Category : An Advisers Life
An Advisers Life – The BCHL Proposal To Hockey Canada – Why It Has No Chance
The BCHL is a very good league. There are a lot of good people working in the league, and a lot of good players. The...
An Advisers Life – Here We Go
The NAHL had another great season kickoff showcase, and the NCDC season is about to begin. Tier II in Canada is already in full swing,...
An Advisers Life – How Important Is The Tier II Junior Hockey Or AAA Minor Hockey Label?
How important are labels? Brands? Personally I like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Guess. Some of my friends only by Chevrolet, while others will only...
An Advisers Life – Options Or Opportunities
At this time of year, options on where to play, for most players, are becoming very limited. Opportunities to move up a level in the...
An Advisers Life – When Things Are Just Not Going Your Way
In life and in hockey, not everything is going to go the way we hope or plan for things to be. Disappointment is inevitable. How...
An Advisers Life – If You Think The Cost Of New Opportunity Is Too High – Wait Till You Get The Bill For Regret
You know its funny how often I hear, and Coaches hear, that players and parents are “willing to do what ever it takes”. Every day...
An Advisers Life – When Life Forces You To Change Your Plans
We all have in mind the perfect conditions for us to do the things we do. With the perfect conditions in place we can successfully...
An Advisers Life – The Career Emergency Room Is Open
It’s August, and that means that the Junior Hockey Career Emergency Room will be filling up fast. Yes, this is a real thing that can...
An Advisers Life – Lets Talk About Commitments
Commitments. Everyone wants them, not everyone gets them, and some that do, really don’t. If that doesn’t make sense to you, allow me to explain....
An Advisers Life – NCDC Expansion Long Planned And Good For The Game
NCDC expansion in the western United States was announced the other day. This announcement while it may have taken some by surprise, was more than...
An Advisers Life – The Commitment Numbers Game – Manipulation And Disinformation
Over the last twenty seven years, I have heard a lot of things. A lot of claims, a lot of bragging, and for lack of...
An Advisers Life – Repeating The Old Way Will Not Create New Opportunity
As we get ready to turn the corner into July, we are entering crunch time for securing roster spots. Main camps are beginning and final...
An Advisers Life – They Wont Invest In You Until You Invest In Yourself
You want free to play hockey. So does every other hockey player at the Tier 3, U18 and U16 level throughout North America. Whether its...
An Advisers Life – So you didn’t get drafted. What now?
The drafts are over. A few hundred players were taken in the USHL, NCDC and NAHL draft. That’s it. Just a few hundred in the...
An Advisers Life – When Will You Set Yourself Free?
“A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free them.” So you are thinking you are not a slave, or why the...
An Advisers Life – Counting On Being Drafted?
So you are hoping to get drafted in the next few weeks. You have attended or are attending a few “pre draft” camps in order...
An Advisers Life – Consistency Is The Difference Maker
A lot of people make plans, and most of them have no idea how to accomplish them. Consistency is the key to success. Good habits...
An Advisers Life – Recognizing Where You Should Be Playing
With yesterday being the official end of the amateur Junior Hockey season, it is time for everyone to look at all their opportunities and recognize...
An Advisers Life – Haters
A colleague of mine once said to me that “if you aren’t pissing people off, then you aren’t doing a good job.” Pissing people off...
An Advisers Life – Answering Readers Camp Questions
Lately I have been receiving a lot of emails from parents and players asking which camps to go to, and which camps to avoid. For...