Grand Rapids Rockets
Grand Rapids Rockets | |
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founding | 1949 |
resolution | 1956 |
history |
Grand Rapids Rockets 1949–1956 Huntington Hornets 1956–1957 Louisville Rebels 1957–1960 |
Stadion | Stadium arena |
Location | Grand Rapids , Michigan |
league |
Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1949–1950) International Hockey League (1950–1956) |
Turner Cups | no |
The Grand Rapids Rockets were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Grand Rapids , Michigan . The Rockets' venue was the Stadium Arena .
history
The Grand Rapids Rockets were founded in 1949 as a franchise of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . After only one year, the team switched to the fully professional International Hockey League , in which they were in the final of the Turner Cup three times in a row from 1950 to 1953 , but were subject to the opponent. First, the Rockets failed twice at the Toledo Mercurys before they had to admit defeat to the Cincinnati Mohawks in the 1952/53 season . In the following years, the franchise could not build on these successes and was relocated to Huntington , West Virginia in 1956 , where it then took part in the IHL gaming operations under the name Huntington Hornets .
Season statistics (IHL)
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes
season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | space | Playoffs |
1950-51 | 56 | 39 | 11 | 6th | - | - | 84 | 274 | 165 | 1st, IHL | |
1951-52 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 6th | - | - | 64 | 213 | 156 | 1st, IHL | |
1952-53 | 60 | 27 | 32 | 1 | - | - | 55 | 231 | 257 | 4th, IHL | |
1954-54 | 64 | 29 | 32 | 3 | - | - | 61 | 252 | 247 | 7th, IHL | |
1954-55 | 60 | 28 | 31 | 1 | - | - | 57 | 199 | 215 | 4th, IHL | |
1955-56 | 60 | 24 | 33 | 3 | - | - | 51 | 198 | 237 | 5th, IHL |
Team Records (IHL)
Career records
- Games: 288 Bob Turner
- Goals: 125 George Parker
- Assists: 141 Bob Turner
- Points: 244 Bob Turner
- Penalty minutes: 422 Morris Lallo
Web links
- The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics Grand Rapids Rockets (IHL)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Grand Rapids Rockets (IHL)