Couldn’t imagine taking a long road trip with him. I bet his guardians were alcoholics.

Goalies leave the net all the time. There have been times when goalies have skated across the rink to fight each other. Look up Ron Hextal fighting on Youtube.

Yes, but they do leave the net a few times per game. Mostly to receive the puck when it is cleared by the other time during a power play. Plus when James was talking about it, it was when the puck was like 2 feet from the goalie with no one really around him. In a real game the goalie would go for it to ice the puck.

Meaning, the net, and the area behind it. I’ll stop now. 🙂

BTW… the goalie can leave the net, but it’s not wise for him to do so, seeing as it leaves his his net exposed. There’s really only two ways a goalie leaves his net: 1) to retrieve the puck for his teammates 2) So that his team can bring on an extra attacker. You almost never see 1) happen these days, because they created a trapezoid behind the net. The goalie isn’t allowed to touch the puck anywhere else outside of it.

Anyway, I liked it a lot better than Ice Hockey. The controls were easier, it was easier to get into fights(it seemed like you had to practically pull the other guy’s leg off to start a scrap. Though I must admit, it was funny to see all the players rushing over to join in)!

Over all, it was a fun experience. BTW, that “whistling” sound the fans make, was also the crowd sound effect used in Track and Field II. Speaking of which… that one would make a great vid! The controls for some the events were awful!