Icebucket

I have first hand seen a player get a match for saying "that's fucking bullshit" about a call against him. While it's certainly not the right way for a 17 year old to speak to an adult referee, handing out a match is a disgrace.

I am not saying the players and parents aren't in the wrong in many cases. I just think there needs to be even the slightest system in place to make sure refs are actually do the job correctly. The players do get penalized and reprimanded when they are in the wrong. The refs do not, and they are the ones getting paid. There are plenty of good refs in the area, but it is a result of their own personal drive to do the job correctly and to improve. Good on them.

For a ref to hand out a match because a teenager said something to him is absurd. The problem is that no one ever holds the refs accountable because they are afraid they will quit if they get reprimanded. So in the end you get refs who are making very good money to do a very poor job for the most part. How many other jobs out there are paying the hourly rate refs make and have zero accountability to improve, or even just do the job correctly?

At the end of the day HS hockey here just isn't a high level. I agree that most local players should play as it's nice to represent your school and it's good socially, but for the highest level players it's a waste of time. All it's going to do is lead to bad habits developing

I have to think this would be pretty easy to do. Worst case if they think it's too hard to do early in the year, just use last years 8th through 11th numbers.

They do factor enrollment into the formula, but it probably doesn't play a big enough role. The problem with enrollment when it comes to hockey is that it's less about enrollment and more about wealthy enrollment. In the case of Canon Mac, despite having plenty of capable players their club is a mess. Coaching and management of that club has put them in a free fall from AAA to A in just a few years. But in no way should a school of CMs size and wealth ever be close to being a single A school. Essentially they have been rewarded for mismanagement. What I can't understand is. why can't they use the amount of USA hockey members each school has? That would give the better figure than just using enrollment alone.

The top 2 teams in A would likely be in the top 3-4 at AA. That alone tells you there is a serious imbalance

Mid level mens league level hockey. They would lose by a pretty good margin to any of the local A/B mens league teams

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Once you hit the 14U AA level, alot of the refs in this area struggle to even keep up with the play to be in position to call offsides. I'd much rather them do everything they can to call penalties, offsides, icing correctly than to make sure little Johnny gets his assist.

It's amazing what the coaching change has done there. They have always have one of, if not the top player base every single year. Just a little bit of structure from someone who knows the game and they are clicking

I agree the goalie will help and they should be in the mix. I just don't see them being in a situation where they dominate the division like SV will in AAA.

While I agree that Seneca is far and away favorite in AAA, I don't see Hempfield being a top AA team. They might be in the mix but not a favorite by any means.

Had nothing to do with what was physically typed out. Anyone who read your message knew what was implied

I think most might not have completely written off you post if you didn't add the part about how amazing your son is and the fact that he didn't play is why they lost.