National Roller Hockey League

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National Roller Hockey League

Sport| Inline hockey
Founded| November 2014
First season| 2015
CEO| Matt Wiedenhoeft
Commissioner| Bob Clouston
No. of teams| 4
Country| United States
Headquarters| Detroit, Michigan
Continent| North America
Most recent
champion(s)| Detroit Bordercats (2016)
Most titles| Detroit Bordercats (2)
Official website| Official website

The National Roller Hockey League (NRHL) is an inline hockey league in the United States. The league was established in 2014, and played two seasons from 2015 to 2016 before going on hiatus for three years, and then announcing a return in 2020 with 4 different teams. The league has not announced anything since 2020 and as of today has continued to be on hiatus.

## History

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### First seasons (2015–2016)

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Founded in late 2014, the NRHL began its inaugural season on February 20, 2015.[1][2] Four teams (Alkali Revive, Alkali Surge, Canfield Chiefs, and Detroit Bordercats) played a 12-game regular season followed by playoffs.[3] Following an undefeated regular season, the Detroit Bordercats needed three games to eliminate Alkali Revive to advance to the Commissioners Cup Finals where they swept the best-of three series against Alkali Surge. Kyle Siciliano was named playoffs MVP.

NRHL switched to a winter schedule for its second season, which begin on December 18, 2015.[4] Returning to defend their title was the Detroit Bordercats along with a rebranded Motor City Revive and Shelby Surge. The Canfield Chiefs franchise was replaced by the Detroit Stars. The Bordercats would continue their regular season undefeated streak until February 13, 2016, when the Stars handed them their first loss. On April 10, 2016, the Bordercats would exact some revenge, sweeping the Stars in two-straight games to capture their second NRHL Commissioners Cup.

After two seasons NRHL went dormant as the administration developed a strategic plan to move forward as a national league.[5]

### Return to play (2020)

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There were plans to return in 2020 with a summer season running May through August.[6][7] With a national league in mind, St. Louis Vipers were announced as an expansion franchise in August 2018.[8] Port Huron was the next city announced by NRHL.[9] The Detroit Dragons and Grand Rapids Warthogs have also been announced. As of summer 2021 there has been no league announcements or activity in over three years.

## Teams

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NRHL teams  Team  | City  | Home Arena  | 1st season

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Detroit Dragons  | Fraser, MI | Fraser Hockeyland | 2020
Grand Rapids Warthogs  | Grand Rapids, MI | DeltaPlex Arena | 2020
Port Huron Yeti  | Port Huron, MI | McMorran Place | 2020
St. Louis Vipers | St. Charles, MO | Family Arena | 2020

### Past teams

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* Canfield Chiefs (2015)
* Detroit Bordercats (2015–16)
* Detroit Stars (2016)
* Motor City Revive (2015–16)
* Shelby Surge (2015–16)

## Champions

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NRHL Commissioners Cup  Season  | Champion  | Runner up  | Results  | Playoff MVP

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2015  | Detroit Bordercats | Alkali Surge  | 7-3; 9-6  | Ryan Perry, Bordercats
2016  | Detroit Bordercats | Detroit Stars  | 7-4; 9-4  | Ryan Kish, Bordercats
2020  | TBD |  |  |

## Awards

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NRHL Awards  Season  | Player of the Year  | Top Forward  | Top Defensemen  | Top Goaltender

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2015  | Ryan Perry, Bordercats  | Ryan Perry, Bordercats  | Eric Purcell, Chiefs  | Matt Koleski, Bordercats
2016  | Ryan Perry, Bordercats  | Ryan Perry, Bordercats  | Corey Hodge, Stars  | Jason Stross, Bordercats

## References

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1. ^ "There's a new professional roller hockey league coming to town". Michigan Hockey Magazine. February 5, 2015.
2. ^ "NRHL "New Pro-League on the Rise"". Roller Hockey Alliance. February 8, 2015.
3. ^ "New hockey league rolls into town Friday night". The Oakland Press. February 19, 2015.
4. ^ "The National Roller Hockey League". Mike Farinelli's Blog. October 15, 2015.
5. ^ "National Roller Hockey League is back". Roller Hockey Hub. August 23, 2017.
6. ^ "National Roller Hockey is coming to Detroit: Here's what to know". Detroit Free Press. May 4, 2018.
7. ^ "The National Roller Hockey League". The Mirror News. June 18, 2018.
8. ^ "National Roller Hockey League franchise ticket drive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 9, 2018.
9. ^ "National Roller Hockey League franchise coming to Port Huron". EBW TV. May 20, 2019.

## External links

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* National Roller Hockey League website

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