Guest wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 10:41 am
Why would anyone care where someone else is playing or how much they're driving to get there;? That's the point of open borders... play where you want. If that means driving, go for it. If you don't want to drive, don't. It's simple.
What a stupid comment.
of course people care, not because people are worried about other teams being better than theirs and crying about it, like in your simple mind.
Its because a rational person can see a stupid decision someone is making, and can make simple commentary on it.
Its 9yo hockey dude.
Think about this situation: Parent lives in Barrie, ON works 30 minutes from home.
The kid gets up in the morning at 6:30am, goes to school on a Monday morning, and then finishes their day around 3pm. Takes the bus home 30min and gets there around 3:30pm-4:00pm. Practice that night is at 5:30pm. Mom or dad gets home at 4:30pm, picks up their kid and drives to Westwood arena. Google tells me Barrie, ON to Westwood arena, leaving your house at 430pm will take you anywhere from an hour and 10min to an hour and 30min. Putting your arrival at 5:30pm (just in time for practice, but late by the time you get ready) or 6:00pm, which is 30 minutes late for practice. Lets assume you just barely made it and you are now there for your 1.5 hour practice. Finishing at 7pm or more realistically 7:15pm by the time you actually leave the building.
Its 7:15pm, your kid hasn't had a real dinner, unless you've meal prepped or they ate snacks in the car. You need to drive about 55min home, as there isn't a lot of traffic any more at this point. Maybe you stop at McDonalds to go through the drive through to feed your little professional athlete somewhere along the way. Bringing your arrival at home 8:30pm, at best. Maybe 9 or 9:30pm if you had a 6pm or 6:30pm practice instead.
Your little professional athlete has been awake now from 6:30am to at the very least 9-930pm by the time they shower, brush their teeth, maybe have a quick snack, lay down and go to sleep.
Tuesday morning comes, and you've got dryland for an hour at Westwood....
Wednesday is an off day
Thursday you have another practice at westwood....
Friday you have a game at Paramount....
Saturday morning you have Practice at Westwood....
Sunday you have the day off from team activities.....
4-5 days a week, your kid will be away from home from 7am - 9:00pm between school, the car, and Hockey.
You will do this from late August until March. 30+ weeks, that's 12.5hrs minimum a week, likely more, and accumulative of 375hrs for the season.
You can MORE THAN HALF this, by playing on a team about 30min from home. And in this exact scenario, probably 15min from home if you live in Barrie.
Lets not forget your costs....
$5,500 vs $11,000
huge amounts of gas
wear and tear on your vehicle
fast food
wasted groceries.
and then MOST importantly, your childs mental health...
How much do you think your kid is going to love hockey a year, or two from now when he never sees his friends from school and literally doesn't do anything BUT hockey for the majority of the year.
When has your kid done his home work? Does he have any other interests? God forbid your job requires you to stay late from time to time.
So, yeah, do I CARE about your decision? No, not really. I kinda feel bad for your kid. But I don't care.
but I will 100% tell you its STUPID. Its a F'N STUPID decision you dumb twat.