Limited Ice Time - Too Many Goalies
Hello goalies,
I live in a hockey city in Canada and I noticed that there are more spots for skaters than they are for goalies. I’ve had to fight for ice time and improve in order to be asked to play on a team or be invited routinely for pick-up and it’s become an unusual stress point for beer league.
I’d also like to think that the position has become much more popular with the protection of modern equipment where it has become less about taking out the sting and more about controlling the rebound.
I thought I was doing the community a favour getting back into the position but it turns out - it is a competition and I find myself having to fight for ice time. It feels like the equivalent of trying to get a quarterback position - one spot for someone who heavily influences the game.
Is anyone in a similar predicament? I feel like there are so much more goaltenders than ever before and the ice time does not come easy.