Hockey players playing football?

nahc · Post by **nahc** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:20 am

Have watched a LOT of football and hockey these past 11 years or so and still get a lump in my throat when a player is skating full tilt, loses an edge and crashes into the boards head/shoulder first....... scares the heck out of me more than any football play I see.........

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:41 am

Alt from CDH played both a couple years ago.

InigoMontoya · Post by **InigoMontoya** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:02 pm

Anders Lee was the coverboy for MN Hockey as a 3-sport athlete.
He doesn't appear to be too burned out.
That was only 5 years ago; have things changed that much in only 5 years?

Sats81 · Post by **Sats81** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 2:56 pm

Believe Lavalle from HM was a 3 sport kid too and excelled in all 3

Goose21 · Post by **Goose21** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:14 pm

elliott70 wrote:I cannot think of any hockey player on the varsity football team in Bemidji.
And cannot recall any for several years.

I believe their top goalie is a starting WR

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:10 pm

Goose21 wrote:
elliott70 wrote:I cannot think of any hockey player on the varsity football team in Bemidji.
And cannot recall any for several years.
I believe their top goalie is a starting WR

Forgot about Grant.
Not only a player, but captain on the football team as a wide receiver.

Gunrack · Post by **Gunrack** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:00 am

Mitch McLain from Brainerd was a 3 sport standout couple years ago as well. ( Football, hockey, baseball).

drop the puck · Post by **drop the puck** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 3:38 pm

If you are under D1 consideration, you just may be strongly encouraged not too play football.

notTONIGHT · Post by **notTONIGHT** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:03 pm

Jaxon Nelson (Freshman) is starting to contribute more and more each week to the 4th ranked Luverne Cardinal Varsity team.

Defensive Zone · Post by **Defensive Zone** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:53 am

drop the puck wrote:If you are under D1 consideration, you just may be strongly encouraged not too play football.

Let's change the table around...What if you are verbally committed or under consideration to play a D1 sport (Baseball, Lacrosse, Track, Tennis, etc.), but you love to play high school hockey and you are good at it. What should you do? Just a question.

SCBlueLiner · Post by **SCBlueLiner** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:00 am

Defensive Zone wrote:
drop the puck wrote:If you are under D1 consideration, you just may be strongly encouraged not too play football.
Let's change the table around...What if you are verbally committed or under consideration to play a D1 sport (Baseball, Lacrosse, Track, Tennis, etc.), but you love to play high school hockey and you are good at it. What should you do? Just a question.

Depends on what your college coach tells you to do. Most college coaches I know (football and basketball coaches) encourage their recruits to play multiple sports, so I don't think it is as big of an issue as what some might think. But the bottom line is if the man who is giving you a full ride to play a sport recommends something you better listen.

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:19 am

SCBlueLiner wrote:
Defensive Zone wrote:
drop the puck wrote:If you are under D1 consideration, you just may be strongly encouraged not too play football.
Let's change the table around...What if you are verbally committed or under consideration to play a D1 sport (Baseball, Lacrosse, Track, Tennis, etc.), but you love to play high school hockey and you are good at it. What should you do? Just a question.
Depends on what your college coach tells you to do. Most college coaches I know (football and basketball coaches) encourage their recruits to play multiple sports, so I don't think it is as big of an issue as what some might think. But the bottom line is if the man who is giving you a full ride to play a sport recommends something you better listen.

Yep.

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:35 am

Anyone ever offers my kid any money to play a sport post-hs... everything else is now considered off-the-table.

Not even ping-pong.

black sheep · Post by **black sheep** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:49 am

drop the puck wrote:If you are under D1 consideration, you just may be strongly encouraged not too play football.

if you are good enough, you are good enough.

Sports after HS are a business. Your boss wants to protect their interest, it has nothing to do with the players.

Mite-dad · Post by **Mite-dad** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:50 pm

DrGaf wrote:Anyone ever offers my kid any money to play a sport post-hs... everything else is now considered off-the-table.

Not even ping-pong.

I had an ex-pro baseball player tell me to have my kids play ping pong as it is good for hand/eye coordination.

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:19 pm

Mite-dad wrote:
DrGaf wrote:Anyone ever offers my kid any money to play a sport post-hs... everything else is now considered off-the-table.

Not even ping-pong.
I had an ex-pro baseball player tell me to have my kids play ping pong as it is good for hand/eye coordination.

You've never seen my boy play ping-pong.

Everything is full-contact in his twisted little world ... he get's it from his mom.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:40 pm

Mite-dad wrote:I had an ex-pro baseball player tell me to have my kids play ping pong as it is good for hand/eye coordination.

I've heard it is especially good for goalies - at higher levels of table tennis (not ping pong) you need very quick reflexes!

57special · Post by **57special** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:10 am

Badminton is another surpringly fast and athletic sport when played at high levels.