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I might need to see the livebarn on this one. Give us a date and time.

Sounds like you might be one of the crazy parents if you are defending that kind of behavior from adults at a peewee game ?

Their major failure was the 16U team, which is their most important team.

Most of this is true but one caveat - many if not most of the larger orgs are doing birthyear teams and most of the birthyear teams play single A (usually black) their minor year. So you could be the best in a birthyear in an organization playing A Major Black if you are the minor year. Also you always have the outlier teams that say they can't field AA teams and go undefeated in A Major Gold ?

In my experience they will replace anyone who isn't related to someone within the organization. Remember it is hard to make an impression large enough to sway them to cut a current player in just a tryout. Also remember the drills they use for tryouts are the drills these kids have done every day in practice for the past year. If you are serious about it and feel your kid really has the skill of the kids that made it, put them in skills and drills at UPMC and have them get to know the coaches. I wouldn't say it is that hard at all to crack the roster from outside except the caveat that the kids who are there practice the tryout stuff constantly.

Horrible person. Let's hope he gets help and uses the rest of his life to do something good.

Agree with all except I think blue mites worse than reds for parents. The B parents and the faux AAA are the worst and the middle teams.the best.

Lebo usually the most mild from what I have seen. SHAHA hit or miss but has some really wild birthyears and parents. Same with Southpointe. Agree preds especially at the "AAA" level the parents are absolutely insane. Badgers and SCIR I have seen some craziness as well. RMU generally I've seen decent behavior. It's also easy to spread out in the nice rink there. Overall I'd say Lebo Hornets your best bet overall but obviously there are exceptions to everything.

Agreed. Fridays would be a disaster with club travel.

$2750 for mites seems a bit steep! What do they charge for elite mites in Cranberry?

At least they haven't flooded the forums with excuses and kids telling us why they deserve a chance?

After Peters put a beatdown on Lebo a coach came out for the next practice with a chrome green helmet and white gloves. I thought Flavio was here to get me.

North Pittsburgh, Preds, SHAHA, Rebellion, Arctic Foxes, Steel City, and maybe some more were also listed in the main tryout thread if anyone is interested.

They are spending money this off-season for upgrades (I think I heard new boards, glass, and maybe something with the seating?) I don't think that's happening.

I believe all SHAHA teams get two practices a week but depending on what level you are depends on if you get any full ice practices and some of the lower teams even at younger levels have some pretty bad practice times. They have the advantage that the YMCA does little of their own programming there and I don't think any other teams play out of there except Bethel Park? No figure skating, open skating, or regular stick time to my knowledge.

Good question. I don't know the PIHL board well but I would assume if Montour pushes forward (I doubt they will - would assume they drop it now) I bet PIHL punishes them hardcore if the judge rules against Montour. Like a season ban at least?

I think the playoffs going on as scheduled most of the kids were either banned, put on double unsecret probation, or lost interest and left. Will probably quiet back down until tryouts start around here.

I agree with you depending on the amount of travel they are forced to do.

Way too many games. I assume it will get fixed with a second sheet but the other issue is not enough ice for enough practices. Assuming you want 3 practices per game no way they are coming close to that ratio.

Does this only impact preds AAA or their AA and below teams too?

No real surprise here for me. No brainer for the judge based on what we have heard.

If they did have any evidence whatsoever I'm sure it was presented at ice castle the other night. I don't think it was.

I'm pretty sure it's just a poorly designed flyer.

PIA too far for me to drive but we can meet at ice castle. You'll know me from my sick white gloves.

I'm pretty sure the over under on "coach" flavios age is 15