Well thanks for scaring the s**t out of me. If you'll excuse me i'm going to cautiously go out and buy a chest protector and wear it permanently (think Iron Man). Next i'll be buying a helmet just in case I fall awkwardly somehow.
I usually just stand on my skates in front of the shooter, block my skates with my stick, and hope i don't take it off the ankleSome guys go down in ridiculous positions to block shots... it's just not worth it when you have to get up in the morning for work.
yeah like Ryan Smith when he played for the Oilers. blocked a shot with his face, then got up and cleared the puck down the ice before going off. that is hardcore s**t.
As a retired physician, I can tell you that despite what is shown on movies and T.V., humans are amazingly fragile. I often cringe while watching T.V. and notice horrendous physical fights, bar-room brawls, falls and the landing of blows with the requisite sound effects. The actors just get up and walk away. The truth is vastly different from entertainment media. Often a single blow in an unprotected area can be enough to cause death. A fall and twisting of the neck can result in a severed spinal cord, and permanent paralysis. A blow to the solar plexus is often enough to cause death, even if it is just "delivered" by a fist, much less a karate kick, which can easily be lethal. I urge readers to take entertainment media with a huge grain of salt. A REAL barroom brawl can easily result in death or permanent injury, even without guns or knives. A dislocated jaw can take months to heal, requiring it be wired by dental specialists. Often the result is permanent TMJ pain, and the inabiity to EVER chew your food comfortably again! We might laugh and be entertained by the Bourne action movies, but the reality is that almost any of those scenes could result in an unexpected death...if they were even remotely close to "real." Sanjosemike
Correct me if I'm wrong (like I need to ask), but a "heart attack" is when coronary artery blockage causes part of the heart muscle to die. When the heart suddenly stops beating due to an electrical problem it's "cardiac arrest" ... which AFAIK is more serious than a "heart attack" because a heart attack can be survived, whereas cardiac arrest cannot without very quick intervention. I know it's 6 of one, half a dozen of the other for the most part ... but people who are told that they are at low risk for a "Heart Attack", especially young people, maybe indeed by very susceptible to cardiac arrest due to heart arrhythmias or other conditions. My uncle was a semi-pro basketball player with low cholesterol, good body weight, and in god conditioning. But he had to have a pacemaker put in due to Atrial Fibrillation. People kept saying they didn't understand how he could have a "Heat Attack" ... then again, he didn't have one.
This is one of those one-in-a-million events, but I am relieved that the kid will be OK. As a parent, you are constantly aware of the possibilities that your child may be injured playing sports, but the idea that their lives may be in danger is hard to comprehend. I think it is always in the back of your mind just because we're parents and we worry about our kids, but I think we really have to push it as far back in our minds as possible otherwise we'd never let our children leave the house.
Screening the goalie is much scarier than blocking a shot... as long as you do it correctly. I've been hit in front of the net in college roller hockey, and man that puck is a lot ligher and can travel a lot faster... that hurt like a motherf**ker!As far as blocking a shot...always slide shins first, stacking them like goalie pads. Of course, if the guy dekes and steps around you, you look like an idiot! =)
tgc1Jan 27, 2008
Well thanks for scaring the s**t out of me. If you'll excuse me i'm going to cautiously go out and buy a chest protector and wear it permanently (think Iron Man). Next i'll be buying a helmet just in case I fall awkwardly somehow.
mortigonJan 28, 2008
I usually just stand on my skates in front of the shooter, block my skates with my stick, and hope i don't take it off the ankleSome guys go down in ridiculous positions to block shots... it's just not worth it when you have to get up in the morning for work.
iruelJan 28, 2008
yeah like Ryan Smith when he played for the Oilers. blocked a shot with his face, then got up and cleared the puck down the ice before going off. that is hardcore s**t.
mal1964Jan 29, 2008
Pretty "wild" Minnesota wild?
rosey1Feb 5, 2008
As a retired physician, I can tell you that despite what is shown on movies and T.V., humans are amazingly fragile. I often cringe while watching T.V. and notice horrendous physical fights, bar-room brawls, falls and the landing of blows with the requisite sound effects. The actors just get up and walk away. The truth is vastly different from entertainment media. Often a single blow in an unprotected area can be enough to cause death. A fall and twisting of the neck can result in a severed spinal cord, and permanent paralysis. A blow to the solar plexus is often enough to cause death, even if it is just "delivered" by a fist, much less a karate kick, which can easily be lethal. I urge readers to take entertainment media with a huge grain of salt. A REAL barroom brawl can easily result in death or permanent injury, even without guns or knives. A dislocated jaw can take months to heal, requiring it be wired by dental specialists. Often the result is permanent TMJ pain, and the inabiity to EVER chew your food comfortably again! We might laugh and be entertained by the Bourne action movies, but the reality is that almost any of those scenes could result in an unexpected death...if they were even remotely close to "real." Sanjosemike
simulatorFeb 5, 2008
Correct me if I'm wrong (like I need to ask), but a "heart attack" is when coronary artery blockage causes part of the heart muscle to die. When the heart suddenly stops beating due to an electrical problem it's "cardiac arrest" ... which AFAIK is more serious than a "heart attack" because a heart attack can be survived, whereas cardiac arrest cannot without very quick intervention. I know it's 6 of one, half a dozen of the other for the most part ... but people who are told that they are at low risk for a "Heart Attack", especially young people, maybe indeed by very susceptible to cardiac arrest due to heart arrhythmias or other conditions. My uncle was a semi-pro basketball player with low cholesterol, good body weight, and in god conditioning. But he had to have a pacemaker put in due to Atrial Fibrillation. People kept saying they didn't understand how he could have a "Heat Attack" ... then again, he didn't have one.
copegFeb 20, 2008
This is one of those one-in-a-million events, but I am relieved that the kid will be OK. As a parent, you are constantly aware of the possibilities that your child may be injured playing sports, but the idea that their lives may be in danger is hard to comprehend. I think it is always in the back of your mind just because we're parents and we worry about our kids, but I think we really have to push it as far back in our minds as possible otherwise we'd never let our children leave the house.
senkmajerMar 31, 2008
It crept up from the East-coast... sorry
dudley9May 25, 2008
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bdigital24Aug 25, 2008
Screening the goalie is much scarier than blocking a shot... as long as you do it correctly. I've been hit in front of the net in college roller hockey, and man that puck is a lot ligher and can travel a lot faster... that hurt like a motherf**ker!As far as blocking a shot...always slide shins first, stacking them like goalie pads. Of course, if the guy dekes and steps around you, you look like an idiot! =)