http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUZlMfsFLt0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI2MHASMxg8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8uyPnIveJo
You're right, a big bunch of wussies.Doesn't compare at all to having to play for 30 seconds with a 3 minute break in between while wearing a ton of protective gear.
Do they have bike races in the snow and ice? Are they deliberately running into each other at every opportunity? No of course not, they are on their own little padded bike seat, hoping others are courteous enough not to bump into them while they pedal, pedal, pedal.
Now the things that are similar, is both sports feature men wearing helmets and some sort of spandex, which I can throughly enjoy watching.