The bottom line in Bantam AA you had one AAA team and maybe two or 3 teams that could of done well in A.
CAHA doesn't have the balls to drop teams down a level where they should be because they have connections.
So they came up with flights to try and make these clubs happy.
You nailed it. So who gets dropped? Well the Valencia Flyers do, same with the Pasadena Maple Leafs at midget and others. At PW it is justified dropping the Jr Sharks because they are a young team playing up.
It was all pretty much pre-determined except for 1-2 teams at each level. As I've stated previously, they wasted a lot of time and money, including the very best teams subjecting them to the jamboree that Labor Day weekend.