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  1. 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

     

     

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  2. 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?

  3. 1 hour ago, RegDunlop7 said:

    Lol dude. You just said "By definition, a Prep team IS comprised of players that all attend the school for which the team is NAMED" a few posts ago. None of the teams you mentioned are affiliated with/named after NE prep schools.

    Yes, I did. That is a fact. Yale Bulldogs are an amateur team NOT a Prep team. Esmark and PPE, amateur teams. Gimour and Shady Side, Prep teams. All of the Yale amateur players play at their Prep schools after their amateur season ends in early November. Do you understand the difference between amateur teams and Prep School teams?

  4. That is also incorrect information. Yale Bulldogs, along with many other New England amateur teams such as Neponset Valley, Eastern Mass Senators, Northern Cyclones and on and on are all split season teams comprised almost entirely of players from New England Prep school and HS teams. They play all of their games prior to the start of their HS seasons and they have even already crowned their representatives for Nationals in the Massachusetts District and the New England District during the second weekend in November.

    So...... Hockey1 and Reg, before you come on here spewing the amount of incorrect information that you spew, you should take some time to educate yourselves just a little bit.

    https://www.mahockey.org/18ut1nb1920

     

    20 minutes ago, RegDunlop7 said:

    Yale or any high schools

    Oh, and by the way Reg, I'm pretty sure that Yale is a University.

    It is also a youth hockey organization with both located in lovely New Haven, CT.

  5. 42 minutes ago, Hockey1 said:

    You do not have to attend NC

    If this information is actually factual, then it is NOT A PREP TEAM. By definition, a Prep team IS comprised of players that all attend the school for which the team is NAMED.

    If this is the case, why don't they just call it Morehouse Academy at UPMC and they can all just sit around and make it rain?

    Even the pioneers at this charade, Selects Academy at South Kent used the school name. North Catholic must be desperate for money.

  6. At 18U, some players are aware that there really is no next level for them other than ACHA or D3. There is something to be said for their insight and also for the fact maybe being a "grinder" on the better team is more fun because they win more games. Even at the U16 level at PPE, the 3rd and 4th liners are not getting near as much scout attention as the top 6 and if you really believe that THEY are rolling 4 lines....... you're sadly mistaken.

     

  7. 1 hour ago, RegDunlop7 said:

    since the Pens Elite will field both 18U Prep and 18U Midget teams

    The Prep team will replace the current 18U team. They are barely fielding one team this year, how will they possibly field 2 next year? Would anyone possibly consider their "second team" over Esmark 18U? No way considering they are currently choosing Esmark over the 1st team in many cases.

  8. On 1/24/2020 at 4:22 PM, RegDunlop7 said:

    Anyone know if they're still planning to build a regulation-sized ice rink in the Hunt Armory in Shadyside? Haven't heard any updates for awhile. I see parking/traffic being an issue down there, but wonder which organizations/teams would use Hunt Armory as their home rink? I would guess at least Chatham and Pitt.

    Does anyone on here realize what this is actually being built for? This will be the home of the Excel Academy - part 2 in conjunction with Central Catholic HS.

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  9. I really don't think that they are having the 18U Prep plus another 18U team or 16's and 15's for that matter. The numbers just are not there to support it at 18U age group. It will be extremely interesting though to see how many imports will show up for tryouts now and also how many local kids will be willing to change High Schools going into their Junior or Senior years.

    And as for the premise that the PPE as a whole will be joining the UAHL, not sure about that either. That league is only 14U Major and above. I think they already have their structure set up exactly the way they want it with the 4Clubs and Northeast Pack. Right there, they cover ALL of their bases as far as getting themselves and their players in front of scouts in all of the hotbeds. Why would they go back to watering it down?

    I think the UAHL is other clubs attempting to stay in the game so to speak.

     

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