PW AA 2019-2020

[BladesofSteel66]

Ohhh MIC-DROP!!!


Facts are facts. 

[rmackintosh]

Brew:  costs aren’t a function of the level, but largely of the amount of travel that a particular team does.  In our last AA season, we had at least 27 hotel nights.  That cut almost in half this year in AAA.  Yes, our travel tournament expense has gone up somewhat, but our CAHA related travel is virtually zero.  At AA we had  2 overnight weekends in Valencia, 2 plane trip weekends in Vacaville, and a long weekend in Escondido..  At AAA, our CAHA related travel expense is virtually zero:  we have 1 night in San Jose, with games scheduled to make it driveable.   At AA, we had 4 travel tournaments -- not counting the quasi-obligatory  pre-tryout trip to Minnesota.  At AAA, we have 5 (lumping showcases, negotiated series of games, etc. in as tournaments), some of which are at the same cities as last season.  I am not saying that either experience is representative of either level, just that our AAA season will end up less costly than last AA season and that it is not accurate to say that AAA expenses are always greater than those of AA. 

...ditto....our first year of AAA last year up here in NorCal was CHEAPER than our last three AA years. A couple of caveats....our previous AA coach was very considerate/tight with spending our money in travel. Most of the savings in AAA travel was "team travel" and we saved a LOT by not having plane tickets, rental cars and hotel rooms for mom and dad. If we chose to go and watch more in person, it would have been more expensive....personal preference...

[Landshark]

Let’s lay it on the line here gentlemen and feel free to correct my figures as only one club got my cash this year at AAA.


Kings-  10k to sign. 4-5k in dues.


Ducks. 9.5k to sign 5K in dues.


Reign. 6.5k to sign  2k in dues.


This is certainly not true for every AAA team. Dues go up and down per the coach and the schedule. I just wanted to put the hockey costs down so that families would have a better view of the landscape.

[5lap5hot]

Brew:  costs aren’t a function of the level, but largely of the amount of travel that a particular team does.  In our last AA season, we had at least 27 hotel nights.  That cut almost in half this year in AAA.  Yes, our travel tournament expense has gone up somewhat, but our CAHA related travel is virtually zero.  At AA we had  2 overnight weekends in Valencia, 2 plane trip weekends in Vacaville, and a long weekend in Escondido..  At AAA, our CAHA related travel expense is virtually zero:  we have 1 night in San Jose, with games scheduled to make it driveable.   At AA, we had 4 travel tournaments -- not counting the quasi-obligatory  pre-tryout trip to Minnesota.  At AAA, we have 5 (lumping showcases, negotiated series of games, etc. in as tournaments), some of which are at the same cities as last season.  I am not saying that either experience is representative of either level, just that our AAA season will end up less costly than last AA season and that it is not accurate to say that AAA expenses are always greater than those of AA. 

Depends on the team.  Most AA kids aren't traveling that much.  AAA with the Quebec tourney will add more cost than any tournament done.  I've been there too and can say that we missed over 30 days of school which doesn't count hotel nights.  The major year PW AAA teams hold back for the Q.  10-12 days in one tournament with a huge entry fee.

[lcadad]

Are you seriously comparing CAHA AAA where you have 2 or 3 teams in your Division, play every team 2x for a total of 6 or 8 games, to AA where you are playing 18 games (with another 8 or so SCAHA games)? 

There are always a few AA teams that travel more like AAA teams, but that is certainly the exception.  As for fees and dues, Landshark and others have covered that.   Color me skeptical on AAA being cheaper, although to be fair, it's awfully expensive regardless whether it be tier 1 or 2.   

[Hockey05]

If you want to be thorough about it, then fuel expenses should be included and a car driven to death over the course of years. 

It's a huge financial sacrifice regardless of level but perhaps a bigger challenge is the number of school days missed.  For us that is the biggest challenge to staying local. 

[rmackintosh]

Are you seriously comparing CAHA AAA where you have 2 or 3 teams in your Division, play every team 2x for a total of 6 or 8 games, to AA where you are playing 18 games (with another 8 or so SCAHA games)? 

There are always a few AA teams that travel more like AAA teams, but that is certainly the exception.  As for fees and dues, Landshark and others have covered that.   Color me skeptical on AAA being cheaper, although to be fair, it's awfully expensive regardless whether it be tier 1 or 2.

It was for us last year...YRMV....

[Gary Sargent]

"Sargent"  Are you surprised?  Only a total of 4 teams in the division...   Now they will have to play some real teams.

Flyers made it to the Semi Finals in Silver Stick. Finished 4th over all.


Flyers goalie got MVP of the tournament


Ice Dogs Bantam AA won the Bantam division.


Good showing for California.

[5lap5hot]

Competition with the Silver Sticks Finals was high level.  Ontario PW AA #1, #5, #8 along with also there was #2 and #3 on the US rankings.  Mostly top 20 teams.  The Silver Stick organization has been around since 1956.  The Flyers had a great showing and as someone posted here it was a "tall order" which I think clearly was achieved.  PW MVP Goalie and the Ice Dogs Bantam taking the title.  Great showing for CA.

[Gary Sargent]

Final weekend.


Playoff predictions?

[alfirst]

Very simple one - GR2 lose 2 games left and becomes 9th team.
Others on top plus ID2 make it

[Golden Knight]

Final weekend.


Playoff predictions?

No way Eagles 2 remains eight.  I like Flyers or ID2 for that spot. I think the surprises will come during playdowns.  1-8 will be ultracompetitive!

[LADuck]

Big upset tonight. Gold Rush 2 beats Kings 1.

[Hockeymomx]

Big upset tonight. Gold Rush 2 beats Kings 1.

Final score was 5-1.  I heard the Kings had twice as many shots as GR, and GR goalie stood on his head. 

[Brewgooder]

There goes the prediction alfirst....and there is the big upset people in this blog called out a few weeks ago...