Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 11:17     Subject: Re:Travel Ice Hockey clubs
Anonymous wrote:Former CHA parent. Had 2 players go through their program. I now have a player going on his 5th year of AAA hockey. Everyone knows that Spring teams at every level don’t matter and are even more of a money grab than regular season travel teams. It’s just part of the system and it’s no different at CHA than EVERY other Spring program in the DMV or ( my guess is) the rest of the country. Most serious travel players take a break during the Spring and know better than to waste their money on a Spring tournament team. That means the tournament teams are made up of other players who likely can’t make the regular season team. I don’t know why you are surprised or bitter about this. Sounds like you have a lot of educating to do about how Spring hockey works. CHA is no different. AA programs are not competitive enough in this area to justify hiring professional coaches. It is what it is.


“Most serious travel players take a break . . . “ What decade are you living in Dad? Team Maryland has been promising a spring team for years as hockey has been a year round sport for “serious” players since I played.

Wait — is this one of the dad coaches from CHA? So you had two players go through the CHA program except for the one who is now in their fifth year of AAA Hockey. So how many years were you in the CHA program, o wise one?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 11:08     Subject: Travel Ice Hockey clubs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Each has their own culture. I’m presuming you’re coming from a place with not a lot of hockey options.

Here’s something to watch out for — at the Capitals Hockey Academy, your child could try out for a spot on the team, be awarded it via a written email, and then later be asked to step aside for one of the tournaments so that the Coaches son’s best. friend can take your space. The same kid who didn’t bother to try out. That’s the kind of toxic Dad culture you’ll find there.


This is a pretty serious claim. Can you show an example of a team where their roster differed for a tournament compared to the league? I've never seen them making tournament-only USA Hockey rosters.


Wait. I’m not sure what you mean — so much of spring hockey is based on a varying roster for each individual tournament.

Lyon Messier just listed different kids for each of the spring AA and AAA tournaments he will bring teams to — while some programs have leagues others do not . . . What is your point?
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2025 14:50     Subject: Travel Ice Hockey clubs
You might consider that the story and reference to the spring team was just one recent example and larger problem
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2025 11:50     Subject: Re:Travel Ice Hockey clubs
Former CHA parent. Had 2 players go through their program. I now have a player going on his 5th year of AAA hockey. Everyone knows that Spring teams at every level don’t matter and are even more of a money grab than regular season travel teams. It’s just part of the system and it’s no different at CHA than EVERY other Spring program in the DMV or ( my guess is) the rest of the country. Most serious travel players take a break during the Spring and know better than to waste their money on a Spring tournament team. That means the tournament teams are made up of other players who likely can’t make the regular season team. I don’t know why you are surprised or bitter about this. Sounds like you have a lot of educating to do about how Spring hockey works. CHA is no different. AA programs are not competitive enough in this area to justify hiring professional coaches. It is what it is.