Long Island Jawz
February 4, 2014
The Long Island Jawz made a brief appearance in Roller Hockey International, playing a single campaign in the summer of 1996. The owners of the Jawz got into an acrimonious battle with Spectacor Management Group, managers of the Nassau Coliseum, over advertising placement rights. In July 1996, just one month after starting play, the Jawz announced they would fold after completing the 1996 RHI schedule. Jawz veteran Glen Metropolit went on to a 9-year NHL career while winger Hugo Belanger was named RHI’s 1996 Player-of-the-Year.
