nobody said anyone was behind...I said "CLOSING THE GAP"..please quote me correctly when you're punching me...
TODAY..the youth landscape of AAA hockey accross the country has vastly changed. I don't discount ANY of what you say or anyone else because the numbers speak for themselves..and MN produces players...PERIOD. We all know that, I'm just saying that those who are blind to the rest of the country really have no idea how much talent is actually out there and how the gap is closing for the future.
Time will only tell...
THe thunderbirds came hear because the Littleton teams have came here for years and enjoyed it..the C Tbirds had 10 or so Littleton bred players, not sure of the exact #. Some kids from Wayzata (12 y/o's) said they're team this year that won PW state would beat COmpuware...judging by the dredging the Tbirds gave to everyone....not sure about that.
What younger kids did the Tbirds play??? they played in a Pee Wee tournament with a team of 94's...so where's that excuse from?
Don't quote me, but didn't some 93's play Pee Wee hockey here last year????
Does anyone know the results of the premier 14 tryout? Who were the 40 selected to go to Michigan? Was the round robin competitive? Was the caliber of the players high?