We are headed to the “Clancy”. AKA; The Tournament of Losers.
The King Clancy tournament is open to non play-off "A" teams from the GTHL, SHA and MHL. It gives the kids something to play for at the end of the season but it also gives them a chance to keep skating as we approach try out season.
It will be interesting to play against teams from the other leagues and see how we stack up against them.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
The End
`The regular season is now officially over. We played our last game and played well but lost to “Up and coming” team 1-0. “UAC” team is headed to the playoffs and have beaten all of the top teams over the course of the season so it there is some potential for upsets.
But getting back to our game, the team played well but once again it is obvious that the team, while we have a number of good players, is missing the real skill players, the one that can score and score reliably, that the good teams have.
Hockey player is, I think, the leading scorer on the team, which I think illustrates the problem with the team. Hockey player is a good player, and I think that someday, if he continues playing, he could become quite good, but he shouldn’t be the leading scorer. On a good team Hockey player is a 2nd, maybe 3rd line, player. It’s like playing Pavel Kubina as a top 4 defenseman. On a good team, you need someone who is better then Hockey player.
But getting back to our game, the team played well but once again it is obvious that the team, while we have a number of good players, is missing the real skill players, the one that can score and score reliably, that the good teams have.
Hockey player is, I think, the leading scorer on the team, which I think illustrates the problem with the team. Hockey player is a good player, and I think that someday, if he continues playing, he could become quite good, but he shouldn’t be the leading scorer. On a good team Hockey player is a 2nd, maybe 3rd line, player. It’s like playing Pavel Kubina as a top 4 defenseman. On a good team, you need someone who is better then Hockey player.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
My first post
Well here it is not even the end of February and the current season is almost over. It seems hard to believe that it is coming to an end.
My son is playing GTHL; A, for the first time and it has been an instructive experience for all of us to say the least.
The team, last in their division, has definitely improved over the course of the season, and probably should have won a couple of more games then they did over the course of the season if the talent level on the team was more consistent and if a couple of bounces had gone our way. But the last game of the regular season is just around the corner and, obviously, we are not making the play-offs.
It is not too soon to be thinking about tryouts for next season. There are several teams that I would like to see hockey player play for next year. Right now I have a preference for the community based teams, the ones that have their own house league and Select programs, rather then the private ones that seem to be devoid of the sense of community that I think is so important to minor hockey.
High on my list of requirements for a team for next year would be one that wins more then it looses. This getting’ blown out almost every game, because there are too many kids on the team that have no business playing at this level, really stinks. I have to give hockey player all kinds of credit for not letting any of the crap that goes on around the team bother him or affect the way that he plays.
My son is playing GTHL; A, for the first time and it has been an instructive experience for all of us to say the least.
The team, last in their division, has definitely improved over the course of the season, and probably should have won a couple of more games then they did over the course of the season if the talent level on the team was more consistent and if a couple of bounces had gone our way. But the last game of the regular season is just around the corner and, obviously, we are not making the play-offs.
It is not too soon to be thinking about tryouts for next season. There are several teams that I would like to see hockey player play for next year. Right now I have a preference for the community based teams, the ones that have their own house league and Select programs, rather then the private ones that seem to be devoid of the sense of community that I think is so important to minor hockey.
High on my list of requirements for a team for next year would be one that wins more then it looses. This getting’ blown out almost every game, because there are too many kids on the team that have no business playing at this level, really stinks. I have to give hockey player all kinds of credit for not letting any of the crap that goes on around the team bother him or affect the way that he plays.
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