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Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:14 pm It's going to be the same as last year: FT and VP will be the best.

MB and MNS could pull off a miracle once, but it won't happen twice.

VR shouldn't even be in this conversation.

It isn't a miracle. MB played stronger opponents before the holiday break and weaker opponents after that. It only takes a few minutes of looking at the schedule to see what happened. Their streak in January and February moved them way up in the standings. This is not meant to be a knock on them, they simply dealt with the schedule the GTHL provided. They are a good team but the coaches are probably over-ambitious in how competitive they are with the loop. They were recruiting for U11 much earlier than everyone else and really looking for strong kids. Compared to other tryouts, theirs had anywhere from 50-100% more kids on the ice. What does that tell you? They very badly want to beat the 3 teams above them after some bad luck in the playoffs. MNS is also not a miracle but an unfortunate example of another over-ambitious coach who would play 5 skaters all game if he could, the only thing stopping him is that they'd all be throwing up and passing out. Shortsighted parents as well, or they would insist on appropriate shift changes and times.

We’ve missed you. How’s your spring been going. Hahaha

ST ended the tourney this weekend 1-4 and their only win was against a slightly worse team than them?

The post that they've "put together a nice little team with hopes of climbing the ladder" next year is completely laughable

More shots at MNS too make it clear that it's a sour grapes parent who is delusional at best.

4 of the 5 games ST played were against AAA teams give it a rest. You know nothing. They will be in the top group by end of season.

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Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:29 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:16 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 8:05 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:31 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:14 pm It's going to be the same as last year: FT and VP will be the best.

MB and MNS could pull off a miracle once, but it won't happen twice.

VR shouldn't even be in this conversation.

It isn't a miracle. MB played stronger opponents before the holiday break and weaker opponents after that. It only takes a few minutes of looking at the schedule to see what happened. Their streak in January and February moved them way up in the standings. This is not meant to be a knock on them, they simply dealt with the schedule the GTHL provided. They are a good team but the coaches are probably over-ambitious in how competitive they are with the loop. They were recruiting for U11 much earlier than everyone else and really looking for strong kids. Compared to other tryouts, theirs had anywhere from 50-100% more kids on the ice. What does that tell you? They very badly want to beat the 3 teams above them after some bad luck in the playoffs. MNS is also not a miracle but an unfortunate example of another over-ambitious coach who would play 5 skaters all game if he could, the only thing stopping him is that they'd all be throwing up and passing out. Shortsighted parents as well, or they would insist on appropriate shift changes and times.

We’ve missed you. How’s your spring been going. Hahaha

ST ended the tourney this weekend 1-4 and their only win was against a slightly worse team than them?

The post that they've "put together a nice little team with hopes of climbing the ladder" next year is completely laughable

More shots at MNS too make it clear that it's a sour grapes parent who is delusional at best.

4 of the 5 games ST played were against AAA teams give it a rest. You know nothing. They will be in the top group by end of season.

ST has a strong goalie and reinforcements from TW and MNS who have joined them. Top group or nicely positioned in the middle, both will be good outcomes for the group and their coaches who have been with the core for a number of years. They play structured but without being rigid, nice D to D work and breakouts that are both signs of solid coaching. I would be more concerned about the teams that have been thoroughly cleaned out by other teams such as TE and TW. But even then, this is U11 and the focus should be on development leading up into the true competitive rep hockey that will start in 3 years time.

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:48 am

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:29 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:16 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 8:05 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:31 pm

It isn't a miracle. MB played stronger opponents before the holiday break and weaker opponents after that. It only takes a few minutes of looking at the schedule to see what happened. Their streak in January and February moved them way up in the standings. This is not meant to be a knock on them, they simply dealt with the schedule the GTHL provided. They are a good team but the coaches are probably over-ambitious in how competitive they are with the loop. They were recruiting for U11 much earlier than everyone else and really looking for strong kids. Compared to other tryouts, theirs had anywhere from 50-100% more kids on the ice. What does that tell you? They very badly want to beat the 3 teams above them after some bad luck in the playoffs. MNS is also not a miracle but an unfortunate example of another over-ambitious coach who would play 5 skaters all game if he could, the only thing stopping him is that they'd all be throwing up and passing out. Shortsighted parents as well, or they would insist on appropriate shift changes and times.

We’ve missed you. How’s your spring been going. Hahaha

ST ended the tourney this weekend 1-4 and their only win was against a slightly worse team than them?

The post that they've "put together a nice little team with hopes of climbing the ladder" next year is completely laughable

More shots at MNS too make it clear that it's a sour grapes parent who is delusional at best.

4 of the 5 games ST played were against AAA teams give it a rest. You know nothing. They will be in the top group by end of season.

ST has a strong goalie and reinforcements from TW and MNS who have joined them. Top group or nicely positioned in the middle, both will be good outcomes for the group and their coaches who have been with the core for a number of years. They play structured but without being rigid, nice D to D work and breakouts that are both signs of solid coaching. I would be more concerned about the teams that have been thoroughly cleaned out by other teams such as TE and TW. But even then, this is U11 and the focus should be on development leading up into the true competitive rep hockey that will start in 3 years time.

I dont want to rag on kids but their goalie gave up at least 12 to MNS in a spring game.

The little D they got from MNS wasn't all that effective on one of the best teams in the loop last year where many of the other D got exponentially better throughout the year it seemed.

Coaches have been with the core? The coaches have consistently lost the best players on the team from U9 to U10 and again this year from U10 to U11.

The delusions of this poster are wild. ST will be bottom 3 team all year long.

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:48 am

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:29 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:16 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 8:05 pm

We’ve missed you. How’s your spring been going. Hahaha

ST ended the tourney this weekend 1-4 and their only win was against a slightly worse team than them?

The post that they've "put together a nice little team with hopes of climbing the ladder" next year is completely laughable

More shots at MNS too make it clear that it's a sour grapes parent who is delusional at best.

4 of the 5 games ST played were against AAA teams give it a rest. You know nothing. They will be in the top group by end of season.

ST has a strong goalie and reinforcements from TW and MNS who have joined them. Top group or nicely positioned in the middle, both will be good outcomes for the group and their coaches who have been with the core for a number of years. They play structured but without being rigid, nice D to D work and breakouts that are both signs of solid coaching. I would be more concerned about the teams that have been thoroughly cleaned out by other teams such as TE and TW. But even then, this is U11 and the focus should be on development leading up into the true competitive rep hockey that will start in 3 years time.

I dont want to rag on kids but their goalie gave up at least 12 to MNS in a spring game.

The little D they got from MNS wasn't all that effective on one of the best teams in the loop last year where many of the other D got exponentially better throughout the year it seemed.

Coaches have been with the core? The coaches have consistently lost the best players on the team from U9 to U10 and again this year from U10 to U11.

The delusions of this poster are wild. ST will be bottom 3 team all year long.

Maybe the goalie had a bad game or more likely he played for a very weak spring team with no solid defence in front of him. That won't be the case during the regular season. And as far as MNS goes, they couldn't beat VR which did about the same as ST in the tournament. So if ST is bottom 3, then your logic should mean that neither VR or MNS are that much better. These are 9-10 year old kids, it is up and down and winning or losing a game here or there isn't what is going to determine the experience.

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:48 am

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:29 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:16 pm

ST ended the tourney this weekend 1-4 and their only win was against a slightly worse team than them?

The post that they've "put together a nice little team with hopes of climbing the ladder" next year is completely laughable

More shots at MNS too make it clear that it's a sour grapes parent who is delusional at best.

4 of the 5 games ST played were against AAA teams give it a rest. You know nothing. They will be in the top group by end of season.

ST has a strong goalie and reinforcements from TW and MNS who have joined them. Top group or nicely positioned in the middle, both will be good outcomes for the group and their coaches who have been with the core for a number of years. They play structured but without being rigid, nice D to D work and breakouts that are both signs of solid coaching. I would be more concerned about the teams that have been thoroughly cleaned out by other teams such as TE and TW. But even then, this is U11 and the focus should be on development leading up into the true competitive rep hockey that will start in 3 years time.

I dont want to rag on kids but their goalie gave up at least 12 to MNS in a spring game.

The little D they got from MNS wasn't all that effective on one of the best teams in the loop last year where many of the other D got exponentially better throughout the year it seemed.

Coaches have been with the core? The coaches have consistently lost the best players on the team from U9 to U10 and again this year from U10 to U11.

The delusions of this poster are wild. ST will be bottom 3 team all year long.

Maybe the goalie had a bad game or more likely he played for a very weak spring team with no solid defence in front of him. That won't be the case during the regular season. And as far as MNS goes, they couldn't beat VR which did about the same as ST in the tournament. So if ST is bottom 3, then your logic should mean that neither VR or MNS are that much better. These are 9-10 year old kids, it is up and down and winning or losing a game here or there isn't what is going to determine the experience.

Played against ST this weekend. Strong at D and G, well coached. Solid mid pack.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:48 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:40 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:48 am

Guest wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:29 pm

4 of the 5 games ST played were against AAA teams give it a rest. You know nothing. They will be in the top group by end of season.

ST has a strong goalie and reinforcements from TW and MNS who have joined them. Top group or nicely positioned in the middle, both will be good outcomes for the group and their coaches who have been with the core for a number of years. They play structured but without being rigid, nice D to D work and breakouts that are both signs of solid coaching. I would be more concerned about the teams that have been thoroughly cleaned out by other teams such as TE and TW. But even then, this is U11 and the focus should be on development leading up into the true competitive rep hockey that will start in 3 years time.

I dont want to rag on kids but their goalie gave up at least 12 to MNS in a spring game.

The little D they got from MNS wasn't all that effective on one of the best teams in the loop last year where many of the other D got exponentially better throughout the year it seemed.

Coaches have been with the core? The coaches have consistently lost the best players on the team from U9 to U10 and again this year from U10 to U11.

The delusions of this poster are wild. ST will be bottom 3 team all year long.

Maybe the goalie had a bad game or more likely he played for a very weak spring team with no solid defence in front of him. That won't be the case during the regular season. And as far as MNS goes, they couldn't beat VR which did about the same as ST in the tournament. So if ST is bottom 3, then your logic should mean that neither VR or MNS are that much better. These are 9-10 year old kids, it is up and down and winning or losing a game here or there isn't what is going to determine the experience.

Played against ST this weekend. Strong at D and G, well coached. Solid mid pack.

Ok ST parent! If you say so!

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 11:35 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:48 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:40 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:39 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:48 am

ST has a strong goalie and reinforcements from TW and MNS who have joined them. Top group or nicely positioned in the middle, both will be good outcomes for the group and their coaches who have been with the core for a number of years. They play structured but without being rigid, nice D to D work and breakouts that are both signs of solid coaching. I would be more concerned about the teams that have been thoroughly cleaned out by other teams such as TE and TW. But even then, this is U11 and the focus should be on development leading up into the true competitive rep hockey that will start in 3 years time.

I dont want to rag on kids but their goalie gave up at least 12 to MNS in a spring game.

The little D they got from MNS wasn't all that effective on one of the best teams in the loop last year where many of the other D got exponentially better throughout the year it seemed.

Coaches have been with the core? The coaches have consistently lost the best players on the team from U9 to U10 and again this year from U10 to U11.

The delusions of this poster are wild. ST will be bottom 3 team all year long.

Maybe the goalie had a bad game or more likely he played for a very weak spring team with no solid defence in front of him. That won't be the case during the regular season. And as far as MNS goes, they couldn't beat VR which did about the same as ST in the tournament. So if ST is bottom 3, then your logic should mean that neither VR or MNS are that much better. These are 9-10 year old kids, it is up and down and winning or losing a game here or there isn't what is going to determine the experience.

Played against ST this weekend. Strong at D and G, well coached. Solid mid pack.

Ok ST parent! If you say so!

Hate to break it to you but ST goalie >>>MNS goalie

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 11:13 am VR had a hard schedule in both tournaments we've been in.

I am not trying to make excuses because some of the games were not played well but it is a much better team than ST. Last year and next year. What this person is saying makes no sense.

VR kids just need to not let the game get away from them. Be a little more cold or less emotional. It can be a good or bad thing and that passion can make them beat any team or at least play close. But it can also cost some games that get away from them too quickly in the first.