1952-53 Tacoma Rockets Roster
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 27-31-12 - 66 points
in the WHL
Coach: Muzz Patrick (27-31-12)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
1952-53 Tacoma Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 27-31-12 - 66 points
in the WHL
Coach: Muzz Patrick (27-31-12)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
The Tacoma Rockets of the Western Hockey League ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 27 wins and 31 losses and 12 ties for 66 points in the WHL.
The Rockets netted 246 goals and gave up 249. Douglas Adam scored 39 goals for Tacoma, while Gordon Kerr contributed 50 assists. Doug Stevenson earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.4 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Muzz Patrick coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Adam | L | September 7, 1923 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Bart Bradley | C | July 29, 1930 | 5'8" | 150 | L | Fort William, ON Canada |
| Fred Brown | September 4, 1928 | 0'0" | Regina, SASK Canada | |||
| Wayne Brown | R | November 16, 1930 | 5'8" | 150 | L | Belleville, ON Canada |
| Rio Caron | D | December 13, 1931 | 0'0" | Iroquois Falls, ON | ||
| Bill Davidson | L | November 19, 1929 | 6'3" | 220 | L | Souris, MAN Canada |
| Len Halldorson | December 1, 1919 | 0'0" | Arborg, MAN Canada | |||
| George Johnston | R | July 30, 1920 | 5'8" | 160 | R | St. Charles, MB Canada |
| Buck Jones | D | August 17, 1918 | 5'11" | 200 | R | Owen Sound, ON Canada |
| Gordon Kerr | C | May 8, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | R | Winnipeg, MAN Canada |
| Mark Marquess | R | March 26, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | R | Bassano, AB Canada |
| Bill Matthews | D | January 5, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | R | Rainy River, ON |
| Joe Medynski | R | July 6, 1922 | 5'11" | 193 | R | Stonewall, MAN |
| Ted O'Connor | F | November 15, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Oshawa, ONT Canada | |
| Jack Seimon | G | 0'0" | ||||
| Doug Stevenson | G | April 6, 1924 | 5'8" | 170 | L | Regina, SK Canada |
| Hal Tarala | November 14, 1927 | 5'6" | 160 | L | Laird, SASK Canada | |
| Dave Wall | D | February 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 180 | Blumenhof, SASK Canada |
