Originally posted by: jinduy
I'll admit i know very very little about hockey, practically nothing besides the fact that it looks a lot like soccer on ice. I'm just curious why they never use a fat guy to cover the goal instead of a skinny dude with quick hands?
Originally posted by: xyion
Hockey goalies must be much more mobile than people would expect. While a large person would take up the majority of the net, they wouldnt help the team out in any other way (playing the puck, etc)
I play hockey goalie, and people ask this question every 5 minutes.
Originally posted by: VBboy
Why don't they hire Kung-Fu masters instead? They would be able to play with their eyes closed and it would look cool
Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Hockey players are getting bigger all the time.............
Originally posted by: dafatha00
What if you could find a guy that could cover the entire net? Then the other team would never score.
Originally posted by: Insane3D
Originally posted by: dafatha00
What if you could find a guy that could cover the entire net? Then the other team would never score.
As someone else said...most shots are low. They can be anywhere from right on the ice to 1-2" below the knee. If you got a bif fat guy that covered the whole net, his legs and feet would not. It would be easy to shoot it through, or under him, before he could even think of reacting.
Originally posted by: jinduy
I'll admit i know very very little about hockey, practically nothing besides the fact that it looks a lot like soccer on ice. I'm just curious why they never use a fat guy to cover the goal instead of a skinny dude with quick hands?
Originally posted by: Sepen
Originally posted by: jinduy
I'll admit i know very very little about hockey, practically nothing besides the fact that it looks a lot like soccer on ice. I'm just curious why they never use a fat guy to cover the goal instead of a skinny dude with quick hands?
I Coach hockey and most players have uncanny accuracy. They would put a sunburn on the back of the big fat blobs neck in no time. Heck, even Peewee's would make a sieve out of him.