You see it more and more, the physically mature guys in Bantam dominate, then struggle when everyone is as big and as fast. Let's hope he continues to work on his game and grows to be a more complete player...he is only 17 after all.
I just checked the box scores for the 2 games. 100+ shots against on the weekend.. not sure the Coach has everything figured out just yet.
The two goalies split the games I see. On an average period of 10/11 shots the extra 5-6 do and can make the difference on the score board but it didn't show last weekend. At least they have some reason to celebrate on this young team.
As Wintersun said, this is all about the Team and the position they are in the league. ST John (Mem cup hosts) will likely be looking to add players at Xmas, but it will be for the cup run, not to develop their prospects.
Sentner suspended again, this time for 15 games? 10-0 loss last night, this team does have some solid 06's but realistically is in for a long season.
The racial slurs were not handled appropriately IMO, the 15 game suspension on the other hand was handled as it should have been and is a unique situation on its own. Rules are rules, you can't fight in minor hockey and when you try to fight game after game after game, they will eventually throw the book at you. You see there was a time when Max stepped on the ice and the 5'3" U15 player was intimidated, those days are long gone and he is still trying to play the sane role in U18 at 155 lbs, no one backs away anymore. There is a hockey player in there somewhere, not sure we will ever get to see the true potential.
Bowness with the Isles, he was called up in November.
Yes, no fighting allowed in Minor Hockey that's made very clear in Sentner's suspension but with HPEI decision on the Racial Surls, it puts it as more acceptable to do so than a hockey scrap. Which bewilders many of us that follows the game and how it progresses over the years. But, the video I watched was short and has Sentner skating away and didn't want to fight (what it looked like) when the opposing player cross checked him high across his back/neck and drove him face first into the ice. He got up and there was a 10 second fight after that, Sentner did get the better and may have embarrassed him a little as the big defenseman from Northern Moose took a while to get up. I've seen him body check and he hits hard but I think he punches harder. But I think your missing my point, that is Racial Surls that scars players emotionally so much that some quit early or don't play at all because of the potential of the Racial Remarks towards them. Hockey's govern bodies should be more sensitive to those actions on the ice than a tussle. No matter who was involved in the fight. I only used Sentner as it was in a earlier statement by you or ATLHOCKEY of his suspension and I also knew of this. If Racial comments are the worst thing in Hockey today then the punishment should also be the harshest, one would think, maybe it's not to some, but I think it is IMO. I think the some are in HPEI right now from their punishment giving to the guilty party. Hockey Canada will have to re-instate our old President, Rob Newson, to straighten things out before Cameron and staff make all proud Islanders look bad...
