The Coquitlam Express may be seven games into the regular season but this Saturday’s match will be the first time they have skated in front of a friendly crowd.
After an extended stint of road games, the club will be returning to the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex this Saturday for a date with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, the Express’ first home game of the year.
Coquitlam has an even record of 3-3 so far this season, with the latest victory coming last Saturday against the Nanaimo Clippers during the BCHL showcase at Prospera Centre.
Colton Kerfoot got the Express on the board early in the game when he buried a pass from captain Jackson Cressey. Nanaimo managed to even things up three minutes later but Coquitlam took back the lead before the first intermission when Cressey found the back of the net with five minutes left in the first.
Kerfoot made it 3-1 for the Express in the second period when the club took advantage of a Clippers penalty, executing a three-way passing play that led to the goal. Another goal in the third from Cressey finished off the Clippers, who are now 3-3 on the season.
Puck drop for Saturday’s game is 7 p.m.
