London Fury Inline (Roller) Hockey: Welcome







Monday, June 29

The schedules for the Mens Rec/Comp/Elite
divisions have been updated.

There are no games scheduled for Tues Jun 30.




Congratulations to the 16U London Fury Rep Team for
winning the Platinum Division at the recent NARCH
qualifier in Mississauga!!




Congratulations to the 12U London Fury Rep team for
winning the Silver Medal at the recent NARCH
qualifier in Buffalo!!



 
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Roller Hockey: the Secret is out….It's GREAT for your Ice game!

With so little practice time spent on individual skills and a lack of frozen ponds where the kids can go a play for hours on end, the local hockey player is left without much opportunity to improve their individual creativity on the ice.

One secret that is slowly emerging in North America to help you develop your puck skills and creativity is….ROLLER HOCKEY!

Play is 4-on-4 with no offsides, no icing, and no body checking. These factors give the player more room to dangle! More and more players are using roller hockey as a complement to their ice hockey game. Whether its playing in the Spring roller hockey league during the off-season or playing in the local house league during their ice season, these players are getting a jump on their competition.

Why are they gaining an advantage?

The rules and style of play for roller hockey are conducive to skill development and confidence with the puck. There are no blue or red lines to restrict player movement on the surface, thereby providing the player with much more open space. This gives the player more time to get open, more decision making time when stickhandling and more room to skate with the puck. Creativity and confidence are allowed to develop in a fun and entertaining forum.

The roller hockey game is a possession game, very similar to basketball. If you've got the puck - the other team can't score. In addition, if your team uses a controlled attack you can catch the opposition out of position and find yourself with an excellent scoring chance.

This style of play helps develop a player's stickhandling and passing skills while developing a player's confidence to make a smart play with the puck. Translated to ice hockey where the average player has the puck on his stick for split seconds before the opposition is on top of him, added confidence and improved stickhandling skills will make you a better player.

Has roller hockey helped anyone with their ice hockey? Check out this list of players that played significant roller hockey growing up and are reaching some of the highest levels in ice hockey:

Year  Player Name  Prov/State  Inline team  Round  Ice Team 
2007  Sam Gagner  ON  Oakville Coyotes  1st  Edmonton Oilers 
2007  Zach Hamill  BC  IP Alpine Panthers 1st  Boston Bruins
2007  Billy Sweatt IL  TMD 88 2nd  Chicago Blackhawks
2007  Stefan Legein ON  Oakville Coyotes  2nd  Columbus Blue Jackets
2007  Trevor Cann ON  Oakville Coyotes 2nd  Colorado Avalanche
2007  Drew Schiestel  ON  Mission Rolling Gators  2nd  Buffalo Sabres 
2007  Taylor Ellington  BC  Claremont HS  2nd  Vancouver Canucks 
2007  Justin Vaive  NY  Oakville Coyotes  4th  Anaheim Ducks 
2007  Mitch Fadden  BC  Wild  4th  Tampa Bay Lightning 
2007  Chris Terry  ON  Brampton Radicals  5th  Carolina Hurricanes 
2007  Pat Maroon  MO  Homecare America  6th  Philadelphia Flyers 
2007  Justin Courtnall  BC  Wild  7th  Tampa Bay Lightning 
2006  Nigel Williams  IL  Glen Are  2nd  Colorado Avalanche 
2006  Rhett Rakhshani  CA  OC Blades  4th  New York Islanders 
2006  Cameron Cepek  CA  OC Blades  7th  Montreal Canadians 
2005  Bobby Ryan   MI  Tour USA 87    Anaheim Ducks 
2005  Paul Stastny  QC    2nd  Colorado Avalanche 
2000  Brad Boyes  ON  Mississauga Rattlers  1st  Boston Bruins 
1998  Mike Van Ryn  ON  Team Easton/Bauer & Sarnia Roadrunners  1st  Florida Panthers 
1999  Noah Clarke  CA  Beach Boys  9th  LA Kings 
1997  Jason Chimera  AB  Edmonton Saronge  5th  Columbus Blue Jackets 
1999  Jamie Lundmark AB  Edmonton Saronge  1st  New York Rangers 
1984  Luc Robitaille QC  LA beach games 9th  LA Kings 




  SAM GAGNER
Drafted: Edmonton Oilers- 1st Rd, 6th Overall - 2007

Acquired: Edmonton's 1st choice

About Inline:
"Inline hockey was a lot of fun, and it helped me to develop a better visual and tactical sense of the game." 

 

 

 

 

  STEFAN LEGEIN
Drafted: Columbus Blue Jackets- 2nd Rd, 37th Overall - 2007

Acquired: 2004 Draft, 5th Rd. (#97)

About Inline:
"inline hockey worked wonders for my scoring touch and stick handling ability..I give alot of my offense sucess to inline hockey, it helped me see the offense side of the game alot better and its definitely something I will continue to do as my career furthers."

 

NAZEM KADRI
Drafted: (2009)

Acquired: 2006 Draft, First Round (#18)

About Inline:
"inline has helped my puck handling and helped me adjust some bad habits I used to have ...you can practice holding off defencemen and getting into the habit of burning d-men wide"

 

JUSTIN TAYLOR
Drafted: Washington Capitals - 6th Round - 2007

Acquired: Trade with Kingston

About Inline:
"Playing inline hockey has helped develop my on ice skills by learning how to make quick plays and shoot on the fly."

   

JUSTIN VAIVE

Drafted: Anaheim Ducks - 92nd overall - 2007

Acquired: Currently plays with Miami University Red Hawks

About Inline:
"...inline hockey gave me that escape needed from on ice pressure and allowed me to develop my skills in a manner not possible through ice hockey."

DREW COLLINSON 

Elgin Middlesex Chiefs

Acquired: Drafted to Sudbury Wolves 3rd round, 46th overall

About Inline:
"...i play inline because i think it gives you the patience with the puck and works alot on your hands with dangeling."

 


COLIN MacDONALD 

London Jr Knights 

Acquired: Drafted to Plymouth Whalers 14th round, 270th overall

About Inline:
"I like to play inline because of its fast pace. It's a sport where there's a lot of scoring and the main focus is on offense which is much different from ice hockey (for a defenseman)... Playing inline helps my ice hockey game in many different ways; some being my patience with the puck, having control of the puck for most of the game, passing and stickhandling. Plus it is a good way to keep active during the summer when there is not much hockey going on."  




       

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Upcoming Games
Date Event Time Location
Tue 7/7 Hockey-Inline Team HAF vs. Team Orange 7:30 PM - 8:20 PM Carling Arena
Tue 7/7 Hockey-Inline Alibi vs. Team Purple 8:20 PM - 9:10 PM Carling Arena
Tue 7/7 Hockey-Inline Phoenix Knights vs. London Hitmen 9:10 PM - 10:00 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/9 Hockey-Inline Team Black vs. London Fury 17U Rep 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/9 Hockey-Inline The Doughboys vs. Team Yellow 7:20 PM - 8:10 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/9 Hockey-Inline The Road Warriors vs. GoalieGear.ca 8:10 PM - 9:00 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/9 Hockey-Inline Sailers vs. Force Rec 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/9 Hockey-Inline Exeter McDonalds vs. Team Mission 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Carling Arena
Recent Games
Date Event Time Location
Mon 6/29 Hockey-Inline Team Orange vs. Team Purple 8:00 PM - 8:50 PM Carling Arena
Mon 6/29 Hockey-Inline Team Mission vs. Force Rec 8:50 PM - 9:40 PM Carling Arena
Mon 6/29 Hockey-Inline Alibi vs. Phoenix Knights 9:40 PM - 10:30 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/2 Hockey-Inline Force Rec vs. London Fury 17U Rep 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/2 Hockey-Inline Exeter McDonalds vs. GoalieGear.ca 7:20 PM - 8:10 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/2 Hockey-Inline The Road Warriors vs. Team Yellow 8:10 PM - 9:00 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/2 Hockey-Inline The Doughboys vs. Team Black 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Carling Arena
Thu 7/2 Hockey-Inline Sailers vs. Team Mission 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Carling Arena