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To add onto the coaches getting paid, depending on the program a high school head coach will make anywhere from 5-15k and many of these coaches are teachers within the school district. On the youth side, again depending on the program and size some coaches do get paid, but 85% of what goes on in youth hockey from logistics, coaching, scoreboard... it is all parents and community volunteers, which shows the commitment people have to the game here

1:34 look at that glorious Saint Cloud Apollo flying A. Beautiful logo never to be worn again.

Honestly your last point is very sad. The privatization of youth sports is trash and making sports unachievable for many people. This will most likely cause a massive decline in youth participation in hockey outside of maybe a few select states like MN that work hard to keep the sport as affordable as possible.

I had a gym teacher who was a scout for the Washington Capitols. His schedule was insane during the season and before computers were a thing in the early 80's, he had two full filing cabinets on scouting reports of the players in state. After the 80 Olympics, teams didn't want to miss out on the next big player from Minnesota.

"Costs quite a bit of money" / "Costs will increase" - these things are said with such certainty yet don't the very producers of this video stand to profit from this model? And make no mistake about it, it is a model. Countries like Sweden and Finland punch far above their (population) weight and hockey costs a fraction of what it does in North America. Let the money grab continue...

It is not even remotely underrated. It is notoriously the best. Thinking of it as underrated is completely ignorant.

Hockey is demographically doomed. Swiss/swe ? Models, free (ish) until u15/u13 (?). CSSHL schools are 30k/yr AAA are 15k/yr. Western canadian pricing. Us prep schools (ive heard 60k). ? D1 tuition.

Any chance I could get your opinion on the FSL (female super league). My daughter has been asked to play for one of the academies, its U14 so she is still young and quite expensive for us due to the travel. $35k all in, for us thats a lot. The academy is pushing that its an investment into her future, Im torn as she would have to also move 5 hours away. Girls hockey is SO unknown.

Major junior players keeping their ncaa eligibility would really saturate college hockey.

Eligibility

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We had a 7th grader play goalie for us Yes from mn

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as a minnesotan who's school doesn't have a hockey team (I'm a football player),fuck the MSHSL

I don't know where this guy lives but as someone who lives in Minnesota he got a few things wrong. We have open enrollment. So no you don't have to live in the area. Many prep private schools recruit. They don't have dorms, but they find a way. The winner of the girls tournament Gentry had more girls from Florida. No, rinks are not open 24/7. I know of one. In a small town on the Canadian border.

There are plenty of kids who leave to play for the Juniors or the US Program in Ann Arbor, not to mention Shattuck-St. Mary's high school in Faribault. If you aren't 'connected', you can't move to Edina and make the team unless you are the top 1% of the top 1%.

Private school should = private tournament

Enter Phil Kessel

The player not crankin lines at 4am will never be Corey Perry. Book it.

You’re talking about the top 5 percent of schools your Edina Hm Tonka etc most mn high school hockey teams aren’t like this

Open enrollment allows you to live in another school district

Do some more research your so confidently wrong dork

Can you make a Video about your Boston AHA showcase? It would be cool to see this.

I can relate. I never forget playing juniors and college hockey. Playing the game ends for everyone but the skills you learn last a lifetime. I never wanted to coach but im going into my 6th year of coaching youth hockey trying to teach kids to love the game as much as i did.

Can ACHA players enter the NCAA transfer portal?

Good to hear about all of this information. My grandson is in AAA at 14U. He really hasn’t come from a hockey family and has learned and has natural talent toward the game. He’s above average but not one of the better players. But he has a great mind and has speed but lacks a hard shot. I forward all these videos to him as some of what you provide free is very interesting. Hockey isn’t a cheap sport. I’ve know some former coaches who try to give back but it’s hard because of costs. But when you talk about education, that’s important first and foremost to after hockey. I was a welder for about 20 years. I worked with a former NHLer. He played for Detroit and welded in Windsor during the off season. He played before Gordie Howe made it to Detroit. Eddie Bruneteau got me to get my oldest boy skating and even my second son. My grandson is much better at this age than my sons. A lot of verbiage but I respect what you do.

In Minnesota, high school hockey fees are often covered if a student just mentions they’re struggling to pay. This help usually comes from teammates or their families who are better off. Growing up in Minnesota, then moving around before coming back, I've seen firsthand how "Minnesota Nice" shines in the hockey community. It’s a tight-knit, family-like environment. A lot of high school players have been skating together since they were five and younger all dreaming of playing in the state tournament. This friendship,connection, and love for the game is 100% why so many come back to play in the tourney and no matter where they are status wise or whatever, on that rink your just a kid playing on pond versus kids next door, its all about the "i kicked your ass last weekend on the pond!" type of vibe! For anyone from Minnesota, it’s obvious that the tournament is more than just a competition.They’re probably buddies with people on the other team too, having spent countless hours playing together on local ponds and lakes. It’s a bunch of kids who love skating and hockey who have often been playing together and alongside each other and became friends in a way. while also playing against people they’ve known for years, one final and last time on the biggest stage.

The flow is incredible.

One thing that was mentioned was that only the top 15-20 schools have scouts watching games. In 2023-24, there were 233 men’s D1 players from MN, and they came from 69 different HS programs. Whether it’s Edina or La Crescent-Hokah, scouts will find talent. Having the ability to stay at home through high school and play at the highest levels is an incredible perk of the non-profit community-based hockey model in Minnesota.

So can you share the best programs to go to in the USPHL?

40k to 70k /yr is nuts. This has many benefits, the quality of life, very interesting. Sad hc is slowly not attracting, and I understand why. But the dilution is real,

Hi what your toughts on qchl is it good and a good exposur?

The pyramid of levels is upside down. In BC (and AB is very similar), where 20 years ago AAA (draw zone system) was the only top level option for players. Now AAA, Prep school (CSSHL), and private academies (JPHL) all fight for players at the top of the pyramid. There is players playing at that level that 20 years ago wouldn't even have made AAA and AA. CSSHL is 25k+ per year with some program being up to 60k+ per year. JPHL is 20k to 25k a year. AAA is about 20k a year. Many kids cant afford that and they just play local Rep hockey where they dont have the same level of coaching, ice time, off ice training, and general elite sports lifestyle education.

Awesome content as always. I hear the adds for the JPHL on the NHL network (Sirius). Didn't know anything about their model and how cost competitive it can be vs. academy. Does this model accept U.S. bien kids?

As a hockey player in mn there is so much money put into hockey then any other sport in mn

That is a really interesting concept. I'm still personally torn on the whole privatization of youth sports. It is really driving up the overall cost of participation in any sport, not just hockey. This really builds a massive barrier of entry and could be stifling the growth of the sport IMHO. Is Hockey Canada really that bad that they need these private unsanctioned leagues? I personally don't have any experience with this. I live in MN and absolutely love the community based MN hockey model. I think its amazing and is the #1 reason we produce so many players and are the state of hockey. I am curious to follow this and see if these private leagues turn out to be a better model that produce more and or better players or not.

The biggest observation is that MN State government seems to subsidize hockey through taxes. So rinks are 24/7 and teams are free. In every other state, whether A to AAA, it is pay (a lot of money) to play, so the cost portion prevents many players from participating at a high level. Because of this free to play model, most kids will play this sport, which increases the volume of players who will participate bantams and achieve to a higher level. That doesn't mean the top end quality is necessarily better than other states, but certainly volume-wise, MN will produce more players. But just know that the MN residents are paying for it through their school and property taxes, which is probably higher than most other places.

What happened to Anoka

Anoka in the 70's

VI is now boarderless Unsanctioned hockey. as of a couple months ago.

I must say when Edina came to play my school I saw many college scouts and a Vegas golden knight’s scout

A few VIJHL teams have been acquired by BCHL teams. So I would say it’s definitely a feeder league with lots of great BC players.

It’s because it’s Minnesota; Long winters, nothing to do with that time but play hockey; everyone has a backyard rink and every kid competes against everyone else’s kid in the neighborhood(s) and the cities. It’s an environment to create experts from the time they can strap on a pair of skates and hold a stick to adulthood and old age.

I play in Minnesota but I’m from Iowa and we play by USA hockey age rules but they use Minnesota age rules and we play kids 2-3 years older than us.

The MMJHL in Manitoba is a sectioned league. You information is false. It is a great league if you want to go to school and still play a high level of hockey.

Would it be good for a last year midjet(17-18 year old)be a good step to go play next year?

I'm a season ticket holder for the London Nationals in the gojhl I watch a lot of different hockey leagues and I think the gojhl is Junior a and these players are very good when I watch them live recommend this league

Derek pure and the njhl are a joke lol

I watched a pjhl game the Dorchester dolphins and it's pretty good hockey I think it's the best Junior c hockey league in my opinion