gonyr
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I play all year. Summer season is 12 games plus single elimination playoffs for about $200. Winter is 20 games plus round robin playoffs for about $350. We also play an annual weekend tournament/drunkfest (4 games in 3 days). If you don't drink in the locker room, where does your team cooler go?Indeed it does! Our session/season fees are $225 and that’s for 12 games + 3 playoff rounds if you make it that far. Pairing that with golf tee times and gear for both, it racks up suickly
That’s a lot of games. We only get 12 regular season games once per week plus the playoffs. Some guys in higher divisions will play for multiple teams but that gets really expensive. The Blue Jackets own the rinks in our area and rules are a bit more strict so drinking in the locker room doesn’t happen much, but parking lot most definitely.
The scariest thing I ever saw was when a teammate was hit from behind and struck the top of his head on the boards. He was face-down, not moving, and screaming in pain. It took 25 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, by which time he had settled down and left the ice on his own. Turns out he had fractured two vertebrae in his neck.That is craziness. I’m sure everyone has either experienced or witnessed an injury while playing hockey. Last April I got blindsided in a helmet to helmet hit that I had to go to the ER for. Concussion of course. Really debated quitting playing after that because I am just playing for fun.
The "funniest" injury was when a friend broke his ankle. He had someone at the rink to drive him to the hospital, and he wasn't in too much pain, all things considered. But there was no wheelchair available. We rolled him to the parking lot in an old office chair, still wearing full equipment.