Category : TJHN Originals
The Death Pool – Notes From The Court House
With the NAHL season officially over, and the USHL season nearly over, we are officially entering silly season. Yep, that great time of year when...
The Death Pool – Special Report – Hockey Alberta Threatens To Expell Players For Attending Alternative Camps
You know, its seems like all the big time hockey officials in Canada and the United States just cant control themselves and plan to publicly...
An Advisers Life – Be Careful Taking Advice From Self Appointed Experts
Yesterday I was forwarded an article written by a self appointed expert. This person was going into great depth as to what he believed were...
The Pre Draft Combine – Calling All Scouts
In ten days, one hundred and eighty of the top AAA, Prep, High School, and current junior players will descend on L.C. Walker Arena in...
Confessions Of A Junior Hockey Coach – Earning The Respect Of Coaches And Scouts
Today I try to offer the advice to player who may feel as though he do not have the respect of coaches and scouts. Respect...
The Death Pool – On Line Advice Seekers
Oh yeah, its another beautiful Monday morning. I got the coffee going, doing a little research on some teams who don’t pay their coaches, some...
Vegas Loves NCAA Hockey Too
Las Vegas Nevada is definitely becoming a hockey destination. While the journey for the City of Las Vegas may appear to some to have taken...
2017 May Combined Tier II North American Team Rankings
This combined rankings feature will regularly be available the first Wednesday of each month during the season. There are no honorable mentions, and whether or...
Confessions Of A Junior Hockey Coach – When Opportunity Knocks Will You Be There To Answer?
It is that time of the year that player and parents are planning the tryout camps and summer showcase schedule. The scout have been active,...
The Death Pool – NAHL Wichita Falls Folding Or Moving?
Its another beautiful Spring day. May first and the start of a new month. As they say, April showers bring May flowers. You know, like...
The Death Pool – Special Report – Rochester Rebels Commit Suicide Rather Than Playing In NCPHL Again
Suicide. Yep, that’s one way to end things I guess. Normally not a solution anyone would recommend to anyone else. But hey, there is always...
The Death Pool – Special Report – The Newest Shit Show Money Grab Independent Junior Hockey League
Oh hell yeah. I love me some entrepreneur hockey wizards! Genius thinking based on past success is what its all about. Meet the Independent Junior...
The Death Pool – Alpena Flyers Have Wings Clipped
Its another beautiful Monday morning. As we get to the end of April we are starting to find some teams already getting killed off. Yep,...
The Death Pool – Special Report – Teams Resorting To Negative Recruiting To Fill Pre Draft Camps
Its that time of year. Yep, the time of year where financial desperation creates an incredible amount of negative recruiting. What’s negative recruiting? Its when...
Kenai River Brown Bears Reactivated By NAHL Vote For 2017-2018
In what was all but a forgone conclusion, the North American Hockey League voted unanimously to allow the reactivation of the Kenai River Brown Bears...
NAHL Meeting On Brown Bears Reactivation And Other Team Relocations
Multiple sources are indicating that the North American Hockey League has a busy agenda for a conference call meeting today. The Kenai River Brown Bears...
Confessions Of A Junior Hockey Coach – Why Do You Play?
To be sure every player play the game for different reason. Player have different goals in life, and how they can achieve those goals through...
The Death Pool – 2017 Brings More Pay To Play Expansion
You have to wonder what some people wake up thinking some days. You might wonder if maybe they drank too much the night before and...
Confessions Of A Junior Hockey Coach – Realize You Are Not That Special
Ah yes, we all know him. We all know the player that think he is too good for the team, the player that think he...
The Death Pool – The C1HL Blows Up For Many Reasons
Ahhhhh yes, the smell of fresh cut flowers placed on a head stone. Nothing quite like it on a nice spring morning to get my...