@ShaulaEvans I remember those days. Also wonder where most of the writer friends I made went when I exited the hellhole (I think a fair amount stayed there before going to the other site that just didn't make sense to me)
@alipunk as a stab in the dark (I'm not super up on the hockey side of things), it could also be a build up of MUC5B which is apparently a protein that makes saliva thick during exercise (possibly due to sustained breathing through the mouth drying out the mouth)