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9 hours ago, Pucks11 said:

Good win today, the PK was on point. I have you pegged down to 2 parents and 1 we are friends, the other ahh his wife slept with another dad on a previous Pens team they played on but they played it off as "just friends".

They were “emotional friends” 😂

13 minutes ago, fafa fohi said:

Hey U15 Pens dad - we see you.   You need to look at the U16 and U18 rosters - the majority of players are not local kids.

But give it time.  Soon enough when your kid gets into those older age groups he will face “different odds” on his path to the NHL.

Let’s circle back after tryouts, yes?

8 minutes ago, MashedTaters00 said:

That’s the problem with this thread. Everyone thinks their kid is going to the NHL. everyone on here thinks that. Sorry to burst your bubble but that is not the mindset of all. My personal child is a 2011 but know many on this Pens team and similar birth years. I only could hope my child can have a similar experience.  Like I said in a previous post, anyone who thinks their kid is going to the NHL isn’t thinking straight. There is so much more to these experiences. What drives me nuts is the disgruntled keyboard cowboys that think their child belongs somewhere they aren’t and blames everyone for their faults. Seems like another jealous human upset their kid isn’t celebrating in a city hosting a national championship. Semi finals 2 years in a row is a great accomplishment for that team and those players and families. NHL isn’t always the only goal. Most know that but won’t accept it. That’s too bad. Hockey is a great sport that offers so much more than just the NHL. Open your eyes. 

29 minutes ago, MashedTaters00 said:

Pucks11…. You are completely out of your mind. You are the definition of the title of this thread… DELUSIONAL. So fitting. The kids in the high level teams like Pens have earned their spots. Unlike the prep schools, the Pens are majority local and yet they are still competing in North Dakota. Totally shuts your theory and stupid thought process down. Clearly you have a kid that can’t hang with the Pens. That’s ok. Just accept it, move on, and play AA. 

Hey, you can’t talk like that to Pucks. Pucks is my best friend. 

On 3/15/2024 at 9:49 AM, Pucks11 said:

3rd shift, naw independent. No baseball, to slow but you really seem to be stuck on that. Now it's time to travel with all the money I saved. Spring break is coming and then summer woooo.

Pucks! You on spring break?  Fargo, ND by chance? It’s sunny and cold up here at USA hockey national championships.  Pens took it to Mt. St. Charles this morning.  Its like $55k to wear the MSC bucket and they are going home.  

12 hours ago, Pucks11 said:

There are definitely to many AAA teams in this area. I don't know the kid or coach, just sick of all the Pens cronies thinking it's PPE or nothing. PPE claims to get all of these donations yet they are still the most expensive organization around.

There are plenty of good AA kids, some don't have the money and some parents don't like to travel.

The smoke is how they get kids hanging on the fence.

 

Too not to 🤦🏻‍♂️. I thought we spoke about your spelling & grammar…

36 minutes ago, Pucks11 said:

3rd shift, naw independent. No baseball, to slow but you really seem to be stuck on that. Now it's time to travel with all the money I saved. Spring break is coming and then summer woooo.

Independent?  Big rigs? 🚛

FYI, its “too” not “to”.  Hard to take you serious with bad grammar.

Enjoy the break.  You seem to take all of this too <- (proper use of too) serious with your MHR math and penny saved here, penny saved there argument.  Life is short.  Enjoy your son at whatever level he plays and root for the teams that advanced on to Nationals. 

Maybe, lay off the Pittsburgh hockey scene and go troll the Shattuck St. Mary’s organization and disparage their kids.  Their program is 60k.  Thats over $1600 a win.  

20 hours ago, Pucks11 said:

Will do and while I'm at it I will pick you up some more tin foil for your hat.

Pucks, just thinkin’ about you as you are probably finishing up 3rd Shift.  How did baseball tryouts go?  

57 minutes ago, Pucks11 said:

You must be one of the delusional parents that drink the PPE Kool aid. It's PPE or nothing roar. Your kid must suck of he doesn't have a yellow helmet. You don't have a pro logo on your warm-ups, ha peasant. You don't have DICKS scrolling across your head, you are sooo jealous.

My kid has what those kids have just at a fraction of the price. He goes to a great public school without paying extra, he gets great skills/skating without paying extra and has gotten a ton of recognition without being pushed ahead of other kids because of his yellow helmet. There is 00.00 jealousy going on. There are other options besides PPE to be seen in Pittsburgh, you just have to stop drinking the Kool aid.

Those parents pay that much money to win and that's what they did. Good for them. They did what they were supposed to do.

Good for your son.  You should go to Play it Again Sports & use some of that $$ you saved to buy him a yellow bucket to level him up with with those overindulged Pens kids with delusional parents all wasting money to get hotel rooms at USA Hockey Nationals.  

8 hours ago, Pucks11 said:

Jealous because I don't HAVE to spend $30,000 a year plus $$ on an advisor for my kid to get recognized. Guilty ✋🏻✋🏻🤣🤣

This is the type of jealously I referenced.  Guy sits behind his computer and bashes an organization instead of praising the kids in said organization.  When, in reality, he wants for his son what they have.   It is completely pathetic and transparent.  Don’t be such a hater.  And, by the way, the good players don’t pay for advisors…  Onto baseball season for you sir.  

27 minutes ago, Pucks11 said:

Let me rephrase it for you since my wording was a little off.

This is why the parents pay $30,000 a year, to win!

The jealousy is so palpable that you can smell it.  Sounds to me like another parent whose kid just couldn’t quite make the team.  Sad really…   

On 3/11/2024 at 2:45 PM, Pucks11 said:

Isn't that why the parents pay over $30,000 a year, to win?

13u  1st seed (7th overall) supposed to win by 3, they did vs 2nd seed (24th overall)

14u 1st seed (4th overall) supposed to win by 3, they did vs 2nd seed (28th overall)

15u 1st seed (4th overall) supposed to win by 6, won by 2 with an empty net vs 6th seed (60th overall)

16u 1st seed (17th overall) supposed to win by 3, won by 4 vs 6th seed (41st overall)

18u 2nd seed (17th overall) supposed to lose by 2, lost by 2 to the 1st seed (7th overall)

 

So what are you alluding to?   All but one of National eligible PPE teams are qualified…  Maybe I’m missing your point?  

2 hours ago, sadday4hockey said:

And kudos to them on the W in the game and event. 5-0 is impressive and it wasn't against any weaklings.

Maybe the new ownership group will be more Pittsburgh friendly and insist on them playing against more local teams on a regular basis such as the SHAHA 16U that just played them but this one was scheduled by the USHL folks.

I think everyone can agree that having two very good teams in Pittsburgh at any age group shows the progress being made here across the whole sport.

But I also second the motion that you are way too excited about the result to not have a "dogg" in the fight.

Not “way too excited” about the result.  My original post was in response to yours where you claimed:

“I would also suggest that at the one younger age group where the parents of a lot of top players thumbed their noses at the "Elite", they are also getting their asses handed to themand that would be at the 08 age group. I would bet a LOT of dough that they won't be reaching out to play the 08 Vengeance team at any timeother than a forced matchup at MidAms.” 

This duplicitous crap that is spread around this message board, by adults mind you, reeks of jealousy and simplemindedness.  Thats why I originally posted and the dim witted responses are exactly what I expected.  

Oh and btw, if we are truly comparing apples to apples, PPE 08 is 4-1 against Vengeance 08 over the last few years.   

BoBo Out.  

11 minutes ago, Pucks11 said:

You contradicted your original point which makes anything you say after that ?????. Sorry to burst your bubble my guy but no alcohol goes into this body and my little is doing just fine on his own without me helping but pay his fees.

You sound very offended and upset, what's with all of the name calling?

I’m not upset nor offended. Amused actually.  Saying something positive about PPE is akin to throwing chum into a fish tank filled with idiots.  Tappin’ out.  

17 minutes ago, Pucks11 said:

Wasn't at the game, not wasting $45 to watch kids play that are not mine but nice try creeper. What legit points have you made? The few posts I've seen after yours seem to blow up your whole theory of the game and now you are back stepping saying that you didn't say something and that it was actually a good game and not 1 team dominating the other???.

 

Why do i have to make the same points twice?  Go have another IC light and think about what could of been for your il’ johnny.  ? ??.  

9 minutes ago, Pucks11 said:

No need to check 55 games if you only look at losses?. Also this year's rankings are not listed yet. You sound like a PPE parent trying to play dumb and stir the pot. What random person that has no kid playing at all and is not a scout just goes and buy a pass for $45 to watch kids play hockey. You sound about as creepy as that grandfather upset that he can't watch his grandkids practices on Livebarn.

And you sir sound like an 80 proof, angry, disenfranchised parent who attacks the messenger instead of the legit points that were raised.  I bet you were a real treat to be around on the car ride home from the V/PPE game.  Maybe  now you could go back to attacking the leak in the UPMC roof or the cracks in the steps. ?
 

9 minutes ago, Pucks11 said:

You must not have looked hard enough at last year's schedule for the PPE, they lost to #48 Colorado Thunderbirds, #23 twice Oakland Grizzlies and #31 Valley Forge.

Your right I didn’t cross reference 55 games.  Thats why I asked.   

14 minutes ago, Anomaly556 said:

You really sound a bit too effusive to have “no dog in the fight”. Let’s not over romanticize a 2-1 game. The PPE played very well for their talent level. They hustled all over because that was their path to victory. But the V were hardly “out-muscled” or “shell shocked”. They just didn’t play well and didn’t match the intensity of the Pens  

The PPE head coach also scouted the V for two periods against the Sabres earlier in the day, taking copious notes. Clearly he developed a good plan and had his teams buy in. When your paycheck is dependent on results at PPE, I guess scouting 13 and 14 year olds is a must do. Congrats on the big wins all weekend. The wrath of losing to the “other guys” would’ve been substantial I’m sure. 
 

Funny thing……I’ve also seen this same PPE team, with their #1 goalie in the net, lose quite convincingly to teams ranked nowhere near the top 20. Where they couldn’t execute a 6 foot pass. So if they did indeed blow the doors off the V in this single game, and only had essentially a 2-1 win not counting the empty netter, they probably aren’t this super skilled juggernaut that you describe. Let’s not cream in our jeans over one game buddy. 

To be fair, I did not claim they were “super skilled” just said that they out skilled and out muscled the V who this board and the original post I responded to claimed superiority over the PPE 08s who were “getting their asses handed to them”.  

The PPE coach scouted the opposing team for 2 periods and took copious notes & developed a plan his team bought into?  Thats not a good thing? That sounds like good leadership to me and completely explains my question on my initial post about the Vs being out coached.  

I checked last years & this years schedule. What teams out of the top 20 have the PPE lost to?  

I unfortunately don’t have a dog in the fight anymore.   Just paid my $45 and enjoyed a few games over the weekend.  I am just callin’ it like I see it and what I saw in no way reflected the overwhelming theme on this board that the Vs have the best kids and the PPE are a bunch of spoiled, compromised, rich kids.  

It was a well played game by two teams who have lots of talent.  Hopefully we’ll see another game b4 midams.  


 

On 9/13/2022 at 1:20 PM, sadday4hockey said:

That's a good observation and point. Any successful business realizes faults and shortcomings and makes changes. However, the egos that lie beneath out there will NEVER admit any such things and don't think anything is wrong.

I would also suggest that at the one younger age group where the parents of a lot of top players thumbed their noses at the "Elite", they are also getting their asses handed to them and that would be at the 08 age group. I would bet a LOT of dough that they won't be reaching out to play the 08 Vengeance team at any time other than a forced matchup at MidAms.

I would say it comes off as snobbish to roughly 80% of people and yes, their clientele loves it.

First post here but I felt compelled to respond to this with some truth.  This past weekend the PPE 2008s won the USHL Fall Classic 14U by going 5-0.  They beat AAA powerhouses including a Minnesota all star team comprised of talented kids from the Blades & Lakers, Mount St. Charles & yes even the highly touted and talked about 08’ Vengeance in a game more anticipated than the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight.  
 

I am a “hockey guy” with no dog in the fight and went to the game played primetime @ upmc.  I must admit I was surprised because of postings I have read on this board.   The PPE outplayed and outmuscled the Vengeance even their star forwards who looked shell shocked and frustrated and their bigger D who looked like they never faced a team that moved the puck.  The PPE team was organized and efficient while the V’s looked disheveled and unhinged.  Maybe coaching? 

Overall, PPE just plain way out skilled the V’s at every position including goalie.  PPE seemed to be a deeper more talented team who used skill and speed to overwhelm and frustrate.
 

I’m not sure if this game was organized and scheduled by PPE or USHL but kudos for playing it at the Lemieux center.  Fun to watch.