nemesis8679

Oh boy. What age group is he involved with?

So I'm hearing the manager and assistant manager (coach and assistant coach?) were kicked off the team after threatening to go to the authorities over money laundering. Anybody know the details?

I don't think this dude would last too long with that crowd.

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I get what you mean. But the "why did you call it now when the same thing has been let go prior?" is also a legitimate question.

Absolutely a coach has the right to question a call and the referee has an obligation to explain it. If the ref can't explain the call, then it shouldn't have been made.

Some referees are great. They make fair calls, they communicate to players why they got a penalty or are about to get one, and they're great for the game. Some referees are terrible and are excused because "people are mean" and nobody wants to do it. Ever work any job? Yeah, people can be a pain in the ass. Deal with it. Have I heard people yelling about calls? You bet. Have I heard people calling the refs names/swearing at them? Not really. Over over 8 years of many, many games I could count those times on one hand. And every one of them was thrown out. Except the time or two when they threw the wrong person out. Maybe they should be paid more. I'm willing to share in the cost of that, if it means having competent refereeing.

You would think so. But I think the location plays into it. If SCIR was able to get ice elsewhere, it would be difficult to get that much anywhere else. A lot of those kids would just as soon play with a Vipers jersey or whatever because of the location and famiarity with the rink. If SCIR decided not to merge, Vengeance could just use another organization or say OK SCIR you're out. Then announce they're adding all these Vengeance teams anyway. Enough people would probably have stayed rather than drive further for less ice, in the event SCIR could find any. With black bear taking over the number of rinks available to sell to an independent org arent very many. And rinks like frozen pond really don't have any to offer. I know black bear has been after alpha to sell, as as of yet they haven't obviously. But I wonder if this is a setup to sell in the future... Here, buy they rink and all the teams in it. Ice is all sold and accounted for. Unlike say PIA, where they're struggling to field their own black bear teams, this would be a situation where a full org is built right in. I can't see any other reason to do this.

So, does this Dr. own the Vengeance and the rink? Or how does he have leverage to make the top ice-buyer join Vengeance or not get ice at all?

Maybe the coach has a problem with scamming and frauding people? Just a guess.

I can't imagine the players want to play for that guy.

Says who?

Yeah, they have to sell ads and sponsorships. This is supposedly where their "pay" comes from... not sure at what point they were supposedly going to start to see any money. But rest assured that however this all was presented and sold to the players, there was never any intent for anyone to see money other than the sleazeball "owner". Just taking advantage of the players, who could be doing the same thing by playing beer league. It would've been less work.

While there are great parent coaches, the kind you mentioned are still alive and well, in PAHL and beyond.

He's also been found guilty of fraud, while being an insurance agent. Before the whole lemon car thing. A real forthright dude. There's no way I wouldn't trust him to handle money.

He's involved with Aviators? As a coach?! Well, make that TWO coaches I wouldn't let near my kids. And that isn't all the guy did, he's been found guilty of insurance fraud also. When he was an agent.

They also have one particular coach I wouldn't let anywhere near my kid if he was in that age group.

The answer why teams don't just split it up and put the best 15u players and best 16u players on one team is because then they might not be playing with their friends anymore. That goes for both teams. And that's why some teams will never win anything.

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Too many parent coaches at AA in general. Not sure if AAA is going that way or not. But it affects the reasons of how teams are picked.

May be some upset birthyear/ NB players. Unless they're going to have 2 teams at 16u and 18u.

What exactly would be the benefit of buying up a non-profit youth hockey organization? Doesn't seem all that profitable, considering you still have to buy ice from a rink owned by somebody else.

So he's no longer at Renegades?

Shaler seems to have fell a bit. What's with Chartiers having such a good record but being on the bottom?