Rain Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 23 minutes ago, Amicus717 said: You will find no who here agrees with you more than me. I played a lot of hockey over the years, but my body can't handle it anymore -- too many accumulated hurts, although nothing as dramatic as a broken nose or lost teeth. Just a lot of wear and tear on my knees and shoulders, and one really bad ankle tear. But I did almost get into a fight with Dave "The Hammer" Schultz at a Pro-Am tournament in 2006. That was fun. Living in the desert has done wonders for my knees and joints in general, but at my age, it's better that I forget about ever putting the skates on again. The Hammer, man! That must have been something! lol All the best for the playoffs, brother. I'll be rooting for the Leafs and the Habs from Vegas. My US team (Boston) has a few tough years ahead I expect. But it's great to see the Leafs come out on top of the Atlantic Division. And the Habs somehow manage to make it into the playoffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyjx Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 (edited) On 4/16/2025 at 11:51 PM, Amicus717 said: You will find no who here agrees with you more than me. I played a lot of hockey over the years, but my body can't handle it anymore -- too many accumulated hurts, although nothing as dramatic as a broken nose or lost teeth. Just a lot of wear and tear on my knees and shoulders, and one really bad ankle tear. But I did almost get into a fight with Dave "The Hammer" Schultz at a Pro-Am tournament in 2006. That was fun. I think I tore my psoas at one point, then my hips are genetically defective. Well, one is, the other one is new 🤠 Around 2006, I was going to do a Flyers Alumni "fantasy" weekend. Put the deposit down, and it was perfect because it was near my sister's place. But then for some reason, they moved it to Montreal. The event was already too pricey at the time, the change of venue killed it for me. Edited April 18 by hockeyjx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 And on the topic of hockey... How cool is that? I'm a big fan of both guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, Rain said: And on the topic of hockey... How cool is that? I'm a big fan of both guys. Heck of a game, too! Max Domi OT winner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 On 4/17/2025 at 12:22 AM, Rain said: Living in the desert has done wonders for my knees and joints in general, but at my age, it's better that I forget about ever putting the skates on again. The Hammer, man! That must have been something! lol All the best for the playoffs, brother. I'll be rooting for the Leafs and the Habs from Vegas. My US team (Boston) has a few tough years ahead I expect. But it's great to see the Leafs come out on top of the Atlantic Division. And the Habs somehow manage to make it into the playoffs. Thanks, Rain! A good start so far, but this is going to be a tough series. I dunno if the Montreal can handle the Caps this time around, although I think they should be able to make it hard on them. But the future is bright for the Habs, and Hutson, Demidov and co getting some really valuable playoff experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Indeed, fantastic game tonight. TBH, I have more hope for the Leafs than I have for the Habs this year, but as you say, they have a pretty good core of young players and a lot of potential for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted yesterday at 08:32 AM Share Posted yesterday at 08:32 AM (edited) On 4/14/2025 at 11:46 AM, craigb said: That's one thing I was grateful for! I never took a puck to the teeth. I played when I was young, so I was tall and thin back then. Although I was the fastest on the team, when I got hit I semi-glazed over and seemed to always hit the ice chin first! LOL. Once I finally bulked up for other sports, I would have probably been put on defense. My transition was from a 6' 3" 160 lbs. to 6' 4" 225 lbs. Found this photo, dating from 1986 - the year Les Canadiens won their second to last cup. They were still "Les Glorieux" back then. With my mother, brother and grandfather (who visibly didn't care for photos) - grandma was taking the picture. I would have been 13 or 14, sporting what looks like some kind of mullet, and my precious Guy Carbonneau jersey (my hockey hero at the time). I wore number 21 for several years because of him. From memory, my mother was 5'7", so judging by that pic, I was somewhere close to 6'. I always had good shoulders, but I was very skinny... Edited yesterday at 08:33 AM by Rain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyjx Posted 22 hours ago Author Share Posted 22 hours ago I can't have you do that @Rain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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