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Saucey, so you are saying there is a big decline in hockey ability in SWPA? Just a year removed from the 16U Renegade team winning Nationals? Maybe AAA is the new AA and AA is the new A Major! Who cares? Let the kids play where they want. Maybe the only ones who should play AAA are the kids who are recruited by PPE and Esmark! Only question is how will you stop other organizations from fielding AAA teams? Especially when they have kids go on to play high level Junior Hockey. Even if it is just one or 2 kids per organization that weren't offered a spot at PPE or Esmark. But then again I guess they should just quit wasting their time and parents money.

What separates Westmoreland from South Hills in 18U?

18UAA, Locks for playoffs Mt Lebo. Preds! Steel City, Armstrong, North Pittsburgh will battle for 2 spots, (It will be close! Probably come down to Fair Play points!) Vipers, Badgers and South Hills should have played A Major! Just my opinion.

Final team placements due out today! Does anybody anticipate any changes? Appeal games?

How do you know that a lot of kids have left PIHL? Are you guessing or do you have access to rosters?

PA Hockey, you seem to know! How does TenBand decide what games to broadcast? Do they try to get game sponsors? How much would it cost to sponsor a broadcast? I heard him say a couple of times that he would have a list of game broadcasts for this year coming up.

Does the PIHL sponsor the St Margaret Tournament?

Are they televising tonight? Ten Band TV?

What level is your team?

Are these games going to be on Ten Band TV? Obviously no one from the PIHL reads this forum. Radio silence as to why there are no stats and rosters for the St Margaret Tournament. Sure hope the regular season is not going to be like this. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

I sure do hope the regular season is not like this! I know I am being redundant but I just can't believe that the organization I thought had it all together is regressing back to PAHL status. I hope they are not hiding the stats because they don't want to hurt any ones feelings like PAHL does. I would take the AHF & THF over PAHL any day! And maybe over PIHL if this stays this way! I wonder if PIHL needs help entering rosters? I could help if needed!

I guess we don't need My Hockey Rankings! We will just take your word for it! Thanks for the update! as long as there is a market (people willing to pay and not complain) there will be other AAA teams across the country!

I don't understand why the PIHL has no box scores or rosters listed. Anybody from the PIHL care to enlighten us? Is there a program for the St Margaret tournament somewhere listing the players?

Thanks Pa Hockey! Solid recap! Any idea why PIHL doesn't have rosters and game sheets for the tournament? They have in years past! Also was Alpha as run down as Loves Puck indicated? Do they charge admission for the Tourney? Might have to come over and watch some games. Hard to watch on live barn. I sure do like Ten Band TV's broadcasts. Sure hope they are doing more this year. Do they need sponsors to do more?

No stats and game reports available for the Tournament. I know it was opening night but all they have up are the scores! Where are the game summaries? You can go back and look at last years still! IS the PIHL regressing to PAHL status? I would sure like to look at the game recaps! No rosters listed for the teams! Once again a lack of promotion of the sport!

Wow, not a very good review of one of the few privately owned rinks left in this area. That sounds like something that would have been said about PIA. I do know that rink gets a lot of use. Where is all the money going. Into owners pockets as opposed to repairs. Bummer!

Not sure exactly what your beef is with the AHF & THF. To me it seems to be a whole lot better than just playing PAHL games! PAHL probably had a dozen or so games over the weekend. You have to go mining on MYHR to try to find any info. PAHL = Dinosaur

Thanks for the info! Somehow we need to do more to promote the sport. I'm going to try to watch some on TenBand TV.

Update on PIA and Printscape Ice! I'm pretty sure PIA was putting ice down over the weekend. Not sure about Printscape! No livebarn listed yet!

Hard to believe High School Hockey is rolling out tonight! Seems like the longest High School sports season!

Why can't the PAHL post them? Are they afraid to hurt some teams feelings? It's ashamed that you had to go hunt for them!

Stinger again I think you are 100% right on! The PAHL needs to step up! They need to get out of their antiquated ways and promote Hockey as opposed to just running a league! Wouldn't take much to have a PR department to handle stats and make them a player friendly league.

Stinger, you are right on with all of this. Hopefully the new PAHL format will change their antiquated ways. I can't believe that they do nothing to promote the players within their league. Especially at the AA level 14U and above. The kids that lead the league should be recognized. They have had the information all along but choose not to show it to the public. Not sure why! I love the transparency of THF & AHF. Players of the week etc. Gives the kids something to strive for. They could have an Allstar game at the 18U, 16U and 14U. But again they choose not to. At least PIHL does that and makes the Stats readily accessible to all.

Wow, that all is a bummer! Are you saying that Rostraver is not going to have Ice this year? Where are all those programs going?

Interesting! Looks like old glass and boards! Recycled from some place else. You would think they could have cleaned the glass before they put it up. But who cares as long as we get another sheet of ice. Is Hunt Armory happening this year?