MLRH hooks up with.......coming soon!

[Alvare71]

I just got off the phone with Bill.........and I do have to say I am very excited about what he told me. I can't tell you the whole coversation or go into detail. But he does have teams coming into this years season, I will tell you this I am in the works with 4 to 6 possible teams out here in California, I am not going to say how many are confirmed right now because we know how teams change there minds. But there will be a western Division(Not Just Cali), with teams that will be scheduled to play back on the east coast. As of right now it is looking very strong and he is meeting with a heavy weight in our industry within the next couple weeks. He did not put me up to this and I am not a PR guy, I just want to see it our sport grow. Now this is not a rumor or is it set in gold as far this league ends up.....But it is very good news.

Do you smell what the rock is cookin?

[TeamBreakaway]

Well, Based on the fact that NARCh is hosting a Nationals in Sheffield in Europe and that MLRH has some ties there I'm guessing that Both are hooking up like USA Hockey did with NARCh.
I'm not sure but again it would be my guess!



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[Superstar9]

I'll confirm Alvarez's statement. I recieved a call with the same news. Nothing is concrete, I don't know where I stand on all of it but, it was brought to me as well.

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COMING SOON

[SpeedDemon]

Don't we hear this, like, every year though?

[SpiderRat]

Never under estimate Bill. He's a smart man and I wouldn't doubt it if he had something good planned. Besides, what's wrong with a few positive posts when it comes to promoting inline hockey.

Blah Blah Blah, Shoot the puck already

[wolves89]

It's just a shame that the XIHL came in and ruined MLRH after it's best year.. it was really taking off... now i think PIHA is the place to be... if we could get a few more rule changes; hitting or offsides would be a huge help to keep some scores down and draw a few more fans, but i also understand the insurance issues when you are dealing with full contact. oh well, def looking foward to the new season!

i'm not slow, i'm patient

[SirCoach2U]

Why would anyone want off-sides called in roller? That is one of the main rules that makes our sport unique from ice. Roller/Inline is supposed to be a seperate sport from ice hockey, not simply ice hockey on another surface.

[Troho9]

Maybe offsides, to an extent, wouldn't be that bad, example: What if on all power plays there was offsides? Than you could play touching up at the center line on a power play when the penalty killing team clears is always cool, it actually gives the PK a chance. Or the PK can stand the PP units up before they even get in the zone, add a whole different dimension to special teams.

[bird86]

Offsides is a retarded idea, its for ice not roller. offsides would only slow down the game, if you want lower scores get defensmen and goalies.

[Troho9]

The suggestion was not for full time offsides, rather a variation of it to spice the special teams up alittle. As for it being retarded I think thats a little harsh. How about you (bird86) give some reasons why you say no to a offsides rule instead of criticizing all of the defenseman and goalies throught the entire PIHA league.

[MBurke]

I'm curious as to how bird86 thinks offsides slows down the game, too.

I think it's generally accepted that roller hockey (played "properly&quot is a slower game than ice hockey relying more on puck control. I've seen plenty of roller hockey games (especially at the elite tournament level) with less than 10 shots per side - I can't say I've seen many ice hockey games like that.

Mike Burke<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by MikeBurke on 08/23/06 05:10 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

[Troho9]

I can understand the concept that there is a definate possibility of more whistles and there probably will be but your point is to the core of the answer. Ice is played at a faster pace (actual game speed) North-South and Inline is played at a more "chess" like East-West pace. Both are equally entertaining, depending on what style you like to watch. You can go to a NARCH Nationals and see the Juniors, Midgets and D1 players flying all over the floor or watch a PRO game and see strategies.

[officerfarva]

OK Mike I wouldnt consider ncrha elite level, and I feel sorry for you if youve seen games that only have ten shots on each sides. I think offsides would ruin roller hockey, if it was such a good idea Narch, TORHS, and AAU would use it.

[wolves89]

actually dude if you watched any narch Pro or D-1 games this summer you would have seen a lot of those games, including the D-1 final snipers vs militia, and both of those teams are tops in the country at the elite level... get your facts straight first please...

i'm not slow, i'm patient

[wolves89]

cant critisize them all... Joey D. had a 1.86 gaa, .922 sv % and 3 shutouts in the playoffs this past season... those are great ice hockey numbers and AMAZING numbers for roller hockey!

i'm not slow, i'm patient