Wes

Roller Hockey and Dek Hockey are really good alternatives for kids who really like hockey. Lots of hockey kids also play Lacrosse.

We had a really bad experience with him in a summer tourney team years ago, during "tryouts". That was in the past and I haven't said a word to him since, nor would I spend any money on a program that had his name on it. I've dealt with a lot of coaches over the years and there are only 2 that I won't ever deal with ever again, one was this dude and the other was A.L. who was also at the same rink.

All 10 skaters got 2 minutes each for roughing. The Preds kid who started it got an extra 2. How that hit from behind wasn't a 2 & 10 I have no idea. In over 1,000 youth hockey games, that was easily the worst officiated game that I've ever watched. This game started off bad and got worse. 14:02 First period. Preds kneeing a Huskie, NO CALL 9:05 (roughly) First period. Preds player #17 hitting a Huskie kid to the head and and then skating a loop and taking a blindside cheap shot on #61. The kid leaves his one skate, pulls up his shoulder and hits #61 in the head. NO CALL. That's a suspension in the NHL. Why is that NOTHING in youth hockey?? I could go on and on but the officiating was AWFUL and the one ref called 90% of the penalties. At one point in the second it was 42 PIM for Huskies and 2 for Preds. Ended 72 PIM Huskies 20 for Preds. FYI the Huskies have been over 16 PIM only a few times all season, never north of 20 PIM. So how one team goes from averaging 10 PIM a game to 72 PIM you'd need to ask that referee crew.

I just wanted to read a story about it, that's all. I haven't seen any public story but I have overheard AHA parents discussing it.

Brad Posey - that says it all.

I'm guessing tourneys are still shut down up there??? anyone know?

What's the big damn deal? Playing teams in the top 5 is different than in the top 30-40, when your team is in the 70-100 range. We all have our own opinions, if my team was ready to compete with a team in the top 5 I'd play them. We're not, so I won't. BFD.

No, I haven't considered an Avatar change. Yes, I requested to change screen names months ago. I find it pointless to enter a tourney with a team in the top 5 when the balance of the teams are 60-100+. Others are welcome to have their own opinion on how they evaluate tourney competition, and I've clearly stated mine. I believe that in 25 games where teams in the 60-100 range plays a top 5, they may TIE or perhaps win once. So like I said it's 99% forgone conclusion who will win a tourney when a 5 goes against a 60 or 90.

I am always salty. Like the Salty Cracker on Youtube.

In the last tourney that Alpha did at 18uAA, they had an "SSA" team that was loaded with high end players and they were all wearing random jerseys, not SSA jerseys. It was NOT the same "SSA PREP" team that was at this MLK tourney. Half the kids were 6-3 or taller on the prior tourney and that team was vastly superior to any other AA team in the bracket and it was coached by a guy (Darren) who had coached PPE before (might still be with PPE for all I know).

I predicted before the first puck was dropped Ashburn would be in the final with Little Caesars. It's a waste of time when the champ game is a forgone conclusion like this. You can shine it whatever way you want, but when you have teams that are vastly superior in MYR to the bulk of the teams in the tourney, you know which way the tourney is going. I am glad you got paid to ref the tourney. I am glad we didn't waste our time at the tourney. Have a nice day!

It will likely be a cluster in the future for sure. We'll be gone from youth hockey by then so it doesn't make a difference to me. Given that Center Ice had just renovated, put new ice in all sheets, expanded their parking lot and was adding outdoor Lacrosse, I do find it interesting timing. But this COVID likely will cause multiple rinks to sell off.

That's a real shame that a privately owned rink is selling off, but I totally get it.

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Post a link to the source article on this please. Who is BBS??

Glad we didn't waste our money on this one. One local AA team, a high School prep team, an 18uAAA team and a top 5 18uAA team in the 18uAA final 4. Wow, what a shocker!

@TourneyGuy please post a link to the 18 schedule

Please post the 18AA schedule so we have something to watch this weekend

Had the call with MidAm last night. They aren't changing the date of the MidAms... Then got an email from Darcee and the PAHL- they aren't changing their playoff dates either. So good luck to all of you rescheduling your games at the AA level. We have 16 games to play between now and 2/22, and 6 to reschedule. A big thank you to these entrenched orgs.

I am so tired of the MidAm bureaucracy. Same old $hit as the PAHL. No fresh faces can ever get into any of those organizations to provide a fresh prospective. I really hope the MidAm keeps their dates as-is so that it F's up everyone's schedules. That would be fitting of such a prestigious group. I actually think it's harder to volunteer/work for MidAm than it is to run for public office.

Can games be rescheduled the weekend of Feb 27/28?? in otherwords are the PAHL playoffs bumped back??

Complete stupidity. Might as while make a rule that every team in a tourney gets a banner, trophy, and medals. So glad this is our last year of youth hockey.

And if you're a female and are on PPE and don't go to SSA, then you don't stay on PPE for long either unless you've got deep pockets and are lovey dovey with certain PPE personnel.

This doesn't surprise me a bit... PPE are very self serving. Why look out for the kids best interests?? I know of at least one other local org (non AAA) that screws kids/families like that. It's a bunch of BS. If the kids aren't happy, then go away. Last thing I would do is force them to stay and pay. But then again money making isn't my first objective in hockey like some other teams who screw people.

My team would be travelling to play this weekend if I could find a tourney within 6 hours of Pgh, but there are none. So we will have to wait. I have no problem with anyone travelling for hockey right now.