What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?

[lcadad]

Bantam AA Flight 1 will be a grind this season. Any Flight 1 team can be beaten on any given night, but here goes my list of teams that should be a lock for Flight 1, in no particular order.

GSE2
OCHC1
Saints1
Wave1
Bears1

I would agree with that list, although I will admit that I didn't see much of OCHC1 other than the Bears1 game where they struggled to get the puck.   

I am curious how the Ducks1 or the Gulls did.  I didn't see results for either team, or manage to see them play.   

[chpNsk8]

Flight 2 ( in no particular order )
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[/size]Gulls 1
[/size]Gulls 2 * - drop to bantam A

Kings 1
Saints 2
Valencia
Ducks 1
Ducks 2
Wave 2 * - drop to bantam A
Empire * - will win flight 2
OC 2
Reign * - drop to bantam A


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 Flight 1 ( in no particular order )


Oc 1
Saints 1
Bears 1
GSE 2
GSE 1 * - political pick
Wave 1
Sharks 1 * - political pick
Bears 2 * - huge potential
Kings 2 * - huge potential

[Fowlmood]

Good point, Smart.  Can't forget the political picks.

[King4life]

Kings1 is a flight 1 team.  So is Kings2

[Avcadet]

Got bias?   

[JackBender]

That has to be a parody account, right?

[King4life]

Kings1 lost to the best team WW by 1 goal!

[trans4761]

Kings1 is a flight 1 team.  So is Kings2

Cangrsts on you kid not going ape-shit this weekend.


Heard he actually looked pretty good

[justanotherhockeydad]

Kings1 lost to the best team WW by 1 goal!

What was the score of the Wave1 vs Kings1 game?

[trans4761]

Kings1 is a flight 1 team.  So is Kings2

Cangrsts on you kid not going ape-shit this weekend.


Heard he actually looked pretty good

......Excluding hand shake line.


I stand corrected.

[King4life]

You lost me at kid going ape shit?   Kings1 battled WW and almost won. 

[trans4761]

You lost me at kid going ape shit?   Kings1 battled WW and almost won.

Must have been a great game.

[lcadad]

Flight 2 ( in no particular order )
Gulls 1
Gulls 2 * - drop to bantam A

Hard to take you very seriously when you aren't even clear which teams exist.    There is no Gulls 2 in AA.  Talked to a Gulls parent about last year's '05 team and apparently the team lost a lot of players to other teams, so they decided to go A.


How do you figure GSE1 gets into Flight1?   What results showed they belong? 


Your assessment of the Flyers seems to be based on nothing.  They are a hybrid team that literally hadn't even played a scrimmage and they played 4 strong games which bodes well for the potential of the team.  They played both JK's lost 3-2 to Kings2 in close game that could easily have gone either way, and beat Kings1 4-3.   And for the record, your "huge potential" Bears2 team lost to the JK2 1-0. 


I think we all know that these are locks:
Bears1
GSE(2)
Saints1
WW
OCHC1
From the next group, you don't have any clearly dominant teams but in the mix are:


-Kings1
-Kings2
-Sharks
-Flyers
-Bears2


I don't have all the information required to say that no other teams belong in this group, but these 5 are all in the same general area in terms of the fact that they played in and out of the Flight1 assumed rankings, had close games vs each other, and will probably continue to play close games.   


-GSE1? (Maybe, but have no evidence they aren't another majority '05 team, better served in Flight2.  Who did GSE1 beat or tie, or even play close that validates your thoughts?)
-Ducks1[size=78%]?  [/size](Don't have the results to tell.)


This can go a lot of ways, based on the numbers.  If they go with 10 there is far less chance of a screwup.  If they go with 8, there will likely be multiple screwups.


I think if they go with 10, and based what I saw, and the head to head results I'm aware of, it should be:


-Sharks
-Flyers
-Kings1
-Kings2
-Bears2

If they only go with 8, then it should be Sharks, Flyers, Kings2 (Which would be a travesty given that Kings1 belong in Flight1 from their results and schedule)
If 9 Sharks, Flyers, Kings1 & 2

Of course, this system, which I don't like and don't agree with will take away opportunities from a lot of teams that might be able to compete with the Middle echelon Flight1 teams including Reign, Empire, Ducks1 and Gulls1. 

[Hockey sophist]

Flight 2 ( in no particular order )

Gulls 1
Gulls 2 * - drop to bantam A

Kings 1
Saints 2
Valencia
Ducks 1
Ducks 2
Wave 2 * - drop to bantam A
Empire * - will win flight 2
OC 2
Reign * - drop to bantam A


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 Flight 1 ( in no particular order )


Oc 1
Saints 1
Bears 1
GSE 2
GSE 1 * - political pick
Wave 1
Sharks 1 * - political pick
Bears 2 * - huge potential
Kings 2 * - huge potential

Hmm. OC 2 lost to the Jr. Reign so shouldn’t OC 2 drop to A too? Wave 2 only lost 2 to 1 to OC 2 and 2 to 0 to saints 2. So to be fair drop saints 2 to A too. I love how everyone has their opinion but in reality it’s up to CAHA. Hopefully they realize the potential in all of these teams and let them remain in flight 2.

Comparative scores are often not a good guide to competitiveness.   Saints 2 about 2 weeks ago in a full scrimmage beat Wave 2 by 8 to 1 and out shot them 54-5.  It was more lopsided than the data suggests.  Saints 2 perhaps took Wave 2 for granted at the Jamboree or Wave 2 is improving and will soon win Tier 1.   OC2 should also be considered a candidate for BN A.   Ironically, both Wave 2 and OC2 have excellent coaches but not the talent along with several other teams including Reign and Gulls 2.   

[Rainman]

Who are the gulls 2. I didn’t see them all weekend