Lard_Lad
Registered User
If the flamewar is finished, let's get back to what the original poster wanted to know...
First, how good are you? The best player on your team? Leading the team and/or league in scoring? In the top two or three, at least? If you're not, you may have a hard time getting all but the most desperate clubs at the lowest level of junior to take a look at you, considering the level of competition where you are. MacIsaac was a little blunt in his assessment, but basically correct - it'll be hard to find somebody who takes a player from Florida seriously. We've got plenty of players here, why bring in someone from another country - let alone a part of that country that isn't known for producing hockey players - unless he's clearly an elite player?
If you're not that good, but feel that playing in Canada would allow you to develop and give you a shot at a career in hockey, you could try a residential school that's tailored around a hockey program, like the Okanagan Hockey Academy or Banff Hockey Academy (I'm sure there are others, too.) They're not cheap, though, so your parents would need to be willing to spend some pretty serious money, and you'll be expected to do reasonably well with your schoolwork. But you'd be playing regularly against opposition (either at the midget or possibly Junior B level) that's a lot better than what you're playing against now, and that'd certainly improve your game.
First, how good are you? The best player on your team? Leading the team and/or league in scoring? In the top two or three, at least? If you're not, you may have a hard time getting all but the most desperate clubs at the lowest level of junior to take a look at you, considering the level of competition where you are. MacIsaac was a little blunt in his assessment, but basically correct - it'll be hard to find somebody who takes a player from Florida seriously. We've got plenty of players here, why bring in someone from another country - let alone a part of that country that isn't known for producing hockey players - unless he's clearly an elite player?
If you're not that good, but feel that playing in Canada would allow you to develop and give you a shot at a career in hockey, you could try a residential school that's tailored around a hockey program, like the Okanagan Hockey Academy or Banff Hockey Academy (I'm sure there are others, too.) They're not cheap, though, so your parents would need to be willing to spend some pretty serious money, and you'll be expected to do reasonably well with your schoolwork. But you'd be playing regularly against opposition (either at the midget or possibly Junior B level) that's a lot better than what you're playing against now, and that'd certainly improve your game.
