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I am really not trying to start anything I am just wondering if the people complaining about youth hockey in the Pittsburgh area have any idea what it’s like in a state like mine. Hockey is non existent here for the most part. The small amount of players and volunteers we have are dedicated though, which is really great to see. I am excited to come to a “big” hockey market like Pittsburgh and I hope my son will thrive there, but just judging from this website alone it really seems like there is a giant brick wall between the people that think the only organization worth anything is the Penguins Elite and the people that think all the others are worth talking about. From an outsiders point of view, I see having more options as a good thing. It also really pains me to see the D1 programs at RMU fall by the wayside. That is definitely not good for hockey in Pittsburgh, neither is the Pens losing in the first round. But I guess I’ll shut up now though because I really have zero idea what I am talking about! LOL

I’m not trying to be a d*ck by asking this so I hope you don’t take it that way, but are you personally doing anything in WPA to help grow the game?

Thank you. We actually wont be officially relocating until March (although I will be in Pittsburgh after the first of the year) so it would line up nicely for the tryout period it seems. My son will also be able to finish his season with his current team and my kids do cyber learning so their school year wont be affected. My company is being extremely flexible with all of this which is awesome. I really appreciate all of the input and private messages I have received. Hopefully everything goes smoothly and my son is able to get on a good competitive team in Pittsburgh!

Thank you all for the responses!

Okay....but I am asking how much of my money will they take and what will my son get out of it?

Hi everyone I am completely new to the site and hockey in Pittsburgh in general so please excuse my ignorance. I have accepted a new position at work that will transplant my family from Vermont to Pittsburgh. Luckily my company is giving me tons of time to get everything set up as I wont be starting in my new role until March 2022. I have been to Pittsburgh several times for business and very much enjoy what I have seen. I will be bringing my family there to visit and scope out the area in November so hopefully we will be able to watch some youth hockey and see what its like. That being said my son is a 2012 birth year and plays for the Dynamo Hockey Club 2012 Elite team. We will need to find a home for him next season. He is an extremely competitive player and is consistently a top scorer on his teams. He's really apprehensive about leaving his buddies and teammates so I am trying to find an organization for him that is of similar caliber. My company is based in the Oakmont area so I have been doing some research on the Vengeance as they are close and was trying to figure out the cost. So I googled it and a similar post brought me here! I read a bunch of posts here and it seems to me like the Vengeance organization is a hot topic.... I don't know if that's a good thing or not but whatever. Long story short...I was wondering if there's anyone here who currently has a kid playing for their teams that could answer some questions like the cost, practice schedule, travel requirements etc.. I also sent an email to one of the contacts on their site but I think he's in charge of the USPHL team and not the "youth" teams. I didn't see a contact or coaches names for the youth teams. Their website kid of sucks honestly LOL I also looked at the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite and they have all that info listed on their site which is nice. I am assuming the cost will be around the same at the Vengeance? I just don't see us being able to make 5pm weekday practices in Cranberry Township from where we will be living, unless I am looking at it wrong? Sorry for the long post and all the questions this is all new to me and extremely overwhelming! (also trying to figure out dance companies for my daughters) Thanks in advance for the help!