The Strathroy Rockets are a junior ice hockey team based in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Hockey League.
History
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.
The Rockets were purchased by former NHL player Cory Conacher, and negotiated by Andrew Ferlatte. Cory appointed Andrew as the General Manager June 1st, 2024, Andrew became the first ever appointed General Manager of the Rockets in the modern era under private ownership.
The Strathroy Rockets unveiled a new, modern look December 13th 2025 in the GOHL's spotlight game against the Sarnia Legionnaires.
2026-27 coaching staff Owner - Cory Conacher General Manager - Andrew Ferlatte Head Coach - Matt Bowes Assistant Coach - Steven Santos Assistant Coach - Parker Smith Goalie Coach - Mike Greguol Trainer - Mike Brooks
Season-by-season results
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1965-66 40 12 27 1 - 181 238 25 5th WOJBHL1966-67 40 19 19 2 - 226 212 40 4th WOJBHL1967-68 52 23 26 3 - 236 235 49 4th WOJBHL1968-69 36 21 20 5 - 203 163 47 2nd CJBHLWon League, Lost SC1969-70 36 7 25 4 - 128 186 18 5th WOJHL1970-71 42 6 31 5 - 138 276 17 5th WOJHL1971-72 Statistics Not Available1972-73 32 16 14 2 - 205 195 34 4th WJDHL 1973-74 34 17 13 4 - 229 196 38 4th WJDHL 1974-75 32 7 22 3 - 167 255 17 8th WJDHL 1975-76 40 4 32 4 - 112 274 12 7th WOJHL1976-77 40 17 15 8 - 200 207 42 3rd WOJHL1977-78 39 13 25 1 - 167 220 27 5th WOJHL1978-79 42 29 10 3 - 286 188 61 2nd WOJHL Lost Final1979-80 42 27 14 1 - 232 163 55 4th WOJHL1980-81 42 19 18 5 - 219 209 43 5th WOJHL1981-82 42 13 18 11 - 190 213 37 4th WOJHL1982-83 42 25 13 4 - 229 203 54 2nd WOJHL1983-84 48 21 21 6 - 252 253 48 6th WOJHL1984-85 48 8 33 7 - 191 314 23 7th WOJHL1985-86 42 13 21 8 - 201 250 34 6th WOJHL1986-87 42 12 26 4 - 192 278 28 6th WOJHL1987-88 42 16 25 2 0 190 245 34 6th WOJHL1988-89 40 26 12 2 0 249 193 54 3rd WOJHL1989-90 40 8 27 3 2 158 287 21 8th WOJHL1990-91 48 17 25 2 4 209 250 40 6th WOJHL1991-92 48 19 23 2 4 194 228 44 3rd WOJHL East1992-93 52 4 45 0 3 - - 11 5th WOJHL East1993-94 50 13 32 5 0 193 269 31 4th WOJHL East1994-95 52 8 40 0 4 166 358 20 5th WOJHL East1995-96 52 26 21 4 1 252 213 57 4th WOJHL East1996-97 52 34 13 3 2 273 192 73 1st WOJHL East Won League1997-98 52 28 22 1 1 265 224 58 2nd WOJHL East1998-99 52 26 22 0 4 232 235 56 2nd WOJHL East1999-00 54 30 20 0 4 269 225 64 5th GOHL Lost Final2000-01 54 21 26 3 4 214 217 49 7th GOHL2001-02 54 32 18 1 3 269 232 68 5th WOJHL2002-03 48 12 33 2 1 146 244 27 8th WOJHL2003-04 48 11 34 3 0 130 232 25 9th WOJHL2004-05 48 17 30 1 0 140 205 35 8th WOJHL2005-06 48 25 10 3 10 165 152 63 3rd WOJHL2006-07 48 33 12 - 3 206 153 69 1st WOJHLWon League, Lost SC2007-08 48 27 17 - 4 206 171 58 4th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. QF2008-09 52 33 15 - 4 225 140 70 4th GOJHL-WLost Conf. SF2009-10 50 36 13 - 1 244 152 73 2nd GOJHL-W Lost Conf. QF2010-11 51 37 10 - 4 258 150 78 1st GOJHL-W Lost Conf. SF2011-12 51 25 23 - 3 218 219 53 7th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. Final2012-13 51 25 22 - 4 165 176 54 6th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. SF2013-14 49 25 18 - 6 184 167 56 6th GOJHL-W Lost Conf. QF2014-15 49 25 22 - 2 183 162 52 5th GOJHL-W Lost Conf Quarter, 4-0 (Vipers)2015-16 50 12 24 4 10 144 204 38 7th of 9-W20th of 26 Lost Conf Quarter, 4-1 (Nationals)2016-17 50 16 27 2 5 167 219 39 8th of 9-W20th of 26 Lost Conf Quarter, 4-0 (Vipers)2017-18 50 11 32 2 5 127 214 29 8th of 9-W23rd of 26 Lost Conf Quarter, 4-0 (Nationals)2018-19 48 19 28 1 0 143 262 39 8th of 9-W19th of 26 Lost Conf Quarter, 4-1 (Flyers) 2019-20 50 19 26 3 2 148 182 43 6th of 9-W17th of 25 Lost Conf Quarter, 1-4 (Lincolns)2020-21 Season lost due to covid-19 pandemic2021-22 48 13 29 2 4 130 187 32 8th of 9-W20th of 25 Lost Conf Quarter, 0-4 (Flyers) 2022-23 50 22 19 8 1 178 196 53 6th of 9-W20th of 25 Lost Conf Quarter, 0-4 (Lincolns) 2023-24 50 33 12 3 2 206 145 53 3rd of 8-W20th of 23 Won Conf Quarter, 4-1 (Stars)Lost Conf Quarter, 0-4 (Lincolns) 2024-25 50 24 20 4 2 152 172 54 9th of 12-West15th of 23 Did Not Qualify for Post Season 2025-26 50 26 21 2 1 185 183 54 6th of 12-West11th of 23 Lost Conf Quarter, 1-4 (Lincolns)
Sutherland Cup appearances
1969: Markham Waxers defeated Strathroy Rockets 4 games to 2 2007: Cambridge Winterhawks defeated Strathroy Rockets 4 games to none
Notable alumni Brian Campbell Jeff Carter Doug Crossman Dale Hunter Jared Keeso (actor) Craig MacTavish Andy McDonald Patrick O'Sullivan Mike Stapleton Don Van Massenhoven Jason Williams Other Rockets Webpage GOJHL Webpage