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InigoMontoya wrote:Have you ever been standing at the rink, when one of your buddies from summer hockey walks up and says, see if you can guess which of our players is the board member's kid?

hockeygoof1 wrote:I can only say I honestly believe we're in one of the shadiest associations around. There are more back room politics, it would put the city of Chicago to shame. The president is on his millionth term. His last kid has one year left, then I'm sure he'll step down. Then he'll focus on the high school program -- actually he already has. His kids aren't that good, yet miraculously they keep on making the top teams. Then he's an assistant coach on all of their teams. Funny thing is, I don't think he knows anything about hockey. The president also likes to dip his pen in the company ink well, oh, yeah. Why would he ever step down? I'd go to work, too, if I had that to look forward to.

One day, and it can't be soon enough, I'll have all this association hockey behind me -- way behind me. I'll miss some of the people I've met, but won't miss the process or the politics. Some of the dads need to take the MMPI test and have it on file before they're allowed to enter the rinks, same with some board members and coaches. There are a handful of dads, some on the board, some aren't, who are constantly in the know. They know what's going on way before everyone else. Then the jockeying for position starts for their kid. Why anyone would ever want to coach is beyond me -- at least at this association.

Oh, yeah, this is about the trying out process. Our association keeps it a secret. No parents. I suppose if the dads promised not to drink before they showed up, maybe they'd open it to the public. Better yet, no dads allowed, period. Only grandparents, moms and siblings should be allowed to the games. Then maybe the kids would have fun. Good night, everybody!

hockeygoof1 wrote:I can only say I honestly believe we're in one of the shadiest associations around. There are more back room politics, it would put the city of Chicago to shame. The president is on his millionth term. His last kid has one year left, then I'm sure he'll step down. Then he'll focus on the high school program -- actually he already has. His kids aren't that good, yet miraculously they keep on making the top teams. Then he's an assistant coach on all of their teams. Funny thing is, I don't think he knows anything about hockey. The president also likes to dip his pen in the company ink well, oh, yeah. Why would he ever step down? I'd go to work, too, if I had that to look forward to.

One day, and it can't be soon enough, I'll have all this association hockey behind me -- way behind me. I'll miss some of the people I've met, but won't miss the process or the politics. Some of the dads need to take the MMPI test and have it on file before they're allowed to enter the rinks, same with some board members and coaches. There are a handful of dads, some on the board, some aren't, who are constantly in the know. They know what's going on way before everyone else. Then the jockeying for position starts for their kid. Why anyone would ever want to coach is beyond me -- at least at this association.

Oh, yeah, this is about the trying out process. Our association keeps it a secret. No parents. I suppose if the dads promised not to drink before they showed up, maybe they'd open it to the public. Better yet, no dads allowed, period. Only grandparents, moms and siblings should be allowed to the games. Then maybe the kids would have fun. Good night, everybody!

InigoMontoya wrote:Sounds pretty familiar to me.

hockeygoof1 wrote:I can only say I honestly believe we're in one of the shadiest associations around. There are more back room politics, it would put the city of Chicago to shame. The president is on his millionth term. His last kid has one year left, then I'm sure he'll step down. Then he'll focus on the high school program -- actually he already has. His kids aren't that good, yet miraculously they keep on making the top teams. Then he's an assistant coach on all of their teams. Funny thing is, I don't think he knows anything about hockey. The president also likes to dip his pen in the company ink well, oh, yeah. Why would he ever step down? I'd go to work, too, if I had that to look forward to.

One day, and it can't be soon enough, I'll have all this association hockey behind me -- way behind me. I'll miss some of the people I've met, but won't miss the process or the politics. Some of the dads need to take the MMPI test and have it on file before they're allowed to enter the rinks, same with some board members and coaches. There are a handful of dads, some on the board, some aren't, who are constantly in the know. They know what's going on way before everyone else. Then the jockeying for position starts for their kid. Why anyone would ever want to coach is beyond me -- at least at this association.

Oh, yeah, this is about the trying out process. Our association keeps it a secret. No parents. I suppose if the dads promised not to drink before they showed up, maybe they'd open it to the public. Better yet, no dads allowed, period. Only grandparents, moms and siblings should be allowed to the games. Then maybe the kids would have fun. Good night, everybody!

ilovemesomehockey wrote:

InigoMontoya wrote:Sounds pretty familiar to me.

Except most people don't have the balls to say it -- surprised we haven't stirred up the old "why don't you just get involved, volunteer..."

InigoMontoya wrote:You mean your system doesn't allow for the sitting president to have the final word on which names are or are not on the ballot? Someone from outside the good ol' boys network can be nominated from the floor, and written in, but that announcement doesn't get made until a good portion of the ballots have already been handed in? After voting, the ballots are scurried off to a dark alley to be counted by a couple cronies? And one year, one of the cronies accidentally congratulates a write-in candidate in the hallway, only to have a different name announced at the podium?