Happy New Year kids! Hope you had a happy and safe holiday season. Winter break is over and junior hockey is back in full swing. Players are back on the ice, busses are on the road, and fans are back in the stands to watch their team make a playoff push.
With the new year though, we are also presented with the age old question….If a team folds over the break, and no one says a word…Does anyone really care anyway? Ha Ha Ha
So up in Canada we got us a little alphabet soup hockey going on. A while ago, some teams broke off from the Canadian International Hockey League, to form the World United Junior Hockey League. Next year Canada may play host to the United Nations Hockey League too with teams in Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Never Never Land with Commissioner Peter Pan leading the way! Ha Ha Ha
Seriously though, it looks like the Collingwood Ice are done. Well according to the players and parents who have lost a but load of money anyway. The Ice haven’t said anything and the “league” hasn’t said anything, but hey those 1-0 forfeit losses sure say a lot don’t they!
Right in time for the WUHL first college showcase this coming weekend! Ummmmmm yeah, about that college showcase……does anyone really believe any real college programs are going to spend their money to come and watch a first year league that’s more on par with Midget AA hockey? Yep, I can see athletic directors lining up to cover those travel expenses!
Oh snap, wait a minute, looking at the schedule now, it looks like its just a regular weekend schedule now! Time to get on the phone and tell all those scouts to cancel their hotel reservations. Ha Ha Ha Uh Oh, Collingwood was supposed to host this mid winter dream event too! Damn. Oh and don’t look now, but there aren’t any games scheduled for the 9th of January now!
Hey kids, there’s nothing wrong with playing for an independent hockey team. If you cant make a sanctioned team for one reason or another and you simply just want to keep playing and mom and dad will pay for it, then by all means keep on playing.
Seriously though, anyone who actually believes that college scouts give two turds about unsanctioned hockey needs their head examined! Maybe some lower level ACHA teams will grab a few players a year from these independent leagues, but if you think your playing NCAA hockey from there, you have seriously been sold a time share lake side cabin in the Mojave Desert!
Oh hell yeah, I love the new year. Teams still blowing up, expansion rumors for next year, teams being sold, teams moving, and all kinds of good things to talk about coming up.
Stay tuned kids, 2015 is shaping up to be a dandy!
David Wagner – The Angel Of Death – For Those Who Live Stupidly I salute You
*The Death Pool is a mix of comedy, and satire in connection with recent events. It is not an official report of current events although it may look as though the news is so accurate that it could one day happen or may be happening.
