When was Laval Rocket founded?

Laval Rocket was founded in 2017 in Laval, QC, CAN, Canada.

Where is Laval Rocket based?

Laval Rocket is based in Laval, QC, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Laval Rocket?

The head coach of Laval Rocket is Jean-François Houle.

Who is the captain of Laval Rocket?

The captain of Laval Rocket is Xavier Ouellet.

What arena does Laval Rocket play in?

Laval Rocket play their home games at Place Bell in Laval, QC, CAN.

Who is the general manager of Laval Rocket?

The general manager of Laval Rocket is Marc Bergevin.

What are the team colors of Laval Rocket?

The team colors of Laval Rocket are Red + White + Blue.

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2021-2022 Season

Laval Rocket were 39-26-7 in the 2021-22 AHL season with 85 points, 3rd in the North and 10th overall.

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2021-2022 Laval Rocket Player Stats

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Laval Rocket — 2021-2022 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.		Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (LW/RW)	69	21	35	56	20	29	15	5	5	10	6	-6
2.		Jean-Sébastien Dea (C)	70	26	26	52	42	-2	15	4	4	8	6	-3
3.		Xavier Ouellet (D)	61	8	33	41	47	-5	15	1	8	9	10	-8
4.		Jesse Ylönen (RW)	52	14	22	36	12	-16	14	3	3	6	2	-8
5.		Danick Martel (LW/C)	70	17	16	33	82	-11	15	9	6	15	44	7
6.		Kevin Roy (C/LW)	62	13	20	33	18	-6	2	0	0	0	2	-1
7.		Louie Belpedio (D)	69	11	19	30	92	-1	15	2	8	10	20	4
8.		Joël Teasdale (LW/RW)	44	15	13	28	17	-1	15	1	1	2	18	-6
9.		Gabriel Bourque (LW)	67	11	17	28	59	0	14	2	2	4	4	1
10.		Brandon Gignac (C/LW)	48	10	16	26	12	7	13	5	4	9	6	4
11.		Alex Belzile (RW/C)	32	10	12	22	23	1	15	5	4	9	44	3
12.		Peter Abbandonato (C/LW)	38	4	16	20	4	-2	8	0	4	4	4	4
13.		Tobie Bisson (D)	55	3	16	19	27	3	15	0	2	2	2	4
14.		Tory Dello (D)	55	5	13	18	46	28	15	0	1	1	2	-4
15.		Jean-Christophe Beaudin (C)	41	4	13	17	33	2	3	0	0	0	0	-1
16.		Laurent Dauphin (C/LW)	18	11	5	16	12	-6
17.		Lukas Vejdemo (C)	34	6	10	16	12	3
18.		Sami Niku (D)	36	2	11	13	14	3	15	0	11	11	10	2
19.		Terrance Amorosa (D)	35	1	12	13	10	22
20.		Corey Schueneman (D)	32	4	7	11	12	1	15	1	3	4	6	7
21.		Cédric Paquette (C/RW)	14	9	1	10	28	1	14	4	3	7	12	-3
22.		Nate Schnarr (C/RW)	20	4	6	10	10	9	11	2	2	4	6	1
23.		Cameron Hillis (C/RW)	24	5	4	9	14	4
24.		Alexandre Fortin (C/W)	34	4	5	9	8	-1
25.		Devante Smith-Pelly (RW)	24	4	4	8	6	2	7	0	0	0	4	0
26.		Justin Ducharme (RW/LW)	19	5	2	7	8	3
27.		Brandon Baddock (LW/RW)	33	3	4	7	77	-1
28.		Gianni Fairbrother (D)	25	1	6	7	46	-14	3	0	0	0	0	1
29.		Ryan Poehling (C/LW)	7	3	3	6	0	-3
30.		Michael Pezzetta (LW/C)	8	3	3	6	16	7
31.		Shawn St-Amant (LW/RW)	14	2	4	6	8	-5
32.		Cole Caufield (LW/RW)	6	2	3	5	0	-6
33.		Nicolas Mattinen (D)	8	1	2	3	4	5
34.		Cédric Desruisseaux (W/C)	3	1	1	2	4	1
35.		Mattias Norlinder (D)	6	1	1	2	2	-2	5	0	1	1	2	0
36.		Charles-David Beaudoin (D)	5	0	2	2	4	1
37.		Carl Neill (D)	16	0	2	2	4	-3
38.		Olivier Galipeau (D)	18	0	2	2	8	-2
39.		Darien Kielb (D)	6	0	1	1	10	3
40.		Lucas Condotta (C)	7	0	1	1	2	-2	10	2	2	4	4	5
41.		Joshua Roy (W/C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
42.		Ryan Valentini (C/W)	1	0	0	0	0	0
43.		Dominic Cormier (D)	1	0	0	0	0	2
44.		Mathew Santos (RW/LW)	3	0	0	0	0	1
45.		Joshua Brook (D)	6	0	0	0	8	-5

Laval Rocket — 2021-2022 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.		Kevin Poulin (G)	30	2.34	.920	18	8	3	2	1747:00	782	1	4.07	.867
2.		Cayden Primeau (G)	33	2.94	.909	16	12	5	2	1915:00	944	14	2.17	.936
3.		Michael McNiven (G)	11	4.04	.869	4	4	1	1	520:21	232
4.		Louis-Philip Guindon (G)	4	4.55	.853	1	2	0	0	145:11	64
5.		Tristan Bérubé (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Gabriel Mollot-Hill (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Owen Savory (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2021-2022 Laval Rocket Staff

Head CoachJean-François Houle
Asst. CoachKelly Buchberger
Asst. CoachMartin Laperrière
Goaltending CoachMarco Marciano
General ManagerMarc Bergevin
Asst. General ManagerScott Mellanby
Team ManagerCarl Gagnon
Asst. Athletic TherapistSebastian Buna
Asst. Equipment ManagerSimon Payette
Franchise OwnerGeoff Molson
Head Athletic TherapistGlen Kinney
Head Equipment ManagerÉric Lévesque
Strength & Conditioning CoachStéphane Gervais
Video CoachDaniel Harvey
VP. of Hockey OperationsJohn Sedgwick

Team Staff History

2021-2022 Laval Rocket Captains

"C"

Xavier Ouellet

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2021-2022 Laval Rocket Demographics

Laval Rocket Facts

Plays in: American Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + White + Blue
Town: Laval, QC, CAN Map
Founded: 2017

2021-2022 Laval Rocket Roster Facts

Nationalities

41 players
6 players
2 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Laval Rocket: 2 375 GP
NHL: 2 058 GP
OG: 4 GP
SHL: 208 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 103 GP
Liiga: 236 GP
KHL: 50 GP
AHL: 5 848 GP
DEL: 45 GP
NL: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Montréal Canadiens (NHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Place Bell
Location: Laval, QC, CAN
Capacity: 10 000
Construction Year: 2017

Laval Rocket Games

Laval Rocket — 2021-2022 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/24/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Laval Rocket	Hamilton Hammers	-	AHL
10/23/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Laval Rocket	Hamilton Hammers	-	AHL
10/21/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Laval Rocket	Syracuse Crunch	5 - 1	AHL
10/17/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Utica Comets	Laval Rocket	0 - 4	AHL
10/16/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Belleville Senators	Laval Rocket	4 - 5 (OT 64:44)	AHL

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Latest Transactions

Laval Rocket — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/23/2026	Confirmed	joining	Pierrick Dubé (F)	Bridgeport Islanders	Details
10/22/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Owen Beck (F)	Montréal Canadiens	Details
10/21/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Aiden Dubinsky (D)	Trois-Rivières Lions	Details
10/21/2026	Up/Down	joining	Owen Beck (F)	Montréal Canadiens	Details
10/21/2026	Up/Down	joining	David Reinbacher (D)	Montréal Canadiens	Details
10/14/2026	Up/Down	leaving	David Reinbacher (D)	Montréal Canadiens	Details
10/12/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Owen Beck (F)	Montréal Canadiens	Details
10/08/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Jacob Fowler (G)	Montréal Canadiens	Details

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Laval Rocket History and Standings

Laval Rocket — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	AHL	7	6	1	-	-	0	30	12	12	1.71	1	-
2025-2026	AHL	72	41	23	-	-	8	233	200	90	1.25	1	Division Semifinal loss
2024-2025	AHL	72	48	19	-	-	5	229	178	101	1.4	1	Conference Final loss
2023-2024	AHL	72	33	31	-	-	8	235	242	74	1.03	7	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	AHL	72	33	29	-	-	10	258	247	76	1.06	5	First round loss
2021-2022	AHL	72	39	26	-	-	7	246	231	85	1.18	3	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	AHL	36	23	9	-	-	4	113	87	50	1.39	1	No playoffs held
2019-2020	AHL	62	30	24	-	-	8	183	182	68	1.1	6	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	76	30	34	-	-	12	195	231	72	0.95	7	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	AHL	76	24	42	-	-	10	206	281	58	0.76	7	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Laval Rocket — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ryan Valentini (F)	2026-2027	Asiago	Alps Hockey League	9	7	10	17	4
2.	Danick Martel (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	11	7	9	16	9
3.	Adam Cracknell (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	12	7	8	15	0
4.	Peter Abbandonato (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL	11	5	9	14	0
5.	Jérémy Grégoire (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	12	5	9	14	8
6.	Nate Schnarr (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	13	4	10	14	2
7.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	2026-2027	Grenoble	Ligue Magnus	10	3	11	14	2
8.	Mathew Santos (F)	2026-2027	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	9	7	6	13	29
9.	Alex Beaucage (F)	2026-2027	Lukko	Liiga	15	5	7	12	10
10.	Riley Barber (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL	9	6	5	11	10

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Laval Rocket — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	24.85
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.70
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	24.79
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	24.71
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	25.11

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Belzile (F)	247	85	112	197
2.	Laurent Dauphin (F)	187	65	107	172
3.	Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (F)	185	51	75	126
4.	Sean Farrell (F)	186	46	79	125
5.	Brandon Gignac (F)	173	44	76	120

Franchise All-Time Goals

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Belzile (F)	247	85	112	197
2.	Laurent Dauphin (F)	187	65	107	172
3.	Joshua Roy (F)	145	56	56	112
4.	Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (F)	185	51	75	126
5.	Jared Davidson (F)	166	51	38	89

Franchise All-Time Assists

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Belzile (F)	247	85	112	197
2.	Laurent Dauphin (F)	187	65	107	172
3.	Xavier Simoneau (F)	223	26	85	111
4.	Sean Farrell (F)	186	46	79	125
5.	Brandon Gignac (F)	173	44	76	120

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Florian Xhekaj (F)	136	41	64	357
2.	Xavier Simoneau (F)	223	26	111	352
3.	Alex Belzile (F)	247	85	197	283
4.	Lucas Condotta (F)	277	37	100	277
5.	Riley McKay (F)	69	6	17	266

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lucas Condotta (F)	277	37	63	100
2.	William Trudeau (D)	260	28	62	90
3.	Alex Belzile (F)	247	85	112	197
4.	Xavier Simoneau (F)	223	26	85	111
5.	Tobie Bisson (D)	200	16	48	64

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Vinzenz Rohrer (F)	1	1	2	2.00
2.	Reilly Walsh (D)	7	5	10	1.43
3.	Sasha Pastujov (F)	7	5	9	1.29
4.	Rem Pitlick (F)	18	5	22	1.22
5.	Luke Mittelstadt (D)	16	5	19	1.19

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chris Terry (F)	2017-2018	AHL	62	32	39	71	1.15	45
2.	Anthony Richard (F)	2022-2023	AHL	60	30	37	67	1.12	46
3.	Alex Barré-Boulet (F)	2024-2025	AHL	64	22	41	63	0.98	42
4.	Alex Belzile (F)	2025-2026	AHL	66	29	33	62	0.94	76
5.	Laurent Dauphin (F)	2025-2026	AHL	53	15	44	59	1.11	34

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chris Terry (F)	2017-2018	AHL	62	32	39	71	1.15	45
2.	Anthony Richard (F)	2022-2023	AHL	60	30	37	67	1.12	46
3.	Alex Belzile (F)	2025-2026	AHL	66	29	33	62	0.94	76
4.	Adam Cracknell (F)	2017-2018	AHL	54	27	21	48	0.89	42
5.	Charles Hudon (F)	2019-2020	AHL	46	27	8	35	0.76	51

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Matt Taormina (D)	2017-2018	AHL	63	4	48	52	0.83	18
2.	Laurent Dauphin (F)	2025-2026	AHL	53	15	44	59	1.11	34
3.	Alex Barré-Boulet (F)	2024-2025	AHL	64	22	41	63	0.98	42
4.	Chris Terry (F)	2017-2018	AHL	62	32	39	71	1.15	45
5.	Anthony Richard (F)	2022-2023	AHL	60	30	37	67	1.12	46

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Laval Rocket — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Florian Xhekaj (F)	2025-2026	AHL	64	17	12	29	0.45	182
2.	Florian Xhekaj (F)	2024-2025	AHL	69	24	11	35	0.51	175
3.	Riley McKay (F)	2023-2024	AHL	46	4	6	10	0.22	148
4.	Michael McCarron (F)	2017-2018	AHL	54	7	17	24	0.44	121
5.	Riley McKay (F)	2022-2023	AHL	23	2	5	7	0.30	118