List of Roller Hockey International arenas

Last updated December 11, 2024

The following is a list of Roller Hockey International (RHI) arenas.

Defunct teams

Team (years in RHI)	Arena	Years Used	Capacity	Opened	City	Reference
Defunct Teams Arenas
Anaheim Bullfrogs (1993–1999)	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim	1993–1999	17,174	1993	Anaheim, California	^[1]
Calgary Rad'z (1993–1994)	Max Bell Centre	1993–1994	2,121		Calgary, AB
Calgary Rad'z (1993–1994)	Olympic Saddledome	1993	19,289	1983	Calgary, AB	^[2]
Sacramento River Rats (1994–1997) (Connecticut Coasters) (1993)	ARCO Arena (1994–1996) Cal Expo Amphitheatre (1997)	1994–1997	10,632	1988	Sacramento, California	^[3]
	New Haven Coliseum	1993	11,171	1972	New Haven, Connecticut	^[4]
Florida Hammerheads (1993–1994)	Miami Arena	1993–1994	14,696	1988	Miami
Los Angeles Blades (1993–1997)	Great Western Forum The Forum (1967–1988, 2003–present)	1993–1997	16,005	1967	Inglewood, California	^[5]
Oakland Skates (1993–1996)	Kaiser Convention Center Oakland Auditorium (1914–1984)	1996	5,492	1914	Oakland, California	^[6]
Oakland Skates (1993–1996)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena Oracle Arena (2006–present) Oakland Arena (2004–2006) The Arena in Oakland (1997–2004)	1993–1995	17,000	1966	Oakland, California
Portland Rage (1993–1994)	Memorial Coliseum	1993–1994	10,888	1960	Portland, Oregon
San Diego Barracudas (1993–1996)	San Diego Sports Arena 'iPayOne Center (2004–2007)	1993–1996	12,920	1966	San Diego
St. Louis Vipers (1993–1999)	Kiel Center Scottrade Center (2006–present) Savvis Center (2000–2006)	1995–1999	19,250	1994	St. Louis
St. Louis Vipers (1993–1999)	St. Louis Arena The Checkerdome (1977–1983)	1993–1994	20,000	1929
Toronto Planets (1993)	Varsity Arena	1993	4,116	1926	Toronto
Las Vegas Flash (1994) (Utah Rollerbees) (1993)	Thomas & Mack Center	1994	16,606	1983	Paradise, Nevada
Las Vegas Flash (1994) (Utah Rollerbees) (1993)	South Towne Center	1993	n/a	n/a	Sandy, Utah
Vancouver Voodoo (1993–1996)	General Motors Place Rogers Arena (2010–present) Canada Hockey Place during 2010 Winter Olympics	1996	18,810	1995	Vancouver, BC
	Pacific Coliseum	1994–1995	16,281	1968
	PNE Agrodome	1993–1994	3,260	1963
Las Vegas Coyotes (1999) (Oklahoma Coyotes) (1995–1996) (Atlanta Fire Ants) (1994)	Santa Fe Ice Arena	1999	n/a	n/a	Las Vegas
	Myriad Convention Center Cox Convention Center (2002–present)	1995–1996	13,399	1972	Oklahoma City
	Omni Coliseum	1994	15,278	1972	Atlanta
Buffalo Stampede (1994–1995)	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	1994–1995	16,433	1940	Buffalo, New York
Chicago Cheetahs (1994–1995)	Odeum Expo Center	1995	3,500	n/a	Villa Park, Illinois
Chicago Cheetahs (1994–1995)	UIC Pavilion	1994	6,958	1982	Chicago
Orlando Jackals (1996–1997) (Orlando Rollergators) (1995) (Edmonton Sled Dogs) (1994)	Orlando Arena Amway Arena (2006–present) TD Waterhouse Centre (2000–2006)	1995–1997	15,948	1989	Orlando, Florida
	Northlands Coliseum Rexall Place (2003–present) Skyreach Centre (1998–2003) Edmonton Coliseum (1995–1998)	1994	16,839	1974	Edmonton
Minnesota Arctic Blast (1994, 1996)	Target Center	1994, 1996	19,500	1990	Minneapolis
Montreal Roadrunners (1994–1997)	Molson Centre Bell Centre (2002–present)	1993–1997	21,273	1996	Montreal
Montreal Roadrunners (1994–1997)	Montreal Forum	1994–1995	17,959	1924	Montreal
Ottawa Wheels (1997) (Ottawa Loggers) (1995–1997) (New England Stingers) (1994)	Corel Centre Scotiabank Place (2006–present) The Palladium (1996)	1995–1997	19,153	1996	Ottawa, ON
	Cumberland County Civic Center	1994	7,005	1977	Portland, Maine
New Jersey Rockin' Rollers (1994–1997)	Continental Airlines Arena Izod Center (2007–present) Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996)	1994–1997	19,040	1981	East Rutherford, New Jersey	^[7]
Philadelphia Bulldogs (1994–1996)	CoreStates Spectrum Wachovia Spectrum (2003–2009) First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) Spectrum (1967–1994)^[8]	1994–1996	17,380	1967	Philadelphia
Tampa Bay Tritons (1994)	Expo Hall	1994	10,425	n/a	Tampa, Florida
Buffalo Wings (1997–1999) (Empire State Cobras) (1996) (Phoenix Cobras) (1994–1995)	Buffalo State Sports Arena	1999	1,800	1991	Buffalo, New York	^[9]
	Marine Midland Arena HSBC Arena (1999–present)	1997	18,690	1996	Buffalo, New York	^[10]
	Glens Falls Civic Center	1996	4,806	1979	Glens Falls, New York
	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	1994–1995	13,730	1965	Phoenix, Arizona

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References

↑ McLeod, Paul. "Bullfrogs, League to Sit Out the Summer", Los Angeles Times , April 18, 2000. Accessed January 24, 2017. "The Bullfrogs, who play at the Arrowhead Pond, are an original member of RHI, which began in 1993 but has had financial problems in recent years."
↑ Scotiabank Saddledome, Ballparks.com. Accessed January 26, 2017.
↑ "River Rats nibble away at debt to Arco Arena", Sacramento Business Journal , August 24, 1997. Accessed January 26, 2017. "The Sacramento River Rats roller hockey team just finished a season playing at Cal Expo. But they still owe money from their three years at Arco Arena."
↑ Cavanaugh, Jack. "Roller Hockey Glides Into Sports Arenas", The New York Times , August 1, 1993. Accessed January 26, 2017. "When T. J. Schatz went to the offices of the Connecticut Coasters last month, his hope was to sell T-shirts to the new roller hockey club at the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum."
↑ Shepard, Eric. "Only the Timing Is Out of LineRoller Hockey: In-line hockey world championships, which begin today, mean that top players will miss a few Blade and Bullfrog games.", Los Angeles Times , July 17, 1997. Accessed January 26, 2017. "Fighting to make a bigger impact in an increasingly crowded professional sports scene, the Los Angeles Blades of the Roller Hockey International league hope their winning season will result in larger crowds at the Forum."
↑ Swan, Gary. "Skates Hope to Get Kaiser Hopping / Ancient arena is new home for new-age Roller Hockey", San Francisco Chronicle , May 30, 1996. Accessed January 26, 2017. "The Oakland Skates -- who open their season in Oklahoma City tomorrow night -- feel they have moved up the clock on roller hockey success this season by taking a step back in time. Their new home is the Henry J. Kaiser Arena, a homey pre-World War I relic near Lake Merritt, seemingly a stage lying in wait for the filming of Gordie Howe, the Early Years."
↑ Good, Philip. "Roller Hockey Team Finds a Home", The New York Times , April 10, 1994. Accessed January 26, 2017. WINTER seems to have finally faded away and the New Jersey Devils' season will soon be over, depending of course on how the team fares in the playoffs. That means in-line wheeled skates will replace ice hockey skates in the Brendan T. Byrne Meadowlands Arena as the New Jersey Rockin' Rollers join the Roller Hockey International League as a new team this summer."
↑ Loro, Laura. "ROLLER HOCKEY BULLDOGS TAKE A BITE OUT OF PHILLY", Advertising Age , June 27, 1994. Accessed January 23, 2017. "O'Neill and the staff of the Spectrum, where the Flyers and NBA's 76ers also play, handled creative on the less than $500,000 effort."
↑ Staff. "Wings Shift to Buffalo State Arena", The Buffalo News , May 5, 1998. Accessed January 26, 2017. "The Buffalo Wings will play in a new league and in a new home arena for the 1998 season.The Buffalo State College Sports Arena will be the Wings' home court for their first season in Major League Roller Hockey, the team announced Monday."
↑ Doyle, Fletcher. "Roller Hockey League Lands at Arena with Buffalo Wings", The Buffalo News , January 10, 1997. Accessed January 26, 2017. "The Empire State Cobras, searching for a new home after one financially disastrous Roller Hockey International season in Glens Falls, have landed in Marine Midland Arena as the Buffalo Wings."

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[1] McLeod, Paul. "Bullfrogs, League to Sit Out the Summer", Los Angeles Times , April 18, 2000. Accessed January 24, 2017. "The Bullfrogs, who play at the Arrowhead Pond, are an original member of RHI, which began in 1993 but has had financial problems in recent years."

[2] Scotiabank Saddledome, Ballparks.com. Accessed January 26, 2017.

[3] "River Rats nibble away at debt to Arco Arena", Sacramento Business Journal , August 24, 1997. Accessed January 26, 2017. "The Sacramento River Rats roller hockey team just finished a season playing at Cal Expo. But they still owe money from their three years at Arco Arena."

[4] Cavanaugh, Jack. "Roller Hockey Glides Into Sports Arenas", The New York Times , August 1, 1993. Accessed January 26, 2017. "When T. J. Schatz went to the offices of the Connecticut Coasters last month, his hope was to sell T-shirts to the new roller hockey club at the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum."

[5] Shepard, Eric. "Only the Timing Is Out of LineRoller Hockey: In-line hockey world championships, which begin today, mean that top players will miss a few Blade and Bullfrog games.", Los Angeles Times , July 17, 1997. Accessed January 26, 2017. "Fighting to make a bigger impact in an increasingly crowded professional sports scene, the Los Angeles Blades of the Roller Hockey International league hope their winning season will result in larger crowds at the Forum."

[6] Swan, Gary. "Skates Hope to Get Kaiser Hopping / Ancient arena is new home for new-age Roller Hockey", San Francisco Chronicle , May 30, 1996. Accessed January 26, 2017. "The Oakland Skates -- who open their season in Oklahoma City tomorrow night -- feel they have moved up the clock on roller hockey success this season by taking a step back in time. Their new home is the Henry J. Kaiser Arena, a homey pre-World War I relic near Lake Merritt, seemingly a stage lying in wait for the filming of Gordie Howe, the Early Years."

[7] Good, Philip. "Roller Hockey Team Finds a Home", The New York Times , April 10, 1994. Accessed January 26, 2017. WINTER seems to have finally faded away and the New Jersey Devils' season will soon be over, depending of course on how the team fares in the playoffs. That means in-line wheeled skates will replace ice hockey skates in the Brendan T. Byrne Meadowlands Arena as the New Jersey Rockin' Rollers join the Roller Hockey International League as a new team this summer."

[8] Loro, Laura. "ROLLER HOCKEY BULLDOGS TAKE A BITE OUT OF PHILLY", Advertising Age , June 27, 1994. Accessed January 23, 2017. "O'Neill and the staff of the Spectrum, where the Flyers and NBA's 76ers also play, handled creative on the less than $500,000 effort."

[9] Staff. "Wings Shift to Buffalo State Arena", The Buffalo News , May 5, 1998. Accessed January 26, 2017. "The Buffalo Wings will play in a new league and in a new home arena for the 1998 season.The Buffalo State College Sports Arena will be the Wings' home court for their first season in Major League Roller Hockey, the team announced Monday."

[10] Doyle, Fletcher. "Roller Hockey League Lands at Arena with Buffalo Wings", The Buffalo News , January 10, 1997. Accessed January 26, 2017. "The Empire State Cobras, searching for a new home after one financially disastrous Roller Hockey International season in Glens Falls, have landed in Marine Midland Arena as the Buffalo Wings."

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List of Roller Hockey International arenas

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