The reason why players never came and or wont come is that they are sold something that seldom happens along with brutal parent coaches and a HC who is never there and frankly is not very good either, Just there to " keep the peace ". 07 Mid Fairfield ( very strong program and very good team ) and the 07 Chiefs ( great coach and eventually will be a solid team ) are too far to drive for western mass kids so looks like Rifles may be your best bet or MM Flames.

What 07 Chiefs Coach is a nice guy? The new one who was fired by the Jr Falcons and gets run out of every organization he goes to. Or the short bald guy who screams non stop, or the tool in the shirt and tie who plays his kid non stop. The Chiefs are more messed up than Mass/Conn, and cost almost $2k more.

MFF is a top notch program and way to far for most kids in WMass/Northern Ct.

Mass/Conn should actually implement what they preach , all this talk of a singular training and practice models is so far from the truth. They keep the Tier 1 and “Elite” teams so far away from each it’s not even funny. Even during the skills sessions they separate them. At least at the Rifles they actually try to build kids up to eventually play on the top teams. Something Mass/Conn claims but doesn’t do.

This is true. Mass Conn builds a wall around the elite teams, which doesn't give the T1 kids any developmental opportunity or chance to measure up themselves with better players on the ice. Plenty of chances to do this, but they don't. May be the way most programs operate, but seems like a bad approach since plenty of elite kids at the mite and squirt level will be no better than T1 at pee wee/bantam, and vice versa. Missed opportunity to develop your top players from within.

LOL, This poster has no clue what he is talking about. Stay at the rifles tool box! why all the hate toward the CJH and Chiefs? Did the HC cut your kid, if so get over it dude? Both head coaches are very good and CJH will be just fine with the team in place and coaching staff, go worry about your own skill sessions and hockey models that aint helping your son very much.

go forward ..:laughing: really.... keep tellin yourself that .....moving forward LMAO!!!!

its bad enough we have to drive to the stink hole of a place and now we have to drive there AND WHOOP up on them in a B2B games, better off just cancelling and taking the loss and save my family the 6 hour day. Better yet, just boot them from the league and do all of us a favor up here.

who cares about the 07 huskies, they SUCK! Whos the caveman on the bench?