Category : An Advisers Life
An Advisers Life – Does A Player Black Ball List Exist?
Someone recently pressed the question of whether or not a player can get “black balled” of if a “black list” for players actually exists. Some...
An Advisers Life – The Definition And Examples Of Improper Financial Benefits Under NCAA Rules
Recently, we have been receiving a lot of emails regarding NCAA rules as they relate to what is, and what is not an improper financial...
An Advisers Life – Picking A Tier III Team
Right about now many of you are finding out that you are not making a Tier II team. You have spent the entire summer going...
An Advisers Life – More On Commitments And Admissions
Last week I wrote a piece about NCAA commitments. It was very general in nature, and really intended to get players and parents to think...
An Advisers Life – The “Verbal Commitment” Or The National Letter Of Intent
As an Adviser, I am constantly asked by new clients, and younger clients; “When will I make my commitment?”. That question is usually asked, or...
An Advisers Life – Rules Showing Why Advisers Should Not Use Clients Names Or Images
For quite a while now, years actually, I have been getting emails asking why my company doesn’t advertise our clients on our website, or why...
An Advisers Life – Understanding The Business Of Tier II Hockey – A Parents Guide
Every July and August, the phone calls and emails literally rain in. It really is so predictable, I wrote the majority of this column in...
An Advisers Life – How Free Is Free? Lets Do The Math
As an Adviser its my job to put my clients in a position for them to be successful. Its also my fiduciary responsibility to put...
An Advisers Life – You Never Know Who Is Watching
Every year, at every Pre Draft Combine event, I give a presentation to players and parents that’s followed by a question and answer session. I...
An Advisers Life – Player Rights After A Draft
After the most recent drafts taking place in Canadian Junior A – Tier II, the NAHL, and now the NA3HL, we have been flooded with...
An Advisers Life – Being Drafted Dosnt Mean You Have Made It – It Means The Work Is Only Beginning
The Draft. All Drafts mean the same thing. Whether its the USHL, Major Junior, the NAHL, or the NHL Draft, if you are fortunate enough...
An Advisers Life – A Long Road To NCAA Division One
At Hockey Talent Management, we have a policy that does not allow us to use the names, images or likeness of any of our student...
An Advisers Life – The AAA Midget Or Tier III Choice
On Saturday afternoon I gave my second of two speeches regarding the paths to NCAA hockey at the Pre Draft Combine. Following each speech we...
An Advisers Life – Be Careful Taking Advice From Self Appointed Experts
Yesterday I was forwarded an article written by a self appointed expert. This person was going into great depth as to what he believed were...
An Advisers Life – Deciphering All Of Those Camp Invitations
It is that time of year. Every team in North America is looking for players and sending out camp invitations. But what do they all...
An Advisers Life – How Good Are The NAHL Players?
Some people have recently accused me of being too outspoken in my support of the addition of the USPHL’s NCDC division to the realm of...
An Advisers Life – What Camps To Not Attend
Every year at this time, The Junior Hockey News, and Hockey Talent Management get flooded with emails asking which camps to attend. Unfortunately we can...
An Advisers Life – Airports And Insomnia
As I write this, once again I am sitting in an airport waiting for a delayed flight. You would think when this happens once or...
An Advisers Life – Every Game Is A Road Game
Road games, and road trips. When I was a younger man, I loved the bus trips. Playing cards with the boys, seeing new places, and...
An Advisers Life – Trump Presidency Impact On Player Immigration
Todays article is not about who won or lost the election two days ago. It is about how those results may directly impact player immigration...