sadday4hockey

Speaking of tournaments, has anyone registered for any Hockeytime events in Pittsburgh this season?

If so, you may be inclined to contact them and see what city they plan to ship you off to instead of Pittsburgh. The reason being that several teams that I know families with players on, had their event next weekend moved to different cities such as Detroit, South Bend and Cleveland.

It's also been rumored that the Black Bear group will not sell them any ice in town so do your due diligence.

Wow!! The Luftansa Heist looks like a child's play compared to these guys.

Silly, huh?

Like there's any more than 20 percent of topics and posts on here that someone couldn't consider silly. I mean we're all alleged adults and we do what we do on here in regard to a youth sport. It could all be construed as silly.

Yet, there's always that group of folks who doesn't want you to look over here or talk about "topic A" but rather let's talk about topic B instead.

I don't think it can be referred to as "left" when you are banned from the place of business where the team practices and plays. Why the desire to bury the truth may I ask? Karma finally came calling as it always does.

3 hours ago, hockeyisgreat said:

Mt Lebo beat Central Catholic 6-0

Not surprising if you consider CC hasn't had winning season in ?? 5 years?

On 8/30/2021 at 10:06 AM, Ihearthockey said:

Esmark - basically the old Vengeance team plus a few.  They've played together, I expect good results from them.  Plus it looks like they got a couple Russian imports. 

Spoken like a parent of of the families that left and went to Esmark. Let's see how they enjoy it when the Igor and Sergei are getting all the PT and Johnny and Joey get to watch.

Look over here everyone, look what we're doing for diversity in hockey. Pay no mind to the 10 years and counting for those folks who were told the old Mellon Arena site would be redeveloped to help their community. You think they care about an ice rink that's 3 bus rides away? Me thinks they'd much rather have what they were promised.

It's never coming back unfortunately. Good on those students for using their voice. That guy screwed over a lot of kids.

1 hour ago, muckerandgrinder said:

if “the best” kids aren’t there just they should have just shut it all down. Honestly, why do players that aren’t the presumed and anointed “best kids” even play at all? 
Better yet.. dissolve PAHL and have high school hockey create a SEC- like power conference so the “haves” can all play each other exclusively.
The “have nots”? 
Let them play shinny! SMH

Isn't that exactly what PPE has done over the course of their existence?

From "Elite Mites" to leaving the T1 Elite League and creating the "Northeast Pack" and finally the Prep Team that isn't really a Prep team.

Shinny for the peasants is a great call mucker.

It's all about big business at those places now. I've heard a lot of people complimenting what's been done at Palmer but at what long term cost to the consumer? When they purchased Southpointe, they immediately sent the hourly rate through the roof as there was nothing that those teams could do except quit the season. They've only increased the costs "moderately" so far at both rinks but that's probably not going to continue past this season.

They should add copper or aluminum so everyone gets a medal. It's shameful that one team gets excluded like that!!

What do you expect from Libbo?

Why would a player from Hershey be attending the MidAm camp? Hershey is in the Atlantic District as far as I am aware.

9 hours ago, forbin said:

Like how PPE poached their goalie?

And like they'll probably be doing again at the 2007 level after what transpired at the MidAm camp. Uh, oh! There it is. The kitty just got loose from it's constraints.

So this would now become a "school team" which really isn't recognized/acknowledged by the school itself.

Sounds a LOT like WPA High School hockey. Only a lot more expensive.

19 hours ago, mrfreeze said:

. Lot of people trying to get rich off this project.

And always at no risk to them. It's always someone else's money at risk.

You know how that goes, use taxpayer money and tell everyone things are free.

Now........ just wait for it.

Can't wait to see this play out and how much is time is allotted for the Diversity initiative compared to how much is used for profitable programs.

I didn't realize Carey Price was moving to Pittsburgh. That would be the ONLY way they aren't at the bottom.

And my understanding is that in a lot of cases, the families agree with you. However, they are being forced to use the extra A in order for ownership/coach/gym owner to collect their extra A worth of payments.

4 hours ago, 3 Boys said:

an organization who wants to compete at AAA level, such as the Icemen,

They've been competitive once. With the 02 team through 16U. Since then, I think it's safe to say that the most important thing on their list is filling rosters and in turn keeping the lights on and coffers full.

Yes, and thank you for the verification. I knew it occurred but some folks are just in denial or afraid to get on the "bad side" of the Coach.

6 hours ago, NPGH Director of Hockey said:

And NA coaching staff has no bearing on us and does not pressure players not to play amateur.

So the Coach has never told players not to play amateur because he wanted to use his HS team as a full season team with tournaments and such included just like an amateur team?

North Pitt is typically strapped for ice aren't they? 14U seems odd as they normally have more than enough for 4 teams or more but in recent years they seem to be shying away from more than one team at 18's and 2 at 16U. I also believe that the NA Coaching staff of Toe Blake, Scotty Bowman and Al Arbour put pressure on the players to not play amateur hockey.

16U AA this year is a race for second place. The SCIR 05 team won PAHL last season and they return the entire team.