Hockey whiners-beer league

[Rustpot 1]

Right now I'm playing with a good group of guys (mostly grad and undergrad students) that all chipped in for a late night rental for the summer. We've got the full range of players out there. Luckily there aren't too many guys that are a problem.

There are 3-4 of us that have an understanding about playing with a little more gusto than comes with drop-in and work the body short of full checking. It makes the sessions so much more fun to get in shoving matches in front of the net, tough battles on the boards, light contact to the puck carrier, etc.

We also have the one guy that gives everyone bruises from hacks and slashes, never passes, etc. I never hear him bitch, but I don't think anyone has really given it back to him.

And finally, my favorite, we have 4-5 girls from the neighboring school's womens team. The tallest one has to be 5 foot. They all talk huge but don't play all too amazingly and they all like to poke at the goalie (a good friend of mine) when he's trapped the puck. I skated up behind one in the crease, gave her a bump and accidentally knocked her on her face. Man was she pissed, not my fault my pants weigh as much as her

[Sed27 0]

The higher/longer they played, the more laid back they tend to be. Not always, but that's the general rule of thumb around here.

In my experience this is true the majority of the time. Guys who played junior or higher usually just go out and play the game and don't partake in any bs.

[Chadd 916]

The higher/longer they played, the more laid back they tend to be. Not always, but that's the general rule of thumb around here.

In my experience this is true the majority of the time. Guys who played junior or higher usually just go out and play the game and don't partake in any bs.

No, guys who played a long time in the AHL/IHL or had a few years in the NHL are usually pretty laid back. Guys who had a cup of coffee in the ECHL or AHL tend to be the ones with the huge egos. Guys who played juniors and stopped there, tend to be the worst. At least that's how it usually is with the guys I've been around.

[SB39 2]

Random follow up: I played against the whiner in my league who also refs, and he tried to pick a fight with one of our boys again. Then he came up to me and said good game like 4 times. Dumbass

[Sed27 0]

The higher/longer they played, the more laid back they tend to be. Not always, but that's the general rule of thumb around here.

In my experience this is true the majority of the time. Guys who played junior or higher usually just go out and play the game and don't partake in any bs.

No, guys who played a long time in the AHL/IHL or had a few years in the NHL are usually pretty laid back. Guys who had a cup of coffee in the ECHL or AHL tend to be the ones with the huge egos. Guys who played juniors and stopped there, tend to be the worst. At least that's how it usually is with the guys I've been around.

I guess I have just been lucky. Most of the guys I was speaking about had usually played out their full junior eligibility and some even played college hockey. By the time they had hit men's league they had mellowed out. Never had issues with any ex pros. Our league isn't all that big, so if you played any kind of higher level, word travels... I was just speaking about those guys I had personal experience with.

[automorph 0]

And finally, my favorite, we have 4-5 girls from the neighboring school's womens team. The tallest one has to be 5 foot. They all talk huge but don't play all too amazingly and they all like to poke at the goalie (a good friend of mine) when he's trapped the puck. I skated up behind one in the crease, gave her a bump and accidentally knocked her on her face. Man was she pissed, not my fault my pants weigh as much as her

Classy Freddy Blassy

[Reaper 0]

From my own experience, I've learned that I am supposed to take cheapshots from players that are smaller than me (most of them are) and I'm not supposed to do anything in terms of retribution. If I make contact with them along the boards (not a check, just a rub-out) then it turns into a quasi Tie Domi-on-Scott Niedermeyer situation where they act like I was clearly headhunting. I usually let a few things go before I get pissed off and retaliate because I want the refs to take care of that stuff. I never yap on or off the ice. If I get a penalty, I usually just skate to the box without saying a word as I usually get a away with some hooks or trips in a game so it all evens out.

[nni 0]

personally i hate the opposite, the guys who have no idea how to paly defense without hooking. i have scars on my arms from them. refs dont call hooking in my league, i have even been beyond a player who hooked my arm to the point that my glove pulled off, and still no call.

[phomp 0]

lol, we used to play against the team and they had one player who would actually try and harass and get in the head of the best player on each team. This is beer league, not some high level hockey where it matters if you win and lose. I find not only is it selfish, it looks real stupid. He once called me a p**** because I wear a cage, while more than half his team was wearing a cage. And if you touch him he whines like a baby to

My personal favourite is the kids who join divisions that they are way to good for. We play D level and have a lot of older players on our team and this one team has a player who has just about 50% of there goals and more goals than some teams do in the division. When someone makes a comment, he just says he plays university hockey and played JR.A. Why would you play D level beer league when you are young and at a lot higher level? I checked him out, and he does play university hockey and played JR. A on a team with one of my good friends (small world) so Im sure his JR.A team will find it funny he plays d level beer league

[Smitty34 0]

When I used to play forward, I usually stood in front of the net for a screen or a deflection. I never stood in the crease, just in front of the goalie. The entire game, I was getting slashed in the leg by this guy, and every time I stood there, he would whine that I was in the crease, which I wasn't.

[sitzlejd 0]

This is just one of the inherent problems with taking a physical game and reducing it to touch rules. Those who've played a high level appreciate the necessity of some contact, while those who mired in the depths see every bump as a personal attack.

[nni 0]

This is just one of the inherent problems with taking a physical game and reducing it to touch rules. Those who've played a high level appreciate the necessity of some contact, while those who mired in the depths see every bump as a personal attack.

i love contact, i just dont like being held, hooking and holding are my pet peeves and unfortunately i get hooked all the time, and apparently i am a pretty huggable guy on the ice, especially in the corners. :D

[BMcDonald19 0]

i was in a mens league where in a game the other team took three back to back to back roughing calls on me. all of the guys ran their mouths and tried so hard to start shit. finally i gave alittle mouth back. so we are down b a goal, and one of the guys who has been going back and forth with me all game, mouthy eachother takes the draw against me. i am thinking, no big deal like i just want to gain the zone and score, we have a power play. so the puck hits the ice, he slashes the hell outta me. the best part was when i started for the puck, he pitch-forked my stick, and it catches him in his own face. so after all the bullshit that went back and forth he tries to tell the ref i did it on purpose, when i clearly was reaching for the puck. he is fliping yellin at me, i said i was sorry because i didnt mean to stick him. the ref gives me a five minute major, and the guy was so mad he went to the people who ran the league and they ended up giving me back my money and telling me not to come back!!

[thorpedo26 0]

. the ref gives me a five minute major, and the guy was so mad he went to the people who ran the league and they ended up giving me back my money and telling me not to come back!!

thats bs man, they didnt even look at your side of the story?

[WhiskeyTango19 0]

they ended up giving me back my money and telling me not to come back!!

Maybe they read about your nonsense on here and didn't want your kind in their league. I'm sure YOU weren't doing ANYTHING wrong.

[jeffw 1]

i was in a mens league where in a game the other team took three back to back to back roughing calls on me.

I'd love to hear the rest of the story. I'm sure you were completely innocent.

[pantherfan 0]

I hate it when the whistle blows your stopped infront of the goalie completley innocent and some guy decides to glove punch you in the face, I have no problem with pushing and shoving if I've been digging at the puck like a madman but this seems extreme, especially when it's against "team-mates" in a low level scrimmage.

I'll be glad once I can ditch these summer BS training sessions.

[hrbekroenick 0]

Do any of you in organized leagues run into players who hate to be interfered with in any way? I always seem to run into the whiners that get upset when you dont allow them to get the stick down on the ice or get angry when pushed out of the way when camped in front of the goalie. I know adult leagues from upon a lot of physical contact, but if you cannot handle getting your stick knocked away from the ice or nudged a bit, maybe you should take up adult soccer. Why are guy surprised to get tripped up after they talked smack to the opposing bench on a previous shift?

I have seen stuff across the spectrum. Some big whiners, some big talkers and some big divers. I'm a little wider so I try to avoid contact as much as possible, even though I seem to be a target. Usually when the fat guy and a smaller collide, the fat guy gets the penalty.

Where do you play EPstud? What league?

[daca 0]

This is just one of the inherent problems with taking a physical game and reducing it to touch rules. Those who've played a high level appreciate the necessity of some contact, while those who mired in the depths see every bump as a personal attack.

Well put, so true.

[shooter27 116]

I'm 6'3" and 220 so I'm significantly bigger than most guys I play with so I usually go out of my way to avoid contact because the league is no check. However, the thing that really gets me is when guys body me along the boards and then bitch and complain when after two periods of getting out of their way I decide its time to give them a little body back. I certainly don't go out there and start throwing big hits, but after getting all game long you better believe I'll give it back later on.

[BMcDonald19 0]

i was in a mens league where in a game the other team took three back to back to back roughing calls on me.

I'd love to hear the rest of the story. I'm sure you were completely innocent.

How a ref give a five minute major for highsticking when i have one hand on my stick? It would not have matter what i did all game, the fact is he made a huge mistake on that call. It doesn't bug me at all if you don''t believe me its my story so i shared it. If you don't like it, don't read what i wrote

. the ref gives me a five minute major, and the guy was so mad he went to the people who ran the league and they ended up giving me back my money and telling me not to come back!!

thats bs man, they didnt even look at your side of the story?

they had a meeting about it, and i wasn't asked to come. they spoke to both refs. the guy who made the call said it was highsticking, but maybe not a major. the other ref who I knew well and refed alot of my minor hockey games told them it was an accident, and during my minor hockey career i never intentionally slashed people in the face. the guy was so mad and sure I was wrong he made a huge fuss. the president of the league asked me if id take a full refund, and just let it go. i was bitter at the start, but hey i got to play the first six games for free! i guess playin four times aweek rather than five is okay to lol

[pantherfan 0]

Just for your info, it doesn't matter how many hands you have on your stick if you high stick someone it's still just that.

[BMcDonald19 0]

Just for your info, it doesn't matter how many hands you have on your stick if you high stick someone it's still just that.

i realize that. i am a ref myself. but when you give a major penalty it is because something serious happened. the guy who i high sticked wasn't even cut.

[DarkStar50 679]

It's true, higher levels usually consist of guys who know how to play hockey and like good compitition. Whats worse, I play some beer league games for my buddies' team and theres this team, mostly russian guys that drop like flys the second you touch them. They are like porcelin hockey players that break when you touch them. Then when they don't get a call the bitch at the refs till the break of dawn. I hate those kind of players - just a bunch of crosby wannabes.

I know hockey players from all over the world can bitch and moan but when I reffed mens league, this one team of Russian guys were far and away the worst whiners of all time. The team was eventually banned from playing at our rinks. The director of the mens league(70+ teams across 8 divisions) decided they were not worth the trouble. C ya!!

[Aussie Joe 0]

Just played my 1st game of inline in 9 months, over the weekend. At one point the other team's goalie lurched fwd to grab a puck, I was doing my job and following in a team mate's shoot when I stop in front and the goalie wacks me accross the shins with his stick. I didn't even touch him, and I dropped a knee casually and said to the goalie "keep it clean junior, Im not trying to hurt you just following the rebound you gave me." He looked up shocked and just stared. The next shift the exact same play happend, I skated in and stopped in front, he looked up and just covered his glove with his blocker. I smiled and skated off. Sometimes a little communication goes a long way.

PS: On a foot note his idol is one of the senior goalies in the local league, great goalie but a tosser as he frequently losses his temper, slashes guys and charges at them. Its a shame when juniors see that as the way to act when playing tendy.