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I don't want chinsy crap called, but anything violent should be dealt with immediately. We're not talking about hooking, holding and tripping, here. We're talking about idiots who can't control themselves and start swinging as their first reaction. I think even beer leaguers should be able to understand and accept the difference.

The league director in the league I used to play in sent out this email last year. I think I'm going to forward it to my current director:

With this thread being as old and short as it is, you should also check out this thread http://modsquadhockey.com/forums/index.php?/topic/66097-starting-in-goal-as-an-adult/

I broke my ankle May 19th after a guy jumped me from behind and my ankle twisted under me as I fell. Long story. I luckily happened to have a shock doctor ankle boot/brace with ice packs built in so I put that on. I went to urgent care the next morning. They took X-rays and confirmed it was broken. Just a slight fibula break. They told me to make an appointment with orthopaedics, and sent me home with a splint. I called first thing Monday morning (the 23rd) and the only appointment slot they had was 7am Friday. That seemed a bit ridiculous but I guess if that's all they had I'd take it. Went in on the 27th and they took more X-rays just to confirm the break, and to ensure there hadn't been any displacement in that week while in the splint. There was none, which meant no surgery required. Lucky! They put me in a plaster cast and sent me home, saying to make an appointment for a week from then. I went to the front desk to make an appointment for Friday the 3rd. The nurse said they didn't have anything and that I'd be going on a wait list. Uhh, okay... That seems a bit silly to me. If the doctor wants to see me in a week, I need to come back in a week. But okay. Fast forward another 6 days to the next Thursday. I get a call saying i have a 9am appointment for the next day. Okay, woo hoo I got lucky. So I go in on Friday the 3rd and get a different doctor. I have more X-rays done to take another look and make sure things are aligned well. Everything looked good. She said to come back in two weeks and I'd likely get put into a walking boot which she may or may not allow me to put weight on yet. She also said if I'm able to put weight on it that she can actually give me an ankle brace to allow me to drive (but I have to put the boot on once I get to work, before I start walking). So that's good. Again I go to the front desk, and again I'm told there's no appointment available. "I have an opening in three and a half weeks, or I can put you on the wait list", I'm told. Uh, the doctor said two weeks so no, 3.5 isn't going to work. Whatever. So here I am a week later. One more week of this cast! Thank god I bought a couple things to help me out. Specifically the iWalk 2.0 which basically acts like a pirate peg leg and I can almost walk normally with my hands free. I also bought a support that goes around the toilet. That thing is a MASSIVE help. And of course I also got a waterproof cast cover for showers. Thank god I work from home or I'd be screwed. Though I do find it hard to get work done laying on the couch. I also start a new job on the 20th so I REALLY hope I'm into a walking boot next Friday. unfortunately I'm missing playoffs in the league I got injured skating out in, and also miss playoffs in the league I actually care about (that I play goalie in). I think. If I'm in a cast for another week and a walking boot for 2 weeks after that. Assuming the bone is healed, that gives me 3 weeks before the championship game. Even if I can PT to the point where I walk with a limp I should still be able to skate thanks to how stiff and supportive my skates are. As long as the bone is fully healed it's more or less a "do as much as you can tolerate" at that point, right? I imagine I should be able to skate long before I can walk normally again. No? PS Sorry for the thread necro... Seemed pointless to start a new thread after I found this one via search.

HAHAHA oh my god. They actually gave me a fighting major for the incident. That's amazing.

Okay awesome. That was always the best part of super feet yellow: the heel stabilisation. If these are even more rigid that's probably s good thing for a 5'9" 235lb guy.

For sure. It could have been been a lot worse just in my situation. The break is pretty minimal compared to what it could have been, which meant no surgery!

I can definitely still complain about it ;)

They mailed me the insurance paperwork. Just have to take a look. I didn't read it, but here's two emails from the league director: Me: Director: So that's it... kid is back in time for playoffs. If he had just made it 4, it would have ended his season (two rounds single-elimination playoffs). I still wouldn't have been happy (I've seen people banned for less) but I could have at least accepted it. On the bright side, I managed to find somebody to cover in net for me for my actual team for the rest of the season. I still show up to every game in my crutches or iWalk, wearing my jersey and hat. And sporting my fancy cast.

I start my new job on the 20th. I find it endlessly amusing that after all these years and the completely separate paths my two closest friends and I took over that time, that all three of us ended up working for energy companies. The down side... I MIGHT be out of a cast by the time I start, but I'll still have a walking boot on that I may or may not be permitted to put weight onto yet. That really sucks when starting a new job.

Who the shit fights in a pick-up? Maybe I'm lucky that the guys at my pick-up have been playing together for literally decades... there's none of that shit there.

Muhammad Ali http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/04/world/muhammad-ali-obituary/index.html

Yea thats what I thought. Maybe just people who refuse to believe they actually ceased operations.

I'll still stick to what's comfortable. The only other mask I'd really consider is the NME10 but I just don't see enough of a difference between the NME8 and NME10 to bother.

Gotcha!

Wait, what? They're only $90. Aren't you an EMT??

Wait, I must have missed the part about them being bake-able...

I'm hearing people suggesting they're "just moving production off-shore for now", which sounds like nonsense to me. Anyone confirm?

Yea, get yourself a maltese kit. You'll be happy you did :)

On the cage? Or on the forehead? The forehead is the safest place to be hit, by far. If the cage, check for dents. If there are any, replace it. Cages are meant to dent! I, on the other hand, was stupid and turned my head and took one right near the ear holes. My head was fine but GOOD GOD were my ears ever ringing. Somebody might as well have shot a gun off right beside my head. SO LOUD.

There's always going to be a "shit happens" factor, too. Also, no mask is concussion-proof. They're made to prevent fracture, not to prevent concussions. And of course, taking one of the mask is never going to feel great.

That's fair, we all have preferences. I have two NME8s and couldn't be happier. I wouldn't go with the CCM9000 because I don't find CCM masks to be comfortable. Ideally yes, something full custom would be better. I'd just have to put Maltese in those because I hate masks that have the white/cream foam in them. I find them very uncomfortable. My next mask will likely be a Bauer 950X now that they're using their XRD foam. Tried one on at Winterfest and that XRD foam is super comfortable. Huge fan. Finally the Profile series is something I would consider buying!

I disagree with this statement. The NME8 is $400. Though I would agree that I wouldn't go below $400 for sure.

That sucks dude :( Hopefully you'll be back out there eventually!

So they ended up suspending the guy that broke my ankle for two games. That's it. Absolutely ridiculous.