City Schools and Hockey

dexksim

dexksim

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Do any city schools play hockey? I had an OHSAA directory back in the 90s when I went and played in school. I remember leafing through it and discovering that (Toledo) Bowsher had a hockey program. I was surprised because I didn't think any city school had one. I know my school, (Cleveland) South High, didn't. I was just curious
 
 
Olentangy Liberty is a city school if iam understanding the question correctly and they won state 2 yrs ago. In general the private schools tend to be better but Columbus publics are teeming with skaters.
 
EastsideCat said:
Olentangy Liberty is a city school if iam understanding the question correctly and they won state 2 yrs ago. In general the private schools tend to be better but Columbus publics are teeming with skaters.
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When I said city schools, I meant urban schools, more Beechcroft, Briggs and East as opposed to Liberty, Orange or Berlin. Sorry for the misunderstanding
 
dexksim said:
When I said city schools, I meant urban schools, more Beechcroft, Briggs and East as opposed to Liberty, Orange or Berlin. Sorry for the misunderstanding
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$$$$$ and facilities prohibit it. Besides, not much interest in hockey at these schools, nor early instruction. But the biggest factor is $$$$.
 
dexksim said:
Do any city schools play hockey? I had an OHSAA directory back in the 90s when I went and played in school. I remember leafing through it and discovering that (Toledo) Bowsher had a hockey program. I was surprised because I didn't think any city school had one. I know my school, (Cleveland) South High, didn't. I was just curious
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Bowsher and Start both had hockey programs up into the early 2000's. At some point Toledo Public Schools made huge athletics cuts and they have not offered hockey since. Whitmer isn't part of TPS but most of the area it serves has been annexed into Toledo. They're probably the "most urban" school left with a hockey program in this area.
 
Unless Im mistaken the most ' urban' school with hockey is Cleveland Heights
Everybody makes the tournament, so just go to the OHSSA.ORG site and look up the hockey tourney. Maybe thetes somebody I overlooked
 
Shaker isn't much less urban than heights. Heights program is a mess due to rink management. It all goes back to population and dollars. Columbus has both Heights has one but not the other. Shaker is supported well by the community and churns out a lot of skaters for the private schools and still have a usually competitive squad.

Rink availability is another aspect that really decides it. When Erie lost their main rink their youth program in the 08 class was somewhat decimated due to defection. The new rinks that were built coincidentally happened at the same time Erie youth hockey started growing again.
 
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