- 1996 RHI season
Infobox sports season
title =1996 RHI season
league =Roller Hockey International
sport =Roller hockey
duration =May, 1996-September, 1996
season =Regular season
season_champ =Anaheim Bullfrogs
MVP =flagicon|CANHugo Belanger (Long Island)
MVP_link =Roller Hockey International Most Valuable Player Award
top_scorer =flagicon|CANHugo Belanger (Long Island)
top_scorer_link =Roller Hockey International League Leading Scorer Award
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1996 Murphy Cup Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (RHI)
conf1_champ =Orlando Jackals
conf1_runner-up =St. Louis Vipers
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (RHI)
conf2_champ =Anaheim Bullfrogs
conf2_runner-up =Vancouver Voodoo
finals =Finals
finals_link =1996 Murphy Cup Playoffs
finals_champ =Orlando Jackals
finals_runner-up =Anaheim Bullfrogs
playoffs_MVP =flagicon|CANDaniel Shank (Orlando)
playoffs_MVP_link=Roller Hockey International Playoff Most Valuable Player AwardThe 1996 RHI season was the 4thregular season of theRoller Hockey International (RHI). The1996 Murphy Cup Playoffs was played in September, 1996, with theOrlando Jackals defeating theAnaheim Bullfrogs to win their firstMurphy Cup .Events
The
RHI All-Star Game returned for its final year when theAnaheim Bullfrogs hosted the3rd Roller Hockey International All-Star Game at theArrowhead Pond of Anaheim onJuly 8 ,1996 . Anaheim hosted the All-Star Game for the first time. The West defeated the East by a score of 14-12, withTony Szabo of theLong Island Jawz being named MVP of the game for the second consecutive year."Expansion and contraction:"
*Buffalo Stampede folded after their second season.
*Chicago Cheetahs folded after their second season.
*Detroit Motor City Mustangs folded after their first season.
*Minnesota Blue Ox folded after their first season.
*Denver, Colorado was awarded a franchise calledDenver Daredevils .
*Uniondale, New York was awarded a franchise calledLong Island Jawz ."Team changes"
*Orlando Rollergators were purchased and renamed theOrlando Jackals .
*Phoenix Cobras were purchased and moved toGlens Falls, New York , however the Phoenix Cobras players went into a supplemental draft and theEmpire State Cobras picked up the recently folded Buffalo Stampede roster.
*With the folding of theMinnesota Blue Ox franchise, theMinnesota Arctic Blast rejoined the league after a one year hiatus.Regular season
Final standings
"Red-shaded team had the best overall record and home-floor advantage throughout the playoffs."
"Orange-shaded team clinched the other conference."
"Yellow-shaded teams clinched the other two divisions."
"Green-shaded teams clinched the remaining ten playoff berths."
Numbers in parentheses indicate ranking in conference. The four division winners, plus the next team in each division standings, earn playoff berths at the end of the season.
"Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points"
Eastern Conference
Murphy Cup playoffs
8TeamBracket
RD1=Division Finals
RD2=Conference Finals
RD3=Murphy Cup Finals
group1=Eastern Conference
group2=Western Conference
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Empire State Cobras
RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2=2
RD1-team2=Orlando Jackals
RD1-score2=2
RD1-seed3=1
RD1-team3=Minnesota Arctic Blast
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=St. Louis Vipers
RD1-score4=2
RD1-seed5=1
RD1-team5=Vancouver Voodoo
RD1-score5=2
RD1-seed6=2
RD1-team6=Oakland Skates
RD1-score6=1
RD1-seed7=1
RD1-team7=Anaheim Bullfrogs
RD1-score7=2
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-team8=Los Angeles Blades
RD1-score8=0
RD2-seed1=A2
RD2-team1=Orlando Jackals
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=C2
RD2-team2=St. Louis Vipers
RD2-score2=2
RD2-seed3=N1
RD2-team3=Vancouver Voodoo
RD2-score3=1
RD2-seed4=P1
RD2-team4=Anaheim Bullfrogs
RD2-score4=2
RD3-seed1=A2
RD3-team1=Orlando Jackals
RD3-score1=2
RD3-seed2=P1
RD3-team2=Anaheim Bullfrogs
RD3-score2=1In the first round, the winner of each division is matched against the second seed in the division. In the second round, the two division finals winners in each conference are match against each other with those two winners matched against each other in the Murphy Cup Finals. Each series is a best-of-three. The team with the better record in points in each series is awarded home floor advantage, which gives them all games played at their home arena.
Finals
Anaheim Bullfrogs vs. Orlando Jackals
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