Good luck to all who are jumping clubs and teams in search for greener pastures!!! Ask any parent with aged out kids who don’t play hockey anymore what a waste it all was… Have fun and enjoy!
The families with aged out kids who don't play anymore likely would still not be playing, no matter which club/coaches they played for in the past. If these parents had their minds set that their kids were NHL/D1 bound, they have no one to blame but themselves for setting unrealistic goals. It's like banking on winning the lottery. Sure it happens from time to time, but is it going to happen to you? Probably not.
Families 'jump' from club to club for a variety of reasons. We all need to do what's best for our family.
The simple truth is that in the end, 99% of the kids won't make it to the NHL/D1... It's likely all not going to be 'worth it' in the end, no matter which green grass field you played at. The only league our kids will all end up in one day is the beer league... But again, worth is relative. If my kid can be good at a sport, develop life-long friendships, becomes an accountable young man and contribute to society, it's all worth it to me.