Key parts of its success were its stance on no guaranteed contracts, instead teams would all split prize money.
[5] Ultimately, after five seasons of play and a fading in the inline skating boom, RHI folded in 1998 with two of its franchises joining Major League Roller Hockey: the Buffalo Wings and its premier club, the Anaheim Bullfrogs.
The St. Louis Vipers were resurrected in 2020 as an expansion team of the National Roller Hockey League.
A tied score at the end of regulation time in the regular season would go straight to a shootout instead of overtime.
Prior to the 1994 realignment, Roller Hockey International divided its teams into only three divisions and no conferences.
[17] There was also a call-in style stats, scores and interview hotline where fans could call in following games.
[18] Craig Minervini was the lead play-by-play man for ESPN2 coverage and also hosted the recap show RHI Rewind on the network.