There are times when hockey parent lawsuits border on the absurd and then there are those that make complete sense amidst its sadness. I especially like the lawsuits that support what we've been preaching here for over a year - be careful who is holding your hockey money!
The latest "it's 10 O'clock, do you know where your hockey money is" experience occurred last week in British Columbia, CA when some kids got a chance to take part in a European Hockey Trip and the parents raised $100,000 for the honor. The trip was then canceled and the money disappeared. The parents are now not going to Europe, but to court. Read the entire story here.
I hear all the time about kids being chosen for "select" teams that go to Europe, Russia, etc. They're expensive and obviously fundraisers for those putting the trip together. Why else would a private company go to such trouble? Someone is making money and it's not you. I'm not saying these are bad ideas, and could be great lifelong experiences for your kids. But, make sure you KNOW who is getting your money and you have a contract to work from. The Okanagan Elite Hockey Group will back me us up on this. They're going to spend a lot of time in court (and jail) because they didn't give kids a lifechanging experience, they played magician at a party that made money disappear.
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