2014 AAA
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Re: 2014 AAA
Insecure! That’s all I gotta say !Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:47 pmSounds like your son is a small unskilled 3rd line player on a lower end team.Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:11 pmSounds like a smaller or slower kid or unskilled kids make you insecure.Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:08 pm There will be a lot of changes with open boarders next year. The following year the kids playing 2013 will more than likely come back down with hitting, so expect more changes on the top teams. Current first line players will be pushed down the depth chart and then that will cause more movement! Then with hitting at u14, coaches will go after size and EVEN MORE CHANGES! If you are a borderline AAA player in the GTHL, small, slow or unskilled, the next stop for you is AA or OMHA. So just enjoy this circus while it lasts!
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Re: 2014 AAA
It’s called reality DG. If you ever played sports in your life you’d know thatGuest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:16 amInsecure! That’s all I gotta say !Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:47 pmSounds like your son is a small unskilled 3rd line player on a lower end team.Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:11 pmSounds like a smaller or slower kid or unskilled kids make you insecure.Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:08 pm There will be a lot of changes with open boarders next year. The following year the kids playing 2013 will more than likely come back down with hitting, so expect more changes on the top teams. Current first line players will be pushed down the depth chart and then that will cause more movement! Then with hitting at u14, coaches will go after size and EVEN MORE CHANGES! If you are a borderline AAA player in the GTHL, small, slow or unskilled, the next stop for you is AA or OMHA. So just enjoy this circus while it lasts!
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Re: 2014 AAA
The reality is that no one knows what will happen. Being big won't keep you in the game just like being small won't keep you out. I do think the kids who avoid contact will have some issues. I see some kids now who are excellent skaters with a lot of speed who want nothing to do with any type of body contact. Those are the ones who may not fare well and there's nothing necessarily wrong with not wanting to get smashed or smash someone yourself but seems necessary if you want to keep playing hockey.
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Re: 2014 AAA
It's snowing outsideGuest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:06 am The reality is that no one knows what will happen. Being big won't keep you in the game just like being small won't keep you out. I do think the kids who avoid contact will have some issues. I see some kids now who are excellent skaters with a lot of speed who want nothing to do with any type of body contact. Those are the ones who may not fare well and there's nothing necessarily wrong with not wanting to get smashed or smash someone yourself but seems necessary if you want to keep playing hockey.
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Re: 2014 AAA
This forum sucks. Anyone know of any other hockey forums that are worth checking out?Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:37 pmIt's snowing outsideGuest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:06 am The reality is that no one knows what will happen. Being big won't keep you in the game just like being small won't keep you out. I do think the kids who avoid contact will have some issues. I see some kids now who are excellent skaters with a lot of speed who want nothing to do with any type of body contact. Those are the ones who may not fare well and there's nothing necessarily wrong with not wanting to get smashed or smash someone yourself but seems necessary if you want to keep playing hockey.
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Re: 2014 AAA
Nah, majority of players and their families outside the GTHL are smart enough to know that with open borders they do not need to make the commute and endure added costs just to play the same competitive level of hockey. The smarter decision for the players will be to attract kids to play close to where they already are located.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:19 amIt’s called reality DG. If you ever played sports in your life you’d know thatGuest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:16 amInsecure! That’s all I gotta say !Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:47 pmSounds like your son is a small unskilled 3rd line player on a lower end team.Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:11 pmSounds like a smaller or slower kid or unskilled kids make you insecure.Guest wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:08 pm There will be a lot of changes with open boarders next year. The following year the kids playing 2013 will more than likely come back down with hitting, so expect more changes on the top teams. Current first line players will be pushed down the depth chart and then that will cause more movement! Then with hitting at u14, coaches will go after size and EVEN MORE CHANGES! If you are a borderline AAA player in the GTHL, small, slow or unskilled, the next stop for you is AA or OMHA. So just enjoy this circus while it lasts!
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Re: 2014 AAA
I don’t know what everyone’s obsession with big players. The NHL has been proving for years now that size doesn’t matter as much as speed, skill, and hockey IQ. Just look at guys like Cale Makar, Brayden Point, and Alex DeBrincat. They might not be the biggest players on the ice, but they’re some of the best. Even shorter goalies like Juuse Saros have been dominating, showing that agility and positioning can outshine size in net. The league’s shift toward a faster, more skilled game has leveled the playing field, and these players are thriving because of it. Honestly, it’s way more exciting to watch hockey this way—where talent beats size every time.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:37 pmIt's snowing outsideGuest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:06 am The reality is that no one knows what will happen. Being big won't keep you in the game just like being small won't keep you out. I do think the kids who avoid contact will have some issues. I see some kids now who are excellent skaters with a lot of speed who want nothing to do with any type of body contact. Those are the ones who may not fare well and there's nothing necessarily wrong with not wanting to get smashed or smash someone yourself but seems necessary if you want to keep playing hockey.
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Talk about hyping a kid up—seems like someone’s fishing for attention. If he really had offers, there wouldn’t be any need for this kind of chatter. He's a good goalie & a great kid no doubt! If you want to talk facts, every time we’ve faced TRW, LV’s been pulled, and his goalie partner has come in and completely outshined him. My son thinks NH is way better. We must have had 50+ shots against him, and he only let in 5 goals.
It’s sad that some sour parents feel the need to trash other kids just to make theirs look better. Someone's insecure...
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Re: 2014 AAA
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 6:05 pmI don’t know what everyone’s obsession with big players. The NHL has been proving for years now that size doesn’t matter as much as speed, skill, and hockey IQ. Just look at guys like Cale Makar, Brayden Point, and Alex DeBrincat. They might not be the biggest players on the ice, but they’re some of the best. Even shorter goalies like Juuse Saros have been dominating, showing that agility and positioning can outshine size in net. The league’s shift toward a faster, more skilled game has leveled the playing field, and these players are thriving because of it. Honestly, it’s way more exciting to watch hockey this way—where talent beats size every time.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:37 pmIt's snowing outsideGuest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:06 am The reality is that no one knows what will happen. Being big won't keep you in the game just like being small won't keep you out. I do think the kids who avoid contact will have some issues. I see some kids now who are excellent skaters with a lot of speed who want nothing to do with any type of body contact. Those are the ones who may not fare well and there's nothing necessarily wrong with not wanting to get smashed or smash someone yourself but seems necessary if you want to keep playing hockey.
Saros is the only staring goalie in the NHL under 6feet tall SO size does matter……. And for the forwards what you lack in size you better make up in all the other categories.