I think that a lot of Thunder players are involved and the coaching and management is as well.  Jens, Blake, Richie, Jordan has helped with coaching, Simon runs the rink, Jackie Steve, Aaron, Mike and Izzy help with scoring for Dihl games I believe I have helped with coaching.  The effort is definitely there to help with the club when they need it and people are keen to help but many of the players on the team have jobs or go to school and have assignments and study.  If peewee hockey asks for the teams help at a time where players actually can help I know that everyone on the team would be more then willing to help especially with Peewee level to help promote the game.  As for the team last year as opposed to this year I think that we have a great great great team (3x great means winning crew)who are all incredably dedicated.  We want to win this year and bring a lot more attention to Dunedin hockey which I think is going to be one of the biggest things this club needs.  Dunedin needs more attention and have players want to come here and with all of the effort that everyone on the team has been putting forward I think we are going to accomplish that.  Lastly I know that the topic has kinda been settled but I think that a real bs claim to make if you really spent lots of time at the rink.  Thunder players are almost always around and if you knew anything about the team last year and this year you would see a difference in the moral and how hard we are all working.

Sorry, perhaps I should have put negative affect. That is what I was meaning. Dammit Vince, can’t you read my mind? Bloody goalies!!!

Yes, yes I can make judgement. I check this thing on a daily basis and stay in contact with a lot of people who are heavily involved in the club. Plus I was there for the first year of the Thunder and thought on the whole it was well run for the first year along side the DIHA. The other reason is that this is a public forum and I can make any statement I want on this issue no matter how out of left field they are.

…whether people pay attention to what I have to say is another matter lol.

Shut up Vince, I know what you are going to say!!!

I’m in contact with some former Thunder team mates constantly, I was there last weekend, I was volunteering for the worlds.  I was even a member of the Thunder who played DIHL last year.  I play for the opposition now and I still took offence to what you said.  I’m sure a lot of the current Thunder players feel the same way.  I want a strong team in Dunedin and your comments injure that goal and spread false/negative information.