Player prompt:

I absolutely have a problem with the way the refs let players hack at me after I've covered the puck, it's gotten to the point that in my old (for a hockey player) age my fingers always hurt and my hands are constantly shaking. Since the refs won't do their job I have to take things into my own broken hands. You want to hack and slash at me, enjoy some cross checks to your lower back with my big goalie stick while you're trying to screen me, and if the ref isn't looking some nice big slashes at your calves and ankles. I wish I didn't have to do these things but they send a very clear message, and they really do discourage players from going after me. Things can get awkward though if I'm going out with friends on opposing teams after the game and they've got big bruises on their lower legs and my fingers are twice the size that they normally are, but most of the time we move past it pretty quickly.