Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Rink bandy and rinkball are two very similar team sports. Rink bandy originated in Sweden in the 1960s. As indoor ice hockey arenas started coming, it was a way for bandy players to practice on ice a longer time of the year. Gradually rinkball developed as a sport of its own after being introduced to Finland later that decade. Both games use a bandy ball. Rink bandy uses bandy sticks and rinkball uses ice hockey sticks. The 2 games are played on an ice hockey rink. Similar to both hockey and bandy, one game lasts 60 minutes, and is composed of either two 30 minute halves or three 20 minute periods. They use similar rules to normal bandy, but simplifies them to increase the pace of the game. Checking is prohibited, making the sport relatively safer than its relatives. Because of the smaller playing area, fewer players are used. Normally it's six a side. In USA Rink Bandy League, five players are used because of the smaller rinks.. }
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- Rink_bandy abstract "Rink bandy and rinkball are two very similar team sports. Rink bandy originated in Sweden in the 1960s. As indoor ice hockey arenas started coming, it was a way for bandy players to practice on ice a longer time of the year. Gradually rinkball developed as a sport of its own after being introduced to Finland later that decade. Both games use a bandy ball. Rink bandy uses bandy sticks and rinkball uses ice hockey sticks. The 2 games are played on an ice hockey rink. Similar to both hockey and bandy, one game lasts 60 minutes, and is composed of either two 30 minute halves or three 20 minute periods. They use similar rules to normal bandy, but simplifies them to increase the pace of the game. Checking is prohibited, making the sport relatively safer than its relatives. Because of the smaller playing area, fewer players are used. Normally it's six a side. In USA Rink Bandy League, five players are used because of the smaller rinks.".