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>>The mention of summertime play reminds me of the >>short-lived Pro Beach Hockey league. It was >>rollerhockey, played at a rink on the beach in >>California (go figure). > >Pro Beach Hockey wasn't so much a league, but rather a >tournament. The whole thing was the brainchild of >David McLane, previously best known for his "Gorgeous >Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW)" and "Powerful Women of >Wrestling (POWW)". You may remember him as the ring >announcer, and the guy who had an office in a phone >booth...that is, if you admit to ever watching the >show! > >PBH was shot on sequential weekends in late >spring/early summer in California, and then aired over >the following weeks on ESPN2. The players were >mostly, if not all, minor league players and amateurs. > Players were paid about 50 bucks per game, then if >they won the tourney, they got to share a prize that >paid each player $800-1000 or so. > >Other roller hockey leagues that have come and gone >include Roller Hockey International (RHI) and Major >League Roller Hockey (MLRH). The former actually >played in some NHL cities, and had decent attendance. >Anaheim and Vancouver averaged around 10,000 fans per >game, if you believe their figures. At one point, >players were paid about $350 per win, or $250 per >loss. MLRH was more in minor-league areas; presumably >pay was even less. > >Neither of those leagues, nor PBH survived long. >Apparently, roller hockey isn't "economically viable", >even in big markets. It's a shame...maybe with the >right people and promotion, it could make it. Maybe >somebody will come along and take a new stab at it.
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