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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:09 am
"On average" until they have fur on their sacks none of it matters!!
Wake up!! You're kid is good at 8 and 9....nobody gives a shit trust me!
Sure, and guess what?
Kids who play AAA at U10 have a statistically better chance at staying on a AAA team (On average)
Kids who don't play AAA at U10 have a very poor statistical chance at making a AAA team (On Average)
the kids who are the hardest workers and play the best hockey right now are the ones that will likely continue to put that work in... (on average)
The kids who aren't very good right now, or aren't at that AAA level right now, probably will continue to put that average effort in.... (on average)
I don't know why soo many parents think THEIR kid will be the kid to grow bigger than everyone else, or will have a game that better translates to hitting, or will magically have the passion at U14 when everyone else doesn't have it any more. Its not likely to happen, and quite frankly its not a big deal. I don't even want my kid to play AAA hockey. After my oldest went through it right through until U16, I am just no interested in doing it again. But I can tell you this, we got to know most of the kids in our loop and from one year to the next, players shifted a little bit from team to team but very few kids showed up and made the AAA team that had never been on a AAA team before.
We had one kid in U11 and one kid in U14 - neither of which made it through a 2nd season.
Good luck out there parents.
Finally some common sense
All these cranky old losers who drop in to rip on any chat that's younger than u16 for being meaningless "diaper hockey" are such morons
There's a reason why the US and Canadian world junior teams are more than half Brick players
Sure some kids blossom late and nearly all fizzle out eventually but fact is that most of the kids that go on to play meaningful hockey after the GTHL were also pretty dam good when they were U8 or U9
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:09 am
"On average" until they have fur on their sacks none of it matters!!
Wake up!! You're kid is good at 8 and 9....nobody gives a shit trust me!
Sure, and guess what?
Kids who play AAA at U10 have a statistically better chance at staying on a AAA team (On average)
Kids who don't play AAA at U10 have a very poor statistical chance at making a AAA team (On Average)
the kids who are the hardest workers and play the best hockey right now are the ones that will likely continue to put that work in... (on average)
The kids who aren't very good right now, or aren't at that AAA level right now, probably will continue to put that average effort in.... (on average)
I don't know why soo many parents think THEIR kid will be the kid to grow bigger than everyone else, or will have a game that better translates to hitting, or will magically have the passion at U14 when everyone else doesn't have it any more. Its not likely to happen, and quite frankly its not a big deal. I don't even want my kid to play AAA hockey. After my oldest went through it right through until U16, I am just no interested in doing it again. But I can tell you this, we got to know most of the kids in our loop and from one year to the next, players shifted a little bit from team to team but very few kids showed up and made the AAA team that had never been on a AAA team before.
We had one kid in U11 and one kid in U14 - neither of which made it through a 2nd season.
Good luck out there parents.
Finally some common sense
All these cranky old losers who drop in to rip on any chat that's younger than u16 for being meaningless "diaper hockey" are such morons
There's a reason why the US and Canadian world junior teams are more than half Brick players
Sure some kids blossom late and nearly all fizzle out eventually but fact is that most of the kids that go on to play meaningful hockey after the GTHL were also pretty dam good when they were U8 or U9
If youy boy don’t play the Brick should you even think about NHL. Your boy must have to be Elite from 8-9 then think NHL.
Looking for any feedback from anyone with experience with the Hamilton Ironmen program? Considering having our son try out for their program next season but have heard some mixed reviews on Rick Ferroni Hockey. Any insights would be helpful
Is it better to join Klevr at U7 or is it better to focus on doing clinics and wait till U8?
Playing so many games and tournaments are more beneficial than practices at this age?
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 2:32 pm
Is it better to join Klevr at U7 or is it better to focus on doing clinics and wait till U8?
Playing so many games and tournaments are more beneficial than practices at this age?
Klevr is better. It's mostly practice/development.
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:09 am
"On average" until they have fur on their sacks none of it matters!!
Wake up!! You're kid is good at 8 and 9....nobody gives a shit trust me!
Sure, and guess what?
Kids who play AAA at U10 have a statistically better chance at staying on a AAA team (On average)
Kids who don't play AAA at U10 have a very poor statistical chance at making a AAA team (On Average)
the kids who are the hardest workers and play the best hockey right now are the ones that will likely continue to put that work in... (on average)
The kids who aren't very good right now, or aren't at that AAA level right now, probably will continue to put that average effort in.... (on average)
I don't know why soo many parents think THEIR kid will be the kid to grow bigger than everyone else, or will have a game that better translates to hitting, or will magically have the passion at U14 when everyone else doesn't have it any more. Its not likely to happen, and quite frankly its not a big deal. I don't even want my kid to play AAA hockey. After my oldest went through it right through until U16, I am just no interested in doing it again. But I can tell you this, we got to know most of the kids in our loop and from one year to the next, players shifted a little bit from team to team but very few kids showed up and made the AAA team that had never been on a AAA team before.
We had one kid in U11 and one kid in U14 - neither of which made it through a 2nd season.
Good luck out there parents.
Finally some common sense
All these cranky old losers who drop in to rip on any chat that's younger than u16 for being meaningless "diaper hockey" are such morons
There's a reason why the US and Canadian world junior teams are more than half Brick players
Sure some kids blossom late and nearly all fizzle out eventually but fact is that most of the kids that go on to play meaningful hockey after the GTHL were also pretty dam good when they were U8 or U9
Elite Canadian NHL players today
McDavid
MacKinnon
Makar
Crosby
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:09 am
"On average" until they have fur on their sacks none of it matters!!
Wake up!! You're kid is good at 8 and 9....nobody gives a shit trust me!
Sure, and guess what?
Kids who play AAA at U10 have a statistically better chance at staying on a AAA team (On average)
Kids who don't play AAA at U10 have a very poor statistical chance at making a AAA team (On Average)
the kids who are the hardest workers and play the best hockey right now are the ones that will likely continue to put that work in... (on average)
The kids who aren't very good right now, or aren't at that AAA level right now, probably will continue to put that average effort in.... (on average)
I don't know why soo many parents think THEIR kid will be the kid to grow bigger than everyone else, or will have a game that better translates to hitting, or will magically have the passion at U14 when everyone else doesn't have it any more. Its not likely to happen, and quite frankly its not a big deal. I don't even want my kid to play AAA hockey. After my oldest went through it right through until U16, I am just no interested in doing it again. But I can tell you this, we got to know most of the kids in our loop and from one year to the next, players shifted a little bit from team to team but very few kids showed up and made the AAA team that had never been on a AAA team before.
We had one kid in U11 and one kid in U14 - neither of which made it through a 2nd season.
Good luck out there parents.
Finally some common sense
All these cranky old losers who drop in to rip on any chat that's younger than u16 for being meaningless "diaper hockey" are such morons
There's a reason why the US and Canadian world junior teams are more than half Brick players
Sure some kids blossom late and nearly all fizzle out eventually but fact is that most of the kids that go on to play meaningful hockey after the GTHL were also pretty dam good when they were U8 or U9
Elite Canadian NHL players today
McDavid
MacKinnon
Makar
Crosby
How many of those guys played at the Brick?
(Sigh)...you missed the point.
The point is not that every single one of the best players today played at the brick, it's that the best players were also dominant players at u8 and u9 which McDavid and Crosby certainly were and likely the other two as well.
The brick is just one way to measure dominant players at u8 and u9 but obviously not every dominant u8 or u9 player decides to play in that tournament.