by Guest » Mon Jun 09, 2025 10:49 pm
Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 2:58 pm
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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 12:12 pm
The Brick is the biggest scam going for clueless parents. The real players ... the ones gearing up to peak in their OHL draft year ... aren’t anywhere near a Brick team. Guaranteed. They're doing something entirely different with their summers.
Same story, every year.
I am really happy to see the PHD and TBD teams continue to struggle against top teams. I took my kid to both tryouts and he’s on a top 4 team and performed well but didnot get picked. I was worried he would be missing out on something big so thought about making a few calls. I didn’t and now glad I didn’t. When they struggle I am happy because me kid isn’t missing out on much expect top tier practices that I am fixing with privates at Ford anyways. If those teams were doing well I’d struggle to see them win knowing my kid should b out there
Real future hockey players are out playing baseball and soccer right now, not chasing the fake-dream Brick tournament. They're all-around athletes, not rink rats burning out by 13. And no, they’re not doing endless privates at Ford either. They’re off the ice.
Sure, midget legends like Guido’s kid and SR look unstoppable at U10/U11 - until the AA Animal shows up at U15 and folds them like lawn chairs. You heard it here first.
– A scout.
Three killers of Brick burnout players dreams: hitting, high school and the AA animal who shows up in U14 with 5 inches and 50 lbs on them. It happens every year and those of us who have been around the block a few times know it all too well.
Big ass kids who started later and weren’t on ice 6 days a week and are playing football or soccer in June look clunky on the ice at U9 and then in 5 years they show up and it’s game over.
Scariest kid is the one you haven’t heard of. Bet.
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The Brick is the biggest scam going for clueless parents. The real players ... the ones gearing up to peak in their OHL draft year ... aren’t anywhere near a Brick team. Guaranteed. They're doing something entirely different with their summers.
Same story, every year.
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I am really happy to see the PHD and TBD teams continue to struggle against top teams. I took my kid to both tryouts and he’s on a top 4 team and performed well but didnot get picked. I was worried he would be missing out on something big so thought about making a few calls. I didn’t and now glad I didn’t. When they struggle I am happy because me kid isn’t missing out on much expect top tier practices that I am fixing with privates at Ford anyways. If those teams were doing well I’d struggle to see them win knowing my kid should b out there
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Real future hockey players are out playing baseball and soccer right now, not chasing the fake-dream Brick tournament. They're all-around athletes, not rink rats burning out by 13. And no, they’re not doing endless privates at Ford either. They’re off the ice.
Sure, midget legends like Guido’s kid and SR look unstoppable at U10/U11 - until the AA Animal shows up at U15 and folds them like lawn chairs. You heard it here first.
– A scout.
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Three killers of Brick burnout players dreams: hitting, high school and the AA animal who shows up in U14 with 5 inches and 50 lbs on them. It happens every year and those of us who have been around the block a few times know it all too well.
Big ass kids who started later and weren’t on ice 6 days a week and are playing football or soccer in June look clunky on the ice at U9 and then in 5 years they show up and it’s game over.
Scariest kid is the one you haven’t heard of. Bet.