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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would just say, with none of my kids in Tier 1, I am hoping for the success of both WLC and TM. It will be good for hockey and good for the players. It will also help maintain competitive play in the CBHL. Hopefully, the lack of uncertainty will be resolved and communication will improve.  That’s the part that’s really frustrating.[/quote]

I disagree. I have a Tier 1 player. This area doesn’t have the talent for 2 Tier 1 programs. It just doesn’t. It has become a gloried money- making  scam on both sides of the equation. The teams consistently water each other down forcing high end players to leave the area. And the nonsensical “river- rule” forces players to choose which crappy team they try out for or stay with long- term. Have one top Tier 1 program. The kids who don’t  make it would create a competitive Tier 2 program to compete against MYHA and Ashburn. Parents of high end players  wouldn’t have to leave the area and the DMV could actually have a competitive Tier 1 program for once. [/quote]

Does your child continue to play Tier 1 in this area? If so, why? There are plenty of parents in this area who choose not to become involved in the “glorified money making scheme” and opt for Tier 2 when they are Tier 1 players and likely better than most or all of the TM and WLC rosters. It’s obvious to us all who those players are. [/quote]

No. He plays outside of the area now but that absolutely would not be his preference if these clubs offered better hockey and organization. He didn’t want to leave. There just wasn’t anything left for him after investing 4 plus years in Tier 1.  He ( and we) had had enough. And at his age group there definitely are not better players at the Tier 2 level. We tried that first. [/quote]

Wow, he must really be destined for great things.[/quote]

Maybe. Maybe not -  but he gets to play with a great team, good coaches, awesome parents and he and we get to get away from the snarky hockey people with huge chips on their shoulders (like you) who literally only seem to exist in this town. [/quote]

The DMV higher-level hockey community is very small, amd so it's fairly easy to narrow down who this kid could be.  Everyone knows the less than 5 kids currently at youth hockey age who truly outgrew DMV hockey.  The others who left didn't need to and are chasing what everyone else is.  Maybe your kid is one of the few, if so we look forward to watching their success.[/quote]

I don’t know how you get “five” kids who outgrew DMV hockey – and my son‘s age group alone I know five kids who went to 
Little Flyers. 
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