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  1. My guess is heading to Preds because they are playing in the THF and it’s the new shiny toy that promises exposure
  2. 10 year olds are not allowed to ref peewee games…..
  3. As a parent of a child on a 10U A Major Black team this season, and personally knowing 80% of the families on the PPE 2013 teams I can say confidently that there were MAYBE 5 kids total in that division that would have even had a sniff at making those teams. My kid was not one of them just to be clear. I think the Preds team was the only 2013 team in A Major Black and they finished second. Their goalie is unbelievable (yes I know they are only 9, but seriously the kid is a brick wall). I wouldn’t sweat it. Those Pens teams are already picked anyway. The tryouts are just money makers. There’s a 2013 player who played PAHL AA this year, is head and shoulders above the majority of the kids on the pens black teams, and he will likely get cut again this year because his parents don’t play the game. Plain and simple. You HAVE to kiss ass to play up there year after year. It’s exhausting.
  4. I think this is more intended as JUST a tournament team. So you could play for your PAHL org and also this team. @tyburket will these teams have practices or anything?
  5. Worst I have personally experienced consistently over the last 20 years - Allegheny, Beaver, Preds. I have found that at the lower levels of play it can be really bad, and at the “faux” AAA level is atrocious. Tournaments are the worst. Mites nowadays are the worst parents ever. Everyone thinks their red mite is going to the nhl, and they act live every tournament is the Stanley cup playoffs.
  6. SCIR, Vengeance, Aviators, Vipers/Stars, Steel City Selects, Young Foxes, Fox Chapel, Deer Lakes, Shaler, Central Catholic, Duquesne, and Pitt plus learn to play, figure skating and public skate all ion 3 sheets of ice. I do not pity the rink scheduler and the organization schedulers that’s for sure.
  7. Are they playing out if alpha all year?! How many teams is that now at alpha holy crap.
  8. $2650! (Yellow helmet not included)…. The 66ers play as the Pittsburgh Knights AAU, there was a team called Rampage, and a team called Whalers last year. It’s happening here kind of under the radar (for now) until BB makes it a thing here like they are in the east. I think USA Hockey does a poor job of transitioning mites to squirts in regards to full ice play. I think that all final year mites should switch to full ice for the second half of their last mite season. Instead they offer “transition camps” and try to teach the entire game in like 4 hours. Then you have first year squirt teams who spend the first half of their season learning the game. It’s kind of a mess in my opinion.
  9. One of the worst rinks in western pa from a spectator perspective. Right up there with Hess
  10. To be fair when the league offers a lot of benefits that independent doesn’t, to some it does make a lot of sense. There is good and bad about both scenarios. From an outsiders perspective I think this is a smart move for the Preds.
  11. According to their Facebook it’s just their AAA teams. Squirt Major to U18
  12. Purely curious and I apologize if it’s already been discussed here, but what were the other two incidents of cheating this season?
  13. @AvonworthFan123 watch your language. Only warning you will get or your IP address will be banned. The new posters are welcome here but please follow the rules and keep the conversation civil. That being said, I do enjoy watching people make fools of themselves online. Basic reading comprehension and grammar skills still elude some. I have absolutely zero skin in this conversation so I’ll just sit back and watch. All - please remember to report anything that is out of line or unsavory. Thanks!
  14. Eh…..I’m gonna call BS on this one. Knowing the person in question personally for many years I don’t think that’s his MO. My .02 is that rules are put in place for a reason and they should be followed by everybody. But I’d hate to see the kids suffer because of a series of decisions made by adults.
  15. They don’t care. The 2011 gold team is #1 in the country.
  16. Personally, I don’t see Mon Valley even fielding teams this year if BB raises their season fees.
  17. Not sure what teams but SHAHA rents ice at rostraver currently.
  18. Wait. 2 practices per team (like 16 slots) or 2 slots TOTAL a week at Printscape for Esmark?
  19. Just totally guessing here but I’m gonna say that Rebellion will try to field PAHL teams, AHF teams, AGHF teams, and THF teams. Which makes the Esmark splitting ice there even more confusing considering they are in the THF
  20. Fair enough. I’m sure it’s around that number and if I really wanted to know I could email someone at Esmark.
  21. Haha, no I wasn’t. Was more looking at like peewee age. PPE is like $6500? Vengeance is like $4000? Just wondering where Esmark falls in line.
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