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Ha ha ha so funny haven’ t been on for awhile. thought you were the guy who made the comment about riding in the back seat of the car being a bad experience. I was discussing a game that occurred between 2 very good 08 teams from Pittsburgh. At no point did I say any of these kids are on a fast track to the NHL. The discussion was between myself and another parent from elite. Talking about a game. The reason for the discussion and as you call an emotional response from the both of us is kind of funny. you are probably unaware of why I as a parent was so interested in this game and how close it was played. For myself if you go back and read my post I simply tried to make a point that the game could have went either way. But this wasn’t about the outcome of the game I was concerned with as much as I was to see the progress of the players there vs. the progress of the players on our team. See I am not trying to live through my kid. I am very secure with myself and I never played ice hockey. So when it came time to make a decision about were to send him to play squirt hockey and I quickly realized there wasn’t really any other options comparable to elite, I chose to take my kid the the vengeance which was put together by a couple very ambitious people who wanted to provide another option for families who understand what you are saying about how hockey is going to be different when hitting starts. Why the game was important for me was not because of the final score but because I saw that both programs developed the kids into pretty good hockey players and I do not feel the need to start my son playing only one sport at age 10. The Vengeance allows my son to play hockey at a high level and also to develop as an athlete by playing other sports that overlap. I have no idea when his hockey career will end or how high of a level he will reach but I do know he will be able to play more than just hockey. I am just learning about ice hockey but I can tell you this, most people that make it to the highest level in any sport are pretty good at the other ones as well. so when you say we think our kids are unique I totally understand that every birth year has good players I agree. However what is unique about the 08 vengeance hockey team is that these kids have played some pretty good hockey teams in the US and Canada played pretty well for practicing 2 times per week and playing other sports.

Control starts at home. You listen to the voices from the stands during these games and it's pretty apparent that isn't happening. My favorite was the dad arguing with the rink staff that is was his 1st amendment right to yell at the refs. Yep. That's what he said. Then we move on to the coach. His behavior during the first period of the game shows that he ins't really worried about control either. Yes lastly the refs have some work to do. But when it appears the first two groups aren't doing the job its going to be pretty difficult for the refs.

This does not make his behavior ok. He issued an apology to the parents and players about his actions and is ready to move forward with the consequences. I will say he did stand up for his players which a coach should do. I don't know if you were at the game but the referees had no control on the game. Players from both teams were getting into fights and sent to the box as a minor penalty. They should of both been thrown out of the game and that sets a standard. But when you let two kids fight like that serve a 2:00 and they come out of the box what do you think they are going to do? They want to get revenge again. In my personal opinion for what its worth the refs didn't control the game and it got worse as the game went on. Kids on the other team making obscene gestures further shows that the game was out of control. Everyone's at fault, but i think its the refs job to control the game.

This game and how the whole thing was handled was a disgrace. You laugh and say coach throws a hissy but you missed everything that lead up to that point. Yeah, he may have thrown a "hissy" but he was standing up for his kid's.