2023-24 Junior Hockey Expansion, Relocation, and Retraction

[JMCx4]

... wouldn't it make more sense to move the Braves franchise the 30 miles into Idaho where they could be the big dog in town instead of staying in Spokane, lingering in the shadows of the Chiefs?

OR ... Just wait for the Greater Idaho movement to achieve their goal, and then the team wouldn't have to move.

 

[MeHateHe]

OR ... Just wait for the Greater Idaho movement to achieve their goal, and then the team wouldn't have to move.

Is Spokane going to move to Oregon and then to Idaho? You people are crazy.

 

[JMCx4]

Is Spokane going to move to Oregon and then to Idaho? You people are crazy.

You can never tell what's next with our PacNW.

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

They're not, but wouldn't it make more sense to move the Braves franchise the 30 miles into Idaho where they could be the big dog in town instead of staying in Spokane, lingering in the shadows of the Chiefs?

Because it's Junior B hockey and they're not even trying to compete with the Chiefs. Their business practice is convincing players to pay whatever tuition fees they are charging, and they likely have an easier time convincing those kids to play in Spokane rather than somewhere else.

 

[FrozenPonds]

The whole junior hockey scene is amazing. Teams fleecing families for tens of thousands of dollars in tuition to fund an NHL dream that was dead before the kid played midgets, an overweight narcissist league PR guy who thinks he should be doing play-by-play in the NHL, shyster Stephen Heisler and convicted felon Joe Kolodziej in a blog site war... it makes Single-A hockey look tame and reasonable.

You mean the same Stephen Heisler who talks about tryout camps that are scams....then starts his "legitimate" tryout camps? Or the same Stephen Heisler who crows about player "advisors" and then totes himself as a player "advisor"? You mean THAT Stephen Heisler? LMAO

 

[CrazyEddie20]

You mean the same Stephen Heisler who talks about tryout camps that are scams....then starts his "legitimate" tryout camps? Or the same Stephen Heisler who crows about player "advisors" and then totes himself as a player "advisor"? You mean THAT Stephen Heisler? LMAO

I mean, I did characterize him as a shyster...

 

[FrozenPonds]

I mean, I did characterize him as a shyster...

I hate hypocrites!!! Two things that bug me...dbag associations/leagues/etc who keep the same idiots in the decision-making process..and dbags who criticize everyone for their own gain!!

I never knew about this clown....maybe I will go at him!

 

[JMCx4]

I hate hypocrites!!! Two things that bug me...dbag associations/leagues/etc who keep the same idiots in the decision-making process..and dbags who criticize everyone for their own gain!!

I never knew about this clown....maybe I will go at him!

There are better hobbies to take up.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

I hate hypocrites!!! Two things that bug me...dbag associations/leagues/etc who keep the same idiots in the decision-making process..and dbags who criticize everyone for their own gain!!

I never knew about this clown....maybe I will go at him!

Hockey's frauds need to be exposed for what they are, whether they're Single-A shysters, which the fart-sniffing fanboi expansionists love so well, college club clowns or Tier III Junior frauds like Heisler and convicted felon Joe Kolodziej.

This is a great hobby and one the hockey world needs.

 

[JMCx4]

Hockey's frauds need to be exposed for what they are, whether they're Single-A shysters, which the fart-sniffing fanboi expansionists love so well, college club clowns or Tier III Junior frauds like Heisler and convicted felon Joe Kolodziej.

This is a great hobby and one the hockey world needs.

For those who enjoy whack-a-mole.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

For those who enjoy whack-a-mole.

This sport will never improve its culture until we rid it of the posers, frauds, shysters, and abusers.

 

[JMCx4]

This sport will never improve its culture until we rid it of the posers, frauds, shysters, and abusers.

 

[PCSPounder]

Speaking of scams, that Greater Idaho thing…

 

[mk80]

It's midseason retraction time

 

[JMCx4]

It's midseason retraction time

Wouldn't that be "CON-traction time"? I guess it's a matter of whether you're describing the league or the team.

 

[mk80]

Wouldn't that be "CON-traction time"? I guess it's a matter of whether you're describing the league or the team.

Good catch.... that's what I get for trying to use the big words in my comment.

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

It's midseason retraction time

This is a confusing one. Full coaching staff. Full player rosters for both USPHL Premier and Elite.

My bet is it is a repeat of the Boston Advantage where the Generals are not in compliance with the league with something.

 

[mk80]

This is a confusing one. Full coaching staff. Full player rosters for both USPHL Premier and Elite.

My bet is it is a repeat of the Boston Advantage where the Generals are not in compliance with the league with something.

I agree the Generals have never really seemed to be one of those outwardly appearing shaky teams

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

I agree the Generals have never really seemed to be one of those outwardly appearing shaky teams

Per Facebook, the GM/Head Coach never returned after Thanksgiving break. No warning, no communication. Surprised they can't find someone to come in and keep everything at the helm. Apparently nothing financial, he was just the one holding everything together. Other comments seem to indicate there were problems with him before he left.

 

[mk80]

Per Facebook, the GM/Head Coach never returned after Thanksgiving break. No warning, no communication. Surprised they can't find someone to come in and keep everything at the helm. Apparently nothing financial, he was just the one holding everything together. Other comments seem to indicate there were problems with him before he left.

Interesting, and still very strange. As you say, it's strange there's no way to bring in another Head Coach/ GM, and why can't the assistant coach take over? There are still more questions than answers.

 

[JMCx4]

Alien abduction? That'd be something worth suspending ops to sort out.

 

[Nanabijou]

Their facebook page said today that they did bring in an interim coach but a bunch of players had already decided to leave for other teams.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

I can’t even get that team to watch in Richmond…

 

[mk80]

There is some smoke regarding the NAHL expanding to Watertown, South Dakota. This local radio station is running with a thread originating from The Junior Hockey News....

 

[FrHockeyFan]

So the USPHL Premier will have an all-Canadian division with 5 news teams joining Collège Universel Gatineau.