The Espanola Express are a team based in Espanola, Ontario. They are based out of the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex. The team was founded in 2015 as an Expansion team in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The town previously had four other NOJHL teams: The town also previously had a franchise in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League; the Espanola Kings who were members of the league from 2007-2009 The Espanola Eagles had previously been a member of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association from 1962-1971 when the team dropped out of the league.