Lucky Pucker

LOL - well, the whole distraction of Texan Star-gate aside, the action pics themselves are pretty cool!

Going that extra mile, that's how you shops you care!

That's real nice, dude. But credit where credit's due: How @coopaloop1234 got all those stains out in the short time he had with your glove before passing it along to you is beyond me!

Aw, man - I feel kinda bad now; if I thought for a minute that it would actually cause you even fleeting anxiety, I probably wouldn't have posted that. But I'm glad you took it well, cus it's pretty funny Love/hate you too, you jerk-faced jerk! LOL! And again - that glove is a beaut! Can't wait for you to get it! Cheers brother!

Almost perfect, anyway. I guess you don’t mind that they misspelled “Vaughn” ...? (did I make you look...?) Beautiful glove, @seagoal! Congrats, man!

Wow! This is great to hear, because I have the Aegis Interceptor and love it - but had never had any impact/shot experience. It feels great, and I can - and do - remove the D30, and throw it in the wash after every skate. I ran out of reactions, so I owe you a "thanks" or a heart or whatever

What, haven't had a shot - or a save? LOL! That must have hurt, dude. It almost looks like a country from the Axis and Allies board game

I'm curious about both actually! But those elements look familiar to me... had you posted pics of the pads - or at least the design - previously? I know I've seen it somewhere before... Very nice set up! Big fan!

Damn, son! That's blossoming into a beautiful Pain-bow-coloured contusion... and the guy let rip from the point? No wonder none of your players wanted to stand in front of it. So whatcha figure: just found the chink in the armour, or was this a padding/protection issue?

A “twist”...? You?!? Colour me shocked - lmao!

Love those greens! Are you going to be able to go full-on matchy-matchy? IIRC, sourcing a jersey was a bit challenging, no?

Great thread to revive! This one was one of my favs - but it seems harder to find present-day examples.

Had a great sprawling save on a break away today, and it’s beer o’clock- enjoying a nice IPA from Toronto brewers Overhop. Ghosted story-teller label art apparently by DaveArt, who was humbled to work with Overhop on their story about after hockey beer that would appeal to the intellect as well as unicorns and lobsters and Easter island heads

I really just meant this: (Man! If you want something not-meme or GIF-related done properly, don't ask Coop! LOL!)

Yeah, sure - or that guy. Whatever turns your crank, brother. (Appropriately for this thread, this is the first time I've ever seen that GIF)

Imagine that "praying hands" thank you crap right here, Coop - LOL!

Thanks, man! I'm thrilled. It's quite a story - so much so, in fact, that I think I'm gonna commission Dave to tell my story on my mask. Besides insisting on the gratuitous use of at least 3 distinct types of glitter, I'll just let the Cradle of Creativity take care of the design.

So it’s either retire, or pack some brass knuckles for next game. Noted. Knee in the head is not fun. Wrenched my neck last time, but no concussion stuff fortunately! My mask is still serviceable after taking some shots,, but the first ever shot to the coconut was my freakin teacher during my second-ever skate as a goalie! I can tell you, it was quite unexpected! I’m ok with never duplicating the ripped pants first - lol!

Thanks so much - appreciate that! It's a thrilling feeling - I'm still on a high from it! Good idea about writing the game details on the back, and hanging on to it; I sure ain't that hard up for a Coors Light, so I might as well keep it!

Oh, man... I had been looking to find a regular gig with a team for the winter season. Since I've only been playing for a year and a half or so (with a few months off for an MCL tear), it's been all pick up stuff. But my goal was to play with a team in a league. Anyhoo, in the 11th hour, I got an email from the convener of the league I was hoping to play in, and he put me in touch with a team that's in the same +35 Division as the team I had subbed for last year. Last night was my trial with this new team - which, incidentally, had won the championship last year. So, like, no pressure, right? The first shot against me was a bang-bang play, with an unmarked guy in the slot putting it beyond my outstretched glove, and into the net. Down 1-0 already. After that? Well, I had the game of my life! The boys managed to get a gritty tying goal, we killed off a penalty (3 minutes in this league), got a go-ahead beauty with 7-ish minutes left, and we held during the onslaught when they pulled their goalie - mostly because the boys pushed the other team so much they had trouble keeping it in for the entire last minute. Game finished 2-1 for us! Standing around in the hall, after, waiting for the guy with the key, guys on the team said they didn't feel they reserved that win, sheepishly laughing, and lauding the other team, and saying "it's only because of our goalie that we won; he kept us in, and stole it for us." Ha ha!... yeah, so... WAIT A MINUTE... "our goalie" is me! Wait - ME? Holy fuck - they're talking about me! It was true - and in the room, they gave me the Player of the Game too (which is a coupon for a free *beer at the arena bar). A quick poll of the team, and all were agreed that I would be their goalie this season -and this would be my team! I didn't have the heart to tell them that I'll probably never play that well again - LOL! My first regulation win, my first "real" game allowing only 1 goal against, and my first team. I'm on cloud nine. (*the liberal use of the term beer is a bit misleading, as my choices are restricted to Coors or Canadian. Oh well - still free!)

There just ain't enough space in the fabled "goalie-seeking-goalie" thread to contain all the feelz here; no thread is safe from the potential erruption of lovage!

No, I cannot blame you. Even in that tooth fairy role, he's still somehow The Man.

So this is the Rock you were given, and were told to go crawl back under...? SOOOO many questions! LMAO!

Well, it's like this: Two canucks, a Richter fan, and a Rock go into a bar...