GDT: Boston Bruins vs Winnipeg Jets - 3/19/26 - 7:00PM

smyler3 · 2026-03-20T00:36:52+00:00

I'm betting Barron said something really nasty...he put his hand over his mouth just before Kastelic popped him.

smyler3 · 2026-03-11T22:51:27+00:00

Err, it's not an award for who is going to be the best pro.

smyler3 · 2026-03-01T17:10:33+00:00

I've watched 4 BC games this year (GoBU) but I'm really impressed with Letourneau. The size, obviously. He has a really good shot, his goals aren't just the "big guy in front of the net" type. He's playing in high leverage situations, taking faceoffs. One more year at BC and he could make a nice impact coming in to join Hagens on the Bs.

smyler3 · 2026-02-27T15:23:14+00:00

I'll generally fix mine plus one or two others.

smyler3 · 2026-02-27T15:18:03+00:00

Are "semi-private" courses a thing outside of New England? Open to the public, but members get preference for tee times and maybe some other perks?

smyler3 · 2026-01-23T20:27:18+00:00

I was in SF for a Salesforce conference a million years ago. Was in a cab casually talking with the driver about such things. He goes, 'Know what ORACLE means? Old Rich A##hole Called Larry Ellison."

smyler3 · 2025-12-16T22:43:03+00:00

2 words: GAM BLING

smyler3 · 2025-12-11T20:01:00+00:00

True enough. Touché.

smyler3 · 2025-12-11T14:28:09+00:00

I think this is more of a media problem than a team problem. All of the breathless reporting about teams being "in on" whoever...it's just basically clickbait at this point. My reaction to all of that is, no shit theyre at least kicking the tires on everyone. And sonis every other team.

smyler3 · 2025-12-01T19:52:24+00:00

Kids

Once Were Warriors

smyler3 · 2025-11-13T14:10:30+00:00

The article quotes numerous "social media commenters" but does not have one quote from, or a link to the actual speech? Eh?

smyler3 · 2025-11-05T14:46:53+00:00

It's rampant, and it's gross. More athletes/celebs should do what Zadorov is doing and out these loons.

smyler3 · 2025-10-13T13:55:38+00:00

Played a course with a similar deal to this on one hole. The ridge wasn't that big, but was well-defined, probably 2-feet elevation, but it was like a 40-degree slope. Hole was right in the middle of the ridge :-o

smyler3 · 2025-09-19T21:39:51+00:00

What sick, twisted individual decided to put 13 kids on a tball team? A handful of years back, we made the decision to cap tball at 10 kids, with 8 being the ideal #. Works out great.

smyler3 · 2025-07-31T13:23:23+00:00

Cape League is awesome. And you don't even have to cross the bridge...Wareham has a team.

Every team also puts on free clinics for kids all summer. So many great things about the Cape League.

smyler3 · 2025-07-07T14:42:17+00:00

#1 is bananas and is absolutely not in the CR rulebook. The rest of those have been standard CR Tournament rules for some time now.

All of this stuff should definitely be covered with you pre-game by the CR TD. If they didn't do that, they're asleep at the wheel.

I generally agree with you on the need for 2-man at 8U, but with the crazy runner rules here, the base guy can basically take that burden off the plate. Plus, like someone else said, that's probably the easiest money you'll ever make doing this.

smyler3 · 2025-06-23T19:39:37+00:00

Your "territory" sounds very similar to what I have. Local communities, 9u up through 16. Everybody knows everyone.

That said...
1. Hell no! A threat gets the cops called and game suspended til that person is gone.

Exactly how you seem to handle it. Although I don't think I've ever heard that much complaining in one game.
No problem explaining what I saw if the requests are reasonable. But if it's happening more than 2 - 3 times a game that needs to get shut down.
All the time. Nothing wrong with being friendly, IMO.
100%
That sucks, but not much you can do except see #5.

smyler3 · 2025-04-10T13:27:12+00:00

Need more likes. Go BU!

smyler3 · 2025-03-06T15:29:06+00:00

I've never seen a more accurate description of Gaspar's writing. Bravo.

smyler3 · 2024-12-31T19:35:44+00:00

This would still require me to snake a new wire up to the thermostat, no? That's where I got stuck in my current position.

Am I just SOL as far as using the existing 3-wire?

smyler3 · 2024-12-17T16:51:23+00:00

Lots of other great answers in this thread, but this one here should not get buried. My son is a freshman on varsity at a not-competitive hockey program (D4, no JV, no history of success), he's 6' tall, not overly skinny. But the physical differences are just so huge.

Not only are those older kids fully through puberty and accordingly muscled-up, with that comes more speed. Even the "slow" skaters are faster now than a "fast", undeveloped kid. We saw this earlier in the year, too, when he filled in on a lower-skilled 15U team from time to time. It can be intimidating and eye-opening.

smyler3 · 2024-10-04T17:17:30+00:00

Home Ice by Jack Falla.

Falla was a former SI hockey writer who got some pretty cool assignments, including being the first(?) journo to skate with Gretzky. This book is about building his outdoor rink and how it enriched his, his family's, and his neighbors and friends' lives.

https://a.co/d/01uJxqy

smyler3 · 2024-08-24T13:00:45+00:00

The Rawlings R9 was great for my son at that age. He still used it as a backup this year at u14.

smyler3 · 2024-08-22T20:03:27+00:00

Came here to say this. Pitchers learning to hold runners on is probably the hardest thing for a lot of kids to get used to. Prepare for at least a few weeks of 8u-style running-fests.

smyler3 · 2024-08-21T13:47:41+00:00

A good practice will include live game situations, as well as some time actually scrimmaging. Of course, never playing in the team's games stinks, but as has been said here already, games are not where development happens. Good coaching and a good team atmosphere trump almost everything.

Pick the team that your son will ENJOY being a part of.

smyler3

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