Existing user? Sign In . Western PA Youth Hockey Forum PIHL PAHL Supporting all youth hockey in Western Pennsylvania PIHL PAHL. The Second Annual RMU Celebrity Hockey faceoff is Sunday January 15 at 430pm at the UPMC Lemieux Ice Complex. On 4/28/2023 at 12:20 PM, RJUSHL said: The absurdity of the Pittsburgh youth hockey market has grown in the past 20 years (just like youth sports in general) but the talent pool has also grown substantially in the past 20 years. Perfect for coaches, parents, and team managers. As far as Center Ice aka Palmer Imaging Arena, even though my son played AA there for multiple years roughly 2012-2020, we would very often routinely get "reverse homered" by the refs and pretty much always be on. It's like my kid couldn't make it so I'm going to criticize anything and everything about Western Pa Hockey and Hockey in general. He really wants to try out for Pens Elite. Soooo. 429. A number have people mentioned that Esmark is moving to Printscape after they open their second sheet. It will be interesting to see how the PIHL handles this one. . We'll be gone from youth hockey by then so it doesn't make a difference to me. 2022 - 2023 Pa Hockey Top 5 Rankings - High School Coming Fridays But I think a part of the problem is the vast majority of the teams are forced into some flavor of A level hockey. On 10/3/2023 at 7:42 AM, Happy Hockey Fan said: Meadeville and Montour battled in a shootout (9-7) last night. Keystone State Games Central Region KSG ICE HOCKEY WEBSITE & REGISTRATION LINK – KSG ICE HOCKEY | Mysite (keystonegames. Little League Baseball has adopted the USA Hockey model of stations where players are completing different tasks at different stations, then rotating every 5-10 minutes. I was fortunate enough to grow up around the game, and understand how things work, so my son had a point of. So my son is an 08 (or 12u) and is currently playing with a devo team. . All hockey players/parents are on a separate Journey. Played 5 yrs OHL (Kitchener, North Bay) then 11 years bouncing from ECHL, CHL, WCHL, WPHL, IHL, UHLThat place might as well be West Virginia to 75% of the hockey community based on logistics. I really don't think the talent pool has grown. Ø Culver Academy Eagles – Indiana. This is why I like the Pa Hockey Top 25 which gives accolades to AAA, AA, A and B and Norkevicus was on that list along with 24 others and so were the Stellar 6. 16/18U AAA is higher quality hockey. You wouldn't want those two teams ever playing each other. By hockeytourneyteam, October 8, 2020. It happens in all 50 states,$58,160 in all sports. PA HOCKEY - 2023 PENNSYLVANIA CUP PREVIEW 2023 PENNSYLVANIA CUP AA CHAMPIONSHIPS PENNSBURY FALCOLNS PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY CHAMPIONS - 1985 FLYERS CUP CHAMPIONS - 2000 + 2023 Suburban High School Hockey League PA HOCKEY ELITE 8 FINAL RANKING -. that’s a good one. A Major then ends up having some A Major players, and filling out with A Minor players. 17 minutes ago Guest Viewing Forums Index. Tier I 14U Pittsburgh Vengeance. I've seen a good number of tier 1 and 2 18U games this year. Posted June 13. MOV People wonder why there’s an official shortage not only in Western PA, but across USA Hockey as a whole. Discuss youth hockey for Western PA, and the local West Virginia and Ohio tri-state area (including Erie) Followers 2. Existing user? Sign In . Pennsylvania State Hockey Championship Celebrations 2022-23 Western Pennsylvania State Championship Celebrations. S. We are holding supplemental tryouts this Saturday, August 19th! If you are a 12U Skater/Goalie, 14U Skater, or 16U Skater… send us an email at programs@ahabadgers. . By nemesis8679, 3 hours ago. Please feel free to call me on my cell at (412) 953-8865, or email me at jrseifarth@comcast. 15U, 16U, and 18U have 17 minute periods with a 100 minute ice slot. Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey. Tier 2 hockey is becoming such a cesspool of misleading organization leadership promoting the pathway to higher opportunities. The Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships began in 1975 as a vision of several people who understood the hard work and achievement of the student athletes in Pennsylvania. Pretty significant hit, about half the organizations: Delaware Ducks Grundy Senators Haverford Hawks Lancaster Firebirds LV Phantoms Philadelphia BLazersThe AD/school district couldn't care less about the Montour hockey club, until something like this happens and threatens to bring negative publicity to the school district. The PIHL has basically put it on the organizations to enforce. Search. . Western Pennsylvania schools are encouraged to coordinate with Jeff Mauro to celebrate this special occasion – Please plan to have an Alumni and Current Club Reception at the Rink and to recognize our State. if you reply on a forum your mad. In a lot of other sports, teams are entered rather than having a separate tryout. Users Online. The 25th Annual Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase will be played on December 26-28, 2021 at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmarville. That makes sense. If you do a deep dive into the CCM results, I think you would find a lot of what should be deemed as successful weekends. Discuss youth hockey for Western PA, and the local West Virginia and Ohio tri-state area (including Erie) 18. 955. I was reading various websites promoting that they will connect their pSCIR is looking for the following: 16U A Major and A Minor - We have openings on both of our 16U Mixed Year teams including one goalie position 12U and 10U Mixed Year All Levels - We have room on our rosters for additional skaters and goalies at our younger mixed year teams. Tier II 14U North Pittsburgh. I give them credit because they’re making kids dreams come true in a way by getting to play college hockey. org) Online Registration - $ 30 ONLINE - Link Below KSG Ice Hockey Tryout 2021 – Keystone State Gam. If all 3 played in PAHL, vengeance would probably be at the top but would play close games. ) Penn-Trafford. I recall that the original owner, Howard Baldwin, whom owned the Pens and Pittsburgh’s indoor soccer team “The Pittsburgh Stingers. It just happened to be were the kid billeted…. PBALL: Once again I am getting emails bounced back to me as a result of email addresses that are on your account, being deactivated or changed. A lot of coaches that know my son from ADM and summer league told me they were he didnt make travel. Then you end up with a team with 3 AAA players, 3 AA players, 5 A players, and 4 deck hockey kids that are just learning to skate. WBS (I know not western PA) won 2010 second division. ) Seneca Valley 3. Needs to be a better check. Western PA Hockey Forum’s Tweets. . Agreed the kid did nothing wrong. Things are good yes. The mission is to promote sportsmanship and. Anyon. 18. We could all play inhouse for $800-$1000 at our home rink and not have to travel all over western Pa, Ohio, Erie and WV. Montour school district is where his billet family lives. The 10u and 12u stars coach even left/fired (depends on how you interpret "pay decrease"). The only true and consistently legitimate AAA is PPE across all of the birth years. If you haven't looked at a map lately, Seneca Valley is wayyyyyyyyy north of the city. The Foundation gives the PPE over 200K per year and yet the fees are still astronomical and certainly don't. BB just like PPE is not going away & they are large organizations with their own Culture & your complaints will change nothing about it. The mission is to promote sportsmanship and competition while playing in a scholastic hockey environment. Complete History of Pa Hockey at PENNSYLVANIA CUP - STATE CHAMPIONS YEAR STATE AAA CHAMPION STATE AA CHAMPION STATE A CHAMPION 1975 1 BALDWIN (WPIHL) - - 1976 2 MT LEBANON (WPIHL) ABINGTON (ICSHL) - 1977 3 CHURCHILL (WPIHL) ERIE FAIRVIEW (LKSHL) - 1978 - - - 1979 4 CHURCHILL (WPI. Good for you and good for the team refunding you. Yes, they have some young players, but they are very good and most of them know how to play the game the right way in what they have learned along the way. It is pretty affordable too at around $25K all-in for tuition / room / board per year before academic scholarships. that’s a good one. 24 of Pitt's 30 games this season will be against teams that were ranked in the top 25 at some point last year or qualified for Nationals including defending champ Lindenwood. Pitt played in the M3 CHE? Absolutely disgusting display from Armstrong fans last night at the Belmont complex. Not sure there's a solution to this one though, not when bragging rights of an extra A and money are involved. ATC Scholastic Development Hockey League MISSION FOR THE LEAGUE: ATC’s Scholastic Leagues will support team and player development for local scholastic programs. I just don’t see them having the monopoly on Western PA youth hockey as a good thing…. January 30 February 1-2, 2020 ~ Compton Family Ice Arena – South Bend, Indiana All info available on Edited November 20, 2019 by Pa HockeyThis link has a video of what happened. It is a great way to not only. RMU & DUQ are the biggest offenders locally. IMG_1174. The officials, as well as Armstrong board members,. Cool connection with the Whiskey Rebellion. 4. and either flamed out or quit mostly because you pushed them too. Pennsylvania Championship Previews and Championship Results ; Documents; Development Pennsylvania Leagues. PAHL ROSTER FREEZE. Oh and yes , my son made mid ams every year he tried out and had the privilege of going to National Camps . The comparisons with work and youth sports are two completely different things. Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championship Previews . They already have North, Central, and South divisions. SHAHA 09 won the 2009 second division. When hockey became to expensive for the average person to play and it became a rich kids game only. I offer no opinion on the quality of play at AAA Tier I 16U, or how WPA hockey and USA Hockey are a joke to those of you posting on this forum, just someone (not a player, parent, coach, or rival) presenting the facts on the Predators 2019-2020 16U team. I've bashed Black Bear on this forum. 4 from NA has to be in this list. Not sure if that's setting any records, but surely reflects the building strength of amateur ice hockey in Western PA. As a parent of one of the 3 Western PA finalists this past weekend, its really the coolest thing my player(s) have done in Hockey. Western PA. Rink Rats are now the South Pittsburgh Hockey Club Rebellion. Surprised you got a refund. Western Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase 2021 Tournament Schedule - Rink 1 = HARM USA 11/17/2021 10:37 Alpha Ice - Harmarville Rink 2 = HARM EUROPE Rink 3 = HARM CANADA REVISED 11/15/21 ANY REVISIONS OR CHANGES ARE IN RED GAME # DATE TIME RINK BRACKET HOME TEAM AWAY TEAM PRELIMINARY ROUND SUNDAY 1 2. Let's take this one step further and ask this. Jump to content Western Pennsylvania Youth HockeyMaybe Pihl could take a few lessons from Midams. Kid physically lives in the school district and physically attends the high school. Users Online in the Last 24 Hours. Really should also have a 12U AA Minor division IMO but that's been discussed to death on this forum. 24th Annual Nutcracker Tournament - RMU Island Sports Center, December 26-31, 2023. Not really a matter of if they take over youth hockey in SWPA, but a matter of when, and whether it will be a good change or bad thing for hockey in the region. Along with recent accomplishments at boys and girls USA Hockey national tournaments (Tier 1, 2 and high school), Western PA has some hockey players and teams to be reckoned with on the national level!Wow, Typical message board negativity coming from the same people! You all must feel slighted somehow in you or your children's hockey careers. Pittsburgh, PA wpahockey. Started by Guest Board General Youth Hockey Info. Mite skates. That national champ M3 hope team would beat every chma team without a problem. I think Cal is just D3 and IUP has a D1 and D3 program. I'm sure we will all be able to learn a lot from you! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on. 0 replies. The longer you carry a bad stride & habits the harder it is to fix it. Big difference. Hopefully they get it figured outAt the older ages, the few who move on to the USA Hockey camps are likely known prior to the tryouts, and yes, they typically play on the top AAA teams. Posted February 12, 2022. It makes some sense for amateur, but not for middle school - but there is no difference in how it is applied. 92 MHR and the weakest A minor team is a 71. We need to be developing hockey sense as much as skills. I think some of these programs to include even some tier II programs are playing 60-90 games plus practices, with most weeken A lot of our western PA acha M1 teams (and Ohio) are run by local politics to a degree. Maybe the facilities aren't perfect and the Hockey wasn't the best but they were out there competing and giving their best effort. Ok I think I'm right on the 7+ evaluators. Likes. The local teams are getting kids from tier 3 juniors. MISSION FOR THE LEAGUE: ATC’s Scholastic Leagues will support team and player development for local scholastic programs. Coaches: We are looking for paid, non-parent coaches. . junior, but if you know the path it is pretty straight forward. . Lots of Pahl & Pihl parent involvement, Elbow rubbing like the good old youth days. Well, it's official. Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey. We are also excited to welcome our coaches Si Bishop( Foxes 18u AA) and Conrad Waite ( Duquesne ACHA D1) back along with the addition of coach Lee Grafton. Westmoreland Hockey Association (WHA) Girls Program Teams for 2023-2023 Season - 12U, 14U, 16U/19U. But there are other families/players who do look out for their own interests. I remember playing roller hockey there for several years. A Major then ends up having some A Major players, and filling out with A Minor players. Then they hit a few obstacles when trying to fill, so it was pushed back a couple of weeks. Esmark gets their kid here, montour gets a goalie. These Events features the top High School Hockey programs in the country for the three-day events during the 2022-2023 season. National Invitational Scholastic Showcase - Hoosier Cup 2022 Tournament Schedule Rink 1 = Lefty Smith 12/9/2021 7:51 Compton Ice Arena Rink 2 = Olympic Rink Rink 3 = Ice Box 1 REVISED 12/08/21 Rink 4 = Ice Box 2 GAME # DATE TIME RINK BRACKET HOME TEAM AWAY TEAM PRELIMINARY ROUND SATURDAY ANY REVI. Per league by-laws they have to pay a substantial fine. Western Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase 20212Tournament Schedule - Rink 1 = HARM USA 12/15/2022 13:31 Alpha Ice - Harmarville Rink 2 = HARM EUROPE Rink 3 = HARM CANADA REVISED 12/10/22 ANY REVISIONS OR CHANGES ARE IN RED GAME # DATE TIME RINK BRACKET HOME TEAM AWAY TEAM PRELIMINARY. Those are the kids who leave teams in shambles, and then the loyal families have to scramble to find homes. Yuri has a relationship with this ncdc team. Really should also have a 12U AA Minor division IMO but that's been discussed to death on this forum. I'm just really disappointed that no one is talking about D-2 Hockey! The Ringgold, Canevin game was probably the best of the finals. net Joined August 2018. 00 9 Tri. I think if PAHL did similar things like All-star games - including even the A Major and A Minor players - three separate divisions (AA, A Major and A Minor), perhaps explore moving teams up/down divisions around middle of season if don't get some placements right (yes I know logistics. It's a quicker drive from Seneca Valley high school in Harmony to Printscape than it is to PIA. Your first statement is too broad. Some years you luck out and get a good one. I have 2 children who started this year and they both tried out for the first time this year. The level of play is pretty weak. ) Pine Richland 4. Two teams in Western PA becoming top ACHA programs are IUP (ranked 19th and 8-0 in the CHMA) and Pitt. ATC Scholastic Development Hockey League ATC Scholastic League returns for 2021-2022 season. It only matters if you are placing a great deal of importance on ranking 11 and 12 year old youth hockey teams. Sports leaguePittsburgh Amateur Hockey League Search. All you haters need to find some other sport to complain about! 22022 National Invitational Scholastic Showcase – Hoosier Cup Field . Haven't added them up exactly but looking at them it seems like a pretty strong trend. Forum Information & Statistics. 0 Following. Complete History of Pa Hockey at PENNSYLVANIA CUP - STATE CHAMPIONS YEAR STATE AAA CHAMPION STATE AA CHAMPION STATE A CHAMPION 1975 1 BALDWIN (WPIHL) - - 1976 2 MT LEBANON (WPIHL) ABINGTON (ICSHL) - 1977 3 CHURCHILL (WPIHL) ERIE FAIRVIEW (LKSHL) - 1978 - - - 1979 4. I’m sure you are a nice person, im sure 90% of what you said is true but it doesn’t change anything about the politics creeping into the local acha hockey. My son played in adult dek leagues there and it was one of the nicer Dek only facilities. Co-Ed Travel 10U (2013-2014 Birth years) - April 10 to 14 12U (2. Wisconsin Youth Hockey Forum; Chicago Youth Hockey Forum; Arizona Hockey; Canada Varsity (Womens Hockey) MO Youth Hockey (Missouri) Metro Hockey Forum. Hands down one of the best skaters in PIHL. Tier II 18U Mt. The rest are just posers and money grabbers. Not to mention he knows hockey and is a good hockey coach. Not to many surprises on the rankings. The "brawl" on the ice lasted maybe 10sec and the BRAWL in the stands looks like a parent fell down the stands (because Frozen Pond doesn't have stairs in their bleachers) and someone got upset, yes there was a crowd around him but the 2 guys that jumped in actually helped the guy stand up and when he got up he raised his hand as a. Members. . That’s why many western pa kids are leaving the area and paying out of state tuition (stupid move imo - just don’t play) the players & parents see the same politics they watched go. Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey. 14U is 16 minute periods with a 90 minute ice slot. It just follows a path unlike other traditional sports. 21 minutes ago aaaahockey. Okay, so anyone involved with local hockey knows that PIHO has been trying to take over and monopolize the officiating in this area. On 6/10/2022 at 7:40 PM, nemesis8679 said: Hockey is way more convoluted than any other major sport. If PAHL put something like in place the AAA team concept goes down the drain and the rest of the kids are playing AA hockey. They hide their fees and profits in the costs associated with being independent to make money, while selling the idea of somehow their team is better than everything in the area so we need to travel (add more profit) to other. junior, but if you know the path it is pretty straight forward. Replies. Chris Stern sluggoesq@yahoo. My local representative told me that they are writing a corresponding bill to specifically cover amateur and club sports, and that they are going to ensure that it would cover both amateur and club ice hockey. In general, they are the best at the camp. Split season hockey won't work until a lot of other stuff is fixed, unless high school hockey takes the summer for their part of the split season. Then they do care, but not in a good way. PA HOCKEY - 2022 PENNSYLVANIA CUP PREVIEW 2023 PENNSYLVANIA CUP AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONS - 2002, 2003 and 2005 AA and 2014 - 2017 - 2022 AAA (6) PENGUINS CUP CHAMPIONS - 2002,2003,2004,2005 AA 2014, 2017, 2022-2023 AAA (8) Pennsylvania Interscholastic. Attend a youth baseball game in DC, a gymnastics tournament in NC , a football game in Anywhere, TX. This is what they had to say about it. Hard to know for sure who is on the bench. The scores all get posted on my hoc. by vinod ». Not sure there's a solution to this one though, not when bragging rights of an extra A and money are involved. Icing the puck is a staple of traditional hockey. I do give those guys credit for fixing that rink up, western pa does not need anymore closing rinks. The key to having a good stride is getting lessons at the start of your hockey path if you can. Off topic - but relevant - Skate blade death. . PPE looks average ( got swept this past weekend ) while Vengeance is a mess and also got swept. 19 minutes ago Guest 20 minutes ago Guest 21 minutes ago Guest Viewing Forums Index. I assume the initial rankings will be released on Wednesday. ) TJ 1. 4 Valley Jr. The team most likely won't be as good as some of the AA teams locally and they will be paying 3 times as much with the normal Esmark travel on top of that. If you think atrocious parent behavior is unique to western PA hockey parents then you don't get out much. Western PA Youth Hockey Forum PIHL PAHL Supporting all youth hockey in Western Pennsylvania PIHL PAHL11 minutes ago, Pa Hockey said: And they are entertaining adding a couple of 04's from what I understand (Freshman - ACHA College players) they will need to they lost their starter. We also have 4 schools on the Waiting List. Western Pennsylvania High School Hockey Forum. Not the best photo but you can see the concrete is poured and curing. Off topic - but. 60 - 5th in USA Tier 2 07's - Allegheny Badgers - 91. Just like the trap and playing the body and not the puck. It’s varsity 20U, not minny or Michigan - western pa & Ohio varsity. Anything regarding hockey tourneys. M tournament. . All Players Eligibility is by choice to play or not for the school they attend. . MAHA makes it easy, in order to classify as a AAA organization you must have a AAA team at each level. Posted October 11. Keystone Games Ice Hockey Championship July 30 -August 1, 2021 at Revolution Ice Center 12 Old Boston Rd, Pittston, PA 18640 DIVISIONS: The classification of a player shall be determined by their age on December 31, 2020 12U- (CO-ED) age 12 & Under 14U- Males age 14 & Under 16U- Males age. Or maybe they all realized he was a better Coach than they were. . PPE looks average ( got swept this past weekend ) while Vengeance is a mess and also got swept. Maybe they'll get paid by the Holidays and then be told how lucky they are to have been paid 5 days earlier than their independent contractor agreement requires. I was reading various websites promoting that they will connect their players to junior and college teams. Link to comment Maybe the facilities aren't perfect and the Hockey wasn't the best but they were out there competing and giving their best effort. and while PAHL ends with the season-end tournament, the winner of “states” goes on to compete in Nationals. If I recall correctly the first club team’s in western pa were M3. The Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships began in 1975 as a vision of several people who understood the hard work and achievement of the student athletes in Pennsylvania. Idk enough about both organizations but I have to think there is way too much pandering to creating travel hockey for kids who should only be playing in-house (soak up that money so you can brag about your kids game 3. Worried about winning in PA high school hockey- give me a break! Also, where do you get the nerve to insult someone’s kid in your post. This event is one of the most heavily scouted events in the country. RMU & DUQ are the biggest offenders locally. I think Esmark was quicker to just offer kids spots and make promises in order to secure a core and beat Vengeance to the punch. . I was reading various websites promoting that they will connect their p SCIR is looking for the following: 16U A Major and A Minor - We have openings on both of our 16U Mixed Year teams including one goalie position 12U and 10U Mixed Year All Levels - We have room on our rosters for additional skaters and goalies at our younger mixed year teams. My understanding is they can’t play HS and miss PPE practices and games but can still play HS. as for the vengeance youth teams, they had some success at the 04 birth year with the. Generally, if your kid is good enough, his/her play speaks for itself. Details are below. By WHAGIRLSHOCKEY, January 26. For 16U (2007 by) in western PA: PPE - AAA, Esmark - AAA/AA, Vengenace - AA, preds - AA/A Major and Icemen - AA/ A Major/ A Minor. Esmark ended up winning the championship. Sounds like all the AAA programs more than PAHL to. Viewing Forum: Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey. Pihl also needs to follow their own rules as far as of playoff starting dates. The 2008 and 2009 Vengeance teams are pretty good but they have some pretty rough teams like the 2007 team, the 2013 team,. 506 views. . Maybe it's not true across the board but it has been for me after multiple trips. Allows teams to play an unbalanced schedule to minimize travel or even a partial season to supplement another league. The worst part about shutting down hockey is that the many people employed at the rinks will suffer. Based on what little has trickled out this is actually being built as the NHL practice facility so they no longer have to share with a youth organization and the general population of insane 5 year old and up parents. Word has it that midam and USA hockey will be making a “ruling” this evening on the status of hockey this weekend and perhaps in the near future. Previously scouts in attendance have been from NHL, OHL, NCAA, NCDC, BCHL, N. I will be mailing the Tournament Packages with Hotel Information, Rules, Scheduling Info, the Tournament Ro. Has anyone been able to find the schedule for Tier 1 Nationals which includes the teams that received at-large bids? The USA Hockey website, shocking I know, does not have anything. They didn't necessarily disagree with their placement as it was what the results dictated but they want to be AA so now they. Given that Center Ice had just renovated, put new ice in all sheets, expanded their parking lot and was adding outdoor Lacrosse, I do find it interesting timing. A AAA organization placing a kid in a school district to play PIHL hockey…. 4 game guarantee 1 at 12u Lower A, Have 5 already, Cost $1400, 4 game guarantee 1 at 10u Upper A/Low AA, Have 3. com. That's the only PA teams that won I believe. Whether it's spending time with friends, a part time job, spending a lot of time looking at colleges, wanting a few nights to play video games, or whatever else they could be doing instead of being at the rink 6 nights a week. What I do not like about this tournament is many schools have been on a waiting list to enter the tournament for years, while some of the same teams get blown out year after year after year but continue to hold their spot. ( ranked 9th and 7-0-1 in the ESCHL) So there are some programs that a Im not really knocking those two schools, they have good programs but like every year - they won’t go anywhere at nationals. 3 Mid Fairfield Stars. By RMUHockeyAcademy, August 24. He'll likely be playing middle school PIHL next season but is also looking to play for one of the local PAHL teams. Looks like BBS is changing things up, I also heard the second sheet at Printscape is a sure thing for the winter this year. Morehouse kid - now they are really pushing girls hockey. 254 likes. Fun fact there’s a D4 and 5 in the CHE. com. “It is each Member Association’s responsibility to make sure its players and coaches are aware of this Face Coverings Policy and to disseminate within its organization any changes in this policy. . I have also heard some very strong and credible rumors about BB actively pursuing a handful of rinks in the Western NY area which coupled with the Pittsburgh area rinks could make up a substantial amount of teams/rinks for an AHF West. Delayed offsides was eliminated from all levels of youth hockey except high school at the USA Congress last week. Western PA Youth Hockey Forum PIHL PAHL Supporting all youth hockey in Western Pennsylvania PIHL PAHL. Our youth teams play independent AAA schedules against the top competition at their age level, culminating in our U16 and U18 age groups in the USPHL Midget divisions. posts. You have so many AA teams, that most of them have a couple actual AA players and are filled out with A Major players. The Pittsburgh Viper Stars Tier II select hockey program provides a fun, healthy and competitive atmosphere in which players can strive to be their best. This "Krach" rating seems to balance things out when it comes time for playoff seeding. . The boards and glass are the old ones. . All of the area teams (North Pittsburgh, Vipers, Reneg. Western PA Youth Hockey Forum PIHL PAHL Supporting all youth hockey in Western Pennsylvania PIHL PAHLIn 1980, Rose was elected President of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League and became the first female ever appointed to head up a scholastic sport league in Pennsylvania. I wish everyone nothing but the best in 2023. The PIHO Monopoly and biggest buddy-buddy officiating system across youth sports finally FALLS! After former PIHO Officiating Director and 'highly decorated' AHL Linesmen assaulted a young official earlier this season by throwing sticks and gloves at him mid-game, his former officiating monopoly has finally collapsed. I’ve seen it said that coops can’t be pure because they can recruit. Board member transition. . It will never be what it could sitting way up 28 north and east of the city. That's not the case this year. Threads and Posts. Check the Pa Hockey website for that information. I like the idea of signing in before the game in front of the game manager. . On 10/28/2023 at 4:32 PM, BeerLeagueRockstar said: Keep in mind it's youth sports were talking about. com (California) Western PA Hockey (Western PA. Posted September 18 (edited) I know it's very early, but it appears those that were writing off Esmark as a player in AAA need to take a look at the U18 level. . Very competitive games including some Philly teams and more locally Esmark, Preds, and SHAHA. 2022 Senior Chowder Cup - TEAM INFORMATION: Head Coach: Conrad Waite (Duquesne University) Assistance Coach: Steve Kruk (Pittsburgh Vengeance) 2002 - 2005 Birth Years TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: Dates: July 21-24, 2022 Location: Foxboro, MA COST: Tournament Cost: $400 includes 3-5 practices, 1 tourna. Mars would out play teams and get beat bad and the players would give up. D. Didn't even get a write up in the paper. 2 Montana Wolves. One much more important than the other. On 3/22/2023 at 5:47 AM, Pa Hockey said: All Schools play under the same rules. We have had 5 declines so far and the team is on shaky ground. The Junior Varsity Tournament currently is full and has 8 Schools (1 from Illinois, 2 from Ohio and 5 from Western Pennsylvania pre-registered) with a Waiting List. The championships have yielded some great performances and it’s the players who take the ice are the ones who decide the destiny of Champions. NAME Position Committee Work; Donna Stephenson: Chairperson: Scholastic Growth: Ben Peters: Vice Chairperson: Umpire. MIDAM isn’t going to change the entire rule to accommodate school hockey, unfortunately. It certainly appeared to be full size in the 90’s and early 2000’s when they put the sport court down. This seems much more likely (moving from Black Bear rink to another Black Bear rink) than moving to a non BB rink and losing that significant revenue. I think there are a good number of players/families who are either loyal or who WANT to stay loyal. (SRM) software, but is owned by and subject to the Midam. Western Pennsylvania Youth Hockey ; How many teams to the Huskies get for the 2023-2024 season IPS Theme by IPSFocus; Facebook; Twitter;Define illegal goalie. It seems like the teams in our area either can't or won't play each other at the younger ages (where there probably shouldn't be any AAA hockey at all) and the "premier" team is definitely Pens by u15/16 ish but they import about half the best players from all over the. As one of the largest school hockey organizations in the area, we could always use help. I can't believe I am saying this - but I actually agree with this. I have said for years, that education should start at the "Learn to Play" level and continue through 8U and 10U. Not that AA is cheap but it doesn't compare to $10-$20k. The app works on any mobile device (phones and tablets). More High School Hockey Players are going straight to ACHA Hockey and saving lots of money and many have excelled in doing so ! FYI - Slippery Rock Hockey Program may be reinstated a little birdie told me and that would be. ThanksHockey is supposed to be a fun thing, maybe there are other things they enjoy, too. It gets overlooked by those living in western PA but gets a heavy draw from kids in the tri-state area along with Philly. Share with: Link: Copy link. Please contact me if you are interested or know someone looking for a spot on a solid squad.