Wednesday, December 23, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT
Monday, November 30, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: ANDY OAKES IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY
OHA is a business and Andy operates it to make dollars. It is awful how he has changed, people that knew the old Andy can attest to this.
I don't want to bash on anyone, I am not angry, as a former player though speaking to prospective parents I have this to say...
I would not send my child to OHA because it is not a family. There certainly is brotherhood among the teammates, but from a checkbook standpoint, each recruit is a dollar sign. The nicest Andy will ever be to you is right before he gets you to sign up for OHA, he is quite the actor, and not ashamed to make grand claims about your hockey future to get to your wallet. The all-mighty dollar has its ways of tearing down good people, and Andy certainly is not the same man he was when he brought the IDT to OHS. I am certain too that you can get more for less elsewhere too, if finances are a concern.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: CRACK HOUSE NEXT TO CAMPUS
We may have drug problems in the US but the government does not ignore drug dens. In the US they are raided and shut down. Apparently in Penticton the government thinks its good enough to have a rent-a-cop stand outside the crack house during school hours. That is not good enough. It should have been shut down. It makes me think someone in the RCMP or government is getting a kick back from drug deals.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY PREP: A TEAM OF QUITTERS
BOYS PREP DO THE MONSTER MASH IN HALLOWEEN WEEK-END FINALE @ OHA
Edge Boys Prep coaches Kevin Willison and Brent Gogol knew their troops were having a solid week-end at Okanagan Hockey Academy with some dominating performances in the first two games. They might not have expected Sunday's outburst however as they watched the lads belt host OHA with a 10-0 blasting. In the first CSSHL meeting of these two squads, Edge definitely had the upper game as Brady Ramsay continued his incredible season with 3 more goals while Tanner Labbe, Max Reavis and Tanner Hicks each sniped a pair and Austin Donaldson had a singleton.
With the victory Edge remained comfortably atop the CSSHL standings with a clean 6-0 slate for 12 points. When league scorers are posted next week, look for the names of Ramsay, Hicks, Labbe, Paylor and Reavis to be prominently mentioned.
Three games, three victories, 20 goals for and 3 goals against - all in all, a great week-end for the Boys Prep!
Detailed results of Edge success in the Prep league found here:
Thursday, October 22, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE MONTH? ...OOPS!
OHA can't even update their website team photos to this year and didn't even bother to put in a player of the month nominee for their KIJHL team that they are oh so proud of owning. That is a hint Alan/Andy nominate a player of the month for your treasured second from last place junior B team. September is past but you still have time for October-it will look like you care just a bit! Ready?....GO!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY COMING APART AT THE SEAMS
Friday, October 9, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY ENROLMENT WAY DOWN
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: QUALIFICATIONS
ok alan (or whoever), let's go over these one by one:
1)yes lots of ice, but you shouldn't have to go on road trips to calgary every month to play hockey in canada, and you DEFINITELY shouldn't have to drive an hour to kelowna just to practice once a week from april-july.
2) nhl coaches? Dirk and Wesley are legit, but just because you were qualified to get your face punched in for 9 years does not qualify you to teach skills and systems to young players who may or may not have better skating and hands than you. I can't comment on Randy Jaycock, but it's a bit of a misnomer to call a perennial bench-warmer an nhl player.Dixon Ward? his doctor took a blood sample and it was 80 proof (and he rarely even shows up). that nhlpa card only covers a 8x5cm part of your ass. you still have to cover the rest.
3)power skating yes. if a player is a real athelete, he will benefit from this (about 20-35% of your enrolled players).
4)yoga yes. about 3-4 times during the season, more regularly in summer. but really, who cares?
Monday, August 17, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: DRUG PROBLEMS
Saturday, August 15, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: INSULTS YOUR BOYS AT 40K A YEAR
We regret the move to OHA.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: TEAM FIXING REALITY
My son likes the summer camp but we prefer to play at Notre Dame during the school year."
Thursday, June 11, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: IT'S A CON GAME
Sunday, May 24, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: SAVE YOUR MONEY
Saturday, May 9, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY DOESN'T MEASURE UP
Friday, May 1, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY IN SEARCH OF FRESH MEAT AT GLOBALS
Sunday, April 26, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: LAST PLACE
Very, very few players have been sent home because of bad behavior, very few have come all that way and not worked hard. Have some common sense. What parent and player would come there and spend that kind of money to not give a top effort? That's ridiculous!
What it comes down to again is very poor performance. Every team in last place. Very few advancements in recent years outside the OHA organization. That is how you measure the success of the organization. These guys have done a masterful job convincing parents that coming is last is OK as long as the players are developing. Doesn't that tell you something about the organization. What championship level player ever thought it was OK to come in last. That is again ridiculous!"
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: A CRACK HOUSE NEXT TO CAMPUS?
Monday, April 13, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY DADDY BRAND HOCKEY
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Monday, April 6, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY SEARCH FOR TRUTH
I am looking for real advice here and not just from people who are angry at the school. Thanks!"
Thursday, April 2, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY RECRUITMENT TRICKS
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY DESERVES BAD PRESS
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY HAS LOUSY TEAMS
There are Ex-NHL guys coaching in the regular Canadian hockey system. The issue there is lack of ice, but in Edmonton where we live, the kids play outdoors for a good bit of the year. My son's friend has a rink in his backyard we use.
Hockey is a blue collar sport and its sad how the OHA program and others are using it strictly for financial gain and to develop their own sons on the dollars of others.
I hope people are getting wise to these guys. This is not what hockey is supposed to be."
Saturday, March 28, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY SELLING FEATURES
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY 40,000 A YEAR IS SIMPLY LARCENY
Saturday, March 21, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY STICKER SHOCK!
Friday, March 20, 2009
THIS IS YOU AFTER THE OHA CONTRACT IS SIGNED
Thursday, March 19, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY REFUNDS? NOT A CHANCE!
Please continue to send examples of Okanagan Hockey Academy hoarding your money and not delivering on their promises.
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" I sent my boy there a couple of years ago, they sold me on it in their summer camp. After one month it was clear that the high school and the academy were not that good. We decided to leave. Asked them for some refund and they said NO. Big time lesson ($26,000.00)."
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"When you sign that contract you are f******. I lost 24,750.00. Wanted to leave after my kid got placed on a lower team, but Andy said no refund. We stayed for three months, things got real bad so we left. Six other kids left at the same time. No one got any part of a refund."
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"You are right in that the teams the last couple of years have been all picked in advance. Their so called try out is a lie. They even lied to us about our son being placed on Alan's team and then reneged after we have made all the arrangements for the year. The good news is we didn't pay them until they made good on their word. Alan actually told us on 2 occasions very specifically what team our son would be on. The really bad thing is that he really is a very good player that should have been placed based on his playing ability and character. We hauled ass back to the states and played on a much better team and much better program. I think it is worthwhile for all of us to get the word out on these guys although I expect we would have a difficult time recouping any tuition from them in Canada. They are a rotten bunch."
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY TRYOUT STRATEGY
Watch all the parents file into private meeting with Alan Kerr at the end of the season to "secure" their spot. It's like a damn breadline.
The best negotiators get the gig. Funny thing is you have to ask what you are fighting for. Alan's team is no quad. Better to go to POE. They will absolutely dominate OHA from top to bottom in two years.
Kerr and his cronies are getting their due payback for all the team rigging "BS" going on at OHA. My message to POE is don't let the success go to your head. Don't destroy a good program. Slow and steady wins the race and stay principled and you will be on top for a long time while the owners of OHA will continue to run around with their heads squarely up their ......"
Saturday, March 14, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: SELLING WIDGETS
Friday, March 13, 2009
AT OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: PERCEPTION IS REALITY
A 90-94
A− 85-89
B+ 80–84
B 75-79
B− 70-74
C+ 65-69
C 60–64
C− 55–59
D 50–54
E or UN or I 0–49 (temporary)
F 0–49 (permanent)
And they don't add 15 points like someone said it more like maybe 3 to 5 to transfer to the USA based on the College accepting it. Penn High is a good school with good teachers, but is nowhere near the top schools in the US. They claim to be one of the top high schools in BC which is probably right, yet its all relative. No offense intended but it's not like BC is recognized as a great place of learning."
Thursday, March 12, 2009
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY NOT TRUSTWORTHY!
These guys tell you things straight to your face and then fail to deliver. I wouldn't trust these guys for anything. They are now in it for the money."
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Dear Yankees, You Have Company.......
"I think Midget Tier I is the same as Midget AAA and Midget Tier II is the same as Midget AA.
POE AAA 1 Tier 1 (on stats page above) played the OHA top team (Major Midget - not listed on the above stats page) four or five times and the two were pretty evenly matched. Results were written about at OHA site. OHA team 1 Tier 1 on above stats page is the OHA second midget team. OHA team 2 Tier 2 on above stats page is the OHA third midget team."