Category Archives: Game reports

By Justin Vézina “We’ve got to have more games like this,” Rocket head coach Jean-François Houle summed up after Sunday’s 6-2 win over the Manitoba Moose. The message was well received. So much so that on Monday lunchtime, the Laval club used the same recipe to achieve the same result. They triumphed 5-2 over the […]

By Justin Vézina Jakub Dobeš has been generous in recent days. In the first few games of November, he single-handedly provided enough spectacular saves to send a DVD set into production. The goalkeeper was imperial, making numerous saves in extremis in the Laval Rocket’s last few games. First, on Wednesday November 1, despite a 4-1 […]

“We’re at the beginning of the season. We’re getting to know each other. The chemistry isn’t there yet. That’ll come in the next few games,” said forward Brandon Gignac after the Laval Rocket’s 7-4 loss to the Rochester Americans on Friday. That was the general conclusion after the Laval club’s two games in two nights […]

By Justin Vézina A first point. A first victory. And a first shower of caps at Place Bell. That’s how the Rocket’s latest sequence of games can be summed up. First, the Laval club staged a spectacular comeback on Wednesday against the Rochester Americans, erasing a 3-0 deficit to force overtime. The Americans ultimately triumphed […]

By Justin Vézina Practice makes perfect, as the old adage goes. So when the players of the 2023-2024 edition of the Laval club took to the ice at Place Bell on opening weekend, they had plenty of experience. Experiences that will be invaluable for the rest of the campaign. Admittedly, the Rocket fell 7-4 on […]

By Justin Vézina Building and installing a “structure”. That was Jean-François Houle’s main objective at training camp, in his words. Not only did the head coach conclude that he had succeeded in achieving his goals, but the Laval Rocket won its two preparatory games with flying colors. First, on Thursday afternoon, the Laval club defeated […]

It’s really with the first sound of the skates of the rookies, on the ice of the CN Sports Complex in Brossard, that the next season begins. By Véronique Prince The fresh air of the arena, the sound of blades splitting the ice and the fresh smell of hockey equipment evoke a winter of memorable […]

An overview of the Rocket’s season to date MONTREAL – Buckle up because the race to the finish line is on for the Laval Rocket. TICKETS: Laval Rocket individual games The Canadiens’ affiliate is looking to etch the letter ‘X’ into their name in the American Hockey League standings but they’ve got their work cut […]

With less than a week to go before the first game of the 2022-23 season, the players of the Montreal Canadiens organization are beginning their final preparation. The preparation for the upcoming season began as soon as the Rocket were eliminated from the AHL playoffs. Earlier in September, we went to meet with Stéphane Gervais, […]

Home Opener presented by Bell October 14, 7 p.m., against the Belleville Senators First Saturday of the season in Laval October 29th, 3pm, against the Rochester Americans Rivalry against Toronto November 2nd, 7pm, against the Toronto Marlies Face off against our Western rivals November 16th, 7pm, against the Abbotsford Canucks Christmas at Place Bell December […]