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Originally Posted by Northendzone
Showtime, I am most interested in hearing your initial observations, please comeback and provide and update, or feel free to send me a PM. I am a somewhat curious bystander only because my son is a goalie and he is a second year pee-wee and I am somewhat convinced that his peer group of 2002's/2003's will be the first group to go thru minor hockey with no contact whatsoever (I believe that the 2001's would ahve had one season of contact before the ban came into effect) - with the exception of the few that move on to quads. The hitting/no hitting rules will likely have a larger impact on next years tryouts as only the 2002's that play contact spring hockey will have exposure to contact.
trout, you are right about bullies/goons/idiots - you need to hope that the coaches will help those kids, but then of course there are coaches who are also idiots.......
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It wasnt as bad I was expecting it to be. That said I think its partially cause of the older players being more respectful during the tryout process. As the 2nd years have let up on hitting some guys who cut through center and try to dangle.
To the people who keep saying Rec should have more ice time. Pretty easy solution to that is upping the price it cost to play. High level hockey gets more icetime because they pay for it pretty simple. So not sure how people can complain about that.
As for hitting debate, not sure where i stand. I think ill have better idea after this season the difference it makes. If it makes for less injuries then i suppose im all for it.