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Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:06 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:52 pm Can anyone explain why all Burlington Eagles teams are short on ice in January because our rinks are being used for an OAKVILLE tournament?

Was it the City or the Eagles that gave this ice to Oakville?

Parents are meant to just eat the cost of this ?

Less ice in January and in February right before Open Borders - our beloved club is screwed and CL will just ride off after making a complete mess of things that will take years to recover from, DA too but as long he is making money from renting the Shield to a not-for-profit I guess

City Rink can do whatever it wants with the their rink.
Most Eagles team are playing in the Oakville Tournament. If your team wasn't registered for Oakville Winter Tournament then they should have registered for another one the same weekend.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:52 pm Can anyone explain why all Burlington Eagles teams are short on ice in January because our rinks are being used for an OAKVILLE tournament?

Was it the City or the Eagles that gave this ice to Oakville?

Parents are meant to just eat the cost of this ?

Less ice in January and in February right before Open Borders - our beloved club is screwed and CL will just ride off after making a complete mess of things that will take years to recover from, DA too but as long he is making money from renting the Shield to a not-for-profit I guess

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:19 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:52 pm Can anyone explain why all Burlington Eagles teams are short on ice in January because our rinks are being used for an OAKVILLE tournament?

Was it the City or the Eagles that gave this ice to Oakville?

Parents are meant to just eat the cost of this ?

Less ice in January and in February right before Open Borders - our beloved club is screwed and CL will just ride off after making a complete mess of things that will take years to recover from, DA too but as long he is making money from renting the Shield to a not-for-profit I guess

DA owns Shield??

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 9:53 am DA owns shield hence why Eagles are using the dryland and ice as much. Not sure how this isn’t a massive conflict of interest.

Since DA and CL arrival program has become complete garbage. NLT waiting $350/hour is a complete disaster.

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:16 am The Eagles have always been so smug and because they were the only AAA team available, had such a poor attitude towards running a good program. I remember even the Tait years and now DA era is even worse somehow.

Will the Eagles lose more players than they attract? Would the Eagles be the destination for any good players ? It's been a while since I've been around the rinks here but I know my nephews on AAA in Burlington are looking to get out and try out for Oakville - are Oakville now that much better program?

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:20 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:16 am The Eagles have always been so smug and because they were the only AAA team available, had such a poor attitude towards running a good program. I remember even the Tait years and now DA era is even worse somehow.

Will the Eagles lose more players than they attract? Would the Eagles be the destination for any good players ? It's been a while since I've been around the rinks here but I know my nephews on AAA in Burlington are looking to get out and try out for Oakville - are Oakville now that much better program?

I can only speak for the U12 to U14 age groups but Burlington will definitely not be a destination spot for any top players. The only players who will stay are the ones who aren’t good enough to move to better teams. That’s just the reality of it.

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:52 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:20 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:16 am The Eagles have always been so smug and because they were the only AAA team available, had such a poor attitude towards running a good program. I remember even the Tait years and now DA era is even worse somehow.

Will the Eagles lose more players than they attract? Would the Eagles be the destination for any good players ? It's been a while since I've been around the rinks here but I know my nephews on AAA in Burlington are looking to get out and try out for Oakville - are Oakville now that much better program?

I can only speak for the U12 to U14 age groups but Burlington will definitely not be a destination spot for any top players. The only players who will stay are the ones who aren’t good enough to move to better teams. That’s just the reality of it.

As stated before any kids good enough has already left or never registered. The U14, U13 and U12 teams would look a lot different with players that previous left but those parents knew how shit the programs is.

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:02 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:52 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:20 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:16 am The Eagles have always been so smug and because they were the only AAA team available, had such a poor attitude towards running a good program. I remember even the Tait years and now DA era is even worse somehow.

Will the Eagles lose more players than they attract? Would the Eagles be the destination for any good players ? It's been a while since I've been around the rinks here but I know my nephews on AAA in Burlington are looking to get out and try out for Oakville - are Oakville now that much better program?

I can only speak for the U12 to U14 age groups but Burlington will definitely not be a destination spot for any top players. The only players who will stay are the ones who aren’t good enough to move to better teams. That’s just the reality of it.

As stated before any kids good enough has already left or never registered. The U14, U13 and U12 teams would look a lot different with players that previous left but those parents knew how shit the programs is.

Cons of staying in Burlington for AAA:
- Inconsistent and limited ice times (Lack of a fixed schedule)
- Inability to attract and retain quality coaches (just cause you played semi-pro in the past doesn’t make you a good youth hockey coach)
- Lack of dedicated development (NLT is total garbage)
- Off-ice development is pointless based on frequency and quality

The problem with AAA in Burlington will persist until the two organizations don’t put the programs best interest in front of their own egos. As such, best case scenario is a mid-pack AAA program which will continue to be a second or third choice for quality players when they get bumped from the top centers.