Wasn't this entire process started by Norcal? How ironic that all the Norcal teams made it into the top tier (the sharks being a no brainer exception). How do the flyers not make Tier 1 it but the Ducks 2 do? Really? Sounds like some behind the scenes negotiating/$. The fact that many evaluators were "absent" on the last day of the Jamboree said a lot.
Feel sorry for Tier 2 teams who play the same 5 southern teams all year, while the Tier 1 teams play 9 across the state. Please remind me how this is "CAHA" and not a subset of "SCAHA?" Guess they are preparing the 07 kids for AAA hockey in Cali! Hey - here's a thought - how about Norcal fixes their problem regarding AAA teams and stops messing with AA? Having 3 year Pee Wee kids playing AA is part of the issue just as much as younger kids playing up!
Can't wait to see how the process is further discredited when the Tier 2 Scaha teams start defeating the Tier 1 Scaha teams. They will still play each other.....And what is this about Tier 2 paying less? I've not seen that anywhere. Can someone point me to this?