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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and a few parents with pull. The boys black teams are starting to fall apart, people realized they are paying tier 1 money for AA hockey.

Not trying to jump in this argument just giving the both of you real numbers from a parent they paid the bills. one year that one of my kids played Pahl (Birth year AA) our season fees were $2800 (practiced twice a week) $200 for jerseys along with a $500 team fund for a grand total of $3500. We played 4 independent home games and three tournaments (one was a local hockeytime) along with the Pahl schedule. In comparison PPE (not the black team) cost me 5k in fees, esmark was similar. I can tell you that esmark’s travel cost were by far the highest. PPE with travel cost hit me around 9k esmark was close to 12k. At ppe we had more home games and got to play in the ushl showcase. We had very minimal home games at esmark. Hope this helps you two hash it out!

here comes the next generation but it’s with girls. Two prominent employees of the pro team have younger girls that play hockey, along with the nhl ref who is coaching his own kids girls team next year.

Even if the 16s somehow lose the district, they will get one of the at large bids for nationals. I doubt they are fearing anything. They are just doing what’s best this season for a certain kid.

They are only focusing on development for 16s, why is that ? It’s not hard to figure out. personally, my feelings are PPE 16s will win the district. Maybe culver can beat them but that’s more than likely the only team that has a chance. PPE will win 15s with out any problems. 18s will be a toss up between the top 3.

nobody has updated this topic, I will. The field is set at tier 1, this weeks rankings are the cut off. The district tournament will be held in Pittsburgh this year, March 4th - 8th. 18s 1) Esmark 97.04 2) Culver Academy 96.64 3) Gilmour Academy 96.42 4) Ohio Blue Jackets 95.38 5) PPE 94,98 6) Cleveland Barons 94.56 16s 1) PPE 97.88 2) Culver Academy 95.72 3) Sylvania North Stars 94.59 4) Esmark 94.39 5) Cleveland Barons 93.43 6) Pittsburgh Predators 93.19 15s 1) PPE 96.60 2) Ohio Blue Jackets 94.83 3) Cleveland Barons 92.11 4) Mt Lebanon Hornets 91.73 5) Tri-State Spartans 90.87 6) Esmark 90.51 good luck to all the burgh teams. Enjoy the experience, it goes by fast!

esmarks 18’s would KILL that “faux” junior team. As bad as PPE 18s are they too would beat them. PPE 16s along with esmark’s 16s would also beat that team. High level tier 1 midget hockey is not even comparable to pay to play tier 3 junior hockey, you folks think tier 1 AAA hockey is watered down, go take a look at the tier 3 junior scene, it’s laughable. , look up the vengeance junior team and where those players have played, they are one of the better usphl teams, that should tell you a lot about tier 3.

good advice and very true!

That entire area is a hellhole. Never understood why a rink was built there. It’s obvious I suppose. Extremely cheap land. As I stated above, my son went in after practice once and ended up in the middle of a robbery. I’m also pretty sure the bar / restaurant on the pia property just got nailed for food violations. Vermin crap on the open food, something like that, it was on the news. Probably junkies preparing the food.

this post was a straight advertisement.

Sure if you don’t stop anywhere, just go straight to the rink but when your 17 year old son who drives himself to practice stops at sheets after practice and some junkies are robbing it, well take it from there.

I did your handle. Go read some other threads on AAA and the midget age.

Hence the reason they don’t have midget teams. MOST parents have a better grasp for things at that age. Everyone on this board at some point in their child’s playing days thought their kid might have a chance, Around bantam is when you realize how things will end. I can’t blame the vengeance, they are capitalizing on uneducated consumers. I will say this, TK is not even a good skills coach, he’s mediocre at best. Springer in that same building is WAY better, it’s not even close.

Had, yes. He’s 19 now. Had for 3 years. Didn’t do excel. You mad bro ? Paying all that excel - nc money and your kid still can’t that yellow helmet.

I’m sad ? One of my kids had the yellow helmet. You are chasing that helmet probably harder than your own kid! The kid from north jersey DID not start the season on PPE.

He played for the north jersey avs in September, go look it up. Keep being delusional, maybe someday that gold helmet will come for you!

No they won’t. The kid all this is about is not ready for the ushl and probably never will be. All the super duper high end 03s left this year for juniors, sure some of these currents will get junior offers but the left overs are not ready for major juniors.

Jesus, maybe Jesus can get you a yellow helmet! The kid is Russian and came from the north jersey avs. Feel better or worse now ?

Awwww did I offend someone that lives in the shit hole area ?

its right there, have you ever been to that sheetz next to the rink after 8pm ? Drunks, junkies and criminals. Burrell - new Ken the ENTIRE area is ghetto.

Here’s a con, stay away from PIA. Currently a swat team and shootings being shown on the news right now in new ken. cop killed 2 years ago there, junkies roaming the streets, lovely place.

This is true, they started the recruitment in the fall. One of the kids joined the 16s around October.

Reading this message board here is what I’ve gathered about the predators. The 18s didn’t finish the season and disbanded, the 16s have some talent but have internal issues, no real coach, and will keep a kid around the team doesn’t want just to try and make the district tournament. The 15s flat out stink. Sounds like a great program.

Holy sheet this topic really brings in the north catholic cronies praying cardinal whorl will come out of witness protection and bring their kids yellow helmets! Maybe if you guys coughed up another 20k to the penguins foundation (One local 04 family did) you’ll get that desired yellow helmet!