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Hockey... now THAT is a WTF moment

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wachin:
As I am a goalie (albeit a beer leaguer), seeing this clip disgusts me.  Yes it was an accident, one that was totally preventable but more importantly, it was after the play was dead.  During play athletes get hurt, that happens in every sport.  But to be blindsided after the whistle and by your own player, that just unacceptable.  Especially because Ballard was acting like a 12 year old trying to break his stick.

Something that most people don't realized, both fans and players, is that a goalie mask is a specifically designed piece of protective equipment.  They are shaped they way they are so to allow a puck to carom off the shell thereby displacing the force to the head.  They are not intended to absorb the full direct impact from a puck.  But this only holds true if the goalie is facing the puck directly.  A direct shot to the side of the mask is asking for a concussion and can be career ending.

Ballard's slash is exactly that.  A blind blow to the side of Vokun's head.  People think that goalies are "invincible" because they wear all that equipment, but the truth is that they are designed to be "invincible" against pucks, not crashing forwards, skates, sticks or your teammates.  I am truly surprised that Vokun did not suffer from a concussion.

ChadTower:

Heh, that's true.  My equipment was really old and crappy, too.  It definitely only protects from the front.  Side, back, almost no protection at all.  People don't realize how often you get slashed on the inside of your forearm dropping on a puck or on the back of the leg while you're spread out for a kicksave.  I got a nasty cut on the back of my neck once from that.

wachin:
Ha! Kicksave... now you're really dating yourself.  Don't you know that no one does those anymore?  It's all butterfly all the time.  But you're right, there is little protection on the backsides for goalies.

Between goalie equipment costs and the amount of money I pour into arcade parts for this hobby, my wife desperately wants me to find something cheaper to occupy my time...

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: wachin on December 02, 2009, 03:45:46 pm ---Ha! Kicksave... now you're really dating yourself.  Don't you know that no one does those anymore?  It's all butterfly all the time. 

--- End quote ---


Yeah, it's been 20 years since I put on goalie pads.   ;D  Back then the butterfly style hadn't been around all that long.  Some of us had some of Roy's moves but not many had a lot of them.  And there were a lot of coaches out there that didn't even allow it yet.

Dartful Dodger:
I remember when hockey was a the sport short guys had the advantage in and if you were over 5'9" you were to tall to play.

Now if your under 6 foot you're too small.

Cheer up, you little guys still have the advantage with horse and car racing.

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