Canada vs the czechs thread

[Pierre McGuire]

McKenna is still going first overall. I don’t think any of the other guys showed enough to take that spot away. Stenberg wasn’t even the best player on Sweden. Verhoeff didn’t show anything.
I take Carson Carels over Verhoeff and every other dman in the draft at this moment in time. He’s got so much poise with the puck ,head is always up, he’s makes very good reads he’s just a solid player.
McKenna is also having a solid game today. That’s the kind of response you want to see from him.

[Pierre McGuire]

Only argument I could see is if a team needed a dman but you have to be really sold on one of those guys but at this point I just don’t see it. It would be better to trade down for a haul and get your dman that way

[TruBlueFan_1970]

Only argument I could see is if a team needed a dman but you have to be really sold on one of those guys but at this point I just don’t see it. It would be better to trade down for a haul and get your dman that way

That’s a good point that I hadn’t thought of. Absent the so-called generational talent at the top, could this be the year that a team trades one of the top 1-3 picks for a haul?

I wasn’t impressed with Verhoeff at all, but maybe it was just a bad game.

[Pierre McGuire]

Only argument I could see is if a team needed a dman but you have to be really sold on one of those guys but at this point I just don’t see it. It would be better to trade down for a haul and get your dman that way

That’s a good point that I hadn’t thought of. Absent the so-called generational talent at the top, could this be the year that a team trades one of the top 1-3 picks for a haul?

I wasn’t impressed with Verhoeff at all, but maybe it was just a bad game.

Smits might be the first dman off the board but I would take Carels. Verhoeff reminds me of Erik Johnson.
I’m really interested to see who takes a flyer on Galvas …he’s been amazing. Surely someone is taking that chance….heck get an extra pick just to take that kid.

[Rollin' on the River]

McKenna seemed upset about the winning goal not being disallowed for a kick but it clearly was not kicked. Even Canada homer Mike Johnson (though I do like his analysis) said it was a good call without question.

A lot of Canadians on Reddit are lamenting Canada hockey and how many are being priced out of the AAA hockey system. Meaning they are only getting the skilled rich kids who are often entitled and not willing to work.

I don’t think that’s solely a Canadian problem.

The AAA Lady Blues cost about $6,000-$7,000 a season on the low end. It’s crazy. Especially when you consider that women’s hockey is one of the top 3-5 “easiest” athletic scholarships to learn.

$6 to $7k a year?? Insanity...

And that’s just girls hockey, and honestly $6-$7k is pretty light in comparison.

Scan a women’s NCAA roster and check the high schools. You see a lot of Shattuck St Mary’s, a Lot of Brecks, and a lot of academies.

[TruBlueFan_1970]

Only argument I could see is if a team needed a dman but you have to be really sold on one of those guys but at this point I just don’t see it. It would be better to trade down for a haul and get your dman that way

That’s a good point that I hadn’t thought of. Absent the so-called generational talent at the top, could this be the year that a team trades one of the top 1-3 picks for a haul?

I wasn’t impressed with Verhoeff at all, but maybe it was just a bad game.

Smits might be the first dman off the board but I would take Carels. Verhoeff reminds me of Erik Johnson.
I’m really interested to see who takes a flyer on Galvas …he’s been amazing. Surely someone is taking that chance….heck get an extra pick just to take that kid.

I’m curious to see how high Belchetz goes. This league loves power forwards, especially those that get labeled a “wrecking ball”. I bet he goes top 3.

[MiamiLaw]

McKenna seemed upset about the winning goal not being disallowed for a kick but it clearly was not kicked. Even Canada homer Mike Johnson (though I do like his analysis) said it was a good call without question.

A lot of Canadians on Reddit are lamenting Canada hockey and how many are being priced out of the AAA hockey system. Meaning they are only getting the skilled rich kids who are often entitled and not willing to work.

I don’t think that’s solely a Canadian problem.

The AAA Lady Blues cost about $6,000-$7,000 a season on the low end. It’s crazy. Especially when you consider that women’s hockey is one of the top 3-5 “easiest” athletic scholarships to learn.

$6 to $7k a year?? Insanity...

And that’s just girls hockey, and honestly $6-$7k is pretty light in comparison.

Scan a women’s NCAA roster and check the high schools. You see a lot of Shattuck St Mary’s, a Lot of Brecks, and a lot of academies.

Yea hockey has always been a high cost entry even for house leagues. Equipment is expensive. Ice tie is expensive. Practice times are usually miserable.

[Rollin' on the River]

Only argument I could see is if a team needed a dman but you have to be really sold on one of those guys but at this point I just don’t see it. It would be better to trade down for a haul and get your dman that way

That’s a good point that I hadn’t thought of. Absent the so-called generational talent at the top, could this be the year that a team trades one of the top 1-3 picks for a haul?

I wasn’t impressed with Verhoeff at all, but maybe it was just a bad game.

Smits might be the first dman off the board but I would take Carels. Verhoeff reminds me of Erik Johnson.
I’m really interested to see who takes a flyer on Galvas …he’s been amazing. Surely someone is taking that chance….heck get an extra pick just to take that kid.

Not in the first.

Kids 5’9 165

[Rollin' on the River]

McKenna seemed upset about the winning goal not being disallowed for a kick but it clearly was not kicked. Even Canada homer Mike Johnson (though I do like his analysis) said it was a good call without question.

A lot of Canadians on Reddit are lamenting Canada hockey and how many are being priced out of the AAA hockey system. Meaning they are only getting the skilled rich kids who are often entitled and not willing to work.

I don’t think that’s solely a Canadian problem.

The AAA Lady Blues cost about $6,000-$7,000 a season on the low end. It’s crazy. Especially when you consider that women’s hockey is one of the top 3-5 “easiest” athletic scholarships to learn.

$6 to $7k a year?? Insanity...

And that’s just girls hockey, and honestly $6-$7k is pretty light in comparison.

Scan a women’s NCAA roster and check the high schools. You see a lot of Shattuck St Mary’s, a Lot of Brecks, and a lot of academies.

Yea hockey has always been a high cost entry even for house leagues. Equipment is expensive. Ice tie is expensive. Practice times are usually miserable.

Yeah, I didn’t always love those 5:30am practices as a youngster

[STL fan in MN]

McKenna seemed upset about the winning goal not being disallowed for a kick but it clearly was not kicked. Even Canada homer Mike Johnson (though I do like his analysis) said it was a good call without question.

A lot of Canadians on Reddit are lamenting Canada hockey and how many are being priced out of the AAA hockey system. Meaning they are only getting the skilled rich kids who are often entitled and not willing to work.

I don’t think that’s solely a Canadian problem.

The AAA Lady Blues cost about $6,000-$7,000 a season on the low end. It’s crazy. Especially when you consider that women’s hockey is one of the top 3-5 “easiest” athletic scholarships to learn.

$6 to $7k a year?? Insanity...

Want to play in the NA3HL? It’ll cost each kid $8-10k. Many times the paying customers aren’t in the stands…they’re on the bench.

Hockey is heading in a bad direction and has been for years. Go look up Black Bear and their monopoly on rink ownership in some areas of the country and their for profit model.

The state of Minnesota and the Wild have an initiative called Skate It Forward that’s designed to keep rinks owned by municipalities and to make hockey cheaper for kids. Where I live, it costs $250/year for my kid to play travel squirts. I’d bet it’s way higher in STL and it’s way WAY higher in some other areas. The game has always been expensive but it’s getting way too out of hand and pricing out a majority of people. It’s why countries like Sweden and Finland, with total populations of 8-12 million people can consistently beat our team even though we have 330 million people.

[Pierre McGuire]

Only argument I could see is if a team needed a dman but you have to be really sold on one of those guys but at this point I just don’t see it. It would be better to trade down for a haul and get your dman that way

That’s a good point that I hadn’t thought of. Absent the so-called generational talent at the top, could this be the year that a team trades one of the top 1-3 picks for a haul?

I wasn’t impressed with Verhoeff at all, but maybe it was just a bad game.

Smits might be the first dman off the board but I would take Carels. Verhoeff reminds me of Erik Johnson.
I’m really interested to see who takes a flyer on Galvas …he’s been amazing. Surely someone is taking that chance….heck get an extra pick just to take that kid.

Not in the first.

Kids 5’9 165

Well of course not, he’d be a late round pick. He’s been through the draft twice but he looks worthy of a pick to me.

[Pierre McGuire]

McKenna seemed upset about the winning goal not being disallowed for a kick but it clearly was not kicked. Even Canada homer Mike Johnson (though I do like his analysis) said it was a good call without question.

A lot of Canadians on Reddit are lamenting Canada hockey and how many are being priced out of the AAA hockey system. Meaning they are only getting the skilled rich kids who are often entitled and not willing to work.

I don’t think that’s solely a Canadian problem.

The AAA Lady Blues cost about $6,000-$7,000 a season on the low end. It’s crazy. Especially when you consider that women’s hockey is one of the top 3-5 “easiest” athletic scholarships to learn.

$6 to $7k a year?? Insanity...

Want to play in the NA3HL? It’ll cost each kid $8-10k. Many times the paying customers aren’t in the stands…they’re on the bench.

Hockey is heading in a bad direction and has been for years. Go look up Black Bear and their monopoly on rink ownership in some areas of the country and their for profit model.

The state of Minnesota and the Wild have an initiative called Skate It Forward that’s designed to keep rinks owned by municipalities and to make hockey cheaper for kids. Where I live, it costs $250/year for my kid to play travel squirts. I’d bet it’s way higher in STL and it’s way WAY higher in some other areas. The game has always been expensive but it’s getting way too out of hand and pricing out a majority of people. It’s why countries like Sweden and Finland, with total populations of 8-12 million people can consistently beat our team even though we have 330 million people.

What’s the reason for the low attendance at the WJC’s? I wasn’t expecting sellouts or anything but I would have thought the state of hockey would have shown up a bit better than they did.
It’s back here in 2031 I think but I don’t know if they announced the city yet or not. Also wondering if that poor attendance will ruin our chances of ever getting it in St. Louis

[IsDurbanodoingtime]

McKenna seemed upset about the winning goal not being disallowed for a kick but it clearly was not kicked. Even Canada homer Mike Johnson (though I do like his analysis) said it was a good call without question.

A lot of Canadians on Reddit are lamenting Canada hockey and how many are being priced out of the AAA hockey system. Meaning they are only getting the skilled rich kids who are often entitled and not willing to work.

I don’t think that’s solely a Canadian problem.

The AAA Lady Blues cost about $6,000-$7,000 a season on the low end. It’s crazy. Especially when you consider that women’s hockey is one of the top 3-5 “easiest” athletic scholarships to learn.

$6 to $7k a year?? Insanity...

And that’s just girls hockey, and honestly $6-$7k is pretty light in comparison.

Scan a women’s NCAA roster and check the high schools. You see a lot of Shattuck St Mary’s, a Lot of Brecks, and a lot of academies.

Yea hockey has always been a high cost entry even for house leagues. Equipment is expensive. Ice tie is expensive. Practice times are usually miserable.

And add couple extra grand if your kid plays goal.

[BleedingBleu]

Jiricek would been drafted higher if he wasn't injured at the time. Great pick.

+1

[TAFKAP]

McKenna seemed upset about the winning goal not being disallowed for a kick but it clearly was not kicked. Even Canada homer Mike Johnson (though I do like his analysis) said it was a good call without question.

A lot of Canadians on Reddit are lamenting Canada hockey and how many are being priced out of the AAA hockey system. Meaning they are only getting the skilled rich kids who are often entitled and not willing to work.

I don’t think that’s solely a Canadian problem.

The AAA Lady Blues cost about $6,000-$7,000 a season on the low end. It’s crazy. Especially when you consider that women’s hockey is one of the top 3-5 “easiest” athletic scholarships to learn.

$6 to $7k a year?? Insanity...

Want to play in the NA3HL? It’ll cost each kid $8-10k. Many times the paying customers aren’t in the stands…they’re on the bench.

Hockey is heading in a bad direction and has been for years. Go look up Black Bear and their monopoly on rink ownership in some areas of the country and their for profit model.

The state of Minnesota and the Wild have an initiative called Skate It Forward that’s designed to keep rinks owned by municipalities and to make hockey cheaper for kids. Where I live, it costs $250/year for my kid to play travel squirts. I’d bet it’s way higher in STL and it’s way WAY higher in some other areas. The game has always been expensive but it’s getting way too out of hand and pricing out a majority of people. It’s why countries like Sweden and Finland, with total populations of 8-12 million people can consistently beat our team even though we have 330 million people.

What’s the reason for the low attendance at the WJC’s? I wasn’t expecting sellouts or anything but I would have thought the state of hockey would have shown up a bit better than they did.
It’s back here in 2031 I think but I don’t know if they announced the city yet or not. Also wondering if that poor attendance will ruin our chances of ever getting it in St. Louis

Did anybody expect Americans to fill the stands? Look at the world we live in, and tell me if you think foreign fans might think twice about coming here.

[BleedingBleu]