darkpoet Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Who remembers this from back in the 90's? I didn't watch a lot of games, but I did play a lot of roller hockey back then when I still lived on the coast. We'd practice every Sunday in the gym at the Abbotsford Fairgrounds and then play games at the Twin Rinks in Langley. they had 2 rinks that had that specialized rubber (?) tile, is that still there? I remembered from my skateboarding days, knowing a lot about wheel hardness etc... I always used the hardest wheels I could find on my skates because I knew that way I could stop sideways like you do on ice, which wasn't common in roller hockey. Stripped a lot of hex nuts and blew a few bearings that way but it worked! Haven't played at all since I moved, and some days I just really miss it. So much fun. All free wheeling and skill based, basically no defense. All about making plays and scoring. Anyway, wasn't sure where to post this. Thought I'd throw it up in case there are more old farts in here that used to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 One of the best logo's and jersey's of a Vancouver Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead80 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Loved the Jersey. Still remember Sasha Lakovic dropping the mitts. If I remember correctly the one game I did get to go see, Tiger Williams played his one and only game. Had a blast. Great entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelar Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I remember trying out when they had open tryouts. At the agridome. Made it past the first scrimmage. I do remember that Tiger came out and scrimmaged in the second one. Some kid rubbed him the wrong way and Tiger two handed him in the legs. Scary dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Remember it well. Went to a few games. Liked the concept of the players only getting paid if they won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMillerTime Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I play Rollerhockey here in Delta. After Ice is down they replace it with concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 The Vancouver Voodoo are alive and well! As a pub in Malaysia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I went to a game, it was pretty cool. Similar to ice hockey, except very high scoring. Not sure if it's due to the nature of the game, or just the players are pretty much UHL-equivalent. Once in a while they're on UTV, but maybe it's the colour, but it always looks weird on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 2017-03-19 at 3:47 PM, Stelar said: I remember trying out when they had open tryouts. At the agridome. Made it past the first scrimmage. I do remember that Tiger came out and scrimmaged in the second one. Some kid rubbed him the wrong way and Tiger two handed him in the legs. Scary dude. Tiger did that about 20 years ago in my hometown in a drop in game and rumour has it that Brad Gasoff tuned him good for it. At least that's what the old timers at work tell us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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