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by interestedbystander
Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:33 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Walser/Effects of the D6 Rule on MM
Replies: 336
Views: 90659

So now I'm all excited for this change. When is it coming and how will I know when it gets here. So far all I see is the same old same old. I had the chance to talk with several hockey dads at a practice a few days ago and gave them the sad news that association hockey is dead and the new order is ...
by interestedbystander
Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:56 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Walser/Effects of the D6 Rule on MM
Replies: 336
Views: 90659

Ill address the scenerios when I have more time and a full size keyboard. Also, my prior response was not directed at you. There are clearly plans to offer higher levels of play, at appropriate ages, for the top players within minnesota. This is my last post on this topic, then I will go away, as I...
by interestedbystander
Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Walser/Effects of the D6 Rule on MM
Replies: 336
Views: 90659

Don't you just love it............I have thought this has been a very reasonable discussion up to this point. It's very interesting to me that some find the need to be nasty and launch personal attacks when someone starts to make valid arguments/take the devils advocate approach. Fight fair, if you ...
by interestedbystander
Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:14 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Walser/Effects of the D6 Rule on MM
Replies: 336
Views: 90659

State your individual unhappy situation and we'll discuss a solution for your particular situation. I live in Hudson Wisconsin I was playing for the Wisconsin fire, but I can’t play there any more. A couple of my friends from Stillwater said they were going to play for the ponies this winter. Can I...
by interestedbystander
Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:24 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Walser/Effects of the D6 Rule on MM
Replies: 336
Views: 90659

The pioneers take the arrows :lol:
by interestedbystander
Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:28 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Walser/Effects of the D6 Rule on MM
Replies: 336
Views: 90659

JDUBBS1280 wrote: If there wasn't a problem with kids keeping their commitments to community teams, there wouldn't be a rule.
Continue to try and make this about anything else, but in the end you will be wrong. It is about one thing and one thing only. Keeping commitments.
Touche.
by interestedbystander
Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:07 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Walser/Effects of the D6 Rule on MM
Replies: 336
Views: 90659

JDUBBS1280 wrote:However, Minnesota Hockey is looking out for the best interest of ALL our kids.
NO....
by interestedbystander
Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:37 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Wisconsin Fire Shut Down
Replies: 99
Views: 55051

Well I have been having a bit of fun with some of you about how wound up everybody gets about this stuff. So in all honesty, I will share how I really feel: If you are good, you will be found, regardless of the development model you are following. If you possess the talent, drive and passion for th...
by interestedbystander
Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:18 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: ELITE TRYOUTS - ROSTERS
Replies: 73
Views: 47736

http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/page/show/35 ... el-tryouts

North team looks great. Goalie selections interesting, with all the talk about the Duluth East goalies lately on the forum. Overall, looks like an excellent group of goalies.
by interestedbystander
Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:01 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Def'n of Tier I
Replies: 71
Views: 18662

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/ ... up/Sports/
by interestedbystander
Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:58 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Walser/Effects of the D6 Rule on MM
Replies: 336
Views: 90659

scrapiron wrote:Walser is a sunmmer AAA team for 2012
For now.......... 8)
by interestedbystander
Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:29 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: The ADM Question
Replies: 196
Views: 52353

Outstate must be much different than the suburbs. I am confused at who the AAU will be targeting. I mean if the AAU takes hold in Edina and grabs 3 teams worth of lower A and upper B teams, that team and talent level is going to look very different from the 3 teams from Princetion. The Wisconsin Fi...
by interestedbystander
Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:58 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: The ADM Question
Replies: 196
Views: 52353

Yes but the problem they bring up is that Edina will go on a tear and get all of the top A kids off of all of the top programs and put together a monster team. It is probably right, sort of like the NY Yankees do. This would stop it by not allowing A kids to be skimmed off of programs but opens the...
by interestedbystander
Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:53 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: The ADM Question
Replies: 196
Views: 52353

All this talk of A quality players getting the shaft and having to play B brings up the question - How good is too good? How dominate does a player have to be at the lower level to reason it is better to be the 3rd liner being short shifted at the next higher level? Ohhhh, I don't know. How many B ...
by interestedbystander
Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:00 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: The ADM Question
Replies: 196
Views: 52353

SECoach wrote:
interestedbystander wrote:
SECoach wrote: And it is these two things, real and perceived favoritism that will open the door for someone else come into MN and help soothe those hurt feelings, real or perceived. I'm not sure what MN hockey can do about that. Thanks for the debate.
by interestedbystander
Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:58 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: The ADM Question
Replies: 196
Views: 52353

And many of them are association board members. Seriously, though, coach, I agree that one must be careful not to upset the apple cart as there is risk to doing so. It would be nice for those with concerns to be heard rather than brushed away as individuals trying to benefit their kids only or as w...
by interestedbystander
Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:16 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: The ADM Question
Replies: 196
Views: 52353

Use the model that allows the most kids to be involved for the district. USA Hockey and Minnesota Hockey have some work to do when it comes to providing opportunity for high level players at age appropriate levels. Herein lies one of the major problems .... very clearly stated.... in effect you are...
by interestedbystander
Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:39 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: The ADM Question
Replies: 196
Views: 52353

My guess is that 99% of parents, myself included, have no idea what ADM stands for or entails. I can tell you, after being involved in several summer AAA teams for a few seasons, not a weekend goes by that I don't hear parents say, "why can't winter hockey be this fun, or be like this......&quo...
by interestedbystander
Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: The ADM Question
Replies: 196
Views: 52353

You are right, NPC, about where the movement is going to catch hold. Just look at the explosion of the Northland Hockey group's AAA teams in just the last year. Those aren't the exceptional players, generally speaking, but there sure are a lot of them that want to play and get better over the summer...
by interestedbystander
Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:23 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: Goaltending problems
Replies: 66
Views: 35410

oldtendy35 wrote:
ddd10 wrote:Seems like a no brainer. parker is ranked in the top 5 at nationals this week. fyi:the Minnesota boys are doing well at 16 nationals. voltin and labosky top 10 in scoring
Where do you get the stats?
http://www.usahockey.com/Season/Tournam ... ionID=1938
by interestedbystander
Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Can-Am Selects win 32-0?
Replies: 37
Views: 15908

There needs to be an A, B, and C level and teams need to be slotted into them and then need to be moved up or down to fit. Then it wouldn't be AAA. Who cares what it is called. Contrary to the know-it-all's on here, parents aren't throwing open their check books so their kid can be called "AAA...
by interestedbystander
Sat Jun 25, 2011 6:12 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Can-Am Selects win 32-0?
Replies: 37
Views: 15908

Spoke to someone who is there - it is true they won 32 - 0. It is rumored they were trying to get a hat trick for every player on the team.

Anyway, I still think their stats keeping skills stink. Don't believe everything you read.
by interestedbystander
Sat Jun 25, 2011 6:08 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Can-Am Selects win 32-0?
Replies: 37
Views: 15908

Who knows if the stats are correct. These tournaments are notoriously bad at keeping accurate stats. Whether or not it is true in this particular case, I personally wish they would just stop publishing them if they can't get them right.
by interestedbystander
Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:57 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: 2011 Reebok Minnesota High Performance 15 camp.
Replies: 56
Views: 42705

I was at almost every game ! Codos to the boys on making 15's this is a BIG DEAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! be proud ! you will always find some parents jealous of your hard work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck to the fine young men... I'm sure all of those chosen are deserving of such an honor - I don't thi...
by interestedbystander
Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:15 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: 2011 Reebok Minnesota High Performance 15 camp.
Replies: 56
Views: 42705

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I think that this process is somewhat flawed... watched most of the camp, kept stats and do not agree with some of the picks! Keep your head up boys hockey is a political monster! Wow.....U parents are really getting more psychotic with every age group Psychotic, no. Cynical, yes. The rose colored ...

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