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So who was the third Gretzky??
james acheson wrote:
> as a youth hockey coach, I would say that the younger siblings are ALL
> better than the older ones. They seem to play at the level of the
> older kid, as long as they are only a couple years apart and they seem
> to be equally as tough as the older kid. I call this younger-sibling
> syndrome.
>
> so at the youth level, it seems that the yonger ones are the "better" ones
> and for the families where only one kid goes on, it might be the
> younger one who does, but...
>
> when you compare one college player to another or when you compare one
> pro to another pro, are there any younger ones who outshine the older
> ones?
>
> Gregg Johnson might likely end up a better pro player than Keith (AHL
> compared to ECHL, at least so far) and I think he was better at BU
> than Keith was at Maine... of course it is tough to compare... and
> Nick is at Sacred Heart, so I am guessing he is a step below Keith.
>
> The Gretzkys had 3 in the pros and the oldest was a little better than
> the 3rd. (who made it only as far as the AHL and the second who played
> a bit in the NHL).
>
>
>
>
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> */Steve Archer <[log in to unmask]>/* wrote:
>
> I played with the older brothers of Derek Damon & Nick Payson,
> both of whom
> were very good players but not close to the level of their little
> brothers.
> I think it depends on how established the hockey base is as well.
> When we
> were playing we were fairly early on in Bangor's hockey
> development. The
> families learn and little bro gets better playing against older
> kids. This
> was true with the other brothers I played with as well who didn't
> go on to
> play D1.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Maine Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Wayne T Smith
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:27 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Siblings playing hockey discussion.
>
> In the case of the 4 Kariya, I'd say that their parents make
> better hockey
> players, if you don' mind me turning the question upside down!
>
> Cheers, wayne
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