tmw1582 6 Report post Posted June 14, 2012 A guy on my team told me that when I was at the point for one of our games I made a move on their winger that was so good he could see their entire bench deflate at once. No idea what I did or the affect, but it was nice to hear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pittu 15 Report post Posted June 14, 2012 I try to always be hustling to make up for my lack of playing finesse. I'm generally not the best stickhandler and my position awareness is prone to breakdowns.That said, the best compliment I've gotten was after our last Sunday night, pond hockey skate in April. Three different guys separately commented on some good plays I made, even the goalie commented. I had a couple of bar down, deeking type goals and one assist from behind the net where I flipped the puck over the tender's head and right on a guys stick in front of the net. Every once in a GREAT while I play like I know what I'm doing. Its nights like that that make "rediscovering" hockey alot of fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mia 0 Report post Posted June 15, 2012 A guy on my team once told me I know how to handle a big stick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange&Black12 1 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 Skated against a player on one of my other teams. Young guy that is an excellent player. Somehow we ended up lining up against each other at center the whole game. At 3rd period face of he shook his head and told me he was sick of me being in his face all night. I told him I was tired of chasing him around as I'm too old for this. He told me he hoped he could skate half as well at me when he hits 50.We played as team mates the next night in another league, he asked the captain to put me on his line.wow thats great. What a feeling when someone who is really good wants to play with you on the same line. What i really enjoyed the past season: that i was sent out on the ice in every situation. I really enjoy it when you can feel that the coach trusts you in any kind of situation no matter if its PP or PK or last minute. Thats a compliment i'm really proud of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LA Dangler 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2012 "get the lead out of your ass." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildcat85 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 "you have that mode that you can get into where im just like holy shit he is faster than everybody on the ice"i know the mode he was talking about and its a lot of fun haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
17D1998 1 Report post Posted July 3, 2012 Best compliment I ever received? Probably something like ''hey nice pass, bro'' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2090 Report post Posted July 4, 2012 "great hustle out there tonight"Means a lot when you're easily the worst player in the league, let alone your own team. Nice to see somebody notice that I'm working my ass off to make up for a lack of skill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greyskull 21 Report post Posted July 16, 2012 "your the only person here who knows how to play a position"And"Wow! Your gear smells nice" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve_v3 283 Report post Posted July 16, 2012 When people have told me they can't believe that I didn't play in high school & not even in a rink until I was 20. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunt3rsean 44 Report post Posted July 16, 2012 Got this one the other week after playing against a guy I used to play with on team, but hadn't seen in a long time."Wow, you're waaay better then we first started playing." Yeah...my skill level when starting beer league wasn't the greatest. lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beerleaguecaptain 999 Report post Posted July 16, 2012 I was playing pick up with my son one time and one of the guys asked my 17 year old son how old I was. My son told him I was 45 and they guy said... "wow.. hope I can skate like that when I'm that old." I didn't know whether to hit him or hug him.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR97 2 Report post Posted July 18, 2012 Back in my roller days we had the best player in the league. led in goals, assists, PIMs, ejections, etc. lol Anywho, after a game where he had 10 points or something he shrugged it off and said the only reason he could do what he did was because I did everything else that needed to be done. faceoff wins, forecheck/back check, block shots, transition, etc. Probably the wort compliment is being told I"m a "pretty skater". wtf? This isn't figure skating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michzm 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2012 "You really crushed that weird Swedish guy (by accident)" - First ever drop in game, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donkers 31 Report post Posted July 26, 2012 "I like that sticker on your helmet. I wish I had that many hat tricks."It was a compliment I gave someone else. I hope it was the best he ever received. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stodgy 8 Report post Posted July 26, 2012 Mine is not hockey related.I was working in a emergency room and was taking care of a older gentleman and was talking about military service finding out he was a Bataan death march survivor. I told him I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman and he got up on his feet and gave me a salute thanking me saying if it wasn't for a corpsman in his group, he wouldn't be here. I had to excuse myself because I began to have an allergic reaction with my eyes watering. It is the little things in life that make us all humble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted July 26, 2012 "You're good at baseball." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfpack_1986 149 Report post Posted August 4, 2012 "I fucking hate playing against you. And I mean that as a compliment". I lolled Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunt3rsean 44 Report post Posted August 8, 2012 "I fucking hate playing against you. And I mean that as a compliment".I lolledhaha There are guys on other teams that I feel that way about. Great guys and good players, but because of that I HATE having to play against them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goosedennis 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2012 "You're the most improved player on the team this year"Not that hard considering the only place I had to go was up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farhanshak 1 Report post Posted August 13, 2012 past four years i have been taking alot of power skating classes (taught by figure skaters, and former hockey players) to work on my skating, as i just started playing "ice" hockey about 6 years ago.one of the power skating coaches asked me to demonstrate a drill for the class that involved crossover explosion, forward stride, both side cross overs, then shoot. (staying low with good knee bend the entire time) after everyone did it.He said "this is how you do it right...go ahead Farhan please demonstrate" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvilPepe 24 Report post Posted August 13, 2012 Compliments make me uncomfortable. I'm happy just being asked to show up - I'll take someone's confidence over their compliment any day.Unless of course I'm subbing in goal and have a bad game, because that whole "thanks for showing up" line at the end of the game blows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cams 7 Report post Posted August 14, 2012 Back a while ago (1990's), I was playing pick up with a group of guys I got to know, and being 22, 23 yrs old at the time, I had a guy I knew tell me how surprised he was that I didn't play at least Jr C, maybe B. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeMagnifique66 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2012 "You are not the worst I've ever seen."lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron26 2 Report post Posted August 18, 2012 "You are not the worst I've ever seen."loli just spat water everywhere, best compliment ever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
