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Post by Gunit on Jan 13, 2023 11:17:56 GMT -6
How can you compare the 2 leagues unless they have the same amount of imports. SVHL has 5 imports. LLHL is 4 imports and 3 non elites if I'm not mistaken. So if you were to give certain teams in SVHL room for a couple more higher caliber player the league would be very similar. Just my opinion. What’s even more amazing about the SVHL teams is the size of their communities. LLHL communities are probably 5X the size of most SVHL communities Uh, Rosetown is 2500, Outlook is 2300, Delisle is 1000, Eston just below 1000 (don’t know the others) . In the LLHL Watrous is 1800, Wynyard is 1700, Lanigan is 1400, Wadena, Davidson and Foam Lake all just over 1000. So the bigger Towns are in the SVHL. But, the smaller ones are as well (but just Loreburn). And if you look at the record of these higher population Towns it’s not the deciding factor. Watrous, Rosetown, Outlook, Lanigan aren’t world beaters this year. |
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Post by greaseball on Jan 13, 2023 11:33:05 GMT -6
SVHL is as good a league as LLHL, I'd even argue it's better right now if you look at head to head match ups in provincials last season...keep in mind you bunch have banged this drum in the past about banner counts and league vs league match ups. The SVHL was 3-1 vs LLHL in provincials (Davidson, FL, Watrous) + I'll throw in Wadena as well seeing they're now in LLHL. 3 banners went to the SVHL vs 1 for LLHL. The results don't lie! Not to mention...other leagues such as SWHL and QVHHL are pretty damn good. No hating here...just respect all the leagues mentioned. Sorry the svhl isn’t better. Yes every league is good but the llhl is the best. So don’t be butt hurt over that. Davidson wins if their starting goalie doesn’t get hurt. Outlook made an allstar team and barely got by Wadena, which was pretty lucky comeback. And you guys beat Watrous congrats, You guys talking like the blizz are the greatest haha. We’ll find out tho! 😂 Can’t wait to revisit all your garbage LLHL fanboy takes on here in the next few months and see how vocal you are then. |
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Post by shweatyballs on Jan 13, 2023 11:58:39 GMT -6
Both leagues are good. Both have large and small centers, both have multiple provincial banners, Both have multiple teams with heavy payrolls, both have multiple teams that deny spending big $$$$, both have fans that don't even know there own import rules. both have teams that will likely win a provincial banner again this year.
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Post by BigHec on Jan 13, 2023 12:01:42 GMT -6
What’s even more amazing about the SVHL teams is the size of their communities. LLHL communities are probably 5X the size of most SVHL communities Uh, Rosetown is 2500, Outlook is 2300, Delisle is 1000, Eston just below 1000 (don’t know the others) . In the LLHL Watrous is 1800, Wynyard is 1700, Lanigan is 1400, Wadena, Davidson and Foam Lake all just over 1000. So the bigger Towns are in the SVHL. But, the smaller ones are as well (but just Loreburn). And if you look at the record of these higher population Towns it’s not the deciding factor. Watrous, Rosetown, Outlook, Lanigan aren’t world beaters this year. Central butte, lucky lake, Kenaston, Dinsmore, Lorburn, Kyle are all under 500 people. But all great hockey community’s. This back n forth of which is better is ridiculous. It’s not the towns that are better. It’s great to see hockey in all areas of the province. It’s disappointing that teams like Lanigan, Watrous, Foamlake didn’t enter provs even if they are weaker this year. I’m not a fan of all these players jumping teams just to chase a banner. |
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Post by cheeseburger on Jan 13, 2023 12:15:46 GMT -6
Uh, Rosetown is 2500, Outlook is 2300, Delisle is 1000, Eston just below 1000 (don’t know the others) . In the LLHL Watrous is 1800, Wynyard is 1700, Lanigan is 1400, Wadena, Davidson and Foam Lake all just over 1000. So the bigger Towns are in the SVHL. But, the smaller ones are as well (but just Loreburn). And if you look at the record of these higher population Towns it’s not the deciding factor. Watrous, Rosetown, Outlook, Lanigan aren’t world beaters this year. Central butte, lucky lake, Kenaston, Dinsmore, Lorburn, Kyle are all under 500 people. But all great hockey community’s. This back n forth of which is better is ridiculous. It’s not the towns that are better. It’s great to see hockey in all areas of the province. It’s disappointing that teams like Lanigan, Watrous, Foamlake didn’t enter provs even if they are weaker this year. I’m not a fan of all these players jumping teams just to chase a banner. I remember someone talking on here about how good conquest was back in the day, what ever happened to that team? |
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Post by Chickenstrips on Jan 13, 2023 13:12:39 GMT -6
Central butte, lucky lake, Kenaston, Dinsmore, Lorburn, Kyle are all under 500 people. But all great hockey community’s. This back n forth of which is better is ridiculous. It’s not the towns that are better. It’s great to see hockey in all areas of the province. It’s disappointing that teams like Lanigan, Watrous, Foamlake didn’t enter provs even if they are weaker this year. I’m not a fan of all these players jumping teams just to chase a banner. I remember someone talking on here about how good conquest was back in the day, what ever happened to that team? In the 90s they were excellent. The rivalry with Drake in provincials was one of the best ever. A talented group of locals who demanded dedication and always put a competitive team on the ice with full community support. I think basically once that group aged out the next generation just didn't have the bodies or connections to keep a competitive team on the ice. |
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Post by shweatyballs on Jan 13, 2023 14:12:18 GMT -6
Seen the same thing happen in a dozen small towns over the years and we will see happen even more down the road. No kids coming up , big money needed for imports and long long travels. Anyway, lets get back to fighting over which league is better please.
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Post by Tiger on Jan 13, 2023 15:17:05 GMT -6
What’s even more amazing about the SVHL teams is the size of their communities. LLHL communities are probably 5X the size of most SVHL communities Uh, Rosetown is 2500, Outlook is 2300, Delisle is 1000, Eston just below 1000 (don’t know the others) . In the LLHL Watrous is 1800, Wynyard is 1700, Lanigan is 1400, Wadena, Davidson and Foam Lake all just over 1000. So the bigger Towns are in the SVHL. But, the smaller ones are as well (but just Loreburn). And if you look at the record of these higher population Towns it’s not the deciding factor. Watrous, Rosetown, Outlook, Lanigan aren’t world beaters this year. Uh - you conveniently happened to not know the populations of Dinsmore/Kyle/Loreburn/Lucky Lake/Kenaston/Central Butte and focused on 2 towns that are mid to bottom of the league. Dinsmore - 250 people. Loreburn - 150 people. Lucky Lake - 275 people. Kyle - 470 people. Central Butte - 370 people. 🤔 Population plays a huge role in ability to fundraise for imports and staff a hockey team. |
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Post by shweatyballs on Jan 13, 2023 16:30:29 GMT -6
How big is Drake and Leroy?
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Post by Tiger on Jan 13, 2023 16:39:23 GMT -6
How big is Drake and Leroy? 200 and 400. These are the teams I was talking about. I relate these two communities to Kyle/Loreburn/Dinsmore and definitely Conquest in their hay day. Small communities with dominant senior hockey programs. Pretty amazing for these tiny communities to run the programs they do. |
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Post by Kingshit on Jan 13, 2023 18:13:56 GMT -6
You guys are all dumb. The LLHL is significantly better than the SVHL. You’re lying to yourself if you don’t think that’s true. But at the same time Kenaston likely wins the LLHL too. Their roster is stacked and got better for provincials. Eston is one of the better teams in the SVHL and got beat 11-2 by Kenaston. Call a spade a spade. Kenaston is a wagon. They will be tough for Anyone to beat
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Post by Leafs67 on Jan 13, 2023 18:50:31 GMT -6
There's people in Conquest who still get fired up if a Drake Meats product hits the shelf at the local store. 2 towns with a lot of pride.
People cared. People still care. It's just unfortunate for some of these small towns they don't have team to care about anymore.
It doesn't matter what the league is or how teams have to pay to get players out. If they can keep their team competing and relevant then good for them.
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Post by Tiger on Jan 13, 2023 19:33:58 GMT -6
You guys are all dumb. The LLHL is significantly better than the SVHL. You’re lying to yourself if you don’t think that’s true. But at the same time Kenaston likely wins the LLHL too. Their roster is stacked and got better for provincials. Eston is one of the better teams in the SVHL and got beat 11-2 by Kenaston. Call a spade a spade. Kenaston is a wagon. They will be tough for Anyone to beat Better but not significantly better. Main difference is the import quota allowed. |
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Post by rr11 on Jan 13, 2023 20:26:12 GMT -6
You guys are all dumb. The LLHL is significantly better than the SVHL. You’re lying to yourself if you don’t think that’s true. But at the same time Kenaston likely wins the LLHL too. Their roster is stacked and got better for provincials. Eston is one of the better teams in the SVHL and got beat 11-2 by Kenaston. Call a spade a spade. Kenaston is a wagon. They will be tough for Anyone to beat This nonsense around provincial time is usually stated by you LLHL bunch! Just for kicks...in the last 10 years for provincial banners it's 9-SVHL, 8-LLHL, 7-QVHHL, 5-SWHL, 3-WMHL, 2-Triangle plus Fort Carlton and a league or two I'm not certain where teams played. My point...the parity during provincial time is great to see, lots of good leagues in the province. There's no one else that slags other leagues and bigs up their own like the LLHL. It's so stupid...it beggars belief why you bunch continuously bring it up? |
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Post by CheeseburgerTom on Jan 15, 2023 3:01:40 GMT -6
Davidson has the best defence & goalie in the bracket. Kenaston has the best forwards in the bracket. Going to be a lot tighter than people think. From what I have heard the goalie that Redvers picked up is supposed to be one of the best in the province despite playing on a horrible team. Also their D is easily comparable to Davidson’s. Probably the second best group of forwards behind Kenaston. I think they can legitimately give Kenaston a run of their pickups are confirmed. I don’t think Davidson will be a problem for the blizz. Yeah Redvers get a goalie from Watrous and he is their hero. |
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