sellouts posted:

Do Mission even make skates anymore? My pair is coming up on 10 years old (maybe older) so it might be time to try something new.

Sexy Randal posted:

Woah, those are crazy. Are they supposed to be some sort of practice tool or more of a "check out my sweet rear end skate-shoes" thing?

shyguy posted:

I think they're a "I'm never getting laid" sort of thing.

cenzo posted:

What is this craziness you speak of? Wouldn't that give them an almost obscene advantage? (and by advantage I mean, just put them in less of a disadvantage compared to ice hockey goalies?)

Which league practices this, so I can never go there. It's hard enough for me to score with the goalie out of position and no chance to make a play.

Dangerllama posted:

Usually I shout "anyone tired?" after the first 7 minutes of their shift.

sellouts posted:

Saw the smallest player in the league (and someone who is playing 1-2 leagues above where they should be playing) get their first goal in their life against us a few nights ago in 4v4. It was a hard shot from the point along the ice that went off of one of us, off our defenseman's stick (which was right next to their stick) and into the net.

We heard the eruption from their team (as the score was now 6-1 us) and realized it was a bigger deal so we kept quiet about it going off of us until we were in the locker room. It was a pretty special moment and the other team kept the puck and everything.

Been a while since I've seen that, especially in a meaningless crappy 4v4 league, but was still a nice reminder of how much fun this game can be for people at all skill levels.

xzzy posted:

How much of your gear has pro in the name?

bewbies posted:

I score on a lot of slappers outside. Our power play is feeding me on top of left hand circle for one timers. I wind up all the way and shoot as hard as I can, usually high. Sorry everyone.

Dangerllama posted:

I've been hit in the face by a slapshot deflected by a stick. Seriously. Hard slapshots into traffic are a dick move.

bewbies posted:

So we finally got some pictures from the pond hockey tournament back in February that sellouts and I played in.

This was probably before 10am:



Pretty sure we're going next year, it was awesome.

Topoisomerase posted:

the HUD comments

Goalies probably comment on my visor more than any other players. Some variant of not being able to see my eyes. I usually just say you shouldn't be looking there anyway.

sellouts posted:

...none of the people going to the tournament will be going to the wedding

Henrik Zetterberg posted:

But seriously, spray goalies...

xzzy posted:

Shorts are a extremist conspiracy to force humans to shun cold weather and I'm pretty sure was recently proven to be a primary contributor to global warming.

Give me snow and ice any day.

Pleads posted:

I told you, I'm not sure what I can bring over with me! Gonna have to call somewhere, none of the online resources make it clear.

I will mule rye over the border if allowed, though.

xzzy posted:

(also I suck at hockey still)

VendaGoat posted:

My knees can't take Ice hockey.

VendaGoat posted:

Hockey players are all the same. We all love it and never want to let it go.

Gentlemen and Ladies, we are a weird bunch.

xzzy posted:

No doubt, but the fact that there's going to be a sheet of ice just sitting there waiting for me if I want to use it is enough.

Ghost of Castro posted:

I must have a hosed up head because the S19 fits like a glove, I love it.


Played hockey for the first time in... about a decade and a half. I am horrible but it's so much fun, what a workout also.

real_scud posted:

That just means you have a really weirdly sized melon.

StyleFresh posted:

Watch your sticks!

Henrik Zetterberg posted:

I just got asked to play in a pond hockey tournament in Colorado in February, apparently sponsored by PBR . I really want to do this.

real_scud posted:

Anyone know what kind of mask he was wearing?

xzzy posted:

You'll never see me coming.

sellouts posted:

Sell sba's goalie pads for cash if you can get all of the dust off of them.

D C posted:

xzzy posted:

They want to know what "CCM" is.

Aniki posted:

I use a GoPro in net from time to time. No one seems to be bothered by it and honestly, the in net footage is a very useful way to find flaws in my game. A lot of the time it backs up, what I noticed during the game, but it really helps to see what I did wrong or right in certain situations. Maybe it has more of an application for goalies than other positions. I normally use it for open hockey, but I'll use it for a league game every once in a while. I also have a suction cup mount, but I only use that for open hockey or private games and that angle is great for looking at positioning whereas the net cam helps a lot with studying footwork.

7lip posted:

Attachin a camera to your lid seems like a sure fire way to get your teeth knocked out.. And on a goalie a sure fire way to get clappers to the face all day.

Anders posted:

Edit:
And, if you have an indoor rink to skate at, you can shut the gently caress up about the perceived joy of outdoor skating. You assholes.

Henrik Zetterberg posted:

So yeah, I love it when D-men screen their own goalies. Last night I buried the game-winner with a few minutes left in the game from above the hash marks. The D-man was directly in between the goalie and I, shoulders completely square to me. I fired it right between his legs and beat the goalie blocker side. I could barely even see the net, so I had no clue it even went in until everyone else put their hands up.

toxicsunset posted:

What is everyone's opinion on what the wingers responsibilities are in the defensive zone. Our team gets into arguments about it all the time because our D is terrible down low but they scream at us if we drop down to help them out or ever leave the point at all for any reason

bewbies posted:

Taylor Hall would literally kill me. Those guys are scary.

Also our "pro" goalie was pretty disappointing, 4 goals on about 10 shots, two very soft goals. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE JUST STOP THE EASY ONES

xzzy posted:

To be fair, Vancouver is basically the Canadian Seattle, and Seattle inhabitants are legendary in their capacity to lose their poo poo whenever there's snow. I don't think any other city in the world shuts down as completely.

Gio posted:

Seattle has good public transit, though, right? I'd hope so.

xzzy posted:

If you can't use salt (and why not, salmon loving live in salt water, so use sea salt on your roads instead if the chemical crap) then use gravel. Or buy a plow fleet. I know Seattle typically only gets one big snow a year, but it does such an amazing job shutting the city down you'd think they'd find a solution.

I lived in the Seattle region for several years, and their behavior still confuses me.

Anders posted:

Also, weren't you how said Seattle were bad at this because of stupid hippies?

sellouts posted:

Sorry for offending your delicate sensibilities. Let me be a little more clear.

You are not body checking someone in that video so thus, a body checking penalty should not be called on you.

As the person who you are defending has the puck in that video, interference is not applicable.

As you only have one hand on your stick and are not using it against the players body, or knocking them over with your hand, or shoving them, no sort of roughing or cross checking will be called.

As you're not using your hand as the primary means for impeding a player, are not grabbing at them and you have position on them, holding is not applicable.

As you're not using your stick to shove at the puck and mistakenly catching their skates, a tripping penalty is not applicable.

As you're not punching the player with your free hand and your gloves remain on, a misconduct or fighting penalty should not be called.

.............

Sorry for not coming off more pedantic in my earlier post. I think that'll cover it so we're abundantly clear.

If you watch the video it's pretty clear it's not a penalty from anyone who's seen an adult game. It's also from a site called hockeytutorials.com, so it's a pretty safe assumption that they're not going to be teaching you how to get penalties called on you.

The distinction between no contact and no checking is actually a large point of contention in many games. How often do you hear guys chirping about being bodied/roughed up a little without a call? I'd wager pretty often. Problem is that it's no checking, not no contact. No contact would make the sport pretty much impossible at anything above a shinny level.

I think this is an important distinction to make for a player like xzzy who is still getting his feet in the game and starting out in leagues -- he should not be afraid of body contact. He just can't use it as the primary means of freeing up the puck. And he shouldn't be scared of touching another player. That's how the game is played.

eXXon posted:

There was virtually no purposeful contact in both of the leagues I played in since September and anyone who threw a hit got penalized for it, so

I still would rather play in a league where guys are looking to skate, pass and shoot rather than get their jollies by wrestling in the crease but that's far from unanimous.

Hockles posted:

Bradf0rd is like a PG-rated Ron Hextall.

eXXon posted:

I'm torn between replying with "no, that rarely ever happens to anyone in games I play" and asking you if you're one of those defensemen who spazzes out and crosschecks anyone within 20 feet of the net.

coldwind posted:

EDIT: Also, if my goalie has held the puck and you are standing pretty close, I will get in between you and goalie. Sometimes I have to do a little pushing to get in, I guess that might be considered playing the body. And if you whack at the pads, I'll get a little more forceful about it.