Hills

So my teammate broke his ankle tonight in a playoff game. He got hit by 3 guys after they checked one of the girls on our team. She retaliated with a 2 hand to one of the players that did it. They then chirped him afterwards and told him to get up and said it wasn't broken. I got crossed checked multiple times that game and slashed, I slashed a guy in retaliation and they all of a sudden want to fight and say "We don't slash!" My girl friend got body checked into the boards, the refs don't care and just want to go home and never call penalties. The same team has had players kicked out multiple times over the seasons they have played. One of their players last summer sucker punched one of our girl players in the head after a whistle, I have video of that... I hate this, I didn't play the final part of the game because I didn't feel safe and didn't feel it was worth it. I couldn't tell my girl friend no so I sat on the bench in case anything happened to her. This is supposed to be fun recreational hockey and these guys cross checked and pull this crap all the time. I get frustrated easily, but I usually just rant and complain... it really takes a lot to make me retaliate and do something and tonight I actually slashed someone... Worst part is my friend now can't work with a broken ankle. He has kids and has to pay for hospital bills and rehabilitation for it not to mention the countless hours of waiting at the fracture clinic. All because people take this shit too seriously... Here is the clip just because I am a whiny ass... http://youtu.be/t9uwUYy0Jbk?t=3m53s

Just an adult rec league in the lowest division. It is full guys that have ridiculous tempers and still pretend hockey means something. The higher up you go division wise the less chippy and stupid it becomes, but we don't have the team to move up higher. I played in a lower skilled league in the area and the higher you went in that (I was in the top 2 divisions) the dirtier it got. Every time I skated by their defence I'd get a 2 hand to the hands or ribs. The refs all just want the games to end asap so never call enough penalties.

I found out the hard way that buying the correct fitting shoulder pads should be your number 1 priority as opposed to price. Well that or get out of the way of shots, while this isn't THAT THAT bad it still hurts. I also can't stand people who take adult hockey so seriously. Last night I had 4 attempted slew foots, 6 pretty vicious cross checks, a guy who missed my head with his shoulder by a inch. On top of that I took a knee directly to the front of my knee after I tapped the puck off of somebody and yesterday I couldn't put weight on it and today I walk with a limp... So what we were competing against you and you were the number 1 team... we aren't out there to injure people or attack people why are you?

Weird photo of my legs but only one I got of these... I wanted to try a tighter fitting glove so I got these when they were on sale for about $30. They are the most comfortable glove I have ever worn and the protection seems top notch with either plastic or very hard foams all throughout the backhand and finger protection of the glove. Very impressed. A few weird design choices but I am very happy with the purchase nonetheless. Sherwood N10, I believe they are the same as the Rekker EK9.

We just lost to 5 players. We had a full bench. 2 of the players tonight play Junior B hockey (level 1 lower than OHL). That team normally has 3 Junior B players (one of which has Ice Dogs stuff as I am pretty sure he has been a call up) in Division 4 out of 4. We have players that played house league their whole lives or started a few years ago. Our best is a guy who player AAA 10 years ago. Every shift they want to score they do. But they then don't try and just pass the puck around for entire time they are on the ice. But a bunch of my teammates are okay with it because "it was close" but they fail to understand that if we get within 1 or 2 goals they are just going to score another the next shift they decide to put effort in. It is ridiculous, I never care about winning and would rather lose every game and have a good battle than win every one by 5. Evidently it takes nothing to piss me off as I am furious and pissed. No one will bitch and complain because that takes effort in writing an email. They serious take the fun out of adult hockey. One of the players also took a shot from the blue line that I caught 3 feet over my head. I am 6'5 on skates... the game was already over at that point and his shot broke 2 players stick that game already and left a welt on another players leg after he took a snap shot right at him.

Except when the other team runs 3 lines and you lose all your energy. But I do agree with you. I let in 13 (or 14 can't remember) goals against tonight! 6 in the top division (Div 1) and 7 in the bottom division (Div 4)... big difference in quality of play there!

I know the feeling. I played on a bunch of individual's teams and they were basically like this. The team I am on now is the bottom division but they seem semi competent when it comes to figuring out lines (at least I think as I am defence and don't have to deal with that).

Man, how can people be so incompetent. Sounds like someone else has to step up and say "who gives a shit, random lines at the beginning and have fun"

Why do Ex-OHLers and current OHLers decide that they should play in Division 4 summer hockey? Shouldn't they be in the top division with the University players and other pros/semi-pros? Does scoring 4 goals and having 7 points in a 7 goal game on a bunch of guys who never played anywhere of merit make you feel like you accomplished something? The goalie you scored on was 5'2 and a female (no offence but it does matter). Not only that, but it was 5-1... why did you need to score again 2 more times?

Well looks like a bunch of posts were lost here... and I got new gloves again so I figured I'd post them! Got these Simmons gloves a few weeks ago. I always hear people say amazing things about Simmons equipment so I figured I'd try them out and see if they are worth the hype. First thing I noticed, considering the blocker is basically a clone of the Vaughn blocker, the quality and protection of the Simmons blocker is no where close to the Vaughn glove. Just received these Vaughn gloves and figured I'd get a picture of my new CCM Extreme Flex Pro glove as well.

I know the Reactor is a softer boot than the Supreme line. The Supreme is more like the Bauer Pro model and the Reactors are similar to the old One100 model.