Rockets Hockey Club

Rockets Hockey Club
CityBridgewater, New Jersey
LeagueUnited States Premier Hockey League
National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC)
ConferenceAtlantic
Founded2004
Home arenaBridgewater Sports Arena
ColorsRed, black and silver
     
Owner(s)Rockets Sports Group
AffiliateRockets Hockey Club (Tier III)
Franchise history
2017–2019New Jersey Rockets
2019–presentRockets Hockey Club

The Rockets Hockey Club, are a Tier II junior ice hockey team from Bridgewater, New Jersey. The Rockets play their home games at the Bridgewater Sports Arena.

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 with their upper club joining the National Collegiate Development Conference (Tier II) and the lower club becoming members of the Premier Division (Tier III). That same year, a third franchise was created and joined the USPHL's Elite Division. 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 OTL SOL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
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		 Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (P.A.L. Jr. Islanders)
Won Semifinal, 10–2 (Boston Junior Bruins)
Lost Championship, 2–5 (Jersey Hitmen)
2021–22 49 29 14 6 — 64 185 156 2nd of 6, South
2nd of 13, NCDC		 Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Philadelphia Hockey Club)
Lost Div. Finals series, 1–2 (Jersey Hitmen)
2022–23 50 26 19 3 2 57 196 187 3rd of 7, South
7th of 13, NCDC		 Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (P.A.L. Jr. Islanders)
2023–24 52 21 23 6 2 50 164 194 3rd of 6, Atlantic
12th of 18, NCDC		 Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–2 (Mercer Chiefs)
2024–25 54 26 23 4 1 57 162 161 4th of 7, Atlantic
12th of 22, NCDC		 Won Play in Series, 2–0 (West Chester Wolves)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–3 (P.A.L. Jr. Islanders)

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]

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".
  4. ^ "Alumni". Archived from the original on February 19, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "New York Rangers Spotlight: Bobby Sanguinetti takes your questions". June 4, 2009.
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