hosts Streetsville Derbys . In 2006 – 07 the Express were highly touted as a top team in the Canadian Junior Hockey League , with the likes of Kyle Turris and Tyler McNeely . They set out to repeat as Royal Bank Cup champions again , but fell short . In the first round of playoffs the team beat the Langley Chiefs in 7 games and in the second round lost to the eventual BCHL league champions Nanaimo Clippers in 7 games . 2007 – 08 saw a coaching change from Rick Lanz ( Colorado Avalanche Western Scout ) to Dave McLellan . The team was not been very well - supported since the move from Coquitlam , and struggled in attendance for the 3rd straight year . Although the team enjoyed a little success in the regular season it was the Victoria Grizzlies that ended the careers of Carlo Finucci , Kevin Tipper , Todd Bowman , Brad Hunt , and Mike Rempel . As of 17 October 2009 , the Burnaby Express were averaging just 548 fans per game , which was the second lowest attendance of the 17 teams in the BCHL at the time . This is half the attendance the team averaged in their final season in Coquitlam ( 1 , 091 fans per game ) . With the team in last place in the Coastal Conference , on 16 January 2010 the Express announced the firing of coach Dave McLellan . General Manager Darcy Rota took over the interim coaching duties , with Bill Zaharia and Tyler Kuntz named as Assistant Coaches for the remainder of the 2009 – 10 season . On 13 April 2010 , the Express named Jon Calvano as their new head coach . The 2010 - 11 season marked the Express ' return to Coquitlam . They played their first game back at the newly renovated and renamed Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex on 24 September 2010 , where they defeated the Surrey Eagles 4 - 2 . Coquitlam would make the playoffs for the first time in 3 years , losing in the first round to the Eagles in four games . The following year they would again be eliminated in the first round , this time to the Powell River Kings in six games . Following the 2011 - 12 season , the Express would name Jon Calvano as General Manager on top of his existing coaching duties . The 2012 - 13 season saw a great start for the Express until they were hit with multiple injuries within a short period of time , which resulted in them struggling for most of the latter half of the season and failing to reach the postseason for the third time in five years . Calvano would be fired at the end of the season . Barry Wolff was announced as the team ' s new head coach on 22 April 2013 , and in his first year was able to lead the Express to their second Fred Page Cup championship , and their first appearance in the Western Canada Cup , where they finished fourth following a 5 - 3 loss in the semifinal to the Spruce Grove Saints . Wolff would eventually be named the 2014 coach of the year by the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame . Season - by - season record . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , OTL = Overtime Losses , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against , PIM = Penalties in minutes "