Recreation Hockey League

[MapleLeafpoker 1,462]

He is overjoyed.

 

awesome, GL to him next year.

[mrdannyg 274]

That's awesome serge, congrats to Adrian.

[Zach6668 513]

I'm in the hospital right now because I hurt my own wrist taking a two handed chop at a guy.

 

Not sure if its a sprain, break, or both yet.

 

I'm pathetic.

[Zach6668 513]

Yup. It's a break. Awesome.

[digitalmonkey 929]

jerkoff hand?

[Zach6668 513]

Negative.

 

I broke that one in high school though. You adapt.

[serge 904]

lol that sucks Zach..

 

Hope you heal soon

[serge 904]

So on Adrian s new team, there is an NHL connection. I may have mentioned before he played with these kids couple years ago..There are twins on our team boy and a girl, whose uncle is former NHLer Jason York.. Great family..Good kids...Like the Sedins...

[Babying 613]

So on Adrian s new team, there is an NHL connection. I may have mentioned before he played with these kids couple years ago..There are twins on our team boy and a girl, whose uncle is former NHLer Jason York.. Great family..Good kids...Like the Sedins...

 

Congrats!!!!!!

 

My wife's cousin played AA goalie for years. One of the guys that was on his team at one time was one of the Stewart brothers.

 

The only thing I remember about him playing AA hockey was his parents complaining about the cost involved.

[Babying 613]

Negative.

 

I broke that one in high school though. You adapt.

 

Damn good luck.

[serge 904]

Congrats!!!!!!

 

My wife's cousin played AA goalie for years. One of the guys that was on his team at one time was one of the Stewart brothers.

 

The only thing I remember about him playing AA hockey was his parents complaining about the cost involved.

 

So I am not sure what the costs are with other organizations and stuff, but our budget for the year is $34000..We have 17 kids , so thats about $2000 a kid...Plus there will be two overnight tournaments that will pay for hotels and such. I guess its not too bad..

 

We will do a lot of fundraising, last year I ran a poker tourney where we made about $7500..We hope to do that again.

 

I talk to some of my friends who have daughters in competitive dancing..Some of them spend up to $10000 a year...Its ridicolous

[Babying 613]

So I am not sure what the costs are with other organizations and stuff, but our budget for the year is $34000..We have 17 kids , so thats about $2000 a kid...Plus there will be two overnight tournaments that will pay for hotels and such. I guess its not too bad..

 

We will do a lot of fundraising, last year I ran a poker tourney where we made about $7500..We hope to do that again.

 

I talk to some of my friends who have daughters in competitive dancing..Some of them spend up to $10000 a year...Its ridicolous

 

Not sure but I think it maybe in the range of $5-7k. Takes into account the away tournaments and hotels, etc.

 

Yes competitive skating is pricey. Both of my younger girls take skating lessons and the dresses alone cost $80 at least. I complain all the time since they are 2 lttle pieces of material.

[Dubey 1,035]

Congrats on your kid making AA, that's awesome. You definitely made the right choice in goin AA instead of A. There is so much politics involved in rep hockey, that if you drop down a level, even for a year, it can be tough to ever get your foot in the door for AA or AAA again in the future.

[mrdannyg 274]

So I am not sure what the costs are with other organizations and stuff, but our budget for the year is $34000..We have 17 kids , so thats about $2000 a kid...Plus there will be two overnight tournaments that will pay for hotels and such. I guess its not too bad..

 

We will do a lot of fundraising, last year I ran a poker tourney where we made about $7500..We hope to do that again.

 

I talk to some of my friends who have daughters in competitive dancing..Some of them spend up to $10000 a year...Its ridicolous

 

My first read, I thought $34k was for Adrian alone and I nearly puked.

[serge 904]

Congrats on your kid making AA, that's awesome. You definitely made the right choice in goin AA instead of A. There is so much politics involved in rep hockey, that if you drop down a level, even for a year, it can be tough to ever get your foot in the door for AA or AAA again in the future.

 

Thanks..So from our 16 kids last year on the TYKE B team, one has already made the AAA...4 of us made the AA...The rest will be trying out for the A(not all will make it)

 

Some of the parents decided to keep their kid out of AA tryouts just so they can socialize with each other..How stupid is that, some of them even pressured me into joining them so we can be together again. Also they dont really have a goalie yet and they were hoping for Adrian to play with them.

 

If the kid is good enough, he should play at the highest level of hockey that he can.

 

The Double AA coach put into his budget a dedicated goalie coach and a weeklong goalie camp in the summer. I am very excited for Adrian to develop and learn the position. He has had really no coaching at all and seemed to do really well...Its such a technical position that good coaching is even more important for him.

 

Hockey is wrapping up now , as this is the last day of tryouts(team picked already so just a practice tonight) We wont be doing much with the team until training camp in August..I just signed him up for a summer 3-3 league, a fun league that plays once a week..Bunch of his friends are playing.

 

We will go into soccer mode soon, I think its important to stay sharp during the summer, but also to do other things.

[Babying 613]

I just remember the days when I coached soccer. We had this kid who played AAA as a goalie. His father would remind everyone on the team that he plays AAA. He also stated that he prefer that his son did not play goalie in soccer so that he can at least run around. Mind you the kid was on the chubby side so he would need the exercise.

 

One day we were in a bind and needed a goalie. So we stuck him in net.

 

We got killed and he could not stop a beach ball. I was standing on the sidelines wondering how the hell this kid played AAA as a goalie since he never moved.

[MapleLeafpoker 1,462]

Get well soon Zach.

[serge 904]

So Hockey Canada has made the decision to introduce body checking at a later date..Essentially raising the age from 11-13..

 

I think its a good idea, however what I would of liked to see is, base the contact on levels..

 

Because I heard a few parents on the weekend say "now my kid can play hockey till 13"

 

Why not say body contact is allowed for kids playing AA or higher after Peewee? If a kid wants to play hockey for leisure and is not going to pursue it at a serious level, he/she should be able to play without body contact if thats what they want.

 

The only reason IMO to have body contact is to teach kids that will pursue serious hockey to prepare them for hitting...We all know 99 percent of kids are not going to play professional so whats the point.

 

I totally disagree with my buddy Don Cherry on this issue..

 

One advantage to have your kid play goalie is you dont have to worry about body checking .

[serge 904]

Funny story over the weekend..

 

Adrian started playing summer 3 on 3 on Sunday..Its really fun way to keep on the ice over the summer, no practices, just fun games..

 

As a goalie he gets a huge workout, as there is tons of chances, breakaways ....Well we end up winning our game 10-6

 

In the dressing room, right after we get his equipment off, a guy comes in and asks our coach if our goalie would like to play another game as the team playing now, goalie didnt show up.

 

Adrian said sure I love to play more...We rush to get on the gear again, by the time we get to ice, its already 3-0 as they had to start without a goalie..

 

Not only did he play two games back to back, the team he played for was brutal and didnt get the puck out of the zone the whole time..I think he ended up giving up 8 goals on 30-40 shots..

 

Was really fun for him though.

[Dubey 1,035]

So Hockey Canada has made the decision to introduce body checking at a later date..Essentially raising the age from 11-13..

 

I think its a good idea, however what I would of liked to see is, base the contact on levels..

 

Because I heard a few parents on the weekend say "now my kid can play hockey till 13"

 

Why not say body contact is allowed for kids playing AA or higher after Peewee? If a kid wants to play hockey for leisure and is not going to pursue it at a serious level, he/she should be able to play without body contact if thats what they want.

 

The only reason IMO to have body contact is to teach kids that will pursue serious hockey to prepare them for hitting...We all know 99 percent of kids are not going to play professional so whats the point.

 

I totally disagree with my buddy Don Cherry on this issue..

 

One advantage to have your kid play goalie is you dont have to worry about body checking .

 

 

This is exactly what I've been saying too.

 

 

I think hitting should be allowed in A, AA and AAA starting in Peewee and they should just take hitting out of all house league minor hockey leagues, for all age groups.

[fryer98 30]

So Hockey Canada has made the decision to introduce body checking at a later date..Essentially raising the age from 11-13..

 

I think its a good idea, however what I would of liked to see is, base the contact on levels..

 

Because I heard a few parents on the weekend say "now my kid can play hockey till 13"

 

Why not say body contact is allowed for kids playing AA or higher after Peewee? If a kid wants to play hockey for leisure and is not going to pursue it at a serious level, he/she should be able to play without body contact if thats what they want.

 

The only reason IMO to have body contact is to teach kids that will pursue serious hockey to prepare them for hitting...We all know 99 percent of kids are not going to play professional so whats the point.

 

I totally disagree with my buddy Don Cherry on this issue..

 

One advantage to have your kid play goalie is you dont have to worry about body checking .

USA Hockey moved checking from PeeWee to Bantam last year...so the same, age went from 11 to 13 for checking to start.

 

Also, there is a league somewhere in Canada that's no checking through midget (16-18 year olds). I was reffing a tourney game 2-3 years ago. First shift there's a clean-as-could-be check and the coach is yelling at me. There was a whistle soon after and he calls me over and says "You know this is a no check level, right?". I had never heard of such a thing for midget. It was nice of the scheduler and/or tourney director to not inform us of this.

[serge 904]

We had our team meeting for next year...This is Adrian's first real higher level of hockey..Last year he played rep but it was the TYKE B team..Now he is on NOVICE AA..

 

So with that comes an exciting out of country tournament on a bus...We are still looking at tourneys, but it might be Detroit or Pittsburgh....We would also probably try and take in an NHL game as well..

 

How exciting is that??

[serge 904]

Adrian is training with a new goalie coach. Former nhl player Rick Wilson.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wilson_(ice_hockey)

 

Long time assistant coach, mostly with Dallas. Stanley cup winner 1999.

 

Great guy and Adrian learned more in his first lesson than he did all last year

 

After when we got in the car I told Adrian he was drafted by Montreal and played a few games. He said" not his fault they drafted him"

 

Ironically his son Landon Wilson was drafted by the Leafs. Last played for Penguins.

[serge 904]

Just want to plug a Poker Tourney that I am running for Adrian's hockey team...Just booked the venue and hope to have some of you guys out for a fun tourney..

 

Date is November 15. It will be in Pickering.

 

$60 tourney with unlimited $30 rebuys the first hour...Was really fun last year, and not ironically the final three were all goodish poker players.

 

Your $60 includes a very nice catered dinner.

 

Zach if you are free come by to help out..Ill feed you a nice dinner and give you plenty of drink tickets...There will be alcohol served.

 

Since I wont be playing maybe ill even just bankroll you to play.

 

Had about a 100 people last year..Hoping for roughly to same turnout..While we do take a larger than average rake since its for the team, we will payout out cash prizes to the top 3 and nice prizes to the final table.

[Zach6668 513]

Nice. I'll keep it in mind.