Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 30/06/2009 - 5:13pm.
Too bad for Fort Frances once again. A great hockey town that really supports all of their hockey teams. Ironically, it's during bad times like these that people in small towns need to have the little pleasures like going to a hockey game even more. When will the SIJHL release it's poisonous hold on our smaller communities, so we can enter a real league with more than 4 or 5 teams and have a prosperous JR. hockey team.
The Sabres management, players, coaching and bench staff have been great. They have been contributing to the local community, the area schools, and with the local minor hockey association. The coaches have done a great job putting a quality and competitive team on the ice. The SIJHL hasn't done enough to bring new teams into the league. It's hard to call 4 to 6 teams a league. Attendance suffers when teams only get to play 3 or 4 teams over and over in a 50 game schedule. The SIJHL should fold and allow the teams and communities that still wish to play or field a JR. team to go else where. The only way towns like Fort Frances, Dryden and Soiux Lookout will ever stand a chance is if Thunder Bay gets out of the way and allows these teams to join leagues such as the MJHL. As long as Thunder Bay is allowed to call the shots, our little towns will never stand a chance. It's OK for Thunder Bay because they have all kinds of hockey, such as University, the Kings AAA program etc.
We are lucky enough to have some pretty good high school hockey, but even that seems to be dwindling with many of the local kids leaving to go else where to further their hockey careers because there is nothing else in the area.
I sure hope the Sabres management change their minds or the SIJHL gets out of the way to allow someone to bring some good JR. hockey to this wonderful hockey town.
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Too bad for Fort Frances
Too bad for Fort Frances once again. A great hockey town that really supports all of their hockey teams. Ironically, it's during bad times like these that people in small towns need to have the little pleasures like going to a hockey game even more. When will the SIJHL release it's poisonous hold on our smaller communities, so we can enter a real league with more than 4 or 5 teams and have a prosperous JR. hockey team.
The Sabres management, players, coaching and bench staff have been great. They have been contributing to the local community, the area schools, and with the local minor hockey association. The coaches have done a great job putting a quality and competitive team on the ice. The SIJHL hasn't done enough to bring new teams into the league. It's hard to call 4 to 6 teams a league. Attendance suffers when teams only get to play 3 or 4 teams over and over in a 50 game schedule. The SIJHL should fold and allow the teams and communities that still wish to play or field a JR. team to go else where. The only way towns like Fort Frances, Dryden and Soiux Lookout will ever stand a chance is if Thunder Bay gets out of the way and allows these teams to join leagues such as the MJHL. As long as Thunder Bay is allowed to call the shots, our little towns will never stand a chance. It's OK for Thunder Bay because they have all kinds of hockey, such as University, the Kings AAA program etc.
We are lucky enough to have some pretty good high school hockey, but even that seems to be dwindling with many of the local kids leaving to go else where to further their hockey careers because there is nothing else in the area.
I sure hope the Sabres management change their minds or the SIJHL gets out of the way to allow someone to bring some good JR. hockey to this wonderful hockey town.