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I mean, I have no idea...was your kid cut from a team, in the penalty box for something you thought was a good hit, lost a game....no kid talks about water, so clearly your ego was butt hurt at some point. Get over it, your kid probably just loves playing the game and your ego is making your player one of those kids associations avoid due to the sperm who gave him life. 100 kids, your lies, exaggerations and flat out ridiculousness makes you irrelevant.

I don't own the rink. I just know when idiots are talking out their asses and try to feel important and big by throwing insults and rumors around. Isn't there another sport and board you can ruin with your negativity and stupidity? For loving hockey, seems silly you would insult places giving people the ability to play. Good work.

100% false. Find another rumor to perpetuate.

It is a big loss for the hockey community in western PA. Prayers for his family.

I'm not sure what exactly you are referencing, but I mean, maybe, based on recent comments, the solution is doing their jobs?

Remember, Esmark needs a team to roster under, one with a AAA charter.

I think his occupation is 100% part of the conversation. He is abusing the refs he is supposed to be protecting. Seems like he is the root of the problem.

Curious, why would you think they lack in coaching? I'd think history and the fact they are indeed putting up points and W's with a lot of young players would lead to the opposite statement. Kids, particularly young kids don't coach themselves, and we all know parents "car and couch" coaching doesn't lead to winning teams.

Can't argue with that. But they still need to score to win...and they still need to play defense. One player does not make a winning team.

People who look down on PIHL most likely never played a school sport. Regardless of it being a club sport, wearing your school colors and playing on a team with other classmates is a different experience that no club team can give you. I honestly feel bad for kids who either can't play due to their amateur club or think it's below them. It is something they can't get back and in 10 or so years, they may look back and regret it. And agree. So much talent graduated last year. It is a statistical minded persons heaven breaking down the numbers. Ha!

I may be wrong, but, the SV vs PT score was 4-3. And "the studs" played and combined for 6 points unless the PIHL site is incorrect. The Pine Richland score of 6-3 two nights ago... Were "the studs" not there? Pretty sure they were with 3 points. PT's weakness is just that, team who relies on "the studs". If they can be coached beyond that, they have a real solid team.

All depends on what team, for all of them, show up when it counts. SV has great coaches at every level/team, that is undeniable.

My player is indeed a freshman...in college...but nice assumption.

If you read the post on this board, that was the point. Everyone talks about NA and Peter's, and has yet to mention SV who is actually #1?

Just throwing it out there...all of this talk of Peter's and NA (and the NAHL kid).... Last 2 days.. PR (arguably having a rough year) beat Peter's handily. And Seneca beat NA (and at no moment did it appear close...and NAHL experience seemed less than impressive than SV freshman play)... But crickets ...seemed like this would be a conversation? SV is a clear contender (arguably a leader beating Peter's and NA) this season, but no mention at all? Thoughts?

I may not be as connected. But from what I see...I agree. Players who are in the "top" of their teams. Be it pihl or AAA (regardless of how you idiots define faux or not) can make an ACHA team in college). The ones who don't think they can head to juniors for the extra year in hopes of making that happen. If they want to spend the extra $15k+ to make an acha team. Let them make that decision. To each their own.

If acha junior teams are telling your player they have to play juniors to make the team, the hypothesis is easy to come to...they are currently just not going to make the team as all of the players who drank the Kool aid and payed to play juniors are now going to acha teams for an education....it's a vicious money making circle....

I agree that those rinks won't sell to Black Bear. But PAHL needs to realize it's time to make some change...regardless of ownership, Black Bear is offering a season outside of playing the same teams...year after year...as well as visibility outside of the "pahl' region. End of the day, Black Bear sees what the end consumer is craving/wanting (regardless of how anyone feels about it) and PAHL simply is disregarding what the consumer (ie player/parents) needs/wants... It is what it is.

This clearly shows how no one on this board should take anything you say seriously, because you are always wrong.

I'll disagree. After 2 years of PAHL my kid wanted to quit. He was at practices with 8 kids who half were goofing off, messing around in the locker room...missing games and practices to go to movies or high school football games or play playstation. He wanted something more serious. He wanted accountability to himself and his teammates. That is not every PAHL team. We found it outside of PAHL. If the world revolved around your thinking Walmart would be the only store in the world to keep prices down and eliminate other options.

So because some families prefer to pay a little extra to have coaches that hold their child responsible and give them accountability (the extra A) you feel it's making you pay more? 90% of players in AAA play because most PAHL teams have zero accountability. Practices with 10 kids, goofing off, coaches who volunteer, which I give them all the credit, but are not hockey coaches. It's all what your player wants and if people want to spend the extra money for a team who is held accountable and committed, so be it. Why again should you care? Shall everyone change their values and what they want for your wallet? And I don't know about your kid, but my kid and us love to travel. See new cities. Meet new people and friends. All things AAA gives you and PAHL does not. No different than AAU basketball, elite travel soccer teams, etc...you sound self serving and selfish.

Clearly you read every situation wrong.

All I see is an old man whose kids don't play youth hockey creeping on a youth hockey board. What the heck do you see? You pull up incidents that happened months ago. Do you go hang out at rinks and watch teams play? Don't you have your own kids to go watch do something? Since they are adults now, maybe you can learn something from them because no one here is learning from you, with exception of bad behavior and negativity. Wonder why hockey is like it is ???

@Danner27 you really just need something to do as everything you post is to get some drama and comment thread going. You are like the people hanging out gossiping in the aisles at Giant Eagle. It was not the entire team. It was the goalie, a player and a drunk dad. Most of the team and parents were embarrassed by the actions of the few. And it was months ago...good lord... Why do you always have to tell kids they suck? It kind of seems like you suck. I'd rather kids be playing a sport they love vs hanging out at house parties. Who cares where they play? What do you care where they play? Maybe they just want more responsibility and life lessons than PAHL can provide? Maybe they want structure... playing on most AAA teams regardless of what you think of them carries more responsibility for the player, hence life learnings. Cheaper than prep school. PE and Esmark are not for everyone...nor is PAHL... But maybe you are that guy who knows every parent/player and why they make their decisions... Maybe the moderators can make a worthless gossip and attention forum for you, or try Facebook, WPXI post are always a great place to let loose in the comment section.

This right here! ALL ADULTS! The Mars President was quoted in a paper saying "“As much as I wanted to push back right during the game, that might have escalated things and made it worse,” “You never know what might happen in today’s society. … I’m so displeased that no one from Armstrong, not a parent or board member, spoke up to say to those students, ‘You’re going over your boundaries.’” I mean if he was worried about escalation (ie afraid) - can you imagine how that goalie felt? My son plays Varsity Hockey. I can assure you, if this was his goalie, not one player on the team, not one coach on the bench & not one parent in the stands would have been quiet & let this continue beyond the first derogatory chant.