Pee Wee AA 2018-19

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How did Ducks 1 do in their scrimmages this weekend?

[overHEATed]

Lost to Kings1 5-1.

[hockeyboy]

JD AA1 beat Jr Reign 5-0

[HockeyGuy-99]

So...
 ID 9-1 over WaveKing1 5-1 over Ducks1Ducks1 5-0 over Reign14u AAA Girls 5-4 over GSE2Maple Leafs 8-1 over Flyers
How did the ID do against the Kings AAA minor?  Is that the Ice Dog team that beat the wave 9-1 or was it ID#2? 

Anything else happen over the weekend?  I assume there was more than just the above games posted. 

Were the Wave ranked higher than they should have or are the ID's just that strong?  9-1 is a big spread for 2 top 10 teams(pre-ranked) Can't wait for next weekend!  Good luck everyone.     

[JackBender]

It would seem... Wave probably not as strong as expected.


Top teams:
ID (Riley)
Kings (Calder)
GSE 2


Next:
Empire
Ducks 1


Things appear to go south after that... then REALLY south. Will be interesting what CAHA does. Kings 2 will get the novelty Flight 2 treatment to feel good about themselves. Flyers and Reign appear very weak. Jury out on the rest of NoCal, OCHC, and the Gulls 2. Seems much weaker this year than last... with only a handful of truly AA teams.

[Disco Dan]

From what I've seen,  I wouldn't count anyone out yet.  Even though there are some clear frontrunners, there are a number of teams that are shades of each other.   The real test will come after Labor Day during the first CAHA weekend. Some teams have been practicing for weeks and some just started last week.  Once the rust is knocked off, all bets are off.

[keepdrinkinthekoolaid]

From what I've seen,  I wouldn't count anyone out yet.  Even though there are some clear frontrunners, there are a number of teams that are shades of each other.   The real test will come after Labor Day during the first CAHA weekend. Some teams have been practicing for weeks and some just started last week.  Once the rust is knocked off, all bets are off.

Sorry Disco Dan, could not disagree more. 
9-1, 8-1, 8-3, 7-0, 7-1, 5-0 & 5-1 are all scores from scrimmages that we have heard about. 
Season will most likely be somewhere around 16 games, to determine playoff seeding, after Peewee Tier II teams get allocated to Flt 1, Flt II or ??.
Without mentioning specific clubs and/or possibly offending parents of the next future Gretzky (once again), there is obvious disparity in this division, actually HUGE disparity, just saying..

[overHEATed]

From what I've seen,  I wouldn't count anyone out yet.  Even though there are some clear frontrunners, there are a number of teams that are shades of each other.   The real test will come after Labor Day during the first CAHA weekend. Some teams have been practicing for weeks and some just started last week.  Once the rust is knocked off, all bets are off.

Sorry Disco Dan, could not disagree more. 
9-1, 8-1, 8-3, 7-0, 7-1, 5-0 & 5-1 are all scores from scrimmages that we have heard about. 
Season will most likely be somewhere around 16 games, to determine playoff seeding, after Peewee Tier II teams get allocated to Flt 1, Flt II or ??.
Without mentioning specific clubs and/or possibly offending parents of the next future Gretzky (once again), there is obvious disparity in this division, actually HUGE disparity, just saying..

Agree 100%, couple practices here and there isn't going to bridge that huge gap.

[Disco Dan]

I don't necessarily disagree Kool-Aid,  I just think early season scrimmages don't give  you much of a look.   If those scores hold up this weekend, I'll buy in.  Otherwise, GSE, Kings 1, and Riley ID, see to be tops.  I'm unconvinced as to the rest.

[keepdrinkinthekoolaid]

Ok Disco Dan, but everybody knew Tier II Jamboree for Flt I, Flt II or ?? was coming up first weekend of Sep., correct?  The Jamboree that decides what "flight title" our children will play for this year.

Some clubs waiting until the middle or end of August to start practicing does not appear to be good planning. 

GSE2, IDRiley + Kings 1 who seem to have an apparent philosophy of "if you don't want to play against them, sign them to an LOI, with a roster of 20" all do appear to be the class of the division BUT beware as previously mentioned in this blog, GSE1 had that distinction last year. 

Some movement will happen, sure.

But decisions were made by clubs (both big & small) this year that do not appear to be hockey related. 
Do you think our CAHA clubs may be actually financially driven?  Who knew?! 
     

[Disco Dan]

"...may be actually financially driven..."That may be the most accurate thing ever said on this board!! Good luck this weekend!!

[JackBender]

Last year had GSE1... but PWAA had many more contenders (Bears, OCHC, Kings 1, Gulls 1, etc.).  This year seems weak after the first 3.  However, though... there are really teams with 20 players???  At PWAA???

[keepdrinkinthekoolaid]

Last year had GSE1... but PWAA had many more contenders (Bears, OCHC, Kings 1, Gulls 1, etc.).  This year seems weak after the first 3.  However, though... there are really teams with 20 players???  At PWAA???

Good luck everyone this weekend!

Yes, PWAA has a roster of 20, see for yourself on CAHA’s webpage, search stats by exh/tournaments or All Games, then LA Jr Kings(1) has a listed roster of 18 skaters & 2 goalies

[PuckMonster]

I found this about roster size also on USA Hockey not sure if this helps your argument


A maximum of 20 players, in which not more than 18 are skaters, shall be permitted to play in the game.


https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0037/7649/2011-13_Rulebook.pdf

[JackBender]

I found this about roster size also on USA Hockey not sure if this helps your argument


A maximum of 20 players, in which not more than 18 are skaters, shall be permitted to play in the game.


https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0037/7649/2011-13_Rulebook.pdf

1st post?! Ever?! I think the Jr Kings' GM just joined CalHockey to cut this one off at the pass! 


18 skaters at PWAA is ridiculous, to say the least. The max rule is a cap, and in place to stop this type of organizational greed. For the Jr Kings to do this to the kids and families is a total mockery of the USA Hockey model. Shameful.