The Coquitlam Express are proud to announce our opening night roster ahead of the season kickoff against the Chilliwack Chiefs.
“The internal competition at camp was very strong this year which was impressive,” remarked Express GM and COO Tali Campbell. “The identity of our team this year is going to be a working hard, blue collar group. This group has shown us in practices, games, workouts etc that they work their tail off.”
These individuals left it all on the ice and in the gym from Day 1 to make this roster and a truly special group has been put together for this 2024-2025 campaign. Through the preseason they managed a 2-1-1 record with several showcases of the aforementioned grit and tenacity.
The roster for opening night is as follows:
Forwards
Jackson Krill
James Shannon
Nick Wellenreiter
Trip Pendy
Max Pendy
Joseph Odyniec
Nate Crema
Sebastian Bradshaw
Grady Lenton
Andrej Kovacevic
Adam Konowalchuk
Ryan Staples
Cale Colwell
Ryder Reidel
Shaan Mann
Defence
Sam Frandina
Leo Eperjesi
Cooper Wilson
David Brandes
Liam Loughery
Mitch Kneidel
Alex Bosland
Goaltenders
Ethan Simcoe
Eric Young
Mitchell Pearce
“Like any team, I don’t think we will ever be fully satisfied and our job of looking to improve will continue but going into opening weekend I am really confident with the group we have!” added Campbell.
To all the players who did not make the cut, do not let your journey be discouraged. We are grateful for your dedication and unyielding work ethic throughout the entirety of our main camp. Great success awaits those who persevere.
The season is just around the corner. Time to get to work.
