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DAILY DISH: Veteran's Dilemma
Stephen Heisler • 6 mos. ago Mason is a nineteen year-old, 2nd line junior "A" defender. He has been playing junior hockey since he was fifteen and living away from home for hockey since he was twelve. Mason has seen more than his fair share of coaches and systems. ...

Daily Dish: To Coaches That Want to Be Respected
Stephen Heisler • 6 mos. ago Coaches across the platform of junior hockey are in the final stages of filling their rosters. It is in these times when the true character of a coach and program start to emerge. Year after year we hear about teams that sign every ...

Daily Dish: The Coach's Note to All Prospects
Stephen Heisler • 6 mos. ago Victorious Hockey is a completely different type of hockey advisory company. With the words character and integrity engraved in our foundation; we offer players and coaches alike the unique opportunity to develop their individual ...

DAILY DISH: What's That Floating in the Punch Bowl?
Stephen Heisler • 6 mos. ago Am I the only one who is tired of negative recruiting and intentionally confusing players This week I heard multiple stories about a coach, with non-sanctioned team, that is now using their new status to recruit players. Since ...

Daily Dish: Pay2Play Panic Button
Stephen Heisler • 6 mos. ago Newsflash... it takes actual money to operate a junior hockey team. Despite popular opinion that Tier III and Junior B hockey is a sure bet path to millions of dollars, teams require a large amount of start-up capital to get the season ...

Daily Dish: Guest Disher Cliff Cook
Cliff Cook • 6 mos. ago As I found myself suckered into a no-win conversation the other day regarding Tier III junior hockey, really my own fault, several things began to occur to me; some I've thought about for years and some ...

Daily Dish: The Coach's Note to All Prospects
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago We hope that the last week has been as productive for you as it has been for us. Bliss Littler, Cliff Cook and I were getting back to business after spending the previous week at the 2019 edition of the Great Western event in Las ...

Daily Dish: NCAA Style Recruiting for Junior Hockey?
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago We hear about it all the time; a very young but talented athlete making a commitment to one college or another three years before graduating from high school. Should junior hockey allow teams and coaches to get early commitments from ...

Daily Dish: Main Camp is a Real Opportunity?
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago It's that time of year again; North American and Canadian Junior Hockey League teams are working the emails and phones to fill up the main camps. It is funny how some of the NAHL teams contact players for their tryouts. We were ...

Daily Dish: Commitment to Development
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago Here we are, near the end of July, almost every United States Hockey League, Canadian Junior Hockey League and North American Hockey League team has a loaded depth chart of returnees and rookies. Now all the unattached free agents are all ...

DAILY DISH: Chasing The Dream
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago Pay-to-play coaches from across the country are touring showcase events and North American Hockey League main camps with briefcases full of player agreements. It's truly a sad situation when nine coaches are waiting outside the locker ...

Daily Dish: Ten Commandments of Junior Hockey
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago There are a decent number of my articles that will appear every season. Why? Because there are new players and families that filter into the site every year. Today's Dish is one of those days. This is my version of the Ten Commandments of ...

DAILY DISH: Hockey Pilgrimage to Las Vegas
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago Occasionally, the urge to want to get back to coaching shows its head. After spending a few games working Bliss Litter's bench at the Great Western Futures Super Camp in 2017 and 18, that urge pushed me into seriously considering pulling ...

Daily Dish: What Does the Word Victorious Mean to You?
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago Victorious is more than just any word and it means many things to many people. So before we get too deep into this thought, let's see what the old dictionary has to say about it. vic·to·ri·ous/vikˈtôrēəs/adjectiveadjective: ...

DAILY DISH: Screening for Scumbags
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago Don't let the title fool you. This is likely to be the most important Daily Dish I have ever written. So important that I've spent almost two weeks putting the pieces together to get it done. I can only hope ...

DAILY DISH: Pay-2-Play Prospect Checklist
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago It's that time of the year again where everybody is in an all-out blitz trying to fill the rosters of pay-to-play hockey teams. In Today's Dish, we are going to talk about a few things that need to be ...

Daily Dish: Racism, Nationalism or just Stupidity?
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago Democrat or Republican, racism and nationalism should never be a factor in hockey, regardless of individual political preferences. Hector V. got his first taste of hockey at one of the LA Kings street events when he was just five ...

Daily Dish: Merge Junior and Midget Hockey?
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago There have been a number of discussions in the past concerning the possible merger of the midget and junior levels of play. I feel that such a collective management structure would enhance the developmental system while wrangling a bit of ...

DAILY DISH: In the Parking Lot?
Stephen Heisler • 7 mos. ago Pay-to-play teams can become a key component of hockey's developmental system but today we will visit the darker side of the system...the parking lot. Many junior operators treat their programs like a bank treats certificate ...

DAILY DISH: Confidence on Ice
Stephen Heisler • 8 mos. ago Confidence is the most important asset in any young hockey player's toolbox. Confidence is often measured by on-ice success but is more about the individual's belief in his (or her) own ability. The player may ...

Daily Dish: Enough of the Dumb Stuff
Stephen Heisler • 8 mos. ago The differences between the pay to play junior programs of USA Hockey, the United States Premier Hockey League, and AAU's United Hockey Union are becoming few and far between. In reality, the battle between the groups is far off the ...

Daily Dish: Loyalty
Stephen Heisler • 8 mos. ago It was not that long ago when words like integrity, honor, sportsmanship, respect, and loyalty were benchmarks for what it took to be a good teammate and hockey player. The emphasis on ...

DAILY DISH: Don't Let A Lack of Discipline Blindfold Your Career
Stephen Heisler • 8 mos. ago Well I know that this Daily Dish is not going to be popular. Let's face it; the discipline of players at this age is paramount and something that should not be taken lightly. All too often coaches and ...

Best Of The Daily Dish: Meat Market Recruiting
Stephen Heisler • 8 mos. ago We are getting calls every day now. Players are being more selective than ever, and with so many different leagues and opportunities to choose from, it's no wonder that coaches are concerned. And they should ...

Daily Dish: Let 'Em Play
Stephen Heisler • 8 mos. ago At any given time during a season, there is an average of five unprotected players on the ice with each United States Hockey League, North American Hockey League, and Canadian Junior Hockey League club. Should USA Hockey and Hockey ...

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