Any thoughts or comments on teams?

anyone got room for a gold '99 underager?

Where did they play last year?

I am sure some team has room if he or she is good enough

go away--all good teams are full and 99's could not take the body checking and will soon quit the game

allow the kid to play with own age group and make hockey whats its supposed to be.........fun and making new friends..........your kid and anyone you know will not make it to the show

another parent living the kids dream----feel sorry for the kid and matuity level of the parent

DUFFDEVLS RULE!

ha! thats funny

Which MHL 98As have played in tournaments so far and how have they done?

ME and ER played at the WM early, 3 greater toronto house league teams. what a joke!!

I wonder who posted this ?

My bet is the scout from the stands who had nothing better to do with his time . All 5 teams were very good here this past week at WM

I agree. ME was very good but all other teams show potential and will improve.

The Eagles Had Speed. Now They Will Work On Plays.

VR looked awful, but damn they had nice uniforms!!

What about the host team ?

lousy uniforms

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How is the teams looking over in the MHL, Who is the team to beat? how did ER do in the first couple of games?

looks like they start tonight from the website.

Interesting that it looks like the MHL has the A teams at all age groups playing weeknights only, and red and the rest play weekends.

You are correct, this has always been the process. Keeps weekends open for tournaments and practices.

Minor Atom A, last updated Fri Oct 5, 2007 8:52 AM

Team GP W L T GF GA GF avg Pts
1 Erindale 040 4 4 0 0 12 4 0.7500 8
2 Meadowvale 040 4 3 1 0 28 8 0.7778 6
3 Applewood 040 4 3 1 0 15 11 0.5769 6
4 Cooksville 040 4 2 2 0 14 7 0.6667 4
5 Clarkson 040 4 1 2 1 12 18 0.4000 3
6 Credit Valley 040 4 1 3 0 6 17 0.2609 2
7 Lorne Park 040 4 1 3 0 8 16 0.3333 2
8 Port Credit 040 4 0 3 1 11 25 0.3056 1

Hey look, ER is on top. Let the excuses begin.

I was surprised how well MHL teams played at the tournament. how do I see the MHL standings site?

www.hockey.on.ca

It looks just like the gthl site. Go to games centre and it links to Bladnet.

hello

Plus the entire season schedule is posted.

so your telling me they get to plan their lives for Christ's sake,Thanks for the info.

Yes, plus if you have a sibling that is 2 years older, for example one in Minor PW and one in Minor Atom, they play right after each other.

Major bonus if your kids are going to play at A level for the same association.

cute

ER 98A is OK considering some of the weaker kids that they had to keep on this team due to politics.

That is the case with every team in the MHL.

No it is not. The smaller associations are lucky to get enought good kids to field a team.

The bigger association cut or lose very good players because the Coaches kids have to be on the team.

There are still politics

Not as bad

I am not surprised that ER and ME are at the top. They maintained a lot of Red and White players. I am surprised by AP but good for them.

ER has a great goalie and about 2 or 3 great forwards. These kids will be able to carry the weaker players they had to keep.

ER will win

Er has no one and thanks mom

not with some of the new pick ups.

Which part is this one?

who are the new pickups?

One from red and one from aa, nothing lost, nothing gained.

No real upgrade to the team. Needed to really upgrade to take a run at ME and AP. May finish lower than last year.

Agreed. But they'll still be in the top half of their division.

do not be fooled here, ER is the new power house as ME lost to many good players

How can they be the new powerhouse if they didn't gain much and lost on the goal tending side of things. AW put them away, CO is also not to be left out in the cold. AW, CO, ME and ER will still be the top 4, who ends up on top is anyones guess.

So was the AA kid a AA player? If he or she was then that is an improvement. Isn't it?

1053 you are 100% right. Should be great hockey to watch.

1054, one aa gained and one red, lost goalie and replaced with someone that hasn't experienced rep. Sounds like a wash overall.

good point

Dont get me wrong, they are still a very good team. It is still going to be a dog fight in the top 4. Don't see LP, CV, CL or PC coming close to the top 4.

I'm not it would be pretty boring if 1 team ran away with it.

Top 3 could finish in any order ME, AP, and ER

Next is CO, LP and CL in the 4th, 5th, or 6th spots

PC and CV 7th or 8th?

Credit Wolfs won the Clancy and have picked up some good players as well

Also lost their goalie who was a strong player and with him they still finished last. Remember, other teams have upgraded too. Hopefully it will be a balanced and competitive season which will make it interesting.

How many MHL teams were in the Clancy? If all of the MHL first round playoff knock-outs were in the Clancy do you think CV would have won it? CV will be lucky to crack the top 5. Not saying this to put the team down, just stating reality of the situation.

CV lost a goalie but they must have replaced him with another goalie. How is the new goalie?

where is this new CV goaltender from and how better is he/she ? I am quessing from blue team

not easy to find good 98 goalies so it will be hard to find one as good but you never know. Kids as this age can change from year to year, for the better and sometimes not. How many sleeps until the season starts?

HL starts in OCTOBER

No the ER gaolie from blue. Tough position should have tried to keep last years kid. That's why they will drop to 5th 6th. The new addition up front will not make a big impact. ME AP CL and CO have improved big time. LP right behind.
ME AP 1 2
CL
CO
ER LP
CV
PC

That's a good way to look at it!

6:38 It's all house league even the AAA loop where your little superstar plays. You pay your $ and your kids on some team, and wham, before you know it, he's borrowing your car to go and play ASHL at icesports.

Wow you're one happy guy.

Well I am very happy thanks for noticing but come on, to put down A hockey? Why because some a$$holes kid plays AA or AAA wow!!!!

This will be a very interesting year in MHL A 98

Can't wait

I think 7:23 is on to something... You must have read some of my early work!

lets recap....I am old now so my memory may have gone alittle...but

Me- lost both their goalies made some good improvements was a strong team and changes should be minimal

AP - made some changes and hopefully for the better that can give ME a run for thier money!

CO and CL both made good changes
ER made some minimal improvement in players but lost a great goalie. They were pretty unpredictable unless that AA player can hold the team together they will have to fight with CO and CL for a spot in the top 4.

LP apparently has made some good changes and may move up in their rankings...

CV and PC would have to have picked up some strong AA or AAA players to help them be competitive. Oh wait I forgot... CV won the clancy... that changes everything!

ME did not lose both their goalies, just one and replaced him with a kid that played for ST last season. Goalie for ER that they got from their blue team is pretty good and ER has a good D so he will be OK.

I thought LP doesn't have a goalie? How can they be expected to move up without a goalie?

where did LP goalie go...i thought he was the only one

I think I remember reading somewhere that he went to the north stars

cl has the best coach. they got rid of sp and his kid. coaches kid will carry this team to glory. new goalie from cv is outstanding. won the clancy singlehandedly last year.

me will still be the team to beat.

ap coach is an egomaniac. his kid is a peach.

co has added some aa kids that will dominate

lp has no goalie but a few fabbulous players

er will choke like always

cv and pc will bring up the rear as usual

Good post above.

cl has the best coach. they got rid of sp and his kid. coaches kid will carry this team to glory. new goalie from cv is outstanding. won the clancy singlehandedly last year.
*Not sure about best coach comment. SP was a good guy, don't know how coaches kid will carry team, he isn't a dominant player, if team is going to be successful they'll do it as a team. Goalie is top notch.

me will still be the team to beat.
*Agree, but they are not as strong as they were last season. ST goalies let in how many goals last season? ME defense better be ready to keep shot count down.

ap coach is an egomaniac. his kid is a peach.
*Maybe but he's did a decent job last season. Over-played his kid. Lost some good offensive players to AA this season along with goalie. He needed to fill these holes to stay competitive and have a chance at 1st.

co has added some aa kids that will dominate
*Absolutely, some good AA players added, on the down side lost one of their best to AA. Definitely the most improved A team in the 2nd half of the season.

lp has no goalie but a few fabbulous players
*Not enough changes to make a difference. Goalie issue may be their achilles heel.

er will choke like always
*Not much different then last season, will still compete for top 3 positions. Everyone will be watching the goal tending situation. ER only plays 1 goalie for MA and A, if he has weakness that can be exploited then ER will fall into the lower half of the group.

cv and pc will bring up the rear as usual
*Agreed. Nothing happened here to make any big moves in the standings. Both will battle for the last 3 spots. LP may join them.

Good post 2:55. 3 things to add....Cl coach kid is very weak...likely one of weakest in loop. Watch out for ER without hitting...they were the slowest to adapt to interference last year but they can skate with anyone.
AP not as good as they think, some big losses as you say.
ME
ER
CO
CL
LP
AP
PC
CV

What happened, got cut from AP? My son was on the team last year and this year and the changes that were made have made the team much stronger. No one will know for sure until the season starts or until Christmas but to rank us 6th smells of a very bitter person. And how the h*ll would you know?

actually he sounds like an ER parent, still pi$$ed that you guys knocked them out last year. I am not with AP but hear your team looks good and you have replaced the players you lost with equal or better.

As a parent of neither team I think AP will finish higher then 6th. Will depend a lot on how they filled the gaps.

a little touchy there AP dad...I guess the players that moved up were not as strong as we thought. From the games I saw, your goalie was great, and the kids that left were all top 5 on your team. Hope you are right.

333 because he is excited to be part of er? maybe he is one of the new comers?