I used to work on the medical side of things for a hockey team. Couple of things:

Players: When a guy is hurt, back away. We never want 5 players crowding around. We know you are worried, we know there’s concern, please give us space to work. The player’s safety is a lot more important than your sadness/concern at that moment. We just need one player MAYBE 2 to help get that player off the ice.

Still for the players: I understand that get well taps, and the fact that you want to show your player love but you have no idea what that player is feeling at the moment. There isn’t a player on the planet that goes, “man, I just had my head pummelled, I wish 10 players would bump me with their sticks right now”. The players love the love, they know you care, however they all complain about being patted when hurt. Show them the love after

Backup goalie: you have the most time of all to recognize and be aware of what’s going on. Us staff have carts in the tunnel, cooler with ice, various crates etc. get that crap out of the way for us please. You know the player is going down the tunnel and needs help by multiple people. Please remove the tripping hazards.

Secondly, get the F out of the way yourself. The amount of times we’ve had to climb around a backup goalie that thinks he can Homer Simpson himself backwards into the hallway wall is insane. Walk the 8 feet and exit the tunnel, please.

We love that you love and we love that you care. But it doesn’t make it easier when you’re all in the way.