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notTHATdad

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #90 on: May 19, 2018, 06:05:15 PM »
Just an opinion... The Blackhawks 04 year has struggled competitively since Squirt minor when a number of kids moved to the Jr Sharks. 03 has always been pretty strong. I'm guessing that with 04 being the major component of the Bantam program they just didn't have the kids to do AA.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #91 on: May 21, 2018, 08:18:15 AM »
My kids are a bit older, but I am noticing that at 16U and especially 18U, it is getting tougher to field teams. The kids with any kind of talent/desire and/or means head to prep schools at that age. As for the rest? It seems as though they settle for high school leagues. Not bad talent-wise if you are part of the Ducks HS League, but pretty dismal if you are in the Kings league IMO. Pretty sad that clubs' offerings seem to peak at the PW level and then drop off from there.


Something happens after PW called checking.  Most kids can not handle the contact which is why the moved the checking age from 11 to 13 a few years back. It was not for the BS reasons they gave, it was to keep kids in the sport.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #92 on: May 21, 2018, 08:33:31 AM »
My kids are a bit older, but I am noticing that at 16U and especially 18U, it is getting tougher to field teams. The kids with any kind of talent/desire and/or means head to prep schools at that age. As for the rest? It seems as though they settle for high school leagues. Not bad talent-wise if you are part of the Ducks HS League, but pretty dismal if you are in the Kings league IMO. Pretty sad that clubs' offerings seem to peak at the PW level and then drop off from there.


Something happens after PW called checking.  Most kids can not handle the contact which is why the moved the checking age from 11 to 13 a few years back. It was not for the BS reasons they gave, it was to keep kids in the sport.


I thinking checking certainly has some to do with kids not playing into midget.  I also think that growing up and having a life outside of hockey once they are in high school is a bigger factor.  Most of kids playing at a high level have been playing almost year round since they were about 7.  Some players have a passion at the midget level to continue that level of commitment and others are interested in HS sports and social life.  I had a coach tell me one time that there is only 2 things that ruin a good hockey player, perfume and gasoline.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #93 on: May 21, 2018, 08:48:27 AM »
you forgot grass! 

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #94 on: May 21, 2018, 09:42:14 PM »
Just curious,
Why are the bears not playing Carmen Starr ??

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #95 on: May 21, 2018, 10:07:43 PM »
Their awesomeness is too awesome to display this early.. the league is just not ready for it.  Wait 'til Fall.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #96 on: May 22, 2018, 07:35:05 AM »
Their awesomeness is too awesome to display this early.. the league is just not ready for it.  Wait 'til Fall.
Right.......


Keep drinking that Swedish Kool-Aid.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #97 on: May 22, 2018, 08:40:51 AM »
Their awesomeness is too awesome to display this early.. the league is just not ready for it.  Wait 'til Fall.
Right.......


Keep drinking that Swedish Kool-Aid.


Careful what you ask for.  Their brilliance will blind you when it is unveiled.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #98 on: May 22, 2018, 08:43:49 AM »
Their awesomeness is too awesome to display this early.. the league is just not ready for it.  Wait 'til Fall.
Right.......


Keep drinking that Swedish Kool-Aid.
Says the guy who drinks Trevor Tea. lol

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #99 on: May 22, 2018, 11:47:36 AM »
They haven't played Carmen Starr for at least the last 3 years.  They must have reason not to.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #100 on: May 22, 2018, 01:10:55 PM »
The Bears PWAA spring team played Carmen Starr last year.


At the Bantam level, the Bears started moving away from playing Memorial Day a number of years back, opting instead to do a mini camp with the Sharks organization where most of the participants in the spring program travelled to San Jose.  They have also experimented, depending on the team, with playing tournaments in Sweden and China in the last few years.   From what I saw, it reflects a general ambivalence towards playing in any Memorial Day tournament. 




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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #101 on: May 22, 2018, 02:05:46 PM »
Or maybe they no longer wanted to spend the better parts of their Memorial Day weekend at KHS facing "tinseltown disillusioned" outsiders.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #102 on: May 22, 2018, 02:10:09 PM »
carmen starr is definitely a shell of what it once was...

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #103 on: May 22, 2018, 02:43:19 PM »
Or maybe they no longer wanted to spend the better parts of their Memorial Day weekend at KHS facing "tinseltown disillusioned" outsiders.



Unless you are with a well established team Memorial Day tournaments are usually a waste of time.  Even then the competition can be weak...


They can also make or break a team, if they show poorly players will go elsewhere for tryouts but, on the off chance they do well, it could attract players.

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Re: What AA Bantam Teams for 2018-19?
« Reply #104 on: May 22, 2018, 03:53:28 PM »
Yeah, but I think the real reason is $$.  Most teams are lining up year after year with 4 full-fee lines.   We usually avoid this and July 4th tournies.  The beach and golf course are a better use of our time.