by Guest » Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:35 am
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Guest wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:45 am
... Minny had 5 or more 2014 at the brick last year...
so what? A lot can change in 1 year in the lives of 9/10 year olds. They all are catching up to each other.
Never mind just Minny. The skill set on the US players is much higher as a group. You can really see the difference in coaching/ development of players. They move the puck and it is just run and gun from our teams. One kid tries to go end to end and loses the puck, then another does it. It is not real hockey as mom and dad are telling little johnny that he needs to be the star!
100% agreed, but the monopoly on the brick teams is what drives this. If they just held a tournament of teams in the age group and the team that got to the final got to go to brick, you would have a bunch of players learning how to WIN. But right now its all about finding individuals. So thats what you get - players who want to play as individuals.
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:twisted: ... Minny had 5 or more 2014 at the brick last year...
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so what? A lot can change in 1 year in the lives of 9/10 year olds. They all are catching up to each other.
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Never mind just Minny. The skill set on the US players is much higher as a group. You can really see the difference in coaching/ development of players. They move the puck and it is just run and gun from our teams. One kid tries to go end to end and loses the puck, then another does it. It is not real hockey as mom and dad are telling little johnny that he needs to be the star!
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100% agreed, but the monopoly on the brick teams is what drives this. If they just held a tournament of teams in the age group and the team that got to the final got to go to brick, you would have a bunch of players learning how to WIN. But right now its all about finding individuals. So thats what you get - players who want to play as individuals.