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The Rise and Fall of Brett Ayers and What Could Have BeenBY: Robert Hennigarr | Category: Others | Submitted: 2012-01-15 04:39:15
There was not many better then Trinity College's top end recruit Brett Ayers. The then 15 year old was actually quite an excitement to watch. Some may even say he was the best goalie the CISAA Division 1 league has ever seen. "He was stellar for us the whole season," Trinity coach Rob Day said, "He always came up with a big save when we needed it." It seemed as though the 15 year old prodigee has picked up a nack for big saves at key moments, but none was quite as big as the save Ayers made in the Championship series' game 7 against 5t. Michaels College, another powerhouse team in the already strong CISAA league. "I just do what I can to get infront of the puck, the rest takes care of itself," said the 15 year old after Trinity had won the series, "I really believed in my teammates and they believed in me." And as the saying goes, it's all downhill from here. Ayers was projected to go in the 6th round of the draft in 2010 but nobody knew who would pick him. As a Halifax native, it was obvious that Halifax wanted to get the home town boy. "We knew that by drafting him we'd immediately get his family to almost every game and also most of his friends. It was a really good move from that point of view" Halifax General Manager Cam Russel said, "we also know what kind of a potent goaltender this kid can turn into with a little hard work." It seemed that every time the Mooseheads were talked about it had something to do with Ayers. "The big question was, is he the present AND the future, is he just the future, or is he going to be the ultimate flop and waste of a pick" said Mooseheads columnist John Moore. Now a days, you ask anybody in Halifax and they will give you the straight up answer. "He was a flop and an awful choice. We should have left him for somebody else to get" said a listener of News 95.7fm after a recent Halifax game. Was it the pressure that got to him, was it the publicity, or was it just plain lazyness that caused Ayers' demise. I'll tell you, a combination of all 3. Halifax is the hot spot of all the QMJHL. Averaging over 8000 people at every game, the pressure on the players is high. They are the Montreal Canadiens of the QMJHL from a pressure stand point. You could play 5 good games and then have one bad game and the 5 good games don't matter anymore. The pressure is high on kids from Quebec, but for a Halifax born and raised kid, the pressure is even more immense. "On any given night I could know a couple of thousand people in the rink, and you know if you play bad you're going to hear about it the next day," Ayers said of the difficulty of playing in the Metro Center. Simply put, Ayers was mentally weak and not tough enough to handle a little ribbing from his friends. Halifax wouldn't want kids like this on their team anyways. Now, another issue that seemed to be a big deal Ayers was publicity. After the draft, Ayers received more attention from the Halifax media then their 1st round picks did. Ayers was seen in an Eastlink TV commercial about the Mooseheads upcoming season, that he never played. Ayers could not handle being the center of attention or being in the spotlight. The kid just couldn't keep his wits about him, stuttering and a clearly nervous kid was once again showing his mental weakness and inability to control his emotions and keep himself in check. Finally, nobody knows wether it was cockiness or just his personality but the stories of Ayers and his laziness are endless. Most people think that this is what caused his downfall with the Halifax club. Not working out and not going on the ice over the offseason top the list of things that Ayers failed to do to prepare. "He didn't look like the Brett we drafted and the Brett that we wanted." Mooseheads coach Dominique Ducharme said, "It was really disheartening to see, especially with the talent this kid has." Did Ayers' laziness cost him a spot in the Q? Yes, it absolutely did. Confidence is still there in Ayers though. Many coaches in Major Junior and Junior A alike think that Ayers can become an NHL goalie someday with a little bit of work. "I truly think that he can make it one day" Ducharme said, "I'm sure of it as I am my own name." As for now, Ayers sits awaiting his opportunity with the Metcalfe Jets of the EOJHL, but unless his habits change, and change fast, I don't expect to see Ayers in the Q any time soon. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org/ About Author / Additional Info: I'm a hockey enthusiast and a QMJHL know it all. Anything in the Q, I know it. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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