Happy Hockey Fan

To anybody that thinks a kid moving up from AA to AAA in the later stages of their youth careen can’t be as good as their little Johnny who has always played AAA, go pound salt. I know a kid who didn’t play AAA until U18. Was the best Dman on his AAA team. Went on to NAHL, and then Division 1. His teammates have not have the same success.

In high school the Board is usually the group that hires and sets salary. And I know of a varsity position or two that don’t pay anywhere near what has been stated here.

I was lead to believe that they had to go there. But I guess there are exceptions.

If they weren’t rules what were they? Just suggestions? Because not one kid that played U18 attended school elsewhere.

I have heard that the Pens are removing the rules that their kids have to attend North Catholic and Excel Academy. Anyone else?

Armstrong’s division is a hornets nest! All tied at 3 points. Only one goal differential beteen top team and the 2 and 3 teams. Only +2 goal difference with the 4 team. Good luck Armstrong!

I still don’t think they compete at AA. Vaccaro also played at Duquesne. So did Zielmanski who also played at Central. And Timmons and Fedor played at Canevin. Timmons at CMU and Fedor at Pitt. And Pawlus played at Canevin and YSU. All very good players. Timmons was outstanding. FYI. But I have no idea what that has to do with this discussion.

Now I get it, you are a player from Canevin. I assure you I played there. I can even tell you almost every coach they have had there since 1984. Know many of them personally. Oldaker, Koch, Timmons, Fedor, Zielmanski, Vacarro, Pawlus, just to name a few. Not allowed to post players names here. I guess I shouldn’t argue with you about how many AAA players are on Canevin’s team because you play for them. But kids that played amateur AA this year, but played amateur AAA previously no longer count as AAA players. They are classified as amateur AA players. So I am sure what ever total you claim it to be, it is a lot lower. 3 of your top 10 scorers played AAA this year. Lots of really good players on Canevin’s team. Just not as many as most teams that play PIHL AA. I wish you nothing but success going forward. Unfortunately we will never get to see you play those teams. Maybe ask your coach to play in the St. Margaret’s pre-season tournament. hopefully I will get to see you play next year. I saw you play this year. And you probably were pretty good.

When they start a ten player league let me know. And I still think your ten player team from Canevin is at the bottom of AA and would get scorched in AAA. AA and AAA teams draw from very large numbers of kids. AAA and most AA schools are from higher income areas that have more kids that play hockey than kids at lower income schools. They not only have more numbers, but they have more numbers of highly skilled players because of it. Canevin had one kid on a AAA roster this year. A bunch of quality AA players too. Look at the rosters of some of the rosters of some AA teams. Loaded with AAA and AA players.

You are obviously a Canevin parent. And I understand that you want the kids to get proper recognition. But Canevin would be at the bottom of AA. Yes Canevin has some players playin at higher levels, and I know how many. I have seen them play amateur games and not just Canevin games. And there are some very good players, very very good players. But most AA teams have many players playing at higher levels. Like 3 full lines of higher level players. And a fourth line that is good. Canevin barely plays two lines. And any 4th line players hardly ever see the ice at Canevin if they aren’t blowing someone out. Once again, I root for Canevin. I know a kid on the team now and have known kids on the team for several years. I am also a graduate of and former player at Canevin. Big fan of all Canevin Athletics. I am just not looking through your parent shaded glasses.

I didn’t look at this year’s coaches. I was going on last years. I can read quite well, have a college degree from a good university and a very high IQ. How about you? I am sure with the way you turn to insults you are no match for my intelligence.

Jake Coleman

14U coach does lessons at RMU. Don’t think he makes kids take his lessons though.

Sorry, I guess the U13 coach does offer private lessons. But only half of their AAA coaches do.

Not all of the AAA coaches are listed as instructors there. So I am pretty sure you are incorrect that all the coaches offer private lessons. The U14 and u13 coaches were not listed there. And I didn’t see the U18 coach there either. I think your statements are false.

Do the Preds coaches have access to ice to even do private lessons? It seems to be a big assumption considering that only certain people are approved to offer private lessons at the Ice Castle. I definitely could be wrong, but I have known of a number of kids that have played at the Preds AAA level and they haven’t taken any lessons from coaches at all. I will find out though as I have a friend whose son played for them last year at the 2010 BY.

I doubt they would put up numbers as big as they did in the open class. But they would still be good players. Without a supporting group of players it is always harder to stack points. I believe you are correct, these players would be good in AA. But no way they rack up points playing with their open class teams in AA. They would still score a good bit, but no where near what they did in open class. But put those same two players on a pure AA team and they would be among league leaders in scoring.

They wouldn’t compete in AA either. They would be near the bottom of AA. You have to have three very solid lines and a 4th line that can give you some decent minutes in order to be successful in AA.

They would get blown out most games in AAA

I haven’t paid attention to that lately, but I do remember kids joking about a particular player doing that a few years ago. But doesn’t mean that all kids do it, so to discount everyone’s assists based on the fact that some kids do it is probably not the best solution.

Why less weight for assists? I am familiar with high school hockey, but don’t understand your statement.

Canevin is a good team in the open class. They wouldn’t compete in AA OR AAA. No chance. And it doesn’t matter unless they can get enough kids to go pure.

If you are referring to the Airport, there were more than 3 teams when they closed down. And they could have had more if the owners weren’t such idiots.

Yes, you do just sign up. You don’t have to win anything to go. When Bethel Park won the “National Championship”, they were not even the top team in PIHL AAA.

You can definitely just declare that you are “AAA”. Not sure about the tier 1 designation. But any team can claim to be AAA. And the Aviators have a long history of doing just that. I know. I have been part of the Aviators organization in the past and they have had a number of teams declare AAA. And it was always a reach and the teams struggled dearly. Somehow one of those teams got a game with Pens Elite, got blown out and it was ugly. I am not saying your new AAA team will be as bad. I hope that they are competitive. I saw the AA teams play last year and they were good. Not sure if they have enough kids that are AAA fast. But they were good. Good luck with your season, I hope they are competitive and I look forward to seeing them play.