So last night I was playing D and took a direct shot on the inside of the thigh (right where the PORON is). It was from a kid on U-16 National Team of the country I live in (the old Canadian guys shoot twice as hard as the local kids), but still, the puck is hard, and the kid who shot it has a decent shot. I felt it, it minorly hurt and I figured I'd be fine. I see a faint hint at a bruise there today; tried to take a pic but in the pic there is no evidence of anything so it's not even worth posting. And when skating (or sitting or anything), I do not even notice the extra protection.