Scugog Citizen -- Teds, May 28, 1996-- 25 Roller hockey taking hold in Port Perry. ball hockey. league was | teams (Goreski Roofing and There's a new summer "sport starting to catch on'in Scugog Township. _ The Port Perry Roller, Hockey League is into its third week of actfon with four teams taking to tHe floor at the Scugog Arena every 'Wednesday evening. Convener John Harman' said the League' was formed for a couple of reasons. starting to drop off. "We decided it was time for a change," he said. John and Karl Durham put the word out and within a very short time close to 50 players expressed an interest in roller hockey. He said all players were "rated" according to skills and experience, a draft was Insulation, Emiel's Place Restaurdnt, Cedar Cr Be Contracting; and Whit! Auto Wreckers) and ind sponsors' will provide team sweaters supplied by Pineridge Sports. Although roller hockey isa new experience for most of the players in league, John said everyone seems to be but the rules call for no contact. And the teams play four skaters aside to allow for more skating room. A With a minor variation for off-sides and the elimination of the icing centre line, rules are mostly the same as ice hockey. The puck, however, is an orange plastic disc the same size and weight as a hockey the ice hockey puck. Players in the league range in. age from' 18 (the minimum) to their late 30's and are part of the Inline Skating Assoc. for insurance urposes. The registration fee of $90 gives the players 14 league games and a playoff that will consist of a four-team round robin and then an A and B rather than mounted in pairs on the. toe and heel of the 'boot. The rating and draft system appears to have worked very ° well, he said, as there is parity among the four teams. With the early success for" the league so far, John said they hope to-add two more ~ teams next year and perhaps go to as many as eight the *_. Interest in roller hockey is - held, and four teams were enjoyingit. puck. It has small "nibs" in it championship. following season. growing by leaps and bounds selected with 12 skaters and "Anyone who can (ice) so the puck is slightly A quality pair of inline The league is now accepting all 'over North America, and ie. « » skate) and has played some elevated off the concrete floor. - roller skates costs about registrations for the summer Jhere in Port Perry it became John told the Citizen last hockey can play this game," And John will attest that $160. 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