Cougars in MLRH [Archive] - Inline Hockey Central

wathockey00

01-12-2005, 07:21 PM

Are these the same Cougars who were supposed to play XIHL? I remember reading on the XIHL website that those Cougars were supposed to play out of Skater's Choice. If the team is the same, and considering there suspension from the XIHL, shouldn't MLRH be worried about the professionality of the club? By the way does anyone know when a schedule for MLRH is coming out as I am very interested in attending a few games in hope of seeing some hockey on par with what I thought was a very high standard (entertainment value) they set last year, but seeing as it's a whole new group of teams in should be interesting as-well.

RJ Fusco

GROWL

01-13-2005, 01:20 AM

I know that this is in fact a different owner then the XIHL. The very same guy tried to enter a team into PIHA and pulled our leg for several months. The youth travel club out of Skaters Choice is called the Cougars and that is where they are getting the name from and why it has remained the same even with different management. I can speak volumns about the class of their youth organization and if the rink is running a team, they have given no reason to believe that they arnt as top notch as the cougars travel program.

NoMoreNiceGuy

01-13-2005, 10:41 AM

Skaters Choice is on Hollydell Ave in Sewell (off of Delsea Drive). Check out their website for directions www.SkatersChoice.com

Or call Mike Stover at (856) 582-1600, he is in charge.

XIHL

01-13-2005, 11:13 AM

As a point of fact, Mike Stover is the person who committed to putting in a Cougars team in XIHL this season, then we never heard from him again. When it became evident that the Cougars were going to fail to field a team for the second consecutive weekend, that's when they were suspended. What kind of got us bent was that the Ottakringer initially wanted to play out of SkatersChoice. When Stover said he wanted to put his own team in the league, we told the Ottakringer to find a new home or they couldn't play. So at the last minute, they had to scramble to find a rink, which they eventually did at the Flyer's Skate Zone. Then the Cougars bail. Nice! Now, if Stover and the Cougars had a problem with the XIHL, any of it's staff or the way the league was run, we never knew it because they just stopped communicating with us. Not trying to stir things up, just want to provide facts from our side.

Benny Gulakiw
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
eXtreme Inline Hockey League

cyclonewinger

01-13-2005, 01:37 PM

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NLane

01-13-2005, 04:09 PM

Don't feed the trolls, BG.

XIHL

01-13-2005, 04:50 PM

Touche'. Well said!

Benny Gulakiw
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
eXtreme Inline Hockey League

cyclonewinger

01-13-2005, 06:43 PM

especially B/S

RichardGraham

01-14-2005, 03:04 AM

Hi CycloneWinger,

Let's not get petty or make personal attacks. I didn't see anything in Benny's post to warrant your comments.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

Superstar9

01-14-2005, 07:04 AM

Im not really sure when the full season schedule is coming out for MLRH. The NC Knights (my team) starts our season this weekend at home vs. the VA Wings but, I have yet to see the remainder of our schedule despite being one of the 2 people running the team out of our rink. Not sure what's going on but, hopefully we'll have more info soon. I'll keep everyone posted. Thanks

Street

NLane

01-14-2005, 07:57 AM

Didn't you mean you're (not your) in the first post? Yes, I'm still here.

cyclonewinger

01-14-2005, 08:40 AM

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ScrappersSponser

01-14-2005, 11:02 AM

I have to ask you this cyclone why are you so rude to people. Why do you try to rile them all up. Were you beat as a child. Or do you just have no class and like to cause controversy. Benny is a good guy and tries to do what is best for his league. Why step up and smack the man in the face for trying to put a product out that we all want to enjoy. Its so nice to know that there are still babies among us. Step up and offer help to fix the problems or start being constructive. Please don't attack the people who do so much for all of us.

Jeff Haze

cyclonewinger

01-14-2005, 11:22 AM

You need to grow some skin and get a life.

If this is it for you, if this is what you have worked your whole life to be, then good for you, I on the other get kicks on all of your post on this section. There is no such thing as Pro Inline Hockey, I know about Pro Sports and this is not it. Owners of so called Pro Team in inline, own what? They dont even own the rights to nothing. Bunch of people with too much time on there hands. If this is my last post because of I get banned then so be it. Evan Baker from Nike said it best when he told me that all Pro Sports are B/S, and he was talking about the current Inline so called leagues. I'll stay off the boards on the Pro section let you all play with your toys.

ScrappersSponser

01-14-2005, 11:45 AM

Thank you for your child like response. Good luck with all your future endeavours in life and hockey. Especially the pro leagues that you follow so closely, that you love to criticize.

Jeff Haze
Edited by ScrappersSponser on 01/14/05 11:46 AM.

GROWL

01-14-2005, 02:42 PM

Cyclone you are so quick to jump on Benny about his use of the word "your" and then you use a sentence like this...

They dont even own the rights to nothing

NLane

01-14-2005, 03:17 PM

Wasn't it me who was correcting CWinger about the use of you're vs your? I pm'd CWinger to see if I could find out why he was so against Benny but he won't say. And told me that my kid sucked. Nice to see he hasn't changed. No more feeding trolls.

5_hole_master

01-15-2005, 06:05 PM

actually the owner for the NJ Werewolves is a real owner, pays for everything.... maybe not real as opposed to NHL teams but as real as these leagues will ever get...

yokes

01-16-2005, 10:12 AM

Heard that they are having a problem getting a team together and wont be on the schedule this year. Id expect a announcement this week.

Goalies do it better with their eyes closed!!

NoMoreNiceGuy

01-16-2005, 08:08 PM

The team is well stocked with players and will play next Saturday night at home vs the Rangers.

NewarkBears1

01-16-2005, 09:11 PM

What the hell does that mean?

yokes

01-16-2005, 10:59 PM

So whats the roster then?? I know a few players that play house league there so im interested if they made the team.

Goalies do it better with their eyes closed!!

SpiderRat

01-17-2005, 08:49 AM

Rockers, not Rangers.

Blah Blah Blah, Shoot the puck already

MDE3

01-17-2005, 02:33 PM

I see no mention of this game on the MLRH website, despite their recent posting on games between the Philly Rage, and DC Dawgs, as well as the game between the NC team and the Virginia Wings.

ScrappersSponser

01-17-2005, 04:02 PM

The rage game is being played right now. By the way the attendance at the game is great. All 20 people that are there give or take a few.....more like take!!!

Jeff Haze

SpeedDemon

01-17-2005, 04:18 PM

About 15 people.

DC 8
Rage 7

Back and forth until the final minute of the game.

MDE3

01-17-2005, 04:38 PM

So was it a good game?..fun to watch?....how many players on the rosters?

SpeedDemon

01-17-2005, 04:52 PM

It was a good game. Everyone was rusty it seemed on both teams.

DC had about 9 guys. Philly had 7 until the 3rd period, then picked up one more. Five additional Philly players who were rostered and in attendance were told they cannot play by the XIHL because they're under contract with them until the end of the season, so they were not allowed to dress. I suppose you have to protect that multi-million dollar talent ... or something. I could see getting a committment from players and wanting them to stick it out until the end, but if there is no conflict, that rule is just plain assanine.

And yes, I know the MLRH has had the same rule in the past. I'm attacking the concept.

WMBG_GM

01-17-2005, 05:36 PM

Actually, that rule is there to help reassure an owner that his star forward won't get his wrist broken in some game that means nothing to the owner 2 weeks before the playoffs....

Granted, I realize that today, this doesn't apply league wide, but: Some owners do indeed pickup the tab for things and it is fair to them to have that. If I'm going to shell out $$ for you to play shouldn't I have some assurances that if you do get injured playing hockey, it will be in a game that I have an interest in (as an owner)?

Ben Loyall

SpeedDemon

01-17-2005, 08:14 PM

I still don't get it, though. Unless an owner is paying for all my expenses including, but not limited to:

tolls
gas
wear/tear on my vehicle
per diem expenses for all trips
all equipment
practice and game expenses
lodging
medical expenses
training expenses including all the routine supplements some people take

... unless that is all being covered, I'm still paying to play. Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking for anything from anyone. But as long as I'm paying to play, I don't feel a rule like this is just, nor should be allowed to be enforced. I play to have fun, and I don't have fun if I can't play.

MDE3

01-18-2005, 12:29 AM

Except for car mileage, skates, sticks and shin pads, as well as a few meals on the road(he also picked up some of them), this owner did pick up the tab.....He also flew this team across country twice, with all expenses paid but meals and personal entertainment......

I understand what you are saying because my son is also affected, but in exchange for these perks...I think the owner could expect his players to forego one game.....not too much to ask.....

This is the first I have heard about this, but honestly I was wondering too whether this would be an issue......If my son hadn't been working, he would have been one of the 5 standing at rinkside possibly.

NLane

01-18-2005, 08:14 AM

As a spectator to these games I pay to see certain players (and yes I have paid in many places to watch) and if I find these players have decided to play elsewhere that night I feel like there has been some false advertising or even a thumbing of their noses at the fans. Why should I loyally support a league of players that don't support the league or the fans back? If you are hurt that's one thing but the choice to play should be made at the beginning of the season not in the middle or the end. Tournaments are one thing (and the contracts support them) but another regional league is quite something else. If the leagues were staggered there would be no problem.

Falcons77

01-18-2005, 08:49 AM

Well it was a 2 PM game on a Monday..... We were missing our top 6 players cause of that fact.

Somerset_GM

01-18-2005, 01:49 PM

The players in question have all of those things paid for, and more. I dont like the rule either but as Ben stated it is there for a legit reason.

5_hole_master

01-18-2005, 03:57 PM

well its a good thing you did not come up to watch the philly vs dc game, ugly hockey at an ugly time in a rink that can't support checking... besides players on the sidelines, maybe 10 other people were there! and thats a big MAYBE

Falcons77

01-18-2005, 04:53 PM

I agree, but DC was missing its top 8 players and they had 450+ fans at their home game. They were in the Washington Post and Fox 5 and CBS 9 are doing stories on the team next week. We are shooting for 600 fans next game.