The Motor City Rockers are a professional

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team based in

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. The team is the tenth to join the

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(FPHL). After experiencing delays due to the

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, the Rockers played their first game on October 13, 2022.

History

On July 16, 2020, a new FPHL team led by team president Adam Stio was approved to play at Fraser Hockeyland for the 2020–21 season. On August 11, 2020, the Motor City Rockers were announced by Stio. At this event, Stio also introduced the team's first head coach, Kahlil Thomas. Thomas never coached a game for the Rockers. The team's first transactions were acquiring Ryan Alves and Tim Santopaolo from the

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via a trade. The Rockers were originally scheduled to play in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed their launch. In September 2022, the Rockers named Gordie Brown as their head coach. On October 13, 2022, the Rockers played their inaugural game at the 3,400 seat Big Boy Arena with a new general manager, Nick Field.

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