How many of those smart ass 16 year olds make it to the big league?
My guess would be ZERO.
True... this was the lowest tier... "they just wanted to have fun"...
The reality is... no one likes getting their ass kicked... and many like to blame others for their failures...
For various reasons... it doesn't matter the reasons... it matters if it's you not playing as a team and blaming others... that's a failure on an ice surface...
It's a super failure in every day life...
You want to win in life... ? Be a team player... focus on yourself to fill a role to serve the team...
I have spent My whole life facilitating this process... with kids... adults... professional designations... volunteer groups... private business... and public government, unionized environments...
My goal with those kids was to teach those kids to be winners... win or lose...
Take what they could from the experience to help with the rest of their lives... that's most amateur volunteer coaching.. or should be...
None of those kids made any pro league... I know that...
But some of them are leaders in their professions... a couple others are very good teachers... one is even an active high level coach in hockey at the amateur level with a goal to make it his living... and he's good at it apparently...
Those stories make Me happy...
Better than ZERO...