What the heck happened to this organization? They own the white division in the EHF. Shame. They have one good elite team now, others in shambles and all other teams in second “white” division. NRT still collecting those checks! NCDC team not bad last year but all other FS teams were a joke.

RT still collecting those checks! Time to sell dude, you are quickly on your way to Bandit, Breakers and TG status!

They haven't had good elite teams since the '02's left...

04 SSK Elite is good, has solid, stable coaching, and will be even better this coming season with quality pick ups.

Youth hockey is over at 04 buddy

Woohoo. Thanks 04 Kings coach or Dad! One good team.

Says everything you need to know about EHF. 3 good orgs don’t make a good league

From a parent perspective, the issue is not league or club, it's team and coach. In my view, the team your child plays on and the coaching they get are the most important factors in deciding where your child plays. There are numerous other factors: driving distance, friends on team, tournament schedule, hot moms, etc. League is a factor because it is large part of the competition the team will face. Club barely even registers as a consideration.

Agreed. RT to cheap and lazy so enlists all crappy daddy coaches. JG only cares about NCDC team and has left all others go to heck. Literally no one running org. The lack of talent, development and records show it. 2 of the older USPHL teams don’t even have coaches and the youth teams splattered with the same daddies that keep losing or driving talent away.

Clearly John or Rich posting there. JG has nothing to do with youth program, doesn’t even talk to players. Wouldn’t know a kid who plays for them unless they had a helmet with the sticker on it or if a kid was carrying a bag.

Know your stuff buddy. Both u16 and u18 teams looking for coaches. Not an attractive gig for coaches who are not interested or able to recruit nationally at this age. Like other USPHL teams at these two levels it’s really for the local rejects versus other programs that bringing players from the outside. Premier coach been there forever based on family relationships and is a total clown.

Program just not the same without SH.

You are confused because you’re probably not that smart.

The program director’s job is to make sure he has the right coaches, right skills being taught, recruiting, and development. Is all that is being done in a program will win more than they lose. Not the case with the Kings anymore. Same old daddy coaches, same old buddy system, and a place nobody wants to play at anymore.

It is a shame. And no my kid didn’t get cut. He plays for a competing organization that pumbles them when they play each other, which isn’t good for the league.

Sorry your kid is not good enough to play for anyone but the Kings now.

Nice little town program you have there In Foxboro!

Kings challenge is the same as all the other teams within 25 mins (Bandits/Terriers/Breakers/Caps). Only so much top notch talent in the area....kids are spread out. Some years Kings are fine (2008) others they aren't because Bandits or Terriers are better....parents aren't chasing the Kings brand name...they want their kids to be in a convenient location and with a good coach. Not that complicated.

Kings don’t have a good brand name anymore

Perception: Brand is strong
Reality: SSK below many of the teams you reference particularly at Mite through Pee Wee level

Stop living in the past buddy. SSK is the new bandits. One real elite team, every other team gets killed. All second level teams in the white division. Not sure how you don’t see it that way.

I agree. Facilities matter and these are the 2 best around. Kings local comp are Express and Boch. Both non-starters. Corrupt owners and terrible hockey.

Sad that rinks come before development... sad state of affairs for youth hockey.

Walpole and Boch ? they could have free open bar for every parent and free tuition. Still not an option.

Foxboro nice but zero development taking place there. Used to be. Not anymore, which is why we left. Longer drive but better coaching. I do miss the warm upstairs though!

BA. Once mommy and daddy get over themselves and the mighty EHF, they go there. Look at older levels.

Objectivity on this board? Crazy talk.

Kings rebound with the right owner. Sadly, that goes for pretty much all other EHF organizations except mid Fairfield and Eagles.

My kid plays for the kings. Great coaches and families. finish at 500 for the year last few years. Can't ask for more.

I think the original point of the post is that the Kingdom as some refer to it has fallen with the elite teams being bottom of the barrel and no real talent pushing up from below as all the 2nd level teams being in the white division. So, when a program trends in the wrong direction, it’s clear development is taking place.

You are correct though. Play where you are happy and more importantly where the kid is having fun. Every organization has the “in crowd“ because of parent relationships. We all partake in that to solidify spots. Unfortunately it’s how it works around here now.

Just don’t confuse convenience, fun and development. The real metric for development, especially with the watering down of youth hockey today is wins and progression to higher level teams per player. Foxboro a good facility, just not a place where player development is taking place. With the segmentation of the EHF (top 4 good, rest bad so easy to win or lose) programs who do their job dominate. With SSK, their elite teams not what they were, lots of turnover and losses. All else White. Tough to argue they provide real hockey value.

That was funny

Two kinds of posters on this subject...

(1) A Magenta "tier 1" youth hockey parent whose son was obviously cut by the Kings.

(2) A couple of parents whose sons are chasing a dream in low-end juniors. They are arguing about who is the tallest midget in the room. They also clearly can't read that this is a youth hockey forum.


I am heading back to the beach.

Enjoy the beach on this cloudy rainy day!

Put this to bed folks. Kings stink, bottom line, youth to Midget to Juniors. 2 good teams. Now his kids are done, time for RT to cash his chips in and sell to someone who cares.