 The following year the Rockets struggled again, missing the playoffs for a third consecutive year.In 2001–02, however, the Rockets qualified for the playoffs due to the fact that every team in the Eddie Mountain Division made the playoffs that season, and lost 4–0 to the Rockies in the first round.They struggled again the following season, finishing dead last, and lost 4–3 to Columbia Valley in the first round of the playoffs.