If a young guy - who has some really excellent hockey skills and is about 6 ft. tall - has been in trouble with the law (drinking under age; disturbing the peace, etc. - minor type infractions) and was kicked out of high school.....do teams take this into consideration whether they pick him up or not?
2007-08-13 14:17:31 · 5 answers · asked by TML ♥'er 3 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Junior teams do, I was told specifically that it cost me a spot- and this was in the early 90's. I am sure it has only gotten more strict.
Sometimes the fair assumption is made that players who get into trouble are not as coachable and are more of a risk. Of course, I have seen some guys with troubles get pretty far, if you are good enough, some will tend to look the other way. But if you are on the bubble talent wise and they catch wind of anything like that, you can forget it. At least that was my experience when I tried to make the jump to junior A. I wasn't kicked out of school, but did have some run-ins for drinking.
Maybe if this guy can get some face time with the coach of the program he is trying to skate for ahead of time, he can make a good impression.
2007-08-13 14:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by Zam 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is taken into consideration.
With all three junior league teams operating on both sides of the US border, it is extremely important that all players are bondable. Having any type of legal infraction (including petty theft) can complicate this process. If a player is unable to be bonded, he is unable to cross the border, and is more of a legal problem than most teams would like.
The NHL is different, they have higher paid lawyers who can get through the red tape, just ask my good friend Bob Probert. In trouble as a teenager, in trouble as an adult, but there were always people to help him through his troubles. Bryan Fogarty is another example, great OHL defenceman got into some legal problems his last year, and the Nordiques did what they could to 'fix' things.
2007-08-13 14:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The formula weighs on-ice talent vs off-ice risk at higher levels of play. Promising and talented have problems taken care of for them.
Regardless of whether or not a team takes a chance on a trouble player, there is no doubt the risk is considered in detail.
2007-08-13 16:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by zapcity29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
certainly id build around an getting previous veteran who'll team and lead the gang the nicely suited way. Im thinking like a Mark Recchi, or a Ray Whitney. in basic terms me tho.. for sure Ovechkin, Malkin or Crosby could be sturdy too. lol
2016-10-10 04:24:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For either level there is an investment into players brought into the program and to consider a kid with this kid of marks on his past he would have to be the next coming of Gretzky for many of them to overlook his past.
2007-08-13 14:40:54 · answer #5 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋