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The Jacksonville Rockets were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Jacksonville Florida. They played in the Eastern Hockey League from 1964–1972 when they folded. They were the first professional hockey team to be based in Jacksonville or anywhere in Florida. They played most of their home games at the Jacksonville Coliseum; from 1966–68 they were known as the Florida Rockets reflecting that they played some of their home games outside of Jacksonville in St.