Express Hockey Club

The Express Hockey Club formerly the Walpole Express is a Junior, Midget, Youth, and Girls hockey organization based in Walpole, Massachusetts. The teams play their home games at the Rodman Arena formerly known as the Iorio Arena, located just 2 miles from Gillette Stadium.
==Junior teams==
Most notably, the Express field two Tier III junior teams in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) (formerly the Atlantic Junior Hockey League) in the Premier and Elite Divisions. In 2014 the organization added a women's Junior team which participates in the New England Women's Junior Hockey League (NEWJHL).
The Premier and Elite teams are coached by former pro and Huntsville Havoc captain Jon Lounsbury, who took over the coaching duties from Olympian and NHL alumni Mark Kumpel when he accepted the position of Director of Hockey Operations for the Eastern Hockey League. The Express Associate Coaches are former Buffalo Sabres skating coach Matt Rogers and Northeast Goaltending Development director Clayton Adams.
The newly formed NEWJHL team is coached by former Boston Blades Pro Defenseman Anya Battaglino, who was also a member of the Boston University Terriers Women's Team.
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The Express AJHL team captured three consecutive President's Cup Championships (2010, 2011, and 2012), the AJHL Regular Season Championship two of those years (2011 and 2012), and the 2010 AJHL North Division Championship. The now EHL-19U Elite team (formerly in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League until 2015) has also won the 2009 MJHL Regular Season Championship and 2011 MJHL Francis Division Championship under general manager and coach Tony Dalessio.
On February 18, 2022 the organization announced the renaming from Walpole Express to Express Hockey Club.https://expresshockeyclub.com/junior/2022/introducing-express-hockey-club/
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs
Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League 	Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2005–06 	42 	10 	31 	0 	1 	133 	227 	21 	10th of 11, AJHL 	Did not qualify
2006–07 	44 	22 	21 	0 	1 	185 	165 	45 	3rd of 6, North7th of 12, AJHL 	
2007–08 	45 	26 	18 	0 	1 	163 	129 	53 	4th of 6, North6th of 11, AJHL 	
2008–09 	42 	25 	12 	0 	5 	136 	91 	55 	3rd of 6, North5th of 12, AJHL 	
2009–10 	42 	34 	4 	0 	4 	183 	73 	72 	1st of 6, North2nd of 12, AJHL 	League Champions
2010–11 	44 	38 	3 	0 	3 	187 	67 	79 	1st of 6, North1st of 12, AJHL 	League Champions
2011–12 	44 	38 	5 	1 	0 	162 	65 	77 	1st of 12, AJHL 	League Champions
2012–13 	44 	29 	11 	4 	0 	163 	94 	62 	2nd of 12, AJHL 	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. New Jersey Rockets
Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League
2013–14 	44 	13 	22 	7 	2 	110 	150 	35 	6th of 6, Central Div.15th of 17, EHL 	Lost Round 1, 0-2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2014–15 	44 	29 	9 	— 	6 	154 	121 	64 	1st of 5, Boston Div.5th of 19, EHL 	Won Round 1, 2-0 vs. Vermont LumberjacksLost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Connecticut Oilers
2015–16 (Premier) 	41 	20 	13 	— 	8 	116 	107 	48 	4th of 9, North Conf.9th of 18, EHL-Premier	Won First Round, 2-0 vs. Boston Junior RangersWon Second Round, 2-0 vs. Boston BanditsLost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2015-16 (Elite) 	42 	29 	12 	- 	1 	171 	127 	59 	3rd of 8 Elite 	2nd Round Robin Pool B 2-1-0Eliminated in Round Robin
2016–17 (Premier) 	48 	24 	20 	- 	4 	144 	147 	52 	3rd Boston 	Won First Round, 2-0 vs. Boston Junior RangersWon Second Round, 2-0 vs. Boston BanditsLost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2016-17 (Elite) 	42 	21 	15 	- 	6 	163 	153 	48 	7th Northern 	Did not qualify
2017-18 (EHL) 	50 	36 	11 	- 	3 	207 	123 	75 	2nd Boston 	Won First Round, 2-0 vs. New England WolvesLost Second Round, 0-2 vs. Boston Jr Rangers
2017-18 (EHL-P) 	44 	23 	19 	- 	2 	175 	162 	48 	3rd North 	Lost Conf. Semifinals, 6-0 vs. Vermont Lumberjacks
2018-19 (EHL) 	45 	18 	20 	- 	7 	143 	160 	43 	4th South 	Did not qualify
2018-19 (EHL-P) 	41 	15 	25 	- 	1 	138 	152 	31 	5th North 	Lost Conf. First Round, 5-1 vs. Vermont Lumberjacks
2019-20 (EHL) 	46 	28 	13 	- 	5 	147 	110 	61 	5th New England 	Lost Preliminary Round
2019-20 (EHL-P) 	42 	16 	22 	- 	4 	112 	140 	36 	6th North 	Lost Division Quarterfinals
2020-21 (EHL) 	38 	26 	10 	- 	2 	131 	98 	54 	2nd Central 	Lost Division Final
2020-21 (EHL-P) 	36 	16 	16 	- 	4 	108 	131 	36 	3rd North 	Lost Division Semifinals
2021-22 (EHL) 	46 	27 	17 	- 	2 	130 	115 	56 	2nd East 	Lost Championship Game
2021-22 (EHLP) 	42 	17 	20 	- 	5 	133 	141 	39 	4th Central 	Lost Division Semifinals
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs
2022-23 (EHL) 	46 	30 	15 	1 	0 	126 	97 	61 	1st East 	Lost Division Final
2022-23 (EHLP) 	42 	9 	30 	1 	2 	103 	202 	21 	5th Central 	Lost Division Semifinals
2023-24 (EHL) 	46 	34 	10 	1 	1 	155 	95 	70 	1st East 	Lost Division Final
2023-24 (EHLP) 	42 	29 	10 	2 	1 	182 	119 	3rd Boston 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
==Midget & Select Teams==
The Express field numerous Tier I and Tier II National Bound Midget teams ranging from U14 through U18. In addition to the midget teams, Spring and Fall Select teams are also entered into various area tournaments. The Midget and Select programs are run by longtime Northeast Elite Hockey director, Rob Reilly.
==Girls Youth Teams==
The Express girls teams provide an opportunity for girls from Walpole, MA and surrounding towns to learn and excel at the game of hockey in a positive, fun and competitive environment which stresses teamwork and sportsmanship. The organization promotes player development for all players. There are nine all-girls teams including the U16/19 level, U14 level, U12 level, U10 level, and U8 level. The season runs roughly from early September through mid March. The U16/19 teams are half-season teams, who end their season at Thanksgiving so the players can play on their high school hockey teams.
The U8 team follows USA Hockey's American Development Model (ADM) guidelines and participates in the Rodman Arena Mite Development League (MDL), a half-ice hockey league for U8 players. The U10 through U19 teams play out of the exceptionally well organized Middlesex Yankee Conference. The league offers four divisions including U10, U12, U14, and a half season for U19. The league consists of approximately 100 teams, broken down into four divisions (based on age and ability). Our program has entered two teams in the U10 division, two teams in the U12 division, two teams in the U14 division and two teams in the U19 division. The league has parity rounds and make games as competitive as possible.
Both the U10 and U12 Major teams are Tier 2 state-bound teams and compete in Mass Hockey's Tier 2 State Tournament in March. The U14 Major team is a Tier 2 national-bound team competing in Mass Hockey's Tier 2 State Tournament for a chance to participate in the National Tournament in April.
==Alumni==
The Walpole Express have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs.
Player 	Team 	Level
Max MacKay 	Wheeling Nailers, Bridgeport Sound Tigers	ECHL, American Hockey League
Matt Harrington 	Mississippi RiverKings, Cape Cod Bluefins	SPHL, Federal Hockey League
Ben Oskroba 	Peoria Rivermen, Northeastern University 	SPHL, D-I
Georgiy Gurianov	HC CSKA Moscow 	KHL
Jake Brightbill 	Sacred Heart University 	D-I
Zach Andrews 	UMass Boston 	D-I
Chris Comprosky 	UMass Boston 	D-I
Derek Kump 	Holy Cross 	D-I
Erick Vos 	Holy Cross 	D-I
Charles LaChance	AIC 	D-I
Steve Charest 	Utica College 	D-III
Lou Malvasi 	Utica College 	D-III
Cody Armstrong 	Tufts 	D-III
Matt Venoit 	Penn State 	D-I
Brian Greene 	Castleton State 	D-III
==References==
==External links==
* Official Walpole Express Website
* Eastern Hockey League
* Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
* New England Women's Junior Hockey League
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