Rewind Hockey League
Welcome to the RHL Website
The purpose of the Rewind Hockey League (RHL) is to replay NHL hockey seasons using the Strat-O-Matic computer hockey game, starting with the 1974-75 season. The RHL will attempt to maintain a certain amount of the integrity of the actual franchise rosters through those years, while at the same time allow owners the flexibility to manipulate their team through trades and yearly free agent drafts. The RHL is designed for owners who may be fans of a single club, and want to experience both the high and low points that their favorite team went through in the past. For the league's inaugural season, each owner selected a team and received the most prevalent players on that team for the 1974-75 season. They will automatically receive all future rookies (non computer-only) for their teams. Four more teams joined the RHL for the 1979-80 season. We are currently playing the 1981-82 season.
If you are interested in joining the RHL, contact Derek Jones at djones90@yahoo.com.
Sabres get past pesky Hawks
The Sabres defeated the Blackhawks 3 games to 2 in the first round of the Yelnats Cup Playoffs. It was not an easy series for Buffalo, as the home team won each game in the series and all but one game was decided by one goal. Mike Foligno scored the series clincher in overtime of Game 5. Dennis Maruk led Buffalo with four goals and six assists in the series. Denis Savard had five goals and six assists for Chicago. The Sabres advance to play the North Stars in the Norris Division Final.
Regular Season Wrap-Up
As the 1981-82 regular season concludes, the North Stars, Canucks, Canadiens, and Islanders all win their divisions by comfortable margins and earn first-round playoff byes. Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton) led all players in overall scoring, but not in goals or assists. Mike Bossy (NY Islanders) tallied 84 goals, three more than The Great One. Chicago's Denis Savard registered 107 assists. Vancouver's Richard Brodeur was far and away the top goaltender in the league. He went 43-5-4 with a 2.22 GAA and .930 save percentage in 52 games.
First round playoff matchups are listed below. These will be best-of-five series:
Norris: Sabres vs Blackhawks
Smythe: Oilers vs Kings
Adams: Bruins vs Nordiques
Patrick: Penguins vs Rangers
The first pick in the 1982-83 draft will go to the Maple Leafs.
Rangers clinch playoff spot with win over Hawks
The Rangers guaranteed a return to the Yelnats Cup Playoffs with a 4-2 win over the Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium. Ron Duguay registered a goal and an assist for New York (29-43-5). Rich Preston and Bob Murray scored for Chicago (31-37-10).
Sittler nets #400 in Flyers loss
Darryl Sittler scored his 400th career RHL goal, but it wasn't enough for the Flyers to get the win in this contest. Clark Gillies scored twice to lead the Islanders past the Flyers 5-4 at The Spectrum. Mike Bossy added a goal and an assist for New York (53-17-6). Rick MacLeish had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia (24-42-11).
Month 4 Recap
As we approach the final month of the 1981-82 season, the Canucks and Islanders have clinched their divisions. The North Stars, Canadiens, and Sabres have also clinched playoff spots.
The Islanders' Mike Bossy continues to lead the scoring race by eight points over Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky. Richard Brodeur of the Canucks continues to dominate in the goaltending department, going 10-0 during the month to improve his record to 33-4-3 with a 2.29 GAA and .927 save percentage.
The Canucks were busy at the trade deadline. The main deal was getting Don Marcotte and a 2nd round draft pick from the Bruins for a 1st round draft pick. They also sent Mike Veisor to the Penguins for a 4th round draft pick and Dave Farrish to the Blackhawks for Tony Tanti. The other deadline deal saw the Flyers trade Ken Linseman to the Oilers for a 3rd round draft pick.