The Philadelphia Rockets were a minor professional

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. The Rockets played for three seasons in

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from 1946 to 1949. Previously another Rockets team existed for the

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, formerly known as the

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. When the original Rockets folded in 1942, they were replaced by the Philadelphia Falcons of the

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. In 1946, the Falcons were replaced by the second Rockets team in the AHL. Four members of the Falcons (

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), made the jump to the higher league.

Season-by-season results

* Philadelphia Falcons 1942–1946 (

) * Philadelphia Rockets 1946–1949 (

)

External links

"A Brief History of The American Hockey League & Minor League Pro Hockey in Philadelphia: 1927 - 2005"
{{Defunct Pennsylvania sports teams Defunct sports teams in Philadelphia Eastern Hockey League teams