junior hockey?

[Yuikio]

I went to the rink today and was invited to play Junior A hockey for the Jamestown Jets in Jamestown, New York, two hours between buffalo, cleveland, pittsburgh, and philadelphia, as it was related to me. should I? I'm slated to be a junior at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington this fall and to rent a room in a house with my friends up there. It would be a predictably collegiate blast, but this is my last year of eligibility for a junior league. This particular league is young and small, but well-funded and heavily scouted by D-1 programs and well attended--the Jets opener has sold out its 2200 seats. I have to pay 5500 dollars for ice fees and board with a local family, but it's from September to March and I would be too old to play again, so it'd just be a temporary phase. And how badass? I get sponsored by Reebok and other equipment companies, and have team jerseys and matching gloves, helmets, pants, socks, warmups, and other swag. Allegedly in this small town, the Jets are the only object that warrants attention and the players are local celebrities. Advice? Thoughts? Here's the website: http://jamestownjets.com/

[OverSpun]

you only live once. do it.

[$4c@b]

On the map, 'the middle of no-where' calls Jamestown, NY the middle of nowhere.

MY gf has family a few hours south in St. Mary's PA. I don't know if Jamestown is anything like it. It's mountain territory and the people aren't that diverse.

You would surely be a local celeb which could be good.

can you visit before you sign up?

[Yuikio]

^right? do you guys know what puck bunnies are?

[OverSpun]

^right? do you guys know what puck bunnies are?

I'm sure i could google it... but, no. enlighten us, young squire.

[Yuikio]

girls who fuck hockey players

[FITZ TITS]

wow that's pretty tight.

[fatty1.8t]

wow that's pretty tight.

that's what she said

[Dylan]

do it.

even if you don't get scouted, playing organized puck for the winter is awesome.

you can always go to college next year - as you say, this is a one-time shot.

also, puck bunnies.

p.s. - fatty, you get a +1.

[Yuikio]

do it.

even if you don't get scouted, playing organized puck for the winter is awesome.

you can always go to college next year - as you say, this is a one-time shot.

also, puck bunnies.

p.s. - fatty, you get a +1.

yes. I'm not trying to get scouted, just play hockey at a high level while I can.

[FrimmelNoJerz]

go for it.

[Deuce]

Jamestown is the biggest shithole on the planet. Full of white trash. Your "puck bunnies" will most likely be toothless and mildly retarded. They also have one of the highest rates of AIDs in the country. I would advise against it.

[OverSpun]

Jamestown is the biggest shithole on the planet. Full of white trash. Your "puck bunnies" will most likely be toothless and mildly retarded. They also have one of the highest rates of aids in the country. I would advise against it.

And on that bombshell...

[Yuikio]

nice hahahahaha. The local color would probably grate pretty fast, huh. Oh well. I could handle almost anything for five months. I could do pushups for five months. It wouldn't be that bad.

[Yuikio]

Jamestown is the biggest shithole on the planet. Full of white trash. Your "puck bunnies" will most likely be toothless and mildly retarded. They also have one of the highest rates of AIDs in the country. I would advise against it.

toothless means risk-free head.

[Blk20V]

go for it man. The one thing I miss while I'm in school is playing hockey. Might as well take the once in a lifetime chance

[matt719]

Obviously this is your choice, but since you're asking our opinions...

I don't think I would do it. A few guys from my high school team went to play juniors in Bethlehem, PA, and I don't think they enjoyed it that much. The problem was their team wasn't that good and they got destroyed every game. One of them was an all-star goalie and he used to get 60-70 shots a game because his team sucked so much. Even with over a 90 percent save average, they'd lose 6-0. The other one was a center and got almost no playing time.

I guess I'm just assuming a "new" junior A team, especially in the States, wouldn't be that good.

That being said, it does sound like a great experience, and I understand your desire to play at a competitive level again.. I sure as hell miss it. But I don't think I'd be willing to give up a year of college with my friends for that.

[Yuikio]

^this is the direction I'm leaning too, for those reasons. The new league and the new team with my old high-school coach is sorta sketchy and I'm not sure how good the team would be, or how seriously they'd make me take it. Working out would be fine, but if we had like team rules and dress codes and curfews it would be less appealing. I'd be one of the oldest kids there and might not enjoy myself very much off the ice, which translates to less on the ice, of course. And if I got no playing time this would all be much worse. so...waffle

[Blk20V]

^this is the direction I'm leaning too, for those reasons. The new league and the new team with my old high-school coach is sorta sketchy and I'm not sure how good the team would be, or how seriously they'd make me take it. Working out would be fine, but if we had like team rules and dress codes and curfews it would be less appealing. I'd be one of the oldest kids there and might not enjoy myself very much off the ice, which translates to less on the ice, of course. And if I got no playing time this would all be much worse. so...waffle

you're from Boulder right?

[Audimarc]

Hockey all the way. You may even become a better person. An honorary Canadian. It's something to strive for.

[Blk20V]

Hockey all the way. You may even become a better person. An honorary Canadian. It's something to strive for.

honorary canadian? how do i become one?

[Audimarc]

Become smart, eat poutine, play hockey and drink lots of good beer. Hate the French.

[Blk20V]

Become smart, eat poutine, play hockey and drink lots of good beer. Hate the French.

well damn i guess i could qualify then

[Yuikio]

you're from Boulder right?

si

Marc, it might. And it might be miserable. It's not like I need it to get in shape, and it's not like I need it to jump-start my hockey ambitions. Those have been realistic for a while now. And I think the team might be a suffocating atmosphere, with nothing to focus on but hockey practice, team fitness, team standards, team strategies, team-building exercises...bleh. I love hockey, but I kinda hate team culture. And running up a snow-packed hill in the pre-dawn AM in the cold winter because some asshole didn't backcheck last night as a punishment and a lesson to us all...I couldn't do it, not while I was imaging my friends taking bong rips in what should have been my room.

I gotta call the coach today. My mind is made up.

[Blk20V]

si

What HS did you play for?

[Yuikio]

Fairview Knights.

[Blk20V]

Im pretty sure we played you guys then

[Yuikio]

where did you play?

[Blk20V]

where did you play?

Golden High

[Audimarc]

si

Marc, it might. And it might be miserable. It's not like I need it to get in shape, and it's not like I need it to jump-start my hockey ambitions. Those have been realistic for a while now. And I think the team might be a suffocating atmosphere, with nothing to focus on but hockey practice, team fitness, team standards, team strategies, team-building exercises...bleh. I love hockey, but I kinda hate team culture. And running up a snow-packed hill in the pre-dawn AM in the cold winter because some asshole didn't backcheck last night as a punishment and a lesson to us all...I couldn't do it, not while I was imaging my friends taking bong rips in what should have been my room.

I gotta call the coach today. My mind is made up.

I played for the Hamilton Bulldogs quite a long time ago and it was one of the greatest times of my life. The after game parties were legendary!!!

[FITZ TITS]

What is a "Yuikio"

[Yuikio]

this ain't canada. It's a fledgling league in buttfuck Erie Canal-Appalachia with pretensions of serious import to serious (Division 1, major juniors) hockey leagues. It sounds cool but it would not be so.

we can party pretty well in college, too.

[Yuikio]

What is a "Yuikio"

it's...well, long story short, in middle school my friend and I had to make a robot, and one of the graded requirements was that it have a name. We were smartasses and thought this was ridiculous, so we came up with a nonsense string of syllables. yuikishprikk. It had to be spelled on there. that was the spelling. my handle is a nicknamed version.

[Yuikio]

Golden High

no, actually you were in the southern league. Not High Plains. Boulder is about as far south as the schools in that league came from. We played Greeley and Ft Collins and Monarch and those. Where's the rink in Golden? Did you play at Foothills? Where did you skate before that was built?

[Blk20V]

no, actually you were in the southern league. Not High Plains. Boulder is about as far south as the schools in that league came from. We played Greeley and Ft Collins and Monarch and those. Where's the rink in Golden? Did you play at Foothills? Where did you skate before that was built?

we started in the north the first year(2003) and moved to south central division. We played at apex on 72nd in Arvada