I'm not a Bears parent, but seems like a lot of negative energy spent on a team that didn't advance past the quarter final in a tourney that doesn't impact the CAHA season at all. That said, if Bears-2 sandbagged it, hopefully their opponents will snap them back to reality in Vacaville.
I have no reason to doubt the integrity of the CCM Invite, but some of those midwestern teams playing '04 had corn-fed boys that looked like they could toss a hay-bale with one hand!
The win/loss records didn't necessarily reflect it, but all the CAHA teams playing '04 AAA put up a strong showing for hockey in CA from what I saw.