Happy Wednesday boys and girls. Yeah well its a happy Wednesday if you’re playing Tier II or higher isn’t it. I mean you got the world by the balls and mom and dad aint paying any more for you to play! Congratulations! You worked hard and you got your break.
Ohhhhhh well sorry about all you kids still paying to play AAA or Tier III. Yeah, its a “pipeline” to Tier II, Major Junior or Tier I. Yep, a freakin pipeline.
“Come play here kid and we are going to develop you and move you on to the next level” How many of you parents hear that line when you were signing your pay to play contract? Oh hell yeah, every one of you heard it, and if you didn’t, you really got problems.
Soooooooo it might just surprise you mommies and daddies to know that Coaches at the pay to play, Tier III and AAA levels are blocking kids from getting called up to Tier II or Free To Play Teams!!!!!!
Yeah, that’s right. They are so freakin concerned about winning some bullshit championship that the kids aren’t even being told they are getting interest from higher levels! Now that’s some world class development there!
That’s the “pipeline” at work for ya. “Pipeline” my ass. More like “getting piped” if you get my meaning.
This thing has been going on for years though. It kinda died down a little over the last year or two, but now we are getting all kinds of reports on it happening. Yeah, boys and girls, if you are having a great year, you might be getting looks from higher levels and you might not be hearing about them!
Seriously, this is just absolute bullshit. What ever happened to that rule that was proposed where a higher level team could reach out directly to the player for a call up? Oh yeah, that shit didn’t even make it to a vote because the Tier III caucus blocked it. Yep, its a “pipeline”!
Speaking of pipelines, a new Tier III league may be forming in Newfoundland and Labrador. Featured communities are rumored to be Spreadeagle, Beaver Cove, Nimrod, Tickle Beach and Zealot. These are real names of communities people. Unfortunately, you are as likely to receive a call up from these new teams as you are from other existing teams in some cases. Not a whole lot of scouting in these communities. But hey, the ice is cheap.
David Wagner – The Angel Of Death – For Those Who Live Stupidly I salute You
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