Fredericton Express

The Fredericton Express were a professional team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. They played in the American Hockey League between 1981 and 1988. The Express were affiliated with the Québec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Home games were played at the Aitken Centre on the University of New Brunswick campus.
In 1988, the Express played in the Calder Cup Finals, where they lost to the Hershey Bears. During the summer of that year, they moved to become the Halifax Citadels.
==Season-by-season results==
===Regular Season===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1981–82	80 	20 	55 	5 	— 	45 	275 	408 	5th, North
1982–83	80 	45 	27 	8 	— 	98 	348 	284 	1st, North
1983–84	80 	45 	30 	5 	— 	95 	340 	262 	1st, North
1984–85	80 	36 	36 	8 	— 	80 	279 	301 	2nd, North
1985–86	80 	35 	37 	8 	— 	78 	319 	311 	4th, North
1986–87	80 	32 	43 	— 	5 	69 	292 	357 	6th, North
1987–88	80 	42 	27 	8 	3 	95 	370 	318 	2nd, North
===Playoffs===
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	Finals
1981–82	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs	Out of Playoffs
1982–83	W, 4–2, Adirondack 	L, 2–4, Maine 	—
1983–84	L, 3–4, Nova Scotia	— 	—
1984–85	L, 2–4, Sherbrooke 	— 	—
1985–86	L, 2–4, Adirondack 	— 	—
1986–87	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs	Out of Playoffs
1987–88	W, 4–2, Sherbrooke 	W, 4–1, Maine 	L, 0–4, Hershey
Category:American Hockey League team
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1981
Category:Disestablished in 1988