Ok so lately I’ve been questioning if its really worth my while continuing to play hockey because of the politics around it and I’m sick of being in the middle of it. Also its hard to keep trying my best and trying to get better when whats the point? The game down here is not about skill or prospects, its about who you know and who can get you on a team. It sucks but that’s the way it is here, well in Queensland in particular. There was a post on one of the Australian Ice Hockey League forums that there is here and someone commented on how bush league and unprofessional the Blue Tongues are and have been, and to be honest, they are. Players got replied with disgust and hatred because of what this person had said. Do they really think that by doing this is going to change their perspective? Of course not. In my eyes, the way to prove them wrong is to change their act and start acting professionally as a club. The General Manager of the club can talk it up all he wants but cannot deliver. And I realise that if he reads this my position on the team ever, is in doubt, but seriously get your shit together. This is not a local league, this is the BEST Australia can offer!! And it is the best team QUEENSLAND can offer!!!
And so now the one person that has held the club together for the last 4/5 years (since the beginning) is now leaving. This person has done almost everything for this club. And if it wasn’t for her, it probably wouldn’t be a team in the AIHL. She knows what to do, and how it needs to be done. Shes possibly the only person that knows anything on how to run a club/team properly in Queensland. There’s a reason why the blue tongues roster has looked almost the same as it did 4 years ago. The junior program is shit so the higher end leagues and teams aren’t going to have any structure either. And even if there are kids that are good enough, they don’t want to play for the Blue Tongues. They go overseas, or play for other teams.
But my point is while this person may be a massive loss to hockey in Queensland, that’s just the way hockey is. People come and go. Players, coaches, management etc. So I would like to thank that person for everything they have done to ice hockey in Queensland because without her there probably wouldn’t be anything like the Blue Tongues. I thank you for all your hard work and time you have put into the club and haven’t asked for anything in return, just good hockey. So I thank you, and wish you all the best.
So now while I’ll go and cry in a corner
stay golden.
