OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: ANDY OAKES IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY

I used to play for OHA. I too was promised things that never came to fruition, but that is not an issue with me.

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.

OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY: CRACK HOUSE NEXT TO CAMPUS

OHA was recruiting my son and we nearly sent him to OHA when a friend made us aware of this website. I confirmed the existence of the crack house from a local family who sent their son to OHA 5+ years ago. Thank God we did not send our son to be billeted in a place which lacks supervision and is full of drugs.

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.

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OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY PREP: A TEAM OF QUITTERS

Okanagan Hockey Academy lays an egg against the Edge while being crushed 10 ZIP. Is anyone surprised? Even coach Blake Wesley is referring to them as quitters. See the attached article: http://www.bclocalnews.com/sports/69004147.html

Is Okanagan Hockey Academy really where you want to send your son at 40,000 a pop? Remember, it's a public school in the drug infested town of Penticton, BC with one of the most prolific crack houses in the city sitting right beside the campus. FYI: The cops won't shut it down.

Andy and Alan still claim OHA is the premier prep school is Western Canada. Really? It seems after a king sized whooping from Edge, it's clear there's a much better program only one province away dominating OHA in a big way. Bonus: No crack house sitting next to the high school campus.

http://www.edgeschool.com/

We understand the tuition is much more reasonable too!

Here's the blurb from the Edge website about the first meeting against the limping OHA squad:

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:

http://www.edgeschool.com/page.php?p_id=5&s_id=20&t_id=69