BlackFriar243

[BlackFriar243 @blackfriar_87]

@ClankoMedia This is what is on the IG account

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@NopeyaDope @ClankoMedia MA HS players likely wouldn’t make the DL. For example the kids who play for the Jr Eagles 15U team are likely choosing DL over Sebs, Bell Hill, Thayer, etc.

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@BillSimmons Friar

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@TheHashmark @ClankoMedia Across the entire org they make significant revenue through apparel sales. Thats why they want you buying through the org. I thinks it’s absurd, but this is common in club sports.

[BlackFriar243 @blackfriar_87]

@MikeGrinnell_ USA hockey views prep / split season as a viable path to high level juniors. From a geographic standpoint you also have Mount and SPA within 1 hour of Boston. The other full season teams in MA (I.e. academies) are newer so likely hard to get accepted.

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@Rover2115 @ClankoMedia Yes, but SPA and Mount are only 50-60 min from Boston. Have to think they are being treated as “Boston Area.”

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@BernieSanders This is so tired. Keep taking that pharma money!

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@jordiebarstool SSK kids sat idle while their teammate got destroyed. Fake thugs from MarshVegas.

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@adamwasch Sports Academies are popping up all over. It’s really sad the amount of money spent and pressure put on kids to perform at a young age when statically most won’t play beyond HS.

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@AmboPadawan @ClankoMedia It’s the teams flying to out of state tournaments. Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Vegas, Minny. I live in the Boston area and we see teams from all over the county all summer

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@robbatwo 10-3? I feel like that shouldn’t be a score between two academy teams. What am I missing?

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@MarkDivver So an academy team is way less competitive than a split season team. Good use of money.

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@ClankoMedia This is largely a function of parents not understanding their kid’s ability. Totally prentabke if you know where your kid slots and you’re not chasing.

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@TheAZSportsGuy @MikeMcMahonCHN Unlikely. There are so few D1 programs- even if this season is lost a new staff could come in and rebuild pretty quickly between portal / CHL eligibility

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@MikeGrinnell_ Friar

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@HockeyThinkTank Who is coaching the kids if it’s not parents? Who are all of these super qualified people without kids who are going to coach youth teams. My daughter has only had parent coaches - they all played high level (D1, AHL, Coast).

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@ClankoMedia It’s because the talent is so concentrated. Even at the younger ages it’s the top 2-3 teams then everyone else.

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@AstorAaron @DavidCuse68 This should be a wake up call to the board - think differently.

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@AstorAaron @DavidCuse68 Very fixable. 1) pair down administrative bloat; 2) rationalize academic offering - focus on programs with strong job placement / earnings potential; 3) invest in athletics - from the late ‘80s to the early 2000’s Cuse was really the only school in the NE with big time FB and BB