Actually there are currently there are 86 teams registered right now , yeah must be a real awful tourney gonna be a real crappy weekend .
So you're saying there are 86 teams filled with college prospects? I don't think so. Doesn't the number of teams play into the other guy's argument?
I don't think it does , he seems to think all these tourneys are junk and useless , I think the fact that there are so many teams points to the fact that this is a good and fun tournament . Who cares about scouts , 99.9 percent of these kids are not going anywhere , but it is fun for them to dream and have a fun weekend at the same time .
Whenever people ***** about tourneys and say money grab , it is obvious to me that there kid never gets to play in them .
But if there are 86 teams in the tourney, don't you think he could get his kid in if he wanted to? It doesn't sound like they're too selective.
With respect to money grab, that depends on how the owners sell the tournament. Are they claiming this to be only high end players, with a chance to play in front of college and prep scouts? Or are they just providing a fun place for youth players to get some ice on a summer weekend? Does the tournament deliver on its promises? I think that's the criteria for determining whether it's a money grab.
just another spring/summer tournament. do it if your kid is looking to get on the ice, but nothing special there.
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Exactly. Just another spring/summer tournament. My son's regular season coach is using it as a team building exercise to just get the team out there to skate together and compete together before we get to the regular season. The team has a lot of new players for the coming season, so just a chance to get them together to play. Could care less how they do. If your son was invited to play, then go for it. Ice time is ice time if he wants to do it.
We have visited a few preps this past winter/spring and coaches have asked if we were attending, so there might be some coaches in the stands or at least watching the roster stats. Granted we are not attending, might be worth it for some.