“It’s important for our club to provide our fans the opportunity to see the Rocket and enjoy the excitement of a professional hockey game,” Mark Weightman, the Rocket’s vice-president of development and operations, said in a news release. “As an organization, we take great pride in being accessible and close to our fans. Place Bell belongs to all Laval residents and this is a way for us to say thank you to our fans as we get ready for what will be a truly exciting season.”

The Rocket will play their first regular-season game on Friday, Oct. 4, when the Cleveland Monsters visit Place Bell.

The Rocket have missed the playoffs in each of their first two season in Laval. Last season the Rocket finished seventh in the North Division with a 30-34-12 record under new head coach Joël Bouchard.

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