Speez

The only sure thing I ever heard about in life is one day you won't wake up any more.

So power skating and shooting etc. camps won't help improve a marginally talented player. I guess music lessons or football practice won't help those kids that enjoy those activities get better. As for AAA hockey, ND isn't smart enough to have that as a resource for the better players. The better kids wouldn't have to leave home to get the better competition. I know a few kids make it to the higher levels by just playing high school hockey but your kidding yourself if you think ND high school hockey is anywhere close to the quality of play as AAA.

Owen

James

Kunz

I never mentioned MN hockey. I think it's ridiculous that ND tries to copy MN hockey for the reasons you mentioned. I'm a proponent of AAA hockey to afford the better players the opportunity to play 80 games against better competition to improve their abilities to move up to a higher level without leaving home.

"Missing a few????" I sure hope so. 21 players in 16 years doesn't sound like a great accomplishment for ND hockey to me.

Kunz

And that's why the better kids are leaving ND because as you say "That's not going to happen"

gfhockey got that right. Most ND peewee and bantam teams have already played 10-15 games. ND high school hockey is still 2 weeks away from even starting. Big mistake in not starting AAA hockey in ND. The better kids that are leaving would be able to stay home and get the 70-80 game schedule. That would let the next tier of kids to move up to play high school instead of quitting or playing Midget Gold.

Kunz

Owen

Kunz

Berg

Owen