USA vs. Finland (Final) - 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship 

Guy wasn’t even pressured lol

🤣 he just skated in a straight line

Eräänä päivänä he ovat voitokkaita

Nico Storbacka Juu mut tää ei oo jääkiekkoo:D

sidx45, in-line hockey is at a faster pace than ice hockey, therefore there would be a lot more injuries in inline hockey than ice hockey.

@@videogameplayer0552 inline faster than ice? You could say the game dynamics are different and that it is a different sport. You could also argue that a players getting hit and falling on the ground instead of sliding on the ice could lead to more injuries. Hits are not allowed in women's hockey either. You cannot say that it is faster than ice hockey though, as it clearly is not the case.

astroman269, I meant that rollerbladers are faster. Not roller hockey players. There was a rollerblader who went at 77 mph downhill. I know that inline hockey isn’t as fast as ice hockey.

@@videogameplayer0552 the key part here is downhill... I really think it has to do with the culture of the sport. teamusa.org states that "Board checking is permitted for ice hockey players, which commonly leads to retaliatory fighting and other game violence. Checking is not permitted under FIRS regulations and fighting is prohibited and punished severely. " I rather think it's all about controlling aggression. Ice skating, with the incredible control blades on the ice afford, is always going to be faster than inline. Watch top leagues from both sports and there really is no question ice hockey is faster than inline. One could argue, and prefer, the rules of inline which are geared towards making the game more fluid (lack of offsides and icing, the smaller number of players on the ice). Cheers! :)

astroman269, I know that hockey skates are faster. I play bantam tier 2 hockey. My point was just, that inline skates can be faster downhill. Not in game. Have a good night.

I'm not sure it does speed up the game as much as it just makes the game more fluid. Not being slowed down at an arbitrary blue line allows for more flow in the game.

There is offsides, but it's different than in ice hockey. Offsides happens if a pass originating from the defensive zone is received in the offensive zone. There is no neutral zone and the middle red line separates the two zones. You can read more about it in the IIHF inline rule book.

Michael Joseph some people really enjoy roller. I for one play roller over ice because I can’t afford it.

Stay on the ice? People aren’t always born into ice hockey. And ice is a lot harder to come by. Roller is more accessible and available. I started with roller first, so I wouldn’t possibly be able to “just stay on the ice”. Ya feel?

@@kyle9513 I stand corrected I should think before I open my yap ..Roller is fine amd it's fun and lots of skill developed