The Kamloops Rockets were a Tier II Junior "A"

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team from

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, Canada. They were a part of the

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. :Kamloops Jr. Rockets 1961 - 1964 :Kamloops Kraft Kings 1964 - 1967 :Kamloops Rockets 1967 - 1973 :Kamloops Braves 1976 - 1977 :Kamloops Chiefs 1977 - 1978 :Kamloops Rockets 1978 - 1979 :Revelstoke Bruins/Rockets 1979 - 1980

History

Founded in 1961, the Rockets won the first three straight league titles and two

titles winning the

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. They won the league again in 1966 and 1971. In 1973, the team was relocated to White Rock as

was granted a team in the

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called the

Kamloops Chiefs The Kamloops Chiefs were a junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1973–77. They were founded in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats, and relocated to Seattle, Washington to become ...

. The town got another Tier II Junior "A" club in 1976, and the WCHL team folded that same year. In 1980, the team merged with the

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and moved to

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. In 1981, the

Kamloops Jr. Oilers The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at Sandman Centre. The Blazers o ...

were founded and have continued on as the successful

Kamloops Blazers The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at Sandman Centre. The Blazers o ...

ever since.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

History

Season-by-season record

See also