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Posted By: Mmuralla

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Puck Perception

Posted By: Del4

Over the years I have seen many players go through the ranks of minor hockey. Some have become very successful while others just enjoyed the game and are great additions to their local men's league. ..

On Ice Goaltending School

Posted By: Pkstppr

Hello Facepuck users we are new to the site and would like to introduce ourselves. We are On Ice Goaltending School, located in Hamilton, ON. We are a fully functional hockey training centre complete ..

Hockey Monkey See, Hockey Monkey Do

Posted By: Ozzie

You don’t need sophisticated research to prove that the behaviour of people in authority has an effect on the people they govern. Beer commercials influence how much and of what brand people imbib ..

In Hockey the Rink Revolves Around the Puck

Posted By: Ozzie

The earth may revolve around the sun outside of the arena but not inside. Here the laws of nature ring irrationally. The mental universe is bizarre, inevitably and unyielding. The ‘lords of th ..

The Hockey Academy Award Goes To

Posted By: Ozzie

It doesn’t go to the coach who treats the players like mules and tries to whip them into shape by way of ‘bag’ drills—suicide skates until you throw up. It doesn’t go to the coach who th ..

Playoff Doldrums

Posted By: Ozzie

Every playoff picture tells a sad story ending. With all teams save one circling the drain, the event amounts to a listless, uninspired hockey drama. The season’s finale is as predictable as a sh ..

The One Hit Wonder

Posted By: Ozzie

I’m too sexy for my players, too sexy for their parents; They are going to leave me. I’m a too sexy hockey coach; you know what I mean. I do my little song behind the bench Yeah behind th ..

Hockey Schizophrenia

Posted By: Ozzie

The pursuit of profit is, by nature, a schizophrenic interest. It’s a physical hunt for greenbacks and a psychological quest for control. In hockey, presumed ‘not-for-profit’ organizatio ..

The Hockey Flimflammer

Posted By: Ozzie

The flim-flam man is as common in hockey as fighting. Unless you ‘parlez-vous hockeyee’ you may not understand this con artist’s sexy, quasi-pornographic, lingo. Here’s a quick lesson in dec ..

The Centipede School of Coaching

Posted By: Ozzie

Do yourself a favour. Just before the last 5-minute mark of the third period, pack up your belongings and get out of that arena. Staying to the bitter end will only serve to bleed your sanguinity ..

The Hockey Meatball

Posted By: Ozzie

Some lovers do it during sex, I surmise.  That’s private and harmless. Some folks do it while driving, I’ve observed.  That’s potentially a killer.  Some actors do it in the movi ..

Kids Without Parental Barriers

Posted By: Ozzie

What are the chances of your son making the NHL?  Infinitesimal.  Why then do parents push their youngsters with such zeal and force that brittles the bond of what could otherwise be a natu ..

A Recipe for Disaster

Posted By: Ozzie

Ingredients ·        A squad of very talented hockey players ·        One leader donning many hats (coach, manager etc.) ·& ..

“They shoot goalies, don’t they?”

Posted By: Ozzie

Hockey goalies are…well, I am not sure.  Masochists?  Brave hearts?  Players with rich parents who can afford all that protective paraphernalia?  In addition, what heart beats w ..

Organized hockey is putrid alphabet soup.

Posted By: Ozzie

GTHL vs. GMHL or GMHL vs. OJHL—abbreviations abound, as do the organizational concoctions they represent.  All we are missing is the scolding broth.  Representatives of these leagues coul ..

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