If prep schools were such a high level of hockey(were more so in the past), Plattsburgh, Oswego etc. would have recruits from there. No prepschool is going to compete with the Hitmen, Jr. Bruins , Monarchs with a 45 plus schedule versus 25 games or so. Most prep school kids are playing juniors to get a shot at playing college. Camps and high level club teams are certainly great, but as you get older, playing with and against the best is the advantage. Let me simplify this for you. Williams, Middlebury etc. need players with approximately 700 plus SATs with the average studentshaving 500 . The grade point average is around 3.8 to 4.0,taking the most difficult classes in highschool. Elite athletes will certainly be admitted with lower(a few points) scores but only a handful. Therefore out of 1000 perspective hockey players, about 100 at most will meet these standards. So if you can have strong athletic programs with those standards, you are a very good coach. Oswego, St. Norbert , Plattsburgh etc. have great programs and many many more to choose from, over recruit and dispose of. If you are having difficulties winning consistently with the huge advantage of reputation and selection, who should take the blame?
