04-24-2019, 12:07 PMTML99 Wrote: SMJHL is a league for the first gen rookies:

"The SMJHL's main purpose is to introduce the first generation members to the site and how it works, from how to apply your TPE to how to gain money. This league is where you are supposed to learn it all.
This to setup the user for the real deal, the SHL."

Id say this is more of the responsibility of Juniors GM's, Mentors & HO; a league (SMJHL) doesn't introduce people to the fundamentals of the site nor does it teach them how to apply TPE, that comes from asking questions, GMs reaching out and offering advice, posting guidelines and how-to's also staying up to date with rookies making sure they aren't confused and are generally enjoying themselves the SMJHL more or less prepares people for the cruelty that is STHS and gets them used to reading idex's, ect. In the GOMHL you have one league, the "league" doesn't teach you anything that comes from the quality members, GMs, mentors, teammates and HO

Rookie ice time:

Actives over inactive, I get that for sure although are you playing a 160 active rookie over a capped inactive? competition matters at the end of the day and rookies understand that, it gives actives something to work towards "I want to improve so I move up in the lines" I like giving guys this fire and 9 times out of 10 I see them rise to the occasion and they are replacing higher TPE inactives in no time at all and enjoying the story line along the way. Its not "welcome to the SMJHL here have first line minutes, dont worry you dont have to work for it"... there is nothing to learn there imo. You earn your ice time its the same everywhere its makes sense to me and should be that way. There are dozens of other ways to keep a rookie active giving them top minutes shouldn't have to be one of them that being said I think there is a good balance that needs to be met and as long as your players are happy are you really doing anything wrong?

I agree wholeheartedly with these statements, ice time shouldn't be just handed to someone because they are new to the site, but they should get playing time if they are active. If someone is active and working hard to earn TPE they should be rewarded (regardless of if they are new to the site or not). The whole idea of the SHL is a hockey experience, the SMJHL HO shouldn't act like each player's mom demanding more ice time for their sweet little babies, those players should work on earning a bigger role by updating and gaining TPE. If highly active players are being pushed to really tiny roles it's likely because the league is overcrowded. To solve that I'd say expand the SHL again.

Different people have different opinions on what the SMJHL is. I've heard people say that it's just a stepping stone to the SHL and that you shouldn't waste a long time there. I've heard others who love being able to become a great player in one season and have a chance at awards and such. I don't think we really need to define it because it's different for each individual.

As for the TPE cap, I like the idea of raising it to 400, maybe 450. Players suddenly becoming massively better when they reach the SHL is a strange thing, so raising the cap a bit makes it a smaller bump, but I wouldn't want to raise it so far that newbies feel too far behind.