Kevin Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Yep. Laurel, MD. Capital Showdown. One of the games is in Annapolis at the Naval Academy so that is pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Head Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'll ask around about that Vanderbeek deal. I wouldn't believe that just yet. Playing against older kids isn't the same as playing up in level. For example' date=' Michael's team would beat any B team that's a year older than they are. Some games probably by a touchdown.[/quote'] That's crazy. If any of our comp Tier 1 kids, moved up and played the next age group but tier down... They would get slaughtered ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 It's all so confusing. Why not play for your home town that plays out of the rink in your hometown? Forget the level. It doesn't matter. Bobby Orr played for a 'C' center. Claude Giroux is from Hearst, Ontario. It was a 3 hour drive to the next human being. The worst thing to happen to minor hockey imo is the jumping around from centre to centre. Just play, and if you're good enough, they'll find you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Head Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Agreed Dunny. We luckily don't have that issue, next closest comp program is 7 hours south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 It's all so confusing. Why not play for your home town that plays out of the rink in your hometown? Forget the level. It doesn't matter. Bobby Orr played for a 'C' center. Claude Giroux is from Hearst, Ontario. It was a 3 hour drive to the next human being. The worst thing to happen to minor hockey imo is the jumping around from centre to centre. Just play, and if you're good enough, they'll find you. Population in the area vs. amount of kids that play hockey. For example: The county I live in it has more people in than the entire state of Alaska. 1 in 300 play hockey, but 95 out of 100 play hockey in Alaska. (I'm exaggerating a bit to prove the point. Not sure of real numbers, but I think my estimation of my area is close) Hockey is not a sport you can play for your home town until HS, and sometimes that's not even possible. Club teams can block the addition of a new, or existing club team from getting a tier 1 charter within 30 miles of their rink. Numbers, and money first. Development second. If they don't get bodies in the door, there wouldn't be hockey to play. Wrong approach, but it has to be that way here. Don't get me wrong, there's a shit ton of great coaches, from former Major Junior, to D1, to AHLers, to NHLers, and there's plenty of right people to get great development from. It's just the way it is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Kev, I'm hearing it's true about BSA. They're waiting for official announcement, and coach list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Are they still doing brand new rinks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Kev, I'm hearing it's true about BSA. They're waiting for official announcement, and coach list. That's real good news. Hopefully that creates some stability there which would be good moving forward with my son. Let me know if you have any info on the coaches once the list is posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 That's real good news. Hopefully that creates some stability there which would be good moving forward with my son. Let me know if you have any info on the coaches once the list is posted. Kev, it's all very sketchy now. They can't come to an agreement. No announcements have been made about tryouts or coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 For Dunny : http://http://m.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/gthl-bans-body-checking-at-a-level-starting-next-season/article23351154/?service=mobile The Greater Toronto Hockey League will be eliminating body checking at the “A” level beginning next season. The league announced Saturday the “progressive elimination” of body checking, starting with minor bantam for the 2015-16 season. The GTHL board of directors proposed the rule change — which was approved by GTHL member clubs and associations with a majority vote of 326 to 195 — as a result of feedback received from a league-wide survey on the topic of body checking conducted during the 2013-14 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Kev, it's all very sketchy now. They can't come to an agreement. No announcements have been made about tryouts or coaches. I was wondering what the holdup was. Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 For Dunny : http://http://m.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/gthl-bans-body-checking-at-a-level-starting-next-season/article23351154/?service=mobile Yeah. Obviously. Can't believe Javelin has survived the pussification of our culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 If the OMHA does the same we're going to have a major issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Even if it's just for the lower tiers? Maybe it's not a bad idea to have the less talented skaters not trying to kill each other. USA hockey took hitting out completely until bantam minor year, but they haven't put restrictions on any levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 That would mean my entire town wouldn't have hitting. What do they do when they want to play junior or AAA? A level is different in an organization like the GTHL I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 That would mean my entire town wouldn't have hitting. What do they do when they want to play junior or AAA? A level is different in an organization like the GTHL I think. What teams are in the G? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I was wondering what the holdup was. Not good. They're supposedly having skates the next couple of weeks but the info & links aren't up. I'll let you know when they are....was supposed to be today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 http://www.gthlcanada.com/page/member-clubs That's all the GTHL clubs. I would think you guys would more run in to OMHA clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Kev, the Rockets are having tune up clinics next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 http://www.gthlcanada.com/page/member-clubs That's all the GTHL clubs. I would think you guys would more run in to OMHA clubs. Yup, we've played those teams over the past few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The alumni lists are ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Kev, the Rockets are having tune up clinics next week. Thanks, I saw it on their website but I haven't got an invite. I'll call the girl I talked to the other day tomorrow to see what's up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Thanks, I saw it on their website but I haven't got an invite. I'll call the girl I talked to the other day tomorrow to see what's up. You have to sign up for them. They're not invitational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thes5 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Even if it's just for the lower tiers? Maybe it's not a bad idea to have the less talented skaters not trying to kill each other. USA hockey took hitting out completely until bantam minor year, but they haven't put restrictions on any levels I'm all for taking checking out at the house/B level. Most of these kids are just playing for fun anyway. On a side note, my kid is an 02 and moving up to Bantam in the fall. He was invited to play in a spring tourney with a Bantam team, 02's, 01's and 00's were eligible. Our team had around four 02's and they were dwarfed by some of these kids. We played a team from South Florida (supposedly a hand selected team from the area) that were HUGE. They had a kid that was easily 6'2" 200 pounds. My kid is around 5'1" and 90 pounds after Sunday pasta. Our team ended up with one concussion and lost one of the goalies to a slash to the back of the neck. TBH, my kid did fine, but he was definitely playing with "heightened awareness"...translation...scared shit. Just thinking that when we played as kids, and checked from the mite level, kids didn't have to make the jump to checking at a time where a one year age difference is a big deal. I think having the kids check at PW would be beneficial in making the leap to Bantam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm all for taking it out of House League as well. But what's B? "B" is different things to different organizations. I, myself, played what the OMHA classes as "B" my entire life and some of the guys I played with were fantastic players by any measure and many became either Junior A/B players or Junior C stalwarts. Ryan O'Reilly played down the road for a "CC" team. Nick Spahling played a few towns over for a "C" team. They're in the NHL. My point being, you can't just throw a blanket over everything and say no hitting below "AA". Every governing umbrella seems to be different, which is pretty dumb if you ask me. Just look at baseball, Babe Ruth is Babe Ruth. Connie Mack is Connie Mack and so on. Much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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