Apparently I am a danger to your face - especially if you don the pads and play goalie for our pick-up hockey team, the Gamecocks. The dude who currently plays the part has taken no less than 6 of my wrist shots to the face mask in the past 3 games - all purely accidental I assure you (and him, many many times). And while I admittedly don't have the hardest of shots, catching one in the chin can't feel nice.
Now, I don't assume all of the blame here, as said goalie does tend to flop into the double-pad stack fairly often. In this case, hitting him in the face would only require lifting the puck about a foot off of the ice, as opposed to the four feet or so required to bean him if standing in the old-timey crouch position. Plus, I swear that last game he friggin' dove headlong into my shot. That one dazed him. To add insult to injury, the trailer slid it into the open net while he was left dizzy and swearing on the ice.
We laughed about it after the first incident, but with each subsequent beaning, he seems to be less and less willing to see the humour in the situation. I have apologized profusely, but now appear to be something of a sadistic jerk. He is a captain this week - his only hope for safety may be to recruit me for his side.
So look out other goalie!
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Stop apologizing he's a goalie and is supposed to be hit with pucks, comes with the job. If he would stay on his feet this would not happen. Never apologize for someone's poor performance.
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