Category : TJHN Originals
2021 TJHN Detroit Showcase Registration Open
The 2021-2022 season is fast approaching. Yes. While many of you are just now finishing your seasons, or getting ready for playoffs, teams have begun...
Video Scouting Up 900% In First Quarter Of 2021 – Central Scouting Services
With the COVID pandemic, players and scouts had to learn how to adjust to a brand new way of recruiting and marketing their talents. Video...
American Hockey Academy – NHL, And NCAA Experience Makes A Difference
The American Hockey Academy has assembled what could be called one of the most experienced advisory staff’s in all of amateur hockey. Hobey Baker Award...
American Hockey Academy – Coaches Profile – Heath Gordon
The American Hockey Academy coaching staff is a leading indicator of just how much they value every players on and off ice experience. There is...
Canada Border Closure Effecting WHL Start
For months, people kept talking about how the United States and Canada border closure was not going to matter to Major Junior teams. All kinds...
European Hockey Tours – March Showcase Registration Closing Soon
European Hockey Tours will participate in friendly games against teams from Europe taking place in March 11th through 20th, 2021. “We have been bringing teams to...
Poland – The Broken Development Model The Communists Left Behind
“Poland?” I have had this asked to me at least a few hundred times in the last few years. “Poland? Why the #### are you...
Preparing For 2021-2022 Season – A Practical Guide
I am getting a lot of emails concerning the 2021-2022 season. People wondering what to do, who will play, will borders open, will vaccines be...
Canada And USA – Why Wouldn’t People Listen To The Real Facts?
Hockey for the 2020-2021 season is done in Canada at the Junior A and Junior B levels. Some Junior C and Major Junior will be...
Openings In Europe For American Players
I have several openings in Europe that will allow players to compete in real games without restrictions. These openings are for Defense and Forwards only....
The End Of Pay To Play Deals – Thanks To COVID
“I was offered a better deal from the other team.” How many Coaches heard that over the years? How many players got used to using...
The Big Letdown – When Coaches Fail Players
Many times over many years I have seen players let their team mates and Coaches down. A little less frequently I have seen some Coaches...
Dear Canadian Players And Teams, Do You Still Think You Are Going To Have A Normal Season?
Not to rub salt in the open wounds, but someone needs to look in the mirror and start answering that question in Canada. All spring...
Advisers – Don’t Believe All The Advertising
Advisers, they play a very important role in many players careers. More and more, especially in the COVID environment, Advisers are helping players maneuver around...
European Hockey Tours To Participate In TJHN Showcase
European Hockey Tours will participate with multiple teams in The Junior Hockey News Showcase taking place in March 2021. Teams from the United States and...
An Advisers Life – Preparing For The 2021-2022 Season
It seems as though my take on What To Expect In 2021 – It Is Not Going To Be Much Better touched a couple of...
What To Expect In 2021 – It Is Not Going To Be Much Better
When COVID first came into our collective hockey consciousness in March of 2020, not many were honest about how things would pan out for players,...
The End Of 2020 – The COVID Year In Review
Thank God it’s ending. I am pretty sure a lot of you join me in that line of thinking today. What a year. One day...
NCAA Recruiting Dead Period Extended To April
The NCAA’s self imposed “dead period” for recruiting athletes has been extended to April 15th, 2021. While many parents and players are confused by this...
Central Scouting Services – On Line Scouting At All Time High
Central Scouting Services, the worlds leader in online player information and data storage has seen on line or virtual scouting explode during the COVID-19 pandemic....