"With Minnesota Hockey having less money, it will be less able to keep its fees down, or offer as many programs. The state has produced some of the best American hockey players in the history of the game, and has had the best college and high school programs for as long as they have existed.
From Farrey's story:“What’s the difference if you go to the park with a bunch of buddies [to play a pickup game of hockey]?
We have better coaching, we have better programs, we have better ice, we have better ice times. In June and July, when others are thinking about the beach, youth hockey players commit to their skills and hone in on footwork, puck control or any other parts of their games that need work.To push that training to the next level, you want to work with someone who’s been there before. One man's Americana, however, is another man's idea of un-American.Citing the lawsuit, McBain declined to speak with ESPN.com. Massachusetts is second in the country with just over 13,000. ... How can you dictate what people do that’s lawful outside of your program?The basketball-loving people of Indiana had a collective state heart attack when its storied, all-comers one-class tournament was replaced by four-class basketball in the name of fairness -- and Communism. Like other Minnesota towns hockey is often on the minds of St. Paul residents. It also is community-based, so if you're a hotshot from Bemidji, you're going to play on a Bemidji team, no matter what your ability.Compared to other states, Minnesota has an abundance of ice, in part because of state funding of facilities designed to make the game accessible and affordable to all. But the people who control the ice, and the people selling this propaganda that 'this is what the kids need to do in order to become a professional hockey player,' are in it for the money.
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"McBain sees a plot to put him out of business, one that has grown rapidly in recent years by positioning his program as a conduit to athletic scholarships and pro careers.McBain, on the other hand, has a goal of getting parents to pay as much money possible so he can develop their kids into elite players. He’s delivered sports commentaries for All Things Considered. Coaches include Ed Kessell, a former member of the USAHL South Shore Braves and the AHL for the Rochester Americans who helps lead goalie development; and Jon Lounsbury, a former defenseman for the Huntsville Havoc, who teaches skills development.© 2016 Youth1. That would be legally right. )No, not that McBain. And Minnesota is having its own collective-state heart attack over the culture change that McBain's lawsuit could bring, especially because a U.S. District Judge in Minneapolis, though he wouldn't grant McBain's motion that Minnesota Hockey drop its rule, said Minnesota Made had a great chance of winning its case.Both McBain and Minnesota Hockey itself have produced pros from a state that is to youth hockey what Texas is to youth football, and Indiana to youth basketball. European hockey camp, tournament and family vacation. It's horrifying to see. 8 hours of hockey daily with top International coaches and players. It’s not that big a leap.”A youth sports blog written by Bob Cook. His leagues are divided on pure ability, not location. Elite Hockey Academy.
USA Hockey, hockey's amateur governing body in the United States, is itself alarmed by parents spending tens of thousands of dollars a year, for kids of younger and younger ages, for McBain-like programs. Even if players are in a Minnesota Hockey league and a McBain league, the fundraising energies will be directed toward McBain, simply because he charges more.