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The truth of why my goalie son QUIT the 16 U AAA Predators team was because there were 2 kids smoking weed - at tournaments, in the locker room at practice, etc... one of the kids that were caught, quit after they were both suspended - the other was brought back even though the team took a vote and only 2 kids wanted the suspended problematic player brought back. The suspended player is well kown for his repeated disciplinary issues on the ice and the bench, in the locker room and repeated drug use. The coach made the decision to bring him back anyway and said if anyone doesn't like that decision, they can leave. My son chose to leave, the night that the player was brought back. He said his goodbyes, shook hands with his teammates , wished them well, and we left Ice Castle. The team captain also quit, for the same reasons. That’s correct - my son chose to quit. He wasn’t thrown off by the coach - he wasn’t pulled off by my wife or myself - he quit and we supported that decision 100%. We are proud of his decision. Some parents on the 16u AA TEAM were allegedly told that my son was thrown off of the team. That is 100% false. I want the record set straight. This is 100% factual - so much so that I am not anonymous. My name is Phil Isaly. My sons name is Ethan. We will never play for the Predators Organization again. You all can make up your own minds.

Wow! What a great man you and your wife have raised. Not many players would have done that. RESPECT!

Yes. As you describe, some will go to PPE. Some will not make PPE and try another AAA program. Most will go to PAHL travel. And the incoming ADM Red players will land all over the board in PAHL. You should not have an AA or A Major expectation because you are ADM Red now. The common sense approach, even if you think your child is going to the NHL, even if your child is scoring 20 goals per jamboree, is to start in a PAHL program. Get your feet wet first locally. Play local before playing AAA. The AAA designation for 9 year-olds is only meaningful to parents. Your 9 year old does not know nor care about being AAA, AA, A, or B. They just want to have fun and your job is to make fun available. You can look at MyHockey and see that PAHL teams can compete and beat AAA teams. So play in PAHL to start, save yourself thousands in fees, and enjoy the ride while your player develops.

Man, people licking their chops waiting to sucker these newbie hockey parents with extra A's and birth year teams.

I second that notion to just go through the tryout process in a PAHL organization and let it play out. This was a while back, but our Mite Red team had kids that landed on PPE, PAHL AA and A+. In our personal experience, it was nice to have my son be on a team as the minor birth year with a team of mostly major birth years. It took the pressure off and he just had fun. Plus, the coach was key because they put him in situations to succeed early and then gave him and the other graduating Mites on the team more responsibility as the year went on to watch them grow.

It's very upsetting that the owner-coach KING OF THE CASTLE would allow a player to remain on the team after known illegal activity. Fear of not making MidAms is not an acceptable excuse... Good wishes for the future, to players who went against the tyranny.

Sounds like the Marijuana smokers were piss-poor teammates beyond just smoking Marijuana if only 2 kids wanted them back, and 2 players quit the team over it.

Thank you for sharing the truth. This situation has been so misconstrued and rumor-laden by so many "spectators," I'm glad you were willing to reiterate the truth of what has taken place, and sign your name to it!

14 u = 2005 BY always a mess

I give credit to MF, DW and the rest of the ownership group as they have made huge improvements there, inside and out. And the ice surface remains one of the better ones in western PA.