Any info on this team for next year?
How was the coach this year

Apparently a lot were not happy. I think they are looking for at least 7. Shortened the bench a lot during the playoffs.

so only the better kids played....makes sense

is this a good place to go

they are a good org

did the coach develop players

You guys complain about GH holding skates. What about the new NS coaches, seem to be holding a skate every week. Now that's tampering.

GH you're a joke. All your best players are gone, which means all you are left with is coaches kids, which gives you an A base at best.

Instead of worrying what other teams are doing, stop holding skates on fake ice and thinking it's ok, because kids played basketball for an hour.

NS are NOT holding skates - untrue. I did get invited 2x to GH MTerriers skates ... he will not accept NO

Ns skates are true. Gthl be warned.

GH is a jerk-off. Entire minor hockey world be warned.

This is the first time I've seen some rumblings from Terrier-Land. I guess you have to check out GH's track record.

Minor Novice Red: Finished in last place
Novice Red: Finished in last place
MA AA: Finished in 8th, last playoff spot and was eliminated in 3 straight

I guess the good guys always finish last

Very interesting. You finish in last place in novice 2 years in a row so you decide to move up a couple of levels. I would be interested to hear the reasoning behind this.

Finished in 7th for those who are counting

Barely 7th. Could have been 10th, it was real close at the end of the season. Like a lot of teams this one is far from cracking the top 4.

I think that part of the problem was he brought over a number of kids from his previous team. Probably 6 and a goalie. One of the assistants had twins on the team (from the previous PC team). Good kids but some of them were not of the appropriate calibre.

GH had historically created "specialty" teams for power plays and penality kills and typically the same kids were used in these roles. I am not sure if any of this spilled into this years squad but I did hear a lot of complaining about shortening of the bench during the playoffs.

So, I guess the gossip is spilling out now.

GH took a AA team, because that was the only way his son was going to play rep. No slag on the kid, but he'd be an average (at best) A player. Why GH put him so far over his head is anyone's guess.

But now that GH needs 2 goalies, this team is done for.

You gotta love it when a coach shortens the bench and still gets spanked and bounced in 3 straight. What's the point?

You are correct, bad coaching decisions have been made but I bet he's got the team again for next year???

Specialty Teams, are you kidding me. They are 9. You don't do that until they are Peewee

If they had rolled all 3 lines consistantly, they would have had more success.

And probably more respect towards the coaching staff.

Did they not sign any of their goalies?

1 Former Terrier goalie going to Braves. 1 was returning until he heard about GH and his non, but real tryout skates now going to Oakville apparently.

More activity to come from this front

Nothing can be worse that Oakville for 98s AA or AAA

To all you disgruntled parents who have nothing to do but bash a person who gives countless hours to coach your son's hockey team.....you should be ashamed of yourselves! I'm willing to bet that very few of you 'bashers' have ever offered your own time to coach a team of any sport. And don't you ever worry about what GH wants for his son...you should be worried about what your sons would think of you! Aren't you all great role models...I think not! I know for a FACT that GH has not, and will not ever use this forum to communicate with any of you. So whoever is imitating him and letting other's believe it's GH, be warned. Your identity can be found very easily. Be a man (or woman) and get the answers from him yourself. Don't try to hide behind your "anonymous" sign on.

This forum is cyber bullying at it's best. Go ask your son what that is. He'll know. He's taught the dangers of it at school.(another fact) What you are all doing is partaking in the truest form of cyber bullying and slander. If anyone could be brought up on any sort of charges, it's YOU guys! Does it make you feel better to cowardly (because you're all ANONYMOUS or think you are) bash another human....calling them cockroaches and low life? Didn't your mom and dad ever tell you that EVERYTHING you put in black and white, whether on paper or on a computer can ALWAYS be traced back to you?

I really hope you all get a life that's more exciting than trying to hurt others in cyberland. It's disgusting to think that grown adults enjoy treating others this way.

Good luck with your son's hockey season next year....wherever he may play.

Cyber Bullies? Many people are speaking their minds, only a small few in this thread are actually being irrational.

If you can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen!

Grow up already....
How sad that you have nothing better to do with your time than trash people on here....
If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen???....WOW...Very clever...

A few simple messages to you hockey parents from a former competitive player in my past, who will have future kids in hockey.

1) This game is not about you. It is about the kids, and maybe you should be asking them if they are happy...and if so...stay out of it. Go, watch the game, have fun, and enjoy this beautiful sport.
2) These kids are 10 years old. The politics and bickering of hockey parents should be non existent for CHILDREN at this age. It is unfortunate when such a beautiful activity that brings joy to the faces of every kid when they step out on the ice, can be ruined, by selfish people.
3) Calling someone a cockroach, saying someone sucks, and doing it anonymously doesn't make you a cyber bully. IT makes you an internet tough guy. I am all for speaking an opinion, but opinions generally have to come from a specific person, not ANONYMOUS.
4) There should be no heat. There should be no kitchen. IT IS HOCKEY FOR 10 YEAR OLDS. Never lose sight of that.

I hope this post did not bash or offend anyone as I am trying to defend people who volunteer their time to ALLOW YOUR KIDS to play hockey. To the anonymous poster of "If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen..." if you cant handle the coach, get out of the arena. More power to volunteers everywhere, and more power to the wonderful sport of hockey.

The last post has it dead on.

Problem is GH deserves non of that respect. He's obviously not coaching for the love of seeing the kids have fun, or he wouldn't have shortened the bench in a series he knew he had no hope in hell of winning.

He also wouldn't be trying to short cut the rules by having tryout skates behind the guise of a "team practice".

If we were talking about another coach, who was coaching for the right reasons, then this would all be very low. But it's GH so in this case the critism is more than fair.

If you have such a problem with GH himself personally, then maybe you should go speak to himself and have the situation resolved...instead of coming onto an online forum and posting anonymously behind his back where he cant even see it. That would be my advice as an adult to you, assuming you are an adult.

to the 2:14 post. you obviously don't know anything about high level hockey. this is AA. if you are concerned that your kid isn't going to get equal time, then go to houseleague.
a good coach will shorten the bench to win a series. players get better in practice not games.
you are obviously a parent who doesn't know the politics of hockey and should go to houseleague.
99% of all rep teams have skates and the ones that don't end up in last place.
the motto of a coach is: "I must treat my players fairly not necessarily equally". think about this statement as you move on to a different team every year.

KUDOS TO YOU!!!!

I agree with you 100%. The coach volunteers his time not only for his son but for 16 children and families he has never met. For someone to bash them behind their backs is cowardly. You many not agree with his decisions or his tactics but as an adult you must respect them. If you don't move on and if you think you can do better, get your coaches card and coach yourself. What you will find is exactly what you are complaining about. Families with only their kids interests in mind, not caring about team work, socialization and learning to work with others. but then again the kids know how to do this, it's the adults that have to be taught

2:34.

Relax - AA is not high level hockey. There are some good quality players and maybe 3 to 4 good teams but the bottom end is so low there is no way you can call it high level hockey. Sorry but that is the reality.

High level hockey are the spring elite teams and AAA.

Good point. My guy plays AA and despite his teams lack of success, he wants to return and play with his friends that are also staying with the team, plus he is having fun. That is what it is all about at any level, friends and fun, development will squeeze in there somewhere.

This team is stealing all the thunder from the usual suspects that get bashed here.

then go to house league. you guys know very well what is meant by high level-
just because one person didn't have a good time on MT that doesn't mean the rest didn't have a good time and developed. beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. don't kid yourselves, you're only there for your kid. if your kid was a top player then you wouldn't be talking about fun and everything else.
come on give your heads a shake.
you're the exact type that want the team run to keep your kid happy and nothing else matters. I've seen it all

the kids are having fun, it's the parents that complain! if your son isn't in the bracket you mentioned (top 3 or 4 teams) then take him down to select or houseleague that way you don't have to come on this site and complain and he will be a star at the level he should be at.
you are doing your son a disservice by placing him in a situation he isn't up to and then you blame the coach.
blame yourself and place him in a situation that is comfortable and fun for your child, not you!!!!

Terriers are quickly stooping to the Tigers level for 98 incompetence....scandalous coaching, offspring superstars playing over their heads and angry parents at cutting time...NS will be next years whipping team. I can see it already.

No one will be as bas as the Tigers

Part of the problem with this team was that the coaches played their kids more, but the skills of those kids didn't warrant the extra ice time, especially GH's son. But all the above are right, he is the coach and can do that if he wishes, although I do agree with the previous post that says we should not feel bad for GH as he has made his own bed.

this team is dominating the aeros tournament! what a powerhouse with the dead weight gone!

what bed is that. he released the players that he didn't want back and kept all the players that he wanted back and replaced them with better players.

this team will still be a 6th or 7th place team! 3 are leaving that he isn't even aware of! LOLOLOLOL

This happens to every team, every year. Some coach bench's a kid for a few shifts or pulls him off early and then doesn't invite him back for next year's team and the parents come on here and trash the coach forever.

Grow up and get over it. If you don't like it, go play house league which is where you probably belong and that is what it is for. This is AA and that is how it is.

The reason you are pi$$ed, is your little superstar will now be playing for a bottom feeder and next season you will be on here trashing that coach because he doesn't know how to coach which is why you are in last place and on and on and on and on.......blah blah blah

Call them bottom feeders now, but some bottom feeders have a habit of moving up considably via decent recruitment.

If your team wasn't going to win their playoff round then why would you shorten a bench? Just cycle the players because you need to see what everyone can do. Next season without hitting will be so different.

Not when you recruit ankle-burners.

Some teams if they want to make the GTHL minimum will have to take on a number of less skilled kids.

I think the main thing everyone is missing is that this team WAS a bottom feeder last year. Even the team below showed more improvement than the Terriers did by the end of the year. The notion that GH cut the kids he didn't want is false. He lost his #1 goalie and his #1 defenseman because THEY chose not to come back. If this team is within 5 points of 8th place at the end of next season, it will be a major accomplishment.

Funny discussion
Parents complain the team is not competetive enough, then complain when the coach shortens the bench to try and win a series - which will help recruitment the next year and will make the team more competetive - the thing you wanted.
seems like unless the coach is a magician you will never be happy. By the way - your argument about not shortening so the coach can see what the players can do makes no sense since he saw that all year

You shorten the bench at this age level and this time of the season when it had no impact on the outcome. Let every player demonstrate if they can dig deep within themselves and prove they have something to offer, after all it was the playoffs. Recruiting has nothing to do with the last 3 games of the season during a playoff round.

obviously your kid must have been the kid that was shortshifted. to say shortshifting the bench knowing there was no chance is ridiculous! that's why you shorten the bench, to have some type of chance. coach already knew who to count on. you obviously have never coached, sit back and complain about the very same people who volunteer their valuable time so you can sit back and complain. get up off the couch and do something about it big mouth!!!

Let's say the above couple of arguments are true. GH shortens the bench to play his "best" (which primarily consisted of the 4 coaches kids and a handful of kids that left on their own) and still gets smoked 3 straight. By bringing back this core, GH himself has proved that they aren't strong enough to match up against another team's better players.

I agree with the guy who said this team is 8th-10th at best, and have just as good a chance to be worse.

oooohhhh guy u are close to this team...good luck elsewhere next season.

11:15 posting. you must have gone to the John Ferguson Jr. school of managing. what do you mean, if he brings back the core he still won't be good enough. if you have ever coached, you would know how to build a winner.

Birthday skate on Tuesday night - will bring the fake ice to make it legal.

GH

LOL. You don't build a winner by bringing back a group of kids that couldn't win, while losing your best goalie and defenseman, as well as the only kid who consistantly scored for you.

But at the end of the day it's all good, because this way GH will be able to justify playing his houseleaguer son as much as he does.

You guys shouldn't be making remarks about any kids. I am from another team and this boy can play AA. Leave the kids out of it. If you have a problem with the coach, that's one thing. Iam sure the boy puts all he can into the game.

Agreed. The kids and the coaching decisions should be kept separate. All the coaches kids on this team fit in, however some of them without the contact will need to adjust as they did in Novice Red and let's just say the team didn't fare too well. Best of luck recruiting.

where is the top defenseman, and the kid who consistantly scored going? why are they not coming back?

Where have all the experts disappeared to? Who is leaving? How many spots open?

Call the coach unless you are just a sh*t disturber.

sounds like they will be good. Who are they getting ?

kid who scores a lot has signed with the Hornets

How could he sign, card not issued yet.

Yes, kid who scored many goals in street hockey has signed. Who in their right mind would take their kid to this bottom feeder?

he has verbally comitted, they offered him free dvd rentals and a playstation game for every goal

Good one - I did hear that the big MT goal scorer is heading to the HHs.

true

Terriers will slide this year

Will that be when they are stealing or just after a hit?

Well, how we looking?

is it true the terriers are giving out skates with clear blades like they did when I played? saw them being handed out at tryouts today