Jack Handey

There is an annual meeting and an election every year.  Maybe they only send communication to your association presidents.

1 hour ago, dazedandconfused said:

MidAm sucks.

Well, they do suck at getting information out to the members.  Consider the original post.  No one understands how their biggest event of the year works. 

And for as many people as they have involved, why can't they find like one soul who can write a useful web site?

1 hour ago, Wes said:

I was interested in getting on the board and more specifically being a registrar.  Guess what?  No replies back to me.

I think most of the board positions are elected.  Not sure about registrar?  Did you run?

More details on the tournament can be found here:

https://www.midamhockey.com/page/show/5328525-rules-and-regulations

Read this thread below to get an idea on how it all works.  Mid-Am will post the scores on its web site, but they do not maintain a public history on their web site.   If you need history it's better to scrape results out of MHR .  Even the links to last year's tournament scores seem to be broken.  Sad, cuz the kids work so hard and should be recognized.

Tier II associations are supposed to declare their interest in the spring prior to the start of the season.  In the fall, there is a tournament application mailed to associations.  If you still think you are a contender after having played a few games, your head coach / team manager can apply.  You fill out the application and mail in your down payment to mid-am to reserve your spot.  So it's like an invitation to a party but you asked earlier in the year to be on the invite list. 

I don't want to see anyone fail but it seems we already have a local 12u league.  Why not just play in the existing league?

Yeah it's possible if you can find an organization to roster the team.  The trouble with tournament teams is carryover discipline.  Say your tournament has run it's course, but one kid gets a game misconduct and owes one game suspension.  Who will he serve it with?  It's messy stuff like that that keep organizations from rostering temporary teams.  Probably better off just taking a rest while the rest of your in-season team is slow.  

7 hours ago, Pucks11 said:

As to the secrecy it probably has something to do with them NOT following the guidelines to be open. Alpha was the rink that didn't shut down at all during this entire COVID-19 outbreak

Bingo.  Hosting all those super spreader events during yellow phase of recovery.  Gramma be damned, the rink needed to make money.  They needed to sell some ice and fraudster "instructors" preying on the fears of all you NHL bound parents with their scam clinics.  Have to get a leg up on everyone right?  Remember?  Why did they even install Live Barn?  They and their shady tenant organizations just continue to operate in the shadows.

3 hours ago, TourneyGuy said:

Yes it is mostly teams that have issues due to the 25% rule. 

There is a reason for the 25% rule and in between bantam and peewee is where it is needed most - when boys get their growth spurt.  Are you sure this is a good idea?

And they wonder why no one wants to be a referee...

https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/police-hockey-player-assaults-referee-over-holding-penalty-at-new-kensington-skating-rink/

18 hours ago, Danner27 said:

PARTY POLITICS Williams flipped buddy! Be sure to ask her why.  

Lindsey Williams is a PA senator.  The override vote was taken in the PA house.  So Lindsey Williams would not have voted in a house override.  I think you have the wrong Williams here.

dynamic header images!   ooooh!   aaaah!

HB 2832 increase seating occupancy at event venues to 50%.  How does this get us past the 25 person limit on sporting events?

Text of bill:

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2832&pn=4311

Thanks Paul.  Keep on keepin' on!   Appreciate your service to the forum.

10 minutes ago, BACKCHECKING said:

Tier rankings do not start until Peewee

Actually it's 14u now.  But I would think all the past Tier I teams (18u, 16u, 15u, 2004 team) would make them a Tier I org.

Apparently Gary can't read and can't or won't answer a simple question.

18 hours ago, fafa fohi said:

You are still pissing and moaning about 9-10 year old hockey players?

I haven't said a thing about squirts but since you brought it up, why does this PAHL rule apply to PPE squirts but not Venegades squirts?

Here's another question.  If my red helmet team decides to don blue sweaters and play in PAHL, do I get invoiced twice for season fees?  One from Vengeance and one from SCIR?   Or is it just one invoice?  If so, from who?   SCIR?  Vengeance?  Venegades?

So rink ownership and Vengeance ownership are not the same?

SCIR buys ice from rink.  Vengeance buys ice from SCIR.  But Vengeance and rink are owned by same guy?  Why wouldn't Vengeance just buy ice from the rink?  

No argument here.  The question is how is a for-profit allowed to co-mingle and interoperate with a non-profit.  

I signed it.  Interesting to page through the signer names and see pockets of different orgs participating.

Whole team.  Red buckets & blue jerseys.  

I saw it with my own eyes but I don't know what I'm talking about.