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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:08 am MB parent group is wild.

Congratulations on your 33-0-1 record - should the rest of the league even bother showing up?

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:12 am 1. FT
2. MNS
3. MB/VR
4. VP

5. TE
6. DD
7. TW
8. ST

9. WML
10. MT
11. HV
12. MJ
13. TA

Let's be honest, it'll be very similar to last year on the upper band. They would have slimmed out some of their kids from the U9 switch to U10 as they've had a year of looking at their players/competition, with pickups and talent upgrade.

For the one's complaining about tryouts in general...agree with other poster, stick to A or HL. If you're looking at opportunities for your kid at that point, you have to be realistic. There are very few spots available for most teams by the time tryouts come around. When you get to the tryout and you see kids with the team's jersey or their affiliate hockey skill program, they're probably on the team, you then count them. Then out of the other kids there's probably 1 or 2 that have already been given a spot as well. That typically leaves you with 1 spot at most. If you're complaining about a room full of kids that believe they have a spot on a team, and various teams padding their pockets, you're the one padding the pockets, without being logical. Whether this is right or wrong for tryouts, it is what it is and you just have to navigate that reality throughout the year.

This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:12 am 1. FT
2. MNS
3. MB/VR
4. VP

5. TE
6. DD
7. TW
8. ST

9. WML
10. MT
11. HV
12. MJ
13. TA

Let's be honest, it'll be very similar to last year on the upper band. They would have slimmed out some of their kids from the U9 switch to U10 as they've had a year of looking at their players/competition, with pickups and talent upgrade.

For the one's complaining about tryouts in general...agree with other poster, stick to A or HL. If you're looking at opportunities for your kid at that point, you have to be realistic. There are very few spots available for most teams by the time tryouts come around. When you get to the tryout and you see kids with the team's jersey or their affiliate hockey skill program, they're probably on the team, you then count them. Then out of the other kids there's probably 1 or 2 that have already been given a spot as well. That typically leaves you with 1 spot at most. If you're complaining about a room full of kids that believe they have a spot on a team, and various teams padding their pockets, you're the one padding the pockets, without being logical. Whether this is right or wrong for tryouts, it is what it is and you just have to navigate that reality throughout the year.

This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Beast tryouts, despite some weak spots I won’t go into here, were promising. The team must finish no lower than the top 5. A finish above 3rd place would be considered a success.
However, do not underestimate VP and VR. Both teams were strong last year, both have good coaches and dedicated parents, and both are attractive options for strong players — whether AAA players looking to move down or nearby OMHA players from the York region. Moreover, VR is a huge and respectable association with many teams at all levels, they have a lot of depth.
I wouldn’t be surprised if MNS slips in the standings. Their ruthless approach to ignoring 3rd shift kids may backfire. Some teams have developed all their players equally, and their 3rd lines may end up stronger than MNS kids who have had little to no game practice for two seasons.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:12 am 1. FT
2. MNS
3. MB/VR
4. VP

5. TE
6. DD
7. TW
8. ST

9. WML
10. MT
11. HV
12. MJ
13. TA

Let's be honest, it'll be very similar to last year on the upper band. They would have slimmed out some of their kids from the U9 switch to U10 as they've had a year of looking at their players/competition, with pickups and talent upgrade.

For the one's complaining about tryouts in general...agree with other poster, stick to A or HL. If you're looking at opportunities for your kid at that point, you have to be realistic. There are very few spots available for most teams by the time tryouts come around. When you get to the tryout and you see kids with the team's jersey or their affiliate hockey skill program, they're probably on the team, you then count them. Then out of the other kids there's probably 1 or 2 that have already been given a spot as well. That typically leaves you with 1 spot at most. If you're complaining about a room full of kids that believe they have a spot on a team, and various teams padding their pockets, you're the one padding the pockets, without being logical. Whether this is right or wrong for tryouts, it is what it is and you just have to navigate that reality throughout the year.

This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Beast tryouts, despite some weak spots I won’t go into here, were promising. The team must finish no lower than the top 5. A finish above 3rd place would be considered a success.
However, do not underestimate VP and VR. Both teams were strong last year, both have good coaches and dedicated parents, and both are attractive options for strong players — whether AAA players looking to move down or nearby OMHA players from the York region. Moreover, VR is a huge and respectable association with many teams at all levels, they have a lot of depth.
I wouldn’t be surprised if MNS slips in the standings. Their ruthless approach to ignoring 3rd shift kids may backfire. Some teams have developed all their players equally, and their 3rd lines may end up stronger than MNS kids who have had little to no game practice for two seasons.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:12 am 1. FT
2. MNS
3. MB/VR
4. VP

5. TE
6. DD
7. TW
8. ST

9. WML
10. MT
11. HV
12. MJ
13. TA

Let's be honest, it'll be very similar to last year on the upper band. They would have slimmed out some of their kids from the U9 switch to U10 as they've had a year of looking at their players/competition, with pickups and talent upgrade.

For the one's complaining about tryouts in general...agree with other poster, stick to A or HL. If you're looking at opportunities for your kid at that point, you have to be realistic. There are very few spots available for most teams by the time tryouts come around. When you get to the tryout and you see kids with the team's jersey or their affiliate hockey skill program, they're probably on the team, you then count them. Then out of the other kids there's probably 1 or 2 that have already been given a spot as well. That typically leaves you with 1 spot at most. If you're complaining about a room full of kids that believe they have a spot on a team, and various teams padding their pockets, you're the one padding the pockets, without being logical. Whether this is right or wrong for tryouts, it is what it is and you just have to navigate that reality throughout the year.

This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Beast tryouts, despite some weak spots I won’t go into here, were promising. The team must finish no lower than the top 5. A finish above 3rd place would be considered a success.
However, do not underestimate VP and VR. Both teams were strong last year, both have good coaches and dedicated parents, and both are attractive options for strong players — whether AAA players looking to move down or nearby OMHA players from the York region. Moreover, VR is a huge and respectable association with many teams at all levels, they have a lot of depth.
I wouldn’t be surprised if MNS slips in the standings. Their ruthless approach to ignoring 3rd shift kids may backfire. Some teams have developed all their players equally, and their 3rd lines may end up stronger than MNS kids who have had little to no game practice for two seasons.

You folks spent all last summer underestimating MNS and predicting a last or near to last place finish. Instead of having learned a lesson, we are now in the same situation.

Do you think that the #1 team last year didn't have parents of top kids from every other team and AAA drop outs calling? And instead of taking them you think the coach kept his bottom players?

Mate...

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:12 am 1. FT
2. MNS
3. MB/VR
4. VP

5. TE
6. DD
7. TW
8. ST

9. WML
10. MT
11. HV
12. MJ
13. TA

Let's be honest, it'll be very similar to last year on the upper band. They would have slimmed out some of their kids from the U9 switch to U10 as they've had a year of looking at their players/competition, with pickups and talent upgrade.

For the one's complaining about tryouts in general...agree with other poster, stick to A or HL. If you're looking at opportunities for your kid at that point, you have to be realistic. There are very few spots available for most teams by the time tryouts come around. When you get to the tryout and you see kids with the team's jersey or their affiliate hockey skill program, they're probably on the team, you then count them. Then out of the other kids there's probably 1 or 2 that have already been given a spot as well. That typically leaves you with 1 spot at most. If you're complaining about a room full of kids that believe they have a spot on a team, and various teams padding their pockets, you're the one padding the pockets, without being logical. Whether this is right or wrong for tryouts, it is what it is and you just have to navigate that reality throughout the year.

This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Beast tryouts, despite some weak spots I won’t go into here, were promising. The team must finish no lower than the top 5. A finish above 3rd place would be considered a success.
However, do not underestimate VP and VR. Both teams were strong last year, both have good coaches and dedicated parents, and both are attractive options for strong players — whether AAA players looking to move down or nearby OMHA players from the York region. Moreover, VR is a huge and respectable association with many teams at all levels, they have a lot of depth.
I wouldn’t be surprised if MNS slips in the standings. Their ruthless approach to ignoring 3rd shift kids may backfire. Some teams have developed all their players equally, and their 3rd lines may end up stronger than MNS kids who have had little to no game practice for two seasons.

You folks spent all last summer underestimating MNS and predicting a last or near to last place finish. Instead of having learned a lesson, we are now in the same situation.

Do you think that the #1 team last year didn't have parents of top kids from every other team and AAA drop outs calling? And instead of taking them you think the coach kept his bottom players?

Mate...

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:34 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:12 am 1. FT
2. MNS
3. MB/VR
4. VP

5. TE
6. DD
7. TW
8. ST

9. WML
10. MT
11. HV
12. MJ
13. TA

Let's be honest, it'll be very similar to last year on the upper band. They would have slimmed out some of their kids from the U9 switch to U10 as they've had a year of looking at their players/competition, with pickups and talent upgrade.

For the one's complaining about tryouts in general...agree with other poster, stick to A or HL. If you're looking at opportunities for your kid at that point, you have to be realistic. There are very few spots available for most teams by the time tryouts come around. When you get to the tryout and you see kids with the team's jersey or their affiliate hockey skill program, they're probably on the team, you then count them. Then out of the other kids there's probably 1 or 2 that have already been given a spot as well. That typically leaves you with 1 spot at most. If you're complaining about a room full of kids that believe they have a spot on a team, and various teams padding their pockets, you're the one padding the pockets, without being logical. Whether this is right or wrong for tryouts, it is what it is and you just have to navigate that reality throughout the year.

This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Beast tryouts, despite some weak spots I won’t go into here, were promising. The team must finish no lower than the top 5. A finish above 3rd place would be considered a success.
However, do not underestimate VP and VR. Both teams were strong last year, both have good coaches and dedicated parents, and both are attractive options for strong players — whether AAA players looking to move down or nearby OMHA players from the York region. Moreover, VR is a huge and respectable association with many teams at all levels, they have a lot of depth.
I wouldn’t be surprised if MNS slips in the standings. Their ruthless approach to ignoring 3rd shift kids may backfire. Some teams have developed all their players equally, and their 3rd lines may end up stronger than MNS kids who have had little to no game practice for two seasons.

You folks spent all last summer underestimating MNS and predicting a last or near to last place finish. Instead of having learned a lesson, we are now in the same situation.

Do you think that the #1 team last year didn't have parents of top kids from every other team and AAA drop outs calling? And instead of taking them you think the coach kept his bottom players?

Mate...

You mean to say that the coach failed to develop part of the team and changed them, so that new ones(or weaker ones from last season) will polish the bench going forward? Are you sure that your coach moves by kids best interest and not using them as exhausting parts?
U10-12 should be about development not trophies, you will find this out no later than in 2 years.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:34 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:12 am 1. FT
2. MNS
3. MB/VR
4. VP

5. TE
6. DD
7. TW
8. ST

9. WML
10. MT
11. HV
12. MJ
13. TA

Let's be honest, it'll be very similar to last year on the upper band. They would have slimmed out some of their kids from the U9 switch to U10 as they've had a year of looking at their players/competition, with pickups and talent upgrade.

For the one's complaining about tryouts in general...agree with other poster, stick to A or HL. If you're looking at opportunities for your kid at that point, you have to be realistic. There are very few spots available for most teams by the time tryouts come around. When you get to the tryout and you see kids with the team's jersey or their affiliate hockey skill program, they're probably on the team, you then count them. Then out of the other kids there's probably 1 or 2 that have already been given a spot as well. That typically leaves you with 1 spot at most. If you're complaining about a room full of kids that believe they have a spot on a team, and various teams padding their pockets, you're the one padding the pockets, without being logical. Whether this is right or wrong for tryouts, it is what it is and you just have to navigate that reality throughout the year.

This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Beast tryouts, despite some weak spots I won’t go into here, were promising. The team must finish no lower than the top 5. A finish above 3rd place would be considered a success.
However, do not underestimate VP and VR. Both teams were strong last year, both have good coaches and dedicated parents, and both are attractive options for strong players — whether AAA players looking to move down or nearby OMHA players from the York region. Moreover, VR is a huge and respectable association with many teams at all levels, they have a lot of depth.
I wouldn’t be surprised if MNS slips in the standings. Their ruthless approach to ignoring 3rd shift kids may backfire. Some teams have developed all their players equally, and their 3rd lines may end up stronger than MNS kids who have had little to no game practice for two seasons.

You folks spent all last summer underestimating MNS and predicting a last or near to last place finish. Instead of having learned a lesson, we are now in the same situation.

Do you think that the #1 team last year didn't have parents of top kids from every other team and AAA drop outs calling? And instead of taking them you think the coach kept his bottom players?

Mate...

You mean to say that the coach failed to develop part of the team and changed them, so that new ones(or weaker ones from last season) will polish the bench going forward? Are you sure that your coach moves by kids best interest and not using them as exhausting parts?
U10-12 should be about development not trophies, you will find this out no later than in 2 years.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:45 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:34 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:12 am 1. FT
2. MNS
3. MB/VR
4. VP

5. TE
6. DD
7. TW
8. ST

9. WML
10. MT
11. HV
12. MJ
13. TA

Let's be honest, it'll be very similar to last year on the upper band. They would have slimmed out some of their kids from the U9 switch to U10 as they've had a year of looking at their players/competition, with pickups and talent upgrade.

For the one's complaining about tryouts in general...agree with other poster, stick to A or HL. If you're looking at opportunities for your kid at that point, you have to be realistic. There are very few spots available for most teams by the time tryouts come around. When you get to the tryout and you see kids with the team's jersey or their affiliate hockey skill program, they're probably on the team, you then count them. Then out of the other kids there's probably 1 or 2 that have already been given a spot as well. That typically leaves you with 1 spot at most. If you're complaining about a room full of kids that believe they have a spot on a team, and various teams padding their pockets, you're the one padding the pockets, without being logical. Whether this is right or wrong for tryouts, it is what it is and you just have to navigate that reality throughout the year.

This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Beast tryouts, despite some weak spots I won’t go into here, were promising. The team must finish no lower than the top 5. A finish above 3rd place would be considered a success.
However, do not underestimate VP and VR. Both teams were strong last year, both have good coaches and dedicated parents, and both are attractive options for strong players — whether AAA players looking to move down or nearby OMHA players from the York region. Moreover, VR is a huge and respectable association with many teams at all levels, they have a lot of depth.
I wouldn’t be surprised if MNS slips in the standings. Their ruthless approach to ignoring 3rd shift kids may backfire. Some teams have developed all their players equally, and their 3rd lines may end up stronger than MNS kids who have had little to no game practice for two seasons.

You folks spent all last summer underestimating MNS and predicting a last or near to last place finish. Instead of having learned a lesson, we are now in the same situation.

Do you think that the #1 team last year didn't have parents of top kids from every other team and AAA drop outs calling? And instead of taking them you think the coach kept his bottom players?

Mate...

You mean to say that the coach failed to develop part of the team and changed them, so that new ones(or weaker ones from last season) will polish the bench going forward? Are you sure that your coach moves by kids best interest and not using them as exhausting parts?
U10-12 should be about development not trophies, you will find this out no later than in 2 years.

You mean to say your kid didnt develop? Several kids developed very well actually extrememly well. Several kids spent less totals hours on the ice in any capacity than others and still developed better than other kids. Perhaps it's time to ask your kid why they didnt work as hard in practice? Ever think of that? Development happens in practice not games.

I think it's time to ask yourself why your child isn't progressing and more importantly your child.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:58 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:45 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:34 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:15 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:55 am


This is the most common sense post in the history of this place.

Beast and Toros are going to be very firmly alot ahead in the standings. I dont know who toros have thats new but they didnt lose the top Forward. Beast skates were shockingly strong. Dont think they lose more than a game or two and it would only be to toros.

MNS has good coach who gets the best of group fits a notch below maybe with Vaughn teams or below but above TE. TE got good at year end.

Beast tryouts, despite some weak spots I won’t go into here, were promising. The team must finish no lower than the top 5. A finish above 3rd place would be considered a success.
However, do not underestimate VP and VR. Both teams were strong last year, both have good coaches and dedicated parents, and both are attractive options for strong players — whether AAA players looking to move down or nearby OMHA players from the York region. Moreover, VR is a huge and respectable association with many teams at all levels, they have a lot of depth.
I wouldn’t be surprised if MNS slips in the standings. Their ruthless approach to ignoring 3rd shift kids may backfire. Some teams have developed all their players equally, and their 3rd lines may end up stronger than MNS kids who have had little to no game practice for two seasons.

You folks spent all last summer underestimating MNS and predicting a last or near to last place finish. Instead of having learned a lesson, we are now in the same situation.

Do you think that the #1 team last year didn't have parents of top kids from every other team and AAA drop outs calling? And instead of taking them you think the coach kept his bottom players?

Mate...

You mean to say that the coach failed to develop part of the team and changed them, so that new ones(or weaker ones from last season) will polish the bench going forward? Are you sure that your coach moves by kids best interest and not using them as exhausting parts?
U10-12 should be about development not trophies, you will find this out no later than in 2 years.

You mean to say your kid didnt develop? Several kids developed very well actually extrememly well. Several kids spent less totals hours on the ice in any capacity than others and still developed better than other kids. Perhaps it's time to ask your kid why they didnt work as hard in practice? Ever think of that? Development happens in practice not games.

I think it's time to ask yourself why your child isn't progressing and more importantly your child.

Bro wants his kid to play on a top AA team but Bro also wants that team to not care about winning trophies ?

Its an interesting idea ,I will give him that much.