torhs nationals

[33]

i am looking for an adult team to play on at torhs nationals. i am qualified as a pro player, but the team i was qualified with hosed me, so now i'm stuck scrambling. if anyone has a spot open let me know.

[FrankFrank]

Brutal... absolutely Brutal. You know we'd have you on our squad in a heartbeat if we could. This is just another fine example of extreme talent that gets pushed to the side in the name of picking up a couple Names. We'll see who all gets the last laugh at Nat's.

[SpeedDemon]

Hey tt,

You have private message.

-Naz

[NLane]

I thought they were the ones who took the team's picture after regionals and those were the only players who could play. I didn't think you could pick up players just for the National event.

[SpiderRat]

Hey Ying, are you invited to NARCH with us? I think you know who this is. By the way, when did you find out you were hosed?

[33]

i found out about a week ago after asking him a month and a half ago to let me know if i wasn't going to be invited. he didn't even call me. all i got was an e-mail.
i'm not sure about narch. i was pretty angry and really didn't feel like discussing anything else. i have a platinum team i'm going to play on at narch. i'd rather be playing pro but as long as i'm playing.

[33]

each adult team can have one (supposedly...but the rules have been bent pretty good this year) qualified pro player on their roster. however, you cannot jump from one pro team to the next after qualifying.

[SpeedDemon]

I believe it is something along the lines of: You can list up to 15 players on a TORHS roster, and each of those players must play with the team at some regional event. You don't necessarily have to use the players who qualified with you at the regional you won. You are just confined to the players who are on the roster. This is why you see teams like the Mudcats come back to qualify players in the spring, since some of their players are busy with ice during the first half of the touranment season.

[NLane]

Thanks. That does clear it up. So if you enter 6 times with 6 new guys each time and qualify then you could have almost 50 guys to choose from? Maybe they should limit the times you can qualify. Just doesn't strike as fair to me but I also don't watch any games, so....

[MDE3]

It's one way for TORHS to keep more teams coming to their Regionals and also to have more of them.

[TORHS]

The rule is you can not qualify more than 15 players, and as ussual people say things without understanding the rules

[MDE3]

I appologize if my post perpetrated any misconceptions - I had understood from conversations - not reading the rules, that there was a chance to qualify multiple players(more than 15) at different regionals and then select the best of those players - up to 15.

[SpeedDemon]

No, not at all........this is the way I believe it was explained to me by TORHS.

A team roster has 15 spots total on it. You can only fill up to that; if you enter another regional, you have to bring back players on your original roster or you can add to the remaining spots. The intention is to prevent teams from doing what you said.

I believe Tony and Lori keep track of this very closely.

Edit - looks like TORHS responded personally to this; I didn't notice.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by SpeedDemon on 06/15/03 04:12 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

[NLane]

I also had heard the same. I know teams enter more than once for the money but I also heard they did it to qualify players. As no rosters or scores per game are listed we "net" searchers can't keep up!

[RichardGraham]

Hi NLane,

I am prepared to publish the complete rule books for each league and organizing/governing body in the sport on Inline Hockey Central as a service to IHC's readers if a suitable portion of the readership requests me to do so.

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[MDE3]

Well does individual "portions" count? If our opinions are "weighed" by the pound then I will throw my not unsubstantial support behind that idea!!!!! /wtimages/icons/smile.gif

[RichardGraham]

Hi MD,

LOL. Does that mean that you are "thin-challenged"? /wtimages/icons/wink.gif

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[MDE3]

It's been ruled a "no contest" /wtimages/icons/wink.gif

[33]

richard,
it would be great if you would publish the rules, however, if they don't stick by their rules then there is no sense worrying about them. torhs has definitely let some things slip through the cracks this year.

[NLane]

RG, The rules for qualified players are on the torhs website under pro series, not the regular rules. Read them yesterday, but I've seen rules BENT by the "meet director" at almost every national event I've attended. USARS nationals had goalies playing with helmets that were NOT hecc approved even tho the rules said they were necessary equipment and these same teams (players) had to qualify at a regional to get there. Who checked at regionals? The quote was "they traveled so far to play we can't tell them they can't now". Numbers on jerseys were not the required size, etc, etc. Rules, even written ones, don't always count when it comes down to who the director wants to see on the floor! So, don't waste your time, Rich, as these rules are already available. Too bad the rosters, stats per game at these tournaments aren't.

[RichardGraham]

Hi TT,

Good point. And apparently, from other posts, it's not just TORHS.

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[RichardGraham]

Hi NLane,

Bending of rules? At inline hockey events? Never! /wtimages/icons/wink.gif

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[columbus_RHstar]

Rich, said to say this, but not sad it happened to me! Last year when we played at the Columbus TORHS we showed up with our money in hand..and we kept lookign for someone to give it too, but we couldn't find anyone, then somebody said the guy who was supposed to take it was out getting food and we never had to pay our fee!

[JASUPERSTAR6]

i sent u a private message bro. Email me at the adress i gave and we might be able to put something together.

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