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Guest wrote: ↑Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:48 pm
Think what we are seeing here is legitimate disappointment on the part of many players and their families. The rules have changed and many kids that would have been picked in rounds 10-15, and would have still had that slim window of opportunity to continue the journey, are now feeling like the OHL has let them down with their speculative picks of USA players. Many of these American kids have grossly inflated point totals from their 10-0 and 15-0 victories against weak opponents. Add to that some of the very strange picks by certain teams in the closing round, and of course the integrity of the choices and the teams are being questioned. That said, this is the reality and kids will need to accept it, move on and work harder if they want to be seen or have any chances in the future. Still, it is a pretty sad state of affairs.
US hockey is very watered down, they have a few good teams that are competitive with the Canadian teams.
There are not enough talent to field local leagues so they all travel most weekends and many teams will play against AA teams to fill their schedules. Florida alliance north for example played against AA teams yet had a few kids drafted yesterday. Just look at their stats … most have 80,90 even over 100 points. Top GTHL kids dont even have that. The US kids get to pad their stats playing against weak teams all year and look like studs on paper
Guest wrote: ↑Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:48 pm
Think what we are seeing here is legitimate disappointment on the part of many players and their families. The rules have changed and many kids that would have been picked in rounds 10-15, and would have still had that slim window of opportunity to continue the journey, are now feeling like the OHL has let them down with their speculative picks of USA players. Many of these American kids have grossly inflated point totals from their 10-0 and 15-0 victories against weak opponents. Add to that some of the very strange picks by certain teams in the closing round, and of course the integrity of the choices and the teams are being questioned. That said, this is the reality and kids will need to accept it, move on and work harder if they want to be seen or have any chances in the future. Still, it is a pretty sad state of affairs.
US hockey is very watered down, they have a few good teams that are competitive with the Canadian teams.
There are not enough talent to field local leagues so they all travel most weekends and many teams will play against AA teams to fill their schedules. Florida alliance north for example played against AA teams yet had a few kids drafted yesterday. Just look at their stats … most have 80,90 even over 100 points. Top GTHL kids dont even have that. The US kids get to pad their stats playing against weak teams all year and look like studs on paper
Guest wrote: ↑Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:57 pm
Hahahaha…dumb Canadian families living a life centred around their little Johnny’s hockey career where little Johnny has a .01% chance of ever earning a living in this sport not let alone playing in the NHL. A complete waste of time and little johnny will end up struggling in his life to make ends meet. Way better off focusing on education and putting hockey a much distant second but the vast majority of folks are dumb and have no idea how to take a step back and see the big picture.
There is a certain segment of wealthy ballers in AAA who do this purely as a hobby. They are business execs and know little Johnny will be secured working at their Fortune 500 company if this fails.
Now… normal working class people chasing this is a different story. I completely agree, kids who do the right thing and study hard and get a great university degree are struggling. Never mind someone who knows nothing but hockey. The best case scenario is they learned to put their head down and work hard from hockey, as the construction field is no joke and that’ll be their new career choice.
It’s nearly impossible going to university when you’ve put in zero academic work for over a decade. Probably as low odds as making the NHL ironically.
Guest wrote: ↑Sun Apr 13, 2025 9:46 am
Anyone else from some small centre, bullshit OMHA and Alliance teams want to argue that if you’re good enough scouts will find you anywhere? You don’t become good with farmer coaches and playing against dogshit players. This was a harsh lesson for you folks. You lost.
What happened to the omha champions? Lots of players there expecting to go, had been planning this day for years.
A lot of programs in the OHL decided to tap into the American market for better, more skilled players.
Down south they didn’t have 3+ years of lockdowns and limited hockey. They were going balls deep to the floor training. 3 years of gaining skill is a lot. You may clue in why this 2009 draft class sucks here in the GTHL, well that’s why.
When a kid is only 15/16 years old and he lost 3 years of development compared to his competition in the States that’s HUGE. Imagine a kid started hockey at 10 years old, that’s considered way too late. Well, these kids all had no shot here in Canada.
You can thank you Liberal gov for that one
The GTHL had more kids drafted than any other league, including more than all of the kids from the USA. How is that a weak draft class?
Guest wrote: ↑Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:57 pm
Hahahaha…dumb Canadian families living a life centred around their little Johnny’s hockey career where little Johnny has a .01% chance of ever earning a living in this sport not let alone playing in the NHL. A complete waste of time and little johnny will end up struggling in his life to make ends meet. Way better off focusing on education and putting hockey a much distant second but the vast majority of folks are dumb and have no idea how to take a step back and see the big picture.
There is a certain segment of wealthy ballers in AAA who do this purely as a hobby. They are business execs and know little Johnny will be secured working at their Fortune 500 company if this fails.
Now… normal working class people chasing this is a different story. I completely agree, kids who do the right thing and study hard and get a great university degree are struggling. Never mind someone who knows nothing but hockey. The best case scenario is they learned to put their head down and work hard from hockey, as the construction field is no joke and that’ll be their new career choice.
It’s nearly impossible going to university when you’ve put in zero academic work for over a decade. Probably as low odds as making the NHL ironically.
Kid got drafted to the Gens from G team!! Last place team with less than 10 points 5’6 -and a light weight!! Please explain O I know a G Robert’s pick !
Kid got drafted to the Gens from G team!! Last place team with less than 10 points 5’6 -and a light weight!! Please explain O I know a G Robert’s pick.
a led got drafted to the Gens from G team!! Last place team with less than 10 points 5’6 -and a light weight!! Please explain O I know a G Robert’s pick.
a led got drafted to the Gens from G team!! Last place team with less than 10 points 5’6 -and a light weight!! Please explain O I know a G Robert’s pick..
Guest wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 1:34 pm
And the lone AA kid! Hahahahahahaha
Les jealous? BIG thumbs up to the coach of VP. All he does is win. He’s the real champion here for this development.
VP is a great team! The coach is great and has a reputation of spotting real talent. He is strict. Play hard and physical or he will cut the player. Most coaches have the same mindset.
Posting this shows either he is stupid or he is surrounded by stupid ones.
So many sad dads bitching on here. At least half the G players are there through the influence or affluence of their parents. The AA kid is better than most of them and earned his spot.
The OHL is finally acknowledging this and the fact that US hockey is superior to hockey in Ontario.
The best go first. Sorry your kids ride is over.
30% of the draft was GTHL players, it’s far from fading.
11 of the first 16 picks.
This draft showed that the OMHA and Alliance has become completely irrelevant and the G still reigns as king with the best players and deepest talent pool.
That being said the G is made up of kids from literally everywhere. Not every kid has the luxury to up and move or fake an address and have to stick where they are. Yet the Omha and alliance are trashed but what else is there to do for most families?
All about money and internet popularity. Kid who paid to be on the nats last year as a 10th forward somehow made it as a 10th forward on north York and got a draft pick. That one blew my mind
BIG thumbs up to the coach of VP. All he does is win. He’s the real champion here for this development.