The Tacoma Rockets were a professional ice hockey team in Tacoma, Washington. They were a member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1946 to 1952 and its successor league the Western Hockey League from 1952 to 1953. They played their home games in the Tacoma Ice Palace.
Season-by-Season Records[]
Pacific Coast Hockey League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1946-47 | 60 | 16 | 42 | 4 | 36 | 223 | 324 | 5th North | out of playoffs | |
| 1947-48 | 66 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 72 | 294 | 276 | 2nd North | Lost Quarter Final | |
| 1948-49 | 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 73 | 239 | 262 | 3rd North | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1949-50 | 70 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 77 | 302 | 238 | 2nd North | Lost Quarter Final | |
| 1950-51 | 70 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 71 | 219 | 222 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1951-52 | 70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 79 | 293 | 244 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final |
Western Hockey League (minor pro)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1952-53 | 70 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 66 | 246 | 249 | 7th | out of playoffs |
Rockets who played in the NHL[]
- Douglas Adam
- Hub Anslow
- Harry Bell
- Bart Bradley
- Wayne Brown
- Hugh Currie
- Armand Delmonte
- Val Delory
- Marcel Dheere
- Archie Fraser
- Warren Godfrey
- Roger Jenkins
- George Johnston
- Buck Jones
- Lloyd Klein
- Mark Marquess
- Muzz Patrick
- Fern Perreault
- Babe Pratt
- Mel Read
- Ron Rowe
- Gino Rozzini
- Doug Stevenson
- John Webster