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I agree with this. Especially in Ohio. Not sure I've ever had a good ref out there.

Assuming he is looking towards next year. That U13 vengeance team is 92nd. Also congrats on being 20.

Usually you have Preds and Esmark and then a random team here or there. Rebellion I think was independent last year. Icemen sometimes have Tier II independent teams. Honestly other than Esmark in the distant past I don't think any of them have done particularly well. In my limited experience THF is largely a crappy league.

I've heard most of their players play other sports and those sports are being extremely successful in the playoffs so they are not able to get enough kids at the games yet.

From what I remember they made a decision a couple years ago to only do AAA and AA. Not sure why.

I think we have a clear #1 and #2 now - Seneca and South Fayette. I think everyone else is battling for #3

Other than Peters being ranked #5 I think this is OK. I'm thinking TJ might not be as good as well but everyone really playing for second behind Seneca.

Savannah Bananas of hockey?

Refs have a ton of stuff going on. Trying to keep track, make sure there aren't penalties, and make sure the game moves along at a good pace. Griping about the (especially the kids) is why no one wants to do it.

Seneca is the most well rounded team with forward depth, goaltending depth, and strong defense. I tend to agree. Hard to see anyone competitive with them. Never know if there will be a random playoff loss but they sure seem to be 99% the champs already.

Anyone on a hockey forum complaining about their kids college hockey in ACHA (which I'm not bashing) is a hockey mom we have probably seen on livebarn at some point on a "lowlight". Sorry that's just the way it is. Have no idea who you are nor do I care but the whining is over the top.

No one is close to Seneca. Lebo lost a couple players but kept 2 of their three best (best defenseman after graduation and top scoring forward). South Fayette goalie is an absolute stud so I would never count them out.

St Margaret is not a great way to evaluate teams. Some teams have kids with other conflicts (football etc). Some teams don't play their starting lineups to try out new players and see what they want the lines and lineups to be in the regular season. Some teams roll lines. Some teams go all out and want to push their team to the limit to see how good they are. All these differing factors make it really hard to judge the quality of a team based on this tourney alone.

Then tell your kid to step up and deal with it. Hate to tell you but an adult has to deal with the world without mom the rest of his life. If there was some sort of legal or SafeSport violation, deal with it. Otherwise, it's no ones problem except his.

Or the fact that I can't imagine posting on a hockey forum about my ADULT child being humiliated. Maybe he never learned to grow to an adult because he was babied his whole life? I actually didn't question or say anything she said was untrue but at some point they need to leave the nest.