forbin Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 What’s the consensus on the Ice Kings spring program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaaahockey Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaverFalls Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 http://www.pittsburghicearena.com/ice-kings/ I’m not familiar with the program. Obviously Yuri and Posey have experience, coach(Ed) at high levels and reputations on this board. Neither I know personally. Like anything else, it is a business. If your kid wants to play and you have the money to afford it, go for it. Keep your expectations low and you won’t be disappointed. (Also same advice for regular season hockey.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Brad Posey - that says it all. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaaahockey Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 I'm not sure I would spend money on anyone who says they are going to canada in April. As much as I hope that would be possible I just don't see it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner27 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 These spring “AAA” programs are still around ? I remember when Posey had the outlaws. Nothing against the coaches, these programs are just summer ice sales. Put your own team together for half the price if your kiddo wants to play in the spring / summer - the tournaments will take anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUCKCOVID19 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Wes said: Brad Posey - that says it all. suprised he is still even around, heard so many horror stories about him. Shocked Yuri would even partner with him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedandconfused Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 12 hours ago, Danner27 said: These spring “AAA” programs are still around ? I remember when Posey had the outlaws. Nothing against the coaches, these programs are just summer ice sales. Put your own team together for half the price if your kiddo wants to play in the spring / summer - the tournaments will take anyone. Just remember to fully vet any information that comes from Danner. A person proven on here to be full of crap regarding his own familial hockey backstory is not the person that you want to be taking advice from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot02 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Speaking from experience with a spring team last year, I would say proceed with caution and take the “terms and conditions” very seriously. We aren’t out of the woods with this pandemic, so be prepared to not get what you paid for and/or lose money if you do sign up and they can’t deliver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis8679 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 21 hours ago, Wes said: Brad Posey - that says it all. Not familiar with him. Is he a clown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner27 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 25 minutes ago, nemesis8679 said: Not familiar with him. Is he a clown? He’s a good skills guy, decent coach. He made a bad decision years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbin Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 Thanks for the input guys. Just trying to find something to do on top of a few camps and some lessons this summer. A few of my sons teammates are doing the TK/NE thing, so we are weighing our options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedandconfused Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Ynot02 said: Speaking from experience with a spring team last year, I would say proceed with caution and take the “terms and conditions” very seriously. I think this statement may have been in reference to NE. I heard from numerous people last year that NE was offering some less than desirable options in lieu of actual refunds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaaahockey Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 hours ago, dazedandconfused said: I think this statement may have been in reference to NE. I heard from numerous people last year that NE was offering some less than desirable options in lieu of actual refunds. Didn't I see National Elite has "combined forces" with TK for spring tournament teams this year or did I dream that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbin Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, aaaahockey said: Didn't I see National Elite has "combined forces" with TK for spring tournament teams this year or did I dream that? https://www.firstlineevents.com/ Yes, they did. They aren’t playing tournaments though, only playing against each other. That’s one of the reasons I was leaning towards the ice kings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb2j3z Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Just curious, what age group is your son @forbin? My son is a 2011 squirt and we are also doing the TK/NE offering in spring. We're live around Southpointe + also looking for ideas in spring/summer. Right now we have that plus Quest summer league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbin Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 48 minutes ago, bb2j3z said: Just curious, what age group is your son @forbin? My son is a 2011 squirt and we are also doing the TK/NE offering in spring. We're live around Southpointe + also looking for ideas in spring/summer. Right now we have that plus Quest summer league. I have a 2009 and a 2013. My 2009 isn’t interested in doing summer hockey as he plays travel baseball and enjoys that much more. My 2013 is completely addicted to hockey and would be on the ice every single day if we could. We have tried so many other sports with him and he could care less. Yes, I realize it’s pretty ridiculous to be doing all of this for a soon to be 8 year old but trust me when I say it’s him driving the train here, I just pay for it. A lot of his teammates are doing the TK/NE thing. We also live very close to Southpointe but are not with the RinkRats. That might change soon though with the strong rumor of a second ice sheet coming there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) On 2/8/2021 at 11:33 AM, nemesis8679 said: Not familiar with him. Is he a clown? 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. Edited February 11, 2021 by Wes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaverFalls Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Also acceptable is having them play another sport or taking a break from competition in general. Wolves get more aggressive when they haven’t eaten in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, BeaverFalls said: Also acceptable is having them play another sport or taking a break from competition in general. Wolves get more aggressive when they haven’t eaten in a while. Roller Hockey and Dek Hockey are really good alternatives for kids who really like hockey. Lots of hockey kids also play Lacrosse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaaahockey Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Wes said: Roller Hockey and Dek Hockey are really good alternatives for kids who really like hockey. Lots of hockey kids also play Lacrosse. Lacrosse is great for the kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb2j3z Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 22 hours ago, forbin said: I have a 2009 and a 2013. My 2009 isn’t interested in doing summer hockey as he plays travel baseball and enjoys that much more. My 2013 is completely addicted to hockey and would be on the ice every single day if we could. We have tried so many other sports with him and he could care less. Yes, I realize it’s pretty ridiculous to be doing all of this for a soon to be 8 year old but trust me when I say it’s him driving the train here, I just pay for it. A lot of his teammates are doing the TK/NE thing. We also live very close to Southpointe but are not with the RinkRats. That might change soon though with the strong rumor of a second ice sheet coming there. Thanks, that sounds like my kid. I was a little bummed when he didn't want to do baseball this year since they switched to kid pitch. He likes hockey all the time. We've been doing TK for about 2 years in various mini camps + just did the TK South team at Southpointe. We've enjoyed doing it as a supplement to the PAHL season + the drills are challenging and varied. I don't have any experience with IC Hockey (Ice Castle) or NE (Mount Lebanon). Yeah, I've heard about the second sheet of ice... I guess there is a new ownership group + a re-brand is being floated + they want to add the ice probably where the sport court is located. I think it would be a great idea... it's very convenient for us plus it's a good location and nice building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbin Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, bb2j3z said: Thanks, that sounds like my kid. I was a little bummed when he didn't want to do baseball this year since they switched to kid pitch. He likes hockey all the time. We've been doing TK for about 2 years in various mini camps + just did the TK South team at Southpointe. We've enjoyed doing it as a supplement to the PAHL season + the drills are challenging and varied. I don't have any experience with IC Hockey (Ice Castle) or NE (Mount Lebanon). Yeah, I've heard about the second sheet of ice... I guess there is a new ownership group + a re-brand is being floated + they want to add the ice probably where the sport court is located. I think it would be a great idea... it's very convenient for us plus it's a good location and nice building. My 2013 has done skates with TK, NE, and Tyler at IC. Enjoyed them all. They all have their benefits for sure. We may end up doing the TK/NE thing as the practices will be at Mt. Lebo which is closer than PICE. Not to completely derail this thread but my very reliable source at printscape has told me that the deal for a second sheet is 95% done. Printscape's sponsorship is up in a couple of months and they hope to have a second sheet up and running by October 2021. We will see. That would be a game changer though for the rink rats/canon mac/ peters etc. Not to mention its always good to have more ice in WPA! Edited February 12, 2021 by forbin spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 That's great to hear that Southpointe is opening the second sheet of ice. I really like that rink. First visited there in the 80's to watch pens training camps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender05 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/8/2021 at 12:02 PM, Danner27 said: He’s a good skills guy, decent coach. He made a bad decision years ago. One bad decision? He played soccer right? And then was the zamboni driver at frozen pond correct and somehow ended up coaching hockey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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