Like the majority
of professional sport today, scouts are looking for younger and younger
talent, every year. Size, speed and natural ability are the three
attributes that scouts search for with youngsters who can potentially
earn millions for professional sporting teams. Local Central Coast
ice hockey player Charlie Frazer is a talented 12 years old who has
the potential to play anywhere in the world. With Australia now producing
an abundance of exceptional talent in many non-traditional sports,
many of our youth are heading overseas to development leagues, which
are funded by pro teams. Ice hockey is no different and with Australia
advancing to Division I at the World Championships, people are starting
to look seriously at potential talent Down Under.
Charlie started hockey in 2005 after watching
a Rhinos game at Erina Ice Arena. One year later, he commenced rep
hockey with the Central Coast Cyclones and is now on his way to the
National Pewee Championships in Adelaide. Frazer hopes to follow in
the footsteps of fellow Central Coast player Beau Taylor who attended
the Pursuit of Excellence program in Kelowna BC, which comprised of
players from all over Canada, Europe & the USA. “Players
in the U.S. National Hockey League earn up to $10 million dollars
a year and it’s a dream of many of our younger players, across
the country, to go overseas to get exposure, said Ice Hockey Australia
Director of Marketing Rick Williams. Charlie has developed exceptional
skills very quickly and has great size and maturity for his age”,
said Williams. The Phil Ginsberg Trophy Championship is in Adelaide
from July 31st to August 3rd .
