why would anyone leave phc?
So arrogant of this poster to ask this question. It is like PHC is the best and everyone else would die to play for them. The shine iw wearing off!
You are seeing as the PHC teams age, their rankings are starting to fall. PHC is good at Squirts Minor due to Venom and then as the kids get older, they start falling in national rankings. Especially at Squirt Major (24th). 2011 Team did well this year, but only after getting rid of kids and signing players from NY, North NJ and Maryalnd. there should be a rule players have to come form a certain areas. Most other Tier 1 Rinks pull from feeder rink and a geographic area. PHC assembles all-start teams especially at 2011. Loyalty means nothing, winning is everything.
Also this tells me the systems they install at Venom and carry up through PHC do not enable the players to understand the game like other clubs. As they get older, other teams get smarter, adapt to the system and know how to beat it. The PHC players do not know how to adapt because the coaches have been telling them how to play since Venom and they do not understand the game as well as other players.
Now tons of PHC parents will come post that Venom does not run system and I know nothing, but that is all BS. They will also say if a kid gets cut, tough. They run a variation of the system JB & JDG founded Venom with. The majority of players just do not adapt outside the system like other players do. They also don't have the same talent coming up now since other rinks have full ice mites. Venom did not win AHF playoffs this year and won't next year. The party is over and Venom & PHC are not longer the best. Parents and players are waking up to this fact and are now leaving for other teams. Cutting local, loyal kids also shows PHC cares about winning and not development. We will see how the 2011 teams performs in 2 years once puberty hits!