Rockets Hockey Club (Tier III)

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Rockets Hockey Club
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City Bridgewater, New Jersey
League United States Premier Hockey League
Premier Division
Founded2004
Home arena Bridgewater Sports Arena
ColorsRed, black and silver
   
Owner(s)Rockets Sports Group
Affiliate Rockets Hockey Club
Franchise history
2004–2019New Jersey Rockets
2019–presentRockets Hockey Club
Championships
Regular season titles2020
Division titles2008, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Playoff championships2022

The Rockets Hockey Club are a Tier III junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League's (USPHL) Premier Division. The Rockets play their home games at the Bridgewater Sports Arena in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

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History

The New Jersey Rockets youth hockey organization was formed in 1970 to serve as a local developmental program. The club later reached an arrangement with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL for the use of the Meadowlands Arena and later the Prudential Center. [1] In the early part of the 21st century,the Rockets expanded their footprint with the addition of a junior franchises to both the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League and the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL). [2] This team was a founding member of the AJHL was it was organized in 2004. When the AJHL merged with the Eastern Junior Hockey League in 2013, the Rockets then became founding members of the successor league, the Eastern Hockey League. In 2016, the MJHL franchise withdrew and joined the EHL's Elite (lower) division. One year later, New Jersey left the EHL and joined the rival United States Premier Hockey League as that league was creating a new, Tier II league.

When the Rockets joined the USPHL, their existing Tier III club joined the Premier Division (also Tier III) while the former Elite club joined the USPHL's Elite Division. The organization founded a separate Tier II franchise which began play in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) that same year. The entire organization rebranded as the Rockets Hockey Club in 2019.

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

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2004–0541241403511371252nd of 4, South
3rd of 8, AJHL		Won Quarterfinals, ? (Portland Jr. Pirates)
Lost Semifinal, 2–11 (New York Bobcats)
2005–0642161709411461537th of 11, AJHLLost Quarterfinals, 1–2 (Boston Bulldogs)
2006–0744231803491981734th of 6, South
6th of 12, AJHL		Lost Quarterfinals, ? (Northern Cyclones)
2007–084431904662181531st of 5, South
T-1st of 11, AJHL		Missing information
2008–0942271401551821252nd of 6, South
4th of 12, AJHL		Missing information
2009–104230903631651172nd of 6, South
4th of 12, AJHL		Missing information
2010–1144192302401411643rd of 6, South
8th of 12, AJHL		Missing information
2011–1244192122421391488th of 12, AJHLMissing information
2012–1344201851461411377th of 12, AJHLWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Walpole Express)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Northern Cyclones)
Eastern Hockey League
2013–1444212021451321622nd of 5, South
9th of 17, EHL		Lost Round 1 series, 0–2 (Hartford Jr. Wolfpack)
2014–15441625—3351261913rd of 5, South Div.
15th of 19, EHL		Lost Round 1 series, 0–2 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs)
2015–16412018—3431631627th of 9, South Conf.
12th of 18, EHL-Premier		Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Connecticut Oilers)
2016–17482620—2541671414th of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div.
4th of 8, South Conf.
7th of 17, EHL-Premier		Won First Round series, 2–0 (Philadelphia Revolution)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Boston Jr. Rangers)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Philadelphia Little Flyers)
USPHL Premier
2017–18 44355—4742211141st of 9, Mid-Atlantic Div.
3rd of 44, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Hartford Jr. Wolfpack)
Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Connecticut Jr. Rangers)
Lost Pool Gold Round Robin, 6–2 (Chicago Cougars), 6–2 (Minnesota Moose), cancelled (Hampton Roads Whalers)
2018–19 432120—2441241504th of 6, Mid-Atlantic Div.
31st of 54, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Philadelphia Hockey Club)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–2 (New York Aviators)
2019–20 44386—076249791st of 7, Mid-Atlantic Div.
1st of 52, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Skipjacks Hockey Club)
Remainder of postseason cancelled
2020–21 44339—2682301211st of 10, Mid-Atlantic Div.
t-7th of 62, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Skipjacks Hockey Club)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (New York Aviators)
2021–22 44317—6682221131st of 7, Atlantic East Div.
t-9th of 64, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Jersey Whalers)
Won Div. Final series, 2–0 (New York Aviators)
Won Pool B Round Robin, 7–1 (Hudson Havoc), 2–1 (Florida Eels), 6–2 (Chicago Cougars)
Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Northern Cyclones)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Florida Eels)
Won Championship, 3–2 (Metro Jets)
2022–23 442910—518811463t-3rd of 7, Mid-Atlantic Div.
t-19th of 70, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Connecticut Jr. Rangers)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (New York Aviators)
2023–24 442217—5491621586th of 8, Atlantic Div.
t-33rd of 61, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Hershey Cubs)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Connecticut Jr. Rangers)
2024–25 442418—250190159t-6th of 11, Atlantic Div.
t-34th of 73, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (West Chester Wolves)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–3 (P.A.L. Jr. Islanders)

References

  1. ↑ "Leagues of Their Own: New Jersey Rockets - over the Boards". Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "EHL History". EHL. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Home".
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