How is it surprising? In case you haven’t heard, caha and scaha have ruined competitive hockey in CA with their creation of the nonsensical flight system. Just take a look at this year’s Bantam flights for all you need to know about why kids are fleeing CA hockey. 5 of the teams in flight two could easily make the playoffs, but due to politics and outright stupidity, now only one will have a one shot chance of making the playoffs. Meanwhile many undeserving teams get an automatic entry into playoffs before even stepping foot on the ice for the season. Why would serious kids stay in CA with this nonsense taking place?