CHL to NCAA Recruiting Megathread

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It is my impression so far. I think the games I’ve seen on Victory plus have been good quality. I have watched about 6 WHL games so far. I’ve watched every Oil Kings game, I believe. I’ve watched a couple Red Deer games and one Brandon game.

For OHL I’ve seen every London game. I’ve seen also a couple Kingston and a couple North Bay games.

For QMJHL I’ve seen every Charlottetown and every Moncton game. I also have caught a couple New Foundland games.

I’ve also seen a few USHL games. Most of those were single camera and not in great resolution. USHL appears to be behind the major junior broadcasts for quality in my opinion.

I would put the broadcast quality in that order(WHL, OHL, QMJHL, and USHL) based on what I’ve seen.

Also, I will even give bonus points to Victory+ for the rapid replay feature which is essentially extended highlights.

Kind of amazing it is free.

Having said all that, I’m just happy I can watch a lot of these games. I got the FloHockey yearly pass so I can watch as many games as I have time for. A lot of those games I watched replays and on replay when I have time.

i do love the WHL being free to stream, helps with getting eyes on the sport. i also appreciate the OHL and QMJHL being on the same platform (which also includes multiple other leagues i watch already)

let me know when you’ve watched a game in Erie or Spokane… those are probably the worst, especially the angle for Erie. Sound is awful for Spokane. Wenatchee and Tri City used to be bad but looks like they cleaned theirs up.

Newfoundland has been fun (once they figured out the audio) and it was hilarious when the announcers mom won the 50/50 on the first game lol

 

[Sparkee]

i do love the WHL being free to stream, helps with getting eyes on the sport. i also appreciate the OHL and QMJHL being on the same platform (which also includes multiple other leagues i watch already)

let me know when you’ve watched a game in Erie or Spokane… those are probably the worst, especially the angle for Erie. Sound is awful for Spokane. Wenatchee and Tri City used to be bad but looks like they cleaned theirs up.

Newfoundland has been fun (once they figured out the audio) and it was hilarious when the announcers mom won the 50/50 on the first game lol

I know I watched that game. The guy was pretty excited. The other guy says better not point her out so she can get out of here with the money. I think it was in the thousands that she won. But I can’t remember. Love their accents… has a bit of Irish to it or something.

Watching the Lethbridge vs. Red Deer game now. Great quality broadcast and good announcers. Plus love the black Red Deer jerseys.

 

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I know I watched that game. The guy was pretty excited. The other guy says better not point her out so she can get out of here with the money. I think it was in the thousands that she won. But I can’t remember. Love their accents… has a bit of Irish to it or something.

you are not far off- plenty of irish influence still there in the newfoundland dialect with the remote location. the average age of that broadcast booth is a pedestrian 43.5 but that is formed from a 17 year old and a 70 year old.

semi related tangent on CHL locations... some of these teams are in pretty small communities and that is often purposeful- CHL teams in locales with NHL teams used to never last, only exception was Ottawa 67s who predated the current Senators by 35 years. the Portland Winterhawks exist because the Oilers (of the WHA) bullied the original Oil Kings out of Edmonton in 1976, and they were not the only franchise to suffer this fate. Calgary Hitmen, Vancouver Giants, and Edmonton Oil Kings (the current one) are pretty new. the Hitmen were in dire straights when the Flames purchased them in 97, but they made it so successful that the Oilers revived the Oil Kings themselves in 2006. Vancouver is also based in the suburb of Langley. Thunderbirds came before the Kraken but they play in Kent. winnipeg still hasn't figured it out though, Winnipeg ICE relocated/meshed into the Wenatchee Wild a few seasons ago. and the GTA has failed every time they tried. Montreal has never worked out long term in the QMJHL as well.

the community aspect is also part of why getting a memorial cup bid is so significant- it is a huge opportunity for sponsorships and showing off what your town is about. some of the smallest markets can get a big windfall, which is why towns themselves contribute to their team.

 

[Sparkee]

you are not far off- plenty of irish influence still there in the newfoundland dialect with the remote location. the average age of that broadcast booth is a pedestrian 43.5 but that is formed from a 17 year old and a 70 year old.

semi related tangent on CHL locations... some of these teams are in pretty small communities and that is often purposeful- CHL teams in locales with NHL teams used to never last, only exception was Ottawa 67s who predated the current Senators by 35 years. the Portland Winterhawks exist because the Oilers (of the WHA) bullied the original Oil Kings out of Edmonton in 1976, and they were not the only franchise to suffer this fate. Calgary Hitmen, Vancouver Giants, and Edmonton Oil Kings (the current one) are pretty new. the Hitmen were in dire straights when the Flames purchased them in 97, but they made it so successful that the Oilers revived the Oil Kings themselves in 2006. Vancouver is also based in the suburb of Langley. Thunderbirds came before the Kraken but they play in Kent. winnipeg still hasn't figured it out though, Winnipeg ICE relocated/meshed into the Wenatchee Wild a few seasons ago. and the GTA has failed every time they tried. Montreal has never worked out long term in the QMJHL as well.

the community aspect is also part of why getting a memorial cup bid is so significant- it is a huge opportunity for sponsorships and showing off what your town is about. some of the smallest markets can get a big windfall, which is why towns themselves contribute to their team.

Kelowna seems beautiful. Can have more or less a vacation there with hockey sprinkled in. Imagine Canadians are juiced up for attending the memorial cup there this year. But are tickets distributed by the host team so they limit attendance of general fans?