What Drives You Bonkers?

[BCdogs14]

I have noticed a lot of threads about things that happen in leagues that annoy us. So I thought it would be fun to have a thread where we can all share stories of players in leagues or pick ups that do things that drive us up a wall.

I checked, I think this is the only thread of its sort. If I'm wrong, Spree... just delete it so it's not left up there for the world to see that BC is a tard and double posted. Thanks.

I'll start.

Last week, I was at pick ups at a rink I don't normally play at, for a bunch of reasons. And there's this one guy who showed up who is one of those "No, I don't wanna pass, I'm just gonna take this one coast to coast, skate around for 10 min and do a flashy move to put the puck into the goalie's pads while I have 3 open passing lanes" kind of guys. Anyway, he does this thing that drives me ape-crap. When he is skating into the zone, rather than just puck handling, he over puck handles and makes it sound like one of those Chinese cooks on TV with the chopping cleaver. I guess he thinks it's intimidating or something. It's stupid. I got my revenge though. I picked up a loose puck at center, skated in and he was defending me. So I looked right at him and like POUNDED my stick on each side of the puck... making a lot of noise and mocking him. Then did a simple move to get around him and scored on a very very boring non flashy backhand. He stopped doing it the rest of the game.

I hate flashy douches like that.



ok now you guys... vent away!

[JoeyJ0506]

Super Shifters... especially when the game is close, and the super shifter is... well less than average in their skills. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing someone new to the game grow, learn, and get better, but everyone needs to know their limits. I know mine and that's why I come off during the power play. I'm a fairly good offensive defenseman for my inline team, but I'm not comfortable with my slap shot from the point, and it is hit or miss at this point. Point being, there are better people to be running the point on our PP unit than me. My problem becomes when someone does not acknowledge the limits of their skills and insists on taking literally an eight minute shift at the end of the game with us only up by one. Guy gets burned when he turns the puck over on a 3 on 1 to the lone defenseman back and it gets turned into a 3 on 1 back the other way; game tied, we end up losing.

My other pet peeve is forwards that refuse to back check and then decide to yell at the defense when we're run ragged from basically playing 2 on 4 the entire game. This turns into the guys that, "aren't tired at all," at the end of a game... well then you're not playing hard enough, or giving enough to the team. Maybe play some defense and you won't have so much energy at the end of the game.

[theonemrvegas]

Funny you posted this today. In my beer league game last night, we played against a kid with the worst sportsmanship I've ever seen. Let me count the ways:

- Flopped after getting bumped (not checked) behind the goal trying to get a call. No whistle, so he falls to the ground and pretends like he's hurt after the puck is away. Next shift, he's fine.

- Scores a no-consequence goal at the end of the game, and says to our goalie "Nice save." Our d-man gave him a face full of stick.

The kid is super-talented and quick, but falls into BC's "no-passing" category of player. Oh, and he's from BC's home court (Dream Sports Center). I guess they don't coach 'em like they used to up there, huh BC?

[BCdogs14]

The kid is super-talented and quick, but falls into BC's "no-passing" category of player. Oh, and he's from BC's home court (Dream Sports Center). I guess they don't coach 'em like they used to up there, huh BC?

Actually, Tappy McNo-Pass was at Galaxy Of Sports in Kinston. A real dumpy rink but does the trick when DSC is not running pick ups.

The latest annoyance at Dream Sports is the packs of HS kids that come in for the one pick up that one day, and there's 5-6 of them and theyre all friends and talk smack and forget that there's other people on the rink who would like to play pick ups too.

[greasy]

Oh boy the list is never ending........ Here are some that come to mind!

- When someone is that last man back and they try to walk the puck up.

- People who do not shake hands after the game.

- People who pass only when they have 3 guys on them or when it seems they have no other options left. There are so many players that I know who would be way more dangerous if they passed the puck. The stupid no pass BS does nto fly though in the upper leagues. You basically get owned.

[Shiger]

People who tap their sticks when they want a pass.

People who argue with a ref's call.

People who over-celebrate a goal when the game isn't close.

People who play physical but whine when they get bumped.

People who don't back-check but blame the defense.

People who lose a game against you and gripe to the owners that your team should move into a higher level league.

People that show up late to every game.

People that are not on your team, but call out for you to pass to them.

People that chip at the goalie even when the puck is covered.


Should I keep going?

[TXhockey]

I could write a freaking book, I will just go off stuff last night:

-When two guys who NEVER pass are on the same line together, and then start bitching at each other for not passing, ahahahahahaahahahah

-Just like you BC, the guy who OVER puckhandles. I agree, it sounds like an episode of iron chef.

-Now I know this isn't much of an offense, in fact it's courtesy, but sometimes i get sick of people OVER apologizing everytime they hit you, bump you, knock into you, etc. Like last night a guy got his stick under my skates and a I fell...it's hockey people, it happens...lol I think the irritation is more that so many people bitch and whine everytime they get touched, that people now feel the need to apologize profusely everytime they even come near you.

- They guy who takes forever to make a decision, and his passes are late, or he makes a turnover. You get the puck, either skate the damn thing or pass it, but don't just stand there with a dumb look on your face.

- People who play D with their back to the offensive player...WTF

- The drama queen. You know, that guy who gets hit in the leg, and then has to play it up the rest of the game and skate with a limp or something. If you can't play, get off, if you can, stop playing it up.

- The super slow mo passer. The guy who passes the puck, and by the time you get it, the defenseman is right up your ass.

- and #1 on my list for today PEOPLE WHO DON'T SKATE. I cannot stand it when people just "get in position" and just park themselves there and stop moving their feet. It drives me nuts. Keep moving people, keep moving, your feet should never be stopped till you are back on the bench.

[TXhockey]

Shiger, your post about people on the other team calling for a pass made me literally LOL, I hate when people do that. Also, the stick clacking is annoying too, but I admit, I have started doing it sometimes, because it seems thats the only thing people respond to anymore. And the backchecking thing...don't even get me started. These are the same guys that run 8 minute shifts, and you have to literally yell at them to get them on the bench because they "aren't tired". If you aren't tired after 4 minutes max, you aren't playing hard enough.

[theonemrvegas]

[QUOTE=Shiger;72811][LIST]

People that are not on your team, but call out for you to pass to them.


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Is this really that bad? I do this occasionally, and it usually only works against players that aren't looking before they pass, ie drop passes after entering the zone and from the corners up the boards to the point. I understand it can be annoying for the puck carrier, but I was always coached up to ignore blind calls for passes. My teammates use names, code words, or simply announcing where you are on the court (slot, deep, on net, etc) to avoid deception when communicating.

[JoeyJ0506]

People who tap their sticks when they want a pass.

I completely forgot about that... Usually if you have to beat your stick on the ice for a pass there's a reason the person with the puck isn't giving it to you. If you're open, they'll find you.

[Shiger]

[QUOTE=Shiger;72811][LIST]

People that are not on your team, but call out for you to pass to them.


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Is this really that bad? I do this occasionally,


I hate this... If you want the puck, go get it. Don't rely on a cheap trick to turn the puck over to you.

And as for the tapping the stick.. If my teammate taps his stick for a pass, I am taking a slapshot at him.

[TBLfan]

What drives you Bonkers?

Brunettes with blue eyes. :p

[JoeyJ0506]

Brunettes with blue eyes. :p

Amen to that

[Reelishymn]

-Guys who wear a cage/visor and don't know how to control their sticks.
-People who receive a pass and stand still while stickhandling, making it too easy for the opponent to strip you of the puck and leave you flat footed.

[silverclrk]

[QUOTE=Shiger;72811][LIST]

People that are not on your team, but call out for you to pass to them.


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Is this really that bad? I do this occasionally.

Yes If thatr somehow would happen to me I would definatly be lining you up in the sites at somepoint in the game.

It's like the dude that does the or starts to do the Michagan move they are getting a swift elbow to the mouth before they turn that corner to the net.

[transient]

Brunettes with blue eyes. :p

You deserve a drink for that.

[theonemrvegas]

Yes If thatr somehow would happen to me I would definatly be lining you up in the sites at somepoint in the game.

It's like the dude that does the or starts to do the Michagan move they are getting a swift elbow to the mouth before they turn that corner to the net.

- The Caveman Mentality. AKA the unnecessary thuggeration of the fastest, most beautiful sport ever played. This is hockey we are talking about, not the WWE on skates.

[alyourpal]

[QUOTE=theonemrvegas;72820]


I hate this... If you want the puck, go get it. Don't rely on a cheap trick to turn the puck over to you.

And as for the tapping the stick.. If my teammate taps his stick for a pass, I am taking a slapshot at him.

if your in a corner digging a puck out your head is down and the other teams center leaves to help the dman your digging against leaving your teamate alone in the slot for a second, if he hits his stick one the ice its beacuse you can locate him faster, quick direction look no need to scan the zone he is doing you a favor. teamates have been tapping for the puck since it started but yes opponents who tap at you are tools.

[TXhockey]

Wow, tonight was some classless stuff. At my local rink they are running a 4-4 iron man. The bronze league was playing tonight, and the silver/gold plays tomorrow (my league). So I stopped in with a friend to see the general format.

So some idiot with zero skills starts hacking away at a goalie after it's clearly in their mitt. In turn, someone shoves this guy, and then it turns into this big scrum, with the original "slasher" not letting it go, and getting up in everyones face and trying to make a fight.

To make things worse, this guy scores, turns around and yells "fuck you" at the opposing team, and punches the glass.

So then this turds team makes it into the finals. He scored 3 goals, and after every one had a huge celebration. Including the T.O. hands up in the air thanking jesus celebration. They ended up winning the whole thing...a real shame.

Dude, you are playing rec league hockey, at the lowest level possible, get over yourself.

You score a goal, it's fine if you want to tap gloves and say nice pass to whoever assisted you, other than that, STFU.

Also, in a different game some guy took a crazy ass axing and had his whole shoulder basically collapsed.

[BCdogs14]

when I was coaching the Boys & Girls Club league here in town, I encouraged the kids to always celebrate their goals. Even in pick ups. It makes for enthusiasm for the game and crap like that. But I always told them "when you get older, tone it down unless you enjoy concussions. Nobody likes a Jagr"


As for screaming "f you" after a goal. Really?? I mean.. seriously?? Calm down there, Blue Oyster Cult!!

How does your rink not have a rule against tasteless/classless behavior or excessive profanity? I have always seen refs warn/penalize for dickhead stunts like that.....

[TXhockey]

IMO, the refs let it get out of control tonight. That clown should have been thrown out. The thing is, his team was mostly younger guys, but most the other teams were older guys, like prob 40's, and then one team was young smaller kids. Thats the only reason they were getting away with some of that crap. Had this guy been playing in silver or gold, he would likely have received a stomping. I was actually surprised though, kinda watching is disbelief, I have never seen anything close to this happen in one of my games, I mean I have heard people say "watch your fing stick", maybe get a little chippy around the net or the boards, but nothing like that.

[BCdogs14]

well, file that under a new pet peeve


refs that let jackholes get away with stuff like that.

[bauerguy88]

Super Shifters... especially when the game is close, and the super shifter is... well less than average in their skills. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing someone new to the game grow, learn, and get better, but everyone needs to know their limits. I know mine and that's why I come off during the power play. I'm a fairly good offensive defenseman for my inline team, but I'm not comfortable with my slap shot from the point, and it is hit or miss at this point. Point being, there are better people to be running the point on our PP unit than me. My problem becomes when someone does not acknowledge the limits of their skills and insists on taking literally an eight minute shift at the end of the game with us only up by one. Guy gets burned when he turns the puck over on a 3 on 1 to the lone defenseman back and it gets turned into a 3 on 1 back the other way; game tied, we end up losing.

My other pet peeve is forwards that refuse to back check and then decide to yell at the defense when we're run ragged from basically playing 2 on 4 the entire game. This turns into the guys that, "aren't tired at all," at the end of a game... well then you're not playing hard enough, or giving enough to the team. Maybe play some defense and you won't have so much energy at the end of the game.

I wish you were on my team. last season it was the same thing, but the opposite for me. i love being on the PP and i know how to play each position, whether im at the point or screening the goalie. our team was not that good last season, and im not saying im the best player at our rink, but i know how to play the game. so we get a few powerplays a game and it always the guys that really dont know what they are doing that stay on for them. the other team always get shorties against us. this pisses me off because like you said, everyone needs to know their reason.

Another thing is not so much what this guy does at pickups, but what he wears. this is an older guy, in his 40's, and he still wears quad stakes. you know the ones with two wheels on each side. he can't really stop normal so he always does a little quick spin to stop and sometime takes out your leg. i would think there would be a rule about this for the rink, but i guess not.

[BCdogs14]

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Another thing is not so much what this guy does at pickups, but what he wears. this is an older guy, in his 40's, and he still wears quad stakes. you know the ones with two wheels on each side. he can't really stop normal so he always does a little quick spin to stop and sometime takes out your leg. i would think there would be a rule about this for the rink, but i guess not.

are you shitting us???


PLEASE try and get a photo of that!!!!

[JoeyJ0506]

Quads... that blows my mind. Easy to protect the puck though, just step on it. But, I agree with BC, try to get pictures.

[silverclrk]

You guys really do ever see anyone at your rink wearing quads we ahve a whole population iof people still wearing them but my rink goes all the way up to over 50 but there are still a couple younger guys that stil wear the quads.

[mbeede]

three things that have just started to really chap my ass this past year.

1) people bitching about the refs missing calls and what not when they wont ref a game. each team has to provide a ref for the other games since we lost 6 refs to other citys this year. it just kills me that people will bitch about how the game is called but don't have enough manhood to step up and ref themselves. that "i've never ref'ed before" bullshit doesn't count since none of us has.

2) people that live and die on the ice during a ADULT REC/BEER/I JUST STARTED PLAYING HOCKEY league. oh, I just want to lay these people out. there are a few guys who get in other players faces and try to start fights, slash them whatever just to be a dick. (with their kids watching none the less. good parenting.)

3) we have pick up games every friday 4am -8am. great time, noone who comes to play hockey that early is a tool..............except for the new guy. I am not shitting you when I say this kid came off the ice 3 times in 4 hours yesterday! good thing we didn't have very many people I guess. hell, we played 5 on 5 and our team had 8 subs......... and to top it of he is a coast-to-coaster. saw him pass maybe twice. (once the Dman knocked the puck to me from his stick....does that count?)

[TXhockey]

I will say about the bitching about calls, I saw ONE time last night, and probably the only time in my whole life I will see a legit beef. That same jackhole that was trying to cause fights was hooking the one guy and hanging on like a boat anchor.

And yeah, the people who act like their life depends on one of these games obviously must not have much of one. Don't get me wrong, I am competitive, and I play hard, but I also smile, laugh, and have a good time while I am doing it, and can find it within myself to tell an opposing player nice play/goal/pass/etc.

A last thing is, please leave the cheering section at home. You don't need your wife/girlfriend yelling "nice save baaaaaaby" at the top of her lungs every time you make one. I mean, I realize you must have been a HELL of a goalie in your day since you are playing low level rec league at the ripe old age of 23, but hey, i guess whatever gets em excited.

[TXhockey]

When I clicked on the "how hard is your shot" thread I just had another thought. What ticks me off are the guys that take slapshots from the blue line that end up at eye level if you are down low. This is rec league hockey guys, no need to have someone get killed. If you aren't capable of keeping the shot below the crossbar, don't take slappers all night as beside the danger, you are doing nothing productive, as there are no rebound/redirection opportunities from it. Yet, you do it about 20 times a game. I can understand an errant slapper here and there, no biggie, but if you have no control, just don't.

I intentionally try to never hit someone with a puck, does it cost me a goal here and there...yes, but who cares, I would rather not score a goal than put someone in the hospital over a game where we might get a fake gold plated plastic trophy and a cheesy hat if were lucky.

[BCdogs14]

A last thing is, please leave the cheering section at home. You don't need your wife/girlfriend yelling "nice save baaaaaaby" at the top of her lungs every time you make one. I mean, I realize you must have been a HELL of a goalie in your day since you are playing low level rec league at the ripe old age of 23, but hey, i guess whatever gets em excited.

My wife has come to see me play exactly 3 times. Once because her fat ugly friend had heard that "Hockey players are hot" and she wanted to "become a puck bunny", another time because she was bored and pregnant and the sweat/rink smell made her vomit industrial strength. But the first time was when we first started dating, and I gave her the lecture in the car of "unless you want to see me get destroyed in the corners or over the middle, do not cheer for me!" Ironic twist to that story is that I actually did get leveled in that game, though by accident, and had my helmet knocked off and clonked my head on the surface, knocking me out. When I came to, my first thought was "oh please oh please don't let her run out on the rink!"

I agree, leave the missus at home.


And yes, douchefaces who think they're playing for the Stanley Cup piss me off. Yes, be competitive, but be competitive by trying really hard. If you're not successful, laying a cheap shot aint gonna change that!!!

[BCdogs14]

When I clicked on the "how hard is your shot" thread I just had another thought. What ticks me off are the guys that take slapshots from the blue line that end up at eye level if you are down low. This is rec league hockey guys, no need to have someone get killed. If you aren't capable of keeping the shot below the crossbar, don't take slappers all night as beside the danger, you are doing nothing productive, as there are no rebound/redirection opportunities from it. Yet, you do it about 20 times a game. I can understand an errant slapper here and there, no biggie, but if you have no control, just don't.

I intentionally try to never hit someone with a puck, does it cost me a goal here and there...yes, but who cares, I would rather not score a goal than put someone in the hospital over a game where we might get a fake gold plated plastic trophy and a cheesy hat if were lucky.


ok you and i must have the same schedule or something. we keep posting simultaneously!

but to build on that, oh my crapness do i hate assfaces who wind up a slapper like a yard and a half in front of someone else!!! Asshead! that's how mofos get hurt!!!! This happened to me once and this kid winds up full strength, literally 6 feet from me. I did all i could do to get small, let him take the shot and then gave the international sign of "what the f?". Found him at intermission and I go "dude, don't be winding shot up like that right in front of people. Someone's gonna get hurt. Take it easy, bro!" And he goes and starts going off to his bench about "dude crying that im shooting too hard" WTF!?!?!? I said nothing about the force, it was the proximity to another carbon based life form, ya douche!!!! Nothing's fun about injuries and if you go out and play with no concern for someone else getting injured, you ought not be playing.

[jon_Sportsguy]

How about the guys that take slap shots from a foot OUTSIDE the blueline when your on a 2-1, then proceeds to miss the net by 5 feet... 3 times in a night... I hate people that can't pass cause they NEED to score themselves.

Jon

[TXhockey]

Another peeve I have are people that don't use the boards, and act like you are some sort of showboater or whackadoo if you do use the boards.

I swear, a lot of these guys will send a puck in front of their own net in traffic instead of just chucking it around the boards.

Also, you don't have to make some crazy triple deke move everytime you are in the offensive zone. If you don't have help, and have 2 guys on you, just dump it along the boards.

It is better to not have the puck and keep it in their zone than to potentially cause a turnover that creates a 2-0 because you just HAD to make a play.

[JoeyJ0506]

How about the guys that have no respect for other people's gear. I pay for all my own gear, and I have to admit my gloves, skates, and helmet are pretty nice compared to what the rest of the guys on my team are using. Anyway, I put my base layer on then throw on a t-shirt and shorts and run to the restroom. Going forward I have Sprungs on my skates, and so far I'm the only person wearing them in my league. I come back to the locker room and one of our forwards has my skates on and laced up, helmet on with chinstrap snapped, and gloves on. It took everything in me not to blow a gasket. I kindly asked him to take everything off very quickly before I have an episode. He proceeds to try to defend himself by saying he just wanted to try on some high end gear, and see what the Sprungs suspension feels like. This is not the only incident like this. I'm the only left handed shot on my team, we have a net outside the rink we play at where, if you're early you can shoot around. Myself and a few teammates were shooting around before the game when once again I excused myself to use the restroom leaving my stick bag behind zipped up and propped against a wall. When I came back the same guy as before is attempting to take slap shots with my stick. I went berserk... looking back, maybe I was a little harsh on the kid, but that's just something you don't do without asking.

[transient]

^Trying on another person's gear? That's ridiculous.

This thread has pretty much touched on everything, but I also hate it when people saucer it EVERY time they make a pass. Kinda hard to keep a play going when you have to bat a puck out of the air.

[TXhockey]

I got my ULTIMATE pet peeve.

People who drink your water while you are on a shift.

[BCdogs14]

How about the guys that have no respect for other people's gear. I pay for all my own gear, and I have to admit my gloves, skates, and helmet are pretty nice compared to what the rest of the guys on my team are using. Anyway, I put my base layer on then throw on a t-shirt and shorts and run to the restroom. Going forward I have Sprungs on my skates, and so far I'm the only person wearing them in my league. I come back to the locker room and one of our forwards has my skates on and laced up, helmet on with chinstrap snapped, and gloves on. It took everything in me not to blow a gasket. I kindly asked him to take everything off very quickly before I have an episode. He proceeds to try to defend himself by saying he just wanted to try on some high end gear, and see what the Sprungs suspension feels like. This is not the only incident like this. I'm the only left handed shot on my team, we have a net outside the rink we play at where, if you're early you can shoot around. Myself and a few teammates were shooting around before the game when once again I excused myself to use the restroom leaving my stick bag behind zipped up and propped against a wall. When I came back the same guy as before is attempting to take slap shots with my stick. I went berserk... looking back, maybe I was a little harsh on the kid, but that's just something you don't do without asking.

I, for the first time in a while, am at a loss for words.

Was this at a rink on Earth? Or in Bizzaro World?!?!??!?!?!?! I don't care what "end" your gear is on!! You don't try on another person's gear without permission.

You have a hell of a lot more self control than I do. I'd be in an orange jumpsuit if that was me.

[JoeyJ0506]

I do not know what this kid thinks. He's the only freshman on the team, and this is the first time he's played any sort of organized hockey in his life. I can understand the idea that he wanted to see what the difference between his lacrosse gloves and my 9ks is, but seriously... why not ask. I would have said no, but that's something you ask about. The whole situation just doesn't sit right with me, especially the skates and sticks. Skates form to the user's foot, don't put a foot in there, once they're getting broken in, that you do not intend to form the skate to, that will mess up the impressions. And, I'm anal about my sticks, I'm constantly regluing the blades into the shafts because they're, "wobbly," and some bonehead trying to shoot with them... a righty and slap shots nonetheless just sent me over the edge. If you want to try nice stuff on go to the pro shop. Going through someone's hockey bag is a no-no. Would you go through someone's suitcase without permission for any reason? No, same rule applies here.

[mbeede]

our league had a problem with people thinking it was cool to take slappers in to a group of people in front of the net. we made the following new rules: no high school kids, must be 18 or older. (and the high schoolers shouldn't be playing anyway per their coaches.) and 2) stick MUST be under waist level on slappers. if a player goes to high its a warning and puck goes to other end of ice. second time its a minor. kind of drastic but it needed to be done and we haven't had a major issue with it since. just sucks that we have to change the game to accomidate a couple of tools.


and the water thing REALLY pisses me off. i started adding just a touch of kool-aid or juice so i know when people are partaking of my beverage. I get the "what the hell is in your water bottle?"

[jtokosh19]

ok you and i must have the same schedule or something. we keep posting simultaneously!

but to build on that, oh my crapness do i hate assfaces who wind up a slapper like a yard and a half in front of someone else!!! Asshead! that's how mofos get hurt!!!! This happened to me once and this kid winds up full strength, literally 6 feet from me. I did all i could do to get small, let him take the shot and then gave the international sign of "what the f?". Found him at intermission and I go "dude, don't be winding shot up like that right in front of people. Someone's gonna get hurt. Take it easy, bro!" And he goes and starts going off to his bench about "dude crying that im shooting too hard" WTF!?!?!? I said nothing about the force, it was the proximity to another carbon based life form, ya douche!!!! Nothing's fun about injuries and if you go out and play with no concern for someone else getting injured, you ought not be playing.


your the one who go's down to block the shot.
isnt his fault at all

[BCdogs14]

i wasnt blocking a shot, i was on D.

by getting small, I meant turning my body to the side. it's instinct.


Even if i was blocking... at a rec level... you just don't do that.

[mbeede]

i think it is kind of a grey area and mostly depends on the league you are in. our league is filled with guys who didn't start playing untill late 20's and early 30's. when the new season starts we all ways end up with a new guy or two that played high school or else where. sometimes they just signed up for the wrong league and sometimes they sign up to show off and be the big stud of the league. at any rate.....these are the guys that like to take those big slappers into traffic.....i I guess what i am trying to say is you just have to take in to consideration where you are playing and who you are playing with.

[TXhockey]

So tonight some dude cross checked me intentionally after a play to try and start a fight because he said I hit him in the balls....uh dude, ever heard of a cup. I never would have tried to do something like that intentionally, but he had just kicked my skates out, then was basically laying on me, and I was fighting to get back up. He got the penalty, not me.

Additionally, I hate when you try and keep things cool and apologize, even though you really did nothing wrong, and the guy decides they would rather try and shoot a puck at you next time you are in front of them instead. You know what then buddy, F you.

[BCdogs14]

i think we can establish a blanket statement that we all hate assbrains who take the game they're in WAY too seriously.

[jon_Sportsguy]

I got my ULTIMATE pet peeve.

People who drink your water while you are on a shift.

Yes... That is #1 for me!

Jon

[SawyerOB]

My favorite is when you have the puck and someone constantly says your name so you can pass it to them. Its "ok" to say it once but when you start to sound like a broken record it pisses me off.

Another one is when someone that just started playing thinks they are cocky because they made it around you once, so they point it out you every time you see them for the rest of the game.

[mbeede]

one better on the puck thing.....last winter we got stuck with a dude that was "far better than anyone esle on the team." so to make up for the other 4 guys on the ice he would skate to whoever had the puck and take it. even if that person was on his team! what a tool.

[JoeyJ0506]

The guy who doesn't get the idea of a penalty because what he did was, "an accident," or, "not on purpose," and, "that he didn't mean to." This guy will argue with the ref until he's blue in the face that whatever he did to garner a penalty should not be called because it was accidental. As in, "But I swear I didn't mean to have my stick up that high!" or, "my stick was just between his legs, I didn't trip him on purpose.' This is usually followed by a temper tantrum in the penalty box, and occasionally, if a power play goal is scored, will come out of the box determined to, "do something on purpose," to show what a real penalty looks like to prove his point. He then promptly goes out and hacks someone's stick in half only to land back in the box where he proceeds to lay into the ref, not for the current slashing call, but for the previous penalty.

[transient]

One of the biggest things that chaps my ass that isn't so much about playing the game as it is being a spectator, is idiot people who use this logic:

"Oh, so it's okay for two guys to punch each other out and deliver huge hits, but it's a suspension when a guy steps on somebody's leg on purpose or bites somebody in the finger?"

Ughhh...trying to explain this to people who just don't get it is incredibly frustrating.

[Avery1985]

The super shifter comment was priceless...lol

Soo many things annoy me I don't know where to begin...

1) When kids refuse to let there equipment air out and neglect to wash it tops my list...despite constant verbal abuse...This particular individual refuses to wash his gear.. He actually has brown stains under the armpit's of his 300 year old white jersey.

2) Super shifters coming in as a close second...

3) Kid who wears full ice gear to roller games...

4) over sized shin pads...

5) And to close out my list (for now) this one kid I played against who was talking and amazing amount of sh*T while sporting a sea shell choker necklace....

I can go on for days lol this is a great thread

[BoulderValley.]

Rocket pucks. Worst invention ever.

[TXhockey]

Yeah, some dude had gear on that smelled like a disease ridden vagina...I was just about throwing up on the bench.

[BCdogs14]

how would you know what a disease ridden vagina smells like?

[SPREEDIZZLE]

What drives me nuts is moving to a new area/rink, and then the team captains pass on picking you up because they don't know you.....and you get stuck a league or TWO below your level. So frustrating playing with people that have never been coached in hockey and are thus just wingin' it. I pass the puck no look up the boards to where a point man SHOULD be.....and he is floatin in the freakin crease.

ARGH!!!!!

[slofire94]

Rocket pucks. Worst invention ever.

i love rocket pucks1
i like them alot better than the others ive used

[gxc999]

What drives me nuts is moving to a new area/rink, and then the team captains pass on picking you up because they don't know you.....and you get stuck a league or TWO below your level. So frustrating playing with people that have never been coached in hockey and are thus just wingin' it. I pass the puck no look up the boards to where a point man SHOULD be.....and he is floatin in the freakin crease.

ARGH!!!!!

Lol! Did they stick you in a C league?? Welcome to my world...

[mbeede]

our rink cancelled the D league because the rink manager didn't want to deal with 4 of them. thus all the beginners got tossed into C league. so have of my team has never even played hockey before the season started. we have a great record of 0-howmanyever. I know it is not their fault but come on.

one other thing. our rink has had two zams for as long as I can remeber. (neither ever worked all the time.) so they sell the worst of the two to some sucker and now the "good one" is broken and wont start half of the time. I went to the rink 3 times this week and the ice had not been scraped for days. tonight it was running untill the 8:30 game when it just stopped running right in the middle of the rink. what a joke. and the worst part is people bitch at the zam driver when the lady "running" the rink doesn't do anything about it.

[pappaf2]

As stated before:

Super shifters:
I hate this! Last friday at pickup some turd-sandwich decides to stay on a 10 minute shift. It was so obvious he was out of gas as people would blow past him as he just coasted along.

Non Passing Puck hog showboaters:
You know the guy who won't pass even if he is quadrouple teamed and there are 3 open teammates. Also last friday the same super shifting turd-sandwich was guilty of said no passing puck hog antics. Multiple times he was being dogged by more than one defender and he decided stickhandling through them was the best choice. At one point he got the puck near the center line (inline hockey) and rather than pass for a breakout he took the puck behind our net and then tried to stickhandle end to end. Needless to say it was funny to watch him get stripped of the puck with a quickness.

[68guns]

Super shifters suck! In my area there is a rink that has pick up on the weekend nites. 7:00pm-9:00pm. In 2 hrs I got 7 shifts! Thats about a shift every 20min. Total waste of money!:evil:

The dude who never airs out his stuff is second on my list...vile stench to say the least! He found a dead lizard in his bag a couple of weeks ago.

[theonemrvegas]

What drives me nuts is moving to a new area/rink, and then the team captains pass on picking you up because they don't know you.....and you get stuck a league or TWO below your level. So frustrating playing with people that have never been coached in hockey and are thus just wingin' it. I pass the puck no look up the boards to where a point man SHOULD be.....and he is floatin in the freakin crease.

ARGH!!!!!

Pass less, shoot more?

[ku17]

I'm not sure what you'd call this but there's a guy on my team that refuses to play any kind of defense. He won't even stay back on D during a rush so that we have two guys on the blue line. Everyone on the team but him will play some D throughout the course of the game simply because situations will call for it but he'll actually refuse to go out if he finds out he has to go on D. The best part though is that he'll refuse to go out one minute then start bitching about not getting enough playing time. He's not a good player, he's a super-shifter when he does go out, and he has the nerve to tell players much better than him that they're not good at hockey. He's a delusional ass and given the opportunity I think the team would kick him off, he contributes nothing.

[SPREEDIZZLE]

Pass less, shoot more?

Could do that.....but I feel bad puck hogging. So I hit one of the wingers and keep moving trying to draw a crowd and hit the open man. Just challenging when I have the puck, behind the net, with no pressure and you have 2 wingers staring at you like a deer in headlights BEHIND the D man and wondering why I won't pass the puck to them for a deflection. MOVE and try and get open!!! :rolleyes:

[silverclrk]

Rocket pucks. Worst invention ever.

+1

Also changing the puck mid season because these are cheaper. Listen we pay almost 1400 a season and 30 in ref fees go and spend the other 1.50 on a better puck. We have been doing everything in our power as a player to get rid of these pucks as fast as possiable. Shooting over the boards into no man zone, putting em into the netting cause they are almost impossiable to get out in the rink. The refs now have to pay for any lost puck, you should see these guys trying to retreve them. What also sucks is that they will lose a puck and all of a sudden one ref has to go get it and now we only have one ref doing our game we just paid you thirty each to have TWO refs do our game. Wait till the game is over or atleast in between periods.

[JoeyJ0506]

Forwards that flip when you do not pass to them despite the fact they are being covered by two guys. "Dude I was wide open, easy goal if you get it to me, what the hell is your problem?!" But, when they're behind the goal line in the offensive zone covered by two guys, and you find yourself all alone in a soft spot just inside the circle with a clear passing lane from point a. to point b. they try to make a move through both defenders, subsequently, losing the puck. "Hey man, I saw you open but I thought I stood a better chance of scoring a goal if I toe dragged around one guy and went through the other guy's legs... whatever, maybe next time!" nothing to do on that one but laugh... this is a consistent phenomena mind you.

[BCdogs14]

after yesterday's pick ups...

RUGRATS!!!!!!


I'm not talking about younger players in general. Understand and know that. A lot of younger players who play in adult leagues or pick ups are really nice kids, trying to learn the game. I speak not to you. I'm talking about freakin rugrats that come in there and don't exercise any respect for anyone. They jump shifts at pick ups, their mommy and daddy bought them all this nice gear that they never shut up about and dont respect. THEY SUPER SHIFT!!! Never pass. Wear State Wars & obscure Travel Team sweaters at pick ups. Won't listen to instruction. Every single damn play is either a toe drag, spin move or a slap shot. And other stupid sh*t......

Examples from yesterday....

This one rugrat (whose dad happens to own the rink) ran a 12 minute shift. His father had to actually go over to rinkside, hit the glass and say "Ay!! You've been on too long, go off!!" And the friggin brat STAYS ON another like 5 min. Granted his dad came to the bench and gave him the what for.... but why did he have to?? Then later on, he's waiting for his shift, and sits up on the boards, feet dangling into the rink... banging his skates against the boards. *THUMP....THUMP THUMP......THUMP*. Seriously annoying. Even more annoying when you give him the ol "Dude? Seriously?" look, and he just keeps on.

Other rugrat... SWITCHES STICKS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHIFT!!!! Just to be funny. We all knew he did it on purpose cause before his 11 min Stairway To Heaven shift, he put his other twig by the door and had a stupid grin. Seriously kid, up yours.

When your buddy skates by in a play and you're on the bench... you're not funny when you put your stick over the bench to f with him. Really. Just don't. It's not funny and more importantly not safe.

All rugrats.. NEVER pass. Ever. Refuse to. And the problem is when you point it out to them, that they totally went one on one with a D man and got smoked, when they actually had a 3 on 1 and could have made a nice play...... they get all huffy with you. And go and do the SAME crap next shift. and... and... AND..... they get severely butthurt when you don't pass to them!!!!! whatdafuxup????

The only saving grace about these little bastards is that in pickups, they rarely wear white. So it's always nice to know that you just have to put on a white sweater and not deal with their crap. But yesterday sucked ass cause they lost some guys midway and we had like 7 subs on white and they had like 3 on their bench and to be fair we had to trade some guys. And i'm not gonna be a bitch and lie that i don't have a dark sweater in my bag.


Young kids on this forum (ages 14-18)... PLEASE read the things us adults are saying and don't be that guy!! PLEASE!!! We have soooo much more respect for you when you're mellow and humble. (and when you pass)

[JoeyJ0506]

RUGRATS!!!!!!

Agreed, a couple guys from my inline team and I routinely go to a very nice outdoor rink where there is some pretty good competition on Friday nights that lets us work on our games and get some friendly competition going between each other, we split ourselves up. But, without fail, there is always the one or two Rugrats that make someone's life miserable. The one night I ended up with one of these kids on my team. The kid had one move... toe drag. Well after a while on of my teammates, that was on the other team, figures this our and starts to stop the toe drag every time with one of his skates. The kid starts hacking at the back of my teammates legs with his stick every time he gets stopped. My teammate I'm talking about is not someone who is going to take this very long. He eventually turns around and slashed the kid's stick into two pieces. This of course draws the kid's dad into the situation, he was watching from the side. Long story short everyone said that the kid was being a tool every time something did not go his way; father, we can see where the kid gets his self absorbed attitude, says he is going to get the police, game ends because this guy gets his cell out and dials 911. Do I think that my teammate went a bit too far breaking a kid's stick in half, maybe. But, I agree with BC when he pleads that anyone between the ages of 14-18 reading on this board needs to realize that older players will respect them more they are just humble and play by the same rules and codes that everyone else does. It is easier to learn it while you're younger than to get a rude reality check sometime in your early adulthood.

[transient]

People who don't take a puck for themselves to stick and puck.

[lambofgode3x]

as a goalie, i have to say that i hate those asshats that don't care about your equipment. i have had a couple of morons hit my mask after the play is already dead "by accident". well i have a temper...so yeah. its one thing to take a puck off the mask...but its another to hit me with your stick on purpose.

one time some asshat hits my custom painted mask with his stick after a scramble for a loose puck in the crease. the play is called dead after i found the puck and covered it. well i guess this pissed off the little princess so he hit my mask right in the chin as he was "leaving" the crease (i was still down, waiting for people to start leaving so i can get up) and chipped the paint. it was quite old and has since been replaced, but still, this did not go well with me or my team. the refs restore the peace, and i tell my team i'm good and that i'll take care of it later. so after the face off, they get the puck, and he establishes in front of my crease trying to screen me...so i drop my stick and proceed to hit him with my blocker in the back of his knee. not hard to injure him, but he ended up falling. well the refs didnt see any of this, but the kids mom sure did.

immature on my part, yes. did i enjoy pissing off that kid and his loud mouth mother. oh yes.

[BCdogs14]

people who get out and play despite not really knowing how to play and then will not listen to instruction on how to play.

OH! and then when they try to apply logic from basketball to hockey. It took me 45 min to explain to this jaggoff who decided "yeah, goalie sounds fun", about why the goalie only has to stay back worry about a shooter and let the D man take the pass. Refused to listen. "well look, one of you has got to take this shooter for me!" well, actually no... thats what those big puffy things on your legs are for, you waste of food!!! So he continued flying out of the net like Tom Barrasso on meth, and ended up setting a new worlds record for one timers allowed by a goalie.



and....

people who ignore basic hockey safety, and refuse to learn.

[gxc999]

I'm very lucky to be on a team with no puck hogs this time around but that is, by far, my biggest pet peeve. It's funny when guys on the other team puck hog and their own players don't help them out after a while. You'd think they get the idea? Personally, I LOVE making a great pass that gives us the tying or winning goal more than scoring that goal itself. I feel like passing lets you be so creative. You can do some really masterful things, at least, I try to:)

[SPREEDIZZLE]

TEAMMATES that drop the gloves in a beer league. Makes me want to go over there and pummel them myself. :rolleyes:

[mustang16]

Don't F w/ my sticks
Don't F w/ my bag
Don't F w/ my drink
Don't F w/ my towel hanging on my spare stick
Don't say every time in the locker room you forgot to air out your rotten shit smelling bag
Don't stay out longer than your line mates
Don't hang on the other teams blue line all night
Don't take full slappers 3 feet in front of any goalie, unless we're being paid which none of us are or will ever be
Don't slash at the shaft of my $200 hockey stick for no reason or I'll kill you
Don't hack up your lungs and make a big pile of that snot on the bench
Don't do snot rockets on anybody or anyones bottles
Don't puke on the bench when there's plenty of barrels around or I'll kill you
Do buy your own F'ing tape
Do bring your OWN drink
Do you all get the idea … LOL!!!

[BCdogs14]

someone blew a snot rocket on your BOTTLE?!?!?!?!!? shut up. you made that up!!

no jive???


I mean I blow 'em out all the time to get more air up there, but i go to the "rubbish bin" by the bench or I blow em out before i get to the bench...



on your bottle???? jeebus....

[mustang16]

someone blew a snot rocket on your BOTTLE?!?!?!?!!? shut up. you made that up!!

no jive???


I mean I blow 'em out all the time to get more air up there, but i go to the "rubbish bin" by the bench or I blow em out before i get to the bench...



on your bottle???? jeebus....

LOL, we have this one, no three different guys that are always blowing snot rockets on the bench. Their aim is nonexistent. One guy turns and let's it rip on the wall. The next player that leans back in that area gets a snot covered jersey. I yell at guys for leaving spit/lung piles on the rubber bench area floor. I spit onto the ice only … always have.
I hide my bottle now out of site near the time keeper area.

[NikeBauer09]

there was this one showoff kid that said he played juniors or somthing and always hogged the puck and every freaking time he'd get it taken away from him or he didnt get a good shot.
the funny thing is that he had all top of the line equipment all that says is youre spoiled or you just wanna be cool

he would like flip out on everyone if they didnt pass him the puck

he sucked to

[Fleury14]

Don't F w/ my sticks
Don't F w/ my bag
Don't F w/ my drink
Don't F w/ my towel hanging on my spare stick
Don't say every time in the locker room you forgot to air out your rotten shit smelling bag
Don't stay out longer than your line mates
Don't hang on the other teams blue line all night
Don't take full slappers 3 feet in front of any goalie, unless we're being paid which none of us are or will ever be
Don't slash at the shaft of my $200 hockey stick for no reason or I'll kill you
Don't hack up your lungs and make a big pile of that snot on the bench
Don't do snot rockets on anybody or anyones bottles
Don't puke on the bench when there's plenty of barrels around or I'll kill you
Do buy your own F'ing tape
Do bring your OWN drink
Do you all get the idea … LOL!!!


This post was key for this thread. The "I'll kill you" definitely gave me a laugh while sitting at my desk at work ahahah.


My biggest peeve, til this day has to be colored visors...Or that douche who aalways knockwed over the extra sticks on the bench when he had to go find his...


OR the bender who always insisted his stick was too flimsy for a one timer, or shanked the empty net...YET he always bought the same stiffness.....It's not the twig, its you.

[BCdogs14]

there was this one showoff kid that said he played juniors or somthing and always hogged the puck and every freaking time he'd get it taken away from him or he didnt get a good shot.
the funny thing is that he had all top of the line equipment all that says is youre spoiled or you just wanna be cool

he would like flip out on everyone if they didnt pass him the puck

he sucked too

most of them do!!!

top of the line guys irk the living piss out of me. i find this in golf as well. buddy of mine has all like $700 Callaway Big this and that, and we went out on the links one time, and he was punking on my hand me down mix and match club bag. well, that particular round, I out drove and out putted him hole for hole. Now, often this is not the case but he shut up about my "beat up ratty ass clubs".

Best hockey example for this was this one jackhole at our rink who rolled up with a sparkly new science project stick (i forget at this moment what kind, blasphemy, i know). Normally, no sweat, right? this particular balloonhead never learned how to do a slap shot correctly but always does it.... and ends up heeling his stick every shot. Well, whaddya know, surprise surprise, by the end of the day he's got a 1 piece composite miracle of modern engineering cracked at the heel and sitting in two pieces... with the LHS sticker still on it.

Me: "Well that was an intelligent use of $175"



(im such a dick)

[Fleury14]

BC we would get alot fricken great. I'm the same way hahaha

[mustang16]

Funniest thing was this dude who now plays in Wichita (NAHL) shows up to skate w/ us and is showing everyone his new 9KO. The first shot he takes w/ it and the blade snapped off. I nearly busted a nut laughing. Had to be there moment.

[TXhockey]

I hate the guys who get all mad when you out play them, as if you have no right to do so. I think these guys think they are better than they are, and assume that if they are outplayed, it means you are somehow committing a penalty or something. Its a bizarre mental disorder.

Other thing that sucks are teammates that can't keep their temper in check and nearly cost you a game because they took a bad penalty.

[BCdogs14]

i had a teammate take a dumb penalty and cost the game at a game i wasnt at. and he got mad at me for not being there to intervene. "I never would have taken that double minor and game misconduct if you had been there to get my back!"



figure THAT one out...

[mustang16]

The kid that hangs back and avoids contact while his line mates do all the hard work. Then he sneaks in and gets the cheap pokey goals by extending one arm forward. The puck never hits the back of the net usually. Then his $%^&ing nasty %itch mother thinks he's the star of every team he's on. :evil:

[TXhockey]

Mustang, I do agree with you on that, though what I hate even more are the referee's that start calling penalties for nearly any and all contact, and start forcing you to play like that. If I wanted to play soccer, I would have signed up for a soccer league. As one of my teammates always says to the ref when he calls a stupid contact penalty... "what is this?! This is hockey!!!"

[Fleury14]

Mustang, I do agree with you on that, though what I hate even more are the referee's that start calling penalties for nearly any and all contact, and start forcing you to play like that. If I wanted to play soccer, I would have signed up for a soccer league. As one of my teammates always says to the ref when he calls a stupid contact penalty... "what is this?! This is hockey!!!"

hahaha we alwyas had a few that loved to chirp the ref like it was thier job. One of my coaches asked a ref if he wore his buckett off the ice too...Boy that didnt sit well with the league

[bauerguy88]

hahaha we alwyas had a few that loved to chirp the ref like it was thier job. One of my coaches asked a ref if he wore his buckett off the ice too...Boy that didnt sit well with the league

that's a good one. i started laughing when i read this.

[Fleury14]

you'd laugh even more if you saw my old coach lol

[TXhockey]

that's a good one. i started laughing when i read this.

I think I am going to have to use this line, or at least say it to one of our chatty guys who will use it. I don't talk during games to opposing players or refs, it especially drives opposing players nuts who like to chip at you and try and get you to flip out.

There is this one guy on a team in our league who if you agitate him a little bit, he will always flip out and give this huge retaliation slash resulting in a penalty. One of our guys does it, and then just braces for the slash...works every time...lol

[BCdogs14]

Fleury14, you posted this like 3 days ago.

it has taken me THIS long to get the joke and figure out you were calling the ref retarded.




for a scientist, im not very observant

[Fleury14]

Fleury14, you posted this like 3 days ago.

it has taken me THIS long to get the joke and figure out you were calling the ref retarded.




for a scientist, im not very observant

HAHAHAH wow dude. That just made my day

[alyourpal]

I have read all of your complaints and agree alot with you all, I felt like saying one thing though. It is hockey you will get hit with pucks, sticks, elbows, and shoulders. You will play with puck hogs, non passers super shifters, and super stars. You wil be the best on the ice one day and the worst another, be thankful you are on the ice and when this shit happens say to yourself I do not play hockey I am a hockey player, for real we are blessed to do this and we all love it and if we did not we would not be on this forum, from beginners to semi pros enjoy yourself with the game itself and your own game thats what it is all about, a player is all you should aspire to be.

[xvdarkyvx]

Ugh. I just had some pretty bonker calls. I got penalized 4 times in the past 2 games, when I'm skating up the ice full speed, and the guy comes to stand me up and I knock them down. These should be at least no calls imo. I know they're not going for the puck on those plays and they're the ones that are looking for contact, so it should be a no-call or a body check on them.

I just got a major penalty and suspended for a game for this because I was going up the boards and this guy comes at me from an angle, while the ref was getting out of the way. Since I had no where to go but forward and no time to stop, I just ducked my shoulder down and went through him. He got knocked into the ref and they both are sprawled on the ice. IMO, if you're coming right at me, I'm going to defend myself, as you're going to initiate the contact.

In a different league game before my suspension, same scenario twice, same results (opposing player sprawled on the ice), except both opposing players get called for body checks.

[TXhockey]

Well if you have the puck, it is your responsibility to go around them. Contact is going to happen, sure. But it seems like this is happening way too often, and that is why you got suspended. If you didn't have the puck, it would be a totally different issue.

[hockeyray]

what drives me bonkers was montreals jerseys in the bruins game on sunday. They looked ridiculous. it looked like it came from a dr. suess book. i dont know about you guys but i hated those jerseys. what do you guys think

http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=MediaGalleryPlayer&galleryId=9899

[Paddy19]

Ugh. I just had some pretty bonker calls. I got penalized 4 times in the past 2 games, when I'm skating up the ice full speed, and the guy comes to stand me up and I knock them down. These should be at least no calls imo. I know they're not going for the puck on those plays and they're the ones that are looking for contact, so it should be a no-call or a body check on them.

I just got a major penalty and suspended for a game for this because I was going up the boards and this guy comes at me from an angle, while the ref was getting out of the way. Since I had no where to go but forward and no time to stop, I just ducked my shoulder down and went through him. He got knocked into the ref and they both are sprawled on the ice. IMO, if you're coming right at me, I'm going to defend myself, as you're going to initiate the contact.

In a different league game before my suspension, same scenario twice, same results (opposing player sprawled on the ice), except both opposing players get called for body checks.
Quite honestly I don't see how on earth you could get suspended for that. Yeah I can see them giving you a penalty for like charging or something,but getting suspended? That's just beyond me

[Fleury14]

i kinda want one of the habs jerseys haha


and the penalty just seems awkward

[BCdogs14]

those were the Montreal sweaters from like 1910-1911. It's part of that Centennial thing the Habs have going on.

[Fleury14]

those were the Montreal sweaters from like 1910-1911. It's part of that Centennial thing the Habs have going on.

Hense why i want one even more haha.

[gxc999]

Ugh. I just had some pretty bonker calls. I got penalized 4 times in the past 2 games, when I'm skating up the ice full speed, and the guy comes to stand me up and I knock them down. These should be at least no calls imo. I know they're not going for the puck on those plays and they're the ones that are looking for contact, so it should be a no-call or a body check on them.

I just got a major penalty and suspended for a game for this because I was going up the boards and this guy comes at me from an angle, while the ref was getting out of the way. Since I had no where to go but forward and no time to stop, I just ducked my shoulder down and went through him. He got knocked into the ref and they both are sprawled on the ice. IMO, if you're coming right at me, I'm going to defend myself, as you're going to initiate the contact.

In a different league game before my suspension, same scenario twice, same results (opposing player sprawled on the ice), except both opposing players get called for body checks.

Unless I'm mistaken, this is not in accordance with the standard no-check hockey rules. It makes no sense because to do that allows them to keep moving in hopes of drawing contact with the puck carrier, which would ruin the whole freaking game.

[BCdogs14]

this generally happens here in North Carolina and in other "Non Traditional Hockey Markets" And this is the only entry in this thread that deals with non hockey players...

2 scenarios, same issue

Scenario 1:
I am walking out to my truck carrying a very large blue bag that says "CCM Hockey" on the side of it and an NHL shield. I'm also carrying 2 hockey sticks. My neighbor is on the porch and says "gonna play some hockey?"

Scenario 2:
At a rink prior to pick ups when it's still Public Skate (cause nothing gets your more fired up for hockey than Jr High kids skating to Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift), and youre dressed, waiting out the 5 min before you get to warm up and some jackhole comes up and says "you all gonna play hockey?"


both scenarios end in the same answer from me:

"No, tennis."

[xvdarkyvx]

Unless I'm mistaken, this is not in accordance with the standard no-check hockey rules. It makes no sense because to do that allows them to keep moving in hopes of drawing contact with the puck carrier, which would ruin the whole freaking game.

Eh. I'd be okay if they would just make them no calls. I mean, in one sense, it is my responsibility to avoid them, but in another sense, I can't avoid them if they guess/step up to where I'm going at the last minute. In essence, they're the ones that are initiating the contact.

My ref friend just calls those "big guy" penalties. Even though you're not the one who wants or initiates the contact, you still get the penalty because you're bigger than the other person/you're the person that's still standing after the contact. So in my major penalty, I probably would've just gotten a minor, but the fact that the ref was involved and got knocked to the ice probably got me suspended for a game.

[TXhockey]

My pet peeve is guys who are big and slow and get frustrated by smaller players. So then at the end of the game with nothing left to loose, they cross check a guy after they take a shot and send them head first into the boards, and the only result is a 2 min minor. Those guys are cowards, and if it ever happens to me, you can bet it will end in a fight.

[silverclrk]

Eh. I'd be okay if they would just make them no calls. I mean, in one sense, it is my responsibility to avoid them, but in another sense, I can't avoid them if they guess/step up to where I'm going at the last minute. In essence, they're the ones that are initiating the contact.

My ref friend just calls those "big guy" penalties. Even though you're not the one who wants or initiates the contact, you still get the penalty because you're bigger than the other person/you're the person that's still standing after the contact. So in my major penalty, I probably would've just gotten a minor, but the fact that the ref was involved and got knocked to the ice probably got me suspended for a game.

next time since you are such a biog guy let them knock you down draw the 2 minute checking penalty and have your team on the power play. But I am of the same mind set you are they look like they are going to hit me when I have the puck I will always initate contact first But I am a littler guy I will still knock you down.

I had a 6 footer try to check me yesterday his team sucked so did he but I threw huim around like a rag doll.

New thing I hate, when you are beating a team 7-1 15 minutes left in the game hell would have frozen over before they were going to win this game. But they have like their 3rd shot of the game goalie mishandles it a little bit and allows a rebound it pretty much falls right in front of him in the crease guy from the other team comes and takes 5 or 6 nice hacks at the goalies glove normaly you would be on your ass after the first hack but since we were killing i figured I would step in between him and the goalie and just gently move him. So as soon as the whistle blows I informed him that if he did it again he would be on his ass I told him his team sucked I felt sorry for him and didn't treat him as I would normally for sake of the ass whoopin we were putting on them. The ref comes over and says to let it go he was just playing the whistle which was really late. But thats not the point I don't want to see my goalie get hurt or have to bring the physical play up for a team that sucked. I wasn't hacking there gaolie which I do do from time to time in a close game or with a team I do not really like but in a game that we are up 7-1 I barely play the puck in the corners and kind of just let the guy stand in front of the net. I know they want to win but they didn't have a chance

Point number 2 thats been bothering me since last night. We have 2 divisions. The top division breaks down into plat and gold and the second tier breaks down into silver and bronze. Now I know everyone wants to play and have a good fun time. But if your team is not up to playing in the top division you shouldn't )33 GA 3 GF this is 3 games here) be there even if you want the challange. We payed good money to to play in league we would like a challange as well not just a 11-1 thrashing it makes you not even weant to play them. Teams should know there limit in what division theyu should be playing in just becuase you won bronze last session doesn't mean you atre good enough to play plat. Know your limits.

[Fleury14]

knowing your limits and pushng your limits are 2 completely different things remember. Some push them for competition....you need to know THAT limit though

[TXhockey]

Talking to a linemate on the bench about what you are going to do when you are out there, and then having your linemate do the exact opposite of what they agreed to, causing things like constant 3 on 2's for your defense to deal with.

[MiroSatan81]

auto icing. So if the other team is lazy and doesnt wanna skate and I skate my ass off to chase the puck thats only 2 feet in front of me, we gotta get a face off in our zone. happened 4 times last nite to me. Its bull I hate it!

[mustang16]

F-ing hack w/ his $12 woodie giving your composite the 2 handed slash mid shaft nowhere near the play.

[xvdarkyvx]

I have a teammate that just dunks the puck in, almost everytime. We're like on a 2 on 1 or 2 on 2. The guy steps up to the blue line on him and he dumps the puck in. He's near the boards and i'm in the middle of the ice, wide open. Ticks me off. I'm like please take a look and make a pass, instead of just dumping it in everytime.

[NikeBauer09]

I have a teammate that just dunks the puck in, almost everytime. We're like on a 2 on 1 or 2 on 2. The guy steps up to the blue line on him and he dumps the puck in. He's near the boards and i'm in the middle of the ice, wide open. Ticks me off. I'm like please take a look and make a pass, instead of just dumping it in everytime.


i played with a kid like that but he would be on the boards and he'd skate behind our net get fancy lose it the other team takes it and scores... its like epic fail should of passed i would of been on a break away

[TXhockey]

People that dump the puck in that situation are one of the following

-Playing with their head down
-Poor passer who doesn't even want to try
-Had his most impressionable hockey years during the late 90's-early 00's.

[Dollinski]

ok Im glad I read this before my season starts march 31st.

but a few questions.

1. Stick tapping for a pass on same team? why is this bad, I have seen 3 goals scored by someone calling for the pass, and if someone tapped when I had the puck, I wouldnt get mad, I would be happy that he got open and called for the pass.

2. oversized shin guards? how can they be too big? I have some ICE gear that I will use for my inline hockey league, and I dont really care how big it is.

some of the stuff yall are talking about are people learning the game, rather than crying about it on the forums, reach out and try to help these people. as if I was one of them I would appreciate it, I may be rejective toward the comments at first but i would think about it and eventually listen to you. and then come to thank you later.

What peves me is when your skating at a open rink, and two people come and decide to play one on one full rink. UH HELLO IM HERE! I ended up just getting in the way till they stayed to one side, but the fact is just annoying.

oh and the kids that think a open rink is a floor hockey rink.... and they all bombard it and you cant get shot off without thinking "okay, will I kill this kid?"

[TXhockey]

I have NEVER in my life seen a one on one full rink hockey game...lol

As far as stick tapping, I think the point overall though is, that you should have your head up anyway, and be looking for plays. If a person doesn't pass to you, it should mean they didn't view you as open or they found a better option. Just work on getting open/in position , and the puck will find you. No need to tap.

To me it's like banging your silverware on the table at a restaurant in demand for your food.

That said, people on my team do it, and that's fine. But I also eat with people who put their elbows on tables :)

[eric42434224]

I have NEVER in my life seen a one on one full rink hockey game...lol

As far as stick tapping, I think the point overall though is, that you should have your head up anyway, and be looking for plays. If a person doesn't pass to you, it should mean they didn't view you as open or they found a better option. Just work on getting open/in position , and the puck will find you. No need to tap.

To me it's like banging your silverware on the table at a restaurant in demand for your food.

That said, people on my team do it, and that's fine. But I also eat with people who put their elbows on tables :)

In lower level leagues where many people cant skate with the puck and with their heads up, it is necessary sometimes to tap the stick and/or yell.
I see no problem with it in those circumstances.

I hate it when rinks let 50 people in for pick up hockey. Yeah, 5 lines of D is just great.

[SirBob]

i think we can establish a blanket statement that we all hate assbrains who take the game they're in WAY too seriously.

Well, boy hard to say this but I'm guilty this last week. A bad cross ice pass by me left our last man back flat footed and one of there guys got a break away. I almost got back but couldn't lift his stick before he got the shot off and scored. On my way behind the net I slammed my stick against the boards, mad at myself that I caused a breakaway and goal. We were up 9-2 so that was a bit of a douchy over-reaction.

[Dollinski]

I have NEVER in my life seen a one on one full rink hockey game...lol

As far as stick tapping, I think the point overall though is, that you should have your head up anyway, and be looking for plays. If a person doesn't pass to you, it should mean they didn't view you as open or they found a better option. Just work on getting open/in position , and the puck will find you. No need to tap.

To me it's like banging your silverware on the table at a restaurant in demand for your food.

That said, people on my team do it, and that's fine. But I also eat with people who put their elbows on tables :)

"To me it's like banging your silverware on the table at a restaurant in demand for your food." thats a good way to put it. lol

I think the full rink 1V1 was just for conditioning, not fun.

[LiKwiiD]

> 1st: i hate guys who are skilled and a are on D but take the puck up like he were Bobby Orr but losing it OFTEN at the opposing blue line, leaving a 3 on 1 the other way (and you don't back check to correct your mistake). And when he gets it taken off of him, he looks up to the sky and raises his hands to the air like he is asking god "why did you allow that forward to take the puck off me"? At which point I imagine god repsponding "cause your are a retard who does the same move every time and costs the team half the goals a game".

> 2nd: those 8 minute shift whores (yes, the guy above is also one of those). I cant believe, he actually bitches at me for getting off the ice too soon (uhh, 2-3 minutes cause I ACTUALLY skated my a** off)
> 3rd: those forwards who dangle there way around the offensive zone without passing. Nothing says "I wish real life was like EA Sports NHL 09" when you skate around the offensive zone TWICE skating up to YOUR defenseman, looking him in the eye and turning back toward the corner as 3 defending players follow you and eventually take the puck off of you. Oh, yeah, and then you stay on the ice for another 5 minutes being completely useless. Ok, except for those 2-3 goals that you score during the game which marginally make up for the 6 goals you cost against our team.

( i recall once, a guy did this to me in the first 30 seconds of my shift in the last few minutes of a game - down by 1. After he dreamily stared into my eyes for the second time heading back to wards the corner with 3 guys on him, i said screw it and changed up.)

[TXhockey]

I hate when you play pickup, and there are no goalies, and you use a wood "shooter tutor", and guys take full power shots when guys are around the net. The rebounds are super unpredictable and come off rocket fast. There is just no need for it.If there are guys around the net, I just take light wrist shots, or just kinda chip the puck.

[NikeBauer09]

Nothing says "I wish real life was like EA Sports NHL 09"



if life was nhl 09 some people would get injured hitting is sick in that game i love it

[gxc999]

What drives me bonkers? Bad sharpening jobs, and having to play in C league, where most of the players pass about as well as, uh, let me just say not good. At some point after they whiff on a perfect one timer pass for the second or third time in the game, I just stand there, don't move and look around. I ask "Why God, why?" and then skate for a line change.

[Rampage87]

What drives me bonkers? Bad sharpening jobs, and having to play in C league, where most of the players pass about as well as, uh, let me just say not good. At some point after they whiff on a perfect one timer pass for the second or third time in the game, I just stand there, don't move and look around. I ask "Why God, why?" and then skate for a line change.

is it possible to change leagues?:rolleyes:

[gxc999]

First ice league. My goal is to be called a ringer before the end of the season...

[mustang16]

A new guy is wearing inline pants. He's starting to get it from everyone on the other teams. I can see why now … looks like a F-ing dork w/ those pants on the ice.

[Fedorov91]

When you play at an outdoor pickup game where no one is wearing a helmet or pads and you have these morons who take slap shots from the point and other morons who lift the puck through the air to clear it... gotta keep the puck down when people aren't wearing pads/face protection and just trying to have a fun pickup game.

Also, people who take hard shots at warm up (when goalie isn't in net yet) when other people are in front or right near the net... I seen a dude get drilled in the back of the leg by a slap shot cuz his idiot teamate didnt look if there was anyone in front... see this happen all the time.

Stuff like this pisses me off because someone can get seriously hurt

[traumadiver]

I was drilled the other day at a puck play in the ear... No goalie in net and about three of us were skating some laps.... I cam around the net in the middle of the pack and got tagged right on the ear guard.

I had a little talk with some one after that one.

[mustang16]

We have 2 hosers in warm-ups that hang in front of the net when the goalie takes a break. Stupid $hit for brains. I hear you trauma … I always put my glove over my ear when circling the net out of habit during warm-ups.

[WCURoller]

This is from several nightmarish teams...I can't stand guys who act like they are too good to be out there. These are the lazy forwards who hang at the red line during their 8 minute shifts and don't hustle because that would make it look like they are trying...and they don't need to because they are the best player ever to touch the ice. These are the same guys that send you a pass, and if you miss it they just stand in place disappointed...watch the play go by, and than wait for another chance by the red line. Real cool.

I've always taken pride in making the people around me better, and liked it even more when elite players helped me out.

[ants inmy pants]

- People that get absolutely wasted during games. Yeah man... I know we're playing adult "beer league" hockey, but come on.

[SPREEDIZZLE]

- People that get absolutely wasted during games. Yeah man... I know we're playing adult "beer league" hockey, but come on.

Just kicked a guy off of our team for this at the end of last season. I know that we are playing beer league......but if you are too stupid to not show up drunk, and run the risk of injuring someone else, I don't want you on me team. Not too mention......you play like garbage sober, and like ass warmed over drunk. :rolleyes:

[gxc999]

What drives me bonkers? Skating my ass off up ice to a loose puck and beating everyone else, then making a pass to a teammate who immediately turns it over...

[BCdogs14]

What drives me bonkers? Skating my ass off up ice to a loose puck and beating everyone else, then making a pass to a teammate who immediately turns it over...

I didn't know I was your teammate!!!!

cause that was me ALL DAMN DAY YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!!:(

[Brian Harte]

I'm 100% sure these are all repeats, but I'll give it a shot anyways.


1. Guys on the team who try so hard to stickhandle through every single player on the other team, AND then try and take the shot too.

2. Those same guys... when they lose the puck, they just stop and stand there and give up.

3. cherry picking as a "strategy"



This stuff makes me embarrassed to tell people I play roller hockey.
:(

[Slapshot515]

Haven't read everything, but I'll post a few of mine real quick. Pre-reqs: I've coached a little and have been reffing for 8+ yrs now, as well as play ice and roller for basically my whole life (I'm 20 now)


Lack of hustle
Don't backcheck as hard as forecheck
Avoiding hits, taking round-about routes to puck to avoid
Diving
Coach arguing with the ref with "sorry, trying to pump up my guys" after
Not knowing the damn rules but arguing anyway or arguing just for the sake of arguing
In lower level games where new refs, especially younger kids ref, coaches trying to get in to their head, yell at them. Not happening when I'm out there


Those are what I can think of now

[kopykat]

I'm sure this has been mentioned but players changing when the puck in in the defensive zone. that just makes me crazy especially when I'm the far-side winger.

[greyraven8]

idiots who take shots at the net, during warmup time before the game starts, before your goalie is ready (still putting on or adjusting equipment or scraping the crease, putting water bottle on net, etc.).

never mind the ones that use your water bottle when you aren't there; how about the ones that drink your water right in front of you without even asking.

the guys that complain about how you and other teammates are playing that don't make half an effort themselves and spend half the game around the red line waiting for a pass and/or half the game in the penalty box for mouthing off to the ref.


p.s.

like the previous comments about people showing up wasted. a few years ago i played on a last place team where the 1st or 2nd place team's goalie showed up piss drunk - one of our few wins that year.

also, many years ago played in a tournament where most of the team i was on show up drunk, stoned or hungover for the 1st game - which was either in the morning or early afternoon. you'd think they could have at least waited until the first night (or preferable the last night).

[s_franchise81]

when you get that way too serious kid at outdoor dick around hockey, who when he scores taunts you, goes coast to coast to "snipe" a post...

way to go

[Moos3]

when you get that way too serious kid at outdoor dick around hockey, who when he scores taunts you, goes coast to coast to "snipe" a post...

way to go

Being accused of elbowing a 6'6 giant? HAH!

Outdoor pick up games, players who take things TOO seriously, grinding it out in the corner, swinging at the puck and taking out your feet.

Benders who can't play competitively, & barely skate, so when they ARE in close proximity to you, swing/swat/hack/whack.. :evil:

Hockey parents.. 'nuff said.

[goalie 43]

One for us goalies, Or maybe its just me? The people who think the pre game warm up is the all star skills competition break away contest and try all the fanciest tricks and moves in the book. When 2 and 3 players all shoot at you at the same time during the warm up. And finally the guys who walk in to about 5 feet and fire their hardest slap shots during the warm up. Its just warm up guys , Us goalies are just trying to get a feel for the puck and a sense of timing. We're not looking to wear ouselves out or get hurt before the game even starts.

[Agent1.8]

You know what drives me bonkers?

"Roller Hockey Players"

These aren't your typical player, these are not hockey "players", they are "rocker hockey players" you know the type. Usually tall, pimple faced, skinny slinkys, who are so lucky that they play roller hockey where there is basically no contact, cause if they had the balls to play ice they would be buried.

/end rant

[JoeyJ0506]

You know what drives me bonkers?

"Roller Hockey Players"

These aren't your typical player, these are not hockey "players", they are "rocker hockey players" you know the type. Usually tall, pimple faced, skinny slinkys, who are so lucky that they play roller hockey where there is basically no contact, cause if they had the balls to play ice they would be buried.

/end rant


I'm confused, are you bashing roller hockey players in general, or just a certain brand of roller hockey players?

[Agent1.8]

I'm confused, are you bashing roller hockey players in general, or just a certain brand of roller hockey players?

I am a hockey player that plays roller hockey.

I should have explained a little better.

Typical roller hockey kid, he is super fast and he can dangle all day and night, but if you put any body on him he is completely useless. Plays no defense, and typically is the one crying to the refs the whole game.

[JoeyJ0506]

I am a hockey player that plays roller hockey.

I should have explained a little better.

Typical roller hockey kid, he is super fast and he can dangle all day and night, but if you put any body on him he is completely useless. Plays no defense, and typically is the one crying to the refs the whole game.

Ah, just wanted to clarify before someone flew off the handle on the Ice Hockey .vs. Inline Hockey debate.

[s_franchise81]

He's right, most kids like that can dangle then you play the body a little and hes crying about it. At our outdoor rink it is pretty physical, most people who are beginners wont even play at our rink.

[Agent1.8]

Ah, just wanted to clarify before someone flew off the handle on the Ice Hockey .vs. Inline Hockey debate.

lol I hear ya, for the record I play both and love em equally!

[BOMBERS11]

I am a hockey player that plays roller hockey.

I should have explained a little better.

Typical roller hockey kid, he is super fast and he can dangle all day and night, but if you put any body on him he is completely useless. Plays no defense, and typically is the one crying to the refs the whole game.


Couldn't agree more I also am an ice hockey player who played roller hockey in PIHA and I know the exact kids you speak of!

[bonk89]

I love the danglers. Just leave the puck alone and stay in front of them and they're useless, and then they start bitching that this isn't ice hockey. Wonderful stuff.

[Brian Harte]

I am a hockey player that plays roller hockey.

I should have explained a little better.

Typical roller hockey kid, he is super fast and he can dangle all day and night, but if you put any body on him he is completely useless. Plays no defense, and typically is the one crying to the refs the whole game.

I play roller.

I know exactly what you mean. I love playing defense against these guys and just shutting them down 100%. They get PISSED.

[bonk89]

It's funny. I played nothing but forward for four straight years of roller, but have spent the last year back on D. Guys come in, try Dangle 101, and it's just like, "Yeah, like I haven't tried that 4,000 times."

[gxc999]

I love guys who dangle all day long and can't even do proper cross overs...

[bonk89]

Oh, a few other things that drive me bonkers:

Tinted visors. Unless you're a Russian superstar, lose the tint.

Bright, shiny, obscenely showy gloves. You better have the talent to back those gloves up, or you're going to get ridiculed.

[JoeyJ0506]

Tinted visors. Unless you're a Russian superstar, lose the tint.


I wear one so I do not get migraines from the glare coming off the ice... I am most definitely not a Russian Superstar. All I'm saying is there are people that have a legitimate need for them, and the invention of the tinted visor was a god-send for.

[Agent1.8]

I wear one so I do not get migraines from the glare coming off the ice... I am most definitely not a Russian Superstar. All I'm saying is there are people that have a legitimate need for them, and the invention of the tinted visor was a god-send for.

I always wanted a tinted visor lol

[bonk89]

I wear one so I do not get migraines from the glare coming off the ice... I am most definitely not a Russian Superstar. All I'm saying is there are people that have a legitimate need for them, and the invention of the tinted visor was a god-send for.

True, there are people who have a legitimate need for one. I'm not targeting you guys. By all means, tint it up. I'm targeting the punk roller hockey player (where glare is, um, not an issue) who wears one to be a badass.

[Agent1.8]

True, there are people who have a legitimate need for one. I'm not targeting you guys. By all means, tint it up. I'm targeting the punk roller hockey player (where glare is, um, not an issue) who wears one to be a badass.

What is the deal with the tucking of the sleeves above the elbow pad? Another thing that pisses me off lol

[JoeyJ0506]

What is the deal with the tucking of the sleeves above the elbow pad? Another thing that pisses me off lol

Man, you guys would probably all try to beat me up if we ever met. Tinted visor for keeping the migraines at bay. I also roll my sleeves up on my elbow pad. The feeling of the material down in my glove around my wrist drives me nuts. If I know I'm playing against you guys I'll just make sure to keep my head up ;)

[bonk89]

Ha. I feel this thread was sort of made for me. Bonkers, Bonk... anyway.

All my jerseys have short-ish sleeves, so I've never thought about rolling the sleeves. I probably wouldn't, though ; ).

[Agent1.8]

Man, you guys would probably all try to beat me up if we ever met. Tinted visor for keeping the migraines at bay. I also roll my sleeves up on my elbow pad. The feeling of the material down in my glove around my wrist drives me nuts. If I know I'm playing against you guys I'll just make sure to keep my head up ;)

lol, its all good man, I guess I am just mad at "roller hockey" guy!!

[hockeyray]

Man, you guys would probably all try to beat me up if we ever met. Tinted visor for keeping the migraines at bay. I also roll my sleeves up on my elbow pad. The feeling of the material down in my glove around my wrist drives me nuts. If I know I'm playing against you guys I'll just make sure to keep my head up ;)

i know how you feel. i hate it when my jersey sleeve goes into my glove. luckily i have bulky elbow pads so i just pull the sleeve so its tight around the elbow. i dont however pull the sleeve ABOVE the pad. that just looks stupid

[Pezzle]

Peeves:

- Girls who cross check me in a women's D level game
- Girls who drop the gloves because they shoved my center in the face off circle and got mad that she told them to put their paws back on their stick
- Refs who give the opposing team advice and 'sideline coaching' (keep your head up, behind you, take a one timer now!)

Otherwise most of these apply to me. I have oversized shin guards because my calfs are huge and I fall a lot. I'm not open for a pass because my team outskates my fat ass. I take long shifts because sometimes I forget how long I've been out there. My boyfriend cheers me on. I wear a face cage, sometimes have to look at the puck or I drop it (getting better every game).

[pet575]

The "new guy" teammate who played/grew up in some other town/city a few hundred miles away. Just far enough to where you probably don't know anything about it. He led the league in scoring, was his team MVP in high school, etc., etc. Then he gets on the ice for his first shift and falls down multiple times without contact.

Proceeds to talk about how he hasn't played in awhile and is rusty between every shift for the rest of the game. Then you either never see him again or you discover he wasn't really "rusty" at all-just shitty at hockey.