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First off, I have to give it to Rick Tocchet for a brilliant gameplan for the vastly less talented Flyers team leading the Pens 3-0. Where I have concern (not sure if that's the right word...) is the complete lack of rule enforcement in this series by the NHL Refs. What I have seen since the start of game 1 is a relentless combination of late hits (most of the time well after the puck has departed), and away from puck hits. There were probably at least a dozen in the first period of game 1 alone, and scores of them in each of the other games. The reality is the Flyers haven't got called on 99% of those infractions, and at the same time the Pens do not have a team with the…

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I have heard about kids being cut from amateur teams because of the parents. Not sure, but I don’t think that could be the same reason for a PIHL team. They are loud, drunk, abusive, etc. There may have been some times where kids are skilled enough to make the team, but the coach(s) don’t want a parent around. Is this fair? Do the coaches or the parents have a bigger stake in the team? Obviously, the coaches have to coach, but the parents are paying. What or where is the line? Just want to see what the debate is.

With all the supplemental tryouts going on maybe it is time to start this thread. I'm sure most of the Organizations have someone who looks at this board. Maybe you can post your needs and how to contact your organization.

People wonder why there’s an official shortage not only in Western PA, but across USA Hockey as a whole. Especially after Pennsylvania Ice Hockey Officiating (PIHO) Officiating Director Zachary Roberts can’t even respect his own officials. An absolute disgrace to youth hockey. Over charging organizations for scheduling services to schedule officials, and then abusing the very guys who skate for him. Amateur hockey Christmas tournament and Roberts goes awol on this young official. Throwing sticks and gloves onto the ice like a 2 year old when mommy doesn’t buy him a pack of gum at the grocery store. To the organizations that have contracts with PIHO, take a look at how you…

Quick question: When does the regular high school hockey season start and end? And, can you play club hockey and do high school hockey?

Just throwing it out there, some rinks in western PA are not hooked up with LiveBarn which amazes me when you look at the scope of youth hockey in this area. For those connected to these rinks, I am curious as to why they don't have it. And to those that have it, props. Alpha is the one that blows my mind. With the amount of teams that call Alpha home, WTH? Delmont, Mt. Lebo, Brady's Run, Cambria. Any others? And maybe with enough pressure or public outcry, things may change?

I understand forgoing the HS All-star game this season but what is the reasoning behind not even naming a team? Not much effort required, it is an honor some of these players really appreciate and strive for.

Below is the link to the research paper (PDF format): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348550345_A_pre-Covid-19_survey_of_boys'_interscholastic_high_school_hockey_in_North_America Abstract A comparative study was performed that included the analysis of demographic and competitive rating data for boys’ interscholastic high school ice hockey teams located in the North America. A composite rating profile was generated using SportsoftTM windows-based software (least-squares method) that reduced the raw game scores of over 146,000 games played by 5,479 boys’ teams in both United States and Canada between the ages of 15 to 18. Individua…

I have recently read a couple of articles that I tend to agree with. Does the level of hockey really matter at the younger age groups and the difference between town league hockey and elite hockey? I am interested to hear some other people’s opinions. The Level of Hockey Doesn't Matter Did I just Read that Right? Here's a little snippet from an article titled the "Ultimate Hockey Parent Guide" that ran in the August 2018 issue of USA Hockey Magazine. It was written by Christie Casciano Burns, who often pens the Hockey Mom column in USA Hockey Magazine. DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE ALPHABET SOUP For people outside of youth hockey, AAA is the number you call…

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