Pee Wee A 2016-17

[6607]

Any one know when the regular season starts?  And will it be 15 or 16 games?

[MO-ICETIME]

Any one know when the regular season starts?  And will it be 15 or 16 games?

I heard the regular season should start that next weekend after Pre-season and I think it should still be 16 games; at least 15. Seemed we gained a game at least this season.

[station26]

Any one know when the regular season starts?  And will it be 15 or 16 games?

I heard the regular season should start that next weekend after Pre-season and I think it should still be 16 games; at least 15. Seemed we gained a game at least this season.

Well at least their cost went down and the parents are paying less... err ohh wait my bad the cost actually went up (again).. Just gotta love this stuff..  Apparently this is how we "Grow the sport" in So Cal....  One of the biggest sales pitches ever...

Last year AA had 4 Preseason games plus 4 CAHA weekends plus 12  SCAHA games. They are dropping like 10 games at least

[Pistonkev]

Any one know when the regular season starts?  And will it be 15 or 16 games?

I heard the regular season should start that next weekend after Pre-season and I think it should still be 16 games; at least 15. Seemed we gained a game at least this season.

Well at least their cost went down and the parents are paying less... err ohh wait my bad the cost actually went up (again).. Just gotta love this stuff..  Apparently this is how we "Grow the sport" in So Cal....  One of the biggest sales pitches ever...

Last year AA had 4 Preseason games plus 4 CAHA weekends plus 12  SCAHA games. They are dropping like 10 games at least

Exactly raise rates and reduce games it's a money grab.

[skates]

Do we know of any teams that have been scrimmaging together and how they have been going?

[MO-ICETIME]

Do we know of any teams that have been scrimmaging together and how they have been going?

I heard Pasadena and the Wave (Art) had a scrimmage... I think the score was 8-0 or 9-0 Wave. Not sure which Wave team it was though.

[Kangaroo Jack]

If they beat them by that much Pasadena should consider drooping down to BB.

[MO-ICETIME]

If they beat them by that much Pasadena should consider drooping down to BB.

I think Labor day should give all the teams a good idea. Between Valencia, Anaheim and TSC about 18 teams from PeeWee A (SCAHA) will be playing each other.

[Hockey sophist]

All 3 OC Peewee A teams will be competitive along with Ontario and Wave team.   Judging from Anaheim tournament, only the Ventura Mariners are weak and should play down as they lost 0-8 to OC Silver team.   Too early to see a clear favorite but it will be a fun season for those who love youth hockey.

[lcadad]

If they beat them by that much Pasadena should consider drooping down to BB.

This early in the season it's a little silly to put too much stock in a scrimmage where teams are often missing players and there have been limited practices.  Pasadena has a core of very good dare I say it, AA caliber players and are a legit Peewee A team who fell short of making the finals of the Valencia tourney by a goal.  They have a strong coach who will have them playing some good hockey as the season progresses.   Now that we have Labor Day results and one the pre-season plays out programs can make an educated decision.

[station26]

Agree... That 8-0 game might have been an aberration. I watched one of their games and not a bad little team. They have some size ..!

[Just Saying]

Well... they actually went 1-3 in Valencia, scoring 8 goals and giving up 13 for last place. The only team they beat was a very weak Heat team by one goal. They have size, but they're going to have a tough time scoring against fast, skilled teams.


And the Wave team they lost to was Lewis' '06 team. They could turn it around, but not a good start versus middle of the road teams. 

[lcadad]

Well... they actually went 1-3 in Valencia, scoring 8 goals and giving up 13 for last place. The only team they beat was a very weak Heat team by one goal. They have size, but they're going to have a tough time scoring against fast, skilled teams.


And the Wave team they lost to was Lewis' '06 team. They could turn it around, but not a good start versus middle of the road teams.

Well, again I think you have have the perspective of game play and not just a scoresheet.  Yes they did lose 3 games.  One of them vs. the Bears who are a strong team and were undefeated in the tournament.  In that game the shots were about even and the Bears goalie was outstanding.  That was a 2-0 loss but could have gone the other way with some puck luck.  I watched a period and a half of the Santa Rosa game where they lost by a a goal and they were outplaying Santa Rosa for the majority of that game.


PML Peewee A is an amalgam of kids who played Peewee AA there last season, a few really good '06's and a nucleus of kids from their Peewee B team last year that was runner up in the state finals.  When you watch a game you can tell when a team is getting blown off the ice, and that did not happen to PML, even if they have some holes and some things to work on.  With even a couple of adjustments, from what I saw they will improve substantially.

[ABCDE]

You mean the top 2 teams in a bracket where parents were complaining the bottom 3 of that bracket shouldn't even be in the division? 

[skates]

Yes the top 2 teams in that bracket played a closer tighter competitive game against each other (2 to 1) than the 2 in the final game that was a blow out!  (7 to 1)