Slats432
Registered User
I don't see that much in Edmonton. Teams aren't preselected, and if you are a good player, you make teams. What people see is players move up as elite players year to year. Well that is usually because they are elite players.Even if you aren’t screwed over by institutionalized rules, you’ll get screwed over by just logistics. There’s no waivers system for minor hockey players. Very important to complete your due diligence ahead of time. There’s a reason teams feel largely “pre-selected” before anyone steps on the ice.
What does happen though at the bottom of the roster, there are 5 guys that are all similar in quality, but have differing strengths. Then it gets down to 2 or 3 guys. One played house/community hockey the year before, one played elite hockey. Sometimes history comes in to play, and you lean on experience.
Two years ago, I made one cut I regretted. This year, it could be one, but there is no reference to know the other guy would have been better than the guy I kept so it is more likely I don't regret any releases.
When my son got cut from Peewee AA, I told him, you had two good skates, two meh skates, and one bad skate. Don't complain unless you have five good skates and then get cut.