TourneyGuy Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 2022 Senior Chowder Cup - TEAM INFORMATION: Head Coach: Conrad Waite (Duquesne University) Assistance Coach: Steve Kruk (Pittsburgh Vengeance) 2002 - 2005 Birth Years TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: Dates: July 21-24, 2022 Location: Foxboro, MA COST: Tournament Cost: $400 includes 3-5 practices, 1 tournament and uniforms Registration- www.alphatournamentcompany.com/chowder-cup TRYOUT DATES: March 28 and March 30, 9 PM at Alpha Ice Complex For more information, contact Coach Conrad Waite at duquesnehockey@yahoo.com The John Cunniff Senior Chowder Cup is one of the most heavily scouted showcase events in the country. Previous scouts in attendance have included representatives from the NHL, OHL, NCAA, NCDC, BCHL, NAHL and more. In addition, past members of Iron City Hockey under Conrad Waite have moved on to play high level juniors & college including in the CCHL, OJHL, NCDC, NCAA D1, D3, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUCKCOVID19 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 wow so that makes 3 teams in PGH trying to field teams to go to this showcase now..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 12 hours ago, PUCKCOVID19 said: wow so that makes 3 teams in PGH trying to field teams to go to this showcase now..... what other teams are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner27 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) $$ grab for the alpha tourney people, one of you folks ran the vengeance summer tourney teams. 18 kids @ $400 is $7200. The jerseys get returned if you continue to follow the old vengeance plan. 3-5 spring ice practices, that’s it ?!? (cheaper ice) along with the entry fee and fee bucks for coaches - my guess you guys are pocketing about 4k Your partner who schedules the ice at alpha is just going to sell the dead time he can’t sell. no scouts that matter attended that tournament anymore. Those days are long gone. You’ll find a few tier 3 junior recruiters & advisors (people that want the kids for money) that’s about it. Edited February 28, 2022 by Danner27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Handey Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Been to this a few times. Agree with Danner, I have seen a few but not many scouts in attendance. Maybe Sunday morning they come for the elimination rounds. Maybe. The hockey is surprisingly not so good to watch because, well, it's all summer teams. No teamwork in a group that has only played/practiced together a few times. Speaking of teamwork, I have seen some very strong teams from Canada come down and absolutely destroy US summer teams. So, beware the Canadians if they are allowed in this year. Would I go again? Yes, but only because there is neat stuff in Boston to see and I can build a summer trip around this. Unless your players is a phenom, there are better uses of your money at ages 13, 14, 15 unless you are building this into the family vacation plan. A final thought, usually by late July, most tier I and tier II junior teams already have their main camp sold out. Think about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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forbin Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Danner27 said: $$ grab for the alpha tourney people, one of you folks ran the vengeance summer tourney teams. 18 kids @ $400 is $7200. The jerseys get returned if you continue to follow the old vengeance plan. 3-5 spring ice practices, that’s it ?!? (cheaper ice) along with the entry fee and fee bucks for coaches - my guess you guys are pocketing about 4k Your partner who schedules the ice at alpha is just going to sell the dead time he can’t sell. no scouts that matter attended that tournament anymore. Those days are long gone. You’ll find a few tier 3 junior recruiters & advisors (people that want the kids for money) that’s about it. Don’t forget after holding tryouts for their tournament teams, they then offered a spot on a last minute idea secondary team to essentially every kid that tried out. Because after all, why have just one money grab spring team per age group when you could have two!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyisgreat Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 So what do you do if your kid wants to play spring hockey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pa Hockey Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Sign Him or Her up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner27 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, hockeyisgreat said: So what do you do if your kid wants to play spring hockey? If cliff or yuri still coach summer teams tryout for them. Your player will get real coaching and some quality practices. They won’t tell you there will be “scouts” at whatever tournament you attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyisgreat Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, Danner27 said: If cliff or yuri still coach summer teams tryout for them. Your player will get real coaching and some quality practices. They won’t tell you there will be “scouts” at whatever tournament you attend. Thanks, doing some Yuri mini clinics. Who is Cliff? Not sure if Yuri is doing spring teams! I'm going to check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Handey Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Probably Cliff Loya. https://nationalelitehockey.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyisgreat Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafa fohi Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) Having the possibility of being cut days before the roster deadline only to be replaced by out of country import players is not something I ever wanted my kids exposed to. And if I had kids playing today I would feel the same way. You-know-who should not be placed on any pedestals IMO. Edited March 1, 2022 by fafa fohi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spear and Magic Helmet Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) . Edited March 1, 2022 by Spear and Magic Helmet Wrong post, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJUSHL Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jack Handey said: Probably Cliff Loya. https://nationalelitehockey.com/ I don't believe Cliff and National Elite are doing spring tournament teams anymore. Not like when they would take a group to Canada or Buffalo each spring. Cliff and Tyler Kennedy teamed up to run spring teams under First Line Events. Last year was the first year for this but they just kind of mixed up the talent within each birth year and all the teams in each BY had four games where they scrimmaged each other. This year Cliff and TK have multiple teams within each BY and kids are placed based on ability. They have a couple 2007 teams playing in the Super Series in May. The rest of their spring teams are playing in the Pittsburgh Summer Sizzler by Defender Hockey Tournaments in June. They have teams in the AA and A divisions. Edited March 1, 2022 by RJUSHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyisgreat Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Do you know what age groups and where I might find some info on all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJUSHL Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, hockeyisgreat said: Do you know what age groups and where I might find some info on all this. 2007's - 2014's. As of last week I know they were looking for a few kids to fill spots on some of the teams, but I think most teams are wrapped up. Could be wrong. If you fill out the form, I'd also suggest sending an email as well. https://www.firstlineevents.com/ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_WzyitONlRqM4F5_tWnF4Od7mIKWnGIM4jnTg7qW30kPimQ/viewform Edited March 1, 2022 by RJUSHL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadday4hockey Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Right, so now Yuri is the standard bearer for hockey value? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Handey Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Yeah at present I ain't goin' to any of the *stan countries... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadday4hockey Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Right? The Stan's tend to enjoy war as much as we enjoy our hockey nonsense. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUCKCOVID19 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 how was the turn out for this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TourneyGuy Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 Over 50 players. Took 17 best. Great turn out. Thank you to all who came. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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