SCAHA impressive on the scores up by today. Just not "final" yet.
It is becoming VERY clear that there are 5-7 teams that flat-out-do-not-belong in "A" which makes for a miserable experience. That Flyers (2) team is 3-3, but played and beat the 3 worst teams in the league. Hilarious and tragic all at the same time... maybe they should be in a flight together (see below).
I will happily call out these clubs and parents:
OCHC 1 & 2
Kings 1
Reign
Flyers 1 & 2
You are putting BB talent teams out there and making hockey an awful experience for those players (unless losing games by 10+ goals is fun for kids); I could be wrong, but I'm not. Why? I honestly must know WHY?!?!? Did the club/coaches tell you a fancy story of glory and promise? Are you "too good" for BB/B? Were there no other options/places/teams for your kids to play?
It was extremely obvious during the preseason which teams needed to drop, yet somehow they didn't get that memo. SCAHA needs to cap a 16 team MAX in every division. Determine it after preseason and call it "PW A Playoff Flight" and the rest get put into a "PW A Travel Flight" for those who refuse to properly place their player(s) in an appropriate zone for proximal development. To essssplain, if your player cannot skate/has trouble skating and shooting/stick-handling the puck, PUTTING HIM/HER IN A HIGHER DIVISION WILL NOT MAGICALLY MAKE THEM BETTER. (It's actually dangerous and your kid will get hurt.) Putting the player in a division where competition is SIMILAR promotes skill development and the ability to perform AT LEVEL is the key to player improvement.
Ask yourselves, does your kid ever touch the puck or even get a shot off during the game? For those bottom dwellers, when playing top 8 playoff caliber A teams, the answer is clearly "nope." Don't do that to your kid. Someone should call CPS on those clubs.
