pick up hockey (shinny) pet peeves

[phunky_monkey 6]

Spot on!

Curious though, eve without goalies were you still just shooting for an empty net, not posts or anything? If you're shooting for posts who cares where you are.

[mrusse01 0]

Spot on!

Curious though, eve without goalies were you still just shooting for an empty net, not posts or anything? If you're shooting for posts who cares where you are.

You'd have to be a pretty slick player to be trying to tip a shot off the post.

I actually don't mind playing without goalies, but you have to shoot for posts...just an empty net is retarded, I've never played a game like that other than like 2 on 2 pond hockey.

For someone to punch you in the head, obviously he is a dick...the only thing I get slighty ticked about is if we're shooting posts and some dman is routinely backing all the way into his own crease off the rush, or is standing in the blue ice on a cycle or something....people are shooting for the posts, or often the crossbar, usually from what is traditionally considered a bad angle, so get out of the damn way so you don't get hit with the puck.

[Kevin 5]

People starting their own urban legends. I went to a drop-in where this guy was a Midget B1 D-man at best and he said he played ECHL. Sure whatever... The funniest part is that a lot of idiots at the drop-in believed him.

That's when the internet hockey database comes in handy. I run an A level team in Boston and hear all matter of hockey tall tales from potential players, e.g., club players who claim to have played D3 varsity, a guy who was a very marginal D3 player (did not even play senior year) and claimed to have an offer to play in the DEL, a guy who was "the last cut" from BU's 1995 NCAA championship team and who was actually a marginal HS player, etc.

[layziebone_ 0]

I just don't understand why the punch in the back of my head. Hockey isn't my primary sport. I've been an amateur boxer for 6 years and stopped last year to concentrate on school and work on coaching. I'm working my way up to coaching at a national level soon. The reason I started playing hockey was because boxing was getting too intense and I needed another sport that would feel more like fun rather than like a job. Last thing I need on the ice is more punches towards me.

[Scurvy 3]

People starting their own urban legends. I went to a drop-in where this guy was a Midget B1 D-man at best and he said he played ECHL. Sure whatever... The funniest part is that a lot of idiots at the drop-in believed him.

That's when the internet hockey database comes in handy. I run an A level team in Boston and hear all matter of hockey tall tales from potential players, e.g., club players who claim to have played D3 varsity, a guy who was a very marginal D3 player (did not even play senior year) and claimed to have an offer to play in the DEL, a guy who was "the last cut" from BU's 1995 NCAA championship team and who was actually a marginal HS player, etc.

Yeah, I never did get his name so I never got the opportunity to hockeydb him.

[Doctor Hook 0]

I just don't understand why the punch in the back of my head. Hockey isn't my primary sport. I've been an amateur boxer for 6 years and stopped last year to concentrate on school and work on coaching. I'm working my way up to coaching at a national level soon. The reason I started playing hockey was because boxing was getting too intense and I needed another sport that would feel more like fun rather than like a job. Last thing I need on the ice is more punches towards me.

Did you put your training to the test after the fact? I probably wouldn't have gone toe to toe with the dude, but I definitely would've shoved him back to make sure he knows it's not appreciated. moving someone from in front of the net is one thing and is part of any hockey game. But throwing a sucker punch is pussy.

[layziebone_ 0]

Did you put your training to the test after the fact? I probably wouldn't have gone toe to toe with the dude, but I definitely would've shoved him back to make sure he knows it's not appreciated. moving someone from in front of the net is one thing and is part of any hockey game. But throwing a sucker punch is pussy.

lol no. I'm 22, started boxing when I was 15. Never fought outside the ring since. I think I'm a pretty mature guy so I just kinda brush it off. Also, I've broken my hands "boxer's fracture" often enough to know fist fighting isn't worth it

[phoenixgold 0]

bad players.. or first timers....

[SuperMan3 1]

Well, I guess we know who is the guy who thinks he is Ovechkin out there is now.

[fatwabbit 93]

I've started playing D more or less full time in the last season. Even during shinny, i just stick to playing D, let the hogs do their own shit and lose the puck. Funny thing is that when we do the passing thing, we draw the other teams out of position soooo easily, but the guys just cant get it in their head to play that way. They dont realise that games would be so much and more fun when everyone is involved...

The rink I play at has a 3 min limit on shifts... there's a countdown timer that we reset every shift... once the timer goes, shift change for everyone. If there isnt enough, then someone gets to do a double shift and we make sure we take turns.

[armada 0]

Playing with women that constantly complain about how you play with them. By no means am I a dirty player or try to be one, but lately I'm getting to a point where I rather not even go out and play with them because I have to question my every movement around them just to make sure they are happy. If anybody got any tips on how to play with women I would love to hear them.

[wildebeest 0]

Playing with women that constantly complain about how you play with them. By no means am I a dirty player or try to be one, but lately I'm getting to a point where I rather not even go out and play with them because I have to question my every movement around them just to make sure they are happy. If anybody got any tips on how to play with women I would love to hear them.

Don't. That's probably the best advice.

[mrusse01 0]

I've started playing D more or less full time in the last season. Even during shinny, i just stick to playing D, let the hogs do their own shit and lose the puck. Funny thing is that when we do the passing thing, we draw the other teams out of position soooo easily, but the guys just cant get it in their head to play that way. They dont realise that games would be so much and more fun when everyone is involved...

The rink I play at has a 3 min limit on shifts... there's a countdown timer that we reset every shift... once the timer goes, shift change for everyone. If there isnt enough, then someone gets to do a double shift and we make sure we take turns.

Whichever team has the best D men in shinny wins like 90% of the time.

I've played that 3 min timer stuff as well, not really my cup of tea, but with some guys it's the only way you can get them off the ice.

[Okeetee 0]

When the lower-tier players (often the large brute type) resort to slashing and roughing to impede the process of other players, most of which is conducted when the player(s) are in vulnerable positions.

[thorpedo26 0]

bad players.. or first timers....

my pet peves are people like this at open hockey

[phunky_monkey 6]

Everyone has to learn sometime, and pick up hockey is a good way of doing it.

[beerleaguecaptain 999]

bad players.. or first timers....

my pet peves are people like this at open hockey

Jerks who played college and major junior who come to open and won't pass!!!! Then they take slappers from 5 feet out and stroke their fragile juvenile egos!

[dalebert 8]

^^Those would be the same guys who get mad when they go end to end, miss the shot, you get the rebound they are standing cross ice through traffic waving their stick for a one timer you step in shoot at the goalie's chest and they get mad that you didn't pass.

[AnthonyJTa 0]

Another pet peeve: 2 hour open shinny that doesn't start 'til midnight...I was gonna go tonight, until I saw the start time. I'm a night person, but that's crazy!

What, you don't want to hop in on my 12:20am pickup hour? haha... The time is absurd, but it has it's benefits.... we get the rink at $100/hr (going rate at this place is $195) and we usually get to skate until 2:30 or so. Let's just say I have lazy Sundays.

[RadioGaGa 162]

May 20 2008, 07:16 PM]']Another pet peeve: 2 hour open shinny that doesn't start 'til midnight...I was gonna go tonight, until I saw the start time. I'm a night person, but that's crazy!

What, you don't want to hop in on my 12:20am pickup hour? haha... The time is absurd, but it has it's benefits.... we get the rink at $100/hr (going rate at this place is $195) and we usually get to skate until 2:30 or so. Let's just say I have lazy Sundays.

On a weekend, maybe...but May 20th was a Tues *L*

[Rustpot 1]

Another pet peeve: 2 hour open shinny that doesn't start 'til midnight...I was gonna go tonight, until I saw the start time. I'm a night person, but that's crazy!

What, you don't want to hop in on my 12:20am pickup hour? haha... The time is absurd, but it has it's benefits.... we get the rink at $100/hr (going rate at this place is $195) and we usually get to skate until 2:30 or so. Let's just say I have lazy Sundays.

I had that time slot over the summer on Monday nights. Rough as hell.

Right now the only time slot that doesn't include kids here in PA is 5am Saturday. I can't wait to get back to MI for 24/7 township run "ponds" where they flood a barn for a nice even, somewhat indoor sheet, and reasonable 10:30pm rental slots a few times a week.

[AnthonyJTa 0]

Ours is Saturday night/early Sunday morning.... it stinks because sometimes we get the guys coming in from the bar scene all night, and we'll have to turn the real drunk guys away.... then we look like the a**holes because I don't want to see anyone get brained because a couple of guys are toasted.

[dsjunior1388 81]

I hate when three or four guys show up together and dont pass to anyone else. They all wear the same jersey and stay out way too long.

We have this clown at my local drop in game, complete jerk. This guy is like 6'4" without skates, and about 350 pounds. He comes in decked out in a red helmet with the horrible itech "optical" combo shield. Red gloves red pants, rangers socks and a sean avery jersey. And glasses. He skates around at about 5 miles per hour tops and just uses his stick to jab and hook and trip, laughing and grinning while the rest of us want to beat the crap out of him.

[Spreedizzle 1]

I hate when three or four guys show up together and dont pass to anyone else. They all wear the same jersey and stay out way too long.

We have this clown at my local drop in game, complete jerk. This guy is like 6'4" without skates, and about 350 pounds. He comes in decked out in a red helmet with the horrible itech "optical" combo shield. Red gloves red pants, rangers socks and a sean avery jersey. And glasses. He skates around at about 5 miles per hour tops and just uses his stick to jab and hook and trip, laughing and grinning while the rest of us want to beat the crap out of him.

Go low.........big tree fall hard.

[sinkhole84 0]

When the lower-tier players (often the large brute type) resort to slashing and roughing to impede the process of other players, most of which is conducted when the player(s) are in vulnerable positions.

Hit the nail on the head. These guys are the worst.