Roller Hockey
Twelve-Volt Man
For those of you who are curious, the Roller Hockey International is not
the same pansy hockey that was shown on ESPN last year. To prove it, just
take a look at the tenative rosters for this year:
Remember, this is tenative:
Roller Hockey International
5182 Katella Street
Suite 106
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
310-430-2423
310-594-0201 (fax)
Los Angeles Blades
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Coach: Bobby Hull Jr.
Protected List:
Dominic Amodeo Ralph Barahona Steve Bogoyevac Mike Calhan
Mike Doers Chris Jensen Brett Kurtz Jason Maxwell
Rob Mendel Chris Nelson Mike O'Hara * Ian Paskloski
Mike Ross Steve Ross Steve Wilson
Drafted List:
Nick Vachon ** Rob Cowie Max Michailovsky Craig Cherron
Jaro Kunic ** Hayden O'Rear Vladisov Tresl John Byce
Chad Erickson Reine Rauhala Christian Erickson Jim Kyte
Joe Digiacomo Sergei Makarov David Tretowitz curt semadel
Doug Steel
* Traded to Pheonix
** From Arizona
San Diego Barracudas
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Coach: Robbie Nichols
Protected List:
Lev Berdichevsky Davide Craievich Larry Floyd Dan Gravelle
Alan Leggett Max Middendorf* Francis Ouellette Jim Powers
J.F. Quintin Manon Rheaume** Marc Savard Dan Shank
Tony Szabo Lyle Wildgoose** Oleg Yashin
Drafted List:
Clark Donatelli Alan Bester Barry Dreger J.F. Jomphe
Jarrod Skalde Patrick Labrecque Mauri Arminen Lonnie Loach
Mike Polano Kevin Grant Tim Bean Robbie Nichols
Mike Lappin David Mathew Steve Martinson Steve Trudonowski
Mike Duffy Cam Brown
* Traded to Anaheim
** Traded to New Jersey
Anaheim Bullfrogs
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Coach: Grant Sonnier
Protected List:
Derek Booth Mike Butters Joe Cook Victor Gervais
Bill Horn Kevin Kerr Rob Laurie Marc Lyons
Mike Maurice Brad McCaughey Bob McKillop Savo Mitrovic
Ken Murchison Darren Perkins Barry Potomski
Drafted List:
Max Middendorf Kirk Thomlinson Yuri Krivokhija Dwayne Dennis
Kevin Malgunas Jim Brown Rick Knickle Todd Copeland
Gerry Fleming Jim Birmingham Chris Laganas Davis Payne
Geoff Sarjeant Mike Decarle Dan Quinn
Las Vegas Flash
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Coach: TBA
Protected List:
Maxim Bets Rob Brown Valerie Bure Rich Chermonaz
Wayne Cowley Brian Dobbin Kelly Dyer Alexander Kharlamov
Dimitri Kvartalnov Brad Lauer Jean Yves Roy Reijo Ruotseillan
Reggie Savage Anton Stastny Peter Stastny
Drafted List:
John Purves Peter Ing Igor Chibirev Scott Fukami
Kevin Riehl Scott Daniels Alexander Barkov Shjon Podien
Alex Tkachuk Tom Bisset Alexander Selivanor Joe Schafer
Scott Brower Myron Freund Christian Bertrand
Oakland Skates
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Coach: Gary Unger
Protected List:
Mike Berger Shaun Clouston Dave Doucette Joe Ferras
Brian Flatt Taylor Hall Aldo Iaquinta Stu Kulak
Doug Lawrence Mark McCoy Sylvian Naud Allen Perry
Chris Robertson Chad Seibel Mike Zanier
Drafted List:
Bob Wallwork Mike Williams David Moore Trevor Buchanan
Boyd Sutton Darren Kruger Chris Bartilonni Brian Bruininks
Mike Sanderson Tom Mutch Joel Burton Doug Evans
Bill Campbell Kevin Koopman Dale Simpson
San Jose Rhinos
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Coach: Roy Sommer
Protected List:
Daniel Chaput Darren Colbourne Bill Gall Brian Goudie
Todd Hlushko Eric Lemarque Rob MacInnis Darwin McClellan
Steve Mirabile Dennis Purdie Stan Reddick Alan Schuler
Jamie Steer Shawn Wheeler Mark Woolf
Drafted List:
Chris Foy Clayton Beddoes Mike Taylor Ken Blum
Steven Barnes Mike Reier Todd Holt Pokey Reddick
Derek Tibbatts Rob Hinks Dan Wetherill Bob Joyce
Paul Doherty Alan Egeland Oleg Santuryan
Vancouver VooDoo
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Coach: Dave "Tiger" Williams
Protected List:
Joe Charbonneau Shean Esselmont Todd Esselmont Scott Frizzell
Ryan Harrison Cory Hirsch Kevin Hodson Steve Jacques
Jason Jennings Mark Kaueman Mike Kennedy Sash Lakovic
Darren Schwartz* Jeff Sharples Shawn Snesar
Drafted List:
Rob Dumas Brian Sakic Jeff Calvert Brad Treliving
Brad Pascall Brent Bobyck Jess Sebestian Ben Williams
Brad Harrison Mike McWilliams Dan Malkoc Mark Cipriano
Corey Dasdell Kary Biette Todd MacIsaac
* Traded to Pittsburgh
Portland Rage
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Coach: John Black
Protected List:
Roch Belley Serg Berdnikov Chris Chichocki Dave Davida
Jason Firth Jamie Hicks J.F. Labree Andrew McWanna
Antoine Mindjimba Tommy Nemeth Paul Polillo Vadim Slivchenko
Gerry St. Cyr Mark Turner Chris Valicevic
Drafted List:
Dan Woodley Guy Phillips Terry Menard Louis Dumont
Andy Rymsha Bob Woods Brian Downey Brian Martin
Makhail Zakharov Vitali Andreev Keith Whitmore Mike Risdale
Tim Conyard Mark Ashley Paul Nichols
Edmonton Sled Dogs
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Coach: Don Depoe
Protected List:
Scott Bailey Dave Chyzowski Glen Goodall Peter Kazowski
Dan Lambert Dan Lorenz Daryn McBride Trevor McCallion
Jamie McClennan Geoff Sanderson Gary Shuchuck Kevin St. Jacques
Gary Valk Dixon Ward Ray Whitney
Drafted List:
Brian Shantz Trevor Sherbern Troy Hjertaas Cory Cross
Ian Herbus Brent Severyn Mark Such Colin Bauer
Barry Chyzowski Russ Parrent Brian Pellerin Rob McKinley
Darcy Werenka Jeff Opaka Dave Williams
Calgary Radz
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Coach: Scott Atkinson
Protected List:
Chad Biafore Doug Dadswell Dean Dorchak Teddy Fleury
Todd Forsyth Jamie Hearne Randy Jaycock Jason Krueckl
Chris Lafreniere Troy McIvor Chad Onishenko Kent Patterson
Brent Scott Damian Steiert Travis Stephenson
Drafted List:
Keith Gretzky Chris Bright Jason Krywulak Jarrot Yukiwsky
Trevor Kruegar David Gilmore David Lamoux Greg Suchan
Craig Chapman Mike Heidt Jackson Penney Alex Kuzminski
Joel Dyck Mark Astley Kelley Corpse
Sacramento River Rats
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Coach: TBA
Protected List:
Brian Caruso Sean Cowan Jason Courtemanche Jack Duffy
Shawn Fatheringham Colin Gregor John Gustafson Darren Houghton
Chris Marinucci Chris McAlpine Rob McCraig Justin Peca
Kirby Perrault Jamie Ram Jason Underhill
Drafted List:
Derek Crawford Joey Mittlestadt Todd Chin Berkeley Hoagland
Craig Conroy Dwayne Roloson Rob Granato Bruce Gardiner
Jim Storm Dan Gardner Enrico Blasi Jason Dent
Kelley Harper Jason Currie Steve Shields
Phoenix Cobras
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Coach: Lou Franceschetti
Protected List:
Aaron Boh Todd Brost Lee Davidson John Depourcq
Parris Duffus Ryan Fujita Mario Gossenlin Kelly Hurd
Ian Kidd Dominic Lavoie Peter Mehalic Darryl Olsen
Mike Vukonich Sean Whyte Darryl Williams
Drafted List:
Mike O'Hara Shawn McCosh Jake Grimes Dave Stewart
Mark LaForest Greg Pankewiez Kevin McDonald Ed Kastelic
Ken Hodge JR. Kerry Clark Jim Maher Brad Tiley
Carl Valimont Mark DeSantis
Buffalo Stampeders
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Coach: Chris McSorley
Protected List:
Andrei Bashkirov Chris Bergeron Mark Deazeley John Hendry
Alex Hicks Rick Judson Lorne Knauft Manny Legace
Craig Martin Todd Simon Andy Suhy Vladimir Tsyplakov
Brad Turner John Vecchiarelli Greg Walters
Drafted List:
Steve Dykstra Scott Walker Rick Corriveau Matt Ruchty
Jeff Riccardi Tom Newman Gord Hynes Craig Bialowas
Brad Smyth Jason MacDonald Mark Major Frank Kovacs
Dan Stiver Mark Lawrence Mark Laforge
Florida Hammerheads
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Coach: Dan Cameron
Protected List:
Ron Bertrand Todd Bojcun Stefan Desjardins Len Devuono
Kevin Doherty Tim Fingerhut Roman Hubalek Mike Jorgenson
Mike Marcinkiwicz Wayne Marion Gary Miller Don Oliver
Tom O'Rourke Angelo Russo Mike Thomlinson
Drafted List:
Mark Havscheid Christian Skoryna Mark McCready Ed Lubicic
Kevin Maguire Radek Bonk Jamie Allen Mark Karpin
Gary Leeman Dan Daoust Aaron Gavey Stephane Yelle
Paul O'Donnel Scott Spittel Hansel Fruk
Montreal Roadrunner
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Coach: Yvan Cournoyer
Protected List:
Luc Beausoleil Fredric Chabot Stephane Charbonneau Denis Chasse
Yannick Degrace Marc Fortier Todd Gillingham Marc Labelle
Patrick Lebeau Patrice Lefebvre Guy Lehoux Peter Marek
Robert Melanson Jaroslav Nedved Yannick Perreault
Drafted List:
Carl Boudreau Clint Malarchuck Sergei Stas Andrei Mezin
Guy Girouard Guy LaFleur Petr Nedved Christian Sbrocca
Eric Raymond Stephane Richer Stephane Morin Sebastian LaPlante
Guy Rouleau Serge Roberge Guy Dupuis
New Jersey Rockin Rollers
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Coach: Nick Fotiu
Protected List:
Steve Beadle Daniel Berthiaume Greg Burke Gerry Daley
Rob Dumas* Ian Duncan Link Gaetz Trevor Jobe
Paul Marshall Scott Rogers Brian Sakic* Brent Sapergia
Jamie Stewart Stanislav Tkatch Clayton Young
Drafted List:
Chris Ferraro Manon Rheaume Peter Ferraro Brian Ferraro
Derek Maguire Steve MacSwain Peter Ciavglia C.J. Young
Bob Creamer Sergei Suetlov Bob Cowan Yves Heroux
Margin Bergeron Lyle Wildgoose Len Soccio Dan Cortez
Brian Mullen
* Traded to Vancouver
Philadelphia Bullfrogs
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Coach: David Schultz
Protected List:
Trevor Burgess Colin Chin Jason Christie Robert Dejardine
Neil Eisenhjut Perry Florio Alex Galchenyuk Kevin Kaminski
Mitch Lamoureux Pat Murray Daryl Noren Tim Roberts
Tim Tookey John Vary Bob Wallwork*
Drafted List:
Don Martin Mike Smith Rob Leask Ron Handy
Ted Dent Dave Flanagan Pat Ferschweiller Jeff Jestadt
Jason Simon Scott Cashman Ken House Mark McGinn
Michael Brewer Steve Parsons Wade Clark Dave Brown
* Trade to Oakland
Tampa Bay Tritons
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Coach: TBA
Protected List:
Phil Bourque Zak Boyer Jason Clark Dale DeGray
Blake Knox Jason Lafreniere John McMilan Steve Potvin
Ken Sabourin Derrick Smith John Spoltotre Jamie Storm
Nick Vitucci Emanuel Viveros Craig Woodcroft
Drafted List:
Rob Cimetta Bruce Bell Kevin Brown Stacy Roest
Dan Currie Jim Ritchil Marty Murray Jamie Rivers
Greg Parks Darrel Reaugh Daniel Lacroix Carl LeBlanc
Andrew Brunette Dean Kolstad Jamie Cooke
Atlanta Fire Ants
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Coach: John Paris
Protected List:
Cory Belitski Don Biggs Cory Cadden Tim Chase
Larry Dyck Devin Edgerton Peter Laviolette Paul Lawless
Pat MacLeod Jeff Madill Nick Minister Jean Mark Richard
Matt Robbins Steve Strunk Terry Virtue
Drafted List:
Boris Rousson Rick Lessard Mark Thompson Todd Coopman
Colin Miller Sean Gorman Brent Fleetwood Bob Pallante
Ken Kinney Dan Pupillo Sean Rowe Eric Veilleux
Raymond Alcindor Francois Boudreau Jason Downey
Chicago Steer
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Coach: TBA
Protected List:
Len Barrie Tim Bresland Derek Clancy Jesse Cooper
Dave Dipinto Cammi Ganato Jeff Larmer Mark Michaud
Bobby Nardella Steve Richmond Jeff Rohlicek Rob Shriner
Al Secord Terry Shook Mike Stapleton
Drafted List:
Jock Callander Jergus Baca Ray LeBlanc Dave Michayluk
Sylvain Couturier Troy Gamble Gino Cavallini Jeff Christian
Jason Miller Dave Capuano Ken Hammond Claude Vilgrain
Wendel Young Dominic Maltais Michel Goulet
Minnesota Arctic Blast
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Coach: Dennis Maruk
Protected List:
Brian Brandt John Fuhr John Hanson Tim Hanus
Todd Hartje Jim Hau Reed Larson Bob Mason
Jay Moore Lary Olimb Bill Pye Noel Rahn
Ron Saatzer Dave Shute Brett Strot
Drafted List:
Randy Skarda John Young John Blue Dan O'Shea
Mark Osiecki Ken Gernander Brett Hauer Jeff Stolp
Dave Snuggerud Richie Zemlak Jason Miller Cory Laylin
Sandy Smith Lance Pitlick Jim Johannson
Pittsburgh Phantoms
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Coach: Rick Kehoe
Protected List:
Jamie Adams Scott Beattie Chris Bright* Scott Burfoot
Joe Cleary Bruce Coles Keith Cyr Derek Donald
Brendan Flynn Greg Hagen Brian McKee Jim Peters
Rod Taylor Erin Whitten Jeff Whittle
Drafted List:
Mike Harding Sheldon Gorski Cory Foster Jason Smith
Matt Mullin Will Averill Trevor Gallant Dave MacIntyre
Olie Sundstrom Brock Woods Matt Hoffman Mark Green
Layne Lebel Shawn Reid Jack Williams Brian Wiseman
Darren Schwartz
* Trade to Calgary
St. Louis Vipers
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Coach: Bernie Federko
Protected List:
Wayne Anchioski Phil Berger Matt Duguidice Trevor Downey
Joe Flanagan Roydon Gunn Myles Hart Frank Lascala
Jim Larkin Brad Mullahy Chris Roberts Scott Rupp
Randy Smith Perry Turnbill Rik Wilson
Drafted List:
James Richmond Paul Jackson Scott Boston Troy Binnie
Bob Berg Kimbi Daniels Craig Coxe Lance Brady
Yannick Gosselin Jody Praznik Ron Pascucci Jason York
Mark Karpen Scott Hollis Chris Snell
New England Stingers
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Coach; TBA
Protected List:
Blair Atcheynum Cory Banicka Mark Bavis Sylvain Fleury
Vince Guidotti Cal Ingraham George Maneluk Mike McHugh
Mike Parson Randy Pearce Steve Poapst Jeff Sirkka
Kelly Sorenson Tim Sullivan Mario Thyer
Draft List:
Michel Picard Kent Hulst Scott Humeniuk Darren McAusland
Jim Mathieson Eric Fenton Doug Freedman Mike Bavis
Brendon Curley Todd Nelson Scott Gordon Brandon Coates
Jim Vesey Brian Horan Paul Willett
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W. Jarrett Campbell (The Twelve-Volt Man) gt9...@prism.gatech.edu
Scott Jeffrey
>From: gt9...@prism.gatech.edu (Twelve-Volt Man)
>Subject: Roller Hockey
>Date: 12 May 1994 07:55:36 -0400
>For those of you who are curious, the Roller Hockey International is not
>the same pansy hockey that was shown on ESPN last year. To prove it, just
>take a look at the tenative rosters for this year:
[rosters deleted]
Thanks for the information. I have a couple of questions about this league.
1. What's the difference between the protected list and draft list?
2. What are the chances of some of the NHL or near-NHL players actually
playing in this league?
3. How much do these guys get paid for this league?
Any information would be appreciated.
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* Scott Jeffrey *
* University of Alberta *
* sjef...@re.ualberta.ca *
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* Canadian Hockey!!! *
* World Men's Champions 1994 *
* World Women's Champions 1994 *
* World Junior Champions 1994 *
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* It just doesn't get any better than this!!!!!!!!! *
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David Peter Pascal
>In article <CpAqH...@acsu.buffalo.edu>,
>Veritable Visual Vortex <v131...@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu> wrote:
>>I just read in yesterday's Buffalo News that this city now has
>>a pro (?) roller hockey team, the Buffalo Stampede. My thoughts?
>>YAY! Now I can see hockey games all year round! They'll play
>>home games on friday and saturday nights for most of the summer
>>at the big Aud. I can't wait..
>>
>>Ellen J.
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>>"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
>>"I think so Brain. But where can we find rubber pants in our size?"
>>
>>
>If it's anything like the crap that they showed on espn last
>summer out of disney studios in florida, i don't want to see
>any of it! Maybe that's because of the really tacky mtvish
>uniforms or the horible commentary, or just the pansy style
>of play, but roller hockey, was just not the same. Don't get
>me wrong, I really wanted to watch roller hockey, but now I
>have second thoughts. (Bigger goals? 3-minute penalties? A puck
>that doesn't glide for garbage <it should really be a ball)
>San Jose is also is starting a pro (?) roller hockey team, the
>San Jose Rhinos.
>Oh well, when in rome...
>Lund.
In February, I attended the CSGA sporting goods show here in Montreal.
While all sports are represented, the show is considered the premiere
"buying" event for hockey skate and equipment - all of the major
North American sporting good chains and buying groups attend.
So bloody what?
While there, I bumped into ex-Canuck Jocelyn Guevremont...he's one of
the guys behind Roller Hockey Intl, the roller hockey league that seems
to have emerged from the plethora of start-ups...in other words, they
seem to have the most legitimacy. Fortunately for the world at large,
RHI absorbed the Disney league into its ranks. In other words, we
probably will not be subjected to anymore of the lame garbage...no joke,
the first time I saw the Disney stuff, I thought that Ron Duguay had
joined the Ice Capades.
Fortunately for hockey fans, the rules in the RHI are similar to the
NHL's, including the use of "contact".
As far as the puck goes, Koho, I believe, has designed a high speed
"puck" - I have no idea how it performs, but it looks real fancy-like.
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While we're on the topic, lots of things went down at the
show...there are some interesting trends emerging in equipment design.
One notable trend has been the development of composite-based hockey
sticks...similar to the evolution of tennis rackets and golf clubs. The
difference is that it is not entirely clear that the sticks, in their
current form, will achieve wide-scale adoption, as the "feel" does not
emulate wood to the extent that the players would like.
What IS entirely clear is that some of these composites come with a
hefty price tag. The highest-priced baby among these? The Sher-Wood
Busch 2000 - approx retail price US$150...
Hmmm...let's see.. I could get two sticks or a new pair of Bauer
Supremes...for the same price...
C'mon boys, wake up and the smell the Zamboni...
Gotta work, James
Aron Wallaker
: For those of you who are curious, the Roller Hockey International is not
: the same pansy hockey that was shown on ESPN last year. To prove it, just
: take a look at the tenative rosters for this year:
: Remember, this is tenative:
[stuff deleted]
Weren't the Toronto Planets in this league ? They're not on your list,
do you know their status ?
: Vancouver VooDoo
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: Coach: Dave "Tiger" Williams
: Protected List:
: Joe Charbonneau Shean Esselmont Todd Esselmont Scott Frizzell
Does anyone know if Charbonneau is going to go back to roller hockey
for the summer ? His Canucks contract may prevent this - risk of
injury and all.
: Ryan Harrison Cory Hirsch Kevin Hodson Steve Jacques
Seriously ? THAT Corey Hirsch ? Is he planning on playing ?
Roller hockey - providing you with your hockey fix during the
two weeks the NHL takes off each year. :-)
-Aron
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The views expressed here are not necessarily those of my employer;
not even the coherent ones.
The Mad Kobold < Doug Norris >
>2. What are the chances of some of the NHL or near-NHL players actually
> playing in this league?
Well, if these lists are true, the chances are 1 in 1. Joe Charbonneau,
a member of the Western Conference Finalist :) Vancouver Canucks, started
out playing roller hockey, and is on the list of the Vancouver VooDoo.
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"Well, that kind of puts a damper on another Yankees win."
-Announcer Phil Rizzuto, after a news bulletin
reporting the death of Pope Paul VI, 1978
Chris Steele
>
>As far as the puck goes, Koho, I believe, has designed a high speed
>"puck" - I have no idea how it performs, but it looks real fancy-like.
The puck that the RHI uses is the Jofa Speedpuck. It's not the
same puck that Disney used for ESPN. In fact, the surface in most of the
RHI arenas (The Pond included) is not the same either. ESPN's crap used
that blue "Sport Court" surface, which is slicker. I believe it's the same
as the surface at Stuart's Rollerworld (for those of you in Southern
California). Anyway, street pucks will never glide the same as an ice puck,
just because of the way an ice puck uses friction to create that tiny layer
water between the puck and ice to keep the puck down and create a near
resistance free glide. In roller hockey, the puck is elevated off the
surface by six pads, which allow the puck to slide with minimal resistance
and still a lot of balance.
For those of us who play pick-up street hockey, or in a roller league, the
puck the IHL uses is one of the most available, and most widely used,
for our purposes. There is a few other pucks seen out there, like the
MACH-I, which is very similar to the Jofa Speed Puck (just a little bit
bigger diameter, and maybe heavier by a half ounce), The Arrow puck, which
has a band of rubber around the outside "to simulate real puck feel" (I
find this puck to be a piece of crap), and a couple others that I just
plain refuse to use.
The IHL puck is red, the Mach I comes in many colors (including black,
which isn't much good for us street players :) ).
I hope my long-winded puck insight helps!
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