Roller Hockey International 1994
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The 1994 season was the second season of Roller Hockey International . The regular season for the 24 teams began in May 1994 and ended in August. There were 22 games to play, the best eight teams from each conference qualified for the play-offs , which lasted until September. The second Murphy Cup winner was the Buffalo Stampede , who prevailed in the Best of Three final series against the Portland Rage with 2–0.
On July 9, 1994, the first RHI All-Star Game took place in Vancouver at the Pacific Coliseum . In front of 16,150 spectators, the selection of the Eastern Conference prevailed against that of the Western Conference with 11: 6.
Change of league structure and teams
The following changes were made before the season:
- The Toronto Planets disbanded.
- The Connecticut Coasters became the Sacramento River Rats and the Utah Rollerbees became the Las Vegas Flash.
- As an extension of the league, the following 13 teams were founded: Atlanta Fire Ants , Buffalo Stampede , Chicago Cheetahs , Edmonton Sled Dogs , Minnesota Arctic Blast , Montreal Roadrunners , New England Stingers , New Jersey Rockin Rollers , Philadelphia Bulldogs , Phoenix Cobras , Pittsburgh Phantoms , San Jose Rhinos and Tampa Bay Tritons .
- The three previous divisions were dissolved and replaced by the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The two conferences were again divided into two divisions. Then the four divisions were divided according to geographic aspects.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, SOL = defeat after shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, PIM = penalty minutes, Pts = points
Explanations: In brackets is the final position after the regular season, = playoff qualification
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
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| Buffalo Stampede (2) | 22nd | 15th | 3 | 4th | 196 | 159 | 749 | 34 |
| Montreal Roadrunners (4) | 22nd | 13 | 9 | 0 | 161 | 148 | 487 | 26th |
| Philadelphia Bulldogs (5) | 22nd | 12 | 10 | 0 | 187 | 185 | 431 | 24 |
| New Jersey Rockin Rollers (7) | 22nd | 11 | 10 | 1 | 158 | 165 | 622 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay Tritons | 22nd | 11 | 11 | 0 | 178 | 166 | 643 | 22nd |
| Florida hammerheads | 22nd | 4th | 17th | 1 | 139 | 188 | 647 | 9 |
| Central Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
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| Minnesota Arctic Blast (1) | 22nd | 18th | 3 | 1 | 260 | 187 | 407 | 37 |
| Pittsburgh Phantoms (3) | 22nd | 13 | 9 | 0 | 207 | 193 | 424 | 26th |
| Chicago Cheetahs (6) | 22nd | 12 | 10 | 0 | 182 | 190 | 368 | 24 |
| Atlanta Fire Ants (8) | 22nd | 10 | 10 | 2 | 168 | 190 | 300 | 22nd |
| St. Louis Vipers | 22nd | 8th | 12 | 2 | 154 | 173 | 495 | 18th |
| New England Stingers | 22nd | 5 | 17th | 0 | 173 | 219 | 344 | 10 |
Western Conference
| Northwest Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
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| Vancouver Voodoo (2) | 22nd | 15th | 6th | 1 | 188 | 157 | 412 | 31 |
| Calgary Rad'z (5) | 22nd | 12 | 8th | 2 | 183 | 160 | 473 | 26th |
| Phoenix Cobras (6) | 22nd | 11 | 9 | 2 | 174 | 187 | 616 | 24 |
| Portland Rage (7) | 22nd | 11 | 10 | 1 | 197 | 173 | 523 | 23 |
| Edmonton Sled Dogs | 22nd | 9 | 10 | 3 | 164 | 170 | 328 | 21st |
| Sacramento River Rats | 22nd | 5 | 17th | 0 | 145 | 221 | 618 | 10 |
| Pacific Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
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| Los Angeles Blades (1) | 22nd | 18th | 4th | 0 | 180 | 133 | 406 | 36 |
| San Jose Rhinos (3) | 22nd | 13 | 7th | 2 | 167 | 159 | 535 | 28 |
| Anaheim Bullfrogs (4) | 22nd | 13 | 8th | 1 | 185 | 155 | 634 | 27 |
| San Diego Barracudas (8) | 22nd | 9 | 9 | 4th | 171 | 178 | 319 | 22nd |
| Oakland skates | 22nd | 10 | 12 | 0 | 144 | 171 | 511 | 20th |
| Las Vegas Flash | 22nd | 6th | 15th | 1 | 152 | 186 | 558 | 13 |
Murphy Cup Playoffs
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Murphy Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Phoenix Cobras | 9, 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Calgary Rad'z | 10, 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Calgary Rad'z | 6, 8 , 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Portland Rage | 10 , 7, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Portland Rage | 8, 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vancouver Voodoo | 7, 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Portland Rage | 10, 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Anaheim Bullfrogs | 7, 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8th | San Diego Barracudas | 6, 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Los Angeles Blades | 14, 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Los Angeles Blades | 6, 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Anaheim Bullfrogs | 9, 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Jose Rhinos | 5, 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Anaheim Bullfrogs | 8, 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Portland Rage | 8, 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo Stampede | 11, 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6th | Chicago Cheetahs | 9 , 5, 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh Phantoms | 8, 23, 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh Phantoms | 8 , 11, 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota Arctic Blast | 6, 14, 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8th | Atlanta Fire Ants | 4, 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota Arctic Blast | 14, 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota Arctic Blast | 8 , 6, 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo Stampede | 7, 11, 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Philadelphia Bulldogs | 5, 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Montreal Roadrunners | 6, 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Montreal Roadrunners | 6, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo Stampede | 7, 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | New Jersey Rockin Rollers | 6, 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo Stampede | 9, 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Murphy Cup winner
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Murphy Cup winner Buffalo Stampede |
Goalkeepers: Bob Delorimiere , Nick Vitucci Defenders: John Blessman , Rick Corriveau , Dave Lemay , Tom Nemeth , Dale Reinig , Jeff Triano Attackers: Norm Bazin , Chris Bergeron , Fred Carroll , Jason Cirone , John Hendry , Alex Hicks , Mark Major , Craig Martin , Jay Neal , Len Soccio , John Vecchiarelli |