tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203360779822989412.post8841441497097273088..comments2024-03-07T09:33:02.738-08:00Comments on The Goalie Guru: Why every player needs to put on the goalie padsBrionO'Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681965091014372305noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203360779822989412.post-48126878406529624832019-04-22T23:37:28.875-07:002019-04-22T23:37:28.875-07:00I am very enjoyed for this blog. Its an informativ...I am very enjoyed for this blog. Its an informative topic. It help me very much to solve some problems. Its opportunity are so fantastic and working style so speedy. <a href="http://bestcheaphockeygear.com/" rel="nofollow">Cheap Hockey Gear</a>Lifelinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646152928829011615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203360779822989412.post-41728117794111828282015-09-12T15:15:13.152-07:002015-09-12T15:15:13.152-07:00I am a goalie mum in the UK with a young 9 year ol...I am a goalie mum in the UK with a young 9 year old goalie and after reading your article I think it is a great idea .... Think I might be putting your idea towards our coach ...<br /> think I might get him to try it out too .... Thank you 😊 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354329746616525072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203360779822989412.post-11998193142508631172013-08-10T12:23:53.745-07:002013-08-10T12:23:53.745-07:00Great stuff, Bob! Thanks for sharing! Great stuff, Bob! Thanks for sharing! BrionO'Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681965091014372305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203360779822989412.post-32630455819602398572013-07-30T09:11:52.048-07:002013-07-30T09:11:52.048-07:00Brion,
I really enjoyed your piece. No one knows w...Brion,<br />I really enjoyed your piece. No one knows what it is like until they have put on the pads and got into the goal. I was a weak skating basketball player in 1976 when one of our goalies, Ernie Roberts, got injured in a late night pick up game at the JFK Coliseum. I am pretty sure the game started at midnight. Well, being the rubber legged hockey playing wanna be, I thought, "How hard can it be". Sixty minutes of hell later, I found it to be the hardest thing in sports that I had ever done, or rather not done. I let in pretty much every shot that I saw except the ones that hit me right in the chest protector. I am certain I let some of those roll in, as well. I filled in one other time after that only because one of the other goalies didn't show up and no one wants to play without a goalie. The result was just the same. Just a terrible experience. It certainly gives us a greater appreciation for what goalies do. I like the fact that you mentioned how stressful it is for the kids in goal(and their parents). Danny O'Connor did the same thing in soccer in the years Karlee played for him. Five skaters can be in the wrong zone or out of position, but all anyone sees is the puck in the back of the net. It is an extremely tough position to play, and not for anyone with a long memory. Really Brion, Mike La Valliere, one of the best players in New Hampshire, 38 years ago? Just let it go. Funny, Dan La Montagne and I watched him play one weekend in Montreal around 1990 at the old Olympic Stadium versus the Expos. I hope to see you soon- Bob HoranA Walk in the Foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592077201682125838noreply@blogger.com