sadday4hockey

23 minutes ago, PPEFAN said:

Get the fuck out of here with your morally superior bullshit! FAR MORE times have kids and families been screwed over and lied to by these organizations and the scum bag coaches that they chose to run their teams! Kids and families are routinely held hostage to these terrible people over their “commitment”. Countless kids ride the bench and get treated like shit at the hands of these money hungry or WIN driven coaches and organizations! Pathetically, it’s not just at the tier 1 level either!

There is zero loyalty from organizations as they shamelessly take thousands of dollars out of the hands of families. Families who are paying for a service, for their sons or daughters to be taught the game of hockey and more importantly to be treated with respect! 

Shut the fuck up and go ahead and be proud of yourself and your family values. But don’t sit here and project your bullshit onto other people for doing what’s best for their family too! Asshole

I'm going to give this props before it gets removed.

1 hour ago, bender05 said:

How on earth will they have mixed tand birth year Yeti and a 2007, 2005, 2004, and 18u Icemen plus high schools and Chatham on one sheet of ice 

They won't. They'll just throw everything against the wall and hope a few things stick.

1 minute ago, Hockey1 said:

doesn't profit a single penny from helping to build the sport. 

Right, it's all out of the goodness of his heart.

2 minutes ago, Hockey1 said:

"is youth hockey in Pittsburgh better off since the Pens and DM have been involved"

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So PPE goes 1/4 in a District as weak as MidAm is? In a District where they have done everything that they can to eliminate any and all possible competition?

This is an organization that, and I quote they themselves "has the best coaches, the best facilities and the best players". If this is true, this can only be construed as one thing. A colossal failure at their home rink.

At the start of the season, the Preds "AA" team #1 parents were on here letting everyone know that they were better than the "AAA" team that folded before season's end. Now this happens and I guess it means that the AA #2 team was the best of the 3?

I believe that if you use the transitive property  AA#2>AA#1 and AA#1>AAA then AA#2>AAA this is confirmed.

It certainly does not lend much credibility to the tryout evaluators and/or process out there at Ice Castle.

Right.

Here's a little equation

"18U Prep"  minus an actual Prep School (with room and board) = Nothing different than current 18U team

It's just like the "faux AAA" teams referenced on here, you can call things whatever you want to call them and people will believe you.

The Vengeance gets ridiculed on here despite the fact that they have opted out of the Midget "money grab" and are focusing on youth teams instead. Now, we all know the likelihood of these teams staying together is slim for a variety of reasons, but which method will not get crucified on here?

I ask because the Preds are getting ridiculed for their "money grab" but people also think that they are/should be a legitimate option.

As for SHAHA forming a 15U AAA team with a core of 05 PPE Black players - that would simply be absurd and definitely not AAA. I'm not even sure that there is enough ice there to facilitate it. And even if there is, for how long......................?

Esmark and PPE are the top 2 choices right now but they both have warts as well.

Maybe the best move for players is the Prep School route. Culver, Gilmour and Shadyside are all in the MidAm District and there are plenty of choices in New England

1 hour ago, fafa fohi said:

a west coast school

And now we know where the snowflake was formed

Like him or not, The King does his research.

5 hours ago, dropthepuck said:

Coach was an original player on first ever Pittsburgh Hornets AAA travel team years ago that was part of the Mt. Lebanon Hornets program.

And if I'm not mistaken that's because he couldn't make the Jr Penguins at that time. You see how all of this works? It's full circle.

On 2/26/2020 at 10:24 AM, HSFBLJ said:

Last year the 04 team went to AAA

Did the MidAm rule regarding a 3 year waiting period before an organization could play in Districts just disappear or was there some sort of "Special Dispensation" applied to this team through the back channels of MidAm/USA Hockey? Curious, is it not?

You're both clueless. Both of those rules force Coaches to teach their players how to make a play WITH THE PUCK on their stick instead of teaching them how to get rid of the puck for absolutely no reason. And by the way, what the hell do either of those posts have to do with this thread? SMFH

So, if you are a family that is currently a part of the 09 Black team, I wonder what thoughts are going through your mind? Seems like a lame-duck sort of proposition for 2020-21 and even if you do decide to continue on, you can't be certain that the tryout fallout won't produce the same type of mess as they encountered at 07 Black last year. Tough situation to be in for an 11 year old kid who just wants to play hockey.

It's been nice knowing you guys from the Dawg Pound. Good luck with this adventure.

18 hours ago, aaaahockey said:

before you think Vengeance - for multiple reasons. 

Bitterness or factual information? That's the main issue with a lot of the posts on here. How do you tell the difference?

22 hours ago, HSFBLJ said:

I was at the rink today about 2pm and there had to be 60+ Excel kids on the ice.

And what's the cost per?

2 hours ago, Denis Lemiuex said:

I don't know if any of these guys can coach,

But you're missing the point, no one with kids that age care if they can Coach or not. It's a name to drop to their friends.

Gilmour 16U plays like 8 games. Nothing like their Prep team, which oh by the way is actually a team from a Prep School. Such a novel concept these days.

46 minutes ago, aaaahockey said:

telling everyone they play for the Penguins.

And therein may lie the biggest problem with Pittsburgh youth hockey. What percentage of parents at PPE actually do believe that they are currently in some sort of minor league system that will lead them straight to the NHL Penguins. I'm not talking about the kids (although they probably have a better grasp of reality) I'm talking about the parents. I'm going to give my guess by age group.

Little 66ers - 90-95% - I will follow your every instruction

10U - 85-90% - It costs how much? No problem, it will be worth every penny

12U - 80% - Wait, my little superstar isn't on the 1st line

14U - 70% - You're bringing in players from where

15U - 60% - But we've been playing here for 8 years

16U - 50% - I guess not everyone makes the grade

18U - <25% - Reality finally sets in and holy s*** there's no money left for college

More along the line of, not ever!!

2 hours ago, PuckHead7 said:

Why would Aubin leave Gilmour?

What does he have to do with Gilmour?

I just can't see them giving up the income of players not attending NC. It's not in their MO. The other intriguing question will be this, "how will this team travel to their events"? Teams like Gilmour and Shady Side and I assume the vast majority of the NE Prep Schools get on a bus and mommy and daddy have to let go of their little babies. Will this team bus to away events or will they require parental transportation?

PIA has it's issues but it's not like the rink is in downtown New Ken. It's a New Ken zip code but it basically sits right on the border of Burrell.

On 2/3/2020 at 9:37 AM, fafa fohi said:

What part of this post is untrue?

Where did I say something wasn't true. I stated an OPINION, which I believe we are all entitled to, that your history on here provides evidence that you have serious issues with both the SCIR and the Alpha Ice Complex. And that's your prerogative, Bobby Brown but shouldn't you be in Iowa helping them count votes?

You're right. I misread your post. Apologies to you. I guess my panties were in too much of a bunch due to hockey1.