Category : TJHN Originals
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...
Rating The Junior Hockey Leagues – Tier III 2024 Edition
The criteria that was used in rating these eight leagues, was how do teams within the leagues compare when developing players who move on to...
Pair Of Former QMJHL Players Sentenced To Prison For Sexual Assault
A pair of former QMJHL players have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences by Quebec Judge Thomas Jacques for their assault of an underage woman at a hotel during...
Rating The Junior Hockey Leagues United States And Canada Tier II – 2024 Edition
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...
Hockey Talent Management – Hiring Advisers, Agents And Scouts
Hockey Talent Management, the gold standard in player adviser and development services is now hiring scouts, advisers and agents. For thirty years, Hockey Talent Management...
An Advisers Life Podcast – Advice For Parents And Players When Making Their Choice In Team This Season
On this episode of an Advisers Life, your host Joseph Kolodziej duscusses a few items for parents and players to start thinking about when making...
Rating The Junior Hockey Leagues – USHL, Major Junior And Europe
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...
HTM With U18 AAA – U16 AAA Openings To Fill In USA – Junior Openings In Europe
Hockey Talent Management, the gold standard in player and family adviser services has the following openings to fill in the United States and Europe; U18...
An Advisers Life – Beware Of Your Source Of Information
Far too often I hear of players and parents receiving bad advice on how to manage or direct their junior hockey career. Unfortunately the two...