He'd be fine until someone scored on him during a game, and then he'd explode. He tended to break a stick every other game or so. During one game, he had neglected to wear his jock. Of course, the inevitable happened, and he got a stick in the groin. He accused the player of being a homosexual. Eventually, he walked out of a team practice because one of his teammates scored on him.

The team's captain invited me to take his place for the rest of the season.

"But I just started playing hockey this season, and your team is in the 'B' division!"

"That's okay," he said. "Play with us anyway."

So I did.

I was not as good a goaltender as the boy I replaced, but I had a much better attitude. I was polite to my new teammates and I played to the best of my abilities. Team Static even won a few games with me in net.