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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why wouldn’t TM or WLC brag up their new recruits like any school program would . . . E.g., “We get students from NYC to Seattle.”[/quote]

Partial because with all of the 24-25 rosters on the tier 2 program websites, it would become obvious that many of the new recruits were 2nd liners on their old AA teams and not true AAA talent.[/quote]

Wow, what a rude thing to say, and based on the kids I know, not true at all.[/quote]

Don't get me wrong, you can build a solid team by putting together the 4th and 5th best players of every AA team in the area plus a few first liners, since you get good average talent. But it's not a AAA level team, which is why TM and WLC play AA in legit tournaments like Quebec Peewee.

If you took every eligible player in the area at a birth year, ranked them, then equally split the top ones onto two equal teams (WLC and TM), you'd have pretty solid teams. But that never happens, so many of the best players stick on AA rosters because WLC and TM are not convenient and haven't historically had the best development models.[/quote]

Having experienced both of these in this area there is simply no comparison between the level of competition. Yes, AAA in this area is not the same as AAA in Michigan, Minnesota, New England or Canada but AA in this area is also not the same as AA in those places. If your kid is good enough to make a AAA roster here it gives them the most exposure to higher level competition which is key to development and growth. Short of moving north, there really isn't more you can do in this area to give them the opportunity to explore their potential. If they dominate while playing on one of those teams then you can think about what the next steps might be beyond this area for continued growth. That also doesn't mean there is not development path through AA but ultimately you grow through being challenged at a higher level of competition. In general there is just too much negativity and bitterness in these threads. If someone wants to spend their time and money on their kid playing travel hockey at this level or that, who cares. If they are enjoying it, good for them. If not, that's their problem. [/quote]

Fully agree with this but as a region DC needs to do a better job making the AAA programs enticing to the top players in the area. That will make practices more competitive, the teams more competitive, the overall quality of hockey here better. The difference between having a team of nearly all the top 20 players in the area and a team of 20 of the top 40/50 players in the area is night and day.[/quote]

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