New Jersey Rockets (ice hockey)
Rockets Hockey Club | |
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City | Bridgewater, New Jersey |
League | United States Premier Hockey League |
Founded | 1970 |
Home arena | |
Colors | Silver and black |
Owner(s) | Rockets Sports Group |
General manager | Barry Dreger (2019–) |
Head coach | Barry Dreger (2019–) |
Franchise history | |
1970–2019 | New Jersey Rockets |
2019–present | Rockets Hockey Club |
The Rockets Hockey Club, or New Jersey Rockets, are a junior ice hockey organization from Bridgewater, New Jersey. They play in the National Collegiate Development Conference, Premier Division, and Elite Division of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) at the Prudential Center, also home to the New Jersey Devils of the NHL.[1] The organization's top Junior team played in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) from 2004[2] until it became the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) in 2013. In 2017, the Rockets' organization joined the USPHL. The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian major junior, collegiate, and eventually professional teams.
The organization previously fielded a team at the Tier III former Junior B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and in the EHL-Elite Division. The organization also fields a women's team in the New England Women's Junior Hockey League (NEWJHL), and youth hockey select teams at the Midget U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and Mite levels and girls teams at the U14, U16, and U19 levels.[3]
Season-by-season records[]
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
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Atlantic Junior Hockey League | ||||||||||
2004–05 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 137 | 125 | 2nd of 4, South 3rd of 8, AJHL |
Won Quarterfinals vs. Portland Jr. Pirates Lost Semifinal game, 2–11 vs. New York Bobcats |
2005–06 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 146 | 153 | 7th of 11, AJHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Boston Bulldogs |
2006–07 | 44 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 198 | 173 | 4th of 6, South 6th of 12, AJHL |
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2007–08 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 218 | 153 | 1st of 5, South T-1st of 11, AJHL |
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2008–09 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 182 | 125 | 2nd of 6, South 4th of 12, AJHL |
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2009–10 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 165 | 117 | 2nd of 6, South 4th of 12, AJHL |
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2010–11 | 44 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 141 | 164 | 3rd of 6, South 8th of 12, AJHL |
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2011–12 | 44 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 139 | 148 | 8th of 12, AJHL | |
2012–13 | 44 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 141 | 137 | 7th of 12, AJHL | Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Walpole Express Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Northern Cyclones |
Eastern Hockey League | ||||||||||
2013–14 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 132 | 162 | 2nd of 5, South 9th of 17, EHL |
Lost Round 1, 0–2 vs. Hartford Jr. Wolfpack |
2014–15 | 44 | 16 | 25 | — | 3 | 35 | 126 | 191 | 3rd of 5, South Div. 15th of 19, EHL |
Lost Round 1, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs |
2015–16 | 41 | 20 | 18 | — | 3 | 43 | 163 | 162 | 7th of 9, South Conf. 12th of 18, EHL-Premier |
Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Connecticut Oilers |
2016–17 | 48 | 26 | 20 | — | 2 | 54 | 167 | 141 | 4th of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div. 4th of 8, South Conf. 7th of 17, EHL-Premier |
Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Revolution Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Boston Junior Rangers Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers |
United States Premier Hockey League | ||||||||||
2017–18 | 50 | 6 | 42 | — | 2 | 14 | 96 | 253 | 11th of 11, NCDC | Did not qualify |
2018–19 | 50 | 19 | 24 | — | 7 | 45 | 149 | 189 | 9th of 12, NCDC | Did not qualify |
2019–20 | 50 | 15 | 28 | — | 7 | 37 | 160 | 204 | 12th of 13, NCDC | Did not qualify |
2020–21 | 44 | 35 | 5 | — | 4 | 74 | 176 | 80 | 2nd of 6, South 2nd of 13, NCDC |
First Round bye Won Second Round, 2–0 vs. Won Semifinal game, 10–2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Lost Championship game, 2–5 vs. Jersey Hitmen |
Alumni[]
The Rockets have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs, including:[4]
- John Carlson — Washington Capitals 2008 NHL Entry Draft - Washington Capitals (NHL), Hershey Bears (AHL)
- David Kolomatis — Los Angeles Kings 2009 NHL Entry Draft - Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
- Brian Mullen — Winnipeg Jets 1980 NHL Entry Draft - New York Islanders (NHL)
- Jeremy Roenick — Chicago Blackhawks 1988 NHL Entry Draft - San Jose Sharks (NHL)
- Bobby Sanguinetti — New York Rangers 2006 NHL Entry Draft - New York Rangers (NHL)[5]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "EHL History". EHL. Archived from the original on 2015-08-08. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ http://www.njrockets.com/alumni.htm
- ^ "New York Rangers Spotlight: Bobby Sanguinetti takes your questions". 4 June 2009.
External links[]
- Sports in Newark, New Jersey
- Ice hockey teams in New Jersey
- Ice hockey clubs established in 1970
- 1970 establishments in New Jersey