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You can thank Bernie for that. With the desire to scoop everyone else when he put his first AAA team together since the imfamous '88 team, he was the first to hold a fall tryout. Back in the day recruiting didn't happen until Jan/Feb and even then it was more about watching kids play games with their regular season teams. Now, everyone else has to to follow suit in the fall to compete on the recruiting front.Reality Check wrote:Wow, kids with stickers! Why do all these idiots have their tryouts in the fall for teams that play in the summer?
Welcome to the board...Get used to it...Your first post, is a very hot topic be ready for all the drama on both sides...If you ever need any psychological assistance, seek tomASS...dreampuck wrote:Wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning Reality Check?
My point about the stickers was this, I thouhgt it was nice that there were several kids there from other very succesful AAA programs that were willing to consider the Icemen a good place to play. I think it says good things about the Icemen program.
As far as when the tryouts are held, that could be debated how smart it is or not. Its not for me to decide because I'm not running the team, the fact is, this is when they had it. It is our choice to participate or not. To call what I consider very intelligent, dedicated, and maybe more importanty great poeple idiots, is in my opinion very unfair on your part.
Most, not all, associations start their tryouts around the last 10 days of September...usually wrapping up around the 1st week of October.Mac15 wrote:I'm curious when the average twin cities association conduct their squirt tryouts. Do some of the AAA tryouts conflict with association tryouts and force players to choose which to attend? When my older son was a bantam, we were still in the playoffs and some of the showcase AAA tryouts conflicted.
Rochester bantams will start tryouts this weekend; 14UA tryouts next week; peewees, 12U and 10U the following weekend; squirts will try out in November after participating in several weeks of skills clinics. The idea with squirts would be to allow them to wrap up football and fall soccer first.
You're killin me Clown !O-townClown wrote:Can I buy my son some of these stickers, or would he actually have to play for the team?
Stickers, jersey's, jackets, hats.....what does it matter. I see plenty of kids with NHL stickers on their helmets too.Can I buy my son some of these stickers, or would he actually have to play for the team?
Why because the coaches kids from these teams didn't attend the tryouts?With that, the top tier players on the AAA teams that wasmentionedin the early post ( Blades, Machine, Stars) are not attending the tryouts.
hillbilly, hillbilly, hillbilly -- No way are your vaunted "top tier players" automatically better than kids who attend any other tryouts. All they did was chose their AAA teams early, perhaps because they were scared (in some instances) that no one else would have them. It's easier to stay where you are comfortable or go where there is a proven track record, than it is to get in on the ground floor of something new and potentially awesome.With that, the top tier players on the AAA teams that wasmentionedin the early post ( Blades, Machine, Stars) are not attending the tryouts. Are they better than the current Icemen kids? You must think so and so maybe they will improve next year.
Tournament? My son would put it on his skateboard helmet next to the Hooters sticker or on his Rock Band drum kit next to his sticker from an area team in one of the men's leagues.hillbilly1 wrote:I think the stickers...teams....no, I mean stickers can be bought. Some are quite nice and will adhere for long periods of time. Others fall off after the first tournament. Choose carefully.
Shootin fish in a barrelO-townClown wrote:Tournament? My son would put it on his skateboard helmet next to the Hooters sticker or on his Rock Band drum kit next to his sticker from an area team in one of the men's leagues.hillbilly1 wrote:I think the stickers...teams....no, I mean stickers can be bought. Some are quite nice and will adhere for long periods of time. Others fall off after the first tournament. Choose carefully.
FYI - Kids from the Machine, Deuce, Blades and Cyclones were all at the tryout last night.hillbilly1 wrote:RR- no doubt, I wasn't at the tryout last night.( I did hear from some parents that were though) Nonetheless, I had no intention of disparaging any kids and that is why I spoke in general terms.
With that, the top tier players on the AAA teams that wasmentionedin the early post ( Blades, Machine, Stars) are not attending the tryouts. Are they better than the current Icemen kids? You must think so and so maybe they will improve next year.
I'm not familiar with this "Mix" team. How games/tournaments did they win?
No Snipers! No Grinders! Oh my!H-E-doublehockeysticks wrote: FYI - Kids from the Machine, Deuce, Blades and Cyclones were all at the tryout last night.
I wouldn't be to sensitive in here! and you provided a good topic for fun conversation, but you must have been dreaming to think you wouldn't get harassed in here, especially if you've been reading it..... not by me of course....dreampuck wrote:Thanks for the welcome and advice hiptzech I have been reading these message boards for quit a while and have resisted the temptation to join in. Most of the time its a lof of garbage,I should have stayed out! Exactly what I feared would happen, happened.
Reality Check turned it negative on their first response and the whole sticker thing was obviously taken wrong.
Honeslty it doesn't matter if they Icemen beat the Machine, Blades, or anyone else. I know this, they will have fun, work hard and play as a team, and thats what its about. If they happen to beat a few of the more mature programs great, if not and they played as hard as they could, what else can you do?
Just looking for some fun conversation.
Yes the Mix did go 2-2 in the Easton cup. Not to bad for 2-1/2 hours of practice that we were able to throw together the week of the tourny.Did the "Mix" team actually win any games in the Easton Cup? I've seen the current Icemen play and wasn't real impressed.