Did I miss something over the past few years, but can someone please explain the difference between club hockey and select hockey, when did the name change and did I miss that memo that all select hockey will now be called club hockey. Its kinda like the EHF AA league being called Tier 1, what is that all about.
Im pretty sure it's all the same. It depends what side of the tracks you live. Town is still town but the rest is what you wanna call it. Tier1 Elite is still #1 tier2 is club, select what ever you wanna call it notch above town. My interpretation
Generally in hockey 'Club hockey' refers to college hockey between intermural / pick-up hockey and serious varsity hockey. 'Select hockey' is kids hockey that is non-town hockey were you need make the team or get selected.
Generally in hockey 'Club hockey' refers to college hockey between intermural / pick-up hockey and serious varsity hockey. 'Select hockey' is kids hockey that is non-town hockey were you need make the team or get selected.
Since the inception of "club" programs it has been the same..
towns are non profit programs run by a board of vols.
clubs are for profit privately owned. hence the name private club.
Youth club hockety was around long long before college "club" even existed, well, maybe it was called intranurals, or "pickup" before they made it into a real level of college hockey.
Select hockey exited outside of club in towns, where kids would be selected for teams, some of those were non profits teams ran by a coach. Then the privatization and for profits boomed.