I started following it when I was in college and a I would go out to the Meadowlands with a few of my friends to see the Devils play. I really got hooked after I started reading about the game's storied past in Canada and in the northeastern United States.
Back in the mid-1990s I finally got the nerve to buy a pair of skates and learn how to play.
It must be fun once you get into it, but I don't think I will. I think the game is a little too rough for me. I don't play soccer either, although I like watching it, but I sure love playing squash and tennis.