1991-92: RHL is formed as a six-team league with a 20-game regular season schedule. Teams and team owners are Atlantic City NJ Assassins (Denise Mann), Denver CO Snow Caps (Eva Johnson), Hamilton ON Mounties (Steve Peterson), Indianapolis IN Icers (Brian Wellwood), Moose Jaw SK Breakers (Jack Bean) and Portland OR Grizzlies (Rob-Roy Nelson). Brian Wellwood is named league commissioner.
     1992-93: Hugh Leach takes over Denver Snow Caps three games into the season.
     1993-94: RHL expands to an eight-team league and splits into two conferences with teams playing a 40-game regular season schedule. New teams and owners are the Halifax NS Frozen Cardinals (Brad Walker) and the Saskatoon SK Three Dog Knights (Tony Scotta). Teams in the Howe (east) Conference are Atlantic City, Halifax, Hamilton and Indianapolis. Teams in the Lindsay (west) Conference are Denver, Moose Jaw, Portland and Saskatoon.
     1994-95: Season shortened to 20 games because of NHL lockout. Atlantic City Assassins relocate, become the Azusa CA Assassins and move to the Lindsay Conference, but Denise Mann tires of waiting for the NHL to resume play and turns the team over to John Nieboer before play begins. The Denver Snow Caps relocate to Nashville TN, become the Music City Marauders and move to the Howe Conference.
     1995-96: The Azusa Assassins relocate and become the San Diego CA Sun Devils. Jennifer Nieboer becomes owner of the Moose Jaw Breakers.
     1996-97: Aaron Barish and Will Rollin become joint owners of the Saskatoon Three Dog Knights and relocate the team to Waipahu HI, where it is renamed the Island Surf Riders.
     1998-99: Jay Daniels becomes owner of the Hamilton Mounties and relocates the team to Greenwich CT and the team becomes the Greenwich Goonz. Former Hamilton Owner Steve Peterson becomes co-owner with Rob-Roy Nelson of the Portland Grizzlies, which is renamed the Portland Ice Penguins. 
     2002-03: Dann Williams acquires the Portland Ice Penguins and relocates the team to Saskatoon SK where it is renamed the Saskatchewan Sasquatch.
     2004-05: NHL lockout, RHL season is canceled.
     2005-06: NHL lockout ends, RHL plays full season.
     2006-07: Richard Pease acquires the Saskatchewan Sasquatch and moves the team to Vancouver BC, where it becomes the Vancouver Dragoons. The San Diego Sun Devils are relocated to Victoria BC and become the Victoria Vigilantes. Island co-owner Will Rollin retires because of ill health and Aaron Barish assumes sole control of the team.
     2008-09: Mark Howell acquires the Vancouver Dragoons and relocates the team to Canton NY where it becomes the Canton Northmen.
     2009-10: The RHL undergoes its second expansion. New teams and owners are the Marquette MI Spartans (Bobb Beauchamp), which joins the Howe Conference and the El Paso TX Bobcats (Bob Gaynor), which becomes part of the Lindsay Conference. The Canton Northmen relocate to San Diego CA and become the Ocean Beach Cliff Bangers. RHL adopts a 39-game regular season schedule. League establishes rhlupdate.com Website.