This post is spitting truth. Unlike the capacity message above.Guest wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:55 pmSomeone full ofGuest wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:46 am Seems teams are setting in, here's what I've gathered as I've now done the circuit of skates and speaking to coaches.
Eagles - surpisingly have a couple open spots
Avs - 1-2 open spots
Sharks - full
Attack - full
West Mall - need a goalie and D
Panthers - full
Rangers - not sure
2010 A West
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So what you’re saying is a team like Rangers East who’s are also going with one practice aren’t worth their salt in A level Hockey? Last I checked, they seem to be doing alright. It seems the issue here is that you have the same hockey i.Q. as a sack of potatoes…Guest wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 7:33 pmHoly cow you’re making stuff up here. I know sometimes it’s hard to sense satire in written words, but that’s the only excuse I can think of. $3500 is a select budget and doesn’t include league fees. Rangers teams build their own sponsorships and no team worth their salt in A level hockey is doing a single practice. They need all the help they can get. The only thing right about this post is the All Star hockey. JR is very popular in the Vaughan org. And there isn’t a better trainer to get the most out of the kids.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 3:53 pmAttractive it is. Heard from a reliable source that they’re going with one practice per week run by All Star Hockey. $3500 all in, incl. GTHL fee. Rangers get tonnes of Sponsorship and subsidized ice which helps keep costs down. Also hearing Panthers Budget north of $6000.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 10:43 amWhat goes up must come down, and then goes back up again.VR potentially could be easily a top 2 team in this loop hands down, especially if their budget plus program is as highly super attractive as claimed.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 9:22 amWe’ve been to all the Rangers skates and will be completely honest here. First skate was mostly select kids, not very strong. But they now seem to be attracting higher caliber A & AA OMHA kids from bordering cities like Caledonia, King, and Richmond Hill. Looking to cross over into the GTHL. Engaged with several of these open border parents looking to cross over at the skate. Rangers will definitely look different next season. They’ll be more competitive which is great news for the west division.
"Drop downs" never cuts eh? This team will be horrendous.
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VR parents are desperate and trying to attract attention t team. It’s pathetic. 1 practice per week is laughable…and with a trainer.
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Fact!Guest wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 7:06 am VR parents are desperate and trying to attract attention t team. It’s pathetic. 1 practice per week is laughable…and with a trainer.
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I’ve never seen anyone spit out a team budget like this, and are actually proud of it. And on top of that boasting that they will only run one practice a week and with a trainer at that! And you expect to be competitive and also attract talent based on this alone?Guest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 3:53 pmAttractive it is. Heard from a reliable source that they’re going with one practice per week run by All Star Hockey. $3500 all in, incl. GTHL fee. Rangers get tonnes of Sponsorship and subsidized ice which helps keep costs down. Also hearing Panthers Budget north of $6000.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 10:43 amWhat goes up must come down, and then goes back up again.VR potentially could be easily a top 2 team in this loop hands down, especially if their budget plus program is as highly super attractive as claimed.Guest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 9:22 amWe’ve been to all the Rangers skates and will be completely honest here. First skate was mostly select kids, not very strong. But they now seem to be attracting higher caliber A & AA OMHA kids from bordering cities like Caledonia, King, and Richmond Hill. Looking to cross over into the GTHL. Engaged with several of these open border parents looking to cross over at the skate. Rangers will definitely look different next season. They’ll be more competitive which is great news for the west division.
Rangers have taken over the crown of clown team of the West.
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Exactly. So let’s look at this for what it is. There’s a new coach coming in. I don’t know the guy but from reading here he’s been promoted from a Ranger select team. Fair enough… there are good coaches in select. But when you try to then bring your select style to A or above that’s where things are going to go sideways. Sounds like the team will go through another rebuild… and then to only have one practice per week … and with a skills guy … you might as well piss your ‘great deal’ of $3,500 away. And to compare VRE here is like comparing apples to oranges.I think it’s a mistake for VRE to go to one practice but at least this is an established team that has done well the last few seasons without much player turnover. That said, look for VRE to fall back to mid pack in that division if that’s the plan.
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Someone speaking truth on here.Guest wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 5:47 pm If same coach is returning to WML, I suggest you skip that team. They’ve lost some players because of him specifically.
TE, Attack and Sharks seem to have normal people coaching. I’m not including VP and VR because no one actually believes they’ll improve next season. Avs team is full.
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Many teams move to 1 practice/week in U16 with school becoming more important. This is not an anomoly.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 7:34 amExactly. So let’s look at this for what it is. There’s a new coach coming in. I don’t know the guy but from reading here he’s been promoted from a Ranger select team. Fair enough… there are good coaches in select. But when you try to then bring your select style to A or above that’s where things are going to go sideways. Sounds like the team will go through another rebuild… and then to only have one practice per week … and with a skills guy … you might as well piss your ‘great deal’ of $3,500 away. And to compare VRE here is like comparing apples to oranges.I think it’s a mistake for VRE to go to one practice but at least this is an established team that has done well the last few seasons without much player turnover. That said, look for VRE to fall back to mid pack in that division if that’s the plan.
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I think the Rangers are onto something here. They’ve got nothing to lose and they seem to be garnering a lot of attention with their cheap budget and one practice. Interesting to see how this turns out.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:46 amMany teams move to 1 practice/week in U16 with school becoming more important. This is not an anomoly.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 7:34 amExactly. So let’s look at this for what it is. There’s a new coach coming in. I don’t know the guy but from reading here he’s been promoted from a Ranger select team. Fair enough… there are good coaches in select. But when you try to then bring your select style to A or above that’s where things are going to go sideways. Sounds like the team will go through another rebuild… and then to only have one practice per week … and with a skills guy … you might as well piss your ‘great deal’ of $3,500 away. And to compare VRE here is like comparing apples to oranges.I think it’s a mistake for VRE to go to one practice but at least this is an established team that has done well the last few seasons without much player turnover. That said, look for VRE to fall back to mid pack in that division if that’s the plan.
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This is true, school and other sports take up time. If you need more than one practice a week then maybe you should reevaluate your team choices. The Rangers could have 7 practice a week and still be sh!t.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:46 amMany teams move to 1 practice/week in U16 with school becoming more important. This is not an anomoly.Guest wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 7:34 amExactly. So let’s look at this for what it is. There’s a new coach coming in. I don’t know the guy but from reading here he’s been promoted from a Ranger select team. Fair enough… there are good coaches in select. But when you try to then bring your select style to A or above that’s where things are going to go sideways. Sounds like the team will go through another rebuild… and then to only have one practice per week … and with a skills guy … you might as well piss your ‘great deal’ of $3,500 away. And to compare VRE here is like comparing apples to oranges.I think it’s a mistake for VRE to go to one practice but at least this is an established team that has done well the last few seasons without much player turnover. That said, look for VRE to fall back to mid pack in that division if that’s the plan.
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