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Here were the scores of Day 1, summarized. I'll try to update daily. Wednesday, March 29 12:30PM 15U (9) Pens 4 vs. 2 (8) Mid Fairfield Jr Rangers 2:45PM 14U (10) Vengeance 2 vs. 5 (7) Buffalo Saints 4:15PM 16U (11) Barons 1 vs. 2 (6) Detroit Little Caesars 4:30PM 14U (3) Pens 3 vs. 2 (14) Valley Forge 5:00PM 18U (6) Pens 1 vs. 3 (11) Buffalo Regals Also, the times I posted above are local times. With some of these sites being in different time zones, if you do have an interest in a game in particular, you might want to double check the website.

@CranjisMcBasketball I cleaned up that thread as it was getting somewhat off topic. Orgs are welcome to post here, but what we don't need is a dozen follow up posts bashing the org and their intentions, which is where some of that thread was going. For the most part this is a close to free speech you're going to get about local hockey. Enjoy this free forum that I provide and be glad it's here. PB

GIRLS RESULTS Thursday, March 30 3:30PM 14U (3) Pens 4 vs. 0 (14) Mid Fairfield Stars 11:15AM 16U Steel City Selects 1 vs. 2 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 11:30AM 16U (7) Pens 4 vs. 3 (10) Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 3:15PM 19U Armstrong Arrows 0 vs. 1 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 3:15PM 19U Steel City Selects 2 vs. 3 Premier Prep Royal 5:00PM 14U S Pittsburgh Rebellion 1 vs. 2 Hockey Club Fairbanks 5:00PM 14U Steel City Selects 1 vs. 4 Chicago Hawks

BOYS RESULTS Wednesday, March 29 12:30PM 15U (9) Pens 4 vs. 2 (8) Mid Fairfield Jr Rangers 2:45PM 14U (10) Vengeance 2 vs. 5 (7) Buffalo Saints 4:15PM 16U (11) Barons 1 vs. 2 (6) Detroit Little Caesars 4:30PM 14U (3) Pens 3 vs. 2 (14) Valley Forge 5:00PM 18U (6) Pens 1 vs. 3 (11) Buffalo Regals Thursday, March 30 10:00AM 15U (9) Pens 2 vs. 4 (1) Detroit Little Caesars 12:30PM 14U (10) Vengeance 7 vs. 3 (2) Chicago Mission 2:15PM 16U (11) Barons 3 vs. 4 (3) North Jersey Avalanche 2:30PM 14U (3) Pens 5 vs. 0 (11) Boston Jr. Eagles 2:30PM 18U (6) Pens 3 vs. 0 (14) Anaheim Jr Ducks 3:00PM 18U Mt. Lebo Hornets 1 vs. 2 Team Ohio 3:15PM 14U North Pittsburgh 1 vs. 5 OC Hockey 6:45PM 16U Allegheny Badgers 2 vs. 3 Boston Jr. Eagles

Most likely, the admins have been locking threads that a) are letting you know about something since its clear from the first post so why leave it open and b) because discussion runs it's course so why leave it open while people go around in circles.

Here is the round robin schedule for girls as it relates to local teams- Thursday, March 30 3:30PM 14U (3) Pens vs. (14) Mid Fairfield Stars 11:15AM 16U Steel City Selects vs. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 11:30AM 16U (7) Pens vs. (10) Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 3:15PM 19U Armstrong Arrows vs. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 3:15PM 19U Steel City Selects vs. Premier Prep Royal 5:00PM 14U S Pittsburgh Rebellion vs. Hockey Club Fairbanks 5:00PM 14U Steel City Selects vs. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers Friday, March 31 11:00AM 19U Armstrong Arrows vs. Montana Wolves 11:00AM 19U Steel City Selects vs. Mid Fairfield Stars 1:15PM 14U Steel City Selects vs. Valley Jr. Warriors 2:30PM 14U (3) Pens vs. (11) Team Colorado 3:05PM 14U S Pittsburgh Rebellion vs. Nashville Jr. Predators 3:30PM 16U (7) Pens vs. (15) Team Colorado 6:55PM 16U Steel City Selects vs. Casco Bay Mariners Saturday, April 1 10:50AM 14U S Pittsburgh Rebellion vs. Adirondack Northstars 11:05AM 14U Steel City Selects vs. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 11:15AM 14U (3) Pens vs. (6) Team Illinois 2:30PM 16U (7) Pens vs. (2) Assabet Valley 2:40PM 16U Steel City Selects vs. Glenview Stars 4:40PM 19U Armstrong Arrows vs. South Anchorage Oilers 4:55PM 19U Steel City Selects vs. East Coast Wizards

Here is the round robin schedule for the boys as it relates to local teams- Wednesday, March 29 12:30PM 15U (9) Pens vs. (8) Mid Fairfield Jr Rangers 2:45PM 14U (10) Vengeance vs. (7) Buffalo Saints 4:15PM 16U (11) Barons vs. (6) Detroit Little Caesars 4:30PM 14U (3) Pens vs. (14) Valley Forge 5:00PM 18U (6) Pens vs. (11) Buffalo Regals Thursday, March 30 10:00AM 15U (9) Pens vs. (1) Detroit Little Caesars 12:30PM 14U (10) Vengeance vs. (2) Chicago Mission 2:15PM 16U (11) Barons vs. (3) North Jersey Avalanche 2:30PM 14U (3) Pens vs. (11) Boston Jr. Eagles 2:30PM 18U (6) Pens vs. (14) Anaheim Jr Ducks 3:00PM 18U Mt. Lebo Hornets vs. Team Ohio 3:15PM 14U North Pittsburgh vs. OC Hockey 6:45PM 16U Allegheny Badgers vs. Boston Jr. Eagles Friday, March 31 10:45AM 14U (10) Vengeance vs. (15) Carolina Jr Hurricanes 11:45AM 16U (11) Barons vs. (14) Seacoast Performance Academy 12:15PM 18U (6) Pens vs. (3) Rhode Island Saints 12:30PM 14U (3) Pens vs. (6) MN Lakers 1:00PM 16U Allegheny Badgers vs. Texas Tigers 2:00PM 18U Mt. Lebo Hornets vs. Minnesota Grey Ducks 5:00PM 15U (9) Pens vs. (16) Team North Dakota 5:00PM 14U North Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis Eagles Saturday, April 1 9:00AM 14U North Pittsburgh vs. Darien (CT) 10:15AM 16U Allegheny Badgers vs. Troy Sting 12:15PM 18U Mt. Lebo Hornets vs. Northern Michigan United

My son felt he was ready for AAA hockey around 12 or 13. Tried out at Esmark - was cut. Was told his size was too small. Pens Elite tryouts were the next week He asked to tryout. We believed all the things we had heard - the team was pre determined, If you didn't get invited you didn't stand a chance, it's all political....blah, blah, blah. We still let him tryout. He made the team. Yes, he was a bottom player. The next year (14U)- was the very first year black teams were being introduced. He was put on the black team. Coach explained - if we put you on Gold - you'll sit on the bench for games. If we put you on black - you'll get top minutes. My son was crushed - but after cooling down and thinking it through he decided to stick it out. He played the next year on black team. My kid worked hard as did every kid on that black team. (That year - the Black team beat the gold team at Mid ams.) My son continued to develop - loved the game. He continued to learn to play the speed of the game and to even pick up the speed on his shifts. It wasn't always roses and sunshine at Pens Elite. But, he continued to grow. He stayed through 16's then played 18's at a prep school. He ended up playing in the NAHL and is playing NCAA Div.1 hockey. He was a bottom player of a AAA team at 12 / 13. What changed that? skating, skating, skating - drills, practice, lessons, shooting pucks everyday in the driveway. Does the kid want to wear the jacket to wear the jacket or does he actually want to put the work in to develop? I watched Pens Elite cut a kid that then went to a prep school - that led to being drafted by the USHL and then committed to an Ivy league school for Div.1 hockey - the Pens Elite aren't the final say on a kids destiny.

Thats true for way more teams than PPE.

Let’s see what happens when honesty reigns this board.