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So speaking of the vengeance someone told me today that a couple 2011s (lol) were already promised spots on the 2010 vengeance team for next year. Glad I don't have kids that young but that verifies to me the fake tryout process. I guess we will see if it's true once the roster is released.

I also believe the vengeance tryout as fundraiser thing is pretty common knowledge out there - no way I know if it is true or not but that's the major perception.

I think ejecting parents needs to happen more often and, unfortunately sometimes it takes ejecting their kids as well to teach them a lesson.

I can't tell what is going on in the hissy fit video on phone screen. Need a play by play

It really does depend on the individual player. Not knowing you from Adam I would say you need to try out at North Pittsburgh and make making a travel team your benchmark. Be excited and enjoy the ride when he makes one, regardless of level. Treat him to his favorite dinner out even if it is squirt 6.

A lot of this depends on your son's personality. If he takes getting cut as a sign to work hard and set a benchmark, try out - he will know what to work for. If he will wallow in failure and it will kill his love for hockey, don't do it.

It seems like every day we get closer to tryout season this forum gets exponentially more active. I can't wait for April ?

Refs probably need better training and education frankly.

Not allowing touch up offsides bothers me way more than the icing on the PK rule.

I think this is a good point - most of the away camps are going to be an incredibly fun experience but don't get your hopes up for crazy development in one week with a lot of kids. I'd say look at other development opportunities if that is your main concern such as private lessons or skills stuff. If it's about fun go with PSU or Kent State.

U-6ers elite I bet

Any big squirt games this weekend?

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Its hard to tell fact from parody sometimes in here but luckily your user name checks out.

Here is an old but interesting discussion about icing on the pk. Article I think it's an interesting idea to give the kids a limited number of icing chances but hard for refs to keep track.

Only thing I would add is that I have seen a lot of squirt parents who seriously think their kid is going to the pros

I'm not sure anyone said it was your son. Went back and read and no one did. The kid from the other team(and you) learned a lesson. Hopefully the refs are reading and learned one too.

Also what the hell are you playing with a broken stick? Definitely not hockey

Yep always a penalty. Drop the stick and skate away. Surprised if anyone called it at squirt level but a good rule to be aware and teach the kids. Accidents happen it's the hockey equivalent of running with the pencil towards your eye

I wish I had known ahead of time and I would have went even though they are "just squirts" I bet it was a fun game regardless. Hope the parents on both sides behaved themselves as becoming AAA hockey ?

I just remembered this thread - according to MyHockeyRankings ppe 08 beat the vengeance this past weekend. Guess they weren't just ranked higher because they "played better teams".

You mean hockey?

That's a great piece of history. Thanks for sharing that.

What age level?

If the issue is they can't get talent to try out, you can't blame then for trying but maybe they need to modify the message a bit and claim to be a AA team with more ice time?