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There are a couple hanging curve balls in that simple suggestion that even a non-steriod Barry Bonds would be able to crush, but I will take them for ball four and stroll down the line to more intelligent debateswaylon wrote:Have another Drink ! It would appear we have beat this subject to death,lets start a new post and have some intellegent debates
My guess is they play in the same league as the Wisc. Fire with a A (Machine) and a B (Deuce) type teams. MN Hockey will reject MM playing locally or anywhere in the state.jancze5 wrote:Isn't MM going to have their own Academy? It starts with Choice Mites...they have 100+ kids of the top 8 year olds...then it filters down to the say 60 Squirts...then 40 Pee Wees...then they hit high school together and eventually have 20-22 kids left from the original high school...having played together for 8-10 years...now are Seniors in high school...the question at this point over the 8-10 years...who do these guys play? Is going to be a glorified BEST EVER house league forever? Are they recognized to enter tourneys in MN? Do organizations let their Squirts play these Mites in exhibitions?
Oh, sorry, missed the part about this post ending for a new topic..my bad.
regdunlop77 wrote: My guess is they play in the same league as the Wisc. Fire with a A (Machine) and a B (Deuce) type teams. MN Hockey will reject MM playing locally or anywhere in the state.
If this scenario plays out, do these parents realize the commitment to time, travel and $?
TomASS don't do this to the cafe...we already got the Circle watchertomASS wrote:regdunlop77 wrote: My guess is they play in the same league as the Wisc. Fire with a A (Machine) and a B (Deuce) type teams. MN Hockey will reject MM playing locally or anywhere in the state.
If this scenario plays out, do these parents realize the commitment to time, travel and $?![]()
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and we will be told that is none of our business to have an opinion regarding what other parents feel is right for their little Wayne. If they would rather pay big bucks for what they feel is superior hockey training for the future stars of MN rather than work and help their associaction programs get better that it is their choice, time, travel and their money .........and no one can tell them differently because it is their choice............errrrr I mean their child's choice.
So it really isn't a hockey development discussion but a discussion on free market choice. Maybe belongs on the Cafe segment then
jancze5 wrote:Isn't MM going to have their own Academy? It starts with Choice Mites...they have 100+ kids of the top 8 year olds
I not stunned by that revelation. Bernie has a big investment with his sheets of ice. He needs to generate revenue.skateguymn wrote:Word is that the league has expanded to 8 teams and many of the additional kids are as young as 6. Sounds like what was once billed as a squirt A prep league is turning into a money hungry - one level association program with a lot of ice. I feel sorry for the kids that actually think the competition will equal that of a last year might program.
Can't Never Tried wrote: TomASS don't do this to the cafe...we already got the Circle watcher![]()
BEAUTIFUL!breakout wrote:
100 of the top 8 year olds??? I just got a Mr. Misty headache reading that.
Little secret...........It takes hard work and GENETICS to be a top player at the end of the road!
A SUPER 8 year old with tens of thousands of $ in training may never make his varsity team. Imagine the disappointment.
Can that happen? Sure! I talked to a basketball parent the other day. His kid was a phenom when he was younger. He was bigger than everyone else and used his size to his advantage. He worked on his skills but never grew beyond 8th grade. This youth phenom is a Jr. this year. He will struggle to make the varsity team let alone earn playing time.
The word for the day is: GENETICS 2nd two words is: WORK HARD 3rd, three words: Keep Hockey Fun............it's a game. Games are suppose to be fun.
I wish Bernie good luck as well. He is a visionary and entreprenuer. That is what America was made from.jancze5 wrote:Alot of thoughts on that one...
My point is, where is the end for the players there? Why, if these kids get such amazing training would they ever want to leave for what is obviously a brown pasture with no grass to eat at the association?
I don't know man, I guess from a perspective you have to wish BMcB good luck with his vision..and good luck to those little guys who give it a whirl...just have to wonder what the long term fallout is over the next 3-5 years. Time will tell. I neither am for or against this program..I'm neutral but question the long term run...
All of the "GREAT 88's" played mites/squirts in their associations...they never even knew "The GREAT BERNIE" at that point. They turned out OK. It's about money....thats all. I bet all those kids cant wait to spend 100 hours on the ice and another 100 in the car this winter. The reward if they work hard is another 200 hours in the summer. Sounds fun.breakout wrote:I wish Bernie good luck as well. He is a visionary and entreprenuer. That is what America was made from.jancze5 wrote:Alot of thoughts on that one...
My point is, where is the end for the players there? Why, if these kids get such amazing training would they ever want to leave for what is obviously a brown pasture with no grass to eat at the association?
I don't know man, I guess from a perspective you have to wish BMcB good luck with his vision..and good luck to those little guys who give it a whirl...just have to wonder what the long term fallout is over the next 3-5 years. Time will tell. I neither am for or against this program..I'm neutral but question the long term run...
No offense, your observation of association hockey is not accurate............sorry. If it is in your association, you seem like a proactive person.......help fix it. If you don't like it............go away. The Wisconsin Fire is just over the river.
2nd, I would look at Bernie's deal as a supplement. His classes, etc can and are used in addition to association hockey. Frankly, it's good to get trained by different people along the path. There are a lot of good things youngsters and adults can gain from others experiences. It's like pieces to a puzzle.
Good luck
flatontheice wrote:All of the "GREAT 88's" played mites/squirts in their associations...they never even knew "The GREAT BERNIE" at that point. They turned out OK. It's about money....thats all. I bet all those kids cant wait to spend 100 hours on the ice and another 100 in the car this winter. The reward if they work hard is another 200 hours in the summer. Sounds fun.breakout wrote:I wish Bernie good luck as well. He is a visionary and entreprenuer. That is what America was made from.jancze5 wrote:Alot of thoughts on that one...
My point is, where is the end for the players there? Why, if these kids get such amazing training would they ever want to leave for what is obviously a brown pasture with no grass to eat at the association?
I don't know man, I guess from a perspective you have to wish BMcB good luck with his vision..and good luck to those little guys who give it a whirl...just have to wonder what the long term fallout is over the next 3-5 years. Time will tell. I neither am for or against this program..I'm neutral but question the long term run...
No offense, your observation of association hockey is not accurate............sorry. If it is in your association, you seem like a proactive person.......help fix it. If you don't like it............go away. The Wisconsin Fire is just over the river.
2nd, I would look at Bernie's deal as a supplement. His classes, etc can and are used in addition to association hockey. Frankly, it's good to get trained by different people along the path. There are a lot of good things youngsters and adults can gain from others experiences. It's like pieces to a puzzle.
Good luck