AAHA Quebec Tryouts

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Can't believe some of the players that did not get a call back and some of the players that did. The AAHA Quebec South team is a joke! Every year we get killed. This years team was 90% picked even before tryouts. Team will be 85% JF/PHC with maybe 5% LF and then whoever else wants to ride the bench! District is so stupid! Say what you want about BB, but they would actually pick the team objectively and not put rink directors favorite players on the team! Also heard district will pretty much black ball any BB players if it is a choice between AYHL or THF kid! Can't wait until my kid is older so teams are picked based on ability and not who you know! What a joke!

[Guest]

BB has staff on the selection team. You’re just making shit up.

[Guest]

They don’t get killed every year. 2010 and 2009 went deep in the event.

[Guest]

2011 Flyers team was terrible besides a few deserving kids, the best team was not picked in the end. I believe 8-9 JRF kids made it and 6-7 of them could have easily been replaced by other kids that did better at Tryouts. That team was politically chosen, 1 kid who is a AA player at best made it just because of who his Mother is and her Flyers connections. I am sure this years Team will be picked with a ton of politics. In the end save your money.

[Guest]

Truthfully though, why shouldn’t this years Quebec South team be mostly PHC & JRF? They’ve been the two best teams in area the last couple of years. The 2012 JRF team has won championship or been a finalist every year and PHC was certainly the best team during the regular season. Not many teams   were well represented  except for PHC and JRF. There are quite a number of AA kids that made initial cut and we’ll just have to see who makes final roster.

[Guest]

Yeah PHC 2012 team is not very good this year. Last years team was just ok and got smoked by JrF in playoffs. Not sure PHC players are what you want. JrF yes, but you need to pick a team and not just the best players. If you pick just best players, most don't pass and we get our a**es kicked. As a birth year, 2012 does not have the 2010 or 2009 talent, or even the 2011. I would pick a team and then go up and play like one. Not this carry the puck and shoot crap!

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They should be building a team that actually plays hockey. JrF have a few very good kids that carry the team. They would be much better if they played as a team. Most of them weren’t passing this weekend, because that’s all they know. But I’m sure many of them will be on the top team, just like last year.

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Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t purpose of District tryouts to place kids in AAHA Player Development program, not win PW Quebec tournament??

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AAHA is a joke just like Quebec team. Kids good at PW are good because they are bigger, not because they are more skilled or talented. A fast skater who is 4'10" has a tough time keeping up with a kid 5'4'' because of stride length. By taking big kids you are limiting the smaller kids chances to make it when they are 15-16 and are bigger/stronger and able to keep up with the kids that were bigger at younger ages. Too many kids slip through the cracks, get discouraged and move on to another sport. Things need to change!

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The AAHA isn’t in the business of figuring out someone’s genetic future. They have no idea how big someone is going to get. But, just like in any sport, size does matter. Just because someone is taller at a younger age doesn’t make them less skilled than the shorter PW player. They do a reasonably good job of picking the initial players they want to put in the Player Development program and then adding and subtracting players as they mature over the next three years.