U12, Select (Waterloo Minor Hockey)

To say this has been a difficult day would be a massive understatement.  I have spent the better part of today reviewing notes and feedback from my independent evaluators, working through positioning and lines trying to form the most fair and competitive team that I can.  I want to thank all the players for their effort and dedication throughout the tryouts, making my job selecting this team much more difficult than I thought it would be. 

As I expected, select tryouts have been very competitive, with great talent shown.  The new landscape of minor hockey is making the tryout process even more difficult with many very good players trying out.  Please understand, player selection is the most difficult part of this role, a responsibility I take very seriously, taking into consideration the input and assessment from several knowledgeable evaluators.