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Moderator: RocketGirl
From what I understand, they had less than 10 guys show up for the game. You really want them to have to play with like 7, goalie included? Albeit short notice, and they'll probably get fined for it, at least they were smart enough to cancel instead of forging on with barely a team.Port hockey1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:45 pm They should be going with what they have, what makes them any better than Buffalo... Who's had to do just that for most of the season?!
What a joke!
If things were really that bad, I see why they cancelled. Still makes me angry though, they have no excuse for not having enough signed players, or Ap's to ice a team.RocketGirl wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:36 amFrom what I understand, they had less than 10 guys show up for the game. You really want them to have to play with like 7, goalie included? Albeit short notice, and they'll probably get fined for it, at least they were smart enough to cancel instead of forging on with barely a team.Port hockey1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:45 pm They should be going with what they have, what makes them any better than Buffalo... Who's had to do just that for most of the season?!
What a joke!
Or let Buffalo into the playoffs.
I really like this idea. Create a wildcard position in the GHC for whatever team finishes 9th with the best record. Agreed and hope it can become a reality should Thorold fold... the key is Buffalo not getting in automatically. We dont need 2 shitshows in the playoffs.
I was right! Hahahahaha
Let's use some common sense here. If the OHA was going reduce the number of teams, as part of the "Tomorrow's Game", they would not allow the expansion team Brantford 99ers in 2013-2014, also, Buffalo would not return.RocketGirl wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:22 am I'm not sure how true it is, but I've read that supposedly this is part of the OHA's plan to cut our league down to 20 teams and 2 Conferences. If that's true, what other 6 teams are going to be forced out?
Great post right onCanuckalhead wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:10 pm The Niagara Whalers won't move. They make their money from European and American players and they use it to bring in 21 year olds that cost them a ton of money. The reason these teams are not in the OHA is their ability to bring in as many European and American players as possible. Hockey Canada won't move on the European rule so that is why you have almost 40 Junior teams operating in Ontario who are not affiliated with Hockey Canada. That is quite a bit of coin they are losing out on (team fees that include insurance) and I'm sure if they are good business people, they will soon take a look at it. Will Terry Masterson move into Thorold, that could be a possibility. He should have left the game when he had a chance, but obviously he can't stay away from the rink. I guess the real question is; where are all the Junior Hockey team heading?? The teams that don't make their players pay have to dig into their own pockets because gate revenues and sponsorship revenues are becoming less and less every season. Most teams in the OPJHL are charging anywhere from $4,000.00 to $6,000 to play, so if the GOJHL wants to survive, they are going to have to follow suit. You have Caledonia and St. Catharines in the Shoe that are sound financially. Niagara Falls has some cash from the other revenue streams they have from the tournaments they run, but all the rest struggle each year to make things meet and it won't be long before they have to make that fatal decision to pack it in. The game is changing, but the Shoe has never really changed with the game. Seven or Eight teams that don't work each other, don't market their players, don't have any business deals together (equipment, etc.) and the list goes on. You have an owner who is in Welland who has destroyed that team and fan base. You had an owner in Port Colborne (and now in Pelham) who destroyed that franchise and was hated by everyone in that City. The league has always been the "have's and the have not's," and will never change. Thorold is the prime example when you buy a hockey team so your kid can play, eventually the whole situation is going to blow up in your face. Until they get all the "deadbeat owners" out of the Shoe, things will definitely get worst before they ever get better.