They’re huge, athletic, have quick hands take up 90% of the goal. If you get cross checked it’s over.
Why don’t hockey teams use sumo wrestlers as goalies?
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daneblazerBARRELED IN @ SBR!
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#1Why don’t hockey teams use sumo wrestlers as goalies?Tags: None -
BostongamblerBARRELED IN @ SBR!
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#2Tell them to lie down in the creaseComment -
teeceeSBR Hall of Famer
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#3Doubt they can stand on their heads.Comment -
JIBBBYSBR Aristocracy
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#4That's one way to block the net..
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SlickFazzerSBR Posting Legend
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#5valid point.Comment -
VeggieDogSBR Hall of Famer
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#6Plus, when you add the huge pads that goalies wear, all he's have to do is stand there. No way to score.Comment -
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#7It’s like when Bill Veck hired a dwaft to pinch hit and get a walk.Comment -
MinnesotaFatsSBR Posting Legend
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#8You've never skated before??
Ankles, ankles and ankles
Those giants would break their ankles in 5 minutes
Not many tall nhl players, non overweight
Even the goalie has to be athletic out thereComment -
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#10They wouldn't have the stamina to last for 3 hours while decked out in full equipment. And they wouldn't be able to skate into the corners to retrieve pucks. Ultimately they would not take up any more space in the net than your average goalie, as the NHL has placed size restrictions on goalie pads.Comment -
MC PICKSSBR Hall of Famer
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#11Cause fat jap jobs cant skate.Comment -
Louisvillekid1SBR Aristocracy
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#12Lol would be funnyComment -
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yismanSBR Aristocracy
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#15sports science did an episode on how even the most gigantic sumo wrestler could only cover 65-70% of the net and they wouldn't be able to move very well, and NHL players could easily pick them apart.
"A typical hockey net stands 4’ by 6 feet. The world's largest man clocking in at a massive 1200 lbs covers over 90% of the area. The team recruited NHL tough-guy George Parros to see whether he could get by a massive goalie. At first, the team recruited Tyler Tuione: a 6’4", 500-pound sumo wrestler who accounted for 70% of the net. Surprisingly, even without an NHL sharpshooter, George scored on him with ease. The team scaled up the competition by placing a man dressed in a sumo suit who stood by Tyler in the net- both together accounting for 90% of the net. However, without the athleticism and precise eye of a trained goaltender, George turned the goalies into a sieve. The theory was deduced: a massive goalie is not, in fact, better than a trained athlete. The theory rests, and you may no longer claim that a beach-ball is more effective than your goalie."[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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trytrytrySBR Posting Legend
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#16you do wonder if you could just put 6 total guys in front of the net and block everything in the last 10 seconds or something. might hurt a bit!Comment -
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#17Yeah, it's a great idea but in the end so many of those shooters have so much puck control it's ridiculous.
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#18This is the kinda question that gets thrown out when everyone is sitting around the TV and baked outta their gourd.Comment -
JIBBBYSBR Aristocracy
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#19This fat boy could sit in front of the net and block alot of pucks. His hands look agile.
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Just kneel in front of the net w his padsCause Sleep is the Cousin of DeathComment -
Chi_archieSBR Aristocracy
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B) even if it wasn't obvious that they are a liability in the net against some of the top hand eye athletic guys in the world...
Goalies are expected to get out of the net quite a bit in every game.
meat head no hockey fans should just stop giving opinions here, like they suddenly thought something up that hundred milliion dollar franchise GM's haven't
rules...
a) All participants must wear hockey skates of a design approved by the Rules Committee. The use of speed skates, figure skates or any skate so designed that it may cause injury is prohibited.
When the Referee becomes aware that any player is wearing skates that are not designed for hockey and are deemed to be unsafe, he shall order that player off the ice immediately and such player shall not be permitted to participate further in the game until the skates are replaced.
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#23They wouldn't have the stamina to last for 3 hours while decked out in full equipment. And they wouldn't be able to skate into the corners to retrieve pucks. Ultimately they would not take up any more space in the net than your average goalie, as the NHL has placed size restrictions on goalie pads.
If you can only dress 2 goalies.... then do 2.
Sumo wrestlers probably scared of the puck flying at them.... that's why no one wants to be a goalie lolComment -
nyplayer33Restricted User
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#24Dave schultz would lose fight thenComment -
pavyracerSBR Aristocracy
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#26They don't because if they use a Sumo wrestler as a goalie the jet that flies the team to games wouldn't get off the ground.Comment -
fried cheeseSBR MVP
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#27i dont really think that was very scientific. he was shooting under perfect conditions. standing still and close to the net while being unguarded. i doubt many of his shots would get blocked by professionals either. in a real game he would be shooting through like 5 ppl in addition to the goalie while moving and being harassed. id like to see it in a game situation with a giant goalie who was good at positioning his body to block most of the scoring angles.Comment -
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#28Sumo wrestlers flesh isn't the type that would stop hockey pucks. Think about what would happen if a slapshot hit a marshmallow. It would deflect a little but get by and go in the netComment -
JIBBBYSBR Aristocracy
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#30There are some massive people in this world - throw pads on them and sit them in front of the net and it will change the game..
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#31Hahaha, there are limits on how big a goalie's pads can be. Even a 700 pounder not going to want to take 100mph slap shots off the gut.Comment -
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#33It just would not work. LolComment
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