Ridiculous things you used to think about hockey

[Commander Clueless]

I used to think the NHL knew what it was doing.

 

[DitchMarner]

When I was little I thought when teams pulled the goalie it just gave them an extra drive to play harder and not get scored on. It wasn't until I played Stanley Cup on snes that I realized you got an extra skater on the ice.

Also, I thought all the songs from Kids Incorporated were originals that the kids came up with and when I heard the real versions on the radio I'd get mad that adults were stealing them.

I tried thinking of strange things I thought about hockey as a kid and couldn't really think of anything... but this post make me remember I had absolutely no clue why teams pulled their goalie. I also figured it might be some strange, irrational bravado thing.

 

[JianYang]

I used to think that anything is possible. No.... no it is not despite what Mr garnett may want you to believe.

 

[Machinehead]

I used to think it was the greatest sport in the world.

 

[cowboy82nd]

The NHL must disband if they give the city of Atlanta ANOTHER team. This is an embarrassment to the NHL.

Why would that be an embarrassment?

 

[Moose Head]

When I was a wee lad, I didn’t realize the puck was being dropped in a face off. I thought it popped out of the face off dot.

 

[SirKillalot]

As a kid used to think a shorthanded goal was goals scored by short people during my early video games days.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I used to think the players were just in the TV and could simply leave the TV when their moms had lunch ready.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

As a kid i used to get mad that my hockey cards weren’t listed in the Beckett price guides.

I mean they were, they were just under “Common”

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

It was a fairly recent discovery for me that the Ron Wilson that coached the Maple Leafs, Sharks, etc. wasn't the same Ron Wilson that played for the St. Louis Blues in the early 90s.

 

[Else Ermine]

I used to think my team, the Vancouver Canucks, had a group of about 5-6 prospects right on the brink of stepping in and being good NHL players.

I'm unconvinced this has ever been the case.

 

[topseed]

Nobody ever thought they'd step right into NHL as they aged? Think this is the most obvious illusion ever.
"Yeah I mean I scored 2 goals today, probably gonna take over from Bergeron in a couple of years and center the Bruins, better be ready"

 

[behemolari]

Nobody ever thought they'd step right into NHL as they aged? Think this is the most obvious illusion ever.
"Yeah I mean I scored 2 goals today, probably gonna take over from Bergeron in a couple of years and center the Bruins, better be ready"

dont know man. my childhood teammate became 500+ points forward

 

[MabusIncarnate]

When I first started watching around age 10, I thought icing was when a player stopped fast and sprayed another player or the goalie with ice.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

“Thunder” Bay Lightning and was confused why they played all the way in Florida

Why did Bob Cole keep calling the goalie a “Puck Fan”? (Potvin)

 

[Coffey]

When I was young I thought icing was when a player sprayed ice when stopping... Which is what usually happened when someone retrieved the puck during icing.

 

[SaltNPeca]

I used to think the Edmonton Oilers were simply the best hockey team, challenging for the Cup every year with most of the best players in the league.

 

[banks]

As a kid I thought a short handed goal meant the player scored while holding the stick with only one hand, thus being "short handed".

I thought that "freezing the puck" was literal, and that they whistled the play dead because the puck was collecting ice on it.

I thought that the other teams that played against "my team" knew they were the bad guys, and that everyone cheered for "my team".

 

[jbeck5]

When I was really young I thought players had fake NHL names.

My favourite player was Mario Lemieux...I just figured he picked Mario because of super Mario and then le Mieux because he was the best or something.

And I'd hear European names that almost sound made up like Radek Bonk.

But I always thought they flowed well and sounded cool (because of the announcers) so they must be chosen.

 

[DitchMarner]

I used to think the Edmonton Oilers were simply the best hockey team, challenging for the Cup every year with most of the best players in the league.

When did you think that?

They pretty much were like that for a good five years from '84 to '88.

When I was really young I thought players had fake NHL names.

My favourite player was Mario Lemieux...I just figured he picked Mario because of super Mario and then le Mieux because he was the best or something.

And I'd hear European names that almost sound made up like Radek Bonk.

But I always thought they flowed well and sounded cool (because of the announcers) so they must be chosen.

lmao...

So you thought NHL players were like wrestlers or stage actors?

 

[Meatball]

When I was very young, I thought a "hat trick" was a type of goal, rather than scoring three goals in a game.

 

[Voight]

Paul Ysebaert and Steve Yzerman? Brothers.

 

[Patrik26]

That I'd be able to watch games without the latest Fan Duel dot com odds at the top of my screen and minus dolts like Emily Kaplan asking stupid intelligence insulting questions

I'll take Emily over Leah Hextall.

 

[Patrik26]

That most hockey fans were actually smart

Only after a few cold ones.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

When I was younger, I was looking up highest scoring brothers in NHL history and was shocked that Mario and Claude Lemieux weren't on the list at all.