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Bring back Vinnie!

It is actually Pittsburgh Game Management.

He was a great guy, always doing what he could for hockey, and helping his son to achieve his goals.

Right--unless someone is able to spin a sales pitch to snooker all PAHL membership boards to think PIHO has some secret pool of officials, like they did to North Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Westmoreland. Pay us more money, yet you get the same officials as before signing on with PIHO. Suckers.

From what I have heard Colin is the lackey of Robert's and he is not well liked at all. Tries to impress people with his long winded messages to officials making it sound like he and PIHO are doing everyone a favor by letting the officials skate for them. Couple him with the other good old boys and you have inflated egos who are not respected by most of those who skate games. Tolerate is the key word one hears.

What was the big Frozen Pond announcement.

He did the same to the officials! I wonder if he actually acknowledge that he was wrong or just resigned and took the easy way out.

I guess there was a suspension but he quit his coaching job so basically nothing happened other than his so-called earlier than expected resignation from his PIHO position, which many are skeptical of in the first place.

Exactly, well said. 119 seems to be off the mark on this one.

UPMC Lemieux, GRIT Tournament, all I know

Organizations that use PIHO are definitely charged more than other schedulers are doing, and they are getting the same officials because there is no hidden group of officials skating exclusively for anyone. Bottom line is there is more than option for people, and that is a good thing. People who buy into an empty sales pitch ultimately see that once an agreement is made, this is factual.

You are correct, but when you have a "so-called" official of this caliber in a coaching position who also runs an officiating organization acting like this then they are part of the problem, a bit part. This guy and his board seem to be nothing more than masters of wordplay when they cannot even acknowledge what has happened. I am sure the PIHO Partners are proud to be associated with this type of behavior.

Dude, settle down and keep your blinders on. He started PIHO and was/is the key person behind it--and who knows what the behind the scenes tinkering that is going on. Maybe since you have his back your kid will get assigned more games.

Hold on, PIHO did not "look into anything". He owns PIHO, doesn'the?

Judging by what has transpired, it still looks like ZERO recognition of the events that led up to this. Seems like some PIHO posturing.