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Cant argue with stupid! For argument sake, let's "pretend" your right. Since you know what you're talking about, was he with the team during the first tournament of the year in NH?

Not being delusional at all! I'm just talking facts. He has been on the team since the beginning of the season... sure you haven't been chasing the gold helmet? By the way, I don't need to chase it. If you think you know more, than show me proof that he played ONE single game with the Avs! I can assure you he has not!

A kid that made the team was from Phoenix and left for Regina before the season started, Not sure who you are referencing for the Madison capitals? The 02 that was drafted by them or the 03 who spent a week, played 2 games up there and came back to the team?

I know this team better than you think! Zero 03's off of the current 16's has left for Jr's.(or left before the season started) some have been up and down, but I am guessing that there will be probably 2-3 kids who leave for their Jr team after this season, two others who definitely wont be back and a few others who choose not to come back. I am sure they have a good idea of the kids whom will be back, like I said the Prep team for next year will have a core of 8-10 players and they will be looking for 10-11 additional players. My point is, the team isn't picked.

And he has been on the team since the beginning of the season. Not October! JESUS!!!

I was talking about the CURRENT 2003 team. They will have a 40-50% turnover, especially 3-4 going to play Jr's somewhere, and one for sure going back home.... There will be zero 04's on the team.

I don't think the team is picked, they have three or four kids on that team that will go to their Jr. Team, will leave and go back home, or might not want to play on a prep team... My guess is that they will have almost 40-50% turnover. The core will be there, the top 8-10 players, who knows after that!

Since your in the "know" which one of those players # (no names) joined the team in October? Because I think you are mistaking, look at their roster and everyone of those players have been on the team since the beginning of the season....

Ok, wait until next year when the kids that currently play for the 16U PPE team and DON'T go to NC, are grandfathered in on this Prep Team... Plenty of prep teams do this by the way, YALE Jr. Bulldogs is one of them that kids go to school somewhere else and play for YALE....

You do not have to attend NC, and if your on the Prep team, you will not be part of Excel Hockey Academy!

This is not true, the kids that are currently playing on in the organization, will be grandfathered in....

Not sure it's a money grab or not. I can tell you without a doubt, That the Prep Team will be the PPE 18U team. So there will NOT be two teams.

There will NOT be a 18U PPE and Prep team! Just a prep PPE team...

Part of the reason for putting a prep team together is for those kids who aren't ready to go to their USHL team, haven't been drafted yet, or don't want to leave to go play in the NAHL or another prep school out east or to SSM. This allows the kid to stay home, and not leave earlier than they need to. There were a few kids off of last years PPE 16U team I believe who wanted to go to college, didn't have a offer yet, or were drafted by an OHL or USHL team and weren't ready to be called up yet. If they had a local option with good coaching and development they could of stayed home and not go to a league that they weren't ready for. Call it a money grab all you want, I challenge you to tell me a hockey program or hockey institution that operates for non-profit, or doesn't charge kids to play hockey. This is an age old argument, hockey is too expensive! Doesn't matter where you go to play and as long as USA hockey is involved it will remain that way. I think it's another option (which is good) for kids, and one that keeps them home if they aren't ready to leave.

Someone had mentioned earlier "could/would the prep team play in the PIHL", my point was basically the same is essentially the same as you are saying, that it would never happen.

The prep team is on the ice and in the gym four days a week. Essentially the same schedule as Excel but don't have PPE practice at night. Can you imagine this board if the Prep team participated in PIHL? This board would go up in flames! For that reason alone, I hope they stay away from PIHL.

What does "CW" have to do with anything? The school did the right thing and your saying that as it's something bad! If they would have waited and left it on there longer, you would of complained that they didn't take it off quick enough. It's sad and disgusting what happened. Having a hard time seeing what that has to do with anything hockey, no matter where you play or what school you go to!!!

C'mon man! That is blatantly false! These kids share the same locker rooms whether you're a NC/PPE player, if you go to Excel, they share everything. The Excel program is good, you might not like the people who run it or the way they run it, but kids do enjoy it and get better. It is a lot of on ice, maybe too much! The off ice program is one of the best in the area though. I don't have a problem with people having opinions, but be honest and truthful, don't lie about something to fit your narrative! The truth about NC is, and probably why they agreed to the Excel model is, when NC built the school in Cranberry, they thought enrollment would be higher initially then what it was. This helped enrollment by 50 or so kids, do the math and adds up to a significant amount of additional revenue.