tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post2473310267327488102..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Puck Droppingsbluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-53239681930252706132010-02-14T17:39:49.079-05:002010-02-14T17:39:49.079-05:00Sassy:
Hey, if it had been a regular game, it woul...Sassy:<br />Hey, if it had been a regular game, it would have been legal. They guy had the puck and you can knock him off it. But in our league, it was a no-no, and I knew that. I just didn't care at that particular moment.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-41861170740210609442010-02-14T17:37:58.381-05:002010-02-14T17:37:58.381-05:00Tweeeeeet! Two minutes!
Then I had the nerve to ...<i>Tweeeeeet! Two minutes!<br /><br />Then I had the nerve to stand there with my arms out going, “What?”</i><br /><br />hahaha....lmao.....i see that all the time watching Luc's games......and i'm thinking....you know what you did you little pecker...haha...Sassynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-34838791281961838292010-02-13T18:03:34.154-05:002010-02-13T18:03:34.154-05:00Marsha:
I don't know what we're going to s...Marsha:<br />I don't know what we're going to skate on in July, but I'd be happy to help the boys with any tips I can.<br /><br />I don't think they'll ever stop loving hockey... once you play, it has you for good. It also makes you appreciate just how good the pros are.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in Pittsburgh. I'll probably get a good post out of it too!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-45615670623388848282010-02-13T15:52:09.974-05:002010-02-13T15:52:09.974-05:00Tony,
You are always welcome to come to WI to watc...Tony,<br />You are always welcome to come to WI to watch your little cousins play hockey and then take them on out on the ice. They would love it. Especially since Ian does not know how to skate.<br />I loved your post and I hope that Oscar and Alban love hockey well past the time when their significant others want them playing.<br />Excited to see you in PA in July. Bring your skate!<br />Marshamarshamamahttp://www.fatuous.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-53325517563949679152010-02-11T22:24:58.422-05:002010-02-11T22:24:58.422-05:00Sounds like I'll have to live vicariously thro...Sounds like I'll have to live vicariously through your son. I wish I would have had his years to play. I found my league far too late.<br /><br />But still, I had a good ride.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-9487171130616470642010-02-11T19:33:16.335-05:002010-02-11T19:33:16.335-05:00The only person I know who loves hockey as much as...The only person I know who loves hockey as much as you is my youngest son. Since the age of eleven he has played deck hockey. Now as an adult, he still plays several nights a week and...has season tickets to the Pens. He was all set to go to D.C. when the storm hit and the flight was canceled. Bummer. Keep on skating, bluz. It's good for the soul!Cher Duncombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070334939399949702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-58808952634132678132010-02-11T10:08:55.286-05:002010-02-11T10:08:55.286-05:00GUY:
Oh yeah, you have to be amazed at how good th...GUY:<br />Oh yeah, you have to be amazed at how good the real players are... to think that, in the peak condition they're in, that they can only go 45-60 seconds, tells how much exertion there is when you do it right.<br /><br />Our shifts would be longer, especially if you ended up as a defenseman and your team was controlling the puck deep; you didn't have much to do.<br /><br />You mentioned that you played with some better players and what a change that was... There was one guy in our group that was really good. He was a smallish, wiry guy but he could just blaze up and down the ice. Before I knew his name, I just thought of him as "My Nemesis." (Later, he was just "Danny", and happened to be a real good guy.) But I decided to make it my business that this was the guy I was going to dedicate myself to stopping. The dude undressed me more times than a $20 hooker, but it forced me to get better. I became a much better defender because of it, so that by the end of my tenure, we'd have some pretty epic battles.<br /><br />But OMG, what workout the game was! Every muscle group would be spent... legs from skating, back from hunching over the stick and getting low, arms and shoulders from pushing and grinding in the corners... After a game, it was all I could do to get my gear bag back to the car. I'd be totally whipped, especially early in the season. But later, of course, it would get easier. I was in the best shape of my life when I was playing hockey.<br /><br />After I moved to Baltimore, I tried to find a similar gig. There was a rink nearby, but there were 2 things going against it. First, the pickup hockey hours were 11:30-1:00 on Saturday nights. Sorry, but I'm ready for bed at that hour, not ready to go out and scrap. But most importantly, the people were very clique-ish. I did NOT feel very welcomed. Everyone mostly seemed concerned with skating exclusively with their friends. I went twice, then never again. They were not interested in entertaining any "intruders" to their club.<br /><br />Oh well... I'll always have Saratoga!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-40746872992410375922010-02-11T06:58:38.567-05:002010-02-11T06:58:38.567-05:00I played a ton of pond hockey growing up. I was a ...I played a ton of pond hockey growing up. I was a good skater. Thought I was a pretty decent hockey player. That is until I played on a real rink in my 20s with some former college players and got my ass handed to me. I was so out of breath I had to take a break after 5 minutes on the ice. That's when I really appreciated why hockey teams have 3 lines. And how fast and good they really are. All pro sports are like that. People just don't realize how fast the game is really going! <br />Fun story!The Guy's Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510543601654572968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-15385825469078029652010-02-10T18:09:40.195-05:002010-02-10T18:09:40.195-05:00Lilo:
I was hoping you'd find this post...
I t...Lilo:<br />I was <i>hoping</i> you'd find this post...<br />I think most people learn the way you did... roller skates first, then ice skates.<br /><br />I always thought roller skating was a lot harder. For one thing, if you fell, you didn't just slide along on ice, you'd leave a skin trail behind you on the floorboards. Also, without my hockey stick, I never knew what to do with my hands.<br /><br />I used to love to go roller skating though. We had a rink near us when I was in Jr High, and that was pretty much the center of our social scene. My deepest desire was to take my secret crush out on the moonlight skate.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-90810485139118538622010-02-10T16:35:13.375-05:002010-02-10T16:35:13.375-05:00Wow. So many emotions in this post! I literally ...Wow. So many emotions in this post! I literally laughed and cried.<br /><br />My wife first taught my Cracker ass to ice skate on our first wedding anniversary, New Year's Eve 2005/2006. It was amusing. She persuaded me to try ice hockey last winter. I am sooooo slow, even slower than y'all were--like, Hal Gill would laugh his ass off at me. And of course, for thirtysomething amateurs, L'Ailee and her best friend are amazing--she zips around the rink, he keeps that puck on his stick, and neither of them take any crap from anyone. I do not recommend starting ice skating or ice hockey in one's thirties. I did, however, have a very good teacher who knew how to do it right. But I started roller skating when I was five, so I can play street hockey, like, a thousand times better.<br /><br />So glad you have power in Baltimore! We're getting lots of snow in NYC, but I know y'all have layers and layers of it.CrackerLilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176388186521154104noreply@blogger.com