1993 Murphy Cup playoffs

The 1993 Murphy Cup playoffs of Roller Hockey International (RHI) began on August 21, 1993, after the conclusion of the 1993 RHI regular season. Game 1 of the Finals was held on September 19, while Game 2 was held on September 21. The Anaheim Bullfrogs defeated the Oakland Skates in two games in the Finals to capture the inaugural Murphy Cup championship.

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, eight teams qualified for the playoffs. The Anaheim Bullfrogs were the Buss Division champions and the Best Overall Record winners with the best record in the RHI at 27 points, which was one point away from a perfect season.

Qualifying teams

  1. Anaheim Bullfrogs – Buss Division champions; Best Overall Record winners, 27 points
  2. Vancouver Voodoo – King Division champions, 23 points
  3. Toronto Planets – Murphy Division champions, 20 points
  4. St. Louis Vipers – 19 points
  5. Calgary Rad'z – 16 points (8 wins, +21 goal differential)
  6. Los Angeles Blades – 16 points (8 wins, +3 goal differential)
  7. Connecticut Coasters – 16 points (7 wins)
  8. Oakland Skates – 10 points*

*Oakland finished with exactly the same record as the San Diego Barracudas (including number of wins), but garnered a better goal differential (the Skates with a –10, the Barracudas with a –21), to earn the 8th spot.

Playoff bracket

In the first round, the teams from the division with two qualifying teams are matched against each other, while the two divisions with the three qualifying teams are matched against each other, with the highest seed in a division plays the lowest seed in the other. In the second round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the second lowest remaining seed, and the second highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The first two rounds of the playoffs are single elimination, while the Murphy Cup Finals are a best-of-three series, with the third game being a 12–minute mini-game. The higher-seeded team is awarded home floor advantage.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Murphy Cup Finals
         
1 Anaheim Bullfrogs 15
7 Connecticut Coasters 8
1 Anaheim Bullfrogs 13
6 Los Angeles Blades 4
3 Toronto Planets 5
6 Los Angeles Blades 6
1 Anaheim Bullfrogs 10, 9
8 Oakland Skates 7, 4
2 Vancouver Voodoo 7
5 Calgary Rad'z 8
5 Calgary Rad'z 5
8 Oakland Skates 8
4 St. Louis Vipers 5
8 Oakland Skates 7

Quarterfinals

(1) Anaheim Bullfrogs vs. (7) Connecticut Coasters

The Anaheim Bullfrogs entered the playoffs as the Buss Division regular season champions and the Best Overall Record winners, earning 27-out-of-28 possible points. The Connecticut Coasters qualified for the postseason as the third place team in the Murphy Division and the seventh seed with 16 points. The two teams had never previously met.

Anaheim won series 1–0

(2) Vancouver Voodoo vs. (5) Calgary Rad'z

The Vancouver Voodoo entered the playoffs as the King Division regular season champions and the second overall seed, earning 23 points. The Calgary Rad'z qualified for the postseason as the second place team in the King Division and the fifth seed with 16 points. In the regular season series, the Voodoo held a 3–1–0 record.

Calgary won series 1–0

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Canada Doug Lawrence Oakland Skates 4 7 7 14 –7 21
Canada Brian Shantz Oakland Skates 4 7 7 14 +3 4
Canada Victor Gervais Anaheim Bullfrogs 4 5 9 14 +10 6
Canada Bobby McKillop Anaheim Bullfrogs 4 9 4 13 +12 4
United States Brad McCaughey Anaheim Bullfrogs 4 8 5 13 +12 0
Canada Kevin Kerr Anaheim Bullfrogs 4 3 9 12 +11 4
United States Joe Cook Anaheim Bullfrogs 4 6 5 11 +17 4
Canada Sylvain Naud Oakland Skates 4 5 6 11 –8 10
Canada Shaun Clouston Oakland Skates 4 4 7 11 –2 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Savo Mitrovic Anaheim Bullfrogs 4 3 8 11 +11 4

Leading goaltenders

Player Team GP TOI W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA
Canada Troy Seibel Oakland Skates 2 49 1 0 0 5 0 .898 4.90
United States Rob Laurie Anaheim Bullfrogs 4 145 3 0 0 15 0 .826 4.97
Canada Scott Humphrey St. Louis Vipers 1 48 0 1 0 6 0 .846 6.00
Canada Mike McIntyre Toronto Planets 1 48 0 1 0 6 0 .854 6.00
Canada Randy Jaycock Calgary Rad'z 2 95 1 1 0 14 0 .813 7.07
Canada Ken Kinney Vancouver Voodoo 1 48 0 1 0 8 0 .733 8.00
United States Brian Flatt Oakland Skates 3 142 1 2 0 24 0 .834 8.11
Canada Bill Horn Anaheim Bullfrogs 1 47 1 0 0 8 0 .733 8.17
United States Mike O'Hara Los Angeles Blades 2 96 1 1 0 18 0 .783 9.00
United States Neil Walsh Connecticut Coasters 1 36 0 1 0 11 0 .771 14.67

See also

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