Tampa Bay Tritons
| Tampa Bay Tritons | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Tampa, Florida |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Home arena | Expo Hall |
| Colors | |
| Murphy Cups | None |
| Conference Championships | None |
| Division Championships | None |
| Franchise history | |
| Tampa Bay Tritons (1994) | |
The Tampa Bay Tritons were a professional roller hockey team based in Tampa, Florida, United States that played in Roller Hockey International for one season. Mark Messier was the owner in the club during its short existence. His older brother Paul Messier served as the team's head coach and general manager. The club played its home games at Expo Hall in Tampa where the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning had previously played one season.[1]
The team finished the 1994 season with a record of 11 wins, 11 losses and 0 overtime losses, which put them in 5th place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division with 22 points, and 1 point shy of the Murphy Cup Playoffs.
Regular season
Divisional standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Buffalo Stampede | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 196 | 159 | 34 |
| x–Montreal Roadrunners | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 161 | 148 | 26 |
| x–Philadelphia Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 187 | 185 | 24 |
| x–New Jersey Rockin Rollers | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 158 | 165 | 23 |
| e–Tampa Bay Tritons | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 178 | 166 | 22 |
| e–Florida Hammerheads | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 139 | 188 | 9 |
Note: x – clinched playoff spot, y – clinched division title, e – eliminated from playoff contention