St. Marg's

[fafa fohi]

St. Marg's starts this week but it has been rather quiet leading into this tournament.  With the expansion of the field where there are now six divisions of four teams in each, who are the favorites?  I know graduation could take a top tier team from last year to a middle of the pack team the following year.

https://www.pihlhockey.com/page/show/8642167-2024-sm-fall-face-off-2024-st-margaret-fall-face-off-

[aaaahockey]

Also really hard to say because some teams use this to play JV and Varsity players and some take it really serious and play to win.  Without knowing each teams strategy it's really hard to guess. 

[Icebucket]

Any word on if tenband will broadcast any of the games? They do a great job

[dazedandconfused]

We'll see what happens on the ice.

As for off the ice, if your team plays at 7 or 9 on Thursday or you have to attend one of these meetings............................... you should probably either leave tomorrow or park in town and take the T. Too bad Vic Cianca is no longer with us.

 

September 5th  (Thursday)
Ice Castle Arena 990 Castle Shannon Blvd, Castle Shannon PA 15234
Registrars – 6pm – 7pm
Team Managers – 7pm – 8pm
Coaches – 8:15pm – 9:30pm 

[aaaahockey]

1 hour ago, Icebucket said:

Any word on if tenband will broadcast any of the games? They do a great job

I wondered the same.  Didn't see anything on their website. 

[Hockey22]

3 hours ago, aaaahockey said:

I wondered the same.  Didn't see anything on their website. 

They commented this on PIHLs post, so my guess is they will broadcast starting during the QF's 

"Good luck to all of the teams ! We will see you all in the quarterfinals !" 

[aaaahockey]

1 hour ago, Hockey22 said:

They commented this on PIHLs post, so my guess is they will broadcast starting during the QF's 

"Good luck to all of the teams ! We will see you all in the quarterfinals !" 

Great news 

[aaaahockey]

I think every game tonight might be surprising (not necessarily result but score).  https://www.pihlhockey.com/

[Pa Hockey]

Tenband.TV

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Today's the day !

The Official kickoff of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League - PIHL 2024-25 season with the St. Margaret's Tournament at Ice Castle !

Good luck to all of the teams !

We will begin our broadcast coverage on PIHL Channel on Tenband.TV for the season on Thursday September 12th for the Quarterfinals and again on Monday September 16 for the Semi's and Championship !

Last season Pine Richland Rams Ice Hockey carried their St. Margarets Championship all the way to the 2023-24 AAA State Championship....

Who will get off to the fast start this season ??

[dazedandconfused]

Bigger surprise?

 

PR giving up 7 or NA getting shutout?

[Carl Racki]

I like Lebo or Seneca.  Franklin will be interesting to watch.

[aaaahockey]

4 hours ago, dazedandconfused said:

Bigger surprise?

 

PR giving up 7 or NA getting shutout?

Don't know anything about the Pine goalie situation but the NA game was a shocker for me.  

[dazedandconfused]

PIHL missed the boat by not having SV and CC open the festivities against one another.

[aaaahockey]

2 hours ago, dazedandconfused said:

PIHL missed the boat by not having SV and CC open the festivities against one another.

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[Hockey22]

23 minutes ago, aaaahockey said:

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Coach Raco, who coached SV for years, was fired and replaced by his assistant coach (behind his back action from the assistant coach). Coach Raco is now at CC. #GoCentral 

[Icebucket]

On 9/4/2024 at 6:36 PM, Hockey22 said:

Coach Raco, who coached SV for years, was fired and replaced by his assistant coach (behind his back action from the assistant coach). Coach Raco is now at CC. #GoCentral 

 

Edited September 7, 2024 by Icebucket

[Hockey22]

48 minutes ago, Icebucket said:

SV board had been working to get rid of Raco for years.

Incorrect. 

[Icebucket]

On 9/4/2024 at 7:31 PM, Hockey22 said:

Incorrect. 

 

Edited September 7, 2024 by Icebucket

[Hockey22]

48 minutes ago, Icebucket said:

You can believe what you want.  I'm not going off of rumor here.

Lol, love to know the possibly one disgruntled board member you know, or which one you were.  I'm speaking from being in the room for 6 years, were you in the room?  If so, you were the minority cause your little johnny didn't get what you wanted. Sit down and until you tell me you were in the room, you are going off of rumors. 

Edited September 5, 2024 by Hockey22

[aaaahockey]

Seeing as SV won 10-0 tonight they must have done something right.  

[Hockey22]

24 minutes ago, aaaahockey said:

Seeing as SV won 10-0 tonight they must have done something right.  

They played Butler, not sure that is any argument worth having. TN beat Chattanooga 69-3, that was a shocker 🤣

[aaaahockey]

4 hours ago, Hockey22 said:

They played Butler, not sure that is any argument worth having. TN beat Chattanooga 69-3, that was a shocker 🤣

Point taken but it's still hard to beat anyone 10-0 in my opinion.  

[zam]

Looks like a D2 school knocked off a team from AA, (recently AAA). I didn't think D2 was real hockey, it was just a bunch of kids padding their stats, can someone confirm?

[Icebucket]

On 9/5/2024 at 8:43 AM, zam said:

Looks like a D2 school knocked off a team from AA, (recently AAA). I didn't think D2 was real hockey, it was just a bunch of kids padding their stats, can someone confirm?

 

Edited September 7, 2024 by Icebucket

[aaaahockey]

1 hour ago, zam said:

Looks like a D2 school knocked off a team from AA, (recently AAA). I didn't think D2 was real hockey, it was just a bunch of kids padding their stats, can someone confirm?

My understanding is Baldwin is barely holding on to existing as a program themselves.   Might be a long year for them in AA.