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so what's that like 3-6 kids from pgh then lol.

go back and really dig. yes those kids get a tender but they never make the NAHL teams that tender them. 98 percent of them are either ACHA NCDC or Premier NOT NAHL. the last Esmark kid to go would be either the goalie thats in Alaska or the kid that went to johnstown and is now playing NCAA D1... so pens do move themes that MAKE the higher rosters

number 2 is spot on its a great teaching rule for sure... parent love to complain when in reality it is good but daddy coach can't teach a simple re group so they complain about a rule

one thing WE can all agree on is NONE of theirs BY teams are no where close to being a aaa team. mediocre at best aa teams. King Ralph is laughing all the way to the bank

the 2005 Vengeance team got smacked around all weekend not to mention being out shot 2-1, and one game 4-1.... One daddy put both teams together.....

that's all fine and dandy, play8ing your own age bracket as long as possible but say when BY A is the minor and BY B is the older may A BY will be cut and NOT make u18AAA when it really matters.

yes left. no need to bring up the past.....if your aware of what happened fine if not o well

they never had the support, this isnt a NCAA hockey town and never will be.

it doesnt even attract the best kids, most of the best kids for west where at the chowder cup

well..... sucks to suck

hopefully all the school that play there pull out after this season and take their teams to Southpointe... hit them where it hurts the most , their wallets

wow dont let you kid go play JR hockey then, bc you would wanna bankrupt every team then bc not this but there is alot of goof ballness and other stuff thats border line as well...

they have their goods and bads just like any other organization......

didn't they lose a decent amount of players to transfers ? Something like 7-10 kids and it was the better ones too.... Guess a bunch of club kids will move up for a season. BUT who in their right mind would wanna go there after this rug pull?

not one preds team is true AAA more like AAa

WOW some people really hating on kids..... NO MATTER WHAT TEAM WE TALK ABOUT ( PPE,ESMARK,PREDS OR WHOMEVER) THERE IS ALWAYS PEOPLE BITCHING ABOUT WHO IS AND ISN'T ON THE TEAM...... WHO REALLY CARES? Everyone of them will all be beer leaguers by 26-28 years old... Enjoy the current rides with your kids bc before you know it it will be over. Then what are you going to grumble about?

I would say they need to try to field half decent AA team or 2 before trying for AAA. OR could it be that Esmark moves down there with a name change ?

liberty university sells out every game and their acha d1.

Last I checked ALL kids are going to end up in the same place ( beer league). so what's it really matter if someone wants to play a more competitive schedule, 2-3 ice slots a week all season, and has numerous friends on the team. Who cares, are you writing the checks? So many act like this or that team blah blah blah. BUT maybe the families there, its a fit for them and their happy with the coaching....... Not to mention their numbers where better then the Preds AAA, Lebo AAA, and Veng AAA....... so they must be doing something right ? They had more supply and demand then any of those other 3 teams........

the first year that they had the 2005 team, they finished in top 20. (18th). that would've been top spot for Mid ams in tier 2.....

30-35 skaters BUT only 1 goalie

the u16 team has said IF they aren't competitive but mid December that they will declare tier 2..

I believe Delmont ( Center Ice ) has a treadmill as well

both rink are shit holes and don't deserve the extra money from the league, not to mention they are both in the middle of nowhere... 90 percent of the teams are 40 plus minutes away from there too.... so why not rmu

who? Gary ?