02-18-2016, 09:21 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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I feel bad for the owner's kid, to be honest. Unless he's a dbag kid driving this, but somehow, I doubt it.
"How'd the forfeit go, Spazway?"
"Yeah, did you score?"
"Leave me alone guys, I don't even want to talk about the team."
"Oh that's right, owner's pet. Everyone knows he likes you best."
"Likes his mom you mean."
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02-18-2016, 09:23 AM
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#122
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In the Sin Bin
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No. The owner's kid sided with his teammates the first time around.
Do feel bad for him though. Branch really needs to step in at this point. Like right now.
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02-18-2016, 09:27 AM
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#123
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If I won the powerball, I would have done the same thing.
Except it would have been an NHL team. And I'd place myself on it not my kid, and I'd make myself player-coach so I don't have to worry about ice time
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02-18-2016, 09:29 AM
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#124
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i have been told this is how teams in the top div's of the Metro toronto Hockey LEague work. Dads buy the teams and then flip them when thier son moves on. Seems odd, but I guess it makes it easier to keep top kids together
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I don't know if this is an issue out west, but in Ontario junior leagues below the OHL there is a common issue where rich kid's dads will buy a team and have their kid play on it. Since their kid isn't good enough for the OHL or the BCHL/AJHL leagues that tend to get players to the NCAA. These are leagues that play in the RBC cup against the BCHL and AJHL.
This guy just seems to have taken it up a notch and bought an OHL for his kid to play on. Will be curious to see if he sticks with the team when his kid graduates.
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02-18-2016, 09:38 AM
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#125
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
No. The owner's kid sided with his teammates the first time around.
Do feel bad for him though. Branch really needs to step in at this point. Like right now.
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In a lot of cases the kid ends up quitting hockey.
Tucker Hunter - son of Dale Hunter with London Knights - http://www.lfpress.com/sports/knight...43886-sun.html
Connor Burgess - son of Mark Burgess with Sudbury Wolves
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/oh...s-in-95-games/
In some cases it works out - There's been a ton of Hunter related players in London, the Folingo brothers played in Sudbury where their dad was part of the team management. Kerby Rychel played on his dad's team (although they did have to trade for him and then traded him away as well).
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02-18-2016, 09:50 AM
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#126
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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News Update
OHL announces sanctions against Flint.
Owner and managment has been suspended
Last edited by sureLoss; 02-18-2016 at 09:52 AM.
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02-18-2016, 09:52 AM
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#127
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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They have a game scheduled tonight and no coach (Kharin was supposed to be the interim coach). Will be interesting to find out the rest of the story.
EDIT: Should have probably proof read the statement. Ontario League instead of Ontario Hockey League.
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02-18-2016, 09:55 AM
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#128
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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So if anyone wants to buy an OHL team on the cheap, now would probably be the time.
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02-18-2016, 09:57 AM
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#129
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I feel bad for the players. Their future livelihoods are being put at risk because of a moron of an owner.
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02-18-2016, 10:09 AM
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#130
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Calgary
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Poor Flint. First their water, now this...
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02-18-2016, 10:32 AM
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#131
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broke the first rule
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The lack of details around this latest situation is a little unnerving. Saying this relates to the health & well being of the players, and counselling is being provided to them makes me think this is more than just the owner's kid getting more than his fair share of ice time.
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02-18-2016, 12:17 PM
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#132
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
So if anyone wants to buy an OHL team on the cheap, now would probably be the time.
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Daryl Katz come on down!
Out of the pot and into the fire!
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02-18-2016, 12:50 PM
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#133
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by calf
The lack of details around this latest situation is a little unnerving. Saying this relates to the health & well being of the players, and counselling is being provided to them makes me think this is more than just the owner's kid getting more than his fair share of ice time.
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That's how I see it. Sounds like some sort of criminal-like disgusting behaviour is part of the untold story.
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02-18-2016, 01:03 PM
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#134
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
OHL Commissioner Dave Branch en route to Flint. Will meet with players, lay out plan to them. If all goes well, Flint will play tonight.
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Originally Posted by calf
The lack of details around this latest situation is a little unnerving. Saying this relates to the health & well being of the players, and counselling is being provided to them makes me think this is more than just the owner's kid getting more than his fair share of ice time.
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You could be right, but I doubt it. IMO this is just the OHL doing damage control. If it was more sinister than that I think we would have heard about it by now, seeing as so much leaked out the first time.
The running of this particular franchise has been disgraceful and obviously been proven to be a huge mistake by the OHL to sell a team to this owner.
You have parents of players threatening not to return next year or even stop playing games right now. I have also seen a few more calls for Major Junior players to unionize after this latest situation.
The OHL has to do all it can to show it is supporting its players in a "crisis" that doesn't seem to do anything with the players. If a good chunk of Flint's best players don't return next year, the franchise essentially becomes worthless. You also have the optics for parents of future and current players considering the OHL watching how this plays out and could impact their decision on whether to play in the OHL or not.
Just a disaster for the OHL.
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02-18-2016, 01:22 PM
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#135
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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move the team to Belleville?
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02-18-2016, 01:40 PM
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#137
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
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Bandy! Now thats a batcrap crazy game!
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02-18-2016, 01:43 PM
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#138
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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This is at least 10x crazier than anything the Flames have done this season, so there's that.
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02-18-2016, 02:35 PM
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#139
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"Captain"?
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02-18-2016, 02:48 PM
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#140
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Franchise Player
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Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
OHL's senior director of hockey operations Joe Birch will be taking over control of hockey ops of Flint Firebirds, effectively running team.
Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Joe Birch will be on bench tonight when Flint plays Erie but head coach is Joe Stefan, who will be assisted by former NHLer Pat Peake.
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