Hedberg
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Edit: Sorry for that. That was just really bugging me yesterday and I just had to vent it somewhere.
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People will always be like that. Kids will hold onto their dreams as long as humanly possible, and will always imagine things working out even if by the most convoluted and improbable circumstances.Hedberg said:I'm sick of kids, some as old as 16 saying they are going to atleast make Junior A hockey when the play in House C league. It is ridiculous. I also don't like people who don't take me seriously about hockey (which I know alot about) because I don't play "rep" hockey. Anyone else have similar experiences?
The Nemesis said:I know exactly what that is like. There was a guy that I attended high school with whose dad believed that he was going to be an NHLer, and that the scouts were attending his games to watch him play. I checked his name at hockedb.com, and if the listing there is the same person (it lacks biographical info), he played 3 games with Seattle in the WHL, and nowhere else that had its stats tracked (which should include the BCHL jr A league)
Oilerfan120582 said:I remember playing hockey with this kid years ago, whom we all thought was amazing and would almost certainly make the NHL. He made it all the way to the WHL and even scored 57 points as a defenseman in 2001/02 (4 fewer than Bouwmeester had the same year, although he was younger), yet was never even drafted. To see that a player of that calibre isn't good enough to get drafted (and that most players who do get drafted don't make the NHL) is a pretty good indication of how incredibly good you have to be in order to play in the big leagues.
Hedberg said:I'm sick of kids, some as old as 16 saying they are going to atleast make Junior A hockey when the play in House C league. It is ridiculous. I also don't like people who don't take me seriously about hockey (which I know alot about) because I don't play "rep" hockey. Anyone else have similar experiences?
Vapor said:2 - Work your ass off all day, every day, everywhere, including school. This gives you hockey/life options. If you are the hardest worker on the ice every shift you will succeed. Make sacrafices...including girls and cars, at least until you make the show .
Hedberg said:Edit: Sorry for that. That was just really bugging me yesterday and I just had to vent it somewhere.
That's different though. Those are the people with the talent who believe that a career is somehow owed to them (god I hate people like that). What I think this discussion is about are the delusional kids who play on the 3rd line of a second-rate team and still believe that they have a legitimate shot of making the NHL.futurcorerock said:What some kids forget is how hard it is to make the NBA, or NFL. Look at a guy like Maurice Clarette, he's the 5th stringer in Devner and got more press than the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd combined. He's finding out the hard way that it takes a lot more than just raw talent to make it in pro sports.
No, not really. I know plenty of people who go to my D1 Football school who say they could crack the football lineup... they just have to "get in training"The Nemesis said:That's different though. Those are the people with the talent who believe that a career is somehow owed to them (god I hate people like that). What I think this discussion is about are the delusional kids who play on the 3rd line of a second-rate team and still believe that they have a legitimate shot of making the NHL.
Skittles said:I'm 14.. and I don't know how to get onto a team in the first place.....someone help me out.. *** is AAA and stuff... me so confused. It ticks me off, I know that I'm probly good enough.. I seriously am sure. I played house league the last two winters.. I was running over people MY age.. I was outright the best player.. (no lie)