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US U18 Women's National Team 2013-2014

HAKEY17 said:
Team commitment didn't go that far? Maybe you should do a little research but 1 of the girls did make the 18 team and another played for the Swiss National Team.....oh yes silly me and another National Championship...darn I forgot they all went Division 1 too....man I'm losing it they all went Ivy as well....ummmm...I think that's it
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Not this year, 2013-2014. This year's road warriors did not fare so well.
 
Tip In said:
Not this year, 2013-2014. This year's road warriors did not fare so well.
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Did I miss the memo? The 13-14 season has not started yet , I could be wrong but I don't think so. If you go back and look the reference is to last years 19 team that won Nationals @ Assabet. The road warriors fared quite well as described in my earlier post.
 
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U18 Series team posted on USA Hockey website at

http://u18womensworlds.usahockey.com/page/show/893687-camp-roster

Things I noted:

- 2 98's - 1 forward, 1 defense
- 4 Assabet Valley, 4 Shattuck, 3 Hopkins High School, 2 each Honeybaked, Mission, NAHA
- 7 Minn, 4 Mass, 2 each Mich, NY, Illinois

Not really much here to suggest the demise of club hockey as some have predicted OR substantial expansion of girls hockey outside of the core states. Rather, seems more like the rich get richer. MN high schools only place 5 kids in total and JWHL only places 4 kids in total.

Edit - moving Maliya Rodgers to Hopkins per Hux.
 
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HockeyEast33 said:
U18 Series team posted on USA Hockey website at

http://u18womensworlds.usahockey.com/page/show/893687-camp-roster

Things I noted:

- 2 98's - 1 forward, 1 defense
- 4 Assabet Valley, 4 Shattuck, 2 each Hopkins High School, Honeybaked, Mission, NAHA
- 7 Minn, 4 Mass, 2 each Mich, NY, Illinois

Not really much here to suggest the demise of club hockey as some have predicted OR substantial expansion of girls hockey outside of the core states. Rather, seems more like the rich get richer. JWHL only places 4 kids in total and MN high schools only place 4 kids in total (although I'm not clear if Maliya Rodgers plays HS - she is listed with the Whitecaps).
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Miss Nina Rodgers plays for Hopkins High School in the winter.

Goalies
Brittany Bugalski .....5'8" .....170 .....1997-03-16 .....Left .......Lake Worth Fla. .........Connecticut Polar Bears
Erin O'Neil ...............5'8" .....150 .....1996-05-11 .....Right ....Minnetonka Minn. .......Hopkins High School

Defenseman
Sydney Baldwin Defense 5'8" 145 1996-01-15 Left Shorewood Minn. Minnetonka High School
Grace Bizal Defense 5'5" 125 1997-05-14 Left Minnetonka Minn. Hopkins High School
Megan Keller Defense 5'10" 150 1996-05-01 Left Farmington Mich. Honeybaked
Patricia Marshall Defense 5'7" 135 1998-05-11 Right Thief River Falls Minn. Shattuck St. Marys
Toni Ann Miano Defense 5'4" 158 1996-05-17 Right Bronx N.Y. North American Hockey Academy
Maddie Rolfes Defense 5'7" 150 1996-03-21 Right West Des Moines Iowa Shattuck St. Marys
Melissa Samoskevich Defense 5'4" 160 1997-03-31 Left Sandy Hook Colo. Shattuck St. Marys
Sophie Skarzynski Defense 5'8" 150 1997-09-18 Left Wilmette Ill. Chicago Mission
McKenna Brand Forward 5'6" 150 1996-05-18 Left Nevis Minn. North American Hockey Academy
Taylar Cianfarano Forward 5'6" 153 1996-07-21 Left Oswego N.Y. National Sports Academy
Rebecca Gilmore Forward 5'6" 150 1998-02-15 Right Wayland Mass. Assabet Valley
Kenzie Kent Forward 5'6" 135 1996-03-13 Left Norwell Mass. Assabet Valley
Lexie Laing Forward 5'6" 130 1996-06-24 Right Marblehead Mass. Assabet Valley
Bailey Larson Forward 5'4" 125 1996-11-05 Right Sycamore Ill. Chicago Mission
Caitrin Lonergan Forward 5'7" 150 1997-09-10 Right Roslindale Mass. Assabet Valley
Maliya Rodgers Forward 5'4" 157 1996-04-08 Right Minnetonka Minn. Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
Victoria Sullivan Forward 5'5" 150 1996-08-04 Right West Bloomfield Mich. Honeybaked
Baylee Wellhausen Forward 5'4" 140 1996-02-29 Left Williams Bay Wis. Shattuck St. Marys
Taylor Wenczkowski Forward 5'7" 155 1997-09-25 Right Rochester N.H. Boston Shamrocks
Taylor Williamson Forward 5'7" 140 1996-08-20 Left Edina Minn. Edina High School
 
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Hux - Legitimate question. Do you feel that the JWHL model is proving successful given their relative lack of representation on the U18 team? Given the total focus on hockey of the member programs and their players, it seems like there should be greater representation on this team (and yes, I know the politics are still against them in the selection process). NAHA was in existence well before JWHL, so you have to set them aside really - it appears that the rst of the league/model isn't attracting the top US girls in quantity. Seems like there has been enough time for JWHL to be better represented on the U18 team at least (not the women's team yet, though).

Looks like it may be doing better on the Canadian side, but I don't have enough insight to have an informed opinion on that....interested in your thoughts.
 
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HockeyEast33 said:
Hux - Legitimate question. Do you feel that the JWHL model is proving successful given their relative lack of representation on the U18 team? Given the total focus on hockey of the member programs and their players, it seems like there should be greater representation on this team (and yes, I know the politics are still against them in the selection process). NAHA was in existence well before JWHL, so you have to set them aside really - it appears that the rst of the league/model isn't attracting the top US girls in quantity. Seems like there has been enough time for JWHL to be better represented on the U18 team at least (not the women's team yet, though).

Looks like it may be doing better on the Canadian side, but I don't have enough insight to have an informed opinion on that....
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I don't think politics is against the league. There have been a bevy of players from the JW who have worn Red, White and Blue as a member of the U18 team. (Each team has had at least one, with NAHA having several most years). Remember, a lot of players in the JW are overage, playing for their senior year, or as PGs. Additionally, rather than being a league of All-Star teams, the success of the JW is in taking average players and making them better through professional coaching and a lot of ice time.
 
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Hux said:
I don't think politics is against the league. There have been a bevy of players from the JW who have worn Red, White and Blue as a member of the U18 team. (Each team has had at least one, with NAHA having several most years). Remember, a lot of players in the JW are overage, playing for their senior year, or as PGs. Additionally, rather than being a league of All-Star teams, the success of the JW is in taking average players and making them better through professional coaching and a lot of ice time.
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Interesting thoughts, especially the part about overage players - thanks! So you don't feel that USA Hockey is discouraging the JWHL model? Have heard differnetly from other JWHL folks...
 
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I certainly hope that players didn't find out about their inclusion or lack thereof because I stumbled across the team list unintentionally on a mistaken open posting on the USA Hockey website. If so, then WOW - that is just embarassing and horrendous mismanagement by USA Hockey.
 
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The players found out this morning around 7:15 eastern time. The players that made it already had a practice today and are scrimmaging a local boys high school team tonight. I certainly hope that future comments on this thread can be positive ones. USA Hockey is not perfect but I truly believe they are trying to do the best job they can. Also, who the **** cares if a coach whistles or not? Some of the comments posted over the last few days are just plain stupid!
 
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HockeyEast33 said:
Interesting thoughts, especially the part about overage players - thanks! So you don't feel that USA Hockey is discouraging the JWHL model? Have heard differnetly from other JWHL folks...
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I doubt USA Hockey really cares one way or the other. Their focus is on the ADM, and getting programs (or knotheads within programs) to buy into cross ice play for younger kids.
 
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rangersrule said:
The players found out this morning around 7:15 eastern time. The players that made it already had a practice today and are scrimmaging a local boys high school team tonight. I certainly hope that future comments on this thread can be positive ones. USA Hockey is not perfect but I truly believe they are trying to do the best job they can. Also, who the **** cares if a coach whistles or not? Some of the comments posted over the last few days are just plain stupid!
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Agreed! :)
 
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Hux said:
I doubt USA Hockey really cares one way or the other. Their focus is on the ADM, and getting programs (or knotheads within programs) to buy into cross ice play for younger kids.
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I Agree. They don't care one way or the other. Similar programs exist on the men's side.
 
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2013 USA U18 Women's Select Team

Goalies
Brittany Bugalski .......5'8" .....170 .....1997-03-16 .....Left .......Lake Worth Fla. ............Connecticut Polar Bears
Erin O'Neil .................5'8" .....150 .....1996-05-11 .....Right ....Minnetonka Minn. ..........Hopkins High School

Defenseman
Sydney Baldwin .........5'8" ....145 .....1996-01-15 .....Left .......Shorewood Minn. ...........Minnetonka High School
Grace Bizal ...............5'5" ....125 .....1997-05-14 .....Left .......Minnetonka Minn. ...........Hopkins High School
Megan Keller ...........5'10" ....150 .....1996-05-01 .....Left .......Farmington Mich. ............Honeybaked
Patricia Marshall ........5'7" ....135 .....1998-05-11 ....Right ......Thief River Falls Minn. ......Shattuck St. Marys
Toni Ann Miano .........5'4" .....158 .....1996-05-17 ....Right .......Bronx N.Y. ....................North American Hockey Academy
Maddie Rolfes ...........5'7" .....150 .....1996-03-21 ....Right .......West Des Moines Iowa ....Shattuck St. Marys
Melissa Samoskevich ..5'4" .....160 .....1997-03-31 ....Left .......Sandy Hook Conn. ..........Shattuck St. Marys
Sophie Skarzynski ......5'8" .....150 .....1997-09-18 ....Left ........Wilmette Ill. ..................Chicago Mission

Forwards
McKenna Brand .........5'6" ......150 .....1996-05-18 ....Left ........Nevis Minn. .................North American Hockey Academy
Taylar Cianfarano ......5'6" ......153 .....1996-07-21 ....Left ........Oswego N.Y. ................National Sports Academy
Rebecca Gilmore ........5'6" ......150 .....1998-02-15 ....Right ......Wayland Mass. ..............Assabet Valley
Kenzie Kent ..............5'6" ......135 .....1996-03-13 ....Left ........Norwell Mass. ...............Assabet Valley
Lexie Laing ..............5'6" ......130 .....1996-06-24 ...Right ........Marblehead Mass. .........Assabet Valley
Bailey Larson ............5'4" ......125 .....1996-11-05 ...Right ........Sycamore Ill. ...............Chicago Mission
Caitrin Lonergan ........5'7" ......150 .....1997-09-10 ...Right ........Roslindale Mass. ...........Assabet Valley
Maliya "Nina" Rodgers .5'4" ......157 .....1996-04-08 ...Right ........Minnetonka Minn. .........Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
Victoria Sullivan ........5'5" ......150 .....1996-08-04 ...Right ........West Bloomfield Mich. ...Honeybaked
Baylee Wellhausen .....5'4" ......140 .....1996-02-29 ...Left .........Williams Bay Wis. ..........Shattuck St. Marys
Taylor Wenczkowski ..5'7" ......155 .....1997-09-25 ...Right ........Rochester N.H. ............Boston Shamrocks
Taylor Williamson .......5'7" ......140 .....1996-08-20 ...Left .........Edina Minn. ................Edina High School
 
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HAKEY17 said:
No pulling they chose to come. The European was not at Nationals as well as having 4 of their top 5 players hurt and they still won. It's OK there is always next year. You just don't get it but that's ok......the world needs ditch diggers too......maybe you should take a double shot of koolaid.......cheers. The coaching is the best around along with some solid talent as well that's why the girls drove 4 hours round trip each Sunday. There isn't a better coach around or student of the game.
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"ditchdiggers'? You sound like a total and complete tool. Typical of that bunch. tweet!!
 
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hockeyeast33 said:
clearly whistleboy has won national championships in quantity and groomed many d1/d3 players, so he has been successful by those measures. But if you look at the assabet program over the years very few of the players that start with the program when they are younger develop well and they are usually displaced by players that were developed elsewhere when they are older. This would suggest that he doesn't develop players well and that his success has come through recruiting (which has largely been done by cg) and/or overwhelming talent rather than through good coaching. Backing this up is the bigger question - if he is such a great coach, why is he not coaching a prep school or college team (which has been pursued)? Would have to be due to questions about either his ability or his character....you'd have to ask the schools which. I'm sure that the fact that he touts his experience as a d1 men's player when he never played a d1 game doesn't help.
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bingo!!
 
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HAKEY17 said:
Not true but good thought. I was referring to the fact that the 4 players from CT that chose to drive 4 hours round trip when they could have stayed local but chose to make the drive for the coaching and the programs commitment.
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And for daddy-0 to get that trophy!
 
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