I see, I didn't know that. There are amateur leauges where checking is not allowed where I come from too of course, but then there are higher level leagues with ex-pros or young guys who didnt want to go pro after coming out of the junior league. These are not pro leagues, we don't get paid and we pay everything ourselves, but we have checking and everything, no difference to regular rules. Of course we try no to kill each other or cause unnecessary injuries, because as you said, we gotta work next day, but if you don't look up, you gonna get hit.
But if it is not okay around here, it is not a problem, I can live with that, I just want to play. Haven't been on ice for 3 months now, so it is getting critical 😄 I've heard there are some leagues in Wilkes Barre, but I can't find anything on facebook or google that would help. Any ideas where to search for them?