1953-54 Grand Rapids Rockets Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 29-32-3 - 61 points
in the IHL
Coach: Norm Grinke (29-32-3)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
1953-54 Grand Rapids Rockets Statistics

The Grand Rapids Rockets of the International Hockey League ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 29 wins and 32 losses and 3 ties for 61 points in the IHL.

The Rockets scored 252 goals and surrendered 274. George Hayes netted 33 goals for Grand Rapids, while Bob Turner and Herb Schiller tallied 30 or more as well. George Hayes contributed 51 assists, and Julian Klymkiw registered a 4.19 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.

Norm Grinke coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
John Charyna
Doug CoxonG5'11"170Ottawa, ON
Don Crawford
Phil GoldenKirkland Lake, ON
Norm GrinkeDJuly 22, 19225'10"170Winnipeg, MAN
George HarrisonRApril 27, 19236'0"175RWinnipeg, MAN Canada
George HayesDApril 28, 19266'0"185LToronto, ONT Canada
Julian KlymkiwGJuly 16, 19335'11"180RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Morris LalloDSeptember 25, 19245'10"200Montreal, QUE Canada
Jack LindsayL6'0"170Saskatoon, SASK
Roger MaisonneuveLFebruary 26, 19335'10"175LTempleton, QC
Edgar MontignyDNovember 6, 19276'0"206Schumacher, ON
Al O'HearnC5'9"185Halifax, NS
Willie Papp
Laurie PetersonCAugust 7, 19265'5"144LSelkirk, MAN Canada
Sid Puddicombe
Herb SchillerW5'7"162Winnipeg, MAN
Alfred TurnerC5'11"180Saskatoon, SASK
Bob Turner
Stan WareckiFSeptember 21, 19255'6"175LWinnipeg, MAN Canada
Gordon WarnerFTimmins, ON



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