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quote: Originally posted by Jigga Beef:
The playing time of a player at the junior level of hockey would not be limited due to his age. The main problem that the younger kids playing Jr hockey is that they have no yet fully developed physically so when they are playing with kids that are 19 and 20, its not that they aren’t good hockey players they just don’t have the physical attributes to compete with some of the kids at that level.
I am assuming your friend was considering some of the local Jr teams or teams at the same level if he is “settling” for Tier 1 midgets. SOME of the midget teams develop their players better for Jr A hockey than SOME of the Jr b and Jr C teams. If your friends wants to play college hockey I am sure he knows the best way is though the Jr A level, and a certain local Midget team seems to put more players into those leagues (USHL, NAHL, EJHL) than any of the Jr teams in the area as far as I know. So he most likely made the right decision to play midgets and let his talent develop with kids his own age and physical stature.
I have to agree with jigga here. I think if your goal is to play ncaa hockey, the player's best bet is to stay at the midget level. I have heard from a coach who has sons playing ncaa div 1 hockey that playing jr B not much different than playing midgets with the exception that with jr B you could be playing against bigger, stronger players. Plus most ncaa hockey clubs do not want these players until they are 20-21 yrs old. So at 15-16 yrs old, you still have 5 yrs before you enter college. That would still leave plenty of time to play jrs. I do not support a total ban of jr play for the age group...there are exceptions to every rule, but I think limiting the number of players in that age group that a jr team can carry, is not a bad idea. |
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What do they normally play? Why would it be different this year? Just curious...
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JR Flyers 16U are playing in the National Division for 07-08
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