Category : The Death Pool
The Death Pool – Hinton Timberwolves Stop Howling
The Hinton Timberwolves have been making a go at junior hockey for six of the last seven years. This 2025-2026 season was slated to be...
The Death Pool – Hypocrisy Of NAHL And USA Hockey Bring Nordiques Back From The Dead – But More Trouble Is On The Way
Standards. The North American Hockey League, and USA Hockey claim to have such a high set of standards for Tier II operations that they allow...
The Death Pool – When Teams Start To Vanish Schedules Start To Change
There are some things that can always be counted on in Junior Hockey in August and September. Player arrivals, and teams vanishing as if they...
The Death Pool – Mid August Meltdown
As we watch the days tick off the calendar, the hockey landscape begins to come more clear for everyone. What started out back in late...
The Death Pool – No “Tier 1” Junior A For PJHL – The Disaster BC Hockey Created
BC Hockey, when dealing with the BCHL’s departure from Hockey Canada and the CJHL has done everything seemingly possible to make what was already a...
The Death Pool – Its That Time Of Year – Silly Season Is Here
What time is it? It’s dying time. As we head into August, the rumors of teams folding at many levels are running rampant in North...
The Death Pool – The Lewiston NAHL & NA3HL Teams Are Only The Beginning, Greenville South Carolina Hockey Operations Also In Danger
Darren Anderson and his company Shift Sports are certainly not going to win any popularity contests in Lewiston Maine these days. Turns out, things may...
The Death Pool – Maine Nordiques NAHL & NA3HL Teams Dead In Lewiston
The Maine Nordiques NAHL and NA3HL teams are for all intents and purposes, dead on the scene in Lewiston. While the leagues have said nothing...
The Death Pool – Tenessee State Not Playing D-1 In 2025-2026
The hockey world was extremely excited when Tennessee State announced they were adding an NCAA Division One hockey program. The traditionally all black college was...
The Death Pool – EOJHL Kicks Out Brockville Bulldogs Formerly Brockville Tikis
Money talks. The Brockville Bulldogs, formerly the Brockville Tikis, were announced as being sold a short time ago after undergoing the rebranding. Having the team...
The Death Pool – NAHL’s Colorado Grit Kicked Out Of Arena And Sale Potentially Forced
A few months ago I was speaking to an old friend of mine who happened to be an assistant coach with the NAHL’s Colorado Grit....
The Death Pool – Dan Garneau And Elite Hockey Prep Camps Strike Again
There are money grab camps, and then there are complete scams. Dan Garneau and Elite Hockey Prep Camps are not even honest enogh to be...
The Death Pool – BCHL Deceitful Recruiting Practices
There is nothing worse than teams and leagues that practice deceitful recruiting of unsuspecting players and parents. While some leagues may make claims to players...
The Death Pool – Player Culture Kills Almaguin Spartans
Culture. Its a word often used by coaches to describe a team mindset they are trying to create or have created that contributes to the...
The Death Pool – Tier 3 And Pay To Play Junior A Teams With Zero Standards
Its 2024, and junior hockey is being played all around the world. During the preceeding off season, the USPHL forced some teams that were not...
The Death Pool – Fox Creek Ice Kings First To Fold This Week
There are a lot of signs you can look for when it comes to the health of any franchise. One of them is easily identifiable...
The Death Pool – Pay To Play Shakeup On The Way
As we head toward the start of many pay to play leagues in the 2024 – 2025 season, a big shakeup is looming on the...
The Death Pool – NJHL On Life Support?
The National Junior Hockey League, the league so “national” that all of its teams are in the Prvince of Alberta, looks like it may be...
The Death Pool – NJHL Gibbons Pioneers Vanish In Middle Of The Night
Another day, another NJHL failed franchise. The Gibbons Pioneers have pulled a vanishing act in Gibbons Alberta. David Copperfield was not reported in the Gibbons...
The Death Pool – NJHL Trying To Weasel Back Into Hinton Alberta
The NJHL, was up to its old tricks once again in Alberta. For those that dont remember, Hinton once had a team in the old...