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figured thats how the varsity would pan out, those where the 4 strongest teams there. NOT Much comp for any of them besides one another. 

2 hours ago, Pucks11 said:

Maybe something with that age group in general. From what I have seen over the years parents are getting nuttier and nuttier at the younger age groups. 

BOY ARE THEY IN FOR A SUPER LET DOWN, BUT DONT WORRY PPE ESMARK VENG WILL ALL KEEP FEEDING THESE PARENTS THE HOOK LINE AND SINKER UNTIL THE PARENTS ONE DAY COME TO THEMSELVES AND SEE LITTLE JOHNY IS JUST ANOTHER AVERAGE PGH KID 

4 hours ago, Pucks11 said:

If it was the '10 team that may be true. A lot of those parents are getting ready to walk because of the coach. 

so your saying the parents dont like Mark Voit?  Goes to show how retarded Vengeance parents are...... guys an amazing coach !!!

true. some one should call PPE out on this, its no thanks to them that he was signed, most of his development cam while they where in FL 

AA is deff a toss up between those 5 teams for sure 

won't last 3 seasons and it will be gone for good. 

well AA looks like a close race we obv see 3 of the 4 that should be in the penguin cup semi finals 

most of the time the Pittsburgh teams end up in the bottom division anyways and go 0-3 or 1-2.  Pittsburgh is falling behind for sure...

On 12/3/2021 at 9:19 AM, Spear and Magic Helmet said:

It's one of Culver's lower teams that plays in tournaments like this. They have 4 teams, and the high school teams are the lower two teams of the 4 they have. That being said, they are still sending very good teams. Culver definitely recruits and have had quite a few alumni play in the NHL as well as NCAA. No idea how SSA compares to Culver these days. In looking at SSA's schedule, they have a lot of open dates and seem to have games scheduled only against lower-level prep teams. I have heard that program has struggled lately, but even at their height, they were not a powerhouse.

https://culverathletics.com/sports/2019/7/12/culver-in-the-nhl.aspx

lower or not. id say they are doing very well this weekend 

st eds and Culver would be the odds favorite for sure. no local hS team compares to them 2 power houses 

1 hour ago, hockeyisgreat said:

What would the sale of the Penguins mean.  Anybody know anything about this group ready to buy the Pens?

nothing will still be the same old sleazy used car salesman type folks they are 

2 hours ago, Pa Hockey said:

Personally I like the smaller venues UPMC Lemieux and Ice Line for the terrific atmosphere for the State Finals 

RMU use to host it back in early 2000's. and it was filled to the gills( more fans then an actual RMU D1 hockey game)... it outgrew that venue and they moved it.  But they did an amazing job for the fan experience and the players as well 

1 hour ago, hockeyisgreat said:

I agree, Pittsburgh is not a State like "Minnesota" or a city as big as Chicago. Pittsburgh is a small town comparatively. Was a hotbed for High School Football talent. Maybe not so much anymore.  Has come a long way in the last 20 years with Hockey but still has along way to go to get there and probably never will.  I think the Pens and Flyers supporting High School Hockey more would help for sure. It's a great idea to play the State Championship games in the Arenas. The Flyers and Pens should make it free admission for the games and give an incentive to Schools that bring their teams to the game. Would love to see 10,000 fans at a State Championship game. It's called "Promotions"

great idea but they wouldn't get 10,000. hell RMU couldn't get 3k a game. what makes you think high schools would get 10 k ?

1 hour ago, hockeyisgreat said:

Wow! What;s your beef with South Fayette?  At least they went from weak to average at best!  What do they have to do to be an above average team for you? Just wondering!

I have none, seemed like you where talking them up like their actually going to make penguin cup..... 

On 11/4/2021 at 7:51 PM, hockeyisgreat said:

You better go back and look at South Fayette!  Not sure why you are calling them a weak team!

No need to scores sheet and live barn show all. Started season playing subpar teams and just getting by. Met TJ last week went up 3 caught TJ sleeping. TJ woke up in the second and from there on out wasn't even a game..... So yea.  they are not very good just another average team at best 

On 11/4/2021 at 7:55 PM, Lifelongbender said:

Ahh, it would not be "double secret" if we knew about it. In fact that's about all they did receive.

With them moving the game to UPMC for Mars, I sure hope they can pull out their first win of the season with all the extra support!!!!! IM pulling for the win on Monday , and they SHOULD be able to get the win against a weak team 

On 10/30/2021 at 3:05 AM, hockeydadlife said:

 

still trying to save a dead in the water team with very little community backing?   Give up even if it would be saved once you burn through the money raised it will be in the same place.

AA is deff weak for sure the top teams moved up and the bottom feeders dropped to class A.  AA is a 2-3 division race

1 hour ago, dazedandconfused said:

Actually, with the growth of hockey in Western PA  and Columbus, they should have left it at 8. Take these factors into consideration.

1. With PE now starting the out of town/state/country influx at 13U - you now have some pretty good players looking for a home and it is usually Esmark, Barons or Vengeance/Preds. In that order. Plus you now have both TriState and Indy Fuel as part of the TPH family so there really is no reason to limit it to 6. Would 5-8 have a legitimate chance? No, but neither do teams with a 5 seed or higher in the NCAA basketball tournament. This covers 14/15/16U.

2. At 18U you add in both Gilmour and Culver so why not 8?

bc NOT EVERYONE is a winner.... it SHOULD be top 4 

1 hour ago, dazedandconfused said:

Its top 6 but you know........ whatever fits the narrative, right?

correct top 6 bc mid am needs that extra money !!! but should only be top 4 bc the 5 and 6 normally struggle come districts anyways 

3 hours ago, aaaahockey said:

Lebo played in the middle division and did excellent.  That's the same division many of those Preds teamed played in.  Whether they are AAA or not isn't my call to make lol.  

IF a team isnt in the top 50 in tier1 then face the facts. your not AAA.  bc at or around 45-50 is when the top AA teams ranking numbers are better then tier 1.    

2 minutes ago, aaaahockey said:

 

I think these were their records but I might have missed one and they might have had more than one team at some ages?  

U15 0-4-0

U16 2-1-1

U18 1-3-0

Their 11 team went 0-4-0 

09 went 0-3-1

Pens Elite did fairly well in their divisions.  Lebo 08 AAA won theirs and went 6-0-0. 

just goes to show how BAD preds are, yes pens did well and they played REAL AAA teams, Lebo isnt AAA stop smoking crack, they played in the AA division I bet w wanna be AAA teams

39 minutes ago, Corsi said:

Kids develop better with practice than they do with games.  If you bring it back to what Preds are doing by going independent, the SHAHA '09 model is probably more economical.  Play your PAHL schedule, add a few tournaments, and then a fill in the rest of your 50-60 games by playing multiple "home at home exchanges".  Cost would be more than PAHL, but you are getting more out of it, but still substantially less than going full independent or PPE.

NO need for a squirt or even peewee to be playing that many games, then you wonder why when those BY are older that no ones getting drafted in tier 1 Jrs or Nahl. they've already skimped on development with to many games and not enough practices.