The Minnesota Wild official club is aware of the situation and is not happy about it. Only time will tell what happens, and it will be soon. An e-mail to them would not hurt.
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ghshockeyfan
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Re: tourney mess
g31 wrote:The Minnesota Wild official club is aware of the situation and is not happy about it. Only time will tell what happens, and it will be soon. An e-mail to them would not hurt.
info@wild.com
Oh no... This is not a good thing when the "big club" is not happy...-
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All things considered...tournament director has to be terribly arrogant to schedule games during the school day. Even high school coaches will tell players and parents that priorities for youth should be family, school church ( assuming a family value)... then hockey. This is not the state tournament, and it is not the senior classic.
The Wild tournament offers nothing to players other than the opportunity to compete with friends from other communities. There are no other obvious benefits.
Parents enjoy the games as well. Are parents and other interested fans expected to take time from work, also? We'll be curious to see what the gate fee is.
None of the participants in this tournament agreed to particpate with the understanding that they would have to miss school in order to play a game(s). No other Spring tournament we have ever been involved in has been scheduled this way. Our daughter will not be missing school to play hockey.
So...Mr. D___, my guess is that unless you accomodate reasonable schedules or compensate teams for their inability to field teams on Thursday and Friday, this will be the last "Wild" tournament. You have destroyed your own reputation...and it appears it is all about the money.
The Wild tournament offers nothing to players other than the opportunity to compete with friends from other communities. There are no other obvious benefits.
Parents enjoy the games as well. Are parents and other interested fans expected to take time from work, also? We'll be curious to see what the gate fee is.
None of the participants in this tournament agreed to particpate with the understanding that they would have to miss school in order to play a game(s). No other Spring tournament we have ever been involved in has been scheduled this way. Our daughter will not be missing school to play hockey.
So...Mr. D___, my guess is that unless you accomodate reasonable schedules or compensate teams for their inability to field teams on Thursday and Friday, this will be the last "Wild" tournament. You have destroyed your own reputation...and it appears it is all about the money.
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SEhockeyDAD
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It seems there've been a few changes to try to accomodate some teams. My daughter's team now has a game at 7am on saturday instead of 9am on friday. Better, but still tough for us out-staters.
After this mess, I think they can shut down the operation for next year.
After this mess, I think they can shut down the operation for next year.
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the fun is just beginning
Does anybody remember the tournament last year? We remember that it was poorly run overall. Referees not showing up for games, inexperienced timekeepers, last-minute schedule changes (oh yeah, we already have that this year). Did anyone else have those or other problems?
I fear the fun is just beginning for those of us heading to the SR this weekend. If just getting the schedules done has been this much of a mess, the actual event is bound to be even worse
I fear the fun is just beginning for those of us heading to the SR this weekend. If just getting the schedules done has been this much of a mess, the actual event is bound to be even worse
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D5Dreamer
Schedule
WILD TOURNAMENT - U16
Game #1 Game #2 Game #3 Total
TEAMS Points Points Points Points
Mn Wild
MN Northern Lights
MN Icecats 16U
Manitoba Lightning
Pink Panthers
On Edge
Schwans Blues
Rockets
Wildcats
Walsar
Mpls Knights
St Croix
S4-Ramsey May 18th 9:00a - 11:00a 16U Pink Panthers St Croix
S1-Coon Rapid May 18th 1:50p-3:50p 16U MN Wild Wildcats
S4-Ramsey May 18th 3:30p - 5:30p 16U On Edge Schwans
S4-Ramsey May 18th 5:40p - 7:40p 16U Ice Cats Pink Panters
S1-C Rapids May 18th 6:40p - 8:40p 16U Walsar Mpls Knights
S1-C Rapids May 19th 10:10a - 12:10a 16U Wildcats Mpls Knights
S4-Ramsey May 19th 1:20p - 3:20p 16U On Edge Walser
S4-Ramsey May 19th 3:30p - 5:30p 16U St Croix Manitoba
S4-Ramsey May 19th 5:40p - 7:40p 16U Northern Lights Ice Cats
S4-Ramsey May 20th 7am-9am 16U Schwans Nothern Lights
S4-Ramsey May 20th 9:00a - 11:00a 16U Ice Cats MN Wild
Fogerty May 20th 11:10am-1:10pm 16U Rockets Wildcats
S4-Ramsey May 20th 11:10a - 1:10p 16U Pink Panthers Manitoba
S4-Ramsey May 20th 1:20p - 3:20p 16U MN Wild Walser
S4-Ramsey May 20th 3:30p - 5:30p 16U On Edge Wildcats
S4-Ramsey May 20th 5:40p - 7:40p 16U Nothern Lights St Croix
S3-MASC May 20th 6:40p - 8:40p 16U Schwans Mpls Knight
Fogerty May 20th 6:20pm-8:20pm 16U Pink Panthers Rockets
S4-Ramsey May 21st 9:00a - 11:00a 16U Championship Championship
S4-Ramsey May 21st 11:10a - 1:10p 16U 3rd Place 3rd Place
S4-Ramsey May 21st 1:20p - 3:20p 16U 5th Place 5th Place
S4-Ramsey May 21st 3:30p - 5:30p 16U 7th Place 7th Place
S1-C Rapids May 21st 3:25p - 5:25p 16U 9th Place 9th Place
S1-C Rapids May 21st 5:35p - 7:35p 16U 11th Place 11th Place
Game #1 Game #2 Game #3 Total
TEAMS Points Points Points Points
Mn Wild
MN Northern Lights
MN Icecats 16U
Manitoba Lightning
Pink Panthers
On Edge
Schwans Blues
Rockets
Wildcats
Walsar
Mpls Knights
St Croix
S4-Ramsey May 18th 9:00a - 11:00a 16U Pink Panthers St Croix
S1-Coon Rapid May 18th 1:50p-3:50p 16U MN Wild Wildcats
S4-Ramsey May 18th 3:30p - 5:30p 16U On Edge Schwans
S4-Ramsey May 18th 5:40p - 7:40p 16U Ice Cats Pink Panters
S1-C Rapids May 18th 6:40p - 8:40p 16U Walsar Mpls Knights
S1-C Rapids May 19th 10:10a - 12:10a 16U Wildcats Mpls Knights
S4-Ramsey May 19th 1:20p - 3:20p 16U On Edge Walser
S4-Ramsey May 19th 3:30p - 5:30p 16U St Croix Manitoba
S4-Ramsey May 19th 5:40p - 7:40p 16U Northern Lights Ice Cats
S4-Ramsey May 20th 7am-9am 16U Schwans Nothern Lights
S4-Ramsey May 20th 9:00a - 11:00a 16U Ice Cats MN Wild
Fogerty May 20th 11:10am-1:10pm 16U Rockets Wildcats
S4-Ramsey May 20th 11:10a - 1:10p 16U Pink Panthers Manitoba
S4-Ramsey May 20th 1:20p - 3:20p 16U MN Wild Walser
S4-Ramsey May 20th 3:30p - 5:30p 16U On Edge Wildcats
S4-Ramsey May 20th 5:40p - 7:40p 16U Nothern Lights St Croix
S3-MASC May 20th 6:40p - 8:40p 16U Schwans Mpls Knight
Fogerty May 20th 6:20pm-8:20pm 16U Pink Panthers Rockets
S4-Ramsey May 21st 9:00a - 11:00a 16U Championship Championship
S4-Ramsey May 21st 11:10a - 1:10p 16U 3rd Place 3rd Place
S4-Ramsey May 21st 1:20p - 3:20p 16U 5th Place 5th Place
S4-Ramsey May 21st 3:30p - 5:30p 16U 7th Place 7th Place
S1-C Rapids May 21st 3:25p - 5:25p 16U 9th Place 9th Place
S1-C Rapids May 21st 5:35p - 7:35p 16U 11th Place 11th Place
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Tri, yes I remember it very clearly, not only was it poorly organized and scheduled last year, and for a first year effort, you can forgive that a little. But they also had several kids playing on as many as up to 3 different teams, and in up to 8 games. It was very tough then too! All in all this is a good weekend for a tourney like this, and it fits in great in the overall schedule for summer. It is just too bad that it is organized this poorly. Maybe next year some one else can do the same thing, on this weekend? I am betting the "Wild" will no longer be doing it, or even be an organization for that matter, after this.