WHA JR. Tryouts

[benderkyle]

Anyone have any info on this????? Or rumours?

[Magnum357]

No, but I do think the WHA is doing the right move of making a Junior league instead of relying on the WHA2. Junior leagues are cheap, and since the NHL has a monopoly on most of the Junior leagues out their, this is probably the only way the WHA has any chance of getting new talent into its league.

[E5]

It's not likely the WHA can create a league that would compare with any of the current Major Junior leagues, and even if they could, the top players would want to be drafted into the NHL rather than the WHA, as the NHL will always have the most money to offer.

The best bet for a WHA jr. league would be Tier II, of which at least ten such leagues already exist in Canada alone. Far too much competition for talent, and most kids stay close to home anyway. I cant see many players from western Canada that would prefer to play in a WHAjr league ahead of the AHJL, SJHL or BCJHL.

[Magnum357]

This is not entirely true in my opinion. Yes, the NHL does have much more established and powerful junior leagues already, but I don't think the WHA looking too compete with them directly with its proposed Junior league setup. I've heard rumors that the WHA wants too setup their Juniors in the south east where their are hardly any other Junior leagues around. This means that the WHA doesn't want too directly compete with the NHL's talent pool as the NHL doesn't see the need too pull players in this region of the country (they mosty pull players from Canada or the Northeast/Central United States). Also, we are not entirely sure what is going too happen next season. If a lockout does occur next season, the Junior players even up north in the well established Juniors will want too find some "Higher League" too go too. This most likely will only be the AHL and WHA. If the WHA does launch next season, not only would it have a foothold with its own Junior league, but many Junior players might consider joining the WHA as their is more potential too get higher pay in the WHA as compared too the AHL. Again, this all depends if the lockout occurs.

And even if it doesn't, the WHA can still use its Junior league too pulll talent that the NHL has no control of, regardless if their is a lockout or not.

[E5]

Any player in the CHL who has been drafted and is below the age of 20 is ineligible for the AHL. They would have to remain in the CHL. Undrafted players are different, but the vast majority of those are below draft age, and the best option for them is to remain in junior. Above age 20, they are likely to choose the AHL or ECHL over the WHA.

Building a league in the southest might be doable, but I wonder how much interest it will generate? I do wish the league well, but I do maintain that any player from such a league who is good enough to draw interest from an NHL club will ultimately abandon the WHA system for the NHL.

[Varkauseagles]

Varkaus Eagles Affilate Today Announced Junior "A" Tryout Camp


August 15 – 17, 2008
Langley, British Columbia
Arena: Langley Twin Rinks



Langley Twin Rinks
5700 Langley By-Pass
Langely, BC Canada
V3A 8L7



Cost: $125.00

Limited space is available. For complete details contact:
Gary Scott, VP of Operations
gscott@officialwha.com
PH: 778-988-4625




World Hockey Association: (Canada) www.officialwha.com/




Affiliate Web Sites:

Varkaus Eagles: (USA & Finland) www.varkauseagles.com/

Red Star-Sofia :( Bulgaria) www.redstarsofia.com/

[Varkauseagles]

High Lights Of Program:

Recruitment of European Players for WHA.
Development of Affiliation Program for European Clubs and Junior Players.
Educational & Hockey Exchange Program between WHA , Eagles & Europe.
Coaching Exchange Program
Player Movement from WHA to Varkaus Eagles
Joint Marketing Programs
Joint Scouting & Recruiting Programs

See details at http://varkauseagles.blogspot.com/

[Varkauseagles]

European Players Wanted:
TheWorld Hockey Association Tier Three Junior "A" Program is looking for European players. The WHA consist of 8 teams in British Columbia, Canada. The teams are located in the following cities: LUMBY, OLIVER, OSOYOOS, ARMSTRONG, HOPE, ASHCROFT, and NAKUSP. The 8th team will be named in late June 2008.

Interested players should call Keith McAdams, General Manager @ +358468929999 or contact him by email @ KeithMcAdams@VarkausEagles.com .

[Varkauseagles]

Red Star-Sofia , Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association 07 Jul 2008 06:43

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Jul 6, 2008
Red Star-Sofia , Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association have formed an Affiliation

The Varkaus Eagles & Red Star are Minor Pro teams.
For Information see http://varkauseagles.blogspot.com/


Web Sites:
Red Star-Sofia: www.redstarsofia.com
World Hockey Association: http://www.officialwha.com/
Varkaus Eagles: www.varkauseagles.com

[Varkauseagles]

Monday, July 14, 2008
Varkaus Eagles and WHA have formed an Affiliation with Anka Sports Club in Anka Turkey:

The Anka Sports Club, Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association have formed an affiliation Agreement.

"This is something that is really exciting," said Keith McAdams, General Manager of the Varkaus Eagles. "We will working with Anka and other organizations around the world to pool resources and create program to enhance our programs. For the Eagles our goals are to create opportunities for our players and additional sponsorship. The Eagles are look forward to working with Anka Sports Club, Red Star-Sofia and the WHA.


The vision of the World Hockey Association is to create opportunities for players to play in North America, “said Rick Smith, President WHA.”There is definitely interest from players from around the world to play in the WHA. We are thrilled about the opportunity to work with Anka Sports Club, Red Star-Sofia and the Varkaus Eagles."


"This is a great opportunity for our players and coaches to work with the WHA & Varkaus Eagles," said Anıl Uyar, Head Coach of Anka Sports Club. "The goals for the program are to get our coaches and players experience in North America and Finland. We are looking forward to setting up an exchange program, joint training camp and tournaments in the near future."


The Anka Sports Club, Red Star-Sofia, Varkaus Eagles and World Hockey Association will be formulating a long term plan over the next few months. Additional information will be released in August.


Contact Information:


Keith McAdams, General Manager Varkaus Eagles: KeithMcAdams@VarkausEagles.com

Ricky Smith President WHA: smith@officialwha.com
Gary Scott, Vice President of Operations: (gssports@shaw.ca)

Plamen Galabov, Program Director of Red Star: coach@redstarsofia.com
Anıl UYAR, Program Director Anka Sports Club: hockeycoachh@hotmail.com


Web Sites:


Varkaus Eagles: (USA & Finland) www.varkauseagles.com/

Red Star-Sofia :( Bulgaria) www.redstarsofia.com/

World Hockey Association: (Canada) www.officialwha.com/

Anka Sports Club: (Turkey) www.ankaspor.org