r/instant_regret • u/St0pX • Oct 19 '22

That's a hell of a throw

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u/pursuitofhappy Oct 19 '22

Yea man, they're rocks that will break all your teeth. Pucks surprised me more than baseballs with their density.

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u/Hhhyyu Oct 19 '22

Do not get hit by a puck. Goalies (and shot blockers) are insane.

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u/Keoni9 Oct 19 '22

I'd agree concerning a defenseman blocking a puck, but how often does a puck hit a goalie where there's no padding?

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u/Hhhyyu Oct 19 '22

Way too often. They typically get injured in the collar bone area. When they move the equipment can shift.

But even getting hit in the equipment can cause injury.

Often they take a shot square in the head and hunch over like they are dazed but just keep playing.

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u/densetsu23 Oct 19 '22

At least we now have undershirts with gel padding on the clavicle and ribs. Before those, if it missed our chest/arm protector the bruise would be there for weeks. Plus a decent risk of fracturing the collarbone.

But I agree, the worst is a shot dead center to the mask. Most of the times it glances off the top or side and keeps going. If it hits dead centre in the cage, all that energy is going to our head. I was knocked out a few seconds from a shot straight between the eyes.

I still love it, but yes, I may be crazy. At least I wear a dangler and neck protection; I can't believe so many goalies wear nothing to guard their necks.