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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t try to get on this path.  Nasty kids, nasty parents.  Academics down the drain, vast majority of kids who play are not on full scholarships, vast majority of the kids at the top won’t make it to college (even those who sign commitment letters).  Even D3 colleges require your kid to play multiple years of juniors, so, looking at starting college 2-4 years late.

Vast majority of kids who make it have an in…pro player relative, etc. or extremely wealthy parents who spend hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Player on player sex abuse is common and covered up in the upper tiers, so that’s fun too.

Finally, as a mite parent, you sound like a cuckoo talking about D1 hockey…that’s like 1 kid every 2-3 years from DC and you have years before you know if your kid is actually any good.

My advice is to find a tier 2 club that your family likes and where your kids has friends and stay there and let him play high school too.  Then, if he still likes it, he can play club hockey in college.[/quote]

Some of this is true:  (1) there is not a great deal of scholarship money, (2) getting to play NCAA hockey is a longshot for most; (3) having money is a big advantage, (4) playing juniors prior to college is the norm.

But: (1) this is true of most sports; (2) its hard, because there aren't many programs/spots, but you know this going in; (3) hockey is expensive, and it can be hard for many, and (4) going to college a year or two later is not a huge deal, and can be very helpful for some kids (ever hear of a gap year)?

Tier 2 youth hockey is great, and local HS hockey can be great fun for the kids.  As I mentioned above, your kid doesn't have to leave the area to play through HS, and club hockey in college is great.

[quote]such a garbage sport. tell your son to pick something else[/quote]

Who peed in your cornflakes?  Hockey is a fantastic sport, in my opinion.[/quote]

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