Category : TJHN Originals
2017 February 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...
The New OHL Midget Major Draft – Why Now?
It was less than two weeks ago, that the Ontario Hockey League announced the addition of a second draft. This second draft is to target...
The Death Pool – Player Statistics And Stupidity
Yeah, I know I am not about to make any friends with this one. Who cares though? Some of you dummies need a little dose...
TJHN Official Position On USPHL Free To Play As Well As The USHL And NAHL
The email box at TJHN has been over flowing since the USA Hockey Junior Council meeting in Plymouth Michigan last month. This meeting is where,...
KIJHL Smartly Rejects Expansion Applications
The KIJHL, did what so few leagues can resist doing, they rejected two expansion opportunities. This is probably the best and most recent examples of...
The Death Pool – Special Report – New “Tier” System To Change Junior Hockey
Yeah, so why is it that the “Tiers” that everyone used to describe junior hockey work in reverse of every other “Tier” system we know...
An New League In AAU – The Facts Not More Fiction *Updated*
Yesterday, someone, was in a rush to make statements about a new AAU league being formed. In fact they were in such a hurry to break...
An Advisers Life – Every Game Is A Road Game
Road games, and road trips. When I was a younger man, I loved the bus trips. Playing cards with the boys, seeing new places, and...
The Death Pool – Special Report – Can We Just Stop The USA Hockey Winter Meeting Propaganda Bullshit?
Oh yeah, the USA Hockey Winter Meetings were a real barn burner. Bullshit. They were no more exciting than any other meetings according to the multiple people...
The Death Pool – Special Report – Remainder Of Varsity Season Cancelled After Hazing In Michigan
Hey Bobby, wanna tape my sack to that goal post and fire some frozen pucks at me? How about you shave my ass, cut the...
TJHN Giving Praise And Criticism Equally Regardless Of Sponsorship
It is amazing sometimes to think that so many league and team personnel read TJHN, re Tweet and post our stories when they are complimentary...
The Death Pool – More Expansion In Canada In The KIJHL Proposed For 2017
Happy Monday Moms and Dads. We are half way through January and 2017 is looking like a great year for The Death Pool. More expansion...
Comparing The Costs Of And Facts Of The NCDC With The NAHL And Canadian Junior
This article is a factual breakdown of how the new NCDC compares with the NAHL and Canadian Junior A or Tier II hockey. This is...
The Death Pool – Special Report – Have You Seen This Donkey Errrrr I Meant Adviser – Publishers Edition
Unfortunately, we have been getting a whole lot of emails on advisers, or advisors these last few weeks. Its amazing what some of you people are...
USA Hockey Winter Meeting – The Development Ladder In USA Hockey Is The Theory Already Proven Not True
There will be a lot of discussion the next few days over what some are calling the “development ladder” in the USA Hockey Tier System...
USA Hockey Winter Meeting Begins Tomorrow – Surprises And Fireworks On Tap
I usually take heat from some people when I predict the future. It really is humorous in many respects when people simply wont believe what...
The Death Pool – NA3HL’s Chicago Bulldogs Caught Trying To Leave Town
Chicago, Chicago, yeah, my kind of town. When you think about the “City of Big Shoulders”, you think about Stanley Cups, Patrick Kane and Jonathan...
The Death Pool – Special Report – Canada Considers Leaving World Junior Championships After Devistating Loss
Booooo Hoooooooo Ohhhhhhhh woooooooo is me, woooooo is me. How did it happen? How could we let this happen on our own soil? What are...
The Death Pool – Finland Fires Head Coach While At World Juniors – Special Report
So yeah, how would you like to win the World Juniors one year, then have three of your countries best players not on your team...
The Death Pool – 2016 Wrap Up And Donkey Of The Year Award
Ahhhhhh yes, the end of another glorious year. 2016 sure was special wasn’t it? Seriously, we had literally dozens of teams fold, drug arrests, assault...