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by Redarmy19
Mon May 10, 2021 10:59 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Janne Kivihalme Out at Lakeville South
Replies: 60
Views: 33434

Re: Janne Kivihalme Out at Lakeville South

Maybe you should put as much effort into closing open enrollment in the Lakeville School District. As long as it remains an legal and viable option, your “community hockey” program is and will always be a very large community. Don’t like it, elect new school board members and close open enrollment ...
by Redarmy19
Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Mask recommendations for high school hockey
Replies: 25
Views: 8790

Re: Mask recommendations for high school hockey

https://alphanewsmn.com/youth-hockey-di ... k-mandate/

Criminal, I hope they are able to find all of the replacement coaches they're going to need. Is high school hockey likely to follow suit?
by Redarmy19
Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:27 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Mask recommendations for high school hockey
Replies: 25
Views: 8790

Re: Mask recommendations for high school hockey

My son started tryouts with the CCM mask. He said it was way too hard to breathe and annoying when you looked down. He switched to a generic paper blue mask halfway through and said that was much better. He also said they did conditioning at the end for 10 minutes and kids were practically passing o...
by Redarmy19
Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:13 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Checking in bantams
Replies: 22
Views: 14249

Re: Checking in bantams

My son plays Bantam A and there is an average of 1 checking from behind/boarding (2 and 10) per game. The average is probably actually slightly over 1 per game. That said, I would not want checking taken out of Bantams. I'd rather see stiffer penalties for checking from behind/boarding/head shots.
by Redarmy19
Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:36 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: What determines an associations top team placement?!
Replies: 15
Views: 9399

zooomx wrote:
5 Bantam teams, and the top team is A, and they were weak?? Something seems odd. Did they lose a bunch of Bantam aged players to the high school team?

My guess is this is the case. The leading scorer for Mayo Varsity was an 8th grader who completely skipped Bantams.
by Redarmy19
Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:37 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Tournament Fees - What does your association cover?
Replies: 7
Views: 5107

Our association doesn't cover any of it. The team covers it all.
by Redarmy19
Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:36 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: new 02/03 league
Replies: 82
Views: 52193

It was a little disappointing. At times it felt like expensive pick up hockey. Other times it was exciting and competitive. It was obvious that the league struggled to get top players to fill the teams. Most weekends my sons team played with 3 defense. Maybe 7 to 9 kids showed up. There wasn't real...
by Redarmy19
Fri Feb 19, 2016 1:40 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: new 02/03 league
Replies: 82
Views: 52193

Curious to hear the thoughts of those who did participate in this last year. Worth it or waste of money? Would you do it again? Was there really top talent in the league or were the bottom spots filled with mediocre talent?
by Redarmy19
Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:04 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Mandatory Level Declarations
Replies: 76
Views: 30294

How do you determine the size of your associations? # of school aged kids in the community, total population of the community, or # of kids registered for hockey?
by Redarmy19
Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:00 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Proctor NHL Hockey Team
Replies: 11
Views: 5810

The Exiled One wrote:The population of Green Bay was 31,643 in 1920, a year after the Packers were formed. Keep the dream alive Proctor!
But Proctor doesn't have an entire state to draw from, with cities like Madison and Milwaukee....even Chicago. They are delusional at best.
by Redarmy19
Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:11 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Article on over use
Replies: 16
Views: 10881

No kid is waiting at the door for dad to come home to take him to the rink. Not true at all. My kid is, more often than not, literally waiting at the door, carrying his equipment, raring to go. He doesn't even want to give me time to change, grab a snack, etc. That being said, if I think my kid nee...
by Redarmy19
Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:02 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Board members and their kids
Replies: 5
Views: 4517

Chose 50% only because there was nothing less.
by Redarmy19
Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:06 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Hockey equipment repair?
Replies: 5
Views: 4139

Any shoe repair store will also repair hockey equipment. I've done it, works great.
by Redarmy19
Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:18 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Stars & Stripes Schedule
Replies: 39
Views: 21988

O-townClown wrote:USA Hockey requires teams to stay in approved hotels for their National Championships.
Not shocking that the biggest money grab known to hockey does the same thing...
by Redarmy19
Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:47 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Stars & Stripes Schedule
Replies: 39
Views: 21988

Re: facts

knights58 wrote:It's more of a convenience thing for the teams coming in so they do not have to do a bunch of searching.
If it was more of a convenience thing, teams wouldn't be required to stay in these hotels by the tournament directors....
by Redarmy19
Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:30 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Environmental Problem Could Close Some Minnesota Ice Rinks
Replies: 6
Views: 5041

The other area I feel USAH could become more invovled is at the very top of the pyramid, college hockey. They could better use their resources and influence to assist and encourage more colleges to start varsity programs. The way I look at it now, with the TV money the Big Ten schools are rolling i...
by Redarmy19
Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:52 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: MITE ADM From Illinois Parent
Replies: 27
Views: 10827

As seen through the eyes of an adult. Through the eyes of a child.....maybe not so much. Is painting lines on a soccer field to make it smaller really different than playing cross ice in hockey? To a child? It's significantly different. Reason being, a child can skate the length of the ice in about...
by Redarmy19
Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:11 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: MITE ADM From Illinois Parent
Replies: 27
Views: 10827

Re: MITE ADM From Illinois Parent

sportsdevotees wrote: Since most Illinois parent see it has a process to stuff as many kids on the ice, in groups of 20+ per small ice area. NOt allowing for 1-1 coaching. Pretty much rejecting the ADM program.
If you have 20+ kids per station, the problem isn't ADM, it's that you have WAY too many kids on the ice.
by Redarmy19
Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:44 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: ADM and your association
Replies: 34
Views: 14951

Re: IMHO

I remember the 5 on 5 full ice Mini Mite games well. One kid had the puck the entire time and everyone else watched. The shot comes with time. Better to use your ice time for skating at that age. You can work on your shot off the ice. Don't have to pay for garage time. Our association plays both fu...
by Redarmy19
Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:18 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Refs
Replies: 144
Views: 61627

At a Bantam game, ref blowed the whistle and called the puck covered by the goalie AFTER the puck went into the net. The ref who made the call was right behind the kid who knocked in the puck. What would you call this ref? Blind, home-cooking, incompetent or anything else? Sounds to me like he was ...
by Redarmy19
Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:41 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: combined associations
Replies: 23
Views: 8871

Re: combined associations

I for one think its time again to raise the debate about combining programs in Bloomington - The girls H.S. program did it this season. Why not the boys? Kennedy youth is combined with Richfield this year. The message I get from Kennedy parents is that Jefferson is above combining with them....that...
by Redarmy19
Mon Oct 14, 2013 4:30 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Between the ears
Replies: 29
Views: 15528

This is going to sound insane but I swear by it. SECoach was right with his suggestion on XBOX or PS3 NHL hockey, particularly EA NHL 2009-2013. In this game, you can play Be A Pro in which you play as a player in one position the entire time and it has an arrow that comes on the screen telling you ...
by Redarmy19
Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:33 pm
Forum: AAA Hockey
Topic: Icemen Tryouts Sept 15th
Replies: 3
Views: 4644

Just curious, are they free tryouts or no?
by Redarmy19
Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:02 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Coaching Certification - Mites
Replies: 10
Views: 4678

Taken from the USA Hockey website, FAQs: MY LEVEL 1 IS EXPIRED or EXPIRING THIS DECEMBER, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? You must attend a Level 2 clinic AND complete the online age-specific module for each age level you are coaching if not previously taken prior to December 31 of the current playing season....
by Redarmy19
Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:34 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Coaching Certification - Mites
Replies: 10
Views: 4678

They can be a level 1 but I think I was told you have to take a class every year regardless. I could be wrong though. If a level 2 is offered have them take it. Once they get to level 3 everything can be done online The problem with this is if you have a parent coach start when their child is 6 yrs...