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).
>  
>  
>  
>
>
> */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
>     Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
>
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