Savage
Thu 2/2/06, 11:56AM
So last night at 1am, I had my most painful ride yet.
It was coming back from my Hockey Game. But let me back up a little bit.
3rd period, few mins left and I'm playing defence. Their forward gets the puck and begins to wind up for a slapshot from the top of the circle. I'm ripping around from behind the net and decide to lay down to block the shot... I cover my face with one hand but didn't get my second hand down fast enough over my cup.
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I don't even know if the puck even touched my cup, all I know is in that 'position' I was hanging a little 'low' and not totally protected. Slap shot straight to the balls.
I think I laid in the ice for about 5 mins trying to locate my boys, it's been 12 hours and I still think they're up somewhere around my rib cage.
Putting an ice cold beer on 'em in the dressing room helped a bit, but it was the ride home after the game that was the worst (after the initial hit that is)
I think that's the last time I'm going to lay down to block a shot for a godamn beer league. I'm just hoping they drop back down to where they should be, before sunday for the Mulholland group ride.
It was coming back from my Hockey Game. But let me back up a little bit.
3rd period, few mins left and I'm playing defence. Their forward gets the puck and begins to wind up for a slapshot from the top of the circle. I'm ripping around from behind the net and decide to lay down to block the shot... I cover my face with one hand but didn't get my second hand down fast enough over my cup.
...
...
...
I don't even know if the puck even touched my cup, all I know is in that 'position' I was hanging a little 'low' and not totally protected. Slap shot straight to the balls.
I think I laid in the ice for about 5 mins trying to locate my boys, it's been 12 hours and I still think they're up somewhere around my rib cage.
Putting an ice cold beer on 'em in the dressing room helped a bit, but it was the ride home after the game that was the worst (after the initial hit that is)
I think that's the last time I'm going to lay down to block a shot for a godamn beer league. I'm just hoping they drop back down to where they should be, before sunday for the Mulholland group ride.