Taking a look at the 2004 rankings this morning, noticed something about the top three:
1. Honeybaked 34 games played
2. Mid-Fairfield 29 games played
3. Florida Alliance 22 games played
Top 20 teams from EHF (only two, by the way):
10. Islanders 46 games played
13. Kings 41 games played
Think there's a correlation? Parents love games, parents love tournaments (especially in Canada!), parents pay bills. Practice develops players. Which organization has the courage to change the model in New England?
Just because they only show that many games doesn't mean that's all they played. Not everyone is as diligent about putting their scores in MHR as the Islanders' and Kings' parents.
You may be right, but spot-checking the Honeybaked team, it looks like all of their games are reported on MHR.
Taking a look at the 2004 rankings this morning, noticed something about the top three:
1. Honeybaked 34 games played
2. Mid-Fairfield 29 games played
3. Florida Alliance 22 games played
Top 20 teams from EHF (only two, by the way):
10. Islanders 46 games played
13. Kings 41 games played
Think there's a correlation? Parents love games, parents love tournaments (especially in Canada!), parents pay bills. Practice develops players. Which organization has the courage to change the model in New England?
Just because they only show that many games doesn't mean that's all they played. Not everyone is as diligent about putting their scores in MHR as the Islanders' and Kings' parents.
You may be right, but spot-checking the Honeybaked team, it looks like all of their games are reported on MHR.
Lets not be ignorant here and look at the facts - Honeybaked 04 team played 73 games last year. Look it up on MHR if you want. They went 63-7-3. Florida Alliance played 22 games last year - probably a travel tournament team only.
Taking a look at the 2004 rankings this morning, noticed something about the top three:
1. Honeybaked 34 games played
2. Mid-Fairfield 29 games played
3. Florida Alliance 22 games played
Top 20 teams from EHF (only two, by the way):
10. Islanders 46 games played
13. Kings 41 games played
Think there's a correlation? Parents love games, parents love tournaments (especially in Canada!), parents pay bills. Practice develops players. Which organization has the courage to change the model in New England?
Just because they only show that many games doesn't mean that's all they played. Not everyone is as diligent about putting their scores in MHR as the Islanders' and Kings' parents.
You may be right, but spot-checking the Honeybaked team, it looks like all of their games are reported on MHR.
Lets not be ignorant here and look at the facts - Honeybaked 04 team played 73 games last year. Look it up on MHR if you want. They went 63-7-3. Florida Alliance played 22 games last year - probably a travel tournament team only.
Maybe Honeybaked had the courage to try something different. Did they not change coaches this year?
Taking a look at the 2004 rankings this morning, noticed something about the top three:
1. Honeybaked 34 games played
2. Mid-Fairfield 29 games played
3. Florida Alliance 22 games played
Top 20 teams from EHF (only two, by the way):
10. Islanders 46 games played
13. Kings 41 games played
Think there's a correlation? Parents love games, parents love tournaments (especially in Canada!), parents pay bills. Practice develops players. Which organization has the courage to change the model in New England?
Hi dummy - FA is pretty much a tournament team bc they are limited on competition due to their location. They would smacked any EHF team and the EHF parents run around and say it's an all star team from the whole state of FL which isn't true
The reason FA is so successful is bc of the programs development model. FA is one of the most expensive programs due to all the travel. The people who run the program are smart and there are several former legit NHL players involved.
Has ZERO to do with the number of games they play.
Taking a look at the 2004 rankings this morning, noticed something about the top three:
1. Honeybaked 34 games played
2. Mid-Fairfield 29 games played
3. Florida Alliance 22 games played
Top 20 teams from EHF (only two, by the way):
10. Islanders 46 games played
13. Kings 41 games played
Think there's a correlation? Parents love games, parents love tournaments (especially in Canada!), parents pay bills. Practice develops players. Which organization has the courage to change the model in New England?
Hi dummy - FA is pretty much a tournament team bc they are limited on competition due to their location. They would smacked any EHF team and the EHF parents run around and say it's an all star team from the whole state of FL which isn't true
The reason FA is so successful is bc of the programs development model. FA is one of the most expensive programs due to all the travel. The people who run the program are smart and there are several former legit NHL players involved.
Has ZERO to do with the number of games they play.
You call me a dummy, but ultimately agree with my point. Why would a Florida Alliance model not work in New England? A team like the Islanders only has a few teams nearby that can regularly give them a good game. So why fill up weekends with non-competitive games. EHF is why, but does it have to be that way?
I'm only questioning whether there is a better way. Isn't that what this forum is about?
Taking a look at the 2004 rankings this morning, noticed something about the top three:
1. Honeybaked 34 games played
2. Mid-Fairfield 29 games played
3. Florida Alliance 22 games played
Top 20 teams from EHF (only two, by the way):
10. Islanders 46 games played
13. Kings 41 games played
Think there's a correlation? Parents love games, parents love tournaments (especially in Canada!), parents pay bills. Practice develops players. Which organization has the courage to change the model in New England?
Hi dummy - FA is pretty much a tournament team bc they are limited on competition due to their location. They would smacked any EHF team and the EHF parents run around and say it's an all star team from the whole state of FL which isn't true
The reason FA is so successful is bc of the programs development model. FA is one of the most expensive programs due to all the travel. The people who run the program are smart and there are several former legit NHL players involved.
Has ZERO to do with the number of games they play.
You call me a dummy, but ultimately agree with my point. Why would a Florida Alliance model not work in New England? A team like the Islanders only has a few teams nearby that can regularly give them a good game. So why fill up weekends with non-competitive games. EHF is why, but does it have to be that way?
I'm only questioning whether there is a better way. Isn't that what this forum is about?
FA doesn't play the number of games b/c they want to they do it b/c thats all they can get. There are not many teams within driving distance and as a result they have to play several tournaments but with the tournaments the costs go up exponentially. If the costs were not so high with tourneys they would play more games. The teams only practice twice per week.