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A few things on this thread I find funny. 1. the statement that the same players that were good long ago are still the ones good now? LOL! ok buddy. The roster of my son's AAA team at 9 was almost completely different at 15. The "superstar" at 9 on the roster is now out of hockey altogether. I hear that statement a lot these days and its typically said, not by the superstar parents, but the hangers-on, buddies and pay for pub websites. The reason NZ and NEHJ use the kids names is laziness and the appearance of credibility (if they talk about the kid that everyone else is talking about, they must know their stuff). The problem is that hockey parents dont know what they are looking at. They see hits and goals, rarely notice skating, edges, vision, playmaking, or what players do when they dont have the puck. I have seen lots of guys score tons of goals hanging out at the blue line waiting on a pass or skating through weak competition and scoring a goal. Looks amazing but strangely enough, they never scored during games against strong competition. The people that matter dont care if your kid scores a goal which is why there are so many angry parents after a team is picked saying, "he scores the only goal and the cut him????" NZ and NEHJ will tell most what they want to hear, and if they dont, you will share my opinion of them until they mention your kid LOL, then they must know something right?
2. COVID dudes, COVID. None of what is going on right now matters at all. Its a lot of desperate parents, risking their families health convinced their kid NEEDS more hockey games as they are so close to someone finally noticing them. There is a reason for all these leagues, tournaments, showcases etc. $$$$$ they all recognize that there is money to be made off parents that cant accept the dream is over. Where we are from there are 6 Junior hockey leagues operating. 6!
Save your money, stay healthy and be patient. If your kid is only motivated when they can play the game, they are already telling you what you need to know. If they hit the gym and do what they can there is still hope. Talk with Mr. St.Louis about his path to the NHL, not exactly the guy NZ or NEHJ would have been touting.
really, I mean go back to work
This was a decent thread, finally got our hands on the rosters and the guy who named off the top 5 of each team is right on. I like some of the newer 02/03 kids mentioned, I hope to see them some prep hockey soon.
Where can you go and see the rosters?
Or is this a special secret place that only the people that know how to get there can see?
This camp was 2+ weeks ago...
I am sure you could email the guy that ran it, if you really need it.
Back to work guys. Stay off the phone, D1 schools might be calling for your boy. Apparently they got lots of busy signals on 1/1/2021 so there is hope.
^^Mostly 03 players who will not even play in college
I find it amazing that people are still talking about a skate that took place 3 weeks ago.
Do you really dislike the guy that much that you can't let it go? What is left to discuss? The guy sucks, the coaches sucked, the kids sucked, the D1 commit sucked, the 03's sucked, the 04's sucked, the ice sucked, the Zamboni sucked, the PR sucked, the parking lot sucked...