Walpole Express
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The Walpole Express are a Tier III Jr.
ice hockey
playing in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League
(AJHL). The team plays their home games at the Iorio Arena, located in Walpole, Massachusetts
. The team is coached by former NHL player and coach, Mark Kumpel
. and Tony Dalessio
Since the 2008-09 season (the first season for Mark Kumpel and Tony Dalessio) the Express have won 2 AJHL North Division Championships, 1 Regular Season Championship and 2 AJHL President's Trophies for Playoff Champions.
The organization also field a team at the Jr.B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
and a Midget U18 and U16 teams in the Mass South Select Midget Legaue.
programs.
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
playing in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
The Atlantic Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 12 teams in the Northeastern part of the United States...
(AJHL). The team plays their home games at the Iorio Arena, located in Walpole, Massachusetts
Walpole, Massachusetts
Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located about south of Boston and north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 24,070 at the 2010 census. Walpole was first settled in 1659 and was considered a part of Dedham until officially incorporated in 1724...
. The team is coached by former NHL player and coach, Mark Kumpel
Mark Kumpel
Mark Alan Kumpel is a former American ice hockey player.Selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Kumpel also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Winnipeg Jets....
. and Tony Dalessio
Since the 2008-09 season (the first season for Mark Kumpel and Tony Dalessio) the Express have won 2 AJHL North Division Championships, 1 Regular Season Championship and 2 AJHL President's Trophies for Playoff Champions.
The organization also field a team at the Jr.B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
The Metropolitan Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 20 teams throughout the eastern seaboard of the United States. The MJHL is part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization. It's "big sister" the AJHL is also a Tier III, Junior league...
and a Midget U18 and U16 teams in the Mass South Select Midget Legaue.
Alumni
The Walpole Express have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professionalProfessional sports
Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...
programs.
- Georgiy Gurianov - HC CSKA MoscowHC CSKA MoscowHC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...
(KHLKontinental Hockey LeagueThe Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
), Derek Kump - Holy Cross (DI), Ben Oskroba - Northeastern (DI), Charles LaChance - AIC (DI), Steve Charest and Lou Malvasi - Utica College (DIII), Cody Armstrong - Tufts (DIII), Matt Venoit - Penn State (DI), Brian Greene - Castleton State (DIII).