Siamese Dream
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Team GB are going to play an EIHL/EPL imports selects team in February prior to the next Olympic qualification round
Romford dropped him first week of the season.I heard earlier this season Charlie Kaylor was coming back. He went to Notre Dame with some people I know but I know he quit hockey a couple years ago. EP doesn't have any stats for him, is he back and just not playing or did he try to come back, realized he wasn't near where he was when he left and quit again?
Romford dropped him first week of the season.
Why did he quit anyway? I thought he was meant to be a really good goalie for GB's future
Probably realised there's no real future career in hockey in this country, especially for a goalie.
There have been plenty of good players who drifted off the radar because work in the real world came first, a recent example of this is Sam Waller.
Going from backing up at the eventual playoff winners to facing 60+ shots a night, while also knowing that the team would be dropping out of the league as soon as the season was done, would probably demoralise anyone. Not to mention coming back to that team three years later and getting dropped before even showing what you can do. Chris is right, there are plenty of good players in this country who just gave up because they couldn't see a future in the sport and/or were dicked about.But he quit when he was 18 and from all accounts from Notre Dame guys he was a good goalie, even had size! Looking at his EPIHL stats from his last season, looks like he coulda been up there with Ben Bowns by now.
Some do, but for just as many teams it's too much effort and requires actual investment in progression and, my personal bugbear, coaching. Look at how many rookie player-coaches are in the country each year, it's an easy option.I can't understand why GB teams don't want to develop home grown players
Market value? The majority, probably £1. Manchester Storm, fresh off a Superleague title and with 8,000+ attendances, sold for that. Value is such because of all the debt that comes with it. Someone like Fife or Nottingham would be worth something realistic because they're run properly, i.e. as a business and not a sports team and therefore make money. Can maybe put Belfast in that bracket too nowadays.How much does an EIHL team cost
Some do, but for just as many teams it's too much effort and requires actual investment in progression and, my personal bugbear, coaching. Look at how many rookie player-coaches are in the country each year, it's an easy option.
I also don't think it's even a development issue, the internal politics and tribalism are enough to make you go bloody loopy. People play favourites all the time and don't like to be told if they're doing something wrong.
The only winter sports mentioned is a broad category called "snow sports" neither nordic nor alpine.no ice sports at all that usually go hand in hand. Where do you go X-country skiing?https://twitter.com/BBCSport
tweeting about increased funding for certain sports.
Guess what? Ice hockey isn't mentioned as Paul Thompson pointed out after retweeting it.
Such massive sports like rounders and goalball getting millions in funding, and what the **** is Boccia? Is orienteering even a sport?
http://www.sportengland.org/funding/ngb_investment/whole_sport_plans_2013-17.aspx
As you can see, we're not even on there.
The only winter sports mentioned is a broad category called "snow sports" neither nordic nor alpine.no ice sports at all that usually go hand in hand. Where do you go X-country skiing?
Really surprised at the baseball/softball funding are there teams in the UK? London 2012 organizers even managed to get them out of the olympics because they didn't want to build stadia.
Did IHUK submit a bid for funding? Probably not.
I will PM you tomorrow with some player reports.
The only winter sports mentioned is a broad category called "snow sports" neither nordic nor alpine.no ice sports at all that usually go hand in hand. Where do you go X-country skiing?
Really surprised at the baseball/softball funding are there teams in the UK? London 2012 organizers even managed to get them out of the olympics because they didn't want to build stadia.
No WJC on UK version of Eurosport this year, and only getting highlights of the Spengler Cup final
You can definitely find WJC streams online though
Yeah but it's nice being able to watch in HD. But ho ho ho they are showing figure skating!
Not sure why they've decided not to show it this year, ever since I can remember they have had most Spengler cup games and the WJC