The Admirals are so insignificant, I almost feel sorry for them. The one thing that is interesting is that they are now charging more than the Bruins who are just down the street. Not sure that is a good idea.
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I haven't heard anything about Schoner leaving, but I heard Mickey was stepping down.
Also for the the same money (or even if it was a little cheaper), why would you want your child to play here. There aren't enough kids to fill teams and they end up with AA level kids, A level kids, and NWHL kids all on the same team. As you can imagine, this can cause many issues with the kids developing quality hockey skills. For example the AA level kids end up trying to go end to end and never pass, the others don't develop as they don't get a chance to get involved.
Overall, I think this speaks about how watered down hockey has become with too many small clubs.
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Completely agree. Maybe that's why the ADM is taking over at the Mite level. Why not merge a few of these smaller clubs? Bruins and Admirals are so close to each other. Not sure what happened but it seemed to have been a mass exodus a few years back. The Admirals landed MAtt Noga as the Director of Hockey Development but he can't coach all 10 or so NIHL teams
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46+- kids left last year alone. Most are playing CS with one going AAA. The Admirals will claim that they developed these kids but the reality is they flourished after they left and received proper training. There were good intensions but nobody there understands how to operate. You cant even drop-in at their events or conditioning clinic. No strangers allowed!
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You can't just make CS unless you were developed with your old club so what you are saying doesn't make sense, and in turn are giving credit to the Admirals, however, those numbers seem right. There were a lot that left. Your claim that you can't drop in at their events isn't correct either. Not sure about conditioning clinic but unless it's run by Noga and divided by age and ability, why would anyone want to go anyway? There are better camps, organized sessions out there, no doubt.
Honestly, none of these clubs around seem to know how to operate now do they? If so, who? You have Hockey Directors jumping around and/or flip-flopping with each others clubs and its ridiculous. TI is even a mess. People in bigger clubs are disgruntled and people in smaller clubs are disgruntled. No one seems to be the clear winner around these parts.
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Exactly my point in the other thread ripping this club. They also hired a highly regarded Director of Player Development. Seems they have their stuff together now.........well, looking at the Board and seeing mostly women is very, very concerning and a reason I'm sure people will look to Cyclones, Bruins, Blues, Hawks. Stupid move on their part. Need more men to equal that mistake out or it could ruin them for good.
Not so sure what they did to a few haters on here but this looks to be a foundation for a darn solid club. Who cares if they are small. Small might play into a more positive personal experience.
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The only coachs there that can truely develop a player is Noga for skaters and Stu for young goalies. The rest are mens league buddies. If you havent been a part of the club you truely cant understand all the underlying problems. It sounds like bitching but 100 people +- cant all be wrong! You may get 2 1/2 ice practices a week but the coaching is awfull, its a fun-house! GONE
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so is every club...ya'll think your kids the next Toews but they're all gonna end up in the mens league somewhere. parents should just let their kids have fun with their friends and quit worrying about their childs win-loss record. develop real world skills and not how to be a brain-dead hockey punk.
See ya in the Mens League Benders!
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You're the bender my friend. Maybe your little Johnny is ending up in a mens league but not all kids. If given the right direction and proper coaching higher levels are attainable. My son has been at the Chargers and is a MM and is going places as is the Bolts this year, Speak for yourself. The Admirals are a disgrace of a house league hockey program, suckering all the money from those Glen Ellyn saps who think their kids are going to the NHL. Won't happen at that orginization. Next time you are in a rink look around for the true sign, BANNERS!
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The main problem with admirals is the guy who was with the flames and swpiped money from them, started the admirals and swiped money from them....the hot dog guy. If he were gone the other coaches are fine....
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You are wrong Mr. Know It All. While playing at the Chargers you will get as much exposure as most AAA teams, we choose the appropriate tourneys that will gain the most exposure and also BOLTS coaches have alot of connections. So go waste your monet sending your little bender to AAA, we beat AAA teams last year in tournys and in practice games and will do the same this year, so go cry in your beer LOSER!!
With banners comes exposure and people that matter at the next level stand up and take notice!
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dear bolts guy:
you are a waste of oxygen. your children are a waste of oxygen.
it is such a shame that breeders like you exist. any and every organization sells the delusion to you that one day your "exceptional" "super-smart" "super-skilled" child will be the best. too bad that a-holes like yourself killed the U.S. and the world with your greed. R.I.P. MOTHERF****RS!
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Your bender would be playing AAA if he could. Keep drinking that charger AA Kool Aid. As I said, if he's still playing AA as a midget, it's beer league for him. I feel sorry for your kid, having a moron parent such as yourself.
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You are wrong Mr. Hockey. One of our boys played Juniors in FLA last year and this year my son and some of his MM teammates have been approached regarding playing Juniors in WI for the Ducks, so put that in your pipe and smoke it. Plus there are a number of boys from last years MM team that will be playing D3 so blows your negative theory right out of the water, ne beer league for them. Sorry your little bender ruined all your dreams and is now attending C.O.D., working at Home Depot and playing mens league. Fortunately thats not the path my son is taking. Chargers develope players for the next step after MM. Keep your binders on, a true sign of jelousy of the BOLTS.
Bannners brings attention from many Junior teams as personally witnessed. Keep taking cheap shots at our orginization, most players aspire to play for the BOLTS but sorry, no vacancy this year!!
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You are one of the worst examples of both a parent period and a hockey parent second. Your values are completely fucked up. These are kids were are talking about, and despite the fact that you are living vicariously through your kids, there are likely not going to make a living playing hockey. In the US, the process and funnel of making it to the AHL/NHL is the harshest of any sport, depends on so many variables that are outside the control of any parent. So go ahead and speak your ridiculous delusional diatribes and venom about your shitty little youth hockey organization. Your priorities and touch with reality are seriously off. Let's see now, with all your bloviating you forgot that the opportunity for a youth to get a solid education and come out of college with a degree and a job in investment banking, consulting, engineering etc. is pretty close to 100%, going to the AHL/NHL not so much. Why are you fucking up your kids future with your own warped perceptions. By the time you pay for youth hockey, AAA, Juniors and college (good luck getting a scholarship) you have more then paid for a college education. You are a true moron. If your kid has talent, and grows to sufficient size he will enjoy get noticed no matter where you play, let him enjoy the sport and get an education, or better yet turn him into a bitter washed up mid 20's ex-junior player who is an expert at saying, "you want fires with that"
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"you want fires with that?" ??? Fires??? He won't end up be an arsonist so not sure what you mean by fires. Don't worry about my son, he has the size to go places in hockey after MM. Leaning towards WI Juniors and we'll see where it takes him from there. Your babble is so obvious of your jelousy of the BOLTS. Sorry your little bender either got cut by us or got his brains beat in every time we played you, oh well.
We'll see you at the state championship. This year the refs can't screw us 2 years in a row.
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"you want fires with that?" ??? Fires??? He won't end up be an arsonist so not sure what you mean by fires. Don't worry about my son, he has the size to go places in hockey after MM. Leaning towards WI Juniors and we'll see where it takes him from there. Your babble is so obvious of your jelousy of the BOLTS. Sorry your little bender either got cut by us or got his brains beat in every time we played you, oh well.
We'll see you at the state championship. This year the refs can't screw us 2 years in a row.
BOLTS 2013!!
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"you want fires with that?" ??? Fires??? He won't end up be an arsonist so not sure what you mean by fires. Don't worry about my son, he has the size to go places in hockey after MM. Leaning towards WI Juniors and we'll see where it takes him from there. Your babble is so obvious of your jelousy of the BOLTS. Sorry your little bender either got cut by us or got his brains beat in every time we played you, oh well.
We'll see you at the state championship. This year the refs can't screw us 2 years in a row.
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It does not surprise any of us in the least that again you miss the point. Instead of taking the message to heart, you resort to your pendantic attacks on a typo and then attack a child you know nothing about. No one including myself attacked your kids. You have no idea about my "bender" and thankfully has never played your club and hopefully never will. My kid is an above average player, plays gold, shoots 70 at golf, gets good grades, is the leading scorer in his lacrosse team and there is MORE to life than hockey. The way things go, my kid could end up in the NHL, on the Tour or decide to fly jets, who knows, they are too young to be determining their future through the distorted lens of someone like you. As many have said, I am done with you, You are sad, very glad I NEVER have to be around you. A wise man once said, if 90% of the people like you and 10% don't do not worry about it, if 90% do not like you and 10% do, then you need to look in the mirror. Seems like, you are in the latter category.
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Thank god my kids never played and never will play for the BOLTS, what a bunch of whack jobs!!!!!! Always has been that way. Boasting about being asked to try out for the Ducks, wow, now that's hockey heaven. My son played tier III Jr’s for a year, it was fun, now getting a college education and playing ACHA. He did receive a hockey "scholarship" offer but guess what, his ACCADEMIC scholarship was more than double the sports scholarship. Hockey’s a game, that’s all!!!! And for all you jerks that will say my bender wasn’t good enough for the big time, your right, and neither is yours! GET A LIFE!
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You two jerkoffs have no idea what it takes to get your son to the next level, thats what you miss when you aren't BOLT material. If your happy with your little benders sub par hockey progress and accomplishment then so be it. Don't come on a hockey message board and try and squash hockey dreams. Go on to your benders lacrosse site.
A wise man once said if you can't beat them then join them. I wish I could make that offer to you but your benders wouldn't be able to make the cut in BOLT country...sorry.
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Thats a good come back. You don't want any of this pal. You must not of seen us BOLTS in action over the years. Anytime anywhere tough guy, just let me know and I'll whip your ass!!
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I just wish I could get a hold of you for 5 minutes. I am really sorry your little bender got cut by us, the Admirals are having tryouts in 2 weeks, give that a shot tough guy. If little bender boy gets wacked there try the Chiefs, LMFAO!!
come watch my boy in the MM state championship this year.
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So when your kid is playing in the BHC final for MM, will he be skating for Gedzun or Rhodie? Seems that the bolts peter out every year (both minor and major) around mid February. The one thing that the bolts do excel at is getting their fair shake in front of R&E - they're always fun to listen to. Queue up Shaggy - It Wasn't Me.
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Your true colors are out now, you have been busted you wide open, Mr. Bolts 2013
What, Jerry Sandusky your idol, would not surprise us. Hope they have cameras
in the locker room to catch you. Stay away from my kids. Pathetic. Oh and by the way pedo, challenging someone to a fight on the internet must mean you are really brave.
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Historically, bolts hype their teams prematurely then cry foul when they fall short. The program is no different than other clubs, coaches do not bring originality, innovation to development. Teams tend to be recruited. From mite to MM dad plays important role, before season begins, to set the path to "make the team". Then dad yells from the stands or presses his nose to the glass and shouts. The rest of us chuckle amongst ourselves, most of the time entertained. Sometimes, however, we have a sense of embarrassment for such behavior, other times intolerance.
Personally, don"t know how this originates in the human psyche. But suspect it is born from failure, a life of mediocracy, mixed with the unrealized potential of youth infused with a shred of hope.
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Lets face it the 2 of you are hardcore losers if you're arguing over mites. . I'm a happy man knowing we don't belong to these clubs. Wow! Bitch and moan about a childs game. Everyone is laughing at you b/c both clubs suck and have a reputation of having shithead parents. We beat both of you w/ skill and sportsmanship. Keep yelling from the stands, your kids are laughing at you too. Haha! Bolts/Admirals what a joke! Set good examples for your kids so they grow up to be a shithead too. Whatever you do don't teach them hockey, teach them to bitch and moan.From mite straight to the NHL, haha. You think they'll get drafted this year? Haha. Keep writing I'll be reading and laughing. Bad parenting cracks me up.
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Sorry, had to chime in here - the Admirals Mites mopped up all 3 Chargers Mite teams? Chargers Mite 1 BEAT the Admirals Mite 1 in the Silver A Wolves Cup Championship Game!
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