RHI/Rhinos
1999
It was quite an interesting season, we must say. After a year off, it
felt good to be watching some roller hockey! Luis (our dear brother...now
dubbed by Rhinos player Paul Rushforth as the "freak," was back with his supportive
purple hair to cheer the guys on, and we had a new addition to our group...baby
Samantha (she loves the Rhinos and hockey!!!!). The Rhinos managed to
pull the largest crowds out of all the teams in the league (usually in the 4,000's),
but things were still a little low and not so supportive of the league.
Hopefully more people will start getting into professional roller hockey so
that the leagues can stay around longer (and stop going on hiatus!!!!).
Anyways....in the end, the Rhinos made it through the first round of the playoffs,
but lost to the Anaheim Bullfroggies in the second round. The finals were
the Froggies vs. the St. Louis Vipers....the Vipers won (yay!!!).
Here are some pictures from this season (mainly San Jose Rhinos)....hope you
enjoy them! Please don't use these pictures without Amanda's permission!
Rhinos
get together at Peggy Sue's
Rhinos
group photo at Peggy Sue's (photo taken by Luis "the Freak" Gonzalez)
Half
the group photo
The
other half
Kirk
French with a fan at Peggy Sue's (photo taken by Luis "the Freak" Gonzalez)
The Season
Rhinos
goalie Dennis Bassett stretching during warm ups
Dennis
Bassett in net during warm ups
Anaheim
goalies Cory Cadden and Rob Laurie stretching
Cool
photo of Rhino Jonathan DuBois (everything's blurred but him...real cool!)
Rhinos
vs Anaheim Bullfrogs faceoff
Rhinos
vs Las Vegas fight
Kirk
French (he's in the wrong damn uniform!! Previously with the Rhinos,
trying out for the Dallas Mavricks..I tell you, purple's a better colour for
him!!)
French
again
Rhino
Marc Genest
Rhino
Sean Halifax
Halifax
again
Anaheim's
Hugo Belanger & Rhino's Rob Trumbley
My fave
goalie Joe Bonvie (Dallas Mavricks)
Joe again
Joe wiping
his face
Joe kickin'
it
Rob
Laurie in net
Rob
Laurie stretching
Las Vegas
player # 21
Rhino
Chris Nelson
Rhino
Dennis Purdie
Purdie
again
Purdie
with helmet off grinning
Purdie
kneeling
Rhino
Rob Trumbley
Rhino
Paul Rushforth
Rhinos
Rushforth and Nelson
Paul
Rushforth
Rhino
Alain Savage kneeling
Rhino
Mike Taylor
Travis
Hawkins 1st game in a Rhino uniform
Travis
during warm ups
Rhino
Capitan Mark Woolf
Woolf
and an Anaheim player
Woolf
in a faceoff
Woolf
during warm ups
Team
photo
Team
photo...trio of pix, the photo and 2 of getting ready
Safari
Club and Season Ticket Holder parties
Panal
of players for the Safari Club game
The
winning team....team "A" (Lori (holding her son), Amanda (sitting), and
John)
The
Panal again...listening to Paul's answer...Paul, it's supposed to be a family
game!! LOL
Sean
Halifax
Jason
Knox laughing
Alain
Savage
Mike
Taylor and Paul Rushforth
Travis
Hawkins
Travis
laughing
Mark
Woolf talking
Rocky
the Rhino and Grant
Dennis
Purdie making a face for the camera...love you too! :-P
Jonathan
DuBois and Alain Savage
Playoffs
Dennis
Bassett
Bassett
again
Bassett
once again
Jonathan
DuBois
Dubois
with no helmet chasing a Vegas player
Rhinos
vs Las Vegas faceoff
Group
of Rhinos ganging up on Bassett during warm ups
Sean
Halifax
Thomas
Kapusta (Jeff Ferguson in the background)
Dennis
Purdie
Rob Trumbley
kickin' it on the court
Paul
Rushforth taking a shot
Buffalo's
goalie Steve Vezina
