Syracuse Rockets

1947-48 Syracuse Stars players

Two 1950-51 Syracuse Rockets players

Syracuse and the New York Metropolitans battle on March 17, 1951.

The Syracuse Rockets were an amateur ice hockey team based in Syracuse, New York. The team was known as the Amateurs from 1945-1947 and the Stars for 1947-48, before becoming the Rockets. They played until 1955.

Results

1945-46

• Syracuse Amateurs - Clinton Hockey Club 2:1
• 2/3: Syracuse Amateurs - Rome Hockey Club 5:4
• 2/17: Syracuse Amateurs - Kingston Saints (ON) 5:2 - Syracuse 3-1 after game
• 2/24: Syracuse Amateurs - Mattydale 3:1 - Mattydale replaced Amsterdam Senators
• 3/3: Syracuse Amateurs - Prescott (ON) 5:4

1946-47

• 12/29: Syracuse Amateurs - Rome Hockey Club 5:3
• 1/5: Syracuse Amateurs - Colgate University 7:3
• 1/12: Syracuse Amateurs - Rome Hockey Club 6:3
• 1/19: Syracuse Amateurs - Kingston Canadians 9:5
• 2/2: Syracuse Amateurs - Prescott Canadians - cancelled
• Clinton Hockey Club - Syracuse Amateurs 6:6
• 2/16: Syracuse Amateurs - Massena Hockey Club
• 2/21: Syracuse Amateurs - Utica Colonels 10:3
• 2/23: Syracuse Amateurs - Pittsfield Royals 9:4 - Interstate League semifinal
• 3/9: Syracuse Amateurs - Clinton Hockey Club 3:0 - halted due to poor ice - Interstate League final

1947-48

• Kingston Canada Goodyear - Syracuse Stars 5:3
• 12/20: Kingston Barons (ON) - Syracuse Stars 4:3
• 12/26: Gananoque Gulls (QC) - Syracuse Stars 11:4
• 12/28: Syracuse Stars - Kingston Barons (ON) 7:4
• 1/4: Prescott Panthers (ON) - Syracuse Stars 8:6
• 1/11: Syracuse Stars - Hamilton Athletic Club 4:4
• 1/13: Syracuse Stars - Clinton Hockey Club
• 1/16: Syracuse Stars - Kingston Aces (ON) 5:1
• 1/25: Clinton Hockey Club - Syracuse Stars 7:3
• 2/1: Syracuse Stars - Trenton Flyers (ON) 6:5
• 2/8: Ottawa RCAF - Syracuse Stars 7:4
• 2/15: Syracuse Stars - Sydenham Tigers (ON) 13:1 - Stars 5-6-1 prior to game
• 2/22: Clinton Hockey Club - Syracuse Stars 5:4
• 2/29: Syracuse Stars - Three Hour Laundry 2:1
• 3/7: Syracuse Stars - Central New York Amateur Hockey Association All-Stars 2:1

1948-49

• 1/2: Syracuse Rockets - Brockville Snoweaters (ON)
• 1/4: Clinton Hockey Club - Syracuse Rockets 9:3
• 1/16: Syracuse Rockets - Buffalo Holling Press cancelled
• 1/23: Clinton Hockey Club - Syracuse Rockets 6:1
• 2/2: Syracuse Rockets - Westfall Shamrocks 4:2
• 2/13: Syracuse Rockets - Brockville Wings (ON)

1949-50

• Clinton Hockey Club - Syracuse Rockets 10:4
• Clinton Hockey Club - Syracuse Rockets 6:2
• 1/22: Syracuse Rockets - Buffalo Holling Press cancelled

1950-51

• 1/14: Syracuse Rockets - Amsterdam Mohawks 11:5
• 1/28: Syracuse Rockets - Clinton Stars 11:4
• 2/4: Syracuse Rockets - Brockville Red Wings (ON) 7:6 OT
• 2/11: Syracuse Rockets - Amsterdam Mohawks 8:0
• 2/17: Syracuse Rockets - Clinton Stars
• 3/11: Syracuse Rockets - Amsterdam Mohawk Chiefs 13:2 - Upstate title
• 3/17: New York Metropolitans - Syracuse Rockets 11:0 - State title @ Madison Square Garden

1951-52

Intermediate Amateur Hockey League

• 12/8: Syracuse Rockets - Three-Hour Club 3:2
• 12/15: Syracuse Rockets - Clinton Stars 2:0
• 12/19: Syracuse Rockets - Fulton Falcons 7:0
• 12/22: Syracuse Rockets - Three-Hour Club 5:1
• 12/26: Syracuse Rockets - Three-Hour Club 4:3
• Clinton Stars - Fulton Falcons 12:0
• Clinton Stars - Three-Hour Club 2:0
• 1/10: Syracuse Rockets - Clinton Stars 4:4
• 1/17: Clinton Stars - Three-Hour Club 7:5
• 1/23: Clinton Stars - Three-Hour Club 6:0
• 1/26: Syracuse Rockets - Fulton Falcons 6:0
• 1/30: Three-Hour Club - Fulton Falcons 4:2
• 1/31: Syracuse Rockets - Clinton Stars 4:1
• 2/2: Syracuse Rockets - Three-Hour Club
• 2/6: Clinton Stars - Fulton Falcons 6:1
• 2/13: Syracuse Rockets - Fulton Falcons 8:3
• 2/14: Clinton Stars - Fulton Falcons
• Three-Hour Club - Fulton Falcons 6:4
• 2/20: Syracuse Rockets - Clinton Stars 3:1
• 2/28: Clinton Stars - Three-Hour 4:3

Standings as of 2/19

1. Syracuse 9-0-1-19
2. Clinton 6-2-1-13
3. Three-Hour 4-7-0-8
4. Fulton 0-10-0-0

• 3/5: Clinton Stars - Three-Hour Club 9:3 - semifinal
• 3/9: Syracuse Rockets - Clinton Stars 4:0 - final
• 3/12: Clinton Stars - Syracuse Rockets 2:1 - "

New York State Championship

• 3/15: Syracuse Rockets - Amsterdam Mohawk Chiefs 6:3 - semifinal
• 3/16: Brooklyn Torpedoes - Syracuse Rockets 3:2 - final

1952-53

Central New York Amateur Hockey League

• 12/10: Syracuse Rockets - Seven Hour Club 4:2
• 12/12: Syracuse Stars - Fulton Falcons 4:1
• 12/20: Syracuse Rockets - Fulton Falcons 5:1
• 12/27: Syracuse Stars - Seven Hour Club 5:0
• 1/3: Syracuse Rockets - Syracuse Stars 1:1
• 1/10: Fulton Falcons - Seven Hour Club 1:1
• 1/16: Seven Hour Club - Syracuse Rockets 5:1
• 1/23: Syracuse Stars - Fulton Falcons 4:0
• 1/30: Fulton Falcons - Seven Hour Club 4:4
• 2/4: Fulton Falcons - Syracuse Stars 3:1
• 2/21: Syracuse Rockets - Seven Hour Club 1:1
• 2/27: Syracuse Rockets - Syracuse Stars 5:2 - Rockets clinched regular season title

Standings as of 2/23

1. Syracuse Stars 3-2-1-7
2. Syracuse Rockets 2-1-3-7
3. Seven Hour 2-2-3-7
4. Fulton Falcons 1-3-3-5

• 3/4: Seven Hour Club - Syracuse Rockets 4:1 - semifinal
• 3/7: Fulton Falcons - Syracuse Stars 5:3 - "
• 3/13: Seven Hour Club - Fulton Falcons 6:2 - final
• 3/29: Seven Hour Club - Schenectady 3:2 - state title

1954-55

see: New York State Hockey League

Sources

• Syracuse Herald-Journal