seriously, goalies have to be whacked to deal with that pressure, imo! xsboy played goal precisely ONE game, when he was still pretty small and it was roller hockey. i HATED it. i wouldn't deal well with the pressure of being a goalie's MOM!@
But I loved it partly because you're always in the game. (The only part I didn't like was when the puck hit me in the neck or the gonads). Also, I had a great glove hand from having played 4 years of Little League baseball years before.
They have to have super fast reflexes or they get knocked out. I love watching them warm up. They look like they're battling ghosties in T5's house.