468:, July 22, 1994. Accessed January 23, 2017. "Stockpiled with considerable talent – like Berthiaume, who played more than 200 N.H.L. games in the last three seasons for Ottawa, Winnipeg and Los Angeles; Lain Duncan, a 30-year-old forward who played for Winnipeg from 1987 to 1991, and defenseman Chris Belanger, who played one game for the Edmonton Oilers in 1993 – the Rockin Rollers (7–6) should be making some noise by the end of their 22-game regular season."
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449:, June 22, 1995. Accessed January 23, 2017. "The documents also provided a glimpse at 1994 ticket sales generated by other events, such as the Harlem Globetrotters, $ 112,900; Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus, $ 2.3 million; the Rockin' Rollers hockey team, $ 544,800; college basketball, $ 2.6 million, and Disney On Ice, $ 2.1 million."
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487:, July 13, 1994. Accessed January 30, 2017. "Manon Rheaume won pro hockey's first all-female goaltending showdown as the New Jersey Rockin Rollers beat Erin Whitten and the Pittsburgh Phantoms 10–7 in a Roller Hockey International game."
505:, September 1, 1997. Accessed January 23, 2017. "The Anaheim Bullfrogs beat the New Jersey Rockin Rollers, 9–5, last night in East Rutherford, N.J., to complete a two-game sweep of Roller Hockey International's Murphy Cup."
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