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Hockey Media & Business Thread

GGpX said:
Hockey Quebec has been rotten to the core for as far as I can remember it. A whole 'lot of people in powerful positions that are doing things to make money instead of running a sport.

Thibault didn't specifically say why or what, but reading between the lines: He's supposed to be the boss, but he's ultimately powerless to affect any change if the presidents of each region don't follow suit.
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Right. That is what I got from the English articles. Reading between the lines he seemed frustrated he couldn't change things.
 
Heard a podcast discussion saying this could open the door for schools to play the a bigger role for youth hockey, especially for the older kids.
 
This was always why the QMJHL, especially back when all its teams were within Quebec, was the weak sister among the 3 junior leagues. Teams in the Q were only interested in cultivating "vedettes", a star player who could sell tickets. To that end, teams were built to help the star player pad his stats, not to develop the other players into future NHLers.

Some players, like Mario Lemieux, were the real thing but a lot of others, like Alexandre Daigle and the two other Denis' in Verdun not named Savard, were frauds at the pro level.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
This was always why the QMJHL, especially back when all its teams were within Quebec, was the weak sister among the 3 junior leagues. Teams in the Q were only interested in cultivating "vedettes", a star player who could sell tickets. To that end, teams were built to help the star player pad his stats, not to develop the other players into future NHLers.

Some players, like Mario Lemieux, were the real thing but a lot of others, like Alexandre Daigle and the two other Denis' in Verdun not named Savard, were frauds at the pro level.
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Denis Cyr and Denis Tremblay
 
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