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Thanks for putting that on the Tee for me.

Have you ever made the acquaintance of the central region dude?

I mean considering they allowed a man who presided over and swept under the rug the Chico Andrahas debacle as President of AHI, one would have to assume they needed quite the treasure to pay off all of the settlements and/or legal fees associated with it.

Damn, it. One night I go to bed early.

Anyway, we should expect any option as viable from a former member of the Clinton crew. At least no one has been found in their cell.

You should ask PPE if you can be named their Official WPA Hockey Message Board Ambassador.

Touche

But..... aren't the majority of the "AAA" players not actually AAA but in reality "faux AAA" as many on here profess? If that's the case, then the AA players should have no issue competing with them and the A players should use the opportunity to push themselves to their best.

It can't be both ways.

19 minutes ago, hockeyisgreat said:

Ultimately no wone really cares how bad you got beat in a summer tournament.

Gotta love the acceptance and rationalization of mediocrity or less.

Coming attractions???

The Black Bear Stars

NHAHA = 1 foot on a banana peel

The younger developing players often struggle to maintain their early advantages, especially players who have that early growth spurt and end up relying on size more than anything.

And is has to suck to be the main man at 12U and by 16U be playing "gasp" lowly PAHL hockey. ?

On 5/18/2022 at 10:38 AM, RegDunlop7 said:

And that preceded Putin's price hike. Just imagine now.

That was sarcasm, I'm well aware of the real culprit.

What's his name?

You know...... the guy. You know, the one with the teleprompter and fake Oval Office set. Damn it, what's his name?

37 minutes ago, Lucky17 said:

Including travel, I was speaking with a parent who tracked his expenses at 16U Esmark one season a few years ago and it was $18k all-in.

And that preceded Putin's price hike. Just imagine now.

Gas - gouge

Hotels - gouge plus tourney kickback

Food - gouge

It's probably closer to 22-23 now.

7 hours ago, Wes said:

Holy Smokes!  More than we're paying for college right now.  Yikes.

Around 2015 one of my kids who were playing for PPE was asked to go to SSA.  Toured and loved it, but the "discounted" rate was still around $20k.  

But that 20K would have included and provided a far better education than the 4 hours a day at NC.

Excel will NOT put anyone into the NHL. The player themselves will. That's who "makes it" the ones who are completely focused on making it happen. Recent ones bear this out vividly, Voit, Cooley, Humphries, Mooney. What do they all have in common? Uncommon work ethic, the willingness to sacrifice a lot of things that 99.99% of others are not. They love the game and love being on the ice at all times.

So that's why a Prep school route is more valuable in the long run.

They've decimated the Yetis en route to their current standing, which is Yetis plus an A.

Like I said, I think the coaches pool is starting to dry up now. Let's see in 3 years how much a non-parent coach for even a AA 14/16/18U National Bound type commands, my guess in the neighborhood of $7500. Hopefully, I'm wrong and there have been a lot of college grads who played at least ACHA who have recently entered the markets locally. Maybe they'll fill the void.

The next pool that will dry up is the Coaching pool. At least the refs don't have to hear the parents after they leave the ice. The Coaches always get to hear their unsolicited opinions.

Glad they are finding willing participants and hope they stay willing participants.

And judging by your screen name and avatar.........

Completely disagree. Unless you have a meathead coach who won't (ie is incapable) teach puck possession.

I was shocked this year at how quickly players at all ages adapted to the new off-sides. Even at the youngest levels with average experience were making plays with the puck so as not to go off-side.

51 minutes ago, HSFBLJ said:

changing to meet the demand of the current generation.

So should we all still be driving a model T? Times change, the game changes. Those that oppose it are free to do so but I haven't seen any damage done by the new off-sides rules or the icing changes. So, it makes it more difficult to kill a penalty. Isn't that a good thing that might actually discourage taking penalties even more than the "beloved" FPP?

On 4/14/2022 at 12:53 PM, Whoosh said:

I know most of them..... What would you do if your kid was a very high level player (USHL, NAHL,D1 level prospect) and couldn't play in Pittsburgh

This was most of the sentence. My reading comprehension tells me that you are specifically referencing the Pittsburgh contingent to which I say as do all of the historical data show that no way all of those players are USHL or NAHL level. The over/under on the number of those players that ever play regularly in either of those leagues is one and a half.

22 hours ago, Whoosh said:

a very high level player (USHL, NAHL,D1 level prospect)

They are NOT all prospects for those levels, some not even close. You'd think some of the delusion would have subsided by this age.

I count 5 (1 goalie) on last season's team and one that lives here now that daddy works there.

Agreed