Grant Clafton & Opinions
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:27 pm
Greetings Anew Hockey purists. I have not tuned in to your BS as I don't have time to sit around opining on things I have limited, or no, knowledge of. Having said that, I am jumping in at this point, as there are some things that I do know, and I have heard of the unjust persecution of a fine person.
First thing I know is hockey, and specifically Hibbing hockey. I have not spoken to Media, so I have no idea if he posted the points in favor of Grant, but all he said is accurate. You see, I also know Grant so I will try to clear up some of your misconceptions. For the malcontent who called him a "wannabe", he got his college education almost entirely free of cost, did you? And he would still be pursuing some sort of hockey playing endeavor had he not gotten hit from behind and broken his neck and back. So to say he washed out is not only untrue, but I would venture to say he went a lot further than the know-it-all who posted the comment.
I also happen to know that he has been helping the Hibbing program all season long at one level or another. Factually, he was working with the bantams and the varsity (both) at the same time, until he took full-time employment. I know because he came at my invitation.
Ole Pete has also been with the team all year, but it was decided that a good pair of eyes from above were needed more than on the bench. The PP, for those of you that know so much, has struggled all year and without any help from Mr Clafton. It is starting to show some life recently, however, as Ole Pete thought that maybe Grant should give it a try from a different approach. The players play!
And then there's the comment about the team starting to struggle when someone noticed Grant was there. Did anyone notice that this also happened to be when Hibbing's best defenseman was lost from an already thin core.
And how does somebody gain personally from coaching at that level. Would you suppose he is trying to build his resume so that next season he can take over the Gophers? Factually, he has been doing this because I asked him to and for love of the game.
I shouldn't do it as Mark doesn't know but here goes; the self-serving "wannabe" took the measley $125.00 he received for helping, and went out and purchased a composite hockey stick for Nick D. Now that's a sure sign of a "jerk" who is "in it for himself" and lousy to the kids if I ever saw one!
Factually, I can't respond to all of the purely stupid conjecture I have seen here, so I'll end it like this. You may think he's arrogant because in "just one man's opinion" he already met you face to face when he confronted you about running your mouth out of turn. And at 25 he's still full of fire. I, on the other hand, am just an old man of 50 with a kid on the team and one on the bantams. I've played a fair amount myself and been very successful at coaching, in the past. I am the person who brought him here because we don't have the luxury of Klatts, Pearts, Kleinedorsts, and Bischoffs. And if you wish to disagree with me, face to face, just post the time and place. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out who I am. Perhaps it is without "Merritt", but you should "wannabe" that your son does (only) as well as he!
First thing I know is hockey, and specifically Hibbing hockey. I have not spoken to Media, so I have no idea if he posted the points in favor of Grant, but all he said is accurate. You see, I also know Grant so I will try to clear up some of your misconceptions. For the malcontent who called him a "wannabe", he got his college education almost entirely free of cost, did you? And he would still be pursuing some sort of hockey playing endeavor had he not gotten hit from behind and broken his neck and back. So to say he washed out is not only untrue, but I would venture to say he went a lot further than the know-it-all who posted the comment.
I also happen to know that he has been helping the Hibbing program all season long at one level or another. Factually, he was working with the bantams and the varsity (both) at the same time, until he took full-time employment. I know because he came at my invitation.
Ole Pete has also been with the team all year, but it was decided that a good pair of eyes from above were needed more than on the bench. The PP, for those of you that know so much, has struggled all year and without any help from Mr Clafton. It is starting to show some life recently, however, as Ole Pete thought that maybe Grant should give it a try from a different approach. The players play!
And then there's the comment about the team starting to struggle when someone noticed Grant was there. Did anyone notice that this also happened to be when Hibbing's best defenseman was lost from an already thin core.
And how does somebody gain personally from coaching at that level. Would you suppose he is trying to build his resume so that next season he can take over the Gophers? Factually, he has been doing this because I asked him to and for love of the game.
I shouldn't do it as Mark doesn't know but here goes; the self-serving "wannabe" took the measley $125.00 he received for helping, and went out and purchased a composite hockey stick for Nick D. Now that's a sure sign of a "jerk" who is "in it for himself" and lousy to the kids if I ever saw one!
Factually, I can't respond to all of the purely stupid conjecture I have seen here, so I'll end it like this. You may think he's arrogant because in "just one man's opinion" he already met you face to face when he confronted you about running your mouth out of turn. And at 25 he's still full of fire. I, on the other hand, am just an old man of 50 with a kid on the team and one on the bantams. I've played a fair amount myself and been very successful at coaching, in the past. I am the person who brought him here because we don't have the luxury of Klatts, Pearts, Kleinedorsts, and Bischoffs. And if you wish to disagree with me, face to face, just post the time and place. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out who I am. Perhaps it is without "Merritt", but you should "wannabe" that your son does (only) as well as he!