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Teaching checking at Pee Wees and below is given lip service. Yeah, USA Hockey says to teach it, and some of those skills such as angling, rubbing, pinning, and body contact are being taught, but there is a bit of a difference between teaching body contact and checking. I coach defenseman primarily...

It's an issue to take up with the local association regarding their coaches. ALL coaches are being taught to teach it. Whether they do or not is a local issue. They are? A squirt coach is only required to be a level 1 CEP or a level 2 CEP.... I have my level 3 CEP and I can tell you emphatically we...

This would be a rules violation in every league ever. Just an example from USA Hockey: Rule 308 Electronic Devices (a) The use of one or two-way radios, lights or other electronic devices as a means for Team Officials or spectators to communicate with players or goalkeepers, during play, shall be p...

Checking was removed at the Pee Wee level to take advantage of the "window of opportunity" in the age appropriate skill development progression. I don't claim to know the science behind the brain development of 11/12 year olds but that's it, period. Argue with the logic, but not the reaso...

It's funny to some because they think it absurd; funny to others because they've seen it actually happening. You know at first I though it was funny. But then I saw it and saw how the white on white was very subtle, I mean hardly even noticeable. That really sold me that this might not be a bad ide...

I was always against checking below HS, I have seen the light now-checking must come back to PW. It does not need to be in squirts though. The truth is teaching proper body contact actually NEEDS to start in squirts. If we start teaching it properly in squirts then as they get to pee wees and banta...

I've coached quite a few years and was at a level 3 that lapsed a year ago. Now I would like to coach again at the mite level 1 and have been told I need to start over like a new coach that has never coached before. I guess that's fine but, they make it harder than it needs to be. So, in this case ...

sooyou wrote:I've heard the BEL is the strongest this season that all others. should be interesting to watch!

What??? Is this sarcasm? You do know this is only the second season of it ever, right?

Don't know Dougherty's specifics but several of these players making early moves to the CHL, or NHL, just aren't in it for the school experience and the work it takes outside of hockey to be a successful student. Some will make it and some won't. Very true, some are there only for hockey and feel l...

Just lost Jack Dougherty. That's a big hit in my mind as I think he had the best potential out of their D group to be a very good player the next few seasons. Yea that one hurts, losing Opilka is still a bigger loss but this one definitely hurts and adds insult to injury for sure. A little surpsied...

Just lost Jack Dougherty. That's a big hit in my mind as I think he had the best potential out of their D group to be a very good player the next few seasons. Yea that one hurts, losing Opilka is still a bigger loss but this one definitely hurts and adds insult to injury for sure. A little surpsied...

Losing Opilka is bad for UW. I still think it was a huge mistake to not fire the whole coaching staff after last season. I think retaining Eaves will only set UW back a few more years in the rebuilding process. The perception is he is on borrowed time and that is going to be a tough mountain to cli...

MWS coach, I'm pretty sure a well documented try out was held. I think the Southeast boys felt ok for losing. That Ontario Black team is stellar to say the least. I wouldn't hesitate to say the best 04 team in the world. From what I hear the gap between the two teams is closing a little bit and the...

I totally agree. Like I said, it's definitely not for everyone. Hitting a baseball is the most difficult thing to do in sports. You also have to be very mentally tough. Those two things narrow it down to very few who can succeed at it and develop a passion for it. Those who can absolutely love it. ...

I'm not saying I disagree with you. I'm just saying, it seems like whenever another article is published alleging semi-abusive parent behavior (after all, in the face of all of this fact-based information, what parent knowingly subjects her child to such pain and suffering), or a post claiming subs...

365 days a year might be just a bit of an exaggeration. A nice example of the facts used in the article. And I'm sure the fact based articles proving this over and over again have been posted before, but I don't recall one. This particular article certainly isn't one of them. Yes, 365 is an exagger...

I get what the studies are saying but c'mon. Playing too much organized hockey = bad. Spending 4 hours after school playing pond hockey with the neighborhood kids every day after school = ahhh, the good old days. Not once have I heard anyone say anything bad about kids playing on their own, whether...

Well first new assistant has been hired by Eaves. It's Luke Strand. Most recently the head coach of the USHL Madison Capitols. Good coach but no experience at D1 yet so hard to say how his recruiting will be.

In looking at that list I think one could debate if that truly represents the elite remaining elite. Sure, you have the three Gophers and a Bulldog......but the rest of the schools listed are fairly uninspiring to me for a group that was at one time viewed as the cream of the crop. Don't get me wro...

These kid are 9-10 years old. Lets see how many of them are still "elite" by 14-15. People take this way too serious. Actually quite a few. There are some that "think" they are elite that really aren't but are on elite level teams but don't quite understand the distinction and w...

These kid are 9-10 years old. Lets see how many of them are still "elite" by 14-15. People take this way too serious. Actually quite a few. There are some that "think" they are elite that really aren't but are on elite level teams but don't quite understand the distinction and w...

wow that was quick... but not terribly surprising either I guess

Hakstol has been hired by the Flyers... this is crazy to me. Not that he isn't a good coach or deserving to try and take the next step, I just always thought he seemed quite happy with his gig in North Dakota... The "sue" have a big time hire to figure out now.

Nevertoomuchhockey wrote:Is that you Craig Perry?
I kid I kid.

I don't know who Craig Perry is, I just thought the meme was funny within the context of the question posed

I saw this team, well 13 of the 15 players, down in the ChiTown Shuffle. It's hard to say how good or not good they are/were. They split with the Chicago Brick team (makes me wonder what type of second game MN had with them because MN really outplayed them in the first game) and my son's team played...