[2] Nick Fotiu, a former player with the New York Rangers and then-coach of the Nashville Knights of the East Coast Hockey League, was chosen as the team's coach and general manager.
Led by top scorers Chris Valicevic and Gerry St. Cyr (who would later marry Manon Rhéaume), New Jersey (now coached by Jim Hughes) moved up to third place in the Atlantic with a 13-11-0 record.
With a largely turned-over roster (their top scorer, Cal Ingraham, was traded to the Orlando Jackals late in the season), the Rollers slipped to 7-17-0-4, last place in the Atlantic and out of the playoffs.
Minor-league sniper Tony Szabo (playing for his fourth RHI team in four seasons) led the Rockin' Rollers with 30 goals and 51 points, and New Jersey placed second in the Eastern Division at 16-8-0; attendance slipped to 4,874 per game, still fourth-best in the league.
After dispatching the Montreal Roadrunners and league-leading (and defending champion) Orlando in the playoffs, the Rollers advanced to the Murphy Cup Finals against the perennial powerhouse Anaheim Bullfrogs.