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Yes, I think it isn't a hard and fast rule but it also may make a school think twice before contacting you out of the blue. I wouldn't suggest it if someone came asking my advice. Talk to several schools. If Penn State is interested in you I'm sure others are too. Play hard to get for a while and check out your options.

No speaking for @Danner27but often these verbal commits don't work out because the University will withdraw the offer closer to the actual Freshman year when they get better players to commit. They aren't obligated to actually take you, but it also limits other Universities from talking to you so you can get screwed doing it too early.

Getting close to the start of the preseason, who is going to be good in PIHL this year? Thoughts and speculation? Obviously Peters is the returning AAA champs but they lost a couple of their stars? Curious what people are thinking about who will be strong and weak.

Add to this the bottom half of most of the "AAA" teams are actually AA players and you will see plenty of pucks bouncing off sticks there too.

I would agree with you - maybe even at the bantam major level (I'm on the fence) but definitely not the bantam minor year.

They probably should just be happy they didn't waste their time and money on a meaningless camp.

Also see 3ice where the Prince of ice castle played last year (at least in Pittsburgh). How that stuff makes money beats me!

If your parents throw in 10k a piece (likely less then they are paying for faux AAA at lower levels) a couple sponsorships get you all the ice you need and your parents might even save money based on travel + whatever they were doing before.

See below. Daddy throws 20k at the team per player and suddenly they are in the green and little Johnny gets to tell everyone he played for a check.

Good - someone ask what's on tap when you call as well.

Never a dull moment

Call the front desk and ask

I was cracking a joke about "landlocked" which means the lack of access to the ocean. The parking is an issue with equipment. The neighborhood isn't unsafe at all as far as I'm concerned. I'd be more worried in New Kensington 🤣

Your overall point is well taken but I don't think anyone is going to sail in and drop anchors to play hockey in a harbor either.

Yes I figured the parking would ward a lot of people off. Anyone know how much it is actually being utilized?

https://nextpittsburgh.com/city-design/ura-moves-ahead-with-plan-to-sell-hunt-armory-to-penguins/ Looks like we will either permanently have another sheet of ice or lose one forever.

USA hockey couldn't give two craps as long as they get their money. Does Midam care? Not as long as they get their money. Does PAHL care? Not as long as they get their money.

I would say they all went to esmark but.... We saw how that played out. Renegades?

Could not have gone too well considering they are still doing supplementals?

Is this good or bad? Anyone know him?

Are there teams west of Illinois? 😀

Why do that after tryouts?

That kid was fun to watch when I went out to Johnstown with my brother. He's got too much personality to be a hockey player 😂 In all seriousness talking to his dad I think they have multi-kids in multi-sports. Might not be something he would be interested in anyway.

He did say varsity and JV and... I would expect AAA players to be worse at checking from my own experience. They seem to be soft and expect not to be hit because they are used to being in games where the physical game is undervalued.

Zero SHAHA kids for 08 or 09? Maybe I missed some but that seems odd especially for the 08s