HS hockey in VT

[thejackal 46]

I'm in grade 11 right now and am moving to vermont next year. anyone know how the caliber is over there?

[thejackal 46]

What about HS hockey in other states? any particularities or major rule differences?

[whbd18 0]

Decent hockey,my team use to always scrimage a team from Vermont in Pre-Season.I forget the nmae of the school.The team was very good though.

[Gongshow11 1]

have fun in vt lol, most people would prefer mexico as a state than vermont. jk jk

In terms of hockey, HS hockey is pretty good up there, but if you want the college route, going prep or juniors after is a must

[thejackal 46]

have fun in vt lol, most people would prefer mexico as a state than vermont. jk jk

In terms of hockey, HS hockey is pretty good up there, but if you want the college route, going prep or juniors after is a must

Hehe, there's no amount of training I can do to get my lazy ass onto a college team. Just wondering if it was comparable to HS in Montreal.

[Gongshow11 1]

much much better than hs in montreal, hs in montreal is like bantam b its garbage

[thejackal 46]

much much better than hs in montreal, hs in montreal is like bantam b its garbage

...time for me to hit the gym

[Gongshow11 1]

id say so. hs hockey in the US is huge, large crowds, rowdy fans, small barns, unreal atmosphere. its no LCC vs loyola

[Fire0nIce228 1]

Highschool hockey in Western Pennsylvania sucks. No crowds, no fans, crappy rinks.

[thejackal 46]

dang, we keep getting blown out by LCC and Loyola

[Gongshow11 1]

Highschool hockey in Western Pennsylvania sucks. No crowds, no fans, crappy rinks.

New england is big for hs hockey, plus in most vt towns, there is nothing to do but watch hs hockey

[greech 4]

There are some pretty good programs in VT; but in my opinion in New England; Massachusetts or NH are most likely more solid overall, if there's a possibility to play there. If you're just gonna play public, Vermont should be fine. I play varsity on an established public in EMass and we are just as competitive as some mid-level prep teams.

[Project_2501 0]

There are some pretty good programs in VT; but in my opinion in New England; Massachusetts or NH are most likely more solid overall, if there's a possibility to play there. If you're just gonna play public, Vermont should be fine. I play varsity on an established public in EMass and we are just as competitive as some mid-level prep teams.

Who do you play for? I play in eastern mass and play varsity for Dartmouth High School.

[greech 4]

There are some pretty good programs in VT; but in my opinion in New England; Massachusetts or NH are most likely more solid overall, if there's a possibility to play there. If you're just gonna play public, Vermont should be fine. I play varsity on an established public in EMass  and we are just as competitive as some mid-level prep teams.

Who do you play for? I play in eastern mass and play varsity for Dartmouth High School.

I play for Franklin High. We're a D2 but not too bad; this year's a re-building year though. We have a pretty solid program, though. 3 losing seasons in 30-odd years. Oh, Peter Laviolette, the Us olympic coach, is like 25th on out all time leading scorer list.

[whbd18 0]

Our varsity gets a packed crowd of over 1500 every game and they still lose all the time.Basically everyone in my school goes to the games.

[Project_2501 0]

Heh, one of my Assistant coaches is Brian Rose from the Boston Red Socks. He's a pretty nasty skater too.

[thejackal 46]

Sweet, basically I'll be looking forward to next season in VT. Tennis should keep me in shape during the summer, just need to bulk up a bit.

[nsa97531 0]

I live in connecticut and the atmosphere is riduiculous we won states a few years ago and there were at least 5 thousand at the championship at the yale whale i was in like 6th grade and it was ridiculous now playing varsity as a freshman is unreal. As for vermont ive played a few vermont teams in youth and have blown them out (during regionals) but im assuming the highschool is a high level.

[Jason Harris 31]

id say so. hs hockey in the US is huge, large crowds, rowdy fans, small barns, unreal atmosphere. its no LCC vs loyola

Kerry Goulet with "IceHockey World" came to the Let's Play Hockey Expo in St. Paul, which is tied in with the Minnesota High School Championships.

He was raised in Winnipeg, played 17 years professionally in Germany and now lives in Toronto, which went rabid after Canada won the World Cup last year. He said something I found amazing. He said he was shocked at how passionate the fans were -- he had never seen anything like it.

I found it hard to believe that he thought the fans were more passionate than the Canadians I had witnessed, but he stood by his remark.

[Gongshow11 1]

slaming when i played prep, i saw more passion at games then when i was playing at home in front of more fans in montreal. in montreal you hear cheers boos, etc.., but in the US u hear "hey___, YOU SUCK" and other chants, which make it a grat place to play in

[biff44 0]

If I were anywhere near Burlington VT, I would be trying out for the full stride flyers (Empire League) or Glades (EJHL) Junior teams in April or May. The flyers are the feeder team for the glades.

http://gladesvt.tripod.com/

[hockechamp14 0]

id say so. hs hockey in the US is huge, large crowds, rowdy fans, small barns, unreal atmosphere. its no LCC vs loyola

Kerry Goulet with "IceHockey World" came to the Let's Play Hockey Expo in St. Paul, which is tied in with the Minnesota High School Championships.

He was raised in Winnipeg, played 17 years professionally in Germany and now lives in Toronto, which went rabid after Canada won the World Cup last year. He said something I found amazing. He said he was shocked at how passionate the fans were -- he had never seen anything like it.

I found it hard to believe that he thought the fans were more passionate than the Canadians I had witnessed, but he stood by his remark.

HS hockey in MN is bigger than HS football in Texas. No joke.

I could be a bit off, but I think they fill the excel energy center for the state tournament.

I would recomend "Blades of Glory" for a good read and a lot of insight to MN highschool hockey.

[thejackal 46]

I've got no difficulties believing that. HS in the States' got both good players and the school pride thing going. In Qc it's one (AAA, the Q) or the other.