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Roller hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using wheeled skates. It can be played with traditional roller skates (quad skates) or with inline skates and use either a ball or puck. Combined, roller hockey is played in nearly 60 countries worldwide. [1] [2] [3] There are three major variants of organized roller hockey.
The World Skate Roller Hockey World Cup is the international championship for roller hockey organized by World Skate. The first event was held in 1936, in the city of Stuttgart. Since 1989, the World Championship tournament is held every two years on the odd years. Until 2017, it was organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports.
The 2024 Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 46th edition of the Roller Hockey World Cup, organised by World Skate. The tournament was held in Italy, in the city of Novara, [1] as part of the 2024 World Skate Games. [2] It took place alongside the women's tournament, which followed the same format. Spain claimed their 18th world title.
After the suspension of Roller Hockey International (RHI) for the 1998 season, Major League Roller Hockey was founded in 1998 in Alexandria, Virginia by entrepreneur Bill Raue. The inaugural season featured two franchises from the suspended RHI (the Anaheim Bullfrogs and Buffalo Wings ) and 18 new franchises, with 11 in the United States, one ...
The National Roller Hockey League (NRHL) is an inline hockey league based in the United States. The league was established in 2014, and played two seasons from 2015 to 2016 before going on hiatus for three years, and then announcing a return in 2020 with 4 different teams.
Pro Beach Hockey: Sun, Surf and Slapshots is a blast from the past for sports fans.. The documentary takes an inside look at the professional roller hockey league – which was created in the late ...
The Pan American Games introduced roller skating as a sport in 1979 and debuted roller hockey the same year. [2] It was one of the Pan American Games sports in 1979, 1987, 1991 and 1995. It has since been discontinued. Roller hockey was present as an exhibition sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
The league inspired at least one video game, Super Nintendo's RHI Roller Hockey '95, although the game was never released. [17] There was also a call-in style stats, scores and interview hotline where fans could call in following games. The phone number was 1-800-741-4RHI. This line was updated nightly following each game.