vrspartak:
I would also agree that based on the posted rosters, the Kings (2) team looks like an early favorite. They should be a strong group with 2 returning SQA players (07's??), plus other additions (07's?) to a team that had a really nice top line last year in BB.
Kings (2), Gulls, Ducks (2), Flyers, would be my early top 4.
nuffsed:
[Not really the "same" team... Hell 2 of the kids from that Gulls BB team from last season skipped town to join that very JD a1 team they beat in the early bird final (including the goalie). Between transfers out to other programs and kids that were beat out by 08's or incoming transfers during tryouts, almost half of that Gulls A team changed since last season. In other words... like most programs, they'll have a little bit different look this season.
I don't see anywhere that SDhockeydad07 claimed an upgrade in net, or that the jr Ducks1 got a dud from them. However, the Gulls looked good in Anaheim despite integrating several 08's and a new goalie.
Maybe it's just early, but the top teams in SQA last year seemed a lot stronger at the start of the season.