Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:36 pmThese rankings are trash. Top 4 look accurate. The rest is nonsense from someone who clearly doesn’t know the make up of some of these teams
Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:36 pmThese rankings are trash. Top 4 look accurate. The rest is nonsense from someone who clearly doesn’t know the make up of some of these teams
Off season should = power skating, skills development and in there somewhere at least 1 month OFF ICE. Two even better.Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm Unfortunately, spring hockey has become big business and preys on FOMO. While I agree that you have to train in the off season, playing all year round is totally unnecessary and will not result in you being so far behind those that do.
It is different today. 4 hours daily in off season is a standard. If you go those rinks same group kids are on ice morning and afternoonGuest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 3:51 pmOff season should = power skating, skills development and in there somewhere at least 1 month OFF ICE. Two even better.Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm Unfortunately, spring hockey has become big business and preys on FOMO. While I agree that you have to train in the off season, playing all year round is totally unnecessary and will not result in you being so far behind those that do.
All these geniuses think they know better like nobody's ever been through it before. They'll figure it out but it will be too late for their little ankle biter.
Nothing is different in how it is going to turn out.Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:41 pmIt is different today. 4 hours daily in off season is a standard. If you go those rinks same group kids are on ice morning and afternoonGuest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 3:51 pmOff season should = power skating, skills development and in there somewhere at least 1 month OFF ICE. Two even better.Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm Unfortunately, spring hockey has become big business and preys on FOMO. While I agree that you have to train in the off season, playing all year round is totally unnecessary and will not result in you being so far behind those that do.
All these geniuses think they know better like nobody's ever been through it before. They'll figure it out but it will be too late for their little ankle biter.
100% absolute facts. My buddy whose son played 18 seasons in the nhl said the exact same thing. Every kid that made it to the nhl from his age group played baseball, soccer, tennis etc all summer and put the hockey bag away for 2+ months. You’d be shocked at how “bad” kids who only play hockey are at hockey because they develop any of the skills - physical and mental that come from playing other sports. That’s why some of the best nhl players are wicked tennis, golf etc players.Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:41 pmNothing is different in how it is going to turn out.Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:41 pmIt is different today. 4 hours daily in off season is a standard. If you go those rinks same group kids are on ice morning and afternoonGuest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 3:51 pmOff season should = power skating, skills development and in there somewhere at least 1 month OFF ICE. Two even better.Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm Unfortunately, spring hockey has become big business and preys on FOMO. While I agree that you have to train in the off season, playing all year round is totally unnecessary and will not result in you being so far behind those that do.
All these geniuses think they know better like nobody's ever been through it before. They'll figure it out but it will be too late for their little ankle biter.
Those kids are all gone by U15, bet.
Burned out, reached their peak at 10, want to go chase girls at the mall and drink on Fridays like their buddies at school. Plus some non burned out kids moving up from AA who are twice their size but couldn’t skate at 9 and in the first game beat their ass like a rented mule.
Story as old as time, you’ll see it in a few short years.
Fear the kids who aren’t on the ice in the summer. Then ones skating with you are the least of your problems.