Roller Hockey International 1999
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The 1999 season was the sixth played season of Roller Hockey International . The 1998 season was canceled due to financial problems of the league and the teams. The regular season began for the eight teams in May 1999 and ended in September. There were 26 games to play, the best six teams qualified for the play-offs , which lasted until September. The sixth and, for the time being, last Murphy Cup winner were the St. Louis Vipers , who beat the Anaheim Bullfrogs 8: 6 in the final .
Change of teams
The following changes were made before the season:
- The Chicago Bluesmen and the Dallas Stallions were added as new teams .
- The Denver Daredevils , Long Island Jawz , Oakland Skates , Orlando Jackals , Ottawa Wheels, and the Sacramento River Rats disbanded.
- The Minnesota Blue Ox rejoined the league.
- The Oklahoma Coyotes became the Las Vegas Coyotes .
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 | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
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| St. Louis Vipers (2) | 26th | 17th | 8th | 1 | 221 | 168 | 297 | 35 |
| Buffalo Wings (5) | 26th | 13 | 13 | 0 | 185 | 193 | 440 | 26th |
| Minnesota Blue Ox (6) | 26th | 11 | 15th | 0 | 159 | 197 | 294 | 22nd |
| Chicago bluesmen | 26th | 7th | 17th | 2 | 146 | 209 | 223 | 16 |
| Western Conference | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
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| Anaheim Bullfrogs (1) | 26th | 21st | 3 | 2 | 197 | 127 | 403 | 44 |
| Las Vegas Coyotes (3) | 26th | 16 | 7th | 3 | 144 | 123 | 280 | 35 |
| San Jose Rhinos (4) | 26th | 12 | 11 | 3 | 144 | 137 | 485 | 27 |
| Dallas Stallions | 26th | 7th | 17th | 2 | 117 | 159 | 337 | 16 |
Murphy Cup Playoffs
The two Conference winners were set for the semifinals, their respective opponents were determined in a first play-off round between the second and third placed in the Conference.
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | Murphy Cup Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Anaheim Bullfrogs | 6th | |||||||||||
| 3 | Las Vegas Coyotes | 5 | 4th | San Jose Rhinos | 4th | ||||||||
| 4th | San Jose Rhinos | 6th | 1 | Anaheim Bullfrogs | 6th | ||||||||
| 2 | St. Louis Vipers | 8th | |||||||||||
| 2 | St. Louis Vipers | 11 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Buffalo wings | 8th | 5 | Buffalo wings | 7th | ||||||||
| 6th | Minnesota Blue Ox | 3 | |||||||||||