bennypeyton
Registered User
Anyone who has ever been involved in anything USA Hockey does knows that there will probably never be an evaluation camp in December like Hockey Canada. And the reason for that is......it's already a Canadian idea! From being at the youth Select Camps over the summers I've come to realize that any good idea Canada has, USA Hockey will go the opposite route. That's not to say that we (USA) haven't done a lot to improve our elite players. It's just very frustrating for a lot of us that we can't swallow a little pride and recognize what our neighbors to the north do occasionally.
This is kind of a diffenent topic, but back about six years ago our Select tournaments used to feature teams from specific districts. USA Hockey phased this out a little while ago saying they wanted kids from different areas playing with each other. Of course, most of us know that the real reason was to make it more difficult for CHL scouts to see and talk to US players.
That being said, a good, solid showing by the US fellas this year. If we can consistantly stay in the hunt with Canada and Russia I'll stay happy. But as Melrose said last night on ESPN, "the Americans want to win, but the Canadians have to win."
This is kind of a diffenent topic, but back about six years ago our Select tournaments used to feature teams from specific districts. USA Hockey phased this out a little while ago saying they wanted kids from different areas playing with each other. Of course, most of us know that the real reason was to make it more difficult for CHL scouts to see and talk to US players.
That being said, a good, solid showing by the US fellas this year. If we can consistantly stay in the hunt with Canada and Russia I'll stay happy. But as Melrose said last night on ESPN, "the Americans want to win, but the Canadians have to win."