Laval Rocket Rocket de Laval | |
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City | Laval, Quebec |
League | American Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | North |
Founded | 1969 |
Home arena | Place Bell |
Colours | Red, white and blue |
Owner(s) | Molson family (majority owner) (Geoff Molson, chairman[1]) |
General manager | John Sedgwick |
Head coach | Pascal Vincent[2] |
Captain | Gabriel Bourque |
Media | English: AHL.TV (Internet) TSN 690 French: RDS 91.9 Sports |
Affiliates | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)[3] |
Website | rocketlaval.com |
Franchise history | |
1969–1971 | Montreal Voyageurs |
1971–1984 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
1984–1990 | Sherbrooke Canadiens |
1990–1999 | Fredericton Canadiens |
1999–2002 | Quebec Citadelles |
2002–2015 | Hamilton Bulldogs |
2015–2017 | St. John's IceCaps |
2017–present | Laval Rocket |
Championships | |
Division titles | 1: (2020–21) |
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The Laval Rocket (French: Rocket de Laval) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Laval, Quebec. The team began play in the 2017–18 season, with home games held at Place Bell. They are affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL.