Greetings from stormy NorCal.....**For the record I am not a CAHA, NorCal, or SCAHA board member **
I would not normally post on a PeeWee board but this one has me going a little. I find it interesting that those on this thread are blaming a "tattler" and making insinuations that they are black balled from youth hockey for life instead of looking at the real culprits in this whole thing. Much like Wave3, Wave2 has become a victim of motivation to create teams no matter the rules. Let us break this down so that everyone understands..
The Wave created a team they knew was on the bubble as far as PDR. The PDR rules were circulated way before the team was formed and were discussed at a CAHA Meeting. Those same rules were discussed at the managers meetings to insure that this did not happen. Well it did. The Wave dropped a player but then added a player fixing the PDR issue. The only problem is that the added player failed to actively participate in the required number of games per USA Hockey rule 10.10 that states "USA Hockey requires that a Tier II team must play a minimum of 20 games. Each rostered Tier II player must play a minimum of 10 games." Lets go a little further and look at the documentation submitted by the team. CAHA rule 6.13d states "Players not in attendance or not able to participate in any game shall be crossed off from the list of players on all copies of the game score sheet." Hmmmm, this didn't happen either.
Let us take it one step further. Rule 6.13c states "The head coach is responsible for the accuracy of the scoresheet. Inaccurate or unsigned score sheets may result in suspension, fines, and/or forfeitures." Sadly this is either a rookie manager, an misinformed coach or they were trying to get one over on everybody....either way not good.
Lastly, there is a roster credentialing process that all teams go through prior to playdowns. This means that the club must submit their binder to the SCAHA registrar for review and certification. Many of the violations should have and could have been found at this point. So, make sure that your blame is pointed in the right direction.....
It sucks for the kids and parents that got caught up in this thing but look at the team that got in instead. They complied with the rules and are moving on. The club made a decision to try and work around the rules knowing there would be ramifications. I would encourage the upset parents to talk to the club leadership and find out what really happened instead of taking shots and one another. Go one step further and demonstrate for your young people what it looks like to face adversity and move on, coming out better on the other end. I speak from experience as I was once referred to as "one of those crazy hockey parents."
There are not any winners here.......