Minor Hockey Moments

Monday, January 3, 2011

Blackball fears in Waterloo

Will kids blackballed if their parents speak up in opposition to the merger of elite AAA teams in Kitchener and Waterloo?
That's one of the fears according to a story in the Waterloo Region Record.
The merger plan, which would see the Major Junior Kitchener Rangers play a major role in minor hockey, has enraged parents in Waterloo, but there seems to be little feedback from Kitchener.
Is the merger plan a good idea? Maybe, if winning is the goal.
We'll wait and see if the plan becomes a reality.

2 comments:

  1. You bet parents have to be careful what they say if their kid wants to play on a particular competitive team. Coaches want kids and parents who are like them, not ones who might criticize them. Is that blackballing? I guess maybe.

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  2. This Kitchener-Waterloo thing looks like the Rangers people hijacking a community program, making it almost American-style professional with paid coaches. Midget hockey is for communities and volunteers. 15-yr.-olds can wait for Major Junior, Provincial Jr. A, Jr. B and so on.

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