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Tacoma Rockets

Year of foundation: 1991
Colours: Teal, Red, Black, White
Club status: ceased (Played in WHL from 1991 to 1995, then moved to Kelowna to become Kelowna Rockets)

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All time leagues: WHL

Season 1994-1995

This club in 1994-1995: WHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Kim Dillabaugh	28.07.1977	180 cm	73 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Aleksandr Alekseev	21.03.1974	183 cm	97 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Scott Hannan	23.01.1979	188 cm	100 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Burt Henderson	11.05.1975	183 cm	91 kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Joel Kwiatkowski	22.03.1977	184 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Kyle McLaren	18.06.1977	193 cm	107 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Adam Smith	24.05.1976	182 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Luke Curtin	23.09.1977	188 cm	96 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Jason Deleurme	01.02.1977	173 cm	84 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Marty Flichel	06.03.1976	181 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Quinn Hancock	08.05.1977	185 cm	85 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Tavis Hansen	17.06.1975	184 cm	92 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Steve Roberts	17.02.1974	179 cm	87 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Vaclav Varada	26.04.1976	183 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	John Varga	31.01.1974	178 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

History

The Rockets were granted as an expansion franchise, but low attendance forced the team to move to Kelowna, British Columbia after only four seasons, where they became the Kelowna Rockets. While the Rockets drew good crowds when they played the Seattle Thunderbirds, they did not draw as well with other teams. The Tacoma Dome was not well-suited for hockey as the risers for the seats were too shallow, making the sightlines bad for hockey.

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Fast factsseason 1994-1995

Youngest player: Scott Hannan (16 years)
Oldest player: John Varga (21 years)
Shortest player: Jason Deleurme (173 cm)
Tallest player: Kyle McLaren (193 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (11), Czechia (1), Ukraine (1), USA (2)

Leagues

Tacoma Rockets participates in season 1994-1995: WHL

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