tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post8640093580951185435..comments2023-05-06T05:35:44.812-07:00Comments on Western Elite Hockey Prospects: WEHP Releases Weekly Top 10 Team RankingsWestern Elitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13058992818409625368noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-7224522859377884012012-10-31T12:05:23.655-07:002012-10-31T12:05:23.655-07:0010:16 AM
That might be a good idea, or perhaps th...10:16 AM<br /><br />That might be a good idea, or perhaps the major Bantam one. Unfortunately, not all associations care equally about the development of their players or their system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-73818311942821448012012-10-31T11:55:24.904-07:002012-10-31T11:55:24.904-07:00How about we open up Bantam hockey to free agency....How about we open up Bantam hockey to free agency. Players can go play with whichever team gives them the best offer ... free sticks/skates/equipment? Of course, no money can change hands, as these 14 yr old kids are not professionals. Similar system seems to be working for the NHL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-48154937725117622382012-10-31T11:21:23.378-07:002012-10-31T11:21:23.378-07:00If you let the "players" go wherever the...If you let the "players" go wherever they want, what you're really doing is letting the parents conspire to send all of their kids to the same team so they can "win". Obviously this is a funny definition of the word "win". I call it stacking the deck, others might call it cheating.<br /><br />This approach was taken in Saskatchewan until 3 years ago when the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-6310011652086008342012-10-31T10:16:06.481-07:002012-10-31T10:16:06.481-07:00Maybe we should just let players go wherever they ...Maybe we should just let players go wherever they want?<br />OR ... let them be free to choose between two or three neighbouring associations?<br /><br />Just asking the question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-33399577677197093722012-10-30T11:45:10.212-07:002012-10-30T11:45:10.212-07:0011:23
I'm not saying they do.
If you read my p...11:23<br />I'm not saying they do.<br />If you read my post you will see I reference post 8:28Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-63244121356478676752012-10-30T11:23:38.270-07:002012-10-30T11:23:38.270-07:0011:13 - I'm not sure where you are getting you...11:13 - I'm not sure where you are getting your information from. South Delta Minor hockey does not recruit kids. There is a hockey academy at the local high school but that is during school hours only. There is no affiliation between the academy and the minor hockey teams. The kids that attend the academy still play for their home association teams. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-58874597258412400052012-10-30T11:13:56.892-07:002012-10-30T11:13:56.892-07:008.28
Yes, this is happening all over now. Seafair ...8.28<br />Yes, this is happening all over now. Seafair and South Delta being the most obvious. The money being taken from these parents to get their kids on the rep teams is criminal. Yes, yes, I know the more ice your kid gets the better he will be. But being almost blackmailed into these coaches programs is becoming hard to swallow. Coaches making lots of money from this now, many of them its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-18202414192332253802012-10-30T11:12:14.599-07:002012-10-30T11:12:14.599-07:00Simple solution! ZONE TEAMS for Bantam!
The foll...Simple solution! ZONE TEAMS for Bantam!<br /><br />The following are the zones for BC Major Midget and could be tweaked a little to meet the needs of many of these parents choosing to have their students jump boundaries.<br /><br />Kootenay Zone (Kootenay Ice) including Beaver Valley, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Creston, Elkford, Fernie, Golden, Grand Forks, Invermere, Kaslo, Kimberley, Midway, NakuspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-21985636775620942792012-10-30T10:26:55.345-07:002012-10-30T10:26:55.345-07:00What you are doing is wrong and so are the example...What you are doing is wrong and so are the examples you have stated. I'm sure there are lots of examples however form boundaries, hold to them and eliminate this movement period... I'm sure there are no other Albertans playing for any of the other PCAHA teams. If Seto lives in the Cloverdale boundary he should have been there all along. The point is the rules are flawed. Its minor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-83859738350020462592012-10-30T08:55:55.186-07:002012-10-30T08:55:55.186-07:008:00
Yes Cloverdale did have a strong team last ...8:00 <br /><br />Yes Cloverdale did have a strong team last year. Seto was a good player that came from BWC for his final year Bantam ( which he is allowed to do) and Henderson, who lived in Coquitlam last year and played for Cloverdale last year ( which is not allowed under PCAHA rules) was a good player. He now plays MM in the Coquitlam district. Let me think, thats ok that Cloverdale allowed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-30914235936206408872012-10-30T08:37:54.828-07:002012-10-30T08:37:54.828-07:00White scored 15 goals or had 15 points in the game...White scored 15 goals or had 15 points in the game against Cloverdale?<br /><br />i say Neither are correct and nothing to be very proud about (this isn't tier 2 AA PeeWee hockey anymore - and not youtube worthy).<br /><br />From what everyone heard the game was over before the midway point in the first period (7-0 and shots were 23-1)<br /><br />that is a fault to the BWC program, parents Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-59949177109772357352012-10-30T08:28:26.815-07:002012-10-30T08:28:26.815-07:00
Here is a FYI for you to wrap your heads around...<br /><br />Here is a FYI for you to wrap your heads around, The Hockey director has expressed if you want to be on a A1 team you must play spring with the Bears program. Many left and went to Richmond. Oh and the good part funds are due up front to play spring hockey. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-72806830319471094592012-10-30T08:11:03.188-07:002012-10-30T08:11:03.188-07:008:38
There is more player movement from families ...8:38<br /> There is more player movement from families leaving the Winter Clubs and going to associations in Bantam( and not their home associations) then ones coming to. This has been happening for many many years. You can hide behind the Associations names and point fingers at the clubs but we all know the truth. You want to talk about recruitment clubs, how about Abby and the Yale academy, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-79473266134784429882012-10-29T23:32:21.216-07:002012-10-29T23:32:21.216-07:007:59pm
Maybe Abby's 4-4 record versus Coquitla...7:59pm<br />Maybe Abby's 4-4 record versus Coquitlam's 3-1-3 record plus Coquitlam winning 3-0 in Abby's arena has something to do with it. Coquitlam has a well balanced team with some higher end players and have great coaching. Having said that Langley is better and should be ranked ahead of both. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-15255142468525857562012-10-29T20:38:20.415-07:002012-10-29T20:38:20.415-07:00Much of the movement in other associations is actu...Much of the movement in other associations is actually driven by the movement to the Winter Clubs. It's an attempt by associations to be competitive, to have a chance to win something. Stop the Winter Club nonsense and much of the motivation for others to move to Langley or Semi or Abby or whatever goes away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-78073423918622582452012-10-29T19:59:22.719-07:002012-10-29T19:59:22.719-07:00how is abby not an honorable mention but coquitlam...how is abby not an honorable mention but coquitlam is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-38383702701025517752012-10-29T19:20:54.834-07:002012-10-29T19:20:54.834-07:00Funny last year Cloverdale had some win streak th...Funny last year Cloverdale had some win streak that they were chirping was the best in BC Bantam, which was totaly incorrect.<br /><br />Funny how the brothers didnt stick around this year.<br /><br />It should be like Albert, scrap the tiering and play in the league.<br /><br />They do keep score.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-18939226799021678942012-10-29T17:05:46.364-07:002012-10-29T17:05:46.364-07:00BWC and NSWC should leave PCAHA and join the CSSHL...BWC and NSWC should leave PCAHA and join the CSSHL kind of like what OHA and POE do in the midget program. EDGE, OHA, POE, BWC and WENATCHEE could make a fairly strong academy league. That solves the problem of all these parents on bad teams in the PCAHA from complaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-69765328869670928532012-10-29T17:03:34.735-07:002012-10-29T17:03:34.735-07:0011:22
Last year Cloverdale Bantam AAA had a defen...11:22<br /><br />Last year Cloverdale Bantam AAA had a defenseman that played for the 2 brothers. The family lived in Coquitlam the whole time and he now plays MM for the Coquitlam team.<br /><br />Is that ok ???? NOT. Should we throw them out too??? Sometimes its good to get all the facts that surround all the PCAHA teams before we judge!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-17894676177955593162012-10-29T16:52:38.876-07:002012-10-29T16:52:38.876-07:00The phone calls and actions this "may" p...The phone calls and actions this "may" produce is just one more reason John Batchelor's decision to play the Cloverdale game the way he did was extremely foolish.<br />It was bad sportsmanship for certain, but may ultimately even prove to be damaging to the winter club. A bad move on several fronts.<br />Unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-47162209895284199192012-10-29T16:52:09.998-07:002012-10-29T16:52:09.998-07:00We can all point the finger at the clubs but let f...We can all point the finger at the clubs but let face reality, players are moving all over PCAHA.<br />Abby has 3 new players this year and the 1996 year as well they brought in a player from Squamish that never lived in Abby when he played. <br />Langley has a new top end Bantam player this year from another local association<br />BWC has 2 new players<br />NSWC has 1 this year<br />Richmond hasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-33198264031003097712012-10-29T15:57:41.556-07:002012-10-29T15:57:41.556-07:00Let me try to understand...last week they were jus...Let me try to understand...last week they were just an average team with no scoring and weak goaltending and ok defense. There are about four teams that can win this league. They were ranked 4 th on the list. They tie Semi and lost to Langley and OHA. They win one game against a team that everyone know shouldn't be there and now they should be kick out of pcaha. Good rational.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-6151111151642927152012-10-29T15:23:21.177-07:002012-10-29T15:23:21.177-07:00I can't understand why pcaha let's clubs p...I can't understand why pcaha let's clubs play against associations either. The only people who like this are the same ones who enjoy winning by ridiculous scores. Why was this ever allowed in the first place? Who's running who? Kind of like the tail wagging the dogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-6240353232133326672012-10-29T14:51:48.621-07:002012-10-29T14:51:48.621-07:00If you don't like it do something about it. Co...<br />If you don't like it do something about it. Complaining here will do nothing. PCAHA does not sit around and read this web site. I am sure many have complained already. <br /><br />Don't ask others to do your work. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015022786942436973.post-22610705066751146722012-10-29T14:37:53.007-07:002012-10-29T14:37:53.007-07:00Not hard for the middle schooler to be the big man...Not hard for the middle schooler to be the big man when he plays in the sandbox at the elementary school.LOL There will always be someone that will bask themselves in what they feel is the glory. Every one of us in high level hockey knows many cases of individuals openly not respecting the spirit of residency requirement and PCAHA is the one that year after year pursues one or two(usually in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com