Fredericton Express

Ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton Express

City| Fredericton, New Brunswick
League| American Hockey League
Operated| 1981–1988
Home arena| Aitken Centre
Colors| Red, white, blue

Affiliates| Quebec Nordiques
Vancouver Canucks
Franchise history
1981–1988| Fredericton Express
1988–1993| Halifax Citadels
1993–1996| Cornwall Aces
1999–present| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Championships
Division titles| 2: (1982–83, 1983–84)

The Fredericton Express were a professional ice hockey team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. They played in the American Hockey League between 1981 and 1988. The Express were affiliated with the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Home games were played at the Aitken Centre on the University of New Brunswick campus.[1]

After the Canucks hired Brian Burke as Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations in 1987, tensions between the joint ownership by the two teams were beginning to show Burke visited Fredericton for the first time in October of that year. The previous season the Express had the 2nd worst record in the AHL and the team’s top five scorers were all sent down by the Canucks.[1]

Despite the internal conflict,in 1988 the Express played their best season yet, with a 42-21 Win-Loss record. The Express went on to play in the Calder Cup Finals, where they lost to the Hershey Bears, with a final score of 4-2. During the summer of that year, they moved to become the Halifax Citadels.[1]

## Season-by-season results

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### Regular season

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Season[2] | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | Points | Goals
for | Goals
against | Standing

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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

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Season | 1st round | 2nd round | Finals

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1981–82 | 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
1987–88 | W, 4–2, Sherbrooke | W, 4–1, Maine | L, 0–4, Hershey

## See also

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* List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick

## References

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1. ^ a b c Crossley, Drew (2014-07-19). "Fredericton Express". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
2. ^ "Fredericton Express hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

* Formerly the Fredericton Express, Halifax Citadels, and Cornwall Aces
* Founded in 1999
* Based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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* History
* Fredericton Express
* Halifax Citadels
* Cornwall Aces
* Players
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* Records
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Arenas|

* Aitken Centre
* Halifax Metro Centre
* Ed Lumley Arena
* Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza

Coaches|

* Patrick
* Therrien
* Kehoe
* Mullen
* Richards
* Bylsma
* Reirden
* Hynes
* Sullivan
* Donatelli
* Vellucci
* Forrest
* MacDonald

Affiliates|

* Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
* Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

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