Strathroy Rockets
| Strathroy Rockets | |
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| City | Strathroy, Ontario |
| League | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Home arena | West Middlesex Memorial Arena |
| Colours | Red, blue and white |
| General manager | Mike Bondy |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Captain | Lucas Latina |
| Franchise history | |
| 1965-1972 | Strathroy Rockets |
| 1972-1975 | Strathroy Falcons |
| 1975-1994 | Strathroy Blades |
| 1994-Present | Strathroy Rockets |
The Strathroy Rockets are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
In 1965, the Rockets joined the old Western Junior "B" league. When most of the league became the Western Junior A league in 1968, the Rockets were not invited. Instead, the team joined the Central "B" league for a year, before moving to the Western Junior B league in 1969, and ceased operations in 1972. The Falcons replaced the Rockets and moved to the Western Junior "D". The team became the Blades in 1975 rejoined the newly re-formed Western "B" league. In 1994, they once again became the Rockets and stayed in the Western "B" ever since.
The Rockets won the WOJHL title in 2006-07, defeating the Sarnia Blast in seven games. They were then defeated by the Cambridge WinterHawks in the Sutherland Cup final.
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