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October 13, 2020
 
BIG VIDEO ANALYSIS ANNOUNCEMENT COMING - SPECIAL PRICING ENDING SOON!
We slashed our video analysis pricing considerably during the COVID-19 shut-in. Prices and offerings will be changing soon, so be sure to get yours done before prices go up! Having your games broken down on video is one of the best ways to improve your play and understanding of the game, and we provide the most detailed and thorough analysis you will find anywhere. For the near future we will be offering the following prices:
 
1 Game = $30
2 Games = $50 
 
Sample analysis: http://shorturl.at/hiovI

To Purchase just go to http://www.dmvprospects.com and click on the registration link at the top or:
 
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Everyone who receives this newsletter is eligible for one 15-minute phone call with Scott Lowe per month if you have any questions or would like a quick consultation. Please email Scott at DMVProspects@gmail.com if you would like to set yours up. Available times are very flexible. 
 
 
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IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
By Scott Lowe - DMVProspects.com
It seems like it was just yesterday that we were wondering when ice rinks might open back up and if we would even have a 2020-21 hockey season.
 
Those were very stressful times for young hockey players around North America as they also wondered when tryouts might take place – if they would be held at all – and if teams might be picked without them having an in-person opportunity to show prospective coaches exactly what they were capable of on the ice.
 
Adding to the stress was the lack of understanding about what the COVID-19 situation might mean for players’ immediate hockey futures. With ice rinks shut down by local governments in response to the spread of the coronavirus throughout North America, young players were asked to be patient while finding ways to maintain their fitness levels, build their strength and refine their hockey stills off the ice.
 
 
OCTOBER SAVES KEEP FIGHTING CANCER IN TOUGH TIMES
By Scott Lowe - MYHockeyRankings.com
When Lara Hopewell finally had time to take a breath last January and comprehend what her October Saves Goalie Challenge had accomplished in 2019, she knew it was going to take a lot of hard work to top the $500,000 that had been raised to support cancer research. At that point, though, she had no idea the obstacles she would face in 2020.

 With planning pushed back to the spring as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, ice rinks in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland – the area where the Virginia-based program first gained traction – remained closed well into June. Not only was the future of October Saves in jeopardy, but also there was no guarantee of having a 2020-21 youth hockey season at all.

“In June and July it was really not looking good for hockey,” Hopewell said. “One of the rinks in Maryland was literally still being used as a morgue for COVID victims in June, and at one point I was worried that we might not be able to continue. But we felt like somehow we had to do this and kept believing it would work out.”

Her refusal to give up led to the creation of the “All Saves, One Goal Campaign,” in which literally every save counts.

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DMV PLAYERS IN THE NCDC 2020-21

The NCDC is one of two Tier 2 tuition-free junior hockey leagues in the United States. It falls under the umbrella of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) and has 13 teams playing in the Northeast from Maine in the North to Utica on the western edge of the footprint, south into New Jersey. 

Considered Tier 2 because it is tuition-free, the NCDC is not recognized officially as a Tier 2 league by USA Hockey. The tuition-free United States Hockey League (USHL) is the only USA Hockey-recognized Tier 1 league, and the tuition-free North American Hockey League (NAHL) is the only USA Hockey-recognized Tier 2 league.
 
On average, the NCDC features between 35 and 40 players are are committed or will commit to play NCAA Division I hockey each year. The rest of the players who receive regular playing time generally commit to play at the Division II or III levels. 
 
 

DMV PLAYERS IN THE EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE 2020-21

The EHL annually produces more NCAA Division III commits per team than any other junior league in the country. The reason we say “per team” is that a league like the USPHL Premier occasionally may produce more D3 players, but that league also has more than 60 member organizations compared to the EHL’s 18 teams.
 
According to the league’s website, the EHL already had more 120 players make NCAA Division III commitments for the 2020-21 season. No other team will surpass that as the next-closest currently is the NCDC, which also usually has about 40 Division I commits on team rosters in a given year. 
 
The footprint for the EHL extends from Vermont in the northeast south to Maryland. There are two divisions in the EHL, with the New England Division consisting of 11 teams and the Mid-Atlantic Division comprised of eight teams. That alignment might change next year as the Philadelphia Revolution have been sold to a group in Keene, N.H. 
 
 
CREATING VIDEO COACHES & SCOUTS WANT TO SEE
By Scott Lowe - DMVProspects.com
I'm starting to get a lot of questions about creating video for coaches and scouts as wel as questions about how and when to reach out to programs that players might like to play for next year. With that in mind, along with the article above about planning for the future, I wanted to re-run a piece on creating the right kind of video that orginally was posted last spring. It's much better to start reaching out to coaches now instead of waiting until later on in the season or when the season is done. It's also important to send them what they are looking for and to make it as easy as possible for them to navigate.
 
NO HIGHLIGHT REELS WITH FANCY EDITING AND MUSIC. THIS IS IMPORTANT, AND I'M NOT KIDDING!
 
I have had this conversation with several parents and players in the past only to receive an email saying, "What do you think?" accompanied by a highlight reel with fancy editing and music. Your video editing skills and ability to set your highlights to music will have zero impact on your getting a chance to play for a higher-level team. I write from experience and have taken what I've learned from going through this process with my son as well as from my many conversations with prep school, junior and college coaches and am happy to pass along my knowledge to help local players and families. But it can be very frustrating to take the time to provide advice about topics and to provide many resources here to help people navigate the process only to have it ignored and to receive the same questions repeatedly or to have someone to send me something to look at that is explicity what I told them not to do.
 
This process involves trusting a lot of people you don't know or may not be sure about. You can trust me, that much I promise, and I have nothing to gain by providing inaccurate information or misleading anyone. Click the link below and check out the article. I hope that it is helpful. I have created YouTube video channels for my son and several other players over the past few years with great feedback from coaches and scouts. If you need help with this, it is a service that I offer. 
 
 

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