# Motor City Rockers

The Motor City Rockers are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Fraser, Michigan. The team is the tenth to join the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL). After experiencing delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rockers played their first game on October 13, 2022.

## History

On July 16, 2020, a new FPHL team led by team president Adam Stio was approved to play at the 3,400 seat Fraser Hockeyland for the 2020–21 season. On August 11, 2020, the Motor City Rockers were announced by Stio. At this event, Stio also introduced the team's first head coach, Kahlil Thomas. Thomas never coached a game for the Rockers.
The team's first transactions were acquiring Ryan Alves and Tim Santopaolo from the Columbus River Dragons via a trade. The Rockers were originally scheduled to play in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled their launch.
On April, 29, 2022, general manager Nick Field announced that the Rockers were being revived. The team was allowed to choose twelve athletes from other teams in the Federal Prospects League. In September 2022, the Rockers named Gordie Brown as their head coach. On October 13, 2022, the Rockers played their inaugural game in Fraser, Michigan. Prior to the 2024-25 season, the Rockers announced that Brown would be stepping away from the club, only six months after being named coach of the year. Former Motor City Mechanics Head Coach Steve Shannon would take over the club. Shannon only lasted a month, before team captain Jamie Milam would be named Player-Head Coach.
On January 6, 2025, it was announced that Bearcat Hockey Club, a local youth hockey program, led by Mike McCallum and former FPHL player James Ryerse had bought the team, and would keep the team in Fraser. They also announced that they would be dropping the Rockers name, for a new name to be announced during the final regular season game of 2024-25. However, the day after, Ryerse announced that the team will keep the Rockers name and logos for the foreseeable future, while incorporating their Bearcat branding as well. However, a week later, all mentions of Bearcat acquiring the Rockers were removed from their respective sites. On January 24, 2025, it was announced that Ken Andrews had bought the team instead of Bearcat. It was also announced that Nick Field would return to the Rockers and be the general manager once again.

## Season-by-season results

| Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | Pct | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Head Coach | Quarterfinals | Semi-Finals | Finals |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 97 | .577 | 220 | 198 | 1267 | 3rd of 5, Continental 5th of 10, Overall | Gordie Brown | L, 2-0, Columbus | — | — |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 97 | .577 | 219 | 194 | 1119 | 2nd of 5, Empire 4th of 11, Overall | Gordie Brown | W, 2-1, Danbury | L, 2-0 Binghamton | — |
* ↑ The FHL awards 3 points for a regulation time win, 2 points for an overtime win, and 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss