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I believe the actual date to open is closer to December. November 26th I read somewhere. I thought I heard that Central Catholic was going to use this rink for practice. Not sure if that is true but I think Central has some tie ins to the Pens.

HAHA that would be pretty funny!

Any word on this project? Is it still on schedule to be open in November? Haven't heard or seen anything!

Time to end this thread!!!!!

Not yet and most likely not! Haven't tried Preds, Icemen etc. But then again the only one that counts as AAA is PPE!!!!

True but in that case you get what you pay for. Playing in PAHL is probably half the cost of the others. That's where private lessons etc kick in for kids and parents who want to aspire to higher levels. If I had it to do all over again I might start mine at PPE. But how do you know haw serious a child is going to be about hockey at 5 or 6 years old to travel to Cranberry when you can play down the street for fun.

The regular season starts tonight. Glad to see that Pittsburgh Hockey Digest will be at 2 featured games. They do a great job with articles after the game and season info as we go. Looking forward to a great year. Hopefully without to many Covid interruptions. Good luck to all the teams.

I got you but programs who do have all those things. Who does the best at developing players? I see the big 3 North Pittsburgh, Allegheny and SCIR. Then Preds, Mt Lebo and SHAHA all in no particular order. Is there historical data as to what orgs have won the most PAHL championships?

Interesting, Who do you think are the organizations "making" players? Taking geography out of it who do you think does the best job of developing players?

Wow, Somebody with some Hockey coverage. I couldn't find anything on line about this Tournament. Thanks for the coverage. I assume the final will be at Kirk Nevin and they have Live Barn.

Wow, I see a lot of constructive points of view from people who have lived through it. Their points are valued by me for sure as my kid navigates through hockey in Western Pa. I give him advice and let him tryout where he wants. Has yet to make his first choice but it hasn't stopped him from trying. I know he's not going anywhere great but I hope he never loses his passion for the sport cause he sure has that.

So what AAA teams would you let your kid try out for? Only Pens Elite? If he's not good enough to play for them just let him play PAHL? Could be hard to get a 13 to 15 year old that has been one of the better PAHL players to understand that. Especially when he sees all the kids he grew up playing with and against playing for the so-called FAUX AAA teams. This is all so interesting. Sure not like other High School sports.

Does that mean you should stop them from trying? Shouldn't I let my player pursue his dream? As long as it's his dream? I don't think I should be the one to tell him he's not good enough. He needs to figure it out on his own. I would assume that's what happened to the kids whose parents are giving us advice on here. And maybe it never happened for kids like Sherry & Guetzel!

I thinks you hit it on the head 100 percent!!! Thanks for the input.

Thanks, great story, sounds like a well grounded kid. I am hearing more and more that you have to be willing to invest a lot of money to keep playing hockey at any level.

Has anyone heard of any appeals? Any appeals games on Sunday? Are Appeals Hearings automatically granted?

Thanks for the info! So he played Esmark AAA? Is he competitive? One of the better kids on the team? Average or below? Just curious. Also did he go to tryouts? How did he catch on with a team? Interesting stuff!

Are you saying that USPHL will take anyone willing to pay? Do you know at what age do kids age out of that league? I guess I could try to look it up. Bottom line it sounds like we are much better off to save our money (to pay for college) and let the kids play whatever PAHL team they can make. But what if the kid really wants to pursue Jr Hockey? Not the parents? How much will it cost over 4 or 5 years. Ballpark. Anyone with ideas of costs? Thanks

HAHA right up there with the worst ever. Almost seems like they try to hide the info! If it's there at all.

Thanks for sharing your opinions and insight. I thought that is what a forum is for. To share info, experience, and opinion. This would be a really boring place if everyone agreed on everything.

From what I have heard the placement committee is very thorough in their reviews before they place teams. When in question they review all the players on a team as to previous playing experience. I would think the hardest placements are in squirt and you are pretty much left to an associations assessment of the teams. It's a big job I wouldn't want to do!

It's great to have your wisdom and opinions here! You are helping a lot of people here from your experience. We may not always agree but what you have to say is always worth reading. Thanks and I hope you keep adding from your experiences.

I think maybe things have changed at some organizations and they charge a separate fee for Head Coach and sometimes dryland. I haven't run into one yet but that is what I have heard from others.

Pens cuts go where ever they want. Don't think most organizations turn them away.

Anybody care to share what the non-parent coach fee typically is per player at Preds or other orgnaizations. Thanks in advance!