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Off topic - but relevant - Skate blade death
champeen replied to Wes's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
^this guy legit believes black men are somehow less likely to face criminal charges than white dudes. clownshow. -
Least crazy parents in PAHL.
champeen replied to champeen's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
piggy-backing on my own post.... i notice both SCIR and Aviators play out of Alpha Ice. Any notable differences between the two programs? Better run, better coaching? Different target demographic? -
Least crazy parents in PAHL.
champeen replied to champeen's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Thanks for the responses. Not a fake post, and not trying to stir the pot, but I get it. -
Least crazy parents in PAHL.
champeen replied to champeen's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
I'm not currently married to a particular part of town. Ideally, would rather be closer TO the city -- Alpha, RMU. South Hills.... as opposed to Southpointe, Baierl, etc. -
I'm sure this one won't go off the rails. After several years of "possibly" moving to PGH, my situation is now more like "probably" moving to PGH. Tryouts are all really soon and would need to come into town with my youngest of 3 sons to do tryouts. Older two boys have their situations sorted. Youngest would be 10uAA. Not going to pay and do AAA travel for a 10 yr old. Yes, I'm interested in good coaching and player development, but I also am burned out after doing this for years and just can't deal with the insanity. Which orgs would you say have the most chill vibes? lol. i.e. -- fewest parent fights and ejections and abuse of refs and coaches and opposing players. Thanks, and sorry in advance.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Discussion
champeen replied to ChiefKeef's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Dallas Stars Elite 15O team last year -- ranked 33. made it all the way to semis at Nationals. not legit AAA? -
2006 Goalie looking for a team
champeen replied to bzig12's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
2006 is 16u this fall. -
1st Year Checking - Documentary
champeen replied to Mess's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
you might be interested to know that an ad for the film popped up in my fb feed tonight. looking forward to watching it with my '08 as he heads into bantams this fall. he was run over by a garbage truck back in november and was lucky to survive, so we are more apprehensive than ever about him getting hurt. parenting isn't easy! -
RMU cutting hockey programs
champeen replied to Bob Loblaw's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
I always look at the health of a hockey market not based on its NHL team (though that certainly helps get 4-5 yr olds on skates) but more based on how much Junior hockey, College hockey, Minor Pro, and Midget hockey there is. Living in Texas, I see Dallas-Ft Worth as having not just the Stars, but NAHL (Brahmas), 2 Na3hl teams, an ECHL team (Allen Americans) a couple of ACHA programs, and a Tier I elite program (Dallas Start Elite). All of that is actually really good! But D-1 college hockey is absolutely a hole in the market unlikely to fill any time soon. Hate to see PGH lose that piece of the larger hockey picture. -
'Low level' AAA' grow the game?
champeen replied to Saucey's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
let's exclude PPE for now.... if you had 5 aaa teams at every birth year, how many of those teams would be top 5 in Tier 2? top 10? if you can't say you would be a contender for a tier 2 national championship, then why claim to be aaa? -
Thanks for all the suggestions. My son has been on the ice with Marianne twice before-- I think she's really good, and her gruff style is no problem for me or my son. Since I live in Texas, I don't really know the scene up there, so I was just wanting to see if there were other coaches that people recommended highly. This gives me a lot to work with.
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Title says most of it... but a few extra notes: Player is a 15 yr old (2006) lower AAA player who is good in nearly all areas but needs to improve skating to make a jump up. Mostly interested in private lessons, but open to small groups if there is individualized feedback. Would be interested in someone who does treadmill + video. Not particularly interested in old-school power skating coaches who haven't spent any time looking at today's top skaters. Also not interested in debating what constitutes AAA. lol.
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looking at where their 16u kids from 2014-2015 are today. about half the team is playing D1/D3/NAHL. that's pretty good, imo.
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There are approximately 150 NCAA D1 & D3 programs in the United States. Why do people seem to think there should only be like 20 AAA teams and if you aren't playing teams in the top 10 you are a sham? Very good players will and do come out of these "joke" programs.
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as someone who doesn't live in PA, i find it fascinating to see the wildly contradictory takes on PPE. One person will say they are the only real AAA program around and everyone else is just delusional parents paying for a third A, and then the next guys will say they are overrated and only take players for political reasons and cheat MHR by not reporting games, etc.
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The Costs of AAA Hockey
champeen replied to Lifelongbender's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
I don't live in PA (one of my sons plays in pgh) so perhaps this is just a crazy question. How is it that Vengeance and PPE have not or seemingly DO not play each other? Two AAA teams within a half hour of each other, during a pandemic that makes interstate travel difficult.... can't set aside their egos and schedule some games? -
Huskies and Preds 18U #$%@ Show
champeen replied to sadday4hockey's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
As an LGP lurker/occasional poster from years ago, I just wanted to acknowledge your username. Well done. -
Alpha Tournament Company MLK Classic 2021
champeen replied to TourneyGuy's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
to clarify-- the little caesars team that was there is the farmington hills LC 18uAA team, not their tier I AAA team. they really weren't any better than any of the pgh AA teams. (i think their numerical rating in MHR was like an 88.something going into the tournament. so their spot in the final was not a forgone conclusion. pretty sure they tied Armstrong (iirc), and they didn't blow anyone out. Ashburn was the only team that was clearly stronger than the rest of the pack.