I played for many hockey teams and built a few. you always need someone like Torres. I had Rick, or Dan. Those guys had skills with the puck but just had more fun getting under the other teams star player's skins. especially dan. rick would actually go if you asked him, dan would just skate away and players chased him around the rink... I played goal. I don't get the goalies today sometimes. I mean puck in the head and they act like they've been shot with a gun. unless it hits flat on the side it doesn't hurt. seriously.
I used to wear a cloutier style mask. I had played mostly roller hockey and used to head the puck all the time. I was playing ice hockey and headed a shot down about 5 mins into a game. it hurt and dazed me. I reached down, grabbed the puck, handed to the ref and he says holy crap, you are bleeding. I look down and my jersey is soaked in red. hmm. pull off my mask to see about a 5 inch crack. I have a serious scar and it cracked my skull too LOL. no medic on duty to stitch me up so packed the mask with paper towels to stop the blood flow and said game on. I finished the game. went out and bought an itech sr profile next day. the first time I took one off the noggin with that one, I was looking
through a crowd, a guy jumped to the side as I was trying to look under his arm. ciought me in the firehead. hard shot. I fell back into the net from the impact, which allowed me to see the puck bounce off the rafters in the ceiling. hard shot. felt nothing. then I felt invincible haha.
I used my head to deflect pucks all the time. I did it at an all star skills competition to the hardest shot in the league. div 1 stuff. he could shoot over 100mph on radar. that was funny. five shots from 15feet out rapid fire. fist he went right toe. I saved it. second he went left toe, I was in splits and kicked it out but now down. tried to go over my right shoulder, headed it. he went over left shoulder, I headed it. he laughed shaking his head saying you are wacked dude. finally put the last one by me.
