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2 down, 6 to go!!!

MM ? Who gets it?

Who has applied?

No coach yet, no new applicants. Everyone one wants out, no one wants in.

You mean it will really matter who is selected for the MM team???? This is a group made up of dreamers and mal-contents....won't matter if they select Scotty frikin Bowman.......they will still bitch and moan.......like puttin lipstick on a pig........

Why doesn't PB take the team since he has been the assistant coach for so long?

Why doesn't one of the elite coaches in the organization take this team as it is such an important year. Is there an elite coach in the organization??

nothing elite here.

McCourt?

How about Ronald?

What about the 1st MM coach we had last year?

He did such a great job he should give it another shot!!! His record couldn't be worse

sure bring back someone who quit. just typical st kitts hockey thinking.

Do not bring back JT.

3 announced 5 to go.

GS is a good choice. Great for that age group and a tireless volunteer.

MZ for MM AA Falcons.

What do Falcons have to do with Niagara North?

The thread is GCMHA and NN. They are pretty much one and the same. Don't let the names fool you.

What is taking so long? If nobody applied to coach than go out and recruit some coaches. You think the good teams sit back and wait and see who applied? They go after the best coaches they can find.

All coaches announced except for MM. WTF?

When do the AA and A coaches get announced?

MM coach (Mark Barrick). What's the info on him? Will those who want to leave stay now with him as coach

MM coach (Mark Barrick). What's the info on him? Will those who want to leave stay now with him as coach

was he a coach in Welland at one time?

falcons and I think Port Colborne jr b a while back. no idea what he has been up to since

falcons and I think Port Colborne jr b a while back. no idea what he has been up to since

Won 2 golden horseshoe champs as Jr B head coach.

Good choice!!!

wont have much to work with - MD and ZB gone to greener pastures

Not gone yet - OMHA watching closely & CD better do everything on the up & up because MD will be punished hard if any funny business is going on. They know what CD does for a living and will be watching his tricks. And with the NNS no-release policy, ZB won't be escaping too easily either.

all done and too late,

Where are MD and ZB going?

Both to Hamilton

No MD to Oak and ZB to STA

Both to STA

niagara north is the worste organization running, it will make your kid never want to play hockey again

All the years of yelling at your kid didn't help either.

But at least when he yells at his kid he doesnt have to worry about the spelling........"worste".........

so what is MB going to do with the 97s?

What can he do with the group of players he has

What can he do with the group of players he has

find new players

And how is he going to find new players?

For starters, he shouldn't be releasing the likes of ZB & MD. I know MD's Dad will be playing games like "For Sale" signs on the house, but NNS has a no-release policy and it would be a shame if ZB was let out of the centre. The only way to attract other players would be to keep the existing core players (and yes, it was tough using the plural form of "player" there).

Not from NN but I do think you have a decent core team there......just need a few more pieces.

I agree NN isn't a bad team. Lots of errors made during tryouts last year. Coaches did no recruiting and brought up the wrong players. Converting forwards into defenceman who didn't backcheck as forwards wasn't ideal. There were many teams worse than NN this past year and they can still be better. If CD stops sulking and just lets MD play without the added pressure all will be fine.

I agree NN isn't a bad team. Lots of errors made during tryouts last year. Coaches did no recruiting and brought up the wrong players. Converting forwards into defenceman who didn't backcheck as forwards wasn't ideal. There were many teams worse than NN this past year and they can still be better. If CD stops sulking and just lets MD play without the added pressure all will be fine.

Any word on MB coaching staff?

CD and PB

arent there a couple of others who got their f1s and fled to sta or elsewhere? they have to come back.

arent there a couple of others who got their f1s and fled to sta or elsewhere? they have to come back.

They got cut

no getting cut this season.

New coach must be busy trying to convince his top 3 to stay. Sta is busy recruiting to build a great mm team for next year.

Sta only got 1 from NN last year. He could make it next year. One went to NF and he only there cause they carried 17 skaters. Coach doesn't have to convince anyone to stay, they have to convince the coach if they want to leave. If everyone would quit sulking and buy in for a complete season, NN could be a decent team.

STA is busy recruting? How do you recruit players that will not be released by their home centre? Great plan. Only sets up for failure.

They have done it e every other MM year and have built very competitive teams

Many questions for sta for up coming season.
6 players were F1's from other centres.
Not sure if all or some will be back.
NN has a coach in place. Let the games
begin.

getting all F1s back from Hammy, NN and NFR plus MD -add three other D and 1 goalie from other local Scta centres - team to beat

STA getting all these guys?

yep

hamilton underacheived and will be re evaluating everyone. NN won't release. Keep dreaming. STA, you always have the NF to draw from

FL has stated no one is getting a release as to a bunch asking for their F1 waiver in his meetings. Either play here or go back to your home centre and play there. Seems to be only two options.

The real question is ..... why does everyone want to leave ?

Simple. The parent group is a bunch of whack jobs.

who the hell are talking about now

HBD

And there you have it........don't think anyone is handing out releases this year.

that apppears to be the word from evey centre

Every coach will be waiting on kids released then the feeding frenzy will start.

Can additional skates be added throughout the tryout process as year's past? If so some may miss the bus.

Yes it will happen with teams when they realize the players that they thought were coming do not arrive.

rumour is that releases were handed out already. not all that asked.

what centre(s)

Cant release a player until after he has stepped on ice for a tryout.

1:42 could have already gotten release from coach but has to "officially" wait until after first tryout

2:12 Like the promise your wife made that you would get laid tonight?

Any word on his coaching staff?

does he have an email address?

mark@noF1s.ca

ZB @ Tryouts will not be released...His dad might get one though if the last 2 years parent group has any say! LOL.
He and JD were more worried about having their smoke break at the flood and screaming and swearing at the kids not using any positive reinforcement and getting the kids rolling.
Sad situation.... As loud as CD is... who wouldnt be frustrated after the type of coaches MD has had the last 3 years, sad.

FG would have been an awesome coach for Bantam & MM but he moved on to Jr hockey, he would have attracted quality players and the scouts respect him.

Good luck to the Players hopefully the Team will do well as new Coach appears to be a respectable stand up guy and well rounded Coach, and thats loads better than the crap they have just gone through for 2 years.

Pulling your Goalie when losing 8-1 in an SCTA game....wow... He said he did it to embarass the kids????
JD & PB you guys were the embarassment.

they were both at the rink last night - instead of wasting your employer's time posting this today why didnt you express your views to them last night during the try-outs?.......Yeah I think I know why.

scouts respect FG. thats funny, you obviously know nothing.
MD's coaches the last 3 years. when did it become about one player?

Who cares about last year? What is going to happen with this new group?

MB All he cares about is being physical and bodies on the ice. Total MEATHEAD! How are you going to bodycheck an Oakville forward when you can't catch him. Sooner or later you have to be able to put the puck in the net. It will be fun to watch NN's home games. LOL.

Team is in trouble with same goalies, weak d core and zero scoring up front. The two Niagara teams will battle for the basement.

STA has not received waiver players from NFR or NN

With the majority on last years scoring being released/cut or refusing to play for NN they'll be lucky to score 30-40 goals in season play seeing that they didn't replace those kids with any AAA caliber players

They signed to BB players from Lincoln and a AA player from Flamborough. 3 slowest players on the team. Big trouble.

These 3 players are better than what was let go from last year. So what's your point beside you mut still be seaching for a team.

1:27 You must be one of those STA (decent AAA team)cuts that is thankful your kid latched onto a AAA team no matter how bad they'll be!!

You think minor midget had a bad year last year? Wait until MB shits the bed this year! You can't soar like an eagle when you are flying with chickens.

Forum rules and policies do not apply to everyone it seems as far slamming players. Seems corrupt and smells rotten just like NN tryouts.

Can't wait to watch the home games against Oakville.

ME TOO!!!!!

or brampton or southern tier or hamilton or grey bruce etc etc

Niagara Falls?

what about them

12:11, read the entire thread, not just the last line!!!! Thats why your kid plays in the falls...

what you just said makes no sense.

a) my kid doesn't play in the falls
b) the previous poster just randomly said "niagara falls?".....what about them?!!

7:08 you must be a genius LOL....if your kid plays for NN. Guess what you moron, NN & NF are the same....crap.

Five core NN skaters left. I feel sorry for them. Fortunately it will be good practice for the goalies stopping 60 out of 70 shots per game. Scouts love it.

7:08 take it easy on 12:11 he could be just playing you. Nobody is that stupid.

12:11 comment about NF is in addition to the other teams mentioned above in the thread that will beat NN. Don't worry, this blog thing is just a fad, should be over soon....

can we find you something to do today?

With MD definately not coming back to NN for the coming season, who is the coaching staff gonna bring in to provide the goal scoring????

Maybe we can get the St.Catharines referees to throw it their net when we play at home. They like to throw it our net when we play at home!

LOL

Don't get your hopes up about MB. His success with the Falcons was the players themselves. He is an arm chair quarter back at best. His knowlege of the game is basic at best. I know! I played for his Jr B team. The guy is an idiot.

Are there anymore whackjob parents left?

could you be a bit more specific?

promised 4 scouts at every game

Boy scouts?

They'll be looking at all the visiting team players not NN players. So thanks for the extra attention.

Gonna be a longgggg season

you bet - bunch of slow bb players, two d playing up and cuts from nfr, team built for goalies to be noticed 60-7- times a game

Team along with NF should be relegated to AA.

LOL there's already is a AA team in St Kitts that would probably give NN a good run for their money considering whats left from last year and what was brought in for replacement. Just hope that NN's center that played with MD decides to play AA rather than going to NFR.

Relegated to AA is a joke, maybe AE or move to Linclon and be BB

the players brought in to this team wouldn't make the AA team. This is what happens when you have a bunch of NN board members (parents) from dd centres evaluating and trying to prop up their players. There is no way they should be on this team.

Gotta feel sorry for the kids left from last year, they build friendships and gel as team for three or four seasons, play some decent hockey in hope of getting noticed in the MM draft year only to have it blown up and asked to start from scratch in a stronger SCTA loop by a bunch of fucking idiots that don't have a clue as to the abilities of each kid!!!

on the other hand say a prayer for those kids who are about to get a weekly thrashing. bb etc hockey will be looking pretty good by december

7:04 this isn't how a team should be managed. NN should have done a better job with this team over the last few years and players from AAA and from AA have shown they deserve to be on this team long before BB players. The wrong people are calling the shots in this organization and they influence the coaches they pick.

A lady with no hockey knowledge is running the association. What should that tell you?

The boys from BB West Lincoln will surprise. They earned a spot on this team and they will do very well. You'll have one clearing the front of our net & the other planted in front of the opposition's net. It's not the Sedin twins, but they'll do their fair share of the work.

What did you expect? That all good players in Niagara go to NN for MM? Because that what happens every year in Niagara, 1 or sometimes 2 (95 year) AAA teams in Niagara are extremely competitive with teams from all over Canada and the US. This year it was STA. Look at yourself in the mirror and think about how good your kid really is.

They weren't competitive in the SCTA you tool, they didn't get out of the big weekend as #1 or #2. Oh btw they won't be all that competitive this season with all of the ex HBD's either

re 2:47 Sorry but you can't compare AAA forwards and AAA defense to BB level players. Both will be in for a rude awakening when they see what they're up against in their respective positions.

3:52 - Talking about the '96 STA MM team, tool.

This a '97 discussion, who cares about '96. Do you live in welland TOOL???

247 - thanks dad - although it must have taken you a long time to put together that one. Cant wait to see it happen - first of all they have to be able to skate to get there and this only works if other scta teams playing 3 men short. too funny.

2:47 Certainly hope they aren't like the Sedin's! MB will burst a blood vessel in his brain if they play like them....which on second thought might be a positive thing for the team!!!!

I wonder where MD ended up...

MD playing for the NFR...he'll make them contenders!!!

hahahahaha

to which part? MD in sta - and nfr compete?????

This team is held together with cheap hockey tape. Not a great group to choose from but wrong players taken. Will be a long season. I don't think what MD did was right but don't blame him for leaving.

4 scouts at every game ....

MD is moving into STA's AAA catchment, nothing illegal about that. Too bad NN's board members have no idea what they're doing when it comes to bringing in a progressive minded coach rather than a throw back to the 70's that'll be pushing some kids that already have a history of serious concussions to play a role that could seriously injur them. BTW MB and his coaching team would've probably cut MD anyways, they would've wanted to turn him into a goon instead of a goal scorer.

Of the players that were cut, what players that were brought in are actually better????

I think the real question that should be asked is which cut kids are actually better than the ones that made it? Like it was said above, slim pickins' in this zone at the '97 age level. The # 8-9 forwards & # 5-6 D could have been just about anybody. No superstars were cut that could have drastically improved this team.

Are you trying to tell us GV who has no forward experience is a better choice than NG? Something stinks! Is some one on the payroll? My prediction is MB will quit this year because of how stupid he will look. JD will probably pick up the pieces again. JD might be a little rough around the edges but there is no bullshit behind closed doors. He is there for the kids.

What I'm saying is that GV, who will be a 3rd line forward, has replaced NG, who would have been no better than a 3rd line forward on this team. No conspiracy, no, payoff, no back room deals or wives offered up. Both player have their strengths & weaknesses & MB obviously has a role in mind for GV that maybe NG wouldn't have been able to fulfill.

Bullshit.

MB never once saw GV playing forward, let alone centre.

"Superstars", your joking right?

NN has one maybe two players that can put the puck in the net. Goals for average will be around Nolan Ryan's ERA. Lots of penalty minutes,suspensions and injuries. I feel sorry for the kids. Will be another embarassing MM year. The only reason MB did well in JB is because of his outstanding roster. What goes around comes around LOL.

MB = Old school meathead.

12:02 Your're a moron. NG was the best center on the team last year (other than MD who should have palyed center) and at the spring tryouts. Who's gonna be #1 at the position, MC or MC, give your brainless head a shake. MC last years 2nd line winger is too scared to play a physical game, MC the D player is too small,too slow and too selfish to play as #1. If shithead MB was smart he would have turned JP back into a winger, he wouldn't have got a bone crusher, but would've got size, speed and a goal scorer. The team will be slow and ineffective offensively and especially defensively with the replacement players. Still can't figure out the logic behind cutting JK and JP,2 good skating D players with size for the STA castoffs, particullarly the short kid that can't skate very well.

i vote for either the BB or the flamborough AA for #1 center, they both must be better than NG if they made the team and he got cut LOL LOL LOL MB you fucking idiot

absolutely right - hey but for the rest of you guys be careful what you wish for. you decided to run jd and pb out of town. now you have a pre-paleolithic coaching staff and will battle nfr for 4-5 wins a year. only winner are the goaltenders who will see 60 shots a night after teams beat the various old-time pylons at centre ice.

Hey 12:02 name 2 better centers on the current roster than NG. BTW don't smoke any crack until after you reply to the question.

There's obviously 3 centres that are better in the coach's point of view & I'm sorry that upsets you mommy or daddy. But he's just a coach who's been around the game for years and you're a parent, so what does he know?

Neither one pal. Are you the parent of one of the STA kids that suddenly got displaced when the when the exHBD's came to town. Though I would like to hear the answer to the question about the better centers, is your kid one of them? If he is then speak up.

sure whatever you say. what mm team in this loop didnt go out to improve themselves by pushing two d up to CENTRE and signing three kids who had never played past bb.
what he knows about hockey can be found in a buried treasure chest some 100 years ago.

who cares? you're going to be last anyways

from what i hear, you cut your best dman to nf (who also sucks) and your best fwd left for sta

another 1 win season in MM for NN

1 win -that would be too funny

The Flam AA player wasnt even top 3 on his team last year. You mean all the players that got cut from last year and the top AA Falcons weren't any better? Sad.

The retards are making this team their own!! They've have done a fabulous job so far, keep up the good work!!

To bad for the kids. What coach would totally change a team going into MM year. NN assoc. should be embarassed to let this happen. They should of realized MB was incompetent. Too late now. The 98 players hopefully will have a good year in MM. A friend of mine told me years ago if you want your kid to do well in hockey get him the fuck out St. Catharines. Again too bad for the kids. We have been playing spring and summer tournaments and it makes you realize how bad NN is. People in charge should resign at NN. Bring in somebody competent and not be swayed by board memmbers. Board members parents on 97 NN team? STINKS LIKE SHIT TO ME?

The AAA cuts that decide to play AA should make them a better team

The coaching staff are arrogant and ignorant. Who would string a kid along to the final tryout, cut him and tell him that his skating and shooting aren't upto AAA caliber. Conventional thinking and years of so called coaching experience would be that skating and shooting skills won't improve drastically from tryout #2 to tryout #6, so why not do the decent thing and cut him right after the second tryout and let the kid explore other opportunities.

totally agree, if the kid wasn't gonna fit the team profile or didn't have the skill set the coaches were looking for, he should have been cut loose after the second tryout. That is ignorant on their part.

Probably pay back to the parents. Still sucks though.

Pay back for what?

AA team will still do lousy. No leadership, no commitment.

So will the AAA team, something to be said for consistancy

There is plenty of leadership on the AA team. Defence will suck because a bunch made other AAA teams (but not good enought for NN?) but there are more leaders than on the AAA team. Worry about your own problems, you have got plenty.

We're not on the AAA team.

Boy oh boy MB is your coach? I am willing to bet my house someone will punch this arrogant piece of garbage of a coach out this year (probably after he makes someones kid cry). You guys are in for one heck of an interesting season let me tell ya! This man will bully a few kids, will play favourites, will confuse a grinder\checker (or 2) as one of his scorers and will bring zero hockey knowledge to the rink. Mark my words!

In a dogfight for last place this year -- what a long season it's going to be.

he promised 4 scouts at every game.

According to MB, he's not worried about winning or losing at home. He just wants the visiting team to fear playing in NN's house!!

how many points in the standings do you get for that

The only thing the visiting team has to fear is the coffee at the 4PAD.

Maybe the NN board should checked the coaching staff's referances Lol

see a two win season - will get crushed in titans tournament in september and then the shit will start to fly

C'mon MB knows what he's doing he cleansed the team of last years apparently useless kids and replenished the team with his own superstars. It's your team MB hope you win more than 2 games this season or you'll look like a total idiot.

yousa... the sarcasim drips so thick.............runs faster than a scout standing beside a tallman

2 Games? Could win 4. Play Guelph 4 times. Well maybe not.

Everybody should try to improve their spellin.

Any D spots left on this team?

Check back after the pre-season tourny, they might be looking for 4-6 bodies

And a coach.

MB 2nd NN tryout screamed "I wanna see some bodies on the ice" What system is that? It's going to be a long season. Maybe the boys should wear brass knuckles under their hockey gloves.

he will see some bodies on the ice alright as just about every team blows by his pylons shift after shift....

Coaching mentality is 30 yrs behind the times

When is the first regular season game? Can't wait.

try the titans tournament in early september.

I'm surprised the assistant coaches stood by and let all this happen. I guess I gave them too much respect. Too bad for the team.

The peons wouldn't want to feel the wrath of MB almighty

How many trainers are on the bench? They will have their hands full. How many times will kids here "Suck it up kid get back on the ice"

all good

all the complaining.............we could bring JT back.

By November we probably willl have

What?

Have they announced a midget coach yet?

Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys.

JL is coaching and R is assistant. They left the board of NN and decided to try coaching!

Aren't they the minor midget coaches????

Should be interesting to see how they do against the Rivermen in the exhibition game

Priceless.

when and where is the ex game ?

August 15 @ Sportsplex

Any odds on who will win?

NFR wins 3-1

If the boys do badly MB will look like an idiot and they will be punished with endless dryland. Again to bad for the kids. Only a couple of kids that can put the puck in the net.

MB has put the word out he is looking for more players. Isn't is a bit late? Who does he think he will find?

Above post is shit disturber - the team is picked.

It's not too late till November buddy. This is an important year. Players can and should be swapped out if necessary right up until that time.

9:54 Changes are going to be made for a few.

What positions are they looking for?

Again, this is all crap from a few shit-disturbing parents/parent who feel changes should be made. Whether you believe changes should be made or not, none will happen. Team is set.

1040 Just cause you know your kid is in trouble so you keep teling the world team is set ... doestn make it so. I know for a fact the team is making calls trying to improve.

what .... the pylons havent learnt how to skate over the summer....

Heard he was outscouting ballhockey leagues and ufc gyms

With MD gone this team is done

Flamborough AA team has folded and MB is looking into some of those players. None are better than local AA players but they are getting overlooked. Regardless, changes are very possible.

WoW... Listen to you guys already! Your gonna have an exciting season. I can tell!!! Sounds like somethings gonna blow. KABOOOOM

toooooo funnny.....4 scouts at every game to watch refugees from an an abandoned aa ship????

Gonna be funny when the NFR win the ex game. Gonna be funnier if the NN cuts do some of the scoring. The funniest thing will be how stupid the coaching staff will look. Maybe one of the phone calls should be to CD and offer him the farm to bring MD back.

from the sounds of things it looks like a 3 on 3 game!!!!

Priceless.

NN has goaltending. Three good forwards. That's it. Good luck.

Who are the 3 good forwards???

curly, larry and moe (schemp got cut)

Those are the coaches, who are the players???

Best forward finally got out of NN, second best got cut and the third best is playing back in Hamilton for the huskies. They weren't that deep last year to have 3 more really good ones left over and no good ones were brought in to replace.

The best forward is actually the best d - wtf

Thats the game plan, flip a coin to see who's playing Def and whos playing Off each game, brilliant idea. The new coaches are much better, JD & PB never thought of that game plan last year.

what happens if nobody has any change in their pocket?

Ask Curly.

Check the floor at the sportsplex, might find one there!!!

BEST FORWARD LAST YEAR WAS CUT AND THE KIDS IN THE ROOM WERE IN DISBELEIF...HE WENT ON TO PLAY JR A IN SHELBURNE...NN WAS IN CHAOUS WHO DID THEY BEAT NF. PS THAT PLAYER IS NOW 6'3" THIS IS HOW INCOMPETENT THEY WERE. IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER

Who is this BEST forward cut last year? You would think on a team this weak I would remember, guess not!!!

Who is the best forwrd this year? With no MD on the team, who gets the spotlight now?

You might want to avoid the spotlight on this team

GV is going to step up to the plate.

Going to be a very painful year for players, coaches and parents. I hope they can find the upside through it all.

Feel sorry for the players and parents (especially the ones from last year that had no ides what was going to transpire with the change in coaching). Don't feel it for the coaches and NN organization, they're totally responsible for the train wreck that happens this season. They should all do the honorable thing and resign at the end of the season.