2014 AAA

[Guest]

The state of minor hockey in Canada, especially in the GTHL, is a mess, and the Spittin' Chicklets crew nailed it. The cost to play is outrageous, and it’s pricing out so many talented kids. Hockey is supposed to be Canada's game, yet the barriers to entry are higher than ever. How are we supposed to grow the game when the focus seems to be more on who can afford it rather than who deserves to be on the ice? The whole "pay-to-play" model is killing the sport.

And let’s talk about coaching—or the lack of it. For a league that claims to be the best minor hockey league in the world, the skill development is shockingly inadequate. Programs lack proper coaching and professionalism, leaving players underdeveloped and frustrated. If you’re playing in the GTHL, there should be high expectations around skill development, team structure, and creating a pathway for players to reach the next level. Instead, it feels like a cash grab with minimal return for families investing thousands each season.

The Spittin' Chicklets guys laid it out perfectly—hockey culture in this country needs a serious reset. We’re losing our identity as the hockey capital of the world because we’re more focused on money and egos than the game itself. It’s embarrassing.

Well said. We also need to protect our kids. Losers on her trashing 10 year olds is one of the most pathetic things there is. It begs the question that if they are fu&$ed up in the head enough to come on here and say the things they do who knows what goes on behind close doors.

Or losers like yourself who rant anonymously on public forums. Ice time is $500/hr and the GTHL is non profit. It's sad that a bunch of guys who didn't even finish high school flap their lips on a podcast and your hero worship makes you buy in to their economic hypotheses. Suckers like you are what made me filthy rich. Keep thinking that your kid will make it big when they're 5'8" at 17 years old or can't skate worth a damn. You know the reality and desperately seek reassurance on here to temporarily suspend that.Fools!

You’re doing the exact same thing as the rest of these losers.
This guy is giving me peto vibes the amount he cares about other peoples kids.

Hockey families clearly have no issue paying for coaches, no I don’t think any coach should do it out of the goodness of their heart but they should do it cause they once were kids and loved the sport and know how important these years are. Instead they are doing it for their disclosed fee, taking bribes from parents living a vicarious dream, teams being controlled by families because of “who” they are meanwhile their kid can barely skate. The coaching world is so intertwined with their real job that decisions aren’t made based on kids skill. Coaches are ruining kids love of hockey, kids are completely desensitized from the real world, not being allowed to be kids. When’s the last time most of you raising “top talent” asked your kid how much they are enjoying hockey, where and who they’d like to play with next year. What they’d like to spend their Sunday afternoon doing another skate or give them a choice. Hockey is getting ruined in Canada because parents are ruining their kids. Corrupt coaches exist cause corrupt parents enable them.

[Guest]

The state of minor hockey in Canada, especially in the GTHL, is a mess, and the Spittin' Chicklets crew nailed it. The cost to play is outrageous, and it’s pricing out so many talented kids. Hockey is supposed to be Canada's game, yet the barriers to entry are higher than ever. How are we supposed to grow the game when the focus seems to be more on who can afford it rather than who deserves to be on the ice? The whole "pay-to-play" model is killing the sport.

And let’s talk about coaching—or the lack of it. For a league that claims to be the best minor hockey league in the world, the skill development is shockingly inadequate. Programs lack proper coaching and professionalism, leaving players underdeveloped and frustrated. If you’re playing in the GTHL, there should be high expectations around skill development, team structure, and creating a pathway for players to reach the next level. Instead, it feels like a cash grab with minimal return for families investing thousands each season.

The Spittin' Chicklets guys laid it out perfectly—hockey culture in this country needs a serious reset. We’re losing our identity as the hockey capital of the world because we’re more focused on money and egos than the game itself. It’s embarrassing.

Well said. We also need to protect our kids. Losers on her trashing 10 year olds is one of the most pathetic things there is. It begs the question that if they are fu&$ed up in the head enough to come on here and say the things they do who knows what goes on behind close doors.

Or losers like yourself who rant anonymously on public forums. Ice time is $500/hr and the GTHL is non profit. It's sad that a bunch of guys who didn't even finish high school flap their lips on a podcast and your hero worship makes you buy in to their economic hypotheses. Suckers like you are what made me filthy rich. Keep thinking that your kid will make it big when they're 5'8" at 17 years old or can't skate worth a damn. You know the reality and desperately seek reassurance on here to temporarily suspend that.Fools!

You’re doing the exact same thing as the rest of these losers.
This guy is giving me peto vibes the amount he cares about other peoples kids.

Hockey families clearly have no issue paying for coaches, no I don’t think any coach should do it out of the goodness of their heart but they should do it cause they once were kids and loved the sport and know how important these years are. Instead they are doing it for their disclosed fee, taking bribes from parents living a vicarious dream, teams being controlled by families because of “who” they are meanwhile their kid can barely skate. The coaching world is so intertwined with their real job that decisions aren’t made based on kids skill. Coaches are ruining kids love of hockey, kids are completely desensitized from the real world, not being allowed to be kids. When’s the last time most of you raising “top talent” asked your kid how much they are enjoying hockey, where and who they’d like to play with next year. What they’d like to spend their Sunday afternoon doing another skate or give them a choice. Hockey is getting ruined in Canada because parents are ruining their kids. Corrupt coaches exist cause corrupt parents enable them.

find a good coach...My kid loves every second on the ice with his trainer. Thats where actual development is done
AAA is about performing, the reason kids have no fun is because parents put all the pressure on them and constantly compare. car rides are the poison.

Find a good support system and let them take the reigns. stay out of it and just say support. That is when a kid can focus.

[Guest]

The state of minor hockey in Canada, especially in the GTHL, is a mess, and the Spittin' Chicklets crew nailed it. The cost to play is outrageous, and it’s pricing out so many talented kids. Hockey is supposed to be Canada's game, yet the barriers to entry are higher than ever. How are we supposed to grow the game when the focus seems to be more on who can afford it rather than who deserves to be on the ice? The whole "pay-to-play" model is killing the sport.

And let’s talk about coaching—or the lack of it. For a league that claims to be the best minor hockey league in the world, the skill development is shockingly inadequate. Programs lack proper coaching and professionalism, leaving players underdeveloped and frustrated. If you’re playing in the GTHL, there should be high expectations around skill development, team structure, and creating a pathway for players to reach the next level. Instead, it feels like a cash grab with minimal return for families investing thousands each season.

The Spittin' Chicklets guys laid it out perfectly—hockey culture in this country needs a serious reset. We’re losing our identity as the hockey capital of the world because we’re more focused on money and egos than the game itself. It’s embarrassing.

Well said. We also need to protect our kids. Losers on her trashing 10 year olds is one of the most pathetic things there is. It begs the question that if they are fu&$ed up in the head enough to come on here and say the things they do who knows what goes on behind close doors.

Or losers like yourself who rant anonymously on public forums. Ice time is $500/hr and the GTHL is non profit. It's sad that a bunch of guys who didn't even finish high school flap their lips on a podcast and your hero worship makes you buy in to their economic hypotheses. Suckers like you are what made me filthy rich. Keep thinking that your kid will make it big when they're 5'8" at 17 years old or can't skate worth a damn. You know the reality and desperately seek reassurance on here to temporarily suspend that.Fools!

You’re doing the exact same thing as the rest of these losers.
This guy is giving me peto vibes the amount he cares about other peoples kids.

Hockey families clearly have no issue paying for coaches, no I don’t think any coach should do it out of the goodness of their heart but they should do it cause they once were kids and loved the sport and know how important these years are. Instead they are doing it for their disclosed fee, taking bribes from parents living a vicarious dream, teams being controlled by families because of “who” they are meanwhile their kid can barely skate. The coaching world is so intertwined with their real job that decisions aren’t made based on kids skill. Coaches are ruining kids love of hockey, kids are completely desensitized from the real world, not being allowed to be kids. When’s the last time most of you raising “top talent” asked your kid how much they are enjoying hockey, where and who they’d like to play with next year. What they’d like to spend their Sunday afternoon doing another skate or give them a choice. Hockey is getting ruined in Canada because parents are ruining their kids. Corrupt coaches exist cause corrupt parents enable them.

find a good coach...My kid loves every second on the ice with his trainer. Thats where actual development is done
AAA is about performing, the reason kids have no fun is because parents put all the pressure on them and constantly compare. car rides are the poison.

Find a good support system and let them take the reigns. stay out of it and just say support. That is when a kid can focus.

You people are fu<£€d
80% of your little ankle burners will be great beer league players 1 day
Love staring at your wives

[Guest]

Please add to the rumour mill:

NYR - goalies on the move

JRC -

DMF - goalies on the move

TM -

VK - still parent controlled team

MR - goalies on the move

Nats - Chinese infighting , goalies on the move

TRW - goalies on the move

TT -

Sens - incoming new coach uncertainties

MM - goalies on the move

Reps -

[Guest]

Well said. We also need to protect our kids. Losers on her trashing 10 year olds is one of the most pathetic things there is. It begs the question that if they are fu&$ed up in the head enough to come on here and say the things they do who knows what goes on behind close doors.

Or losers like yourself who rant anonymously on public forums. Ice time is $500/hr and the GTHL is non profit. It's sad that a bunch of guys who didn't even finish high school flap their lips on a podcast and your hero worship makes you buy in to their economic hypotheses. Suckers like you are what made me filthy rich. Keep thinking that your kid will make it big when they're 5'8" at 17 years old or can't skate worth a damn. You know the reality and desperately seek reassurance on here to temporarily suspend that.Fools!

You’re doing the exact same thing as the rest of these losers.
This guy is giving me peto vibes the amount he cares about other peoples kids.

Hockey families clearly have no issue paying for coaches, no I don’t think any coach should do it out of the goodness of their heart but they should do it cause they once were kids and loved the sport and know how important these years are. Instead they are doing it for their disclosed fee, taking bribes from parents living a vicarious dream, teams being controlled by families because of “who” they are meanwhile their kid can barely skate. The coaching world is so intertwined with their real job that decisions aren’t made based on kids skill. Coaches are ruining kids love of hockey, kids are completely desensitized from the real world, not being allowed to be kids. When’s the last time most of you raising “top talent” asked your kid how much they are enjoying hockey, where and who they’d like to play with next year. What they’d like to spend their Sunday afternoon doing another skate or give them a choice. Hockey is getting ruined in Canada because parents are ruining their kids. Corrupt coaches exist cause corrupt parents enable them.

find a good coach...My kid loves every second on the ice with his trainer. Thats where actual development is done
AAA is about performing, the reason kids have no fun is because parents put all the pressure on them and constantly compare. car rides are the poison.

Find a good support system and let them take the reigns. stay out of it and just say support. That is when a kid can focus.

You people are fu<£€d
80% of your little ankle burners will be great beer league players 1 day
Love staring at your wives

Less than 2% will be good juniors players...EVERYONE plays beer league at some point... What else should we do with our time and $? Would rather my kid be an athlete growing than some transgender goth kid.
It is not about making the NHL, its about teaching them how to compete and dedicate time and practice to a goal.

[Guest]

Please add to the rumour mill:

NYR - goalies on the move

JRC -

DMF - goalies on the move

TM -

VK - still parent controlled team

MR - goalies on the move

Nats - Chinese infighting , goalies on the move

TRW - goalies on the move

TT -

Sens - incoming new coach uncertainties

MM - goalies on the move

Reps -

What about players on the move?

[Guest]

Please add to the rumour mill:

NYR - goalies on the move

JRC -

DMF - goalies on the move

TM -

VK - still parent controlled team

MR - goalies on the move

Nats - Chinese infighting , goalies on the move

TRW - goalies on the move

TT -

Sens - incoming new coach uncertainties

MM - goalies on the move

Reps -

Goalie all just trading teams next year?

[Guest]

Which fish from OMHA joining the G

[Guest]

The state of minor hockey in Canada, especially in the GTHL, is a mess, and the Spittin' Chicklets crew nailed it. The cost to play is outrageous, and it’s pricing out so many talented kids. Hockey is supposed to be Canada's game, yet the barriers to entry are higher than ever. How are we supposed to grow the game when the focus seems to be more on who can afford it rather than who deserves to be on the ice? The whole "pay-to-play" model is killing the sport.

And let’s talk about coaching—or the lack of it. For a league that claims to be the best minor hockey league in the world, the skill development is shockingly inadequate. Programs lack proper coaching and professionalism, leaving players underdeveloped and frustrated. If you’re playing in the GTHL, there should be high expectations around skill development, team structure, and creating a pathway for players to reach the next level. Instead, it feels like a cash grab with minimal return for families investing thousands each season.

The Spittin' Chicklets guys laid it out perfectly—hockey culture in this country needs a serious reset. We’re losing our identity as the hockey capital of the world because we’re more focused on money and egos than the game itself. It’s embarrassing.

Well said. We also need to protect our kids. Losers on her trashing 10 year olds is one of the most pathetic things there is. It begs the question that if they are fu&$ed up in the head enough to come on here and say the things they do who knows what goes on behind close doors.

Or losers like yourself who rant anonymously on public forums. Ice time is $500/hr and the GTHL is non profit. It's sad that a bunch of guys who didn't even finish high school flap their lips on a podcast and your hero worship makes you buy in to their economic hypotheses. Suckers like you are what made me filthy rich. Keep thinking that your kid will make it big when they're 5'8" at 17 years old or can't skate worth a damn. You know the reality and desperately seek reassurance on here to temporarily suspend that.Fools!

Ah, the classic internet tough guy—congratulations on being "filthy rich," because clearly that means you’re also an expert on youth hockey development and culture. The GTHL being a "non-profit" doesn’t mean it’s functioning effectively or that it isn’t pricing families out of the game. Ice time costs are one thing, but the entire structure is broken when it comes to accessibility, proper development, and transparency. Non-profit or not, the reality is that many families are struggling to justify the cost because the value isn’t there.

As for Spittin’ Chicklets, they’ve brought up valid points based on years in the game, which clearly struck a nerve with you. Maybe it’s easier to dismiss them as "guys who didn’t finish high school" than to actually engage with the real issues they raise—issues that many parents and players see firsthand.

Ah, yes, the classic "I’m filthy rich" flex—the hallmark of someone who’s run out of valid points. Now that you’ve impressed us with your financial prowess, let’s get back to reality: the GTHL may be a non-profit, but it’s still failing families with a system that prioritizes dollars over development.

As for your rant about height, skating ability, and "seeking reassurance," it’s a bold move to project so hard on a public forum. But thanks for chiming in—you’ve done a great job proving the exact toxic mindset that’s ruining the game. Well done.

[Guest]

The state of minor hockey in Canada, especially in the GTHL, is a mess, and the Spittin' Chicklets crew nailed it. The cost to play is outrageous, and it’s pricing out so many talented kids. Hockey is supposed to be Canada's game, yet the barriers to entry are higher than ever. How are we supposed to grow the game when the focus seems to be more on who can afford it rather than who deserves to be on the ice? The whole "pay-to-play" model is killing the sport.

And let’s talk about coaching—or the lack of it. For a league that claims to be the best minor hockey league in the world, the skill development is shockingly inadequate. Programs lack proper coaching and professionalism, leaving players underdeveloped and frustrated. If you’re playing in the GTHL, there should be high expectations around skill development, team structure, and creating a pathway for players to reach the next level. Instead, it feels like a cash grab with minimal return for families investing thousands each season.

The Spittin' Chicklets guys laid it out perfectly—hockey culture in this country needs a serious reset. We’re losing our identity as the hockey capital of the world because we’re more focused on money and egos than the game itself. It’s embarrassing.

You're not wrong, hockey culture sucks, but there's no solution to the problem.

It's big business and there's a lot of money to be made and it's highly competitive and none of that is going to change. All competitive you sports have same issues. Hockey just costs more because of ice time and equipment.

I assure you a socialist "hockey for all" approach to the problem would be 100x worse.

Ice time in the GTHL costs more than anywhere else because of city fees and the fact that coaches are paid—something I actually think is important for proper development. But are families really seeing the return on that investment? Associations love to collect, but do they reinvest in the players and the game, or is it just disappearing into overhead and administrative costs?

Brushing this off as “just how it is” or lumping hockey in with other youth sports is ignorant. The GTHL is the best because of its track record, but if we want that to continue, we need to start asking hard questions about how these programs are run. Parents aren’t paying for big promises—they’re paying for results. Right now, they’re getting neither.