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by zipperdude
Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:36 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Should Minnesota Hockey cecede from USA Hockey?
Replies: 79
Views: 22061

@C-dad could you post contact info on how to get involved? @silentbutdeadly3139 Come to Duluth. That's what we do. Neighborhood associations, parent maintained rinks. The city is not even involved, totally grass roots. It is totally possible. We still skate inside at the peewee and up, but there is ...
by zipperdude
Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:33 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Should Minnesota Hockey cecede from USA Hockey?
Replies: 79
Views: 22061

Kids drop out between squirts and peewees because of the gross increase in expense at that level. I know of plenty of kids not playing because of $$. Does anybody practice or play outdoors anymore? The biggest change in peewees this year was not the loss of checking, but rather the loss of passing. ...
by zipperdude
Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:51 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Should Minnesota Hockey cecede from USA Hockey?
Replies: 79
Views: 22061

@MnMade-4-Life, The mission of USA Hockey is not to create elite players. The stated mission of USA Hockey is "to promote the growth of hockey in America and provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing and administering the sport" My argu...
by zipperdude
Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:06 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Should Minnesota Hockey cecede from USA Hockey?
Replies: 79
Views: 22061

Should Minnesota Hockey cecede from USA Hockey?

I've read several posts around here saying that Minnesota should cecede from the union, as it were, USA Hockey. What are the benefits, really , to any of our kids from playing within the framework of USA Hockey? In my experience, the thing is a useless bureaucracy that does little but make rules tha...
by zipperdude
Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:15 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Change to Minnesota Hockey
Replies: 40
Views: 13904

MN cecede from USA Hockey?

Great idea!! Tonight, our state ranked peewee team learned that our coaches are done for the year, because as they were taking their USA Hockey online coaching seminars, their sessions timed out and they couldn't get back on THREE DAYS BEFORE DISTRICT PLAYOFFS!!!! I get rules, and these coaches knew...