Call me Suds
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I just read that you were interested in how Joseph Lewis performs in Duisburg. I watched a few games this season (he didn't always play) but I have to say that he didn't really impress me. He is one of the better players in Duisburg but still I don't think he can play higher than German 3rd league if he doesn't improve his game - a lot.
It looks like a Prep school league. But I don't know for sure?. Much like Rothesay Netherwood, Upper Canada College or Shattuck St Mary's in the States?Do you know what the CSSHL is?
I found 3 new players who are in that league playing for Okanagan Hockey Academy Black V
Do you know what the CSSHL is?
I found 3 new players who are in that league playing for Okanagan Hockey Academy Black V
Like Alpine said it's a prep school like Shattuck & company. OHA feeds the WHL with draft picks but WHL is bantam aged players. The varsity team rarely has full time players who turn out to be WHLers, they'll have the odd bantam age player come up and play a couple games which means they're usually good for bantam and have a shot at NAHL, BCHL, or sometimes the WHL. After bantam age the best usually move on to midget teams so the varsity teams aren't loaded with top end talent. (The V Stands for varsity)
Western Canada is a bit odd. It's all because the WHL drafts players at 14 then they spend a year in midget before they can play WHL hockey full time, so players move all over the place seemingly at random lol I can't much follow it. OHL is so simply because you have the majority of the best players playing in 1 league. Atlantic Canada is a mess but it's pretty simple. Major Midget Leagues = Best midget players for QMJHL draft.
So are these the type of guys likely to be picked for GB in wjc's? Based on the guys playing in NA who have been picked in the past
I really know nothing about the league. But unless the Brit boys carry dual citizenship they'd be imports in Major Jr and wouldn't be allowed in Jr A as only NA players are eligible by Hockey Canada rules. So playing Jr in the States or Europe would be their options after. But there is an "outlaw" Jr league in Ontario that has lot's of.....shall we say eastern Euro's.
They also would not be eligible for Major/Minor Midget unless they played Pee-Wee in Canada and then only in the districts or zones that they played Pee-Wee.
If he played in the Q Prospects game at the Monctonian somebody is watching him.Looking for input
Son has dual citizenship. Born in Canada, British parents. First year Midget AAA, (1997) possible QMJHL draft, but not high I think. Did play in Q prospects game at the monctonian. Kid is very good academically and may want to attend University in the UK. What are his hockey options
Obviously not any University hockey, but I do remember Canadians playing with Dundee Rockets and Fife Flyers.
Advice Welcome
Looking for input
Son has dual citizenship. Born in Canada, British parents. First year Midget AAA, (1997) possible QMJHL draft, but not high I think. Did play in Q prospects game at the monctonian. Kid is very good academically and may want to attend University in the UK. What are his hockey options
Obviously not any University hockey, but I do remember Canadians playing with Dundee Rockets and Fife Flyers.
Advice Welcome
I really know nothing about the league. But unless the Brit boys carry dual citizenship they'd be imports in Major Jr and wouldn't be allowed in Jr A as only NA players are eligible by Hockey Canada rules. So playing Jr in the States or Europe would be their options after. But there is an "outlaw" Jr league in Ontario that has lot's of.....shall we say eastern Euro's.
They also would not be eligible for Major/Minor Midget unless they played Pee-Wee in Canada and then only in the districts or zones that they played Pee-Wee.
So you don't know if this level is any good then?
Just wondering in case I should follow their progress, if they're likely to play for GB.
There's loads of British guys listed in the OP playing in this outlaw league you speak of, usually they are not very good players even by our standards. One of my current teammates actually played there a while back, and he put up decent numbers in it.
Check the "where are they now" tab on EP and you can see guys who played at that level. 1 brit in the list for that specific team, Daniel Fuller. Nothing special there.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/where_are_they_now.php?team=9930
Like I said before, in Western Canada by the time you're playing on Varisty teams, all the best players are in the WHL meaning the competition their facing while playing with that team is nothing more then future Jr. A maybe Jr. B players. I'd say most players in GB's U20 team could hold down a spot on a WHL/OHL/QMJHL spot but because there's only 2 spots per team, they don't want a Euro spot used on a 3rd or 4th line forward or bottom pair D. They want a top 6 forward or top 4 D so a lot of Brits could likely play, they just aren't the best available for the 2 spots per team
I have some bad news for you, it seems that Brendan might not actually be eligible for GB. Apparently your two years played in the country have to be after the age of 12. I think that would also make Scott Conway ineligible, but Brett would be eligible.
That's for guys who change nationality. They were born in GB, they're considered British.
& Scott Conway was named to the GB preliminary roster last year for the U18s lol Doubt they woulda named him to the prelim roster if he wasn't eligible
1.6 When a player has changed his citizenship or has acquired or surrendered another citizenship and wants to participate for the
first time in an IIHF championship and/or an Olympic competition representing his country of choice he must:
a) prove that he has participated on a consistent basis, for at least two consecutive years (730 days) after his 12
th birthday in the
national competitions of and be a legal resident in his new country during which period he has neither transferred to another
country nor played ice hockey for a team registered/located within any other country;
No someone in the international tournaments section said there was a similar case of Norbert Hari, a Hungarian born and raised player who moved to Sweden to play hockey at age 12, thus making him ineligible to play for Hungary. It's almost an identical case to Perlini, as his older brother is eligible and does play for Hungary despite playing most of his hockey in Sweden.