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So are the Vengeance youth teams essentially double rostered as SCIR AA teams? So a PAHL AA + "AAA" independent schedule? Sounds similar to the Viper Stars concept? Sorry if I'm spouting off nonsense, I know nothing about these organizations, but this is intriguing to me.

I don't think its USA Hockey. They have left it up to the districts to make the call. From the website: "As USA Hockey continues adapting to the coronavirus situation, the safety of participants always remains our top priority. USA Hockey will sanction hockey for the 2020-21 season and medical experts have confirmed that with taking appropriate precautions, it is indeed safe to play hockey today."

Someone told me they were scrubs.

That whole situation is confusing to me. Why do the Vengeance youth (squirt-bantam) teams exist? Why not just make SCIR the "feeder" program into the Vengeance junior team? I'm not knocking it, because I don't know much about those programs. Whats the difference between the Vengeance youth teams and SCIR PAHL teams?

Don't worry, when covid is no longer a hot topic of discussion he will go away. He has nothing of value in relation to hockey talk to add to this board.

Quinlan I have a genuinely serious question for you and I’m not trying to be a dick. Will you have anything hockey related to add to this forum when (not if) the COVID concerns die down?

I am assuming you haven't seen what this place is like during tryouts or towards the end of January or February when everyone is talking about the mid am standings and what not. It's a blast! There are PLENTY of things to argue about, and lots of folks who love doing it. Also the PPE bashing is a spectacle of itself. Hell, there's even been a few people banned for saying stupid sh*t. I for one am VERY looking forward to getting back to talking about hockey.

The juxtaposition of the two posts above me is comical.

I'm not sure if, on this WPA hockey forum, we want to open the box that the issues behind this postponement represent. There is already more than enough non-hockey talk here due to covid. No matter your view on this, it is my understanding the games on Saturday and moving forward will be played.

Really sorry to read this. I don’t know you from Adam, but I sincerely hope you and your family are able to bounce back from this, and that your kids (if still playing) are able to get back on the ice this fall.

I complied the list of western PA reps that have opposed this bill. The rest are all in Eastern PA and probably 8-10 are in Montgomery County alone. I hope this helps make it easier to reach out and contact these folks. A. DAVIS (D) DISTRICT 35 Allegheny County (412) 664-0035 DEASY (D) DISTRICT 27 Allegheny County (412) 928-9514 DERMODY (D) DISTRICT 33 Allegheny County, Westmoreland County (724) 274-4770 FRANKEL (D) DISTRICT 23 Allegheny County (412) 422-1774 GAINEY (D) DISTRICT 24 Allegheny County (412) 665-5502 INNAMORATO (D) DISTRICT 21 Allegheny County (412) 781-2750 LEE (D) DISTRICT 34 Allegheny County (412) 273-3400 LONGIETTI (D) DISTRICT 07 Mercer County (724) 981-4655 MATZIE (D) DISTRICT 16 Beaver County, Allegheny County (724) 266-7774 D. MILLER (D) DISTRICT 42 Allegheny County (412) 343-3870 RAVENSTAHL (D) DISTRICT 20 Allegheny County (412) 321-5523 SAINATO (D) DISTRICT 09 Lawrence County (724) 656-1112 WHEATLEY (D) DISTRICT 19 Allegheny County (412) 471-7760

Esmarks Facebook page live streamed the event tonight. Looked like there may have been a couple of news cameras there?

If it’s 4 on 4 full games then I would suggest to schedule double the amount of games and essentially split the rosters into Squad A and Squad B. That way the kids are pretty much getting the same amount of ice time. Even schedule the games one after another so the traveling org is still making the same amount of trips. I don’t know. Desperate times call for desperate measures! Trying to think creatively....

4 on 4 as a full 3 period game with 9 skaters? Or 4 on 4 two halves and switch players?

I was told that the ice surface and the stands are considered two different pods therefore in theory if its raised to 50, that should be enough to accommodate tier 1 clubs effectively. Not sure what "pod" that frank zamboni and the EMTs fall into though.

It still doesn't make sense as to why its 25 indoor and 250 outdoor. Those numbers just seem completely arbitrary to me. Let's just throw some shit at the wall and see what sticks. When you have a neighboring state like Ohio where the number of cases and deaths are very close to the numbers here, and yet their indoor limit is 300 it just makes you really think... Change it to 50, or better yet 100 and we all shut up and get back to hockey talk. Some will be happy (the majority of this board) and some will complain and want to stay home and that's completely their choice to do so.

Oh yeah ya know because that makes perfect sense! Wow....

Love the added reactions...we should all get some good use out of them I'm sure!

Not at all! Please do. I look forward to reading your article on it.

Speed limits are federal and state laws, they are not suggested guidelines from a local governor. Freedom of choice does not give you the right to break laws because you feel like it. Nice try with that ridiculous point though.

His kids coach probably showed up to practice smelling like weed and he absolutely wont tolerate that nonsense!

This is a fantastic idea.

I guess I am struggling to understand where the arbitrary 25 person limit even came from? Isn't it 300 indoor and 1500 outdoor in Ohio? Just step back and think about this for a second. If the limit for indoor sports in PA was even 40 people none of us would have anything to bitch about because it would essentially be business as "usual".

Re-read my posts. Did I personally say or imply at all that this was like the flu? No, I did not. I was commenting on the fact as to why rinks have you sign a waiver and provided a hypothetical scenario in which Karen sues a hockey rink.