So what's your point? The truly elite 12AAA kids leave by 15AAA, we all know that, which is why less talented kids are needed for 16AAA. Talent goes with the jet stream... west to east. That being said, both Kings/Ducks 16AAA teams are still loaded with kids who played AAA/AA by PW Major. You'd be hard pressed to find more than a few exceptions to that. By 18AAA, it's a ghost town, and you have your local kids who played at every level, with every club filling out rosters. Regardless, if a kid doesn't have that inner drive and desire to battle and push themselves hard every day without mommy and daddy riding their ass... then they'll never get past a certain level. And, as you suggest, by Bantam, it becomes very clear who has that desire and who doesn't. Sure, have fun while doing it... but, like everything in life, you better darn well be prepared if you want to succeed. It matters. It all matters. Life is a marathon... so you better have good shoes.