Category : TJHN Originals
An Advisers Life – You Just Got Cut, Now What?
The season has started. Final camps, pre season games and regular season games have started, and the chase of the dream is entering its peak...
NOJHL’s Soo Thunderbords Add Another NCAA D-1 Commitment To Their Development Record
The NOJHL is one of Canada’s most under rated, and under valued Junior A leagues. Most people would be suprised to know that the league...
The Death Pool – Tier 3 Over Recruiting To Cause Multiple Teams To Fold
As we approach the start of the 2023-2024 season, Tier II and Junior A teams are preparing to make their final cuts, and Tier 3...
An Advisers Life – AAA Or Tier 3?
Every day I take calls from players, and parents and I answer questions about their hockey career paths. One question that is coming up more...
Free To Play Imediate Placement Available For Forwards And Defense – Europe
If you find yourself in the position of just having been cut from the Tier II team you were counting on making, or if you...
An Advisers Life – First Lawsuit Filed Against NCAA
Several months ago, there was a lot of talk in Canada about NCAA programs making CHL players eligible to play NCAA hockey. This talk was...
An Advisers Life – Red Flags And Negative Recruiting
On this episode of An Advisers Life, your host Joseph Kolodziej talks about red flags and negative recruiting items to watch out for if you...
Hockey Talent Management – Hiring Advisers And Scouts In Key Roles
Hockey Talent Management, the gold standard in player adviser and development services is now hiring advisers and scouts throughout North America and Europe to fill...
The Death Pool – Annual Pay To Play Death Spiral Begins
Its mid August, and players are preparing to head around the world to there respective teams for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. The sun is shining...
Everything Begins And Ends With Scouting – HTM Covers The Globe
A lot of people ask us how we learn so much about players, and how we see so many players every year. There is only...
An Advisers Life – An Example Of Why Canadian NCAA Commitments Are Plummeting
As an Adviser for the last thirty years, I have watched a lot of trends. From the Junior A, B, and C labeling to the...
An Advisers Life – U18, U16, Tier 3, And Free To Play Europe – We Have Discounted Deals Available Now
So you have finished the summer camp merry go round, spending tousands, or maybe tens of thousands of dollars, and have nothing to show for...
Playing For Free In Europe – Multiple Openings Immediately Available
So many players right now are wondering what went wrong with thier plans to play junior hockey for free this year. I spoke to a...
An Advisers Life – NCAA Roster Size Limits And Scholarships Increased For 2025-2026 In Landmark Settlement
In a landmark settlement agreement, the NCAA has increased college scholarship ice hockey numbers, and put strict limits on NCAA roster sizes beginning in the...
Why You Should Consider Junior Hockey In Europe – Immediate Openings To Fill
With many players now finding themselves with no Tier 2 options in the United States or Canada, more players are making the wise decision to...
Rating The Junior Hockey Leagues – Reader Comments
With yesterdays release of the top twenty ratings, TJHN was once again receiving a lot of comments on social media, emails and phone calls. We...
An Advisers Life Podcast – What To Do When Your Tier 2 Opportunities Dont Work Out And Its Panic Season
On this episode of An Advisers Life, your host Joseph Kolodziej discusses the annual panic season players face when their Tier 2 options run out....
Rating The Junior Hockey Leagues – 2024 Edition – Top Twenty Leagues At All Levels
I want to remind all readers that this series of articles rating the junior hockey leagues in North America is based upon independent opinions and...
The Death Pool – CAJHL Goes Dark
As we walk through the shadow of death we shall fear no recruiting. Yes, its that time of year boys and girls, its dying time....
Rating The Junior Hockey Leagues – Canada Junior B 2024 Edition
The criteria that was used in rating these four leagues, was how do teams within the leagues compare when developing players who move on to...