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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Realistically, what is the path from mites to college hockey?  Doesn't even have to be D1 hockey ... I would be thrilled if my hockey-loving kid played DIII hockey in the NESCAC, for example.

My husband and I were both college athletes, and we both had a very positive experience and would love to see our son play a sport in college, but we know very little about hockey.  My kid's unexpected obsession for the sport has my questioning what we are getting into.  [b][/b]I hear about people from our rink sending their kids away from home at 15, 16, and 17 to live with billet families, then taking gap years to play junior hockey, before they can even start playing in college. [b]

Tell it to me straight! Thanks. 
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This is one path. Boarding school to college is another. It also depends on the strength of the club. We knew a family who stayed with a club which maybe had one player get to the college level every 5 years or so. It was obvious their kid wasn’t the size or level of player to play post his club team, though they kept saying that was the goal.And he’s not a good enough student to attend a college that has a club level hockey. They seemed very naive in their approach. A

So if he loves hockey at the mite level great, but take it year to year. The amazing hockey players really are a rare player.[/quote]

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