sadday4hockey
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Prove he has a pulse would be a start.
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So where is Mr. Paul Day while all of this occurs? Probably sitting poolside in Florida enjoying his lifetime MidAm/USA Hockey pension plan. Another prime example of why term limits are necessary.
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junior placements/NCDC
sadday4hockey replied to hockey2020's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Good on him for getting out. I'm all for increasing numbers and I guess I'm still uncertain what is the correct age to introduce hitting. All that being said, The $$$ amount that is spent on the top 10% players should not be 90% and the amount spent on "the other 90%" should not be 10%. -
junior placements/NCDC
sadday4hockey replied to hockey2020's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
And he's also quite the hypocrite when you realize that USA Hockey was the founder of and still the World Wide Leader in exploiting youth hockey for money. -
Allegheny Badgers 2022-23
sadday4hockey replied to RegDunlop7's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
But they won't play against the top 06's because the Badgers 06 team is too strong for PAHL and is also going independent. Quite the conundrum they have at Center Ice. maybe they could play 60 games against one another? -
Tier 1 / Tier 2 Nationals
sadday4hockey replied to fafa fohi's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Allegheny 14's and SCIR 16's both playing in the Semis later today. Allegheny 5-1 QF win SCIR 4-0 QF win -
Whoever may be left on the board answer to Kosick and Posey. Esmark will be fine, Viper Stars maybe too but it will be very interesting to see which of these folks is correct regarding the Vipers PAHL based teams.
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Tier 1 / Tier 2 Nationals
sadday4hockey replied to fafa fohi's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
It's USA Hockey, good chance they just throw all the teams in the lottery basket and let Nick Perry pick the divisions from there. Gonna need to be old to understand that one. 666 -
Tier 1 / Tier 2 Nationals
sadday4hockey replied to fafa fohi's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Okay, but give us another reason. I just looked back, when SHAHA won they were in 3A and so was Mid-State in 2014 but that was 3 years after they won 16U 2A in 2011 so maybe they chose to or were told they were playing 3A. Armstrong runner-up team played at 2A and SCIR 3A. SHAHA and SCIR - larger than Altoona and Armstrong Like I said, I think that's it but I'm not certain. At least I've provided some data and a thought process whereas you continue to state your opinions. -
Congrats to Peters Township and their coaches
sadday4hockey replied to rkowallis's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Guy is a great Coach and he's true to himself. He's everyman, from Pittsburgh. Love the Chapeau. -
Tier 1 / Tier 2 Nationals
sadday4hockey replied to fafa fohi's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
I think it's based upon the size of the organization itself and how many total members they have or how many they average. I'm not certain about but if anyone has the motivation to look at past Armstrong results, that would be an indication. And even the old Mid-State teams that were so loaded. As far as the HS Nationals, that's just a bad HS tournament with a fancy name. Not that all the teams are bad but as stated above, the competition is greatly varied and makes for some ugly scores. -
Players and organizations went there for the cheap ice rate. That's why Esmark did everything they could to move, the new pricing severely cut into their profit margins. You have to have something really good to get people to drive to that area.
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2022 NTDP Development Camp Roster U-17
sadday4hockey replied to fafa fohi's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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. -
Tier 1 / Tier 2 Nationals
sadday4hockey replied to fafa fohi's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
I think at Tier 1 all 16 are accounted for for 18, 16 and 15. Didn't check 14's because ...... well, they actually earned that birth. -
Tier 1 / Tier 2 Nationals
sadday4hockey replied to fafa fohi's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Look at Myhockeyrankings. All the flags appear to have been assigned next to the teams. It appears they got in at 15U and 16U but not at 18U -
Nothing like openly flaunting a violation of the Tier 1 recruiting rules. Strange that they have 05/06/07 together since 05 falls in the 18U age group.
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District Playoffs 2022
sadday4hockey replied to Jack Handey's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Let's wait and see if North Hills survives tryout season. Other that the older Esmark age groups, NHAHA as a whole is on unsteady footing. -
District Playoffs 2022
sadday4hockey replied to Jack Handey's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
This!!! Without a doubt. However, I hear the CFR (Chief Financial Recipient) and others are quite happy. -
District Playoffs 2022
sadday4hockey replied to Jack Handey's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Yes, definitely an unfortunate way to lose but all 3 Tier 2 divisions were tightly contested and many teams were capable of winning at each age group. -
District Playoffs 2022
sadday4hockey replied to Jack Handey's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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. -
District Playoffs 2022
sadday4hockey replied to Jack Handey's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Esmark 14's with a strong 0-3 fifth place finish. Guess that name change, Coaching change, league change really had a positive effect. -
District Playoffs 2022
sadday4hockey replied to Jack Handey's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Keeping Tier 1 up to date, Tier 2 not so much. -
USA Hockey Nationals: High School Divisions
sadday4hockey replied to RegDunlop7's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
It's typically NOT a strong field. Not to take anything away from the teams but there are typically no teams from Minnesota or New England so....... -
Allegheny Badgers 2022-23
sadday4hockey replied to RegDunlop7's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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.