Word is that the AA Ducks coach was bragging that his team is better than the AAA team. Also , supposedly, there is a goalie and 1 or 2 other kids playing Ducks AA instead of AAA
One of our family friend's kid is playing JD AA. Here is what our friend had to say:
Not a single player returned from last year Ducks AA2 (which is supposedly AA1 this year).
The team has 5 forwards, one D, and a goalie that played Wave 3 Bantam A ( I know Crush will correct me they were AA and I agree that they were mid/low AA but they played A).
Better in goal as One of the last year AAA goalie didn't get picked this year so he had to play AA. It wasn't his first choice. The second goalie played Wave 3.
They (Wave 3) lost all their Defensemen except one. Top 3 of out of 4 left due to various reasons. They added 3-5 defensemen that have never played tier hockey. Two of them were picked to meet PDR (25%) and wouldn't make an 04 AA team.
Ducks AAA 03, may not be as good as Kings AAA03. They, however, will crush (no in intended) Ducks AA1. At Carmen Starr, one of our friend at Kings AA1 was told by one of the top line forward parents, we will win state championship this year. Why bother playing in our division.
I heard Kings AA1 has practiced a couple of times and tied Ducks AA1 3-3.
Ducks AA1 coach is hallucinating.