nemesis8679
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New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
And they should each take that con man to the magistrate. -
2024-25 Teams Seeking Players
nemesis8679 replied to Paul Baxter's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
There is some overlap with Vengeance 16u tryouts. -
What will happen to the good 2009 AA PAHL teams?
nemesis8679 replied to RJUSHL's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
There is in fact some overlap with Vengeance 16u NB and Mixed Year skates/tryouts. -
New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
What did the owner do? -
New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Would rather drive the hour for the Nailers (who have decent food/drink options)than to drive 5 minutes to watch men's league. -
New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Nothing to do on a Saturday? You have Pitt, Robert Morris, and the Nailers playing on Saturdays. -
For an extra "A"??? Worth every penny!!
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New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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. -
New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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.
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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.
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That makes no sense.
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New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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.
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Brutal. They're doing a real great job growing Pittsburgh hockey players out there in Cranberry. 🤷♂️
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New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
You mean they didn't have a bus for the players? -
What will happen to the good 2009 AA PAHL teams?
nemesis8679 replied to RJUSHL's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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. -
New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Well, I gotta give you credit for coming here and giving your side. -
USA Hockey Nationals start today!
nemesis8679 replied to hockeyisgreat's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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. -
New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
It sounded like a disaster from the start. -
New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
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USA Hockey Nationals start today!
nemesis8679 replied to hockeyisgreat's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Don't know anything about that. -
New Semi Pro team in Pittsburgh
nemesis8679 replied to PUCKCOVID19's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Huh. A conman stealing money. Who could've saw that coming? -
USA Hockey Nationals start today!
nemesis8679 replied to hockeyisgreat's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
The problem was right in the name they removed. Removing it doesn't change the fact that they still named it after him after everything came to light. And only changed their minds when the backlash was received. Plus, the word "catholic" is still there, that's enough for me to not trust them. Perhaps things still go on, but I don't remember hearing of a school district covering up abuse by moving an offending staff member from school to school, allowing them to continue the abuse. -
Or leagues that draft a ton of kids as a marketing ploy, where teams have no intentions of signing most of them and most of the kids have no intention of showing up to the camps.