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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:22 pm Do you really think your kid is going to the NHL or D1? I'm talking about kids who are 9/10/11 years old. I get the impression that the parents who have good 10 year old hockey players really think they've got this in the bag and nothing is going to change between now and the time they turn 16.

What are you thinking? Sending 10 year olds to hockey academies, getting on planes every other weekend for games, playing up, moving to a new location for a hockey team, putting everything your kid does on instagram, moving teams the moment something doesn't go YOUR way. You've ruined youth hockey for many others. Thanks.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:31 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:22 pm Do you really think your kid is going to the NHL or D1? I'm talking about kids who are 9/10/11 years old. I get the impression that the parents who have good 10 year old hockey players really think they've got this in the bag and nothing is going to change between now and the time they turn 16.

What are you thinking? Sending 10 year olds to hockey academies, getting on planes every other weekend for games, playing up, moving to a new location for a hockey team, putting everything your kid does on instagram, moving teams the moment something doesn't go YOUR way. You've ruined youth hockey for many others. Thanks.

You sound very jealous and insecure.

Save the hockey registration money and spend it on therapy.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:42 pm I am the OP and my kid IS on a top team. I am disgusted by many of the people around me and parents of kids on the other top teams. I know how bad they are because I'm right there but I don't share the same mindset. So no, not jealous.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:46 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:42 pm I am the OP and my kid IS on a top team. I am disgusted by many of the people around me and parents of kids on the other top teams. I know how bad they are because I'm right there but I don't share the same mindset. So no, not jealous.

At 10 years old, kids are still young, and while the odds of making the NHL are slim, who knows? It’s not unreasonable for parents to have hopes and dreams for their child’s future in hockey. I don’t have an issue with parents investing in schools, tournaments, or extra training. However, what seems less realistic to me is when parents of 14 or 15 year olds still believe their kid is NHL-bound, especially if they’re not even playing at the AAA level. If they can’t make it there, the chances of making it to the NHL are even less likely.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:42 pm I am the OP and my kid IS on a top team. I am disgusted by many of the people around me and parents of kids on the other top teams. I know how bad they are because I'm right there but I don't share the same mindset. So no, not jealous.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:50 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:46 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:42 pm I am the OP and my kid IS on a top team. I am disgusted by many of the people around me and parents of kids on the other top teams. I know how bad they are because I'm right there but I don't share the same mindset. So no, not jealous.

At 10 years old, kids are still young, and while the odds of making the NHL are slim, who knows? It’s not unreasonable for parents to have hopes and dreams for their child’s future in hockey. I don’t have an issue with parents investing in schools, tournaments, or extra training. However, what seems less realistic to me is when parents of 14 or 15 year olds still believe their kid is NHL-bound, especially if they’re not even playing at the AAA level. If they can’t make it there, the chances of making it to the NHL are even less likely.

of course that is strange to think when the kid is 14 or 15. I even think it's weird if a parent thinks their sub par kid has their eyes set on a good high school hockey team at that age, nevermind the NHL. It's strange to think it if your kid is 10 and not one of the better players around either. People need to ensure their kids have a sensible job prospect in mind, not the NHL. Even if you DO make the NHL it could be short lived.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:50 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:46 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:42 pm I am the OP and my kid IS on a top team. I am disgusted by many of the people around me and parents of kids on the other top teams. I know how bad they are because I'm right there but I don't share the same mindset. So no, not jealous.

At 10 years old, kids are still young, and while the odds of making the NHL are slim, who knows? It’s not unreasonable for parents to have hopes and dreams for their child’s future in hockey. I don’t have an issue with parents investing in schools, tournaments, or extra training. However, what seems less realistic to me is when parents of 14 or 15 year olds still believe their kid is NHL-bound, especially if they’re not even playing at the AAA level. If they can’t make it there, the chances of making it to the NHL are even less likely.

of course that is strange to think when the kid is 14 or 15. I even think it's weird if a parent thinks their sub par kid has their eyes set on a good high school hockey team at that age, nevermind the NHL. It's strange to think it if your kid is 10 and not one of the better players around either. People need to ensure their kids have a sensible job prospect in mind, not the NHL. Even if you DO make the NHL it could be short lived.

I don’t put much weight on any high school hockey team. It’s high school, after all. The only hockey level that really matters to scouts is AAA. We’re not in the 1930s, '40s, or '50s anymore when St No names’s hockey was a big deal. Those days are long gone. I don’t understand why parents still spend money sending their kids to private schools known for hockey teams, it’s irrelevant. At the end of the day, your kid needs to be playing at the AAA level. And even within AAA, there are different levels of talent. As for the original post, 10 year olds are still young, and it’s fine for them and their parents to dream about the NHL. At that age, kids should be allowed to dream a bit, they all want to be hockey players if you ask them what they want to be when they grow up

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:04 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:50 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:46 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:42 pm I am the OP and my kid IS on a top team. I am disgusted by many of the people around me and parents of kids on the other top teams. I know how bad they are because I'm right there but I don't share the same mindset. So no, not jealous.

At 10 years old, kids are still young, and while the odds of making the NHL are slim, who knows? It’s not unreasonable for parents to have hopes and dreams for their child’s future in hockey. I don’t have an issue with parents investing in schools, tournaments, or extra training. However, what seems less realistic to me is when parents of 14 or 15 year olds still believe their kid is NHL-bound, especially if they’re not even playing at the AAA level. If they can’t make it there, the chances of making it to the NHL are even less likely.

of course that is strange to think when the kid is 14 or 15. I even think it's weird if a parent thinks their sub par kid has their eyes set on a good high school hockey team at that age, nevermind the NHL. It's strange to think it if your kid is 10 and not one of the better players around either. People need to ensure their kids have a sensible job prospect in mind, not the NHL. Even if you DO make the NHL it could be short lived.

I don’t put much weight on any high school hockey team. It’s high school, after all. The only hockey level that really matters to scouts is AAA. We’re not in the 1930s, '40s, or '50s anymore when St No names’s hockey was a big deal. Those days are long gone. I don’t understand why parents still spend money sending their kids to private schools known for hockey teams, it’s irrelevant. At the end of the day, your kid needs to be playing at the AAA level. And even within AAA, there are different levels of talent. As for the original post, 10 year olds are still young, and it’s fine for them and their parents to dream about the NHL. At that age, kids should be allowed to dream a bit, they all want to be hockey players if you ask them what they want to be when they grow up

Same idiot posting over and over on here. OP needs to get a life.

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