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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Most of the NE prep schools have PGs. However, they will not take a PG from a local high school who has only played Tier 1 hockey, most likely. They're looking for a higher caliber of player who is moving on to juniors and is probably already committed to a school or at least stands a chance of going D3/D1. There is a limited number they can have, and they also have them for other sports.

There are also levels in Juniors, and there are more and more Juniors programs, some of which aren't that great except to make money. You have to look closely at how many of them move their players up and get them into schools. Also, there is a huge difference between a great hockey college and a great college.

My DS played NE Prep, was recruited to play higher level juniors because of a couple of colleges that wanted him, but at the end of the day he did not want to be a 21/22 yr old freshman at a mediocre school (but good hockey) since he didn't need the potential $$ from the school. (We are fortunate in that we can pay for it regardless of where he goes). He chose to go play ACHA at his choice of University, and his ACHA team has several kids like him, including a couple of D1 recruits who just wanted to get on with life rather than spending a couple of years playng juniors.

Several college coaches I spoke with lamented that they don't care for the juniors thing, but once some do it, all sort of have to follow as it's pretty hard to be competitive when your playrers are 18-22 and the other teams players are 21-25. It does make a huge difference.[/quote]

This pretty much nails it.  Nice summary.[/quote]

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