hawxfan
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- Sep 20, 2012
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@ Rangersfan21 The sample size of the poster is larger but equally as consistent, thank you for saving me the time of dissecting the post.
I have coached in the last 4 years, I do know prior to the Sundin era no player on Ottawa West was paid. The ownership/management group from Casselman/Alexandria has been paying players more than any organization for years.
Like Rangersfan21 said that is neither here nor there whoever wins the championship deserves it. Some teams pay players to get over the top some use the organizations reputation and location to lure in imports.
hockeylover116 makes one substantial point teams like Ottawa West greatly benefited from imports due to location. Debatably there 3 best players are all from out of town and are attending Ottawa U. I think a big reason you saw less fans at the West games then other seasons when they went on long runs was the lack of local talent and new ownership/management. While the older teams that won championships had the odd import (usually only 1 or 2 per team) there core was always Ottawa west/Nepean born players. I hope the organization can get back to that some day, the trading of players like Parker, Couvrette and Madigan would never have happened in the Glen Richardson era.
I agree with your last sentence 100 %. The trading of Parker, Madigan and Couvrette would not have happened in the Glen Richardson era. Parker and Couvrette went on to become very good players at Arnprior and then OJC where they won the Championship last year. Madigan was one of the best players that Perth has had in the past ten years or so. Parker was a key player for OJC this season and Couvrette was goalie of the year two years in a row in the EOJHL, went on to play in the CJ for Kemptville this past season and has recently committed to RMC at Kingston to play CIS hockey for four years. And these three players were'nt good enough for West.....