Comeau Named CHL Coach of Year
"If I \\'CfO Q young plnycr. rd be n"fully mU-r'C'ilCd .. m ploying for g tc.1m he coaches.That "J' 1hc 1rih111c •olccJ hy Roclc1 p!C\i· Uent/(iM Bmt.'C lltlmlhon ror T!.ll-omn·, Mnrccl Comeau lltlmetl Coach 01 1hc Yenr111 1hc C:am, dltm Hotl�y ��llf!. lh(: umbrdlo 1Jtg1Jnl1.a1.um for oil rn,jor Tier I tmclcy In Nonh ArneriOL .., 1e·� coached ii tremendous number or 1l11}1 ' � who have mmed pm, .. added Hrumhon Come:w. who luul rn:vlau,ly C!JllUmt ,he Jomnc: h�inPrin 1bc \Va.tern H.xLcy Lco�c.gulllcd lhc Roelets lo 11 surprisin.p. runncM1p linb,h in Lht:. Wlll-•i,.; Wes-11.:m O,v1i,1on dunng 1hc c,p;m�Hm cluJ,•� 'tl,,"(':Ond )t:Ut t1( (tf1cntlion Thm urc.J-! tcwns. in llut"C lenljuo- within 1he
CHL,.and Co1neau \I.On ou1 over Guy 01ouuu1rd of1hc Qucbc� League·, Shertiroole Folcoos "nd Omy A�w of die Orwrriu Lngue\ London IKnillfil>, Mcunwfulc, Hanu11on wns noouno1od at. CHL EA""'111hc orlhc YCDT, on honor he v. on lhi.i 'iCfi.!\On in 1ho WHL, bul 1hc a\\1trd """' 10Jlm Ru1t..,,-rord. f)t'Cf,.idcnl/OM nf lbc Dc1roi1 Rd.I Wi.ug._� In the Onw.nn t.e:.,guc. h w�1,; 1he fir�t Clit ;1w;ml for Come:m. who Ian, 1wlcc "nn 1he Dunc McCnllu111 Mcmnrinl Trnph) � WI-IL CO:ll'.h of lhC' Yc.mr. Com.:uu·� club shocked 1he Wl·ILdnS<e'JSOn by holdmg firsi pl11<.'1: (or 1hret moodL� and xuln_g an :tJl-ti1n� lc:;&j!UC rt":c,•nl whh 2-111ntigh1 "'in..; nl home.
Amazing Progress in Second Year!
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Fnr n duh in cmly i" second )<llr of opcrnlion in lhc WHL. lhc Roc�cL, mndc Ul1JWCL-Clc111cd progre,." lloring lhe 11)()1. ...,,3 cwnp:tlg_1L In oddltlon to <clllng on Ull•time Will rocord by winning 24 ,troi£hl �mes 01 home. 1hc Roc·kcis lun:cl 1hc 1hircl•larges1 WHL crowd of :ill 11mc, I 3,7MI, 11110 1he TaoomA 1:>..,mc. The Rockc1s also<'" 11 the mp 1wncm\\d.sc1·crnr 15240w,d 14.975. In ,x,mpiling 1hc �• homo n:cmd in lhc ICU!ille (31l-6-0t. the R•X'kC15 rnatlc 1hc.<c re11mdt1hlc lmprt)Vcmcnts ovcrihcir n�, yc-.irorpl.,y:
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!I mon: whts 1ba11 l:1>1 '4!1!S011 ('1.'l-24) 16 rc\\cr (27-13) 37 mon: point, (90-53) 51 more 11001, -.:orc,)(324-273) 87 f-,wcr ioal.s uguirul (159-3-16) 12 more win., 01 home (30.18), !I more wins on the rood ( 15-6) !7 more power pla) goul, ( 115-881 2k fcwi:r p<1wcr pl:ay go,�s t,p11n.i (7l!-I06l • 14 more shtmlmndetl gonb 130, 16» • I.? rcweri.hnnhnmltt.l gn:1L._ :.ignhtli ( 11-24) -30 shonhnndcJ JiOlli, only unc •hon ol' ull-1lmc WIIL rc�orrl sci b) Spuknnc in I990- 1) I.
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Sykora Signs Million-Dollar Pact With San Jose Sharks
M1chol !>)korn, 1hc Rocktl> All S1nr dt'fc1hc1m111 t'ilp� ,,rr .m Olll\lUllding ',("3\Un "11h T;tt:011111 h)' R'.U:h• i11l_1 .UI Uftl'el:IUl!III with 1he Snn Jo� ShmL, l'I lhc Nullanal llocl•> Ll":11,!!ue on u fuur•}ltar contract cM.uruucd u:, be worth one million �ol lun The 6-1 2:0.J'll,wli.l C-�h :ICC\\;a.. muncd 1l1c Mft ltttl .'i\'Aom mp tll!(t,.-n....,-ni1m in lhe WI IL•-.Wc-,IL-nl 01\ t-.lm. I le lukl 7] ptifnL, ht 70p1111,o,on 2.1 �cXll, (l11di.ull11� 1(-. on 1hc power pllly) :md 50 a.,;;,1�,, S) l,.um w.is one ur IM!Vtral lu:y ph1ye� re�po11• ,lbli: ror IIK' R.ock..c�• drnrn.uJt n� 1111, s,,:,a.\of)O m 1hi: dub':i. l'ICL-u1HJ )t:"ltr uf ope:muun. 'Sy�um who 1um� 111 m July, imcndt:d 1he Sh.1ri..,• .-.;:imr ll&.,1 lull .ind Yrl.l\ u lllll.lnlmt:m� th11ice tliifo: ,eu."1011 roe u h:rlh on Ilk! WHl. W�1·, lil'i\.l ,\U•S1,1r teu111, ,\hJmuyh l.:;\:u.1 1en11� ol the ··ugrccrm:nl m
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S.llllJ.(Jl�I."ilhnn wmwd.:ibll) nfoho111s.:?m,OW if he muka the Stunk,.' rm1jo1 1�,guc rthlrr. lrnp��d w11h lw ,, lnm<icion IO 1hc Nunh A11�ri-cu11 �Ufllr. 1hc:ShaM ·wli:ctetl Sy�ona 1111111! ,iuh munJ� 11JrJo\ cmll) in th"� '11 IL Ent1')· On,H l.osr June u1 Monueul . In hie. lirsl sca�cm wilh the 1-tockcb. he had.'(, JXnOh 111 fl f �•11110 (I� go.ii,. 2..1' ;1...,1,i-.1 "MlclwlnwJ� .)1gnificuut 1,rogr�, luM c.� ond fn!t pl:1) tnr ..:urp:i...;scd llm1 or o s.ixth•mund -.clc,;IIM •• ,uld Dcun Lomhardl, Shor!.-.' dlroc1nr ,,1 plll�cr rK'r:tmncl " " lr l.econ1inur� m mal..� du"' •YJX" c-1f improvc1111:11L he I..; @J.,in.f'. 10 hll\ c u lu1tl! on..-cr in 1hc NI IL•• "We. .ire \I!'). \Cf)' lmppy lc,r �fo:lr;11;· :Mud R\tl.:t pre..;hl1:u1 .1111.J grru.·rul 1n;m.1gcr llmcr I l11111illnrt .. 11�'" 1111 n h\!1Uc1wl.-u11.. f11!1yerror11� 1111, �n..,on mlflci�c11111gm winc:h. I le has 1he1ate111 nnt1 �h1:tk,11'i!tchuc..-ceed ln 1hcNHL We hur-e1h!U h(" -., Ill h: the n�1 of 1mln)' Rod.c.1,. ,re �o on 101.1H}Ol u career in the Nouon.til I luckc�· U:i.1pul.!. -
"1"111 \'el) h11ppy mxl < 1ul1c ,urpri,o:d.'' suid Cmntnu. "I really d1dn'1 CXl)CCl 10 win lln► OIIC' ... TI-w fac1 1h:u ¥.c Y.�r�n't :.uppo'irNJ 10 br: 11 eon tcnd..:rin our second )'C!ll'Wib0 key fw.·-.ar. Butthr-n one ofche odl!'t iu)l! c01omnnrch"a.ti in 1hr AUme hoac." Choumard guhk'tl d10 fir111-yc:1r Sh,rtiroole club ull the wni tll 111c Quebec lc"!\ut finni., og;ain,1 1hc L.:ivul TI1tms. Bui du: Folco1u 1.\crc 1101 11 1111rc cxp;mston tlub, he-Ing " rmnchi<ie mri\'cd over from llm:c Rh•cr-.. Qui:bce. " 'It",- olv.ti� ult:� In be recognl:t.c.J by your pee�.. :add� Come.:au. "'liu1 1hi( y.a_, for from ii on�rrr.u1 :iihtt'A', For ''" ti ) e.u\.. Bmce :md lAme Frc) (Roc:lct,' ,11n,t'ifH'Or1 1ln}"'l""""""'II pro, vidt-d1nc with good playCB.TI1e srou1inghtL(bC'cn tremendous. . ..Ami A bi� �mre of ihb l'n:.d.il !Ol."S tu Do1tn11! Oark Uhc R1.1<kt1J,. us,,J,iant ,•o..:b "ho rccitnll) l!mdcd lhc- hem.I coaching Job with th\! Prince Albc11 R111dcJN) TI1c fo,1 dmt olhcr5 wumed hnn 1s 11 good l11dlcu1ln<1111 hi, comri�u1ion 111 TJl!om:L"" Com""u ulw 1m1l.ctll1L• 1>l0yol" for theireffon in produe:in,t;_ a ",upcrSC111'0n •• fl wns lhc pl1tycrs. he nw.lcJ, ....., lio re;::illy de.'len·u the 1,l11udu" for nu "" onl Ill• 1111,." "Wc·ce thrilled. for \lttrl'd:' cm11nirmcJ t:lumitton.. ··1 I I!is one oflhemos:t dediC'Uld.l co:tehc.s in 1h.c ,PDmC, He deserve, 1hc hooor. "'nd h'> nl1tt1 ;:i 1nmte11duu\l)•lOOtlttOec1lonc.i1oorcnw"f'organi t1ulno to lu:we U\\ onl, II.kc this t.'omc our WJ.)' ••
Clark Leaves Rockets to Coach Raiders
Donn Cloui. . the- R,x-kl\ a,<f,1.1111 ui..ch for llle eluh·s llr!II I\Ut �\!tlfS, tu,,. Xit;:nl!tl ti l\\(l-)Cl.lf" conrroc1 as he�d c:o:1chri(1he PrmrC':A�n R!11den. 11f lh� WHL'\. E:M�m Divl -.lon. Clruk. wholw,cmn11llc<l41H \\olm,-;1g.11i1h1204 lo�� mH.l 18 tk.-s in II C0<Ldnng c;u't�er lh:tl htt., "]llmm:d lll'l<"!L<Ol1' 111 tho WHLand 1hcSn¢11ch• \!Wa11 JuniDf l..ealtui,:, I) 1.'tnnrn� off an 11npn:.,ii\� .)"C.11' with 1hc Rnd.t'.L�. Worki11,g mHJ.:1 head c.t1.ich Mru\.'C!I Comct1u.. Cl�trk hi:lped g1mJc lhc rw:umu club lo,, ..JS�17..0 =nl1111J ""-""""l,ph� nnill1 on I'l'l�-9,. "We "n, , Cl')' \Orr)' lO lu-.c Donnie.·· \.UJtJ Rod.cl p�h.lcnt :uul genemf nm.noi;�r Bruce l lomil1011, .. buc t:\'cry one in mu urgw-ia.-.11(111 1s rhnllcd th.if ht 11.+1, 1fui c,pp,nunlt)', 'lot,oi.l) tJ1!:!,i,:f\0ill1i ., mcntlmn l'.Xtn11 1 k lllb \\ oJ1.o.1 his way ur nm.J. be 1.1,'tl.!, .n tremcn tfou> asscl m hclpm,p usp.c1 our club-srunc:.d i11 lhe o�hl dlrccnoo The R�idm are �e-n,o� .a cln'll JU)',., A 11311\"c or Kclviugtou, Sa,1uttd11:wm.. Cl.tel '11ld he w.t, ··,·cf)' c.�c11cd" o,cr Ins 11-cw pos:uion. ··11 hJ, hcC'lt lTI) gonl forqU11c"-m1c lime In 00 hc:ld cl!.ll:h In 1ho WHL In T3''\Jm,,. I rnjoyc.l 1hc l,e,c two }t."llttii or ni.> L't.1n."l'.1. ··11 was n very pn>mve cxJ>cm:occ and my 1b:mk,..;go1118rut�;md \lnn..-cl 1or 1tclruniamc!lllin ,o much kmn"IOO.t:ie uhrnu 1l1e lc.:i�uc.. l llA\'C' 1hc hiphn1 rt'gtird for th.: cru1� . Rocket urgnnftn1lnn." Chcct h"' two hmlhcrs pltiYIDB 1 1m hnck,,y. Wt:illh:I I.,. ,111M:1111 111 1hc 'fHL".,_ Tommo \l11ple u•f• while Ken) J, wilh Soh Lnbe C'i1y ur 1h< llllcm,uiunul Le.ague.
Training Camp to be 'Wide Open'
Whtn lh� R«lell, npcn 1hclr 1mining a:1mp in Tn1ll4 B.C. �'" Aul!,U'il �M1h. ''c\ i:t)' p0'411lon will he open·· ucco11Jlng 10 GM 8111cc I IJmlhon. 1111< will he t1 verycampem1vccnn1p;'"ll'e.SS� Httmlhnn "We.t.'(po:.'t m:tn) playc�mt'll!m:11ing ,l C'hullo1ic ..1t C\rTf f'0'."111011 We're hrlnplnf:!. ln son1t1 pout! 1111cm und C:.\'Cl')'011c will hn\c. a 1.hot. A'!,, for 11,� wc'rt conix:mcd. all jolloi nre open." Anum_g lht: m.·".\-ct,mcf' HIIC11T1ning- 10 c::1m :a 11L111.:e tnl lhl.! lt::lm IUC lWO ful'\l.&nb,, ;;,tlcfon!I\Cfll-lm tUltf f1 gu:1fic. The, r(l1Wan,t.. urc s._.·on Urn.14.'.hCf. \\ 1111 plU)td fnr Sum:} iu tlw.· Th:r 1 1 8r111-ih C,1lumhl.s Ju11it'1r
League la,1 -.cnson, ruul Rod Ehc.rlc, who skntcd wllh tlu: lnpl<•A miliict dub In S11>�.ih1tm l3oucbcr. 11 5�9, 160 poumJ ocnlcJ ...hlb excel• lcn1 nife11111\'C',kifl<ri:, 1� a good ,k:11cr and i) 1111clh gcn1 wuh ,11,: puck," ammling 10 Lome Fn.,. 1hc R11d:c1<' 01,....,11, ol Pl;1)cr l'oNlnncl Ebt!tlc 11,1, ,-.uccc,"f1.1II} rnmlc lhi:. swileh from ccmcrmlel1 "'''11s.nnd Freyo;;:ly�1 1.11 1he6--I. l'XJ-. poum.lcr"!ikmc, well fnr;, hlg�uy. lie',.a. pl1y,h.1tl (llnyt'.f wl11, h11� b!:11(.r 1b.ut nvcm� l· '(llll,.'• lxfcnscm:m Dou,g Johnson I) 1mo1hcr plu�\."r 1ha1 Frey mid h1!i Rocke, scoms nn: hi.gh on. A, six Ice�17:iro,mds.Jolm"'m is luhc:lcd •··hum \\Ori.er
Super New Perks for Ticket Holders !Cmuinu�t rmm page 1 t uthl otlltr 1�m iurormution: .uhui1r1.11lon to u Vli..""t:l1hc•R�keu, pimy iand a Chr,,111,rut p;u1y; and II� op1m11 nr purch:�lng u ..._.!httn p:1r�ln� p.:b, t\� ""'US d1� C'.bt.: l.1!.l "'-�n. �u�n llclc1 11011.k� \\ Ill hn, ·c fo·e 1kkt11'xchnn1!'tt dole>,! "m he uhli: 10 1>urchu..-,c pl:1� ofl ucke1� tl1 rcs,ulur \Ol,onprit'o,aml wtll h11,cpnorit) cm�u l\'.'lti!'�'· u� for 1hc followini '-CH-�m. Mini-�1.d� bu)'c� ,1,.ill c:nju) MJmc of 1111: snmc hcucfiu;. am;ludmg pluyvlf 1111d n:11ewal 1mornu:,. llclc!I Cl.cliani;c,,.cluh ntaili11g,. NU.lrilllU.'Cd gi\ 'C t1"1 a) hems. n rnupon bot1k 1mtl illhuk-ih-,n to lhc: Mcc1°1he-Rock�Ui party. For 11'<, ,ooond !ilmii,ht �cnr 1hore w,11 I�· ,.,
lnc:11:.J_)C in I.ht· CL"'I of )(.".llSOo t.icli.cb,. Pric-o w:..: still P."Jll;-'I nl S1'19 w,d $255 ror doc 3<>-!'WIIO 11:!,?ldor ""'""' m lhc SIil nnd S8 lc,•c� n.."P"di«I), "ith ,ub..lun1i.1I d 1-.cuunh foi 'ICl111"' (flO and U\ er I, m11i Lll) 1�>1'!i,011ncl,Mo1lic111,i ,,.ii1h ID t�).. o.rnl dtlldrt:n ( 1-l nnd uncle<). s�.L'il)t1 Lu:ke1 -"i.'()llnh◄c�1.�r,1,hlldrcit 'i •} r,1hl in full by Jul) 31 rci:d,e •n o,1<J11l1•n•l SW ,r,,. COllllL TI1c 1�...gmne M1m-Jt:1d:.. s nre pnc� ,u 5120 11ml S% fur <hhcr SI O nr S8 hllc the t,. 11u11,c Ml11i-Puch ,n: �) und S48. All lic-kcl !Jllllbtlll: llOWOll�k. r'Or mfonnntion. Cl111(11CI d,c Ro:�Ch �II ('�06) 617�J6SJ.
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"ithgooJskdls "Ho rtayc-d 1npk-Am,dgc1 hockey 11,., yc11t In SwlO CurrrnL S!l.!iiutehewan. The �011I11:0 DaYIJ Wcmtl1igc1. whois comlng f of an cxcc:11(!111 sc;u,o11 "nh 1hc Calean • • Awm!.s· ITTJllc•A mldJ<t club ..,H, h ._.cry�uld., lr.1.,c,:cc-lk111 10dum::d1Ulb, nud h11... ti }!.OOtl ,.hotut �t ickin1t�Jf1Ut1tl,'' ,a�'>Pl'C) ... Depending upon \\ hu1 l111ppeni; wuh nur mhcr g<"1lle,. ho could he pbtying for 11,.�1 1't!a"m. 1Jic R«l�t.�· '°I'' gonllt �,1, Jeff C11h·c.rL 'Who htb one. )l�l!fOf W I ILdlulhility 11:n. l.luck•upTodd MacDo1111lcl h!l.!i 1hrec <ea<On< of Tier I pla) remaming.
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The RockeL� hn,·c nnnouncc.d they will go with onlyonctminini;cnntp1his yenr. involv ing lx11h rookie,, mtd ve1emns. Lns1 yon,- the duh held ., seJlltnllc roo�le ramp :11 Calgary. Thn,.: rrc-,e.�,110 c�hibllion gamo, will hi�hllgh1 1hl< )Onr\ c:1111p which open, ttl Cmnlneo Arena in Trntl. 8.C. 011 S:uurday. Augw.t28. ,\ith rcgi(trutlon fmm3:00 105:0Cl run. ·nie cnmp will conclude on Sunday. Sep• 1e111bcr 5. "ith the club dcpanmg IOr Tacoma 1he nexl day, BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE
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Summer 1993
PERMIT NO. 71 TACOMA.WA
Etlllor - Ron McGmlh Amcles wnnen by Ron McGr.Uh Photos by Mike Sage Prln1ing by Modern Prlnllno of Rfe, WA Published penodfcally by the Tacoma Rockets 1-iockey Club 222 E. 2aI11 Street Sulle 104 Tacoma, WA 98421
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Three Pre-Season Games At This Year's Camp
THE ROCKETS ROAR Vol 2, No 3
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liACOMA ROCKETS HOCKEY CLUB 222 EAST 26th ST., STE. 104 TACOMA, WA 98421
Rockets Thank Club Sponsors
'111e l{ocl..cb. ,\11uld like co re�..ognite u11d 1hm1I.. an th.: �·orpornlC' 'lllOll'iON who llclf'OO mJ.ke our J9Q2-9:t 'e.l'-t,tl �ueh .111 uu1,1.1utll11� 011e M•f) Britl£< Cltlldt<o• 1 1.,,phul Bwl�e1 Ro11t•A·C,i1 Cu"<'udcTrwlwa)" Mo1111D!;: Nev., Tribune ChnT<ln•C1nho Nnllty', l'ull' Fouch 1Jc'1•ril I) wl Co. O'C..ll•h.u,', Re\lsur:,111 Fw�1 Fr\ilt1C Par.lrr Pttittt Fn<ko Fretrc Pop,l/1)1cr l'cps1 fkd R,1bm RC"'-mumnt.. Cil 'ldl'nlh.:r· .. P-lt-r.i kou11dt,1hk Pu1u l LO. J3u1C!r 13t1li111cM S) �,eni.. 1 1,·amUe t'-•li:llb Sh1d. \lu�cl Food-. TIIL'Omo Dodge Ja.,';� Rwer Corpomuoo 1 :.L·,m,.:i 011ltn Surg_cmi� l\mlt l>\11A11-..T:1vcn1 K<cltll!f Fnocl.1 TCI Cablcvl,lun Kc) B,m� Th� Ctulh!Ml Shor TI,c Oum., llup KISW RoJto US 11'1!'1 Cdlul;tr KSTW-TV. t"h 11 1.4 Qul11111 Inn, Wah", JlJili.11111 Mull1er <1- llrn�L... Liule Otcscr", Piuu W.is.l1111�1c111 Sllite Loucry \\· e,1cm O<.-cr
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Tacoma Rockets 2nd Annual Hockey School August 2 thru 6, 1993
hhtructcll'- lnchu.lc hc11J couch Marcel Comcttu :md mcm• be" of the Roc�eL, 1½ huu" un ice hl\lnll"liQn per llH) ' m 1hcPugel Sound l lock�y Ccmer..I 'IJ R Stc\\wt S1n.-el in TuetmllL 011ici11l l1ockey scl1ool jcN:y 10 ttll p:tnicip:mis. For mfcmn:mon c-JII: 12061617-3(>53.
Advertise With The Rockets! Open lht: tluof> for yollr 111C':'!>Slt£'C" 10 be SL"C'n In club publlcu1lon� ,w.:h a, lhc Rod.cl� Rc\•icw and 1hc RockclS Ho;1rl You �"n11uJc.l )OUraudicnt.i:y("ar•·mund 111 1l1ck' f'l(rrudJtuli. lhtll UI'\"' MJ ,�,pul.ir "'hh Roc�cl n1n,! TheRC"VIC'\.\', (')fllci.tl Ouitlt> .1n<l H,ct Book ror Ilk. club. offel'\ ..CJ.Stm-lung ml\ c:t1il\in� :itp,1« for :b lu\\ tb � 11.'i' �luhl-111ctli11 ,p,111-...,r,hir �••�•'S"' ,ti� ,-,11l.1hlc! C;1ll 1he Rock• e1.,ui 1:!0bJ (�7.Jt,5J J'uJ mwe lnfonrusLIL1n!