Early Offers

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Why talk about things you don’t know?

GB has been very clear with timeline and expectations.

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Why talk about things you don’t know?

Cause many do know. Sorry you don't.

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Cause many do know. Sorry you don't.

As said above GB communicated with the whole age group. If you were on the email, you would see that things have been explained.

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Select ecnl national went out today

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Select ecnl national went out today

Thought that was last week?

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Any current players not get offers in the hopes of keeping spots open to land external players?

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Any current players not get offers in the hopes of keeping spots open to land external players?

Always. At every club.

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Was curious about 09 and 11s since they are the best SSS teams other than 05/06.

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Was curious about 09 and 11s since they are the best SSS teams other than 05/06.

2012, 2011, 2010 SSS ecnl letters went out last week.

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2012, 2011, 2010 SSS ecnl letters went out last week.

Did any current players not get an offer or are new players just going to be added to an already huge roster?

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Don’t accept an offer with a roster of more than 18 on an ECNL team. Otherwise you may be a practice player. Make sure club is clear on this. ECNL/ECRL can only dress 18 per game

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Don’t accept an offer with a roster of more than 18 on an ECNL team. Otherwise you may be a practice player. Make sure club is clear on this. ECNL/ECRL can only dress 18 per game

I used to have a view similar to this. And in an ideal world that might be true, though 18ish might not be enough for ECNL. But in the real world, where there are limited alternatives of clubs and teams, all of them with significant issues - having a hard and fast rule like that isn't going to be useful.

There are some specifics about ECNL that suggest a need to look at roster size differently. ECNL teams play a lot of games over the season. So that has a few consequences to keep in mind:
1. There is more playing time than in some leagues.
2. Over April and May, they play 2 games every weekend. That can be a lot, especially when ...
3. Many ECNL games are more physical, and players on some teams often cross that line into dirty play. There are injuries. So a bigger roster helps. (And yes, having better coaching and better referees would make more sense than throwing players into the meat grinder.)

But it certainly is a good idea to know whether a player is in the top 16 or so, or in the bottom several players.

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Anyone know when Stars returning ECNL players will get notified of next years placement?

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Anyone know when Stars returning ECNL players will get notified of next years placement?

Staggered depending on if you are a lock for a team or a bubble player. Offers begin around May 10, but can be as late as early June for bubble players - after all outside-the-club players are assessed and offered.

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I used to have a view similar to this. And in an ideal world that might be true, though 18ish might not be enough for ECNL. But in the real world, where there are limited alternatives of clubs and teams, all of them with significant issues - having a hard and fast rule like that isn't going to be useful.

There are some specifics about ECNL that suggest a need to look at roster size differently. ECNL teams play a lot of games over the season. So that has a few consequences to keep in mind:
1. There is more playing time than in some leagues.
2. Over April and May, they play 2 games every weekend. That can be a lot, especially when ...
3. Many ECNL games are more physical, and players on some teams often cross that line into dirty play. There are injuries. So a bigger roster helps. (And yes, having better coaching and better referees would make more sense than throwing players into the meat grinder.)

But it certainly is a good idea to know whether a player is in the top 16 or so, or in the bottom several players.

Thanks for this; good points/insights. Has anyone here had an experience with a really large ECRL roster (eg. where their child consistently did not dress for games)?