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Rockets Hockey Club
CityBridgewater, New Jersey
LeagueUnited States Premier Hockey League
Premier Division
Founded2004
Home arenaBridgewater Sports Arena
ColorsRed, black and silver
     
Owner(s)Rockets Sports Group
AffiliateRockets 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.

History

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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

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Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2004–05 41 24 14 0 3 51 137 125 2nd of 4, South
3rd of 8, AJHL		 Won Quarterfinals, ? (Portland Jr. Pirates)
Lost Semifinal, 2–11 (New York Bobcats)
2005–06 42 16 17 0 9 41 146 153 7th of 11, AJHL Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 (Boston Bulldogs)
2006–07 44 23 18 0 3 49 198 173 4th of 6, South
6th of 12, AJHL		 Lost Quarterfinals, ? (Northern Cyclones)
2007–08 44 31 9 0 4 66 218 153 1st of 5, South
T-1st of 11, AJHL		 Missing information
2008–09 42 27 14 0 1 55 182 125 2nd of 6, South
4th of 12, AJHL		 Missing information
2009–10 42 30 9 0 3 63 165 117 2nd of 6, South
4th of 12, AJHL		 Missing information
2010–11 44 19 23 0 2 40 141 164 3rd of 6, South
8th of 12, AJHL		 Missing information
2011–12 44 19 21 2 2 42 139 148 8th of 12, AJHL Missing information
2012–13 44 20 18 5 1 46 141 137 7th of 12, AJHL Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Walpole Express)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (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 series, 0–2 (Hartford Jr. Wolfpack)
2014–15 44 16 25 — 3 35 126 191 3rd of 5, South Div.
15th of 19, EHL		 Lost Round 1 series, 0–2 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs)
2015–16 41 20 18 — 3 43 163 162 7th of 9, South Conf.
12th of 18, EHL-Premier		 Lost First Round series, 0–2 (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 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 44 35 5 — 4 74 221 114 1st 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 43 21 20 — 2 44 124 150 4th 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 44 38 6 — 0 76 249 79 1st 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 44 33 9 — 2 68 230 121 1st 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 44 31 7 — 6 68 222 113 1st 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 44 29 10 — 5 188 114 63 t-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 44 22 17 — 5 49 162 158 6th 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 44 24 18 — 2 50 190 159 t-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

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  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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