Craig Camara: Goaltender Hofstra Roller Hockey

Normally when you picture hockey, you can hear the skates scratching on the ice, the zambone making the playing surface nice and smooth during intermission, and the goaltender getting snow washed by an oncoming forward in the crease. But this particular player does not play his favorite game on the ice, he plays it on the hardwood.

Craig Camara, from Starksboro, Vermont, attends Hofsta University as a Marketing Major, but out of class Camara plays goalie for the Hofstra Pride Roller Hockey Team.

In terms of equipment, as you can see in the photos, there is not much difference between roller and ice hockey (besides that fact of course that he's not a skates).

Due to the rollerskates it is more difficult in roller hockey to have lateral movement in the net, which makes set position much more important versus excelling at reactions and anticipation.  In the photo's Criag displays your typical butterfly style, how a goaltender stickhadles, and shows off the padding that a goaltender must wear in order to compete.

Camara was the starting goaltender for Hofstra's B Team, and in his first year with the team he immediately excelled and will look to have an impact on the Division One squad next season.  Last weekend Hofstra Roller Hockey did not qualify for nationals, going 1-3 in their Regional Tournament defeating Penn State.

Even though its not on the ice, Craig still is able to continue fulfilling his passion for hockey on his rollerskates. In the future he says he will proceed to develop as a player and adapt his game to the different playing surface. Regardless, Craig gets to play hockey, and that's all he cares about.