Does a hockey ball hurt if it were to hit you?

Question

Would a hockey ball hurt if it hit you on the head.

I was just watchin a match and they often "lob" the balls but would this not hurt if it hit you!?

Answer 1

in every day life yes it would hurt

Answer 2

yes,

In ball hockey, the guy with the hardest slapshot in the league took a slapshot and it hit me right in the neck (right on adams apple thing) I was down for 5 minutes then I went to the bench for 10 minutes then I was playing again but I had a swollen red thing on my neck and it was gross.

So, YES it hurts  

Answer 3

yes it would hurt very much

Answer 4

It would (and it definitely does) hurt if you get hit on the head with a hockey ball, a lot more then a football would. this is why, in international matches, when a penalty corner is given (where the opposition try to score by flicking the ball into the corner of goal, often near defenders faces, the defenders wear face masks

Answer 5

A lobbed ball probably won't hurt too much, but you'll still feel it if it hit you, obviously.

The ball is either soft or hard rubber, so it really stings (and you'll get a bruise) if you get hit by a slapshot.  If hard shots are allowed in the game, a jock strap and eye protection are definately needed.

Answer 6

A puck?  yes a puck hurts.

Real hockey is ice hockey....

You must be talking about Field Hockey = boring hockey

Answer 7

Whether it hurts or not depends on 4 things: the receiver's conditioning level, the receiver's pain tolerance, the speed at which the ball is hitting the receiver, and where the ball hits the receiver on his body.

Answer 8

Yes, but not nearly as much as a puck!

Answer 9

We always used little red plastic balls for floor hockey in the school gym.  It only hurt if you got nailed in the face, or anywhere on bare skin if it was shot hard enough.

Answer 10

it hurts of course when it hits you, actually it depends on how hard, but if it hits you very hard, your in for a lot of pain hahahahahaha and when people on tv get hit, sometimes they dont react hahahaha they just want you to think that they are strong, thats all hahaha :)