Paul Baxter

On 12/30/2021 at 9:00 AM, fafa fohi said:

Fair enough @Paul Baxter

Respectfully, the point I want to make is there something to be said for a player / parent to quit a team they were a part of since summer time to join another team for that extra A just weeks before the rosters need to be finalized.  If this player was my kid I would have politely said "no" and used it as a teaching moment for him to stay committed to his current teammates and finish the season, and if his desire was to play for that team next season that is what tryouts are for.  

No venom being thrown here, just an opinion.   

No issue whatever with your comment above, or in this thread. Personally, I feel the same in regards to your comment above. @fafa fohi you're a valuable contributor and thanks for your input.

The issue I dealt with on this thread was specific to one family and one poster, and that has been dealt with.

It is fair game to talk about this sort of "poaching".

I have heard of AAA and AA teams (mainly AAA) doing these shenanigans at the end of the year, so that is not new to me at all.  What needs to happen is people need to be made aware of this situation and think twice about patronizing teams - specifically in my mind - that cut players on 12/31 (or thereabouts), and swap in another player.

That is very wrong in my opinion, unless there was some medical issue that the player was done for the season.

Cutting young kids on 12/31 to swap in another player in my opinion is harmful to all those involved but USA Hockey will never look into these issues.

If my player was busting their butt to play on an AAA team and then suddenly gets cut on 12/31, that creates a horrible situation for that player to find another team and be eligible for playoffs/nationals/etc.   Midam and USAH really should review these cases individually and grant waivers where needed to prevent these players that were cut at the last minute from not having a team to play for immediately.

I need everyone participating this thread to tone it down a notch.  I've already removed one over the top post and if needed, I will either delete this whole thread or lock it if the crap continues.

You can have disagreements and dislike other people / coaches on this forum but over the top bashing isn't needed OR PERMITTED. 

STATE THE FACTS and move on.  Remember, me and my moderator will be the judges of what is unacceptable.  We will not tolerate peoples KIDS being dragged into discussions.  

Honestly, I can't blame ANYONE for taking their child to wherever they want to play.  It's not your business why so and so takes their kid from Org A to Org B.  Let it go and let them do what they want.

PB

12/23/2021

to ALL-

it is a REQUIREMENT for you to have a valid email address on your profile.  If I get a bounceback from an email that was spawned from this site, to you, and then bounced back because your email is invalid, I will direct message you and tell you to update your email.  If I get further email bouncebacks that are tied to the email address on your account, I will prohibit you from posting until your email is fixed.

In general, this is only happening to a small number of people on the site. If you're one, you'll get a message from me at some point telling you to fix your email.

Since NOBODY except ME has access to your email address, the requirement of a valid email should be a routine thing and this is just like any other site where we don't show your email address to the public or other posters.

PB

I think this thread has lived a good life.  It is now retired.

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PB

3 hours ago, hockeyisgreat said:

Hey Paul & Forbin. I see you are up to 21K views on this topic. How does it compare to the most ever?  I'm sure it's far from over as we await what the PIHL has to say tonight. Then get everyones opinion about how it's not enough of a punishment. Whatever it is!

We have experienced an increase in registrations (due to new people registering and posting on this topic), and we have had an increase in activity (also in this thread).  The only time we had more posts was August 2020 - presumably due to lots of questions/comments pertaining to COVID and impact on games.  I haven't found a specific report that lets me see what the most # of views is.  If I find that I will post more info.

Here is a graph of the traffic activity for those who are interested.

Hello Everyone-

Can I just ask everyone to "take a deep breath" and calm down before your next post.  I think the back and forth exchange is good, but not to the place where it's Popeye vs. Brutus.

It seems like this incident is being handled and was acted upon (from what I have read) pretty quickly after the game, which is good.  I am a 100% supporter of all hockey, mens/womens/disabled, and I also think that it takes a lot of courage for a young lady to play in a male high school league and I hope that most of you would recognize that.  

PB

Please see the new thread I created for rink by rink Covid info.  This thread can be for discussion of the rinks policies.  The new thread only for info and no discussion.
PB

Congratulations to the following teams who medaled in the 2021 Keystone Games:

16u Boys Midget, Gold Medal

18u Boys Midget, Silver Medal

PB

Don't know exactly how this thread transformed into all of this, but if you know of a goalie in that age range, please PM the original poster.  

And that's the end of this thread.

Hello all,

@forbin has stepped up and volunteered to be a moderator.  Forbin has a good track record on the forum so I figured I'd kick the tires and see how it goes.  Just don't let him know he's on double-secret probation as I evaluate his moderation skills. ?

In the mean time feel free to thank him for stepping up to help the hockey community.

PB

Hello all-

I am taking some well needed time off.  If you see anything "questionable" or need something, please flag the post and/or direct message me through the site and be as specific as possible.

Thanks

PB

De Leon told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review the plea deal was a “slap on the wrist” and the doctor had “never apologized for what he did.”

I can't help but agree with this.  You can count on a civil suit being filed on this one.

PB
 

I don’t get the point of locking things down.  Who gives a crap about who watches who... doesn’t make much of a difference when both teams hit the ice.  I think it’s more of an ego thing anyways-we’re so good nobody can watch our practices.  When in reality you’re not going to get a whole lot out of watching practices of another team.  It’s how you perform during the game itself.

Hello everyone, I have added the new LIGHT theme and reset everyone's defaults to the LIGHT theme.

If you prefer the DARK theme, at the very bottom of the site there is a drop-down menu "THEME".  Click that and select DARK.

Have fun!

PB

For those of you who prefer "light" themes, you should be able to switch to the "Default" theme.

When I get a fancy LIGHT theme, I will notify you all.

Good feedback.  I may eventually get the LIGHT version of this current theme and you can then switch between them.  

14 minutes ago, hockeyisgreat said:

GONNA TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO GET USE TO THIS!

It's not radically different.  Most of the content is still displayed the same way.  It was time for a freshen up anyways.  

1 minute ago, Jack Handey said:

dynamic header images!   ooooh!   aaaah!

You betcha!  I'm getting really fancy!

The new layout has been deployed.  

This theme should have a built-in, robust mobile devise them as well, and that's what you should see if you're using a mobile device.

If you have any issues with the new theme report it here.

Good news is that there should soon (hopefully) be an APP for your phones that you can use to access this board.  Stay tuned for that.

Regards, 

PB

7 hours ago, Jack Handey said:

Thanks Paul.  Keep on keepin' on!   Appreciate your service to the forum.

Thank you - Probably will be delayed until Friday.  Tied up today.

Sorry about the broken layout.  I will be fixing this on Thursday.   The forum software has been updated to the most current version, but the theme is behind and hasn't been updated.  I will deploy a new theme.

PB

@Danner27 my apologies, I accidentally deleted your post with the embedded video in it.  Sorry!
 

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