Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2034Description
Tacoma Rockets player Bobby Rowland waits for play to begin during a hockey game in December 1993. The Rockets played from 1991-95 and started well, averaging the highest per-game attendance for a first-year expansion franchise in the league and then followed with a 24-game home winning streak in the second season. But it didn’t last as the Dome’s cavernous feeling and bad sightlines made it difficult for fans to see the game. The Rockets made the playoffs all four years with their best finish coming in the 1993-94 season, losing in the West Division semifinals. After being eliminated in the first round of the 1994-95 seasons, the Rockets’ low attendance forced the franchise to relocate to Kelowna, B.C., where they currently play.Made/Created
Date made
1993Place
Location
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WALexicon
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Hockey, Professional/Semi-ProRelationships
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Person or Organization
Rowland, BobbyPerson or Organization
Tacoma RocketsPerson or Organization
Western Hockey LeaguePerson or Organization
Tacoma Dome