Chicago Express

The Chicago Express is a professional ice hockey team located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The Express will be a member of the ECHL and will play its home games at the Sears Centre.

The Express is owned by Craig Drecktrah, who formerly owned the United Hockey League's Chicago Hounds and Rockford IceHogs.

Team Name
To name the new franchise, the team held a special name the team contest that eventually received over a thousand unique name suggestions. On July 22, the four finalists for the team name were unveiled. They were the:


 * Chicago Blizzard
 * Hoffman Estates Hammers
 * Chicago Knights
 * Chicago Express

Voting for the team's name closed on August 4, with Express announced as the winner on September 21. The final four portion of the contest received a total of 20,000 votes.

Mascot
The mascot for the Chicago Express is "Traxx" the Horse.