"I Am So Great..."
Tonight was 'Broomball Night in Connecticut'. We're consistently getting about 12 people each week, which is enough to play a full game without any subs. I was having a very subpar night in goal. Part due to the fact that the best two players were on the other team and part due to my own sucktitude.
We fell behind 5-3 in the third period after I let in a bad goal. After scoring a lucky goal with about 4 minutes left, our team was on our heels down the stretch. Everyone on the ice was gassed since we had no subs, so the game was going quite slowly. With under a minute left and the other team carrying the play in our zone, I made a save. Instead of covering the ball or passing to a teammate, I started running with it. Given that we had no subs, this was my attempt to 'pull the goalie' for an extra attacker. Despite the fact that everyone there knows the game of hockey very well, the other team stood around stunned that I had just started to join the rush the other way. After a give-and-go pass with the winger, I had a breakaway. Since everyone was tired, I was suddenly the fastest runner on the ice. No joke. I made a nice deke on the goalie and the ball rolled into the net. 20 seconds left. Tie game. The other team then started acting like a bunch of elemntary school sore losers and claimed that the goal should be disallowed because the goalie should not be allowed to cross center ice. Hello? What kind of stupid rule is that. Why can't the goalie cross center ice? I am a player just like anyone else. I just happened to be wearing goalie gear and out ran you all in a 200 foot race down the entire length of the ice rink. Suckers!
We never actually decided whether or not to count the goal, so the final was 5-4 or 5-5 depending on who you ask. It was only a pick up game anyway. However, I am going to relish my one shining moment where I outran everyone else to score a goal, while wearing extra goalie equipment! :) Yay me.
We fell behind 5-3 in the third period after I let in a bad goal. After scoring a lucky goal with about 4 minutes left, our team was on our heels down the stretch. Everyone on the ice was gassed since we had no subs, so the game was going quite slowly. With under a minute left and the other team carrying the play in our zone, I made a save. Instead of covering the ball or passing to a teammate, I started running with it. Given that we had no subs, this was my attempt to 'pull the goalie' for an extra attacker. Despite the fact that everyone there knows the game of hockey very well, the other team stood around stunned that I had just started to join the rush the other way. After a give-and-go pass with the winger, I had a breakaway. Since everyone was tired, I was suddenly the fastest runner on the ice. No joke. I made a nice deke on the goalie and the ball rolled into the net. 20 seconds left. Tie game. The other team then started acting like a bunch of elemntary school sore losers and claimed that the goal should be disallowed because the goalie should not be allowed to cross center ice. Hello? What kind of stupid rule is that. Why can't the goalie cross center ice? I am a player just like anyone else. I just happened to be wearing goalie gear and out ran you all in a 200 foot race down the entire length of the ice rink. Suckers!
We never actually decided whether or not to count the goal, so the final was 5-4 or 5-5 depending on who you ask. It was only a pick up game anyway. However, I am going to relish my one shining moment where I outran everyone else to score a goal, while wearing extra goalie equipment! :) Yay me.
posted by GaryGinew at 11:49 PM
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