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5 minutes ago, hockeyisgreat said:

Care to tell us who those 2 are without us having to look them up?  Are they both Pens Elite 18U last year?

Thanks in advance!

Christian Humphreys and LJ Mooney.  Both played with the USNTDP this past year.  Mooney (2007) started the year w/ the U17s.  Now playing up a BY with mostly 06s on the U18 team.  

^this guy legit believes black men are somehow less likely to face criminal charges than white dudes.  clownshow.

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?  

Thanks for the responses.  Not a fake post, and not trying to stir the pot, but I get it.  

25 minutes ago, Icebucket said:

Do you have a general area you are looking to move to? That would help narrow down the options right away

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.

here's a link to more D1 freshman data for anyone interested

National Team Development Program.  Not sure why they are specifically noted here, since 95% of *US Born* college freshmen are coming from USHL/NAHL and I assume he is counting those players in their home district as well. 

I don't have any opinion on this.... was just surprised it wasn't already being discussed.

Dallas Stars Elite 15O team last year -- ranked 33.  made it all the way to semis at Nationals.  not legit AAA?

2 hours ago, nemesis8679 said:

Is he 14u?

Check with Renegades, I think they might be short a goalie at 14u.

2006 is 16u this fall.

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!

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.

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.

also, i'm heartened to learn that all of you like your coaches so much and trust them so implicitly as to not seek out any other opinions, ever.  bravo!

what if i told you we don't live in PGH, but will be there for part of the summer.  would you be willing to help me?

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.

6 hours ago, Eddie Shore said:

Are you sure about that?  I know of a player who played in the OHL and now plays NCAA D1.

 

i would be interested to see his elite prospects page, if true

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. 

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.

41 minutes ago, aaaahockey said:

Guess that puts the debate to rest who is the best hockey program around ?

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.

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?

1 hour ago, Racchi’s Rug said:

There was a President’s Day tourney at Alpha this past weekend that had a 16 AA Division.

As an LGP lurker/occasional poster from years ago, I just wanted to acknowledge your username.  Well done.