What would you do?

[goaliemanshark 6]

For some reason nobody on my current team sets the net up after the zamboni goes around the ice. I get stuck doing it 95% of games which is fine, until two weeks ago. I was putting the goal anchors down,, so i was kneeling on the ice with both my gloves off and one of my moronic teammates decides to take a shot on the non anchored goal. He said nothing and just watched as the puck flew into my ungloved left kunckle. I curse rather loudly and watch him gingerly skate to the bench. Last week as i was putting the net on and my back was turned the captain shoots one into my shoulder, this one didnt hurt obviously but it could have been much worse.

Is this ok in any situation? What should i do?

[big_bt 0]

Hell no, I'd return the favor if I was you. Imagine if that shot off your knuckle broke your hand.

Either you tell your team about it, or don't put up the pegs on for those jerk offs.

[The Mafia Line 0]

Really? what kind of rag tag team is this? Your team should have more respect for their goalie and for that matter they should have more common sense than to shoot at the net when anyone is setting it up. That is just not acceptable. You NEED to talk to the team about this cause it's obvious these guys are new to hockey and don't realize that pucks are hard and it hurts when you get hit by them.

From my experience, the goalie tends to set up his own net in beer leagues but if it really bothers you, again talk to the team.

[goaliemanshark 6]

God i wish you all could meet the guy that hit me in the hand, he is the biggest fuckhead i have ever met. He plays on two teams in the same division so when we play each other he has to choose which team to play with. Although this wasn't his intention originally, (an entire division got tossed due to lack of teams) a decent person would have dropped one team and asked for his money back. He also claims to play on 4 other teams (bringing the total to 6) although i think the other 4 are just him participating in pickup games. So he claims he has been on the ice 6 times a week for 20 years and he is the worst person on our team by far. 4 members of our team started playing less then a year ago... He also told me that he went to the north and south poles and they werent cold. Needless to say this dude is whack, and most likely couldn't break my hand with a shot if he tried, i got lucky in that respect i guess.

The captain has also been playing for 20+ years, he is a GREAT captain :) , he screamed to my d partner the other game "don't pass through the middle, don't pass through the middle, don't do it *he passes through the middle, it was a good play* the captain screams GOD DAMN YOU". They don't like each other very more to say the least.

Thankfully i only have 3 more games with them before the next season starts and im starting my own team. I just cant comprehend shooting at the net when someone is setting it up, needless to say i wont be setting the net up for this team ever again.

[Law Goalie 147]

Much like the drill sergeant and the unlocked foot-locker, being blind-sided by shots from teammates - let alone while trying to peg the goddamned net - is one of the few things that really sets me off.

Just don't peg the net. Technically, that is the ref's job; the tradition of the goalie doing it is just a courtesy. The ref should skate by and check before the game, and at that point, you can give him a hand with it. Tell him the story while you're at it, and he won't hold a grudge; he'll probably give you a couple of quick whistles out of sympathy.

Failing that, just wait until the ref has blown his whistle to have the warmup stopped, and then peg the net once your team has all its pucks off the ice. When you do this, however, make sure to push the net very obviously off to the side and at an angle, so the ref won't drop the puck while you're fiddling around with the pegs - I've seen it happen.

My preferred solution, however, would be to wait until one of the clotpolls in question is, say, combing his hair after the game or picking up his drink at the bar, then give him a two-hander across the back of his fatted calves and say in your best Jules Winnfield voice, "Oh I'm sorry -- did I break your concentration?"

[sickwilly 37]

That's obnoxious. I agree with others' suggestions. Try talking to them, don't peg the net... I'd also probably start looking for a new team if there are that many douches on the team. Hope the rest of the season goes okay!

[Fire0nIce228 1]

I would have blown up on the guy. Same thing when your fishing pucks out of the net at sticktime or whatnot and people continue to keep shooting them back in..waist to head high as hard as they can. Give me a break ya kno? I would definately say something. If you piss him off, so what, seasons almost over and it doesnt sound like you want to be friends with this guy anyways.

[Bucky25 0]

Tell the douche who hit you in the hand to prepare the net the next game...when he's on his knees brain that bastard. One less clown in the world.

[cdoug55 0]

Yeah that is ridiculous. I would have skated right over and said something to his face. Why should you risk being injured because either one of them can't wait a simple minute for the goal to be set up.

[LivHockey84 0]

whoop some ass thats what needs to be done!

[furlanitalia 1]

As a ref I will peg the net before the warmup probably 80% of the time, but I have no problem leaving it for the players to set up if they're shooting like morons. What gets me going is the coach or timekeeper that yells at us to do it. I've had pucks hit me before and one narrowly missed me head once. I just make it very clear to the players that if they hit me I get to hit them back with whatever I want.

If I were you (and completely understand the courtesy of pegging the net for the goalie) I'd just put the net in place, do your warmup, and peg it after the pucks are put away. By far the safest option. But after you talk to your teammates about being idiots.

[RadioGaGa 162]

I know I for damn sure wouldn't be rushing out to set up the nets anymore. Let someone else do it.

[Hooah4 12]

Absolutely don't do it anymore. I push the nets to the crease for the goalie, refs, etc...but that's where it ends. I like to help but I need the warm up also. 5 minutes is not alot in beer league. Plus half the guys have either cannons or popguns. The cannons are off mark (dangerous), but the popguns are more unpredictable (more dangerous).

[furlanitalia 1]

Pushing the nets to the crease is more than enough to do a warmup. If they goalie needs it pegged and the ref won't do it, than arrange it so no one gets hurt.

[technophile 0]

Another solution might be to make the captain stand in front of you (i.e. between you and any shooters) while you put the net up, possibly subtly by having a conversation with him at the time. He ought to get the idea pretty quickly after that. ;)

Absolutely don't do it anymore. I push the nets to the crease for the goalie, refs, etc...but that's where it ends. I like to help but I need the warm up also. 5 minutes is not alot in beer league. Plus half the guys have either cannons or popguns. The cannons are off mark (dangerous), but the popguns are more unpredictable (more dangerous).

5 minutes? We only get 3. :(

Although usually the refs peg the nets while the Zamboni driver is shoveling the snow out of the door (we're not allowed to enter the ice while the zam doors are open, but the refs are).

[chippa13 1844]

As a ref, pegging the nets was one of the first thing me and my partner would do as soon as the zamboni was done.

[furlanitalia 1]

We don't always get the luxury of being out there with enough time to peg the nets and then let the players go. Ice time is very limited and if they have to do their warmup with a non pegged net I'm sure they'd rather have that then a shortened third.

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

I can't remember the last time I had a 3 min warmup haha. My league does 10 min warmups

[furlanitalia 1]

Must be nice lol. It bugs me that in our leage we get 5 min warmups but only a 10 minute first period.

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

Must be nice lol. It bugs me that in our leage we get 5 min warmups but only a 10 minute first period.

10 min is way too short. We have 20 min periods which seem do drag on forever sometimes.

[Hradsky 1]

10 min is way too short. We have 20 min periods which seem do drag on forever sometimes.

Lucky, I only got 2 minutes of warm up and 10 minute periods :(

[automorph 0]

where is this happening? Tell me your not in Canada... <_<

[dsjunior1388 81]

I would have grabbed the guys stick and tomahawked it over the crossbar.

[Chadd 916]

I would have grabbed the guys stick and tomahawked it over the crossbar.

I would have tomahawked the guy over the crossbar. Stupid things like that drive me crazy.

[titand19 0]

I saw some idiot kid do that at open hockey while the goalie was setting up the net. Sometimes I meet people and I wonder how they managed to survive so long on earth without killing themselves.