Buffalo Stampede (RHI)
Buffalo Stampede | |
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City | Buffalo, New York |
Founded | 1994 |
Home arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
Colors | Black, Red, Marlin Blue, Purple, White |
Murphy Cups | 1994 |
Conference Championships | 1994 |
Division Championships | 1994 |
Franchise history | |
Buffalo Stampede (1994 - 1995) |
The Buffalo Stampede were a Roller Hockey International team based in Buffalo, New York that was founded in the second season of the RHI. The team played at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium from 1994 to 1995. The team won the 1994 RHI Murphy Cup.
On September 2, 1994, the Stampede won the Murphy Cup in their inaugural season with an 8-7 win against the Portland Rage in front of a record-setting 14,175 hometown fans at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.[1]
The team folded after the 1995 season. The Phoenix Cobras moved to the Albany area and assumed all of the Stampede's player contracts. They then changed their name to the Empire State Cobras and split their games between Albany and Glens Falls, NY. The team was purchased and relocated to Buffalo where it played three more seasons as the Buffalo Wings.
All-time roster
- Norm Bazin
- Paul Beraldo
- Chris Bergeron
- Larry Blair
- John Blessman
- Scott Burfoot
- Fred Carroll
- Jason Cirone
- Rick Corriveau
- Pat Curcio
- Joe Daly
- Derek DeCosty
- Bob Delorimiere
- Lou Franceschetti
- John Hendry
- Steve Herniman
- Alex Hicks
- Jamey Hicks
- Scott Humphrey
- Tom Jaeggi
- Dave Lemay
- Jim MacDougal
- Mark Major
- Craig Martin
- Chris Monzidelus
- Claude Morin
- Jay Neal
- Tom Nemeth
- Dale Reinig
- Len Soccio
- Jeff Triano
- John Vecchiarelli
- Nick Vitucci
Coaches
- Chris McSorley - 1994
- John Vecchiarelli - 1995 (Player Coach)
- Rob Ray - 1995 (Bench Coach)
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
1994 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 196 | 159 | 749 | 1st, Atlantic | RHI Champions |
1995 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 169 | 178 | 520 | 5th, Central | Did not qualify |
References
- ^ Staff. "This Day in Buffalo Sports History ; Sept. 2, 1994 -- On a roll", The Buffalo News, September 2, 2010. Accessed January 25, 2017. "The Stampede captured the Roller Hockey International title on this date, beating the Portland Rage, 8-7. A crowd of 14,175 -- an RHI record, even though there were reports of large ticket giveaways -- got to watch a Buffalo team win a championship."
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