Best day I've had in a long time! Thanks to @EdinaLacrosse for welcoming me into your team! Congrats to all who made their respective teams, you're a select group and will do great things!
Good luck this season, go make everyone hate Edina even more (if that's even possible)!
@AndyStaples He wants a Super League with the stipulation the ND plays independent schedule and is guaranteed to always be voted top-12 because of their name only
@fjwilmer5@SohoSD I think "development" means "pro ready" to many folks. Whereas, if "everyone" is 18-22/23, the kids will development in college, just like other sports....and students in general.
@fjwilmer5@SohoSD I'm old but genuinely don't know...what changed from 30 years ago or so, other than USHL, NAHL, whatever, coming on the scene. It had been predominantly 18-22 (or 23) college players "back in the day", right? So if that was the landscape, we're just going back to that.
@fjwilmer5@SohoSD I can agree with that....counterpoints:
# of players (men's)
D1 football 13,000 in FBS
D1 basketball 5,600
D1 hockey 1,600
So, D1 hockey requires 1/8th the athletes compared to 🏈 and about 1/3rd of 🏀. There's also many more Canadians in hockey (roughly 30%) than 🏈🏀
@SohoSD@AlexMicheletti Gotcha, sometimes hard to tell in black/white. So many "hockey people" resist this change and point out (correctly) those birth year that'll be negatively impacted.
I'm a believer of, for every kid "hurt" by the new rule there's a kid who will benefit from it.
@SohoSD@AlexMicheletti This rule will bring hockey into line with all other sports. So, it WILL be the same for all!
I've seen many argue that hockey development is "different" trying to justify keeping status quo. Virtually every male athlete is more "developed" at 21 than 18....not just hockey
@permurr02 How many hockey players get 100% 4 (or 5) year scholarships from their college? Aren't some players offered partial scholarships? If so, hockey doesn't necessarily guarantee full ride for 4 or 5 years under current system anyway?
Super fun afternoon taking in a big W by our @EdinaHornetSB beating EP 9-4! 1st game in person and was happy to accept an obligatory (possibly superstition) tootsie pop! Hey, if it helps, I'll take one for the team!! 😁 Let's Go Edina!