nemesis8679

Would rather drive the hour for the Nailers (who have decent food/drink options)than to drive 5 minutes to watch men's league.

Nothing to do on a Saturday? You have Pitt, Robert Morris, and the Nailers playing on Saturdays.

For an extra "A"??? Worth every penny!!

Courts do nothing to white collar criminals. If this thief stole the same amount or less out of a bank, he'd be in jail.

Not totally shocked to hear that. The league is the entity that accepted someone like that as an owner. So that tells everyone something right away.

Seems like Shadyside Academy would be a much better choice for local kids that have parents that are willing/able to spend money for hockey plus school. I know for a fact that every kid gets an equal chance there at least.

Another problem is that unlike walking or running, a skating stride isn't natural to human anatomy. Like a pitcher throwing a ball overhand, as hard as they can, over and over. So to be doing that constantly and at that exertion isn't good. Especially when joints are still developing. And not to mention the mental part of time spent that could've been used for something else, and when all that time used for training suddenly goes away. There's very, very few NHL players or coaches that would tell you that that much time skating and training is good to do. But people will continue to not listen to doctors or professional athletes and continue to listen to amateur coaches.

That makes no sense.

Let me guess. At the players' expense?

What I would like to know is why is it so important to pay North Catholic? Whats in it for the Pens org to do that? Do they get a kickback? Also, I know theoretically why they want you to do excel, you get a lot of ice time and they get a lot of money. But does it ever dawn on any parents that even NHL'ERS aren't on the ice that much? That there's a point of diminishing returns when it comes to too much ice time/gym time? If everybody would use their heads and refuse to do this, then it wouldn't be a thing. But the allure of that gear bag and window sticker is enough to let it perpetuate, I guess.

Brutal. They're doing a real great job growing Pittsburgh hockey players out there in Cranberry. 🤷‍♂️

You mean they didn't have a bus for the players?

To expand on that a bit, a lot of the teams have had a certain number of kids year over year. So each year, you have one, two, however many... that step away for whatever reason. Now the coach has X roster spots to fill. You might get one. But you're not part of that core group. Next season, if someone wants to come back, or the coach is also coaching a school team and wants to add one of them, or somebody shows up at tryouts that is better or was cut by a higher-ranked team... you're going to be in the group of players that's first to be off the team. Or you walk into your first season onto a team that's mostly all been together for years prior, and wonder why you're not getting the ice time or special teams time you had on your last team. It is what it is.

Well, I gotta give you credit for coming here and giving your side.

I don't trust any of them, either. But it doesn't say much for the judgment of people in charge of the school that they thought naming it after that goof was good idea.