Worst (and Scariest) Birthday Present Ever

So yea, today's my birthday and I'm 14 now. I had a pretty cool birthday, I got my goalie mask early, and two days ago my Mom went on travel so I opened my presents early. I got a Bauer RX10 goalie stick!
Today my Dad took me to a stick and shoot so I could try it out, and as a free birthday present(goalies go free). It was really fun for about an hour, then all the nonstop breakaways started to take their toll. I was getting sloppy, butterflying without closing the five hole, etc. My Dad was shooting on me, and eventually he started taking slapshots. Now, my Dad has 50 - 60 mph slapshots at his hardest. Now, I don't wear knee pads, and on one shot (he estimated 56 - 60 mph) I got hit straight in my completely 100% exposed knee. I got incredibly lucky, as it was 1 inch above my kneecap. An inch lower and I would have broken my kneecap. My first thought was OOOOOOWWW!!!!, my second thought was, I hope I didn't break it, and my third thought was, I used to be a goalie, but then I took a puck to the knee.

Anyway, it's still fresh and I'm icing it, but I certainly can wait until I have to sleep. I may need to take an advil or something.

Oooh, that had to hurt! Next on the list to get - knee pads!

Oh yeah, Happy Birthday!

owchies... ive had that happen once its not fun, mine was on my knee but probably much lower speed considering i didnt break my knee. Mine was during a game and kinda hurt alot and i was filling in so there was no back up. needless to say i wont ever play with out my knee pads ever again. i basically became a stand up goalie the rest of that game, it wasn't pretty lol and opened the tight game to a flurry of goals. i was back on a week later no problem but the next couple of day at work was bad cause i do construction but hey get through it take some Advil you'll be fine happy birthday too!

Thanks! Yea, knee pads have become priority number 1 for me now. It was my chest protector, but after this, I think it would be smarter to get knee pads.

That happened to me maybe a month ago. I took a slap shot of the thigh rise and left the same sized mark about an inch or so above my knee cap.

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Son just got rid of thigh wraps and went for knee pads because of same type of injury...

Ouch!!!! So far it's happened to me twice in the last 2 years and both by hard shooters, college kids. Needless to say black and blue was I.
Like you said kid, it happens when we get sloppy. For the puck to get into that tiny space is just plain freakish. But it's easier when we get sloppy and our positioning is off.
Moral of the story: Always stay focused and don't get sloppy.

2nd moral of the story: Get knee pads!

U don't score any sympathy points from me even a crappy pair of thigh boards woul have saved you. Ah to be young and brainless again! Hahahahaha

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