New Jersey Rockets (AJHL)

New Jersey Rockets
City	Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
League	AJHL
Division	South
Founded	1970
Home arena	Prudential Center
Colors	Red, Vegas Gold, Black
Head coach	Bob Thornton
Franchise history
1970-present	New Jersey Rockets

The New Jersey Rockets are an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Jr. A ice hockey team from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. They play in the South Division of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) at The Prudential Center, also home to the New Jersey Devils of the NHL and New Jersey Nets of the NBA.^[1] The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior, Collegiate, and eventually professional teams.

The organization also field a team at the Jr.B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League as well as youth hockey select teams at the Midjet U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and Mite levels and girls teams at the U14, U16, and U19 levels.^[2]

Alumni

The Rockets have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs, including:^[3]

• John Carlson Washington Capitals 2008 NHL Entry Draft - Washington Capitals (NHL), Hershey Bears (AHL)
• David Kolomatis Los Angeles Kings 2009 NHL Entry Draft - Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
• Brian Mullen Winnipeg Jets 1980 NHL Entry Draft - New York Islanders (NHL)
• Jeremy Roenick Chicago Blackhawks 1988 NHL Entry Draft - San Jose Sharks (NHL)
• Bob Sanguinetti New York Rangers 2006 NHL Entry Draft - New York Rangers (NHL)^[4]

References

1. ^ http://njrockets.goalline.ca/news2.php?news_id=162059
2. ^ http://njrockets.goalline.ca/page.php?page_id=2997
3. ^ http://www.njrockets.com/alumni.htm
4. ^ http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2009/6/4/897032/bobby-sanguinetti-takes-your

External links

• Official NJ Rockets web site
• Official League Website