Professional Roller Hockey League in Harrisburg

By a show of hands, how many of you know that there is a professional roller hockey league in the Harrisburg area?

Any hands?

Okay, well there is. They play their home games at the Susquehanna Sports Center in Lemoyne and are currently in the playoffs with the Division Championship on the line this Saturday night.

Roller hockey is different in a few ways than ice hockey. Obviously it isn't played on ice for starters and they only play 4 on 4 which creates more scoring and more offense. After that the main difference is a lack of contact in roller hockey. It isn't that there isn't any but hitting is not a part of the game although it does happen from time to time. Oh and for those ice hockey fans out there roller hockey does not have icing or offsides either.

Everything is meant to open up the ice and allows for more goals.

But anyways, the Harrisburg Lunatics are members of the Professional Inline Hockey League that is a national league with teams in cities like St. Louis, Denver, and Colorado Springs. As well as teams in New Jersey, South Carolina, and Connecticut.

This Saturday night the Lunatics will go up against the Marple Gladiators at the Susquehanna Sports Center for the Mason Dixon division championship. The setup is a 3 games series played in one night. Game 1 is at 6, game 2 at 7, and game 3 (if necessary) at 8.

And if you are interested in going it is only $5 to get in (to all 3 games!) and kids 8 and under are free!!

I have personally played at the Sports Center and have been playing roller hockey off and on since about 1997 and can say that it is a fun sport to play and watch. If you are looking for something to do on Saturday night head on over to and watch the games! For $5 you can't really go wrong.

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