Showing posts with label WHL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WHL. Show all posts
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Troy Bourke - 3rd Round to Colorado
Here is the audio conversation with Troy Bourke of the Prince George Cougars talking about being drafted! Click Here!
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Troy Bourke - 2012 Draft Prospect
Here is fantastic article on Troy Bourke. He is the smartest player I have coached! He is highly intelligent with a great skill set! Good luck Troy in the draft!
Here is the article!
Here is the article!
Monday, 21 May 2012
WHL - NCAA Camp Checklist
While playing in a Canadian Hockey League game will cost a prospect his
NCAA eligibility, there is still the opportunity to attend a camp to
learn more about a CHL team while retaining amateur status.
What comes in to play is often called the "48-hour rule," and can be easy to misinterpret. The full language in the NCAA Manual is pasted at the bottom of this article and, as you'll see, can be a bit unwieldy.
In plain English, any player who wants to consider the U.S. college hockey option and the opportunity to get your education paid for while pursuing an NHL career needs to remember a few things before attending:
1. You may have a team cover the cost of one tryout for up to 48 hours
A CHL team may cover necessary expenses for you to attend a tryout for up to 48 hours (including transportation, lodging, meals, etc.). The 48-hour period begins when you arrive at the tryout location. This is a one-time allowance per team and can be used for a training camp or rookie camp.
2. You may attend for more than 48 hours, but need to cover costs
Should you wish to extend your stay at a CHL training camp beyond 48 hours, you need to be prepared to cover costs from that point on (including transportation home).
3. Do not compete in scrimmages or games against other teams.
While attending CHL camps prospects may participate in practices and intrasquad scrimmages, but may not face off against players or prospects representing another CHL team, even in an exhibition game.
4. Don't rush into any decisions
If you were drafted in the CHL in the spring and are attending camp as a 15- or 16-year-old, your chances of earning a regular spot in the CHL are likely slim. Maintaining your NCAA eligibility for another year will give you more time to evaluate your options and make a well informed decision for your future ? while likely not affecting your plans for this season at all.
5. Do not sign a contract with a CHL team.
A contract with a CHL team is considered a professional contract by the NCAA and therefore jeopardizes a prospect's eligibility. It's best not to sign any agreement with a CHL team; an exception is filling out a simple tryout form with basic information.
6. Do not interpret a lack of calls from colleges as a lack of interest.
Colleges, by NCAA rule, cannot contact student-athletes prior to June 15 of their grade 10 year of high school. Unless you have visited a coach on campus or reached out to them on your own, you may be drafted into the CHL without ever talking to a college coach ? but that doesn?t mean they won?t be interested. College coaches want to attract the best players from both the U.S. and Canada, typically many of the same players that OHL, WHL and QMJHL teams select in their drafts.
7. Do not violate NCAA rules by accepting gifts from CHL teams.
If a CHL team gives you a jersey or other gifts you should be prepared to either return those items or compensate the team appropriately.
Being invited to a CHL training camp can be a great validation of your skills as a hockey player and a good sign of things to come in your hockey career. That career will include a number of choices along the way - we would encourage you to keep your options open so that you have the opportunity to make the best choices for you.
If you have any questions about attending a CHL camp and maintaining your NCAA eligibility, feel free to contact College Hockey, Inc.
From the NCAA Manual
12.2.1.1 Tryout Before Enrollment-Men's Ice Hockey and Skiing. In men's ice hockey and skiing, a student-athlete remains eligible in a sport even though, prior to enrollment in a collegiate institution, the student-athlete may have tried out with a professional athletics team in a sport or received not more than one expense-paid visit from each professional team (or a combine including that team), provided such a visit did not exceed 48 hours and any payment or compensation in connection with the visit was not in excess of actual and necessary expenses. The 48-hour tryout period begins at the time the individual arrives at the tryout location. At the completion of the 48-hour period, the individual must depart the location of the tryout immediately in order to receive return transportation expenses. A tryout may extend beyond 48 hours if the individual self finances additional expenses, including return transportation. A self-financed tryout may be for any length of time.
What comes in to play is often called the "48-hour rule," and can be easy to misinterpret. The full language in the NCAA Manual is pasted at the bottom of this article and, as you'll see, can be a bit unwieldy.
In plain English, any player who wants to consider the U.S. college hockey option and the opportunity to get your education paid for while pursuing an NHL career needs to remember a few things before attending:
1. You may have a team cover the cost of one tryout for up to 48 hours
A CHL team may cover necessary expenses for you to attend a tryout for up to 48 hours (including transportation, lodging, meals, etc.). The 48-hour period begins when you arrive at the tryout location. This is a one-time allowance per team and can be used for a training camp or rookie camp.
2. You may attend for more than 48 hours, but need to cover costs
Should you wish to extend your stay at a CHL training camp beyond 48 hours, you need to be prepared to cover costs from that point on (including transportation home).
3. Do not compete in scrimmages or games against other teams.
While attending CHL camps prospects may participate in practices and intrasquad scrimmages, but may not face off against players or prospects representing another CHL team, even in an exhibition game.
4. Don't rush into any decisions
If you were drafted in the CHL in the spring and are attending camp as a 15- or 16-year-old, your chances of earning a regular spot in the CHL are likely slim. Maintaining your NCAA eligibility for another year will give you more time to evaluate your options and make a well informed decision for your future ? while likely not affecting your plans for this season at all.
5. Do not sign a contract with a CHL team.
A contract with a CHL team is considered a professional contract by the NCAA and therefore jeopardizes a prospect's eligibility. It's best not to sign any agreement with a CHL team; an exception is filling out a simple tryout form with basic information.
6. Do not interpret a lack of calls from colleges as a lack of interest.
Colleges, by NCAA rule, cannot contact student-athletes prior to June 15 of their grade 10 year of high school. Unless you have visited a coach on campus or reached out to them on your own, you may be drafted into the CHL without ever talking to a college coach ? but that doesn?t mean they won?t be interested. College coaches want to attract the best players from both the U.S. and Canada, typically many of the same players that OHL, WHL and QMJHL teams select in their drafts.
7. Do not violate NCAA rules by accepting gifts from CHL teams.
If a CHL team gives you a jersey or other gifts you should be prepared to either return those items or compensate the team appropriately.
Being invited to a CHL training camp can be a great validation of your skills as a hockey player and a good sign of things to come in your hockey career. That career will include a number of choices along the way - we would encourage you to keep your options open so that you have the opportunity to make the best choices for you.
If you have any questions about attending a CHL camp and maintaining your NCAA eligibility, feel free to contact College Hockey, Inc.
From the NCAA Manual
12.2.1.1 Tryout Before Enrollment-Men's Ice Hockey and Skiing. In men's ice hockey and skiing, a student-athlete remains eligible in a sport even though, prior to enrollment in a collegiate institution, the student-athlete may have tried out with a professional athletics team in a sport or received not more than one expense-paid visit from each professional team (or a combine including that team), provided such a visit did not exceed 48 hours and any payment or compensation in connection with the visit was not in excess of actual and necessary expenses. The 48-hour tryout period begins at the time the individual arrives at the tryout location. At the completion of the 48-hour period, the individual must depart the location of the tryout immediately in order to receive return transportation expenses. A tryout may extend beyond 48 hours if the individual self finances additional expenses, including return transportation. A self-financed tryout may be for any length of time.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
College teams at disadvantage in recruiting wars with CHL
All the talk this week is about football recruiting. But Monday was a huge recruiting day in college hockey for that team with no nickname: North Dakota.
UND got commitments from forwards Adam Tambellini of Vernon of the BCHL and Bryn Chyzyk of Fargo of the USHL.
Tambelllini is the son of Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini. He visited Grand Forks when the Gophers played there on Jan. 13.
Chyzyk has 20 goals and 31 points for the Force. He will join UND next season. Tambellini, 17, is coming to Grand Forks in 2013-14 after another season in the BCHL. Tambellini has 20 goals and 38 points for the Vipers.
But UND coach Dave Hakstol was not so pleased about his team's recruiting success on Jan. 13, when he appeared at a UND boosters luncheon at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks.
A four-column headline in the Grand Forks Herald's sports cover two days earlier had this headline: Prized recruit bails.
Stefan Matteau, the leading scorer on the under-18 U.S. team, had changed his mind. He was going to play for Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League instead of UND next season. He signed his national letter of intent in November, but BBA traded for his rights this month of one of their coaches is his father.
UND also lost J.T. Miller, who also had signed a national letter of intent, last July. He went to the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League.
Even though it was Minnesota week in Fargo, Hakstol spend a good deal of time talking about recruiting to the several hundred people at the luncheon. And he appears ready to lead a coaches' charge to weaken the CHL's ability to keep recruiting signed players.
"We lost a recruit this week," Hakstol said. "I don't want to talk about the young man and the family. I don't think that is a classy thing to do. Those things remain where they belong, and that is behind closed doors.
"We lost a pretty good potential player to our program. We lost one last summer as well. My mentality right now -- there is a good recruiting battle. It is fun when you get into recruiting battles with Wisconsin, Boston College, Michigan, with Duluth, with Minnesota.
"You go into those things and you are fully armed with the things you do well. And you can tell your story. Kids make good decisions after they take time to find the right spot for them.
"Now we have a second recruiting battle with the CHL," Hakstol said. "We are going in with our hands absolutely tied behind our backs. It's a one-way battle. We are not able to go up and recruit those players. [If] the CHL can get a young man to play one game or not even to play a game, just sign a contract. That player can no longer play college hockey.
To read the rest of the article Click Here!
Teachers or Coaches?
The gaps between professional hockey and the junior ranks are obvious
to most hockey enthusiasts, including the amount of practice.
With NHL teams having three or four games a week, the number of practices decrease.
In junior hockey, gaps between games may drag on. Take the Edmonton Oil Kings, for example: they played last Saturday night against the Vancouver Giants and don't play their next game until Friday against the Red Deer Rebels.
"I think it's a good idea to front-load your practices at the beginning of a week when you have several days between games," says Edmonton Oil King coach Derek Laxdal. "As you get closer to the game, you can break the time up into offensive teams, defensive teams and special teams.
With plenty of time to teach, keeping players engaged is crucial.
"Flow is very important in practice. If you have good flow in your practice, then you're going to have good flow in your games," says Laxdal.
"If you have good flow, you might be on the ice for an hour and 15 minutes, but if you're doing lots of things it feels like 20 minutes - and then you have good flow."
Gord Thibodeau, coach of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Fort McMurray Oil Barons agrees with Laxdal, but only to a point.
Read the rest of the article Here!
With NHL teams having three or four games a week, the number of practices decrease.
In junior hockey, gaps between games may drag on. Take the Edmonton Oil Kings, for example: they played last Saturday night against the Vancouver Giants and don't play their next game until Friday against the Red Deer Rebels.
"I think it's a good idea to front-load your practices at the beginning of a week when you have several days between games," says Edmonton Oil King coach Derek Laxdal. "As you get closer to the game, you can break the time up into offensive teams, defensive teams and special teams.
With plenty of time to teach, keeping players engaged is crucial.
"Flow is very important in practice. If you have good flow in your practice, then you're going to have good flow in your games," says Laxdal.
"If you have good flow, you might be on the ice for an hour and 15 minutes, but if you're doing lots of things it feels like 20 minutes - and then you have good flow."
Gord Thibodeau, coach of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Fort McMurray Oil Barons agrees with Laxdal, but only to a point.
Read the rest of the article Here!
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
WHL Prospects Game - Winther & Troock
I would like to congratulate the following players: Mike Winther and Brendan Troock for being named to the Top Prospects Game. I coached both athletes at the U-16 Western Challenge Cup and Mike with Team Pacific. Bright future for these two boys! Congrats boys!
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League in association with the Western Hockey League Kelowna Rockets Hockey Club and Home Hardware Stores Limited today announced that three players have been added to rosters for the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game to be played February 1 at Prospera Place in Kelowna, BC.
Mike Winther of the Prince Albert Raiders, and Tim Bozon of the Kamloops Blazers have been added to the Team Cherry roster while Branden Troock of the Seattle Thunderbirds will suit up for Team Orr. The three players replace Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting, Jarrod Maidens of the Owen Sound Attack, and Matia Marcantuoni of the Kitchener Rangers who are all unable to participate due to injury.
Winther, an 18-year-old from Trochu, AB, is playing in his second WHL season with the Raiders. The 5’11’’, 170lb forward was ranked 26th among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in their recent midterm rankings. In 45 games so far this season he has 39 points including a team-high 22 goals.
Bozon, a 17-year-old rookie from Lugano, Switzerland, is ranked 39th by NHL Central Scouting. At 6’1’’, 178lbs, the Blazers’ forward is tied for first among WHL rookies in scoring with 22 goals and 22 assists for 44 points in 44 games.
Troock, a 17-year-old Edmonton, AB, native is playing in his first full WHL season with the Thunderbirds. The big 6’3’’, 203lb power forward has 14 points in 34 games so far this season and was ranked 90th by NHL Central Scouting in their midterm rankings for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game is supported by title sponsor Home Hardware for the 13th straight year with associate sponsors Bank of Montreal, Subway, and CCM.
The game will be broadcast live to a national audience on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Quebec beginning at 7:00 pm Pacific and available online through Sportsnet 590 The FAN.
The 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will mark the 17th annual showcase of the CHL’s top-40 NHL draft eligible players. The two-day event also features a skills competition and three-on-three challenge taking place on Tuesday January 31, 2012. Ticket packages are still available for the two-day event and can be purchased at http://www.selectyourtickets.com/prospects.php or by calling 250-762-5050.
For more information including rosters and historical stats please visit www.homehardwaretopprospectsgame.com
About Home Hardware Stores Limited
100% Canadian owned and operated, Home Hardware Stores Limited has a presence in every Canadian province and territory and is the country’s largest independent, Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture cooperative. Founded on January 1, 1964 by 122 independent hardware Dealers, the cooperative now includes more than 1,080 stores, under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners, with annual collective retail sales of more than $5 billion. Home Hardware’s independent Dealer-Owners, recognized by the North American Retail Hardware Association as Canada’s best-trained Dealer group, have access to 100,000 quality brand name and private label products, a world-class distribution system and draw upon the power of Home Hardware’s network to provide their local communities with top quality products and services at competitive prices.
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League in association with the Western Hockey League Kelowna Rockets Hockey Club and Home Hardware Stores Limited today announced that three players have been added to rosters for the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game to be played February 1 at Prospera Place in Kelowna, BC.
Mike Winther of the Prince Albert Raiders, and Tim Bozon of the Kamloops Blazers have been added to the Team Cherry roster while Branden Troock of the Seattle Thunderbirds will suit up for Team Orr. The three players replace Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting, Jarrod Maidens of the Owen Sound Attack, and Matia Marcantuoni of the Kitchener Rangers who are all unable to participate due to injury.
Winther, an 18-year-old from Trochu, AB, is playing in his second WHL season with the Raiders. The 5’11’’, 170lb forward was ranked 26th among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in their recent midterm rankings. In 45 games so far this season he has 39 points including a team-high 22 goals.
Bozon, a 17-year-old rookie from Lugano, Switzerland, is ranked 39th by NHL Central Scouting. At 6’1’’, 178lbs, the Blazers’ forward is tied for first among WHL rookies in scoring with 22 goals and 22 assists for 44 points in 44 games.
Troock, a 17-year-old Edmonton, AB, native is playing in his first full WHL season with the Thunderbirds. The big 6’3’’, 203lb power forward has 14 points in 34 games so far this season and was ranked 90th by NHL Central Scouting in their midterm rankings for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game is supported by title sponsor Home Hardware for the 13th straight year with associate sponsors Bank of Montreal, Subway, and CCM.
The game will be broadcast live to a national audience on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Quebec beginning at 7:00 pm Pacific and available online through Sportsnet 590 The FAN.
The 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will mark the 17th annual showcase of the CHL’s top-40 NHL draft eligible players. The two-day event also features a skills competition and three-on-three challenge taking place on Tuesday January 31, 2012. Ticket packages are still available for the two-day event and can be purchased at http://www.selectyourtickets.com/prospects.php or by calling 250-762-5050.
For more information including rosters and historical stats please visit www.homehardwaretopprospectsgame.com
About Home Hardware Stores Limited
100% Canadian owned and operated, Home Hardware Stores Limited has a presence in every Canadian province and territory and is the country’s largest independent, Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture cooperative. Founded on January 1, 1964 by 122 independent hardware Dealers, the cooperative now includes more than 1,080 stores, under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners, with annual collective retail sales of more than $5 billion. Home Hardware’s independent Dealer-Owners, recognized by the North American Retail Hardware Association as Canada’s best-trained Dealer group, have access to 100,000 quality brand name and private label products, a world-class distribution system and draw upon the power of Home Hardware’s network to provide their local communities with top quality products and services at competitive prices.
GIANTS SIGN 1ST ROUND PICK THOMAS
Thomas is a fantastic 200 foot hockey player! Coached him in the past Western Challenge Cup were he was one of our top forwards! He has a bright future and the Giants have a great prospect in their hands! Good luck Thomas!
Vancouver Giants Executive Vice-President and General Manager Scott Bonner is proud to announce the signing of 2011 1st round pick Thomas Foster. The native of Slave Lake, Alberta becomes the 4th player from the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft to commit to the program, joining goaltender Payton Lee and defencemen Reid Zalitach and Jake Kohlhauser.
"It's a big step for the organization to sign our first round pick ", said Executive Vice-President and General Manager Scott Bonner. "Thomas plays with energy and enthusiasm and is coming off an impressive performance at the prestigious Mac's Midget Tournament. I look forward to him being a permanent player on our team next season."
Foster, a centreman, was selected 20th overall in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft and is currently playing for the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta Midget Hockey League. He has 7 goals, 10 assists, 17 points, and 10 penalty minutes in 22 games.
He will join the Giants on their Alberta road trip next Monday, January 23. The Giants will play 3 games against Red Deer, Calgary, and Edmonton. Foster is expected to play at least the game in Edmonton against the Oil Kings and his older brother TJ.
Vancouver Giants Executive Vice-President and General Manager Scott Bonner is proud to announce the signing of 2011 1st round pick Thomas Foster. The native of Slave Lake, Alberta becomes the 4th player from the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft to commit to the program, joining goaltender Payton Lee and defencemen Reid Zalitach and Jake Kohlhauser.
"It's a big step for the organization to sign our first round pick ", said Executive Vice-President and General Manager Scott Bonner. "Thomas plays with energy and enthusiasm and is coming off an impressive performance at the prestigious Mac's Midget Tournament. I look forward to him being a permanent player on our team next season."
Foster, a centreman, was selected 20th overall in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft and is currently playing for the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta Midget Hockey League. He has 7 goals, 10 assists, 17 points, and 10 penalty minutes in 22 games.
He will join the Giants on their Alberta road trip next Monday, January 23. The Giants will play 3 games against Red Deer, Calgary, and Edmonton. Foster is expected to play at least the game in Edmonton against the Oil Kings and his older brother TJ.
2012 Draft Prospect - Troy Bourke
Our 2012 Draft Eligible Player tonight is Troy Bourke of the Prince George Cougars. The local product returns to Edmonton this week to take on the Oil Kings. I coached Troy with Hockey Alberta and Hockey Canada - Team Pacific. Great young man and a great hockey player. He is the smartest (game awareness) player I have coached. His ability to be two steps of the play is and will be his strength into the future! Very coachable player for all you hockey players reading this!
Below is a link to his interview with The Pipeline Show!
Click Here!
Friday, 13 January 2012
Coverage of NCAA or CHL Scholarship
What Does an NCAA or CHL Scholarship Actually Cover
Recently, a lawsuit was launched against the WHL, which resulted in a flood of questions from concerned Hockey Advocate parents asking; “What exactly Does a CHL or NCAA Scholarship cover?” If you haven’t already read either of these two articles (Law Suit – WHL Response), the WHL is being sued by former Captain, 5-year Player and US Citizen Zack Dailey of the Everett Silvertips. In short, having lived in Alberta for many years he designated the University of Alberta as the University that he would attend, but after spending more then 5 Years living and playing hockey in the USA, the institution re-classified him as an out of province student and thus subject to vastly more expensive tuition ($15,408.56 versus $6,200). The lawsuit resulted as the WHL felt that they do NOT have to pay for the extra fees whereas the Player feels the spirit if not the intent of his contract was that the Club would pay for his tuition at THAT University regardless of additional costs. The lawsuit was needed presumably because this particular scenario is NOT covered in the Standard CHL / WHL Player Agreement (SPA). Now, I’m NOT going to give you a legal analysis, as I’m certain that I’d just bore the heck out of all of you. Instead I want to use this example to explain what your Scholarship agreement actually covers in both the CHL and NCAA. Today we will look at the CHL/WHL contract and next time the NCAA Letter of Intent.
There’s no need to go through the entire WHL Contract in this article, we just need to focus on the scholarship terms and at any other benefits or extras that a Player can negotiate into his SPA. Below is an extract from the WHL contract, I’ve cut out all the unnecessary legal jargon and tried to only include the relevant information pertaining to the Scholarship Program.
4. WHL Scholarship Program:
(a) …the Club agrees to pay or reimburse or cause to be paid… the Player’s educational expenses to enrol in and attend a designated publicly funded post secondary institution based upon the assessment for a full-time student, following completion of the Player’s WHL playing career, including tuition fees, compulsory student fees, and textbooks…
So, according to the various CHL Standard Player Agreements, Players are entitled to one year of post-secondary education for every season in which they play at least ONE game, to a maximum of 5 years of entitlement. This guarantee includes: tuition fees, compulsory student fees and necessary textbooks. This is subject to certain conditions, such as designating a home university for price comparison. Also, another section of the contract provides that during his playing career, the Club is responsible to pay for the Player’s; room and board; travel expenses to and from home once each season as well as an additional Christmas holiday trip; tutors and educational advisors as deemed reasonably necessary to assist the Player in his academic studies.
So that covers the black and white portion of the SPA contract. You will notice that room and board and travel costs after his playing career are NOT covered by the Scholarship agreement.
That covers the Standard terms of the ‘scholarship deal’, but in the Addendum, individual Players can and do negotiate other guarantees where possible.
What kind of ‘extras’ you may ask?
Players and where needed, their agents can and do negotiate for many different ‘extras’. These extras may include:
Extra years up front – teams can and do offer Players 4 year guarantees as an incentive to sign right from the beginning. This is discouraged at the CHL League level, but lets face it, it happens! It has been said that CHL teams cannot offer more then 1-2 years at a time, but I know from experience that Tier II clients have been offered and accepted complete 4 year packages for their remaining 1 or 2 years of Junior eligibility to sign.
Cash – Every Player receives a monthly stipend that SPA calls an ‘allowance’. This is completely negotiable as well and of course depends on how much leverage you have. The second instance where a Cash payment may arise revolves around veteran players. It is not unheard of for a CHL team to pay a ‘real’ salary to a returning or free agent 20 year old. Think of it this way, a Player gives up 1 year of Pro experience and a $30-40,000 AHL contract to stay and play one last year of Junior. The team can then sell another 1-2000 seasons tickets because they are a contender because of his skillset. For a Multi-million dollar company, absorbing an AHL type salary isn’t exactly a burden if they can put more butts in the seats, it’s a no brainer.
No trade clause – typically, most players receive a limited No-trade clause while they are still in High school, but this can be extended as a matter of negotiation and leverage.
Gas allowances – this is another standard extra that is a league approved standard which players can apply for monthly.
Tickets to home games – Typically Players are entitled to apply for up to 2 tickets for home games.
Specific equipment requirements – CHL teams typically do provide equipment needs for all players, but we all know that playing with a $30 stick isn’t quite the same as a high end 1-piece $400 stick. Once again, your mileage may very based upon how much leverage you have in negotiating with the CLUB and of course depending on what sponsorship deal they may or may not have with specific equipment or stick or skate manufacturers.
A lot of the time, many of these are included as a matter of course for everyone, but you need to know what is possible and more importantly, that you can try to secure more in your contract beyond the standard scholarship terms.
Next article we will examine the NCAA scholarship agreements or National Letter of Intent…
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Thursday, 12 January 2012
Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria
Wish to congratulate Hockey Albert U-16 players Reid Duke and Brycen Martin for making Team Canada for the Winter Youth Olympic Games! Well deserved for both of these young men! They are great hockey players and the potential to be NHL players! They were instrumental in Hockey Alberta taking the Western Challenge Cup in November 2011, in Moose Jaw! Enjoy!! PS - Puzzle Pieces!
Here is an article with more information regarding Team Canada and the Youth Olympics!
Here is an article with more information regarding Team Canada and the Youth Olympics!
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