JV gone D-1
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JV gone D-1
Just wondering because usually JV players are second fiddle...Has there ever been a player that played full JV as a sophomore or as a junior, then peaked Junior or senior year and gone on to D-1?
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Many of them. One that comes to mind is Dave Holum of GR, made the leap by senior year to full ride at St. Cloud St., then a brief career in minor league professional hockey.LetsPlayHockey22 wrote:Just wondering because usually JV players are second fiddle...Has there ever been a player that played full JV as a sophomore or as a junior, then peaked Junior or senior year and gone on to D-1?
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Andy Welinski at Duluth East played JV almost the entire year last year as a soph, being called up just before tournament time. Tried out for the National Development U17 team and made it and will be going to UMD. He's got one of the best shots in HS. Not all JV are "second fiddle", sometimes it depends on the numbers in front of you. Getting told you're "second fiddle", and trust me your kid knows you feel that way, is a shame. Be patient and they might have a great HS experience.
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There are great players in the JV and Jr Gold ranks who are where they are because of a bad tryout or politics or whatever. I think a kid who breaks out of JV or JR Gold is going to be more hungry for success than a kid who has a certain reputation that always lands him or her on the A or Varsity team.
I think the challenge is for the kids to keep a good attitude and keep working hard and not worry about things they cannot control.
I think the challenge is for the kids to keep a good attitude and keep working hard and not worry about things they cannot control.
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In some cases yes. It depends where you are. In some of the more rural towns, there are a mixture of good players and players that just fill out the roster. When you get to the Suburban privates, most of the players are good, some get by as average. Depth is the biggest issue with that. In general i would say 15% of the freshman varsity players end up being a star. imhohockey relic wrote:Do most of the super stars play varsity as 9th graders?PuckU126 wrote:Great example....13 wrote:Jay Barribal played jv for Holy Angels his freshman year
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