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PA Hockey is probably in Jamestown NY for the Scholastic Showcase. Good luck to Western PA teams playing there this weekend.

Any body have an update on the rink maintenance issue? I see the Black Bear rinks are selling ice time over the Thanksgiving weekend!

Yeah, like Deer Lakes jumping Burrell after Burrell won head to head on Monday 7-4. Head Scratcher!

At the end of the day isn't that what all sports come down to!

I liked your rankings last week a whole lot better!

No thanks, your opinion really isn't that important to me. I just try to generate some discussion on an otherwise dull message board lately!

Do you think Hockey is Ruined in this area? I do think the only people who come on here are disgruntled about something related to their kids Hockey experiences! I'm trying not to "Pounce"! Neat word!

Wow, these kids went to tryouts and were placed on these teams. Sounds more like a PAHL issue to me! I sometimes think that jealousy is what motivates people to comment about the extra A's thrown out! Why else would it get so many comments on these sites?

No discussion?

Is the Hunt Armory going to be used this year?

Wow, time to scramble for Ice time. I'm sure they are calling around to all the rinks to find out who has time. Early morning! Late night. Should be a good thing for all the Black Bear rinks that have extra time available. If I were rinks with time available I would be calling everyone that plays and practices out of Mt Lebo!

Thanks, should be open to discussion. Also thanks for including the D-2 (B) rankings. Big disparity in the quality of the Divisions. No Fox Chapel in the AA rankings?

Danner, seems that you do know your ACHA hockey. And for that matter the entire after Midgets College hockey scene. Thanks for the analysis. I do hope you are a little wrong because it is nice to see a SWPA team in the top 20. I'm still watching PIHL and PAHL games and have not seen an ACHA or D-3 game in a long, long time. I'm just really glad there are some options for local kids to play hockey after PIHL and PAHL. I feel like you just want to give us all a dose of reality! Which is a good thing, so we can see the next level with eyes wide open!

So where does the "All knowing Danner" Rank Pitt? Since I'm sure you have seen the 13 teams ahead of them and 11 below them play! Just curious!

80 games? Sounds like a big mistake! Miscommunication for sure! So no schedules come out till the 11th! Growing pains for sure!

When is PAHL going to put up the schedules? Didn't they have their scheduling last weekend? Any games this weekend? I guess they have a lot of issues to work thru with this new system!

Didn't they forfeit out of the playoffs last year? And isn't Johnstown kind of far from PIA?

Looks to me like Latrobe has 2 different goalies this year!

D-2?

I asked you specific questions! You chide (nice word) me for being positive! I give up!!!!!!!!! Enough exclamation points?

I am here to learn from people who have been through it! I'm glad you share your insights but most everyone here gives no hope of playing Juniors let alone high level ACHA now! But then again how many kids get D-1 Basketball and Football scholarships from WPA? Did your good hockey player child have fun playing hockey? Would he do it again?

I'm glad you guys are all so concerned about how people spend their money! Maybe you al should run for office and fix this country!

Wow, one of the first positive comments I have heard here! What do you attribute it to?

Never said they all were but I would venture to say that no one is making millions from hockey in this area either! Are they making a living from it? I sure hope so or why do it? Are there people out there and on this board who are perhaps jealous that others are making a living from Hockey? I'd bet the ranch!

Tomorrow we will see all the haters saying how awful hockey is here in Western PA after the MYHR come out. I'm sure they will tell us what teams should just fold now! Same story every year!