Northern teams versus Cities teams

14hockey · Post by **14hockey** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:35 am

What do you guys think of the quality of players and players produced in Bantam A?

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:47 am

I do not think it is a matter of if you live in the north or in the metro.

It depends on how good an athlete you are (what you are born with), how well you can skate (encompasses a lot but work and education are big factors), how hard you work (this is entirely you), how much ice time you can get (depends on the community and your family and you), how good your coaches are, etc.....

Some of the larger metro associations have the advantage of numbers when it comes to putting a team together, but numbers are not relevant when it comes to individuals (with the exception of playing with/against good/better players can elevate an individual). But they have this advantage over other small metro associations also.

Work hard......
it goes a long ways.

Bulldogsfan · Post by **Bulldogsfan** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:54 pm

elliott70 wrote:I do not think it is a matter of if you live in the north or in the metro.

It depends on how good an athlete you are (what you are born with), how well you can skate (encompasses a lot but work and education are big factors), how hard you work (this is entirely you), how much ice time you can get (depends on the community and your family and you), how good your coaches are, etc.....

Some of the larger metro associations have the advantage of numbers when it comes to putting a team together, but numbers are not relevant when it comes to individuals (with the exception of playing with/against good/better players can elevate an individual). But they have this advantage over other small metro associations also.

no,there is just so many people and so much money down there the teams have a better chance
Work hard......
it goes a long ways.

Mhock8 · Post by **Mhock8** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:42 pm

Bulldogsfan wrote:
elliott70 wrote:I do not think it is a matter of if you live in the north or in the metro.

It depends on how good an athlete you are (what you are born with), how well you can skate (encompasses a lot but work and education are big factors), how hard you work (this is entirely you), how much ice time you can get (depends on the community and your family and you), how good your coaches are, etc.....

Some of the larger metro associations have the advantage of numbers when it comes to putting a team together, but numbers are not relevant when it comes to individuals (with the exception of playing with/against good/better players can elevate an individual). But they have this advantage over other small metro associations also.

no,there is just so many people and so much money down there the teams have a better chance
Work hard......
it goes a long ways.

Working hard does go along way, but you also need talent teamwork and toughnessif you want to go the whole way

Wolfpack7 · Post by **Wolfpack7** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:43 pm

i think its a different style of hockey for what ive seen. i think the northern teams are more physical and city teams more finess(dont know if i spelt it right)

DAbears25 · Post by **DAbears25** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:48 pm

Wolfpack7 wrote:i think its a different style of hockey for what ive seen. i think the northern teams are more physical and city teams more finess(dont know if i spelt it right)

you were close...finesse. but i totally agree with you on the different styles

14hockey · Post by **14hockey** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:37 pm

i meant overall associations also i mean when you get teams like wyzata who have 2000 kids in their association it gets a lot easier to find better players but when you have teams like GR and Brainerd and Bemidji who have 40 kids try out for their A team and still be able to compete with cities teams just makes them seem like a better overall per player

HockeyRocks1 · Post by **HockeyRocks1** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:41 pm

It comes down to athletes and Rink Rats. You can have 2000 kids in a program but if they are just there to be cool and wear one90's then they aren't going to be very good. If you have 15 kids at Pee Wee or Bantam and they play/practice every waking moment they will kick the rich kids butts

SotaH0ck14 · Post by **SotaH0ck14** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:15 pm

its definatley a different style of game up north than in the cities

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:44 pm

The comments regarding 'city' vs. 'north' players that I hear in the elite league (from coaches, scouts and others) is that the city kids have great skill, but the north kids have great creativity. Both players can and do hit, but the north kids use a hit more often to gain possesion of the puck, control the play.
Of course, this is a genrealization, but is a trend.

Why???

I believe it is an ice issue.
North kids get more opportunities to be on the ice in less structured situations.

ohMY · Post by **ohMY** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:36 pm

you can't ignore the pool of talent though. Without question - pick the best kids from the North, allow them to play a season together - and they'd be the odds on favorite to win it all for the reasons identified in the previous comments. There's simply not enough of them on any given team to overcome the deeper talent pool of the cities teams though. HS reflects this - best kids up north tend to gravitate towards the hot programs, they give the cities teams all they can handle and then some. Problem for them though is the same ting happens in the cities.