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If you haven’t made AAA by 15, what’s the point? No teams are going to want you and if they do it’s only for budget money, not going to see much ice time.

Do NCAA or OHL scouts even watch U18 prep? Because we’re done waiting on AAA, is this a better path or just another dead end?

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 02, 2025 12:28 pm Do NCAA or OHL scouts even watch U18 prep? Because we’re done waiting on AAA, is this a better path or just another dead end?

Nobody is watching

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 10:05 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 02, 2025 12:28 pm Do NCAA or OHL scouts even watch U18 prep? Because we’re done waiting on AAA, is this a better path or just another dead end?

Nobody is watching

But let’s say hypothetically my kid gets 60-70 goals during the regular season. Will that not raise eyebrows and open mouths?

AM34 You don’t know me, but I know you
You’re the guy all the boys wanted to be growing up
The highlight reel
The 60-goal king
The face of the game

But you don’t know what it’s like to grow up skating on cracked ponds
With second-hand skates and a dream everyone said was stupid

You don’t know what it’s like to sit in a locker room
Wondering if you’ll ever be seen
Ever be more than just a name on a tryout list

I looked up to you
I modeled everything after you
The shot
The stride
The swagger
You were my idol

But idols fade
And now I’m standing across from you
Not as a fan
But as a storm

You’re the past
I’m the future

And tonight
You’re gonna remember my name

Because I’m not here to play your game Auston
I’m here to end it and MAKE YOU BEND THE KNEE

Prep school teams are a joke. Especially at this age. Filled with kids who can’t make AAA in the G. Give it up boys, time to face reality and focus on your future, which doesn’t include you playing in the NHL.