Montreal Rocket
{{infobox hockey team
|logo=MTL-R 1721.png
|league=Q.M.J.H.L.
|operated={{Start date|1999}} to 2003
|arena=Maurice Richard Arena
|colours=Maroon, Navy Blue, Silver, White
|name1=Montreal Rocket
|dates1=1999–2003
|name2=P.E.I. Rocket
|dates2=2003–2013
|name3=Charlottetown Islanders
|dates3=2013–present
}}
The Montreal Rocket were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for four seasons from 1999 to 2003, based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team was named in honour of Montreal Canadiens great Maurice "Rocket" Richard. The smoke from the rocket in the logo forms the number 9, which was Maurice Richard's jersey number.
In 1999–2000, Daniele Sauvageau became an assistant coach for the Montreal Rocket of the QMJHL. She was the first female coach in QMJHL history.Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 5, p.393, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, {{ISBN|1-55041-855-6}} The team played its home games at both the Maurice Richard Arena and the Bell Centre. In 2003, faced with dwindling fan support and massive financial losses, the team relocated to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to become the P.E.I. Rocket. In 2013 the name was changed to the Charlottetown Islanders.
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Category:Defunct Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League teams
Category:1999 establishments in Quebec
Category:2003 disestablishments in Quebec
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1999
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2003
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