So let me see if I have this right. Grown men wear gloves and take sticks out onto ice where they hit at a little "puck" (whatever that is) and have "face-offs" and "blue lines" and "icing" and "goalees" and "high sticking" and "slap shots" and other cute little expressions for things that nobody cares about.
When they tire of skating, they throw off their gloves and attempt to pulverize and paralyze each other for which they get to play in the "penalty box" where the more violent offenders are placed side by side so that they can hold hands, sing "Kumbaya" and make up. Doesn't sound like football to me.
ROTFL! You're so cute catpuppy....especially when you're ruffling sharky's fur.
For somebody who claims to be so ignorant and uninterested in hockey, you seem to know a lot. Methinks you watch the Lightning and don't want to admit it.
And you might know this already, but just in case.........this just in about roller derby...........it was staged a lot.....
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