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PAHL has published their list of rule changes for next year and it looks to be pretty extensive: https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/dd35-3178291/PAHL2024GameManualSummary.pdf? I only browsed but a few highlights I noticed are: -Removing fair play points -getting rid of peewee playoffs and making it odsets like squirt -changing length of bantam games -mite games standard format is now 4 on 4 instead of 3 on 3 -getting rid of two OT periods in playoffs and making it only 1
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USA Hockey player development camps
aaaahockey replied to RefHannah's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Judging from some of the kids I saw were cut or taken by midam to attend the camp at a few different birthyears it is no wonder they struggle. -
You might be a delusional hockey parent
aaaahockey replied to dazedandconfused's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Agreed. They won't listen anyway and some programs encourage that crap so it's a waste of your time. -
What will happen to the good 2009 AA PAHL teams?
aaaahockey replied to RJUSHL's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Yes no one asked about 2010. They want to know if there is an 09 vengeance or Esmark team. -
What will happen to the good 2009 AA PAHL teams?
aaaahockey replied to RJUSHL's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
2009 would be 15O -
What did you mean by this? There is definitely an official U8/Mite program in PAHL. They run the scheduling.
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School teams looking for coaches
aaaahockey replied to nemesis8679's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
You can also improve kids in practice and be smart enough to know when to shorten the bench when you need to. -
2024-25 Teams Seeking Players
aaaahockey replied to Paul Baxter's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
One goalie for three teams or three goalies? -
You might be a delusional hockey parent
aaaahockey replied to dazedandconfused's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Yes he was outstanding -
You might be a delusional hockey parent
aaaahockey replied to dazedandconfused's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Me -
You might be a delusional hockey parent
aaaahockey replied to dazedandconfused's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
But but but but but what about the fact we all have to pay for our USA hockey numbers to cover "insurance" -
You might be a delusional hockey parent
aaaahockey replied to dazedandconfused's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Wouldn't want to cut into profits for the tournament next weekend with the same kids? 😃 -
Squirt and PeeWee 2024-2025
aaaahockey replied to James Gatz's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
Organizations ebb and flow. I haven't seen a major decline much at the three organizations I'm most familiar with. I would also point out that we are moving outside the double Stanley cup window and the Penguins are on the decline. That means less people watching, interested, and participating in the sport. Kids starting the sport today weren't alive when the pens won their last cup -
What will happen to the good 2009 AA PAHL teams?
aaaahockey replied to RJUSHL's topic in Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey
North Pitt going to be really good imo -
Does anyone have photos of the old Airport ice rink? I mean besides the ones you can use Google to find.
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I'd say that is a success! Now - how many people pay how many dollars to have a success rate that you can find one person? Serious question. If you are being sold this is the premier program and the way to make it to the big leagues and dumping 40K per year on it when we include excel + NC, is it worth is? I'm not even doubting its the best program in the area.
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I think it's a little more nuanced than that. I would give pens credit for a players development if they played both 14u and 16u years there. These are the most important. I wouldn't give them credit for a 12 year old who leaves for prep school. That seems a little silly. I also don't give them credit for someone they import for the 16u team for a year who then immediately leaves to play juniors. The hard fact is there are very very few pens players who start young and stay in the program through 16u and are successful. As a matter of fact, and speaking to their own development model, not a lot of kids develop to even make the 16u team (or maybe they are leaving due to all the extra requirements/money like excel north catholic etc.).
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I'll take your word for it! It wouldn't surprise me.
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He's excellent. Probably one of the only kids the pens can actually take credit for.
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The best kids don't stick around for Pens at 18U. Mooney played up through 16U. Humphries last played for Pens when he was 13 then went to prep school I believe.
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Delusional parents who think the whole world is conspiring against them and that if they get out of Pittsburgh there will be some fresh eyes.