Would you allow your son to play football?

[JCShutout]

Heck, I was a hockey goalie and had a handful of mild concussions link (I was aggressive). Looking at everything now, I'm pretty lucky.

I played goalie too, but I sure as hell didn't get any concussions. What were you doing out there Hextall?

There were 2 or 3 times when I made a save and dove to knock the rebound to the corner. While I was getting up, someone tried to jump over me and BAM, skate to the back of the head, apparently I lost consciousness for a few seconds (I thought I got up instantly and they said I was down for like 30 seconds).

Another time the puck was sliding down the ice towards our zone and the closest player was one of their forwards. I skated out to shoot the puck away before they could have a breakaway. My head was still down from looking at the puck (I had just gotten to it) and BAM. Only happened in that situation once, though I was in a few similar collisions. (but with my head up)

Heck, I got a few penalties for throwing checks behind the net and slashing people who were standing in my crease. I realized that It was less obvious if I punched them in the small of the back with my glove hand than if I used my stick on their calves. Sometimes they would turn around and punch me back, getting us a power play.

Sports teaches so many life skills.

[Hungary Jack]

Heck, I was a hockey goalie and had a handful of mild concussions link (I was aggressive). Looking at everything now, I'm pretty lucky.

I played goalie too, but I sure as hell didn't get any concussions. What were you doing out there Hextall?

There were 2 or 3 times when I made a save and dove to knock the rebound to the corner. While I was getting up, someone tried to jump over me and BAM, skate to the back of the head, apparently I lost consciousness for a few seconds (I thought I got up instantly and they said I was down for like 30 seconds).

Another time the puck was sliding down the ice towards our zone and the closest player was one of their forwards. I skated out to shoot the puck away before they could have a breakaway. My head was still down from looking at the puck (I had just gotten to it) and BAM. Only happened in that situation once, though I was in a few similar collisions. (but with my head up)

Heck, I got a few penalties for throwing checks behind the net and slashing people who were standing in my crease. I realized that It was less obvious if I punched them in the small of the back with my glove hand than if I used my stick on their calves. Sometimes they would turn around and punch me back, getting us a power play.

Sports teaches so many life skills.

A goalie who throws checks! Awesome!

I'd do hatchet jobs on Achilles of guys who tried to camp out in front of me. Otherwise, I was pretty tame. Every now and then some bozo would try to start a fight to get me thrown out, but I would never take the bait. I did backhand a guy once with my waffle, and got a penalty for it.

I loved playing rugby, but I encountered some real turds in that sport while playing in college. When I played in Hungary, no one would dream of doing the cheap stuff I saw playing here in the States.