Connecticut Coasters
Ice hockey team in Sacramento, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Connecticut Coasters were a Roller Hockey International franchise based in New Haven, Connecticut, that played only in the 1993 season before moving to California and becoming the Sacramento River Rats.
Connecticut Coasters | |
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City | New Haven, Connecticut Sacramento, California |
Founded | 1993 |
Home arena | New Haven Memorial Coliseum (1993) ARCO Arena (1994-1996) Cal Expo Amphitheatre (1997) |
Franchise history | |
Connecticut Coasters (1993) Sacramento River Rats (1994 - 1997) |
Their team colors were teal, purple, and silver. They played at New Haven Memorial Coliseum[1] under the joint ownership of the league and arena.[2]
The Coasters finished 3rd in their division and 7th in the league with a 7-5-2 record, and faced the Anaheim Bullfrogs in the first round of the playoffs, a team that finished with the league's best record and went on to win the inaugural Murphy Cup.[3] Despite four goals from Brian Horan, the Coasters lost the one-game playoff by a score of 15-8 to the Bullfrogs; Goalie Neil Walsh kept the Coasters in the game, despite being outshot by a 28-15 margin.[4]