Hanging up the skates. Ever since I had my shoulder injury, I've been playing scared - scared of getting hurt again. Whenever I get the puck I worry about contact, whenever someone skates towards me I'm trying to get rid of the puck so that they don't come close to me. Tried wearing shoulder pads, didn't help. So after my last shift in my game last night I knew I had to walk away. I'll still skate by myself as physically I don't hurt, but I won't play in an organized setting indefinitely.