Predictions for 16AA

[Puck Yeah]

We have San Jose right around the corner.  I have learned that the flight system can be divided at the leisure of the board.  So that means the flights could be 8/8, 10,6 or ?   Although I am unsure about this flight system that makes more sense than an arbitrary cut off at two flights of 8 if the middle of the pack teams are close.  There will always be a few teams that don't belong.


What are the picks for the top 5 teams this year?

[Face Wash]

1. Duck 1 or Wave 1
2. GSE 1
3. Sharks
4. Flyers

[Puck Yeah]

1. Duck 1 or Wave 1
2. GSE 1
3. Sharks
4. Flyers

The Wave will be that strong?  They are seeking two more players.

[Maverick]

Just wondering why 16AA would have so many teams with the draw of High School hockey now?  I thought there would be way less.  And why play 16/18AA when the High School Varsity seems to be pretty good? 

[CEO]

Just wondering why 16AA would have so many teams with the draw of High School hockey now?  I thought there would be way less.  And why play 16/18AA when the High School Varsity seems to be pretty good?

"pretty good" is subjective.

[Hockey05]

Just wondering why 16AA would have so many teams with the draw of High School hockey now?  I thought there would be way less.  And why play 16/18AA when the High School Varsity seems to be pretty good?

Many players play both. 

[Puck Yeah]

...... and back to the prediction of the top 5 teams.......

[Stark]

 For the North Tier II teams, here's my prediction -
 
Flight 1
Santa Clara 1
San Jose
GSE
 
Flight 2
Santa Clara 2
Oakland
 
All 3 North Flight 1 teams should be decent again like last season, with Santa Clara 1 winning the State Championship again.


Which South teams are looking studly?

 

[Puck Yeah]

The Flyers have nine 02s rostered but may do well as there are some boys that played together as the Riptide getting back together again.  There are some fairly strong 02s in the mix as well.  Their challenge will be size.  They have to be one of the smallest teams out there.


Top 5? Maybe.


I would like to know more about the Wave this year.

[CahaMama]

Per the SCAHA Meeting Notes from July...

Chris Carcerano went through the Tier II Flights/Jamboree format. He advised the presidents to plan on having 4-5 games for each Tier II team. The cost to the teams is $900/team. Participation is mandatory. Teams that elect not to participate will be ineligible to participate as a Tier II team in CAHA. Chris informed the presidents that CAHA needs evaluators. There is no reimbursement of coaches as evaluators if they are already there with their teams; others (coaches that do not have any teams at the Tier II Jamboree) will need approval from CAHA.

So, per the above statement, the coaches will be working as evaluators during the jamboree??? Well this outta be interesting...

[coachbombay]

schedules came out and they are interesting.

[CahaMama]

Any scrimmage scores to report from this weekend?

[locked out]

how many returning players do the blackhawks have from their state championship team?

[hipcheck34]

Kinda quiet on here. What going on up north?

[Stark]

https://stats.caha.timetoscore.com/display-stats?league=16