LAKHSL 2016/17

[Bantam B Dad]

Looks like 12 teams for next season (which is up from the 8 from last year). Great to see the league expanding.  Assuming that Santa Barbara will again be the team to beat?

[Nowhearthis]

More and more are going this route each year.  It just makes a lot of sense for the kids and parents on all fronts.

[Hockeykid]

More and more are going this route each year.  It just makes a lot of sense for the kids and parents on all fronts.

Can anyone provide information on why HS Hockey "just makes a lot of sense for the kids and parents on all fronts" vs having Midget A teams?
 Just wondering what the advantages are as NORCAL has plans this season to start up HS Hockey teams & get rid of all the Midget A teams. Thanks!
 

[Puck Yeah]

Midget A only had a couple of teams last year.  This is a pretty good alternative and if it keeps expanding there may (someday) be a route to Juniors and College like the MN high school leagues it is being patterned after.

[Fighting Sioux]

Midget A only had 4 teams last year and they made us play at the 18 A level which was absurd, 3 or the 4 teams were competitive, While our team which was competitive was made up of primary first year midgets 14 and 15 year olds playing against 18 year olds,  NORCAL on the other hand had a solid division of 16U A with 6 teams, however we were not allowed to compete with the true 16 U division at the State level. 


And basically force kids to play in the at the High School level if they wanted to play,  with the politics of this years scenario it will make navigating the waters a lot more difficult I for one can say I am trying to final a viable place for my boy to play this year without have to move out of state the KAKHSHL is not in our district so it is not an option for us

[Hkymom17]

Midget A only had 4 teams last year and they made us play at the 18 A level which was absurd, 3 or the 4 teams were competitive, While our team which was competitive was made up of primary first year midgets 14 and 15 year olds playing against 18 year olds,  NORCAL on the other hand had a solid division of 16U A with 6 teams, however we were not allowed to compete with the true 16 U division at the State level. 


And basically force kids to play in the at the High School level if they wanted to play,  with the politics of this years scenario it will make navigating the waters a lot more difficult I for one can say I am trying to final a viable place for my boy to play this year without have to move out of state the KAKHSHL is not in our district so it is not an option for us

We will be in the same predicament next year and we're already worried about where we will end

[Puck Yeah]

Why is it an issue to play HS rather than Midget A?  I would say in general (no offense intended) if a player hasn't advanced beyond playing A by Midget they are probably not looking at scholarships, juniors or pro.   

HS hockey fits the bill for building great memories and continuing to hang around the right crowd.  Nothing bad about sporting a letterman's jacket in a hallway full of young ladies either.  HS is you in CA but it has to crawl before it can walk.  It is not going to come out of the gates with MN caliber hockey.

[Bantam B Dad]

So the Kings just announced that they will indeed have a JV division this year with 6 teams.  Add that to the new teams they are hoping to have join the Varsity division and you have a rapidly expanding program.  Say what you want about the various number of A's associated with the any of the Midget divisions, but it would appear that wind will be blowing in a new direction in the coming years.

[Pistonkev]

So the Kings just announced that they will indeed have a JV division this year with 6 teams.  Add that to the new teams they are hoping to have join the Varsity division and you have a rapidly expanding program.  Say what you want about the various number of A's associated with the any of the Midget divisions, but it would appear that wind will be blowing in a new direction in the coming years.

Is there a list of who is doing a JV?

[Puck Yeah]

I have only heard WR and Valencia.  I am not aware of the rest of the list.

[Bantam B Dad]

Several LAKHSL teams held tryouts this weekend.  Any word on the number of kids that turned out?

[Puck Yeah]

I didn't have time to check out the WR tryouts, but there was more that 40 kids that shows up for Pavel's pre tryout clinic yesterday and several said they were doing the WR tryout later in the day.

[Bantam B Dad]

Any word from any other rinks?

[Bantam B Dad]

We are about a month away from practices kicking off.  Looks like the league will have 10 Varsity and 4 JV teams.  I am guessing that SB will again be the team to beat?  Any opinions out there?

[AllEyesOnYou]

RE: LAKHSL schools - 2016 Labor Day Tournament?

I've heard from the Tinseltown organizer that there are a whopping ZERO teams registered for Labor Day Tournament in the H.S. Division.... Where are the LAKHSL teams playing ??  The OC Hockey Festival is full w/ a waiting list with only (1) team registered from LA. 
Anyone? Anyone?