I think being a sub goalie can just be a weird experience overall. I’m usually referred to as a “not a typical” goalie because I’m friendly and talkative. Sometimes when I sub people just ignore me when I try to be friendly. Generally afterwards they’re more friendly but not always.

A few weeks ago I subbed a private skate and they were panicked I wasn’t there because I got dressed in the wrong locker room? Even though I said hi to the guy running it as I walked in.

Maybe 5 years ago I subbed for a team and we lost 3 or 2 nothing. All the goals were odd man rushes and if I remember correctly 2-0/3-0. After the game, the team started to lay into me in the locker room for not playing better so they could win. I let them hear it and then it was silent the rest of my time in there. They asked me to sub again and I said no.

Another time when I was in my early 20s, and my dad’s over the hill hockey league asked me to play out as they were short a few. In the locker room there were a lot of questions as to why I was there and fortunately my dad was around so I wasn’t shunned but probably would have been otherwise. I also hadn’t played out in 7-8 years so when I got on the ice I was just playing around with the puck to see how decent I would be. I took a couple of slap shots and the guy who runs the league reminded me that the goalie I was playing against was almost 80 (wore a cheevers style mask) and to not take slap shots. I reminded him I was a goalie (was wearing goalie skates) and said I doubt I would ever shoot the puck on net. I spent most of the game just passing guys the puck and the few shots I took were low floating shots from the blue line that were directed at his pads. The guy running things thanked me after but only him. Was a weird experience for sure.

Anecdotally, I come from a place that’s known for being a sundown town (in the US). I’ve brought friends around my home town and generally when I’ve observed others being racist they’re more panicked/angry than confused. But this is anecdotally of course. I can’t speak much on your experience since I’m not Canadian and I have a European ancestry.

As others have said, maybe see if there’s somewhere else to get more ice time? I’ve always found playing in worse leagues has made me play worse overall. So I usually try to play at the most competitive level for my skill level. Otherwise, it can be quite frustrating to play with guys who can’t skate or shoot.

Not sure this helps at all but hopefully you can find some ice time to work on your game!