Reply To: Warm up on ice before the game.

[Pops Ryan]

We have a little bit of a different view on a very minor point but here goes: In my mind, the only player who is mentally prepared to get hit with pucks in the pre-game is the goalie. The only one looking for body contact is the 'healthy scratch'. As a player (30+ years ago) I hated contact of any kind in the pre-game skate. I took one off the ankle doing one of those 2 on 1's and missed the entire game. Maybe that is just one old guy thinking out loud, but I would be curious to know what your players had to say. Once the boys reach High School and start shooting missiles, the lot of them may prefer to just get in a little skating, passing, and shooting.