Roller Hockey International or RHI was an inline hockey league in North America between 1993-97 and 1999. Teams competed through a regular and playoff season in hopes of winning the Murphy Cup (not unlike the NHL's Stanley Cup). The league appeared during the rollerblading boom of the early 1990s, but lost steam as the fad died down. In its five combined years of activity, the league saw seven franchises move and eight franchises change names. After folding in 1998, there was a movement to revamp and come back the following year as the Major League Hockey (MLH) that year, but it never came to fruition. The RHI was revived in 1999, but cancelled the 2000 season and the league finally folded operations in 2001 when their team sites were limited to arenas in California. Inline hockey is a variation of roller hockey very similar to ice hockey, from which it is derived. ... The Murphy Cup was the championship trophy awarded to the winner of the now-defunct Roller Hockey International League. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Rollerblades are a registered trademark of Edward Reilly III and Monica Lombardi. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Rules

The rules in the RHI were similar to but not identical to those of the National Hockey League at the time, but seemed to try to appeal to the younger extreme sport generation; the RHI had four players and a goalie at a time on the playing surface opposed to the NHL's five and a goalie; the penalty times on average were about 1/4 less than the NHL's; there were no blue lines; the puck itself was smaller, a 3 1/2 oz. piece of red plastic; there were four 12 minute quarters opposed to the NHL's three 20 minute periods; a tie score at the end of regulation time would go straight to a shootout instead of a five minute extra period before a shootout; and the average number of goals scored per game was 16.7 to the NHL's 7. Ice climbing is considered an extreme sport. ... See Puck (mythology), a nature spirit Puck (comics), a diminuitive superhero in Marvel Comics Puck (Shakespeare), from A Midsummer Nights Dream Hockey puck, the ball used to play ice hockey Puck (moon), a moon of Uranus Puck, Poland, a town in Poland Puck, a character in the Japanese anime... // A shootout is a gun battle between armed groups or opposing factions. ...

Teams

Note: RHI 1993-97, MLRH 1998, revived RHI 1999-2000 and California Roller Hockey League 2001, folded before 2002 season.

• Anaheim Bullfrogs (1993-1997;1999 and 2001)
• Calgary Rad'z (1993-1994)
• Connecticut Coasters (1993)/Sacramento River Rats (1994-1997)
• Florida Hammerheads (1993-1994)
• Los Angeles Blades (1993-1997; 1999 and 2001)
• Oakland Skates (1993-1996; 1998-99 and 2001)
• Portland Rage (1993-1994)
• San Diego Barracudas (1993-1996)/ Ontario Barracudas (1999)
• St. Louis Vipers (1993-1997;1999)
• Toronto Planets (1993)
• Utah Rollerbees (1993)/Las Vegas Flash (1994)
• Vancouver Voodoo (1993-1996)
• Atlanta FireAnts (1994)/Oklahoma Coyotes (1995-1996)/Las Vegas Coyotes (1999) and (2001)
• Buffalo Stampede (1994-1995)
• Chicago Cheetahs (1994-1995)/Michigan Cheetahs (1996-1997)
• Edmonton SledDogs (1994)/Orlando Rollergators (1995)/Orlando Jackals (1996-1997)/ Miami Jackals(1999)
• Minnesota ArcticBlast (1994; 1996)
• Montreal Roadrunners (1994-1997)
• New England Stingers (1994)/Ottawa Loggers (1995-1996)/Ottawa Wheels (1997)
• New Jersey Rockin Rollers (1994-1997)
• Philadelphia Bulldogs (1994-1996)
• Phoenix Cobras (1994-1995)/Empire State Cobras (1996)/Buffalo Wings (1997; 1999)
• Pittsburgh Phantoms (1994)
• San Jose Rhinos (1994-1997;1999 and 2001)
• Tampa Bay Tritons (1994)
• Minnesota Blue Ox (1995; 1999)
• Motor City Mustangs (1995)
• Denver Daredevils (1996-1997)/ Detroit Renaissance (1999)
• Long Island Jawz (1996-1997)
• Toronto Trojans (1999)
• Chicago Bluesmen (1999)
• Dallas Stallions (1999)
• Utah Sun Dogs (1999)/ Spokane Sun Dogs (2001)
• Austin Chiles (1999)/ Arizona Chiles (2001)
• Fresno/Bakersfield Bombers (2001)
• Idaho Idols (1999; 2001)
• Milwaukee Blue Waves (2001)
• Minnesota Brown Shirts (2001)
• Phoenix Phantoms (2001)
• Ventura County Surfers (2001)
• San Diego Jackals (2001)
• Virginia Seagulls (1997-1998)/ Oakland Seagulls (1999)/ San Diego Seagulls (2001)
• Washington Web Warriors (2001)
• Washington DC Power (1998-1999)/ Portland Power (2001)
• Iowa Roadhogs (1999)/ Reno Roadhogs (2001)
• Kansas City Chiggers (1999)/ Fresno Chiggers (2001)
• Kansas City Rollerhawks (1999)/San Bernardino Rollerhawks (2001)
• Reno Redskates (1999)/ Redding Redskates (2001)
• Sacramento Golden Wheels (2001)
• San Francisco Hippys (2001)
• Santa Rosa Radikals (2001)
• Stockton Silver-Kats (2001)

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Murphy Cup Championship Winners

• 1993 Anaheim Bullfrogs def. Oakland Skates
• 1994 Buffalo Stampede def. Portland Rage
• 1995 San Jose Rhinos def. Montreal Roadrunners
• 1996 Orlando Jackals def. Anaheim Bullfrogs
• 1997 Anaheim Bullfrogs def. New Jersey Rockin' Rollers
• 1998 No season (MLRH Champion: Anaheim Bullfrogs)
• 1999 St. Louis Vipers def. Anaheim Bullfrogs

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Licensing

The league inspired at least one video game, Super Nintendo's RHI Roller Hockey '95. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ...

Alumni

Manny Legace, Tyler Moss, Bryan Trottier, Dave "Tiger" Williams, Nick Fotiu, Daniel Berthiaume, Steve Poapst, Walt Poddubny and Harry York played in the league. Manny Legace playing for the Detroit Red Wings. ... Tyler Moss (born June 29, 1975 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Bryan John Trottier (born July 17, 1956, in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada) was a professional Ice Hockey Centre in the NHL, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... David James Tiger Williams (born 3 February 1954 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974-75 to 1987-88. ... Nicholas Evlampios Fotiu (born May 25, 1952 in Staten Island, New York) is a retired American ice hockey forward, and is the first Professional hockey player ever from New York City Staten Island to play for the local NHL New York Rangers. ... Daniel Berthiaume (born January 26, 1966 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. ... Steve Poapst(born January 3, 1969 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the St. ... Walter Michael Poddubny (born February 14, 1960 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League from 1981-82 until 1991-92. ... Harry York (born April 16,1974 in Panoka,AB) is a former National Hockey League center and shoots with his left hand. ...

External links

• RHI statistics
• RHI fansite
• List of RHI rules