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@Paul Baxter

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The original high school kid showed up. I wondered about his lack of geographic knowledge of the area!

Some of those people are ANCIENT on the board. It's probably been 8 years since I looked at that list and half are the same. Why don't we all get to vote like most hockey orgs send out a ballot? Insanity!

Agreed it's totally dumb.

Probably the easiest solution is to let them in the playoffs but ban the billet player from playing as ineligible. Then getting their butts kicked in the first round would be good karma anyway.

Yalldumb now the (at least) 4th Montour parent (although I'm starting to think some of these people might be kids based on the IQ of the posts) to join in the last few days. Membership boom for the forums!

Plot twist. Does anyone have any actual info about the results of the meeting tonight?

That's the third Montour parent or new name registered today lol

Better than driving to Detroit!

Yeah I don't think Pens have ever cared about their black teams as long as the money comes in.

I went out with my brother to watch some 09 "AAA" teams in Johnstown this weekend. Have to say it was honestly some good hockey. Very competitive games including some Philly teams and more locally Esmark, Preds, and SHAHA. Esmark ended up winning the championship. The games were excellent and competitive and made me wish we had a high level league where these types of teams could play regularly. Maybe it is coming now that SHAHA and esmark are competitive with the Pens teams but as a region we really need to get our crap together.

He does but he also strikes me as one of their more competent coaches to be honest. Played a lot of hockey and knows the game well. Can't say for certain but just from seeing him coach from a distance.

Probably. Gives them a chance to fix the place up and assess without people in and out for a couple months.

Sorry @IcebucketI think you beat me to it.

Yeah I'm pretty sure no one is worried about when Mon Valley tryouts are compared to the National Championships. Additionally, there are some teams that need to rush tryouts because their ice is gone in the summer.

Oh that's a big ouch for people thinking the commute would be better. Hopefully they are honest about that for people who ask.

Does the bottom left text also mean they are going to try to field a faux AAA team at all levels also?

Some of the billet families also have kids on the team. Not sure about this one but I know some esmark kids also billet in Peters with other kids on the team.

Out of curiosity what is the makeup of a typical ACHA program? Do they recruit you before you apply to the college or.are there walk-ons for the team? If it's mixed, what is the percentage who just walk on after they choose a college?

Are you including tuition at North Catholic and Excel in there?

Just Flavio taking his shortcut to make getting to PIA faster than Printscape https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/suv-crashes-into-new-kensington-hotel-driver-leaves-scene/ Sorry couldn't resist ?

If I understand correctly (and I may not) there are specific charters out there for PAHL teams? Are the huskies one? (No clue) are they and/or the new "viper"stars AA teams going independent? Could be a big impact on PAHL here but curious if anyone can clear that up for me.

Again give me a general direction you are coming from and I'll guide you. It's very easy from the west (79). From the east I can give you the side streets but whatever? Tell me how to get to alpha and New Ken (maybe worse is Allegheny Badgers out 376) at rush hour and we can call it even.

For all you people struggling to get to the YMCA or Ice Castle message me where you are coming from and I'll send you the side streets to avoid the crap traffic ? I don't know if it's just because I live here but there are about a dozen alternatives and I don't go anywhere that takes me on 19 or 88 they are pretty easy to bypass. If someone can do the same and tell me how to bypass 28 and save time I'll send you some Venmo bucks.