Id say that too if I was a U18 coach that couldnt attract good kids. Recency bias is thing but only moves kids up or down the round they are going to go in anyway. OHL combine can do the same thing.Guest wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:23 am Overheard at the rink which I thought was interesting and I could only assume is the reason all parents are nuts on here.
A scout was talking to the important of making the omha’s as a team and getting at least a wild card invite to OHL cup. If your team is eliminated before reaching OMHA it will be last chance for a players showing. A JF on KJG or BS on OG will be forgotten and draft stock slides purely out of recency bias.
Second thing overhead was actually said by a U 18 coach who said he stopped committing to players till after season is over because he feared he would commit to players who weren’t winners. Wanted to wait to see which team where’s successful and then go after those type of players.
Just interesting food for thought. Winning gives your kids more chances, not more second assistants
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I’d tend to agree with this coach. Why commit until you see the draft. 90% of players will be panicking come May, lots of good players to go round.
And why you think top 5-10 teams have 10+ players picked? It’s not because the 10th player on Vaughan is any better than the first player on any decent team. The player gets picked because of teams reputation and saw them last.
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So funny listening to all these experts here . So CF from PP won they drafted because team had such a bad year . No wrong he will be drafted as a smart scout can see he didn’t have any talent to play with !
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Yep and anyone with an agent they don’t pay for knows this . Can’t help who your weak guys are . I know a couple being told they are getting drafted and they have boys on team that will play aa next year . As far as u18 they important one shave a spot already . Rest will fight for what’s left or end up in cow
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So question for you, my son is looking like he’ll be drafted in the 4th or 5th round (yes I know things can change and nothing is for sure). No one has mentioned U18 AAA spots to us and we haven’t been approached by any U18 coaches. So now I’m confused by all this U18 talk. Is it only lower ranked kids that they’re committing to? Wouldn’t that leave them with no spots for better players/oHL draft picks who won’t play in the O as a 16-year old? Don’t OHL teams find you a team to play on if you won’t crack their lineup? Also, these kids who’ve committed to U18 teams, what if they have a great playoff run and get drafted early day 2… do they then de-commit to the U18 program? How can you commit to a U18 team if you don’t know where you’re getting drafted to?
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Don’t rely on the OHL team all.
I’ve been through it. Were told 4-6, went in 9.
Do your due diligence.
Go to the OHL camp and expect nothing from them. Use it as a great learning experience and a chance to see what the goal is. Make sure to skate in 2 OJHL rookie camps and/or 2 GOJHL for teams that are mid to low pack because the good teams won’t always have a spot for a 16yr old and they won’t play much typically.
Call U18 coaches that you think may be a good fit and start the conversation. It worked for my son and he played OJHL as a 16 yr old ahead of others because we didn’t wait till the last mins. He had a GOJHL team and a u18 team ready to go if he didn’t make the OJHL. He now is in his third year and this year had to make the choice between O and NCAA.
Good luck. It’s not an easy process.