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About The Laval Rocket
One of the newest teams in the American Hockey League represents and pays tribute to one of the most venerable franchises in all of hockey and to one of the greatest players of all time. Named for Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, the Laval Rocket is the second Montreal-area team to have been named for the Canadiens legend, after the QMJHL's Montreal Rocket (now the Charlottetown Islanders).
The Laval Rocket may have first taken the ice in 2017, but their origin as the top minor league affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens goes back more than half a century and through five provinces and one U.S. state.
Founded as the Houston Apollos of the Central Hockey League in 1964, the franchise transferred to the AHL in 1969 upon a move to Montreal. From there, they moved to various places in Eastern Canada, from Halifax to Sherbrooke, Quebec to Fredericton, New Brunswick to Quebec City and Hamilton, and, most recently to Newfoundland and Labrador, as the St. John's IceCaps.
There also is a shared history with several Edmonton Oilers affiliates through the Quebec Citadelles' merger with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2002. The franchise has won five Calder Cups, including three as the Nova Scotia Voyageurs in 1972, 1976, and 1977, one as the Sherbrooke Canadians in 1985, and one as the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2007.
The Laval Rocket's home ice is the Place Bell, which opened in 2017 and lies within 20 kilometers of their parent club's arena, the Bell Centre. There are three rinks in the $200 million complex, which also includes the home of Les Canadiennes de Montréal of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
The Rocket play in the North Division of the American Hockey League's Eastern Conference, where they do battle against the Binghamton Devils, Cleveland Monsters, Syracuse Crunch, Toronto Marlies, Rochester Americans, Belleville Senators, and Utica Comets.
Despite a loss in overtime, the Rocket showed great offense and energy. Organisation at Place Bell is great, electronic tickets and Vaxx pass workes fine. Althought, since there is no food/drinks mobile vendors, the line ups for food concessions becomes huge once the game started.
only negative point the floor at the Place Bell was sticky
The game was entertaining, the operation is first class. I will definitely go back!
We went to see to game with friends, my son and their three boys. They enjoy it.
Overall everything is fine the crowd is there and we all wish the team to make the playoffs. From then everything is possible! Go rocket go!
Great victory during a special day game. What a show! Awesome!
Excellent experience at the Place Bell, even if the local team lost the game the overall evening at location was fantastic!
Nice arena. Good game even if my team lost! A little hard to park around the arena though.
Great venue to watch hockey. Concessions are decent priced but not great. Hot dog and pizza were barely eatable. Poutine was decent. The arena is clean and great seats to watch a game. Sound system is good.
As far as rookies for the Montreal Canadiens not really impressed!! Yes Rockets won a 1st place team but the game was boring!! Not fast enough not enough checking, the plays were weak!! Was expecting more fun than a lhjmq hockey game!! Armada way more fun way more cheaper for hockey to watch This Is my last time going to a Rockets game where I have to pay for tickets
The Rocket are something special! I wish I lived closer, I would try to catch as many games as I could. Aside from that, that kind of rink for an AHL team is really incredible. Comfy seats, great view of the ice from all around, wide hallways for the vendors, it all made sense and made for an really great experience. Also, free wifi!