The Philadelphia Rockets were a minor professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team based in the Philadelphia Arena

Philadelphia Arena

The Philadelphia Arena was an arena used mainly for sporting events located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The building, originally named the Philadelphia Ice Palace and Auditorium, was located at 4530 Market Street, next to what would become the WFIL TV Studio which broadcast American Bandstand. ...

 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. The Rockets played for three seasons in American Hockey League

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

 from 1946 to 1949. Previously another Rockets team existed for the 1941–42 AHL season

1941–42 AHL season

The 1941–42 AHL season was the sixth season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 56 games each in the schedule. The Indianapolis Capitals won the F. G...

, formerly known as the Philadelphia Ramblers

Philadelphia Ramblers

The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:...

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When the original Rockets folded in 1942, they were replaced by the Philadelphia Falcons of the Eastern Hockey League

Eastern Hockey League

-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...

. In 1946, the Falcons were replaced by the second Rockets team in the AHL. Four members of the Falcons (Vic Lofvendahl, Harvey Jacklin, Clayton Lavell, George DeFilice), made the jump to the higher league.

Season-by-season results

• Philadelphia Falcons 1942–1946 (Eastern Hockey League
  Eastern Hockey League
  -Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
  
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• Philadelphia Rockets 1946–1949 (American Hockey League
  American Hockey League
  The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
  
  )

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1942–43	46	17	27	2	36	167	195	5th, EHL	Data unavailable
1943–44	45	17	23	5	39	—-	—-	3rd, EHL	Data unavailable
1944–45	48	23	21	4	50	—-	—-	3rd, EHL	Data unavailable
1945–46	52	26	21	5	57	180	186	2nd, EHL	Data unavailable
1946–47 1946–47 AHL season The 1946–47 AHL season was the 11th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their fifth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions...	64	5	52	7	17	188	400	5th, East	Out of Playoffs
1947–48 1947–48 AHL season The 1947–48 AHL season was the 12th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their sixth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and won their fourth Calder Cup as league champions.It was the first season, the AHL...	68	22	41	5	49	260	331	4th, East	Out of Playoffs
1948–49 1948–49 AHL season The 1948–49 AHL season was the 13th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Wally Kilrea Trophy for the league's "top point scorer," is renamed the Carl Liscombe Trophy. The St. Louis Flyers won their first F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West...	68	15	48	5	35	230	407	5th, East	Out of Playoffs

External links

• "A Brief History of The American Hockey League & Minor League Pro Hockey in Philadelphia: 1927 - 2005"