Fighting

**missionhockey21** · 12-11-2002, 03:46 PM

I also don't belive that the NHL could help roller hockey significantly. But they defiently could hurt the game. Also on a sidenote I watched the shootout with the mixed "teams" of nba and wnba players, and really has anyone turned on a wnba game and watch it to completion since watching that event, I know I haven't.

**John_S_Osborne** · 12-11-2002, 04:57 PM

I've turned a few WNBA games off, that's for sure

- john

**columbus_RHstar** · 12-11-2002, 08:30 PM

Yeah I can barely watch the NBA, usually i just wait for the highlights no sportscenter. I don't know about anyone else but I just want watch womens sports. Not that they are boring, but the games are a slower pace and it drives me nuts!

**ax319** · 12-12-2002, 05:00 PM

As Someone who has played Roller Hockey for 8 years and made the switch to Ice Hockey 2 years ago this is what i have noticed.
Ice Hockey is requires alot more skill then Roller Hockey for a number of reasons.
Ice Hockey is a faster game, for the simple reason that you are able to skate faster, stop quicker and make sharper turns on ice, this makes the game alot faster. another thing that makes ice hockey faster is the fact that the puck moves quicker on ice. also with the the thought that you could be hit at any tiime you have to play heads up hockey (something most inline players dont learn) and make quicker decissions with the puck. what makes roller such an offensive game is not that it is faster but that its so hard to play defense in roller hockey since a defensive player cant stop on a dime and turn as quickly, making it easier for an ofensive player to skate by him. also goalies are in a dis-advantage since you cant skate from side to side the way you do on ice.
also with only 4 players aside there is so much space which gives alot of time to make decissions which slows the game down.
after playing on Ice roller seemed like a piece of cake, i think alot of players who choose roller over ice do so because roller is easier.

**missionhockey21** · 12-12-2002, 06:09 PM

I've played both and continue to play both. And in my opinion they are equally challenging. They are different kinds if games, and you have to learn how to adapt to both. But I wouldn't say one was easier than the other.

**columbus_RHstar** · 12-12-2002, 07:04 PM

Ditto.

**MDE3** · 12-13-2002, 11:52 AM

Just a thought - the rolling resistance for roller blades versus ice skates maybe about 1/3- this also may explain the aerobic differences

**MDE3** · 12-13-2002, 11:57 AM

Dont' forget that most roller hockey is non contact(except major league) - so you save a lot of energy not having to stop quickly to avoid hits, as well as not being hit - which can take away a lot of energy(the hits), plus the physical struggles on the boards are not as intense as ice - simply because of how most games are called by the refs.

**MDE3** · 12-13-2002, 12:11 PM

Good thought on NJ and maybe this should be extended. Not because there are not enough major cities only but because the talent pool is not deep enough to field 4 teams who can be competitive with some of the "stacked" teams. If there were only say 2 teams in NJ, 2 from NE (as there are now, 2 teams from Pa. and 2 teams from Virginia/Maryland, then the fan bases would be less dilute, and the competition levels raised. This would also allow the developmental league - as intended (AA) to grow players and skills on a more local basis. Maybe the AAA teams could then find larger arenas to play in and even start to draw enough fans to talk about financial viability - actually becoming a true "PRO" league.

**dude10k** · 12-13-2002, 11:47 PM

uuummm NO if u play against top level roller hockey u wouldnt say that at all and i've played against junior A,B midget AAA players and i've spanked them all and i dont even play ice i played for like a half of a year for like once a week. and u can stop on the dime in roller it just takes skill.

**dude10k** · 12-13-2002, 11:53 PM

for get the nba i love to watch that And 1 team they r soo good..

**oldie006** · 12-16-2002, 03:27 PM

Damn refs

**oldie006** · 12-16-2002, 03:33 PM

I agree, especially about that heads up hockey thing. There have been many times I have wanted to line up one of those hot dog forwards who comes through the middle with his head up his ass, oh wait, I do.