The Express fought hard to the end but ultimately the battered and bruised lineup just didn’t have enough left in the tank. It is a tough pill to swallow when you know that at full strength the situation could have been so much different. If you were described a theoretical playoff series, where one team […]
The Express find themselves with their backs against the wall Sunday evening. Game 6 heads back to the Poirier with a 3-2 advantage for the Grizzlies and Coquitlam are set to make their stand. Battered, bruised, banged up, but not nearly ready to back down. This series has been a blockbuster from the opening faceoff […]
Game 5 was a heartbreaker on the road for the Express. The Grizzlies built a 4-2 lead through 20 minutes, and then instantly added to begin the second period. Coquitlam dug themselves a three-goal hole but clawed their way out before a late marker and subsequent empty-netter gave Victoria the edge. All was calm for […]
Coquitlam and the Grizzlies have exemplified playoff hockey through the first four games of the opening round. The pace has shifted like a chess match, the physicality has been hard-hitting, and the scorelines have been electric. The Express have a ton of momentum after bouncing back on home ice to tie up the series at […]
With the epic conclusion of Game 4, our opening round series is tied at 2-2. That means Game 6 is guaranteed this Sunday night at the Poirier! Tickets are on sale now online so be sure to secure your seats for sensational BCHL playoff hockey. It’s affordable fun for the entire family and you get […]
The Loch Ness Monster was simply unbelievable in Game 4. 63 saves for his second career playoff shutout was the difference as the Express now head to Victoria with a 2-2 series. In a contest that was the epitome of close playoff hockey, all it took was one goal to declare a winner. Ness and […]
The Express may have finally lit a blaze that the Grizzlies cannot douse. Sorry Smokey, but perhaps even you cannot prevent this impending forest fire. Five goals plus an empty netter in Game 3 paves the way for a pivotal fourth meeting at the Train Station. Victoria got away from their style of play yesterday […]
Tonight was medicine for the confidence of Coquitlam as they rattled off five unanswered goals to erase a 3-1 deficit and come away from Game 3 with a 2-1 series. Sometimes your best defense is a good offence, and on a night where the hole was dug early, it’s precisely what the doctor ordered. Victoria […]
So far in this best-of-seven, the depth players have come out swinging for the Express. Tonight the call will be for the big guns to truly take aim with Coquitlam down 2-0 to the Grizzlies. This isn’t to say the top six have been fully out of contention, as several times the puck has been […]
The Express and Grizzlies battled to a 3-1 final on Saturday night in another entertaining contest at the Q. Despite the hard-nosed effort from Coquitlam, they are left with more questions than answers as Victoria comes away from the first weekend of the series with a coveted 2-0 advantage. Andrej Kovacevic led by example right […]
