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In the $150 range I highly doubt any manufacturer will give you indoor wheels with the skates. They'll most likely come with some 76A wheels and nothing lower in durometer.
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76A is an indoor durometer, softer than outdoor skate wheels which usually come in around 82A. Sport Mart (where I work) does and has carried skates with either indoor or outdoor wheels, so you just have to keep your eyes open and make sure you buy the skate for what you're using, if not, $$$ on more wheels!
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I'm not a big roller guy but if you look closely the skates are different. They may look similar but right off the bat you can see a difference in the lining, boot and chassis
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Lining, yes. Boot...for looks maybe, and chassis, no. It's the same TUUK One up chassis on both skates. Which may or may not make your search for replacement wheels a bit of headache, due to the 3 different wheel sizes. Most replacement sets (that we carry anyway), only work for Hi-Lo chassis' (ie 2 72mm wheels, 2 80mm wheels)
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Does anybody sell a hybrid of the hockey skate with more support like a rollerblade?
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Nope. And Mickz is right. In a fitness skate, you only really get support where you need it, around the ankle and upwards. They do that so they can make the boot nice and soft and comfortable. And add other things to the softboot like mesh, toecap venting, speedlacing etc etc. In a rollerhockey skate, like on the ice, you get support and protection everywhere,because that's what the sport demands. If you're going to be playing rollerhockey, get a rollerhockey skate, simple as that. Some people can still get away with their old ski boot style inlines for it, because they outer shell is all plastic, but once they break a strap, game over. Same goes for people who buy inlines now and use them. You'll have a tough time getting replacement parts like that (we sure as hell don't get them, because that's not a warranty issue).