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anon
Oct 26, 2017 - 9:53AM
Re: Teams leaving FED

anon
Anon
What's a good number of games to know where the kids skill level is?12-14? Maybe have a weekend tourney with the bottom 2-3 elite vs the top 2-3 black tier 1, depending on what happens teams move up or down. Not to sure how difficult it is to change around the remaining games and parents egos might take a hit but I'd rather my son not be involved in blowouts winning or losing.

Fed tried this a few years ago. Anyone remember this? They pulled the plug in the middle of the process. They should reconsider if they truly have the goal of supporting a league with four tiers (and collecting all of that revenue). Having a top tier that is not accessible to the teams in the other three tiers is a business risk.

The threat to their business is teams leaving for another league where they perceive their opportunity to play in the top division is better (or even possible). The E9/BHL provides this opportunity, which has to be a huge selling point for these unaffiliated organizations. After everyone leaves and the Fed Tier 1 divisions are made up solely of second tier charter member teams, it'll be too late.

If their goal is exclusivity at the elite level, then they should be prepared to lose market share over time as teams flee for the BHL.


Nobody flees to the BHL, they flee from it.

If they do, it's like a horse running into a burning barn, they don't know any better.



a
anon
Oct 26, 2017 - 10:09AM
Re: Teams leaving FED

anon
anon
Anon
What's a good number of games to know where the kids skill level is?12-14? Maybe have a weekend tourney with the bottom 2-3 elite vs the top 2-3 black tier 1, depending on what happens teams move up or down. Not to sure how difficult it is to change around the remaining games and parents egos might take a hit but I'd rather my son not be involved in blowouts winning or losing.

Fed tried this a few years ago. Anyone remember this? They pulled the plug in the middle of the process. They should reconsider if they truly have the goal of supporting a league with four tiers (and collecting all of that revenue). Having a top tier that is not accessible to the teams in the other three tiers is a business risk.

The threat to their business is teams leaving for another league where they perceive their opportunity to play in the top division is better (or even possible). The E9/BHL provides this opportunity, which has to be a huge selling point for these unaffiliated organizations. After everyone leaves and the Fed Tier 1 divisions are made up solely of second tier charter member teams, it'll be too late.

If their goal is exclusivity at the elite level, then they should be prepared to lose market share over time as teams flee for the BHL.


Nobody flees to the BHL, they flee from it.

If they do, it's like a horse running into a burning barn, they don't know any better.




You're talking about players, I'm talking about teams/organizations. Please keep up.

And if you are talking about EHF Elite to BHL, fine. But if you think there's a significant difference between EHF Tier 1 and BHL then you need to look harder. It's amazing how loyal people are to a league that treats them like second class citizens.

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ANON
Oct 26, 2017 - 10:34AM
Re: Teams leaving FED

Every year about this time people talk about all the teams that are leaving EHF and every year they add another color coded division.... Why? Because all the teams and kids are where they should be .... also if the parents and kids want to play in the EHF Elite they go tryout for one of the teams... then when they can't make any of them they go to another team or league... some at this point complain that they can't play into the league because their kid looks good playing against weaker talent.... if you don't have a single kid that an make an EHF Elite team and you can't win the black or white Div how are you going to move up..... Oh and don't tell anyone but all the owners know this as well. they are not moving leagues so that 95% of their teams can play in the AAA div of a weaker league... sorry thems the facts

a
Anon
Oct 26, 2017 - 9:49PM
Re: Teams leaving FED

Northstars only one going to E9. Others are PHL candidates.

a
anon
Oct 27, 2017 - 8:06AM
Re: Teams leaving FED

Anon
Northstars only one going to E9. Others are PHL candidates.


sadly this is what i heard as well. Meetings have nothing to do with E9 because of entry fee's. PHL willing to take them on for no additional charges and less team fees. Suddenly there is more money in the owners pockets. If you think these owners care about some mysterious "prestige" of the EHF you are mistaken. They lose their best players to "Elite" teams anyway. This way they can keep the current product and make more money and offer "Premier" or "elite" level hockey. None of this Tier 1 multi colored crap.

a
Anon
Oct 27, 2017 - 11:21AM
Re: Teams leaving FED

Dicky Dunn
There has been two meetings in the past month. Crimson, Wolverines, Shamrocks, Manchester Flames and NorthStars all headed to the E9/BHL next year. All over Parity and not being able to play into an Elite division. You heard it here first.
#fakenews. Try again.

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Papa
Nov 20, 2017 - 1:02PM
Re: Teams leaving FED

Here is my 2 cents:

Fed Elite/E9 Create Division of 16 Teams
EHF Black, White BHL American Create Division of 16 Teams
EHF Silver, BHL National Create Division of 16 Teams

Make Hockey Great Again!

:
:-)
Nov 20, 2017 - 1:17PM
Re: Teams leaving FED

Papa
Here is my 2 cents:

Fed Elite/E9 Create Division of 16 Teams
EHF Black, White BHL American Create Division of 16 Teams
EHF Silver, BHL National Create Division of 16 Teams

Make Hockey Great Again!
Revision:

Fed Elite stays as is.

Fed Black stays as is.

BHL, EMHL and E9 all merge with the Valley.

a
Anon
Nov 20, 2017 - 1:19PM
Re: Teams leaving FED

:-)
Papa
Here is my 2 cents:

Fed Elite/E9 Create Division of 16 Teams
EHF Black, White BHL American Create Division of 16 Teams
EHF Silver, BHL National Create Division of 16 Teams

Make Hockey Great Again!
Revision:

Fed Elite stays as is.

Fed Black stays as is.

BHL, EMHL and E9 all merge with the Valley.
Moron, please stop.

a
Anon
Nov 20, 2017 - 1:20PM
Re: Teams leaving FED

:-)
Papa
Here is my 2 cents:

Fed Elite/E9 Create Division of 16 Teams
EHF Black, White BHL American Create Division of 16 Teams
EHF Silver, BHL National Create Division of 16 Teams

Make Hockey Great Again!
Revision:

Fed Elite stays as is.

Fed Black stays as is.

BHL, EMHL and E9 all merge with the Valley.
^^Everything wrong with MA youth hockey, in one post.

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