Junior Ontario Hockey

Just out of curiosity, any signs of a new coach for the Rockets?

The house cleaning can't happen fast enough! We have sat in those stands for many many years and this has been brutal to watch. As I have previously stated these young men deserve better. To have to play night after night being coached by someone who's talents were vastly overrated. What I don't und...

To sit through the entire year has been really tough to watch. Hopefully the house cleaning as you put it starts today. I don't understand why this fiasco was allowed to continue for the entire season. As I previously stated those young men deserved better. It shouldn't come as a surprise come next ...

What absolutely stymies me is you have a coach that continues to make the some ridiculous choices night after night and loss after loss. How long before the stands will be completely empty, and remember you also have a board of directors complicit in this stupidity. Once upon a time the Strathroy Ro...

For the Strathroy Rockets fans, this year can't end fast enough. I not sure using the word disappointing quite covers the feeling of sitting through so many losses. From my own perspective there is one really big issue and hopefully post season that boil is lanced. However, there will always be next...

Thank you hockey god, for insisting on some civility with your comments on this post. There is nothing to be gained by people engaging in a pissing contest, here or anywhere else. There are changes badly needing to be made and hopefully they will emerge with the summer meetings. Once again thanks fo...

My goodness someone attempts to start serious dialogue regarding Junior B hockey and immediately sarcasm starts. I would agree there needs to be huge adjustments, or as you pointed out the smaller market teams will cease to exist. If you don't have something insightful to add to the conversation kee...

Just a few observations from Saturday night in Strathroy. Really puzzled what the "c" represents on Heffernan's jersey it certainly shouldn't be captain. His display in the penalty box, pounding the glass, throwing his stick and helmet, filthy language and so on, really quite the show. How...

I have been around hockey for a very long time, and I have never seen the largesse that clubs engage in to obtain players. Two years ago Chatham spent a small fortune and got what? The point I have continued to re-enforce is community owned organizations do not have access to huge amounts of cash to...

Hey Blackjet if only La Sally's operations were that simple. How many players had their registration paid for and a few other little "incentives" along the way. Junior "B" hockey as we used to know barely exists anymore. The privately owned organizations including La Salle are ki...

Holy smokes," brad36 take a chill pill" the point I was trying to make is that Chatham complements if it's present owners has been a comedy of errors. Seven coaches since 2010 if that isn't laughable I don't know what is.

From the frying pan into the fire. The "comedy" continues.

Right on the money with your comments!

Perhaps I misunderstood the way it was written, however I still stand by my previous remarks, the unfortunate part of this behaviour is he is not the only coach guilty of this . I once challenged all three coaches from another team asking if they thought the language and behaviour they exhibited was...

Interesting response from Brad36. I guess you condone that type of behaviour from bench staff. It's perfectly acceptable to yell and scream like a melagomanic behind the bench, use the filthiest language available all in the name of winning a game. I just find it so disgusting when pre game minor ho...

I am a tad confused over the ex Chatham coach firing. The level of expertise apparently is to constantly yell and swear at your players, berate the referees in equally as colourful a language and pat yourself on the back for being a "good" coach. The mantra we constantly here is "resp...

I have a news flash for you it may have operated that way in the past but the time is fast approaching when as we call them "the bottom feeders will cease to exist". You are seeing the struggles in St Mary's and other smaller market teams. Their ability to attract players is getting harder...

I am very glad someone is looking forward to playoffs that will really include four teams and the have nots. As I have previously stated there are the teams privately owned and then there are the rest of the teams. Eventually the western conference may only be four or five teams as the disparity is ...

Well round two the Chatham clowns and Strathroy Rockets, money to burn Chatham against a barely getting by community team. Strathroy is going nowhere anyhow as I have previously stated "have and have not teams" . Plus sadly lacking in the bench staff.

Little by little the suggestions being made are are making what has become a tremendous issue into something more manageable, now we "collectively" have to convince the decision makers that a change in "junior b" is long overdue.

Looking at the game sheet for last evenings Flyers versus Rockets, just another "sh.. show. Two suspensions, also two Rockets one 7 games, one 6 their numbers are getting depleted, hard to win games standing on the sidelines.

Sounds like something worth considering except it would be really tough to differentiate between the upper and lower tier teams. What would you base the criteria for team selection on?

the point I have tried to make is about the disparity in the funds available to spend on a good coach and top notch players. One poster's suggestion was simply find ways of getting the funds. Easier said then done. Every year the divide between the privately owned and financed teams and the communit...

Are you aware of who owns the Lambton shores Predators. Same fellow owns the London Majors baseball team. Is there a picture starting to take shape?

What chance do the smaller market teams have even attracting talent, as I said in my original post there is such a gap between the haves and the have nots. Throwing $ at new players doesn't guarantee success but when you don't have the cash to make offers your dead in the water and constantly relega...

How refreshing someone besides myself who actually sees what really is happening in Junior B hockey. The gap is growing wider every year and As I previously stated what will be left at the end of the day besides the "fat cat" owners with money to burn Sad state of affairs.

The difference being privately owned and community sponsored teams. There is a huge disparity in cash that is available. The privately owned teams way of doing business and community operated teams cash flow are like apples and oranges. A community sponsored team is very dependent on gate receipts a...

Would someone explain to me the disparity in Junior "B" . It would appear some teams have money to burn and buy their way to championships. What happens to the less well heeled teams they appear to be the cellar dwellers every year. How is that a fair and level playing field , just seeing ...