Squirt A 2017-18

[SDhockeydad07]

Gulls beat Flyers 4-2.  Was a very close game (closer than the score) and Flyers controlled play through much of the game.  Gulls got a couple long-distance goals including a fluky one that somehow found it's way in.

[Hackey11]

What's the ice dogs vs ducks outcome?

[Hockeydad30]

What is with the San Diego rinks?  They will not use goal pegs in Squirt level ??  I looked on SCAHA and USA hockey both do not dictate this as a rule.  Actually USA Hockey recommends that goals be anchored in all levels HS and below.

[SDhockeydad07]

As far as I can tell, USA hockey starts requiring pegs at Peewee and older. Below that it is left up to the rink operators.  We used to complain about them in mite because we wanted to protect our precious babies.  Now at squirt, and especially after watching the Flyers vs Gulls game last Sunday where it cost the Gulls a goal early on, I really want pegs to be used.  And honestly, most of the time they do peg the nets at the Gulls home rink.  Not sure why they didn't this last game.


Unless you're talking about a different rink in SD?

[Xmandad]

What is with the San Diego rinks?  They will not use goal pegs in Squirt level ??  I looked on SCAHA and USA hockey both do not dictate this as a rule.  Actually USA Hockey recommends that goals be anchored in all levels HS and below.

They have been pegged in the past is this a new thing?

[SDhockeydad07]

This was the first game this season where they were unpegged. I blame the refs for simply forgetting... but considering the pegs weren’t sitting on the top of the nets, it might have been them just saying “ok, no pegs here. I guess we go no pegs for this game.”

[Hockeydad30]

As far as I can tell, USA hockey starts requiring pegs at Peewee and older. Below that it is left up to the rink operators.  We used to complain about them in mite because we wanted to protect our precious babies.  Now at squirt, and especially after watching the Flyers vs Gulls game last Sunday where it cost the Gulls a goal early on, I really want pegs to be used.  And honestly, most of the time they do peg the nets at the Gulls home rink.  Not sure why they didn't this last game.


Unless you're talking about a different rink in SD?

Interesting!! When we played there in thanksgiving both at gulls home rink and at SDIA before the game the refs pulled the pegs from top of the nets and put them in with scorekeepers.  When we asked our coach why they were pulled he said its a san diego thing they do not put them in for squirt games.  Yeah might have cost you guys a goal in that game it might not have as well as us there was at least once i can think of when we had sustained pressure and the net coming off due to no pegs stopped play which may have or may not have cost us one.  I for one think they should be in especially in squirt A.  Especially since goaltenders are taught to slide into post to stop wrap arounds etc. 

[Disco Dan]

Kings 2 defeated Ducks 2, 4-3.

[give it a rip]

Kings 2 defeated Ducks 2, 4-3.

Disco, That almost makes the game sound boring.

Kings up 3-0 in the 3rd period, then Ducks storm back to tie it up.  With the Kings hanging on for dear life, they bust through for a breakaway and score with 0.1 sec on the clock.

Any word on the other games?

[vrspartak]

Mariners win, 5-2 over Ducks1...

[Slapper]

Heat over Empire 5-2

[Disco Dan]

Kings 2 defeated Ducks 2,  4-3[size=78%] [/size]


Disco, That almost makes the game sound boring.

Kings up 3-0 in the 3rd period, then Ducks storm back to tie it up.  With the Kings hanging on for dear life, they bust through for a breakaway and score with 0.1 sec on the clock.

Any word on the other games?

Well said, Rip!

[SDhockeydad07]

Gulls over Da Bears 9-2.

[Lady Byng Guy]

Kings 2 defeated Ducks 2, 4-3.

Disco, That almost makes the game sound boring.

Kings up 3-0 in the 3rd period, then Ducks storm back to tie it up.  With the Kings hanging on for dear life, they bust through for a breakaway and score with 0.1 sec on the clock.

Any word on the other games?

The 11 penalties called on the Ducks at Toyota made it especially exciting.  Wish I could say it was the first time.  But hats off to the kid making that play at the end of the game.  Amazing.

[Disco Dan]

Kings 2 defeated Ducks 2, 4-3.

Disco, That almost makes the game sound boring.

Kings up 3-0 in the 3rd period, then Ducks storm back to tie it up.  With the Kings hanging on for dear life, they bust through for a breakaway and score with 0.1 sec on the clock.

Any word on the other games?

The 11 penalties called on the Ducks at Toyota made it especially exciting.  Wish I could say it was the first time.  But hats off to the kid making that play at the end of the game.  Amazing.

No sour grapes on the penalties that were called.  Every single penalty on both sides were justified  (including the delay of game bench minor on the goalie switch that didnt happen).  The Officials did a great job and kept control of what was.a.physical game.  To be honest, it sure looked to me that the Ducks were targeting kids with clear body checks all game.  Eleven penalties was probably on the lite side because it could have been a lot worse.