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Roller Hockey Pucks

by Zafar Mahmood on March 14, 2012

Roller Hockey Pucks

Roller hockey pucks are made for those who enjoy rollersports just as they are also for ice hockey enthusiasts off the ice.  Roller hockey pucks are different from regular ice hockey pucks in that they were developed to be used on multiple kinds of smooth surfaces similar to those such as a skating rink.  Roller hockey pucks can be used on wood, asphalt, cement, or any sturdy yet smooth and level surface.  Sometimes known as inline hockey, it is not always played with a puck, but in the US college leagues, pucks are standard.

Roller hockey pucks only came around with the invention of roller hockey as galvanized rubber has a tough time slipping on a skating rink, and has a much better time rolling.  Hardball hockey, or even rink hockey that uses a ball, does so in a traditional sense, as Hurley (probably the origin of ice hockey), uses a ball.  In indoor rollerskating rinks, roller hockey players that wanted to really practice ice hockey in the off season probably were the inventors of roller hockey pucks.  They are quite different from roller hockey balls, because they need to slide around on the floor without rolling around like a lost ball.  Hockey pucks themselves come from the galvanized rubber ball used in Hurley and hardball hockey, cutting off the top and bottom, leaving what we know of as the puck.

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no pictures??

14 months ago