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sadday4hockey

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  1. While that may be true, the PPE laid the groundwork for early recruiting with the "Elite Mites".

    They use the Jam to secure every participants contact info and then the great push by Trevor Edwards to get them to bring their SuperStar to the only place for developing their great talents.

    Then 5 years (2 @8U) of bleeding them dry before they cast off more than half at 12U Major and then of course, the final purge of local players at 14U and 15U to get the high rent out of town players to stay, play and mostly PAY.

    What a great job they've done growing local hockey.

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  2. That was a gutsy call by the referee in OT. It was the right call but kudos to whoever it was to have the backbone to do it because we all know the NHL guys would never do it. That kid was just medically cleared from injury on Friday and notched two GWG's this weekend including that one. Something surely he'll never forget.

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  3. 17 hours ago, stickboy said:

    Where is MidAm to help stop this Tier 2 Independent nonsense?!  Real simple, make Tier 2 independent teams not eligible for Districts and Nationals. If you want to be on your own island, then stay there.  If you want to be NB, then play in the league your affliate is part of to qualify!  Or better yet, grow some balls, go AAA and find the better competition you are looking for. Quit trying to make a special place for you to fit in and feel good!

    I think on the surface this approach would be a good place to start but after giving it some thought realized that something like this would make the Ohio split-season teams ineligible. Ohio hockey has a rule that players are not allowed to play HS hockey and amateur hockey at the same time which is why that system works there. Ohio HS is not under USA hockey but under the Federation Hockey umbrella.

  4. 37 minutes ago, HSFBLJ said:

    The world today exists outside of PAHL, if you play PAHL your entire career and never leave the local market your not going anywhere.  Like it or not travel and the cost of travel hockey is necessary if you plan on playing anything more than club hockey.

    So the world today exists only for 2% of the players currently playing? Because that's probably the percentage that will ACTUALLY play more than club hockey.

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  5. Viewing those two links above, neither the Tier 1 group and especially the Tier 2 group strike fear into any top 25 programs. That Tier1 thing makes some sense for all those east coast teams but it would appear to add a lot of travel for Esmark? Did they leave the NAPHL and the trips to Minnesota and Texas?

  6. 3 hours ago, Jack Handey said:

    therefore are higher risk for insurance claims

    I would LOVE to see an accounting of what they have actually paid out in claims over the years versus what they have collected/paid in premiums. Your personal insurance is always used first so only people with no insurance or limited coverage can even start the process of trying to utilize their insurance and while I've thankfully never had to look into it I do know several families who have and they it's a very difficult process to deal with.

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  7. 48 minutes ago, Hattrick Swayze said:

    The 15U Icemen are not listed tier 1 and we’re higher ranked than SHAHA

    I see you used the word we're which implies you have a player on the team. Perhaps you should check with your organization because your team is NOT listed in the 16U Tier 2 NB rankings for Mid-Am District. https://myhockeyrankings.com/rank.php?d=MM&y=2021&v=127

    This could signify a couple of things such as your organization never filed the paperwork or they filed the paperwork for Tier 1 and then tried to change it to Tier 2 (love that about face option) and were denied.

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  8. They take the rankings as of a certain date so they can plan accordingly. Teams close in ranking may have interchanged since then.

    6 hours ago, Hattrick Swayze said:

    At 16U the 06 PHA Icemen had a better MHR than SHAHA but  SHAHA got the bid to the tournament over them.

    They are listed as Tier 1 which means they aren't eligible for Tier 2. But hey, they'll all be back to buy another vowel I'm sure.

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  9. Can anyone say Juwan Howard? Is it possible that the media is the main culprit in all of this craziness that is exploding everywhere due to the over-saturation we get of all the nonsense? The media LOVES this crap, some stations only exist because of it. Maybe we see so much of it that some people's subconscious minds normalize it and it gets worse? Or.... I could be deep in wishful thinking mode and about to get crushed on here. Either way, thoughts?

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