Jacksonville Rockets - One of Jacksonville's Top 10 Little Known Sports Franchises

http://jacksonville.com/sports/2010-06-07/story/summer-10-jacksonvilles-top-10-little-known-sports-franchises

Summer of 10: The top 10 little-known sports franchises in Jacksonville history
by Gary Smits, Florida Times Union

...2 Rockets, Hockey, 1964-1972
Before the Lizard Kings and before the Barracudas were the Jacksonville Rockets, who had an eight-year run in the Eastern Hockey League from 1964-72. The team was coached by Bob Sabourin and featured players with names that would have fit in the movie "Slap Shot" — Harley Hodgson, George Fogie and Melvin "Shorty" Melanchuk... read whole article
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George Forgie (not Fogie) at hockeydb.com: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=15669

Harley Hodgson at hockeydb.com: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=11539
Melvin "Shorty" Melanchuk (not to be confused with brother Clarence "Curly" Melanchuk, who played for the 1955-56 Baltimore Clippers): http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=12677