Have you been to Network54 ? This site is frequented by people who anonymously post comments about their teams and issues. The site can be hysterical, offensive and downright mean. I have never posted there, but I occasionally find myself checking in to see what is being said. What do you think? The worst day ever was when I found one of my kids initials posted there. Thanks friends.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/672275/ This link is now for 98 players and under. This link is for the main menu,: http://www.network54.com/Browse/Sports/Hockey. This link is for players 97 and over: http://www.network54.com/Forum/672359/ Finally this link is for female hockey http://www.network54.com/Forum/679250/ Have a look around from the main link, in case I've missed something.
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ReplyDeleteNetwork 54 is cowardice and destructive....simple. It is filled with mistruth and generally serves to bring parents and more importantly young athletes down. As I say to my kids if you are not prepared to read about yourself on the front page of the Globe and Mail...keep your negative thoughts off your computer screen.
ReplyDeleteLook at the link below:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/ourgame/columns/news/2008/10/trash-talking-forum-shocking-and-disappointing.html
Kinda makes me ill when I see stuff written about my kid on there, & for the record I never even knew that site existed until we moved associations & played with one closer to the city!
ReplyDeleteI didn't either played both boys & girls rep & once i moved associations close to the city all of a sudden I learned about network 54 & the crap written about my kid and other ppls children made me ill..
DeleteI agree. It's all interesting until you read about your own child.
DeleteMy kid sucks, period, shame on her
DeleteNetwork 54 principals we fail to understand ?? The slander's remarks being made are subject to have the Law Enforcements involvements , The Racial and Raciest comments made have to STOP ! To be little boys and hurt by Naming Names are not acceptable. Please suggest to your comment writers the comments are Illegal !!!
ReplyDeleteFunny how everyone's comments on here about being cowardice etc all leave their name as anonymous???
ReplyDeleteNote that this post was written in 2010. Network54 threads have changed since then and will be reposted.
ReplyDeleteThis site make me sick saying things about a game and making it a bad thing undermine hockey and what it's made to be. If you can't handle being a hockey parent don't sgin your kid up
ReplyDeleteLooks like N54 has been shut down, hopefully for good.
ReplyDeleteYou're right...thats awesome, sure hope its dead for good!!!
DeleteShutting 54 down, or at least not having a minor hockey forum on 54 would be the best thing to happen to minor hockey. Minor hockey is full of issues, politics etc. but none of it compares to the slanderous, misinformed and often base comments that it is full of.
ReplyDeleteDetails on it being shut down? What happened?
ReplyDeleteQuite frankly, I miss it.
Not sure we'll ever know for sure what happened. But in all honesty it was a lawsuit waiting to happen. As much as I enjoyed the news and gossip on there it displayed that absolute worst in people. too many people on there who won't ever grow up. Its a great place for every guy who has little man syndrome. If it was just news it would be great but human nature being what it is makes it slide right down into the mud. My son is 11 and all I can say is that if it is shut down I'm thrilled, because my son hadn't found it yet. If you could guarantee that kids couldn't ever read it then maybe there is merit in keeping it going. But if you want to absolutely eviscerate a kid's self esteem and confidence then 54 had the potential to do it - and no forum that can do that is worth keeping.
ReplyDeleteGlad its shut down...to much spam and nonsense!!!
DeleteWhy did it take so long to shut down??? Been going on forever!!!
ReplyDeleteI miss it. :(
ReplyDeleteDONE...ITS OVER...THANK GOD!!!
ReplyDeleteSome new links - see December 8th post.
ReplyDeleteInformative site, when used properly. Honestly, nothing will sit in your head worse than seeing your (or kid's) name getting slagged. 70% destructive, 30% informative. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. It could have been a great way to keep informed on issues in the loop and just generally stay in touch with other hockey parents. Sometimes a person could get a rules clarification etc. I tried to use it this way, and at times found myself in a cyber battle with trash-talking knuckle-draggers. I warned them that they would probably end up burning their own house down. I had even suggested not permitting anonymous posts, but require a log-in and a handle to better help administrators block the idiots. Pity. A potentially worthwhile tool shut down by a bunch of know-nothing potty-mouths.
DeleteNo one with an education past high school ever went there anyways. Can't feel too bad for the unwashed.
ReplyDeleteIt was so easy to get caught up in it, glad its gone! Best things said are the things not said !!!!
Deletewhat are the new links to 54
ReplyDelete54 is pretty much gone and replaced by http://hockeytime.cu.cc/
ReplyDeleteIts very similar and most people are there now
http://www.network54.com/Index/105734
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the minorhockeytalk.ca forums? Been down for maintenance for over 3 days....did it get shut down????
ReplyDeleteHopefully!
ReplyDeleteMy partner and I stumbled over here coming from a different web page and thought I may as well check things out. I like what I see so now i'm following you. Look forward to exploring your web page for a second time.
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