Julian Feijo

[Julian Feijo @Feijo67]

@EverydaySens NO MORE POWER PLAYS PLEASE!!!!!

[Julian Feijo @Feijo67]

@sportslogosnet Notice they went with the original font compared to the new font the Canucks switched to.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

Thoughts on Team Canada at World Juniors:

There's been a lot of discourse today about Canada's performance after bowing out to Czechia again. I've read a lot about roster construction, team toughness, how players were used during the tournament, and other things related to the team's inability to get the job done.

These things may have been an issue, but reality is the problem runs way deeper.

Here is the biggest thing that people aren't talking about:

Canada has WAY fewer youth boys playing hockey than it did a decade ago.

Looking at Hockey Canada registration and membership data, it's mind-boggling to see the numbers.

And the numbers in the biggest provinces (Ontario and Quebec) are especially egregious.

So why is this happening? Hockey is Canada's sport. It shouldn't be like this.

It's what we hear every day from families all over North America:

Costs are too high. It's professionalized at too young of an age. The stress of the youth hockey experience is too much for kids and families.

Community programs have been replaced by for-profit entities leading to higher costs and more pressure. Development has been replaced by super teams and rogue/outlaw leagues outside of Hockey Canada even before kids are 8 years old. At the older ages, hockey academies have become what families believe is the only way their kids will make it - shelling out INSANE amounts of money to send their kids to do so.

Ontario just got rid of residency rules which will only lead to less accountability and more club-hopping than there already was in the nation's craziest and biggest youth hockey market.

The reason why Canada was the hockey superpower for so long is because it was part of the fabric of the country. There was such a pride and passion for the game and what the game meant to the flag. There was such a sense of playing the game for something bigger than yourself.

Now rather than playing for the love of the game, hockey in Canada is like a job for many of these kids in the environment they're being put in. It's less about pride and passion and more about the path to making it. When in all honesty, it's the pride and passion for the game that is the biggest consistency in the kids that do end up making it.

If Canada wants to restore its hockey dominance, it better take a long look in the mirror at the grassroots and what is going on in youth hockey. If you have tens of thousands of fewer boys playing the game, you should probably look at that first. The bigger your pool of athletes, the more elite athletes you can develop.

"As many as possible, for as long as possible, in the best environment possible". That has to be the guiding principle.

There's a lot of great people in Canada doing incredible things for the game, but the system itself is fundamentally broken. If Hockey Canada is serious about getting back to the top, it has to start at the bottom.

[Julian Feijo @Feijo67]

@HockeyThinkTank Absolutely spot on.

[Julian Feijo @Feijo67]

@BCHockey_Source Great tournament by the players and staff. A lot to be proud of.

[Portugal @selecaoportugal]

𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧��! 🏆🏆

#FazHistória | #NationsLeague

[Victoria Royals @victoriaroyals]

Koltin Herfst is making his WHL debut in tonight’s game!

[Eric Engels @EricEngels]

Jon Cooper on Team Canada delivering a win for the country: “I just hope Canada’s proud because every player in that room is proud to be a Canadian. And yeah, we needed a win. Not only our team, but Canada needed a win. And the players bared that on their shoulders. This one was different. This wasn’t a win for themselves. This was a win for 40-plus million people, and the guys knew it and they delivered.”🇨🇦

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.

[Hockey Canada @HockeyCanada]

🚨 GOAL! / BUT! 🇨🇦

CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID! CONNOR MCDAVID!

#4Nations | @OHFHockey | @EdmontonOilers

[Julian Feijo @Feijo67]

@carlosroddy @NorthDeltaLife Michaels pizzeria?

[Fraser Valley Thunderbirds AAA @FVTBirds_AAA]

✨THIS FRIDAY GET YOUR TELUS CUP TICKET PACKAGES!

Tickets will Launch at 9am PST 📅

Stay tuned for more details and don’t forget our U18s are the host team!

Want to learn more? Head to https://t.co/TIWG7wsfX3

[Victoria Royals @victoriaroyals]

WHL debut for Jacob Schwartz!

[BC Hockey @BCHockey_Source]

A WIN FOR TEAM BC!!

Jacob Schwartz (@RichmondJetsMHA) led the way with a hat trick (3g+1a) as Team BC skated to a 6-3 win over Saskatchewan. Moving the boys to 2-0 in the WHL Cup.

Also tallying for B.C. was Alexander Laing (Langley MHA), Eddy Spytz (Victoria Racquet Club) and Jack Morgan (Langley MHA).

Team BC will take on Team Alberta tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. PT to finish round robin play.

[BC Hockey @BCHockey_Source]

ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Team BC’s 2024 WHL Cup roster is here!

Click the link below to read more and to see who will hit the ice in Red Deer later this month: https://t.co/cKzzhvfeCs

[Julian Feijo @Feijo67]

@Portugal_Corner But meanwhile he's not a starter for us at euro?

[Chilliwack Coliseum @chwkcoliseum]

BC Hockey POE has officially taken over the Coliseum!
Female u18 Camp- day 1 ✅

U18 Female Camp- July 25- 28
U16 Male Camp- July 29- August 1

Full schedule linked below:
https://t.co/vdI69sLH1c

[Portugal @selecaoportugal]

🤯🫂

#PartilhaAPaixão | #EURO2024

[Julian Feijo @Feijo67]

Telus Cup U18 National Championship being hosted by the Fraser Valley! What a great opportunity to showcase our program, players, and zone on the national stage. A lot of work by a lot of people to make this happen.

Road to the Fraser Valley starts now!

@FVTBirds_AAA

[Hockey Canada @HockeyCanada]

Our 2025 hosts are set! / Nos hôtes pour 2025!

#EssoCup / #CoupeEsso ➡️ Lloydminster, AB
#TELUSCup / #CoupeTELUS ➡️ Fraser Valley, BC

@HockeyAlberta | @BCHockey_Source | @LloydSteelers | @FVTBirds_AAOur 2025 hosts are set! / Nos hôtes pour 2025!

#EssoCup / #CoupeEsso ➡️ Lloydminster, AB
#TELUSCup / #CoupeTELUS ➡️ Fraser Valley, BC

@HockeyAlberta | @BCHockey_Source | @LloydSteelers | @FVTBirds_AAA