Recent content by lurkingdirk

Refs weren't aware. To be honest, when this sort of shit starts happening, I, as coach, tend to start watching behind the play. The other players who are behind the play see it, and communicate it to their team mates. This is also part of the culture of hockey, and it can be bad (as in this...

I appreciate your sentiment, but there's a lot of ice, and the refs can't see it all. The refs try pretty hard, but they have to follow the puck, and if you're 100 feet in the other direction it can be hard. Hockey players are known for having their heads up and knowing where people are on the...

One of the hockey teams I coach has a couple girls on it. High school age. They're small and light. To some assholes this paints a target on their back. Last night a player on the opposing team decided he was going to try to make them not want to play hockey any more. He lit up the girls on...

i knew a jazz pianist that would mix a quart of vodka and a quart of orange juice and drink it every night he had a gig. He developed stomach problems and his doctor told him he had to cut out the orange juice as it was too acidic. Wild. speaking of jazz.