dazedandconfused

For every coach, parent and player who blame the refs for games getting out of hand and their player's being suspended, remember the other 3 people who are able to stop things before they get started. In this order. Player Parents Coach If more Coaches employed this tactic there would be far less nonsense. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA0h9sMvIlN/?igsh=MWo0cWVvYmtqaGU2Yw%3D%3D

The locations should be the ones requiring him to have clearances for everyone as much as him for his own protection.

Yinz goalies are all NUTZ!!! But nothing kills a season like a goaltending issue can. Be thankful for the parents willing to take on exponential costs!!

Murry Gunty Doing his damnedest to be more destructive to Pittsburgh Hockey than David Morehouse was. He's definitely killed things in Jersey, Hershey/Harrisburg and I'm sure a few other places. People should be reaching out to their local state reps and ask questions about possible violations of anti-trust laws regarding monopolizing. I've already reached out to one who is a lifetime hockey person and they are having staff do some digging.

This is the team that they will be vying to be statistically better (worse??) than. As others have mentioned though, don't see how much longer they'll be able to find willing opponents so they may struggle to get in 35 games or more. If anyone knows of a worse "AAA" statistical season then please enlighten us. https://myhockeyrankings.com/team_info.php?y=2017&t=2492

That's an absolute disgrace, these people should be so ashamed of themselves. In New Jersey and Eastern PA as well as Delaware, they have to be on the verge of violating the laws against against monopolizing or some federal anti-trust laws. Maybe USA Hockey and especially our esteemed MidAm affiliate should spend some of the money of the membership on something that is good for all members instead of only 10% of the membership. For those who might be interested, take a look at the required publicly available tax returns and see how much of our money these folks are sitting on. How do I find a company's 990 form? The 990 is a public document that you can search for on the websites for the Secretary of State or the Attorney General where the organization is incorporated. In addition, 990s are available from a variety of open source and subscription sources.

Remember all those folks who were so excited about this "new and far better option than PAHL"? It will be interesting to see the sentiments after the conclusion of this season and then again in another 2 years. I'd be willing to bet the returns will be diminishing annually and at an increasing level.

It's like shooting fish in a barrel. I don't know as you're being so vague. What I do know is that neither Shattuck nor BK are even in the District but after refreshing myself with the different scores this is what I've deduced. You've hitched your delusional dreams to the greatest salesman of delusion that this city has ever seen. And if I'm being too vague, I'm talking about the former "Esmark" now Pittsburgh Stars 16U coach. Good luck on that journey.

As was mentioned in another thread, both the USHL Showcase as well as the THF Event. For those with younger players and aspirations (I call delusions) that their 10 year old is on the fast track to the NHL, I would encourage you all to check out some of these games in each event. Watch an 18U or 16U game in the USHL with the likes of Shattuck, BK and many other powerhouses and then go and watch an 18U game between any two THF teams and you will note the vast difference in the speed and fluidity of the game. Then consider this, the 18U and 16U divisions are already devoid of the very best players at each BY by those whom are already playing in the USHL itself.

In addition to the USHL Showcase. Every multi sheet facility around here is booked.

Just a reminder that most confidence people work in teams.

The key word is PAYING!! And paying......... and paying......... and paying The number of games played where these teams don't get to stay in their own homes is so high.

We'll see if he'll chime in or not but there's a member on here who Coached John Gibson when he was 12 and playing on the PW (now 12U) Quebec team at the Jr Pens and from what he's told me, it was evident then to everyone except the back-up goalie's mother as to where Mr. Gibson was headed. As with any comparison across a decade or more, it's difficult to do but based upon final product?

C'mon man. Let Dad have his day. It's no joke!!

Tony Taylor. Best AND CRAZIEST without a doubt.

PIHL missed the boat by not having SV and CC open the festivities against one another.

Bigger surprise? PR giving up 7 or NA getting shutout?

We'll see what happens on the ice. As for off the ice, if your team plays at 7 or 9 on Thursday or you have to attend one of these meetings............................... you should probably either leave tomorrow or park in town and take the T. Too bad Vic Cianca is no longer with us. September 5th (Thursday) Ice Castle Arena 990 Castle Shannon Blvd, Castle Shannon PA 15234 Registrars – 6pm – 7pm Team Managers – 7pm – 8pm Coaches – 8:15pm – 9:30pm

So it's the Arrows rule?

They've taken 24 teams for the St Margaret's Event. This means the event is going to drag out over the course of 3 separate weeks unless they decide to play on Labor Day night or a Friday night. Wonder if the Preds teams realize they won't have any ice for 2 weeks? Maybe they'll get a rebate.

The sad part is that it's usually the player who ultimately pays the price. When something such as this happens (if in fact it went down as stated) all the teammates know, which means most of the people in the school know and that will stick with that person for a long time.

This is so common at the HS level it's hard to fathom. As usual, it's the parents who typically ruin things at the Board level of HS and at the Team level for amateurs.

Not even they do.

The hold-up is probably those couple of folks whom have had their grimy hands on control of this event for as long as I've known. That would mean they'd lose out on their annual vacation to the middle of the state as well as the hotel $$.

It was. But it was also one of the few "off-season" events at the time when it was consequential. Unfortunately, like many other hockey dinosaurs, it failed to adapt and will soon be extinct.