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11 hours ago, Hockey22 said:

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. 

My son has played with many SV players over the years, and I remember talking to SV parents who were in the room over 6 years ago.  I was told they had been trying to get rid of Raco, but then they won the Penguins Cup in 2018, so that kind of squashed any of their attempts for the years that followed.. I guess they finally got their wish...

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I wasn't shocked by the former SV coach being let go.  If you look back at the 12 yrs he was a head coach he finished on average 5th place for the regular season.  That's not a great average over 12 yrs. for an organization the size of Seneca Valley.  In that same 12 year period NA finished 1st or 2nd 7 of 12 years and had 5 championship appearances. I am not shocked by them trying a different coach.  I do know him and he is a great guy and really loves the game.  Hopefully he can prove himself at Central now although I do think he will have to sit out their 2nd game tonight as they took 12 penalties in their first game.  Hopefully he can turn that team around.

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Wouldn't be surprised if alot of teams were missing players tonight/tomorrow.  I think many have made their way to Chicago for tournaments.

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2 hours ago, Carl Racki said:

I wasn't shocked by the former SV coach being let go.  If you look back at the 12 yrs he was a head coach he finished on average 5th place for the regular season.  That's not a great average over 12 yrs. for an organization the size of Seneca Valley.  In that same 12 year period NA finished 1st or 2nd 7 of 12 years and had 5 championship appearances. I am not shocked by them trying a different coach.  I do know him and he is a great guy and really loves the game.  Hopefully he can prove himself at Central now although I do think he will have to sit out their 2nd game tonight as they took 12 penalties in their first game.  Hopefully he can turn that team around.

12 penalties is a little excessive in a preseason tournament.  

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I was at Tuesday’s games and I saw a consistent drop off of overall talent amongst all of the teams compared to last year’s group.

Is it because most of the 06’s that has been a deep age group graduated and have moved on with only a handful of them left in a sea of underclassmen?  

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6 minutes ago, fafa fohi said:

I was at Tuesday’s games and I saw a consistent drop off of overall talent amongst all of the teams compared to last year’s group.

Is it because most of the 06’s that has been a deep age group graduated and have moved on with only a handful of them left in a sea of underclassmen?  

I saw a couple of AA teams play Wednesday, there definitely seems to be a drop off over the last few years in that class. 

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34 minutes ago, fafa fohi said:

I was at Tuesday’s games and I saw a consistent drop off of overall talent amongst all of the teams compared to last year’s group.

Is it because most of the 06’s that has been a deep age group graduated and have moved on with only a handful of them left in a sea of underclassmen?  

At least in the South hills it does seem as though there are a lot more freshmen and sophomores playing this year.  That being said I also realized some coaches use this tournament to gauge the JV kids on who might be ready so it's really hard to say.   

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3 hours ago, Ihearthockey said:

Wouldn't be surprised if alot of teams were missing players tonight/tomorrow.  I think many have made their way to Chicago for tournaments.

Jeez. Chicago in early Sept?!

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How many of these kids are even in shape at this point?  I’d be willing to bet it being AAA is a stretch too. Especially if it includes teams of players playing Pittsburgh high school hockey. 

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13 minutes ago, stickboy said:

How many of these kids are even in shape at this point?  I’d be willing to bet it being AAA is a stretch too. Especially if it includes teams of players playing Pittsburgh high school hockey. 

Preaching to the choir here.  

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On 9/5/2024 at 10:19 AM, sarampage said:

My son has played with many SV players over the years, and I remember talking to SV parents who were in the room over 6 years ago.  I was told they had been trying to get rid of Raco, but then they won the Penguins Cup in 2018, so that kind of squashed any of their attempts for the years that followed.. I guess they finally got their wish...

 

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9 hours ago, aaaahockey said:

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

Baldwin currently looking really rough again tonight

Posted
1 hour ago, Icebucket said:

This.

While the 2018 win (on the back of maybe he best goaltender to play PIHL hockey) was good for the program at the time, it set their coaching situation back for years.

Who was the goalie? Where is he now?

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5 hours ago, fafa fohi said:

I was at Tuesday’s games and I saw a consistent drop off of overall talent amongst all of the teams compared to last year’s group.

Is it because most of the 06’s that has been a deep age group graduated and have moved on with only a handful of them left in a sea of underclassmen?  

2007 was a light BY. 

Posted
7 hours ago, Icebucket said:

He played in the OHL the very next season. Played most recently in the BCHL

John Gibson played PIHL.  I'm pretty sure he takes that best goalie award.  

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14 hours ago, aaaahockey said:

John Gibson played PIHL.  I'm pretty sure he takes that best goalie award.  

 

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30 minutes ago, Icebucket said:

In terms of where he is now, yes. In terms of where they were at the time they played HS hockey, probably not. Unless I missed it, I wasn't aware Gibson played varsity hockey at all? 

he didnt Baldwin JV

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2 hours ago, Icebucket said:

In terms of where he is now, yes. In terms of where they were at the time they played HS hockey, probably not. Unless I missed it, I wasn't aware Gibson played varsity hockey at all? 

You said best goalie to play PIHL. 

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