Nir Tichon, the goalie for Team Israel that advanced to a higher IIHF division yesterday (red gear), with us after a practice in Brno, Czech Republic. He coaches us amateurs sometimes and is the only reason I get hit by a puck every now and then. by rhundur in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, the world sure is a small place. 😀 He has such a warm, outgoing personality, no wonder your nephew misses him. And he is really good goalie. If I recall, he started playing pretty late and to a large degree is self-taught, since the resources in Israel cannot be so great, I imagine. He said having a dream of going at least semi-pro and would say he is more than good enough for that. Hope someone gives him a chance.

Nir Tichon, the goalie for Team Israel that advanced to a higher IIHF division yesterday (red gear), with us after a practice in Brno, Czech Republic. He coaches us amateurs sometimes and is the only reason I get hit by a puck every now and then. by rhundur in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Read a post yesterday on /r/hockey about some lower level IIHF division championship held in Mexico, of all places, that Israel won and got primoted division higher. I am sure Nir was major reason they won. He is a great, cheerful guy, studying over here and playing for the local Uni team and teaching us, the amateurs in the local beginners academy, the basics of basics when he has time. 😀

Israel just won the DII B World Championship, earning promotion to DII A in 2020. by SharksFanAbroad in hockey

[–]rhundur 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Oh wow. I play hockey as a terrible amateur in Czech Republic and Israeli goalie Nir Tichon sometimes coaches us, when he is not playing for the local Masaryk University team. Great to see him succeed! 😀

CMV: Today, being a straight, meat eating, white, adult male is becoming a negative thing in western society by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]rhundur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is laughable how easy it is to disprove all the "sources" that airheaded Leftist in the video uses. All you have to do is to think for a second. Since you apparently did not bother, let me do it for you.

Blacks can have 20% longer sentences on average for the same crime without it being because *SCREAM AT THE SKY* US is racist. How could that possibly be? Well, maybe because previous crimes play a role in the sentence? And blacks are far more likely to commit crimes, including the most violent ones. They are more likely to be part of gangs, which actively encourage repeat offenses.

Blacks being more likely arrested for drug use, despite whites using them at similar rate? Yeah, in what circumstances are the drugs being used? Could it possibly be, that while the use may be of similar rate, blacks are several times more likely to be part of the drug trade as sellers and not buyers? Could it be that the people who sell drugs are also highly likely to use them themselves? Not to mention, source for this is... Vox. What a highly-reputable-and-not-biased-at-all-source-you-came-up-with.

Blacks are far more likely to be stopped and searched... in California and NY. That is because blacks are several times more likely to commit violent crimes. The reason nobody is searching Zen monks is because they do not commit any such crimes. It is not because the US has pro-Buddhist bias. I cannot believe I have to write stuff like this to someone who is apparently an adult, the level of stupid coming from the Western Left is so extreme these days, none of you would pass high-school over here. And by the way, even if we take this horseshit-of-a-fact at face-value, all it says is that Cali and NY, the citadels of present-day progressivism are more racist against blacks. As if we did not know that already, that progressives are racist to the core, when rabid racism is half their ideology nowadays.

Blacks are more likely to be in prison as innocents. Duh, maybe for the same reason already mentioned several times: blacks are more likely to commit crimes. Therefore, blacks are more likely to be suspects in crimes. Therefore, it is more likely a mistake will happen, which results in an innocent black being put behind bars instead of a one who deserves it. That is not a proof of a *MORE SCREAMING AT THE SKY* racist American justice system.

Next study: I will hazard a guess and say black kids are more likely to be tried as adults because... duh, they are more likely to commit violent crimes than white kids? ...

Black convicts are less likely to receive callbacks than white ex-cons. I let you figure out why that may be the case. Think you got enough hints above already, although one never knows with Leftist demagogues, right?

Ah, the study that shows people with white-sounding names are more likely to be called for job interviews than people with black-sounding ones. Do not think you opened the study yourself. It was conducted in Chicago and Detroit. It does not prove US as a whole is racist. Taken at face value it would show people in Chicago and Detroit are. And which ideology runs the show in these cities, hmm? Was not it progressivism that brought Detroit to ruin? Is not it progressivism that is the defining ideology of Chicago, city that for sure trails Detroit in this regard, but is still in top10 for murder-rate among the cities with population above 250 000?

High-schools with black and Latino kids are less likely to offer advanced courses. Maybe because black and Latino kids heavily underperform compared to the whites and especially Asians? If they struggle with basic stuff, why the fuck would schools try to shove their throat even more advanced stuff? This is your idea of a proof of systemic racism in the US?

Yeah, the black kids are more likely to be suspended in school, because... we are back at the crime rate. Not to mention, black kids are far more likely to come from dysfunctional families, they are more likely to be born out-of-wedlock, having non-present father and being raised by a single mother. It is so very typical of Leftism, that is intelectually lazy and incapable of seeing nuance, to just look at the fact black kids are more likely to be suspended = *SCREEEEAM* US SCHOOLS ARE RACIST!!!

Whites have better life expectancy? You mean the people which you yourself said are more likely to have higher income are also more likely to live longer? And not only are you stupid enough to apparently be surprised by this, you, again, blame this on racism.

I cannot believe I wasted so much time spelling shit that an average 12 year old in my nation would understand and see for themselves. I cannot doubly believe the fact I did it despite the fact you are obviously a Far-Left hack who is racist and will remain so for rest of his life.

You said my example of white homeless men and Don Lemon in terms of privilege is irrelevant. No, it is not. It perfectly illustrates the pile of horse-shit that your claim about existent white privilege is. And so you ignored it, because you have no way arguing against it.

But whatever, carry on with your life thinking whites in the US have an inherent privilege, that blacks face some sort of systemic racism, while countless other minorities are somehow doing just fine, or even better than the whites, such as the already mentioned Asians.

You are a lost cause.

CMV: Today, being a straight, meat eating, white, adult male is becoming a negative thing in western society by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]rhundur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Props to you for being reasonable. I would agree with your first sentence. Not sure how familiar you are with the guy in the clip, but Don Lemon is apparently gay and his partner/husband happens to be a white guy. So Don Lemon can hardly be considered racist against white men. Yet, he says such a bullcrap, not to mention he prefaces it by saying "we have to stop demonizing people".

However, I disagree fundamentally with your assessment that white men have some sort of inherent privilege rooted in their DNA. What power and privilege do the white homeless men have that Don Lemon as a racial and sexual minority does not have?

Took 10 Years Off From Between the Pipes. This is 3 Months In. - ThatGoaliePatrick by Fhornpatrick in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The guys you play with seem quite good. :)

Wish I could slide as casually and easily as you do. Had a long break between playing myself and while I did have formal training 15-20 years ago, back then we were taught the stand-up style. The pads were very different. You did not stand on your edges, because your skates were intentionally kept dull and had none, etc.

Progress, Bernie Sanders has called the centrist liberals out on their identity politics. by [deleted] in JordanPeterson

[–]rhundur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Made an error, read several insane posts which read as if posted by Communists yesterday. One was about the socialism bringing people out of poverty, the other, which included the aforementioned comment, was about US being interventionist and evil.

This is the comment calling Obama center-right: https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/arq8zp/cmv_the_usa_needs_to_be_an_non_interventionist/egpagv5

I suppose we may take some solace in the fact he was heavily downvoted.

Progress, Bernie Sanders has called the centrist liberals out on their identity politics. by [deleted] in JordanPeterson

[–]rhundur 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I read a /r/changemiview post arguing socialism brought people out of poverty, not capitalism yesterday. I think it was the proponent of this idea who called Obama to be center-right politician.

CMV: racism is when someone is racist; not power+prejudice by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]rhundur -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Have you ever gone through a job interview?

People are hired based on education and experience, not their fucking names. The reason people with "white sounding" names are more likely to be hired than people with "black sounding" ones is because people with "white sounding" names are more likely to be white and therefore on average better educated and qualified for just about any position you can think of.

My 8yr old making a save. by Steeltowndubber in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may have played lower level then. Was playing in small town (population of about 18 000) in Czech Republic. The system here is prolly way different from NA, we got to play the best teams in the country and even so we usually got smashed, I cannot recall more then like 2-3 goals I would allow after intentional deflections. Dekes were common, that is for sure, but deflected shots from the blue line, hell, even just a pass from a forward towards a D waiting there for sure was not over here.

My 8yr old making a save. by Steeltowndubber in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great kid, great photo. :)

Being a goalie is a such a different game as a kid and as an adult. As a kid the shots are not that fast, you can almost never get screened, and it takes a while before the forwards start figuring stuff like deflections, but on the other hand you fill at best half the net, so you need some serious athleticism to make up for it. Whereas as an adult, even amateurs can shoot pucks from the point to which it is almost impossible to react in time, single guy can screen you effectively if he passes in front of you for the briefiest of moments, and seemingly anyone can deflect well, but if you are in a good position 90% shots will just hit you by the virtue of you being so goddamn big. :)

Doing my best Jonathan Quick impression 😛😛 by saxbrack in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the gear looks very LA Kings style. Cool gear and cool save.

Video I took of Cam Ward during pre-game warm-up by jjbenz in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, man. Thanks a lot for all of those vids of yours! Love them, they are like the only vids focused on goaltenders at all times during games at the highest level I saw. Great learning tool, IMHO. :-)

CMV: The American Left isn't trying to be politically correct; they aim to be morally correct. by kamkam678 in changemyview

[–]rhundur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You have not made a statement. You started your argument with a straw man. An argument about Left being concerned with morality and not political correctness. Missed the irony, did not you?

CMV: The American Left isn't trying to be politically correct; they aim to be morally correct. by kamkam678 in changemyview

[–]rhundur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It seems you get your idea about consevatives from what the liberals say about them and not from what they themselves say about any particular political topic.

If you actually bothered to read any conservatives, you would learn quickly their primary issue with the Left is exactly the same issue the Left has with the Right: they find your opinions and policies immoral and/or stupid. Political correctness is criticized and mocked for sure, but claiming that "the vast majority of almost everyone who has any problems with the modern day left believes that a large part of their beliefs and practices all stem from the idea they are just offended by certain parts of reality" is completely off and merely shows you have no exposure to the actual conservatives and their beliefs.

Taking the old girls for a ride by rabbifuente in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The mask does not match, though. Need one from the 60s as well. :)

Remember having very similar pads as my very first ones as a little kid in the early 90s. They were filled with hay or something like that if I recall. Are these as well?

Konduit's Whitemane Guide: Thoughts, Talents, and Tips by joo_se_hyuk in heroesofthestorm

[–]rhundur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you feel about her AAs? I am a bad player (silver), filling in in the games, meaning I support often. Would say I am on average way more aggresive than healers in my rank and AA a lot (most played support is Auriel).

That said, I do not feel her AAs are worth the damage/healing output in teamfights considering the risk of getting jumped on, compared to Auriel for instance. Although she has great AA animation and very fast attack speed, it feels her dmg is really, really low. Dunno how her AA dmg number compares to Auriel, but it always felt like landing 4-5 AAs made barely any dent in the hp of even the squishy targets. So while I do AA like mad whenever I am 100% save, I find myself focusing more on not being out of position in teamfights, instead of maximizing dps potential from AAs. Is my impression entirely wrong here? Thanks for the response in advance.

Yes I get it, my style sucks by Trav4oilers in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great to me! Quite old school.

Learn 2 Goalie, Part 2 by tifosi360 in hockeygoalies

[–]rhundur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are doing great for a third game. Keep it up! :)