Imagine having known someone since you were in elementary school. Being friends with their brothers and basically growing up around the other, though indirectly.
Also imagine having played hockey with this 'someone' for close to 10 years, always on the same team.
Then imagine when this same 'someone' doesn't have the integrity to automatically consider you as part of the team that you have been apart of for all of those years.
-> insert 'go fuck yourself'
Those words are extremely harsh but extremely warranted in this case. After all these years of willingly taking my money to be on the team, only to treat me like a complete unknown this season is just an insult of a magnitude that I can't calculate. This being the same person whom I got to come out for a team that I was part of, figuring he would like to play as well.
His defence is that he wasn't the person organizing the team this year, but he sure as hell was the guy who put down the $5,000 in league fees just so the team could play another season. Apparently being $5,000 in dept gives him no control over the selection of the team.
*On to the next douchebag*
The next douchebag was the one who was going to 'set me straight' about the team because HE was apparently organizing it this year. (Organization with no fiscal responsibility sounds to me like not much of an organizer at all.)
Anyhoo...
The main reason why said douchebag didn't want me on the team was because I was too critical of his brother (first year hockey goalie). I gave a simple suggestion of how to place his arms as to not let every puck thrown at him go between his arm and his body.
Picture this... elbows out, goal stick not on the ice... where do you shoot on him?? EVERYWHERE
->insert 'go fuck yourself' and 'go to hell'
After that I went directly to the league convenor and asked to be promptly removed from the roster and placed as a spare player. One who will play on whatever team needs a player at the time.
On one hand, I'm insulted.
On the other, I'm happy I finally have an excuse to stop playing with these same people. The ones who only pass to their friends and haven't grown as players since they were 4 years of age.
I do have one warning however...
If I somehow play against douchebag #2, I hope he is keeping his head up, because he will get a rude awakening if his head drops to look at the puck for even a second. His ass will be tasting the ice.
[addendum]
I found out afterwards that douchebag #1 felt like shit for what happened. I care not. That bit of information was followed up with a further warning that I will never play on a team with any of my former teammates again. I don't care how short of players they are, how nice they act, or even how many years after the fact. Never again will my hard earned cash end up in their pockets for anything hockey related.
[addendum]
Ramrob, who is on the team, cut himself for several stitches today (Sept 25th) and shared a good joke with me. "I can't play so you wanna take my spot for next week".
We had a good chuckle at that one.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that the team played the game one player short after I left.
They had to rotate two centres. Remember, they had too many players already!! :)
Also imagine having played hockey with this 'someone' for close to 10 years, always on the same team.
Then imagine when this same 'someone' doesn't have the integrity to automatically consider you as part of the team that you have been apart of for all of those years.
-> insert 'go fuck yourself'
Those words are extremely harsh but extremely warranted in this case. After all these years of willingly taking my money to be on the team, only to treat me like a complete unknown this season is just an insult of a magnitude that I can't calculate. This being the same person whom I got to come out for a team that I was part of, figuring he would like to play as well.
His defence is that he wasn't the person organizing the team this year, but he sure as hell was the guy who put down the $5,000 in league fees just so the team could play another season. Apparently being $5,000 in dept gives him no control over the selection of the team.
*On to the next douchebag*
The next douchebag was the one who was going to 'set me straight' about the team because HE was apparently organizing it this year. (Organization with no fiscal responsibility sounds to me like not much of an organizer at all.)
Anyhoo...
The main reason why said douchebag didn't want me on the team was because I was too critical of his brother (first year hockey goalie). I gave a simple suggestion of how to place his arms as to not let every puck thrown at him go between his arm and his body.
Picture this... elbows out, goal stick not on the ice... where do you shoot on him?? EVERYWHERE
->insert 'go fuck yourself' and 'go to hell'
After that I went directly to the league convenor and asked to be promptly removed from the roster and placed as a spare player. One who will play on whatever team needs a player at the time.
On one hand, I'm insulted.
On the other, I'm happy I finally have an excuse to stop playing with these same people. The ones who only pass to their friends and haven't grown as players since they were 4 years of age.
I do have one warning however...
If I somehow play against douchebag #2, I hope he is keeping his head up, because he will get a rude awakening if his head drops to look at the puck for even a second. His ass will be tasting the ice.
[addendum]
I found out afterwards that douchebag #1 felt like shit for what happened. I care not. That bit of information was followed up with a further warning that I will never play on a team with any of my former teammates again. I don't care how short of players they are, how nice they act, or even how many years after the fact. Never again will my hard earned cash end up in their pockets for anything hockey related.
[addendum]
Ramrob, who is on the team, cut himself for several stitches today (Sept 25th) and shared a good joke with me. "I can't play so you wanna take my spot for next week".
We had a good chuckle at that one.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that the team played the game one player short after I left.
They had to rotate two centres. Remember, they had too many players already!! :)