Predictions?

Easy:

Penguins
Leaside
Ted Reeve
Markham
Knights
Scarboro
Summits
Hawks
Aeros

TR
LF
TP
WBH
MI
Knyts
Scarb
HS
TA

Revised

Isn't there a West Hill team in the division?

TR
TP
LF
NYK
SCAR
MI
WBH
HS
WH
TA

yes Scarboro.
Must be a TR coach or parent...

There will be a Scarborough Ice Raiders team and a West Hill team. The Ice Raiders will be the team to beat in the East next year.

Ted Reeve
Raiders
Penguins
Islanders
Flames
Knights
Hillcrest
Willowdale
West Hill
Aeros

Flames
Raiders
Ted Reeve
Knights
Pens
Summits
Islanders
West Hill
Aeros
Hawks

Raiders will win the East and go on to win the City Championships.

Chances are Hillcrest will win it ALL.

Which team has the best coach going into this season? At this level it seems that would make a big difference.

Aeros by far this team has the best

Thunder
Pens
Flames
Knights
Raiders
Islanders
Summits
West Hill
Aeros
Hawks

Must be a thunder parent!

I see it as Flames due to goaltending, although they did not replace lost players. Pens look stronger this year. Not sure yet about Scarboro teams, may surprise all and finish high. Knights will continue to be strong. Islanders may have got better.

Flames
Pens
Thunder
Knights
Islanders
West Hill
Raiders
Summits
Aeros
Hawks

go aeros go....go aeros go....go aeros go....go aeros go....go aeros go....go aeros go....

aeros will be bottoms feeders, this season.

Does the aeros have a minor midget A team this year? They are not hosting a Minor Midget A division in their early bird tournament.

So the teams still looking for players:

Willowdale - defenceman
West Hill - forward and defenceman
Aeros - forward and defenceman
Leaside - defenceman

Lots of West teams and AA teams still looking also. So here are the predictions....

Ice Raiders
Penguins
Leaside
Islanders
Ted Reeve
Knights
Hillcrest
Willowdale
West Hill
Aeros

Why?

Ice Raiders - Have performed well in playdowns and no reason that shouldn't continue. Were able to draw from folding SHA, so lots of players to choose from.

Penguins - Apparently have acquired players from the AA team. If true, will definitely be an improvement.

Leaside - Have lost some players but will still be strong. Well coached and disciplined. Will still be strong.

Islanders - New coach and a few AA players added. Will it be enough to turn things around? Probably enough for a bit of an improvement.

Ted Reeve - Status quo. Defence is big, but slow. Decent forwards and goaltending. Nothing spectacular, but solid.

Knights - Most of team returning, but weaknesses were exploited in playoffs. need to be tougher, but where will that come from after only one tryout and apparently losing only one player?

Hillcrest - New coach apparently, some new players as well. Definite speed issues but good group of kids. Could be surprise team in the East this year.

Willowdale - Not much change in players, which makes it tough to improve. Hard-working team, just lacking in talent. Could move up a few spots.

West Hill - Still drawing players, tough to compete this year. Both SHA teams weren't going to be strong and unfortunately it appears this will be the weaker one.

Aeros - Overhauled roster, but had no turnout at try-outs. Seems to be an on-going mess from last year.

Not bad, but definately misinformed about the Aeros. Team kept a solid core and the kids at tryouts were all new kids. Some AA kids from East and 1 from R. Hill., also some A kids from Pickering. This guy may come back stronger.

Nice call. Ice Raiders will be the team to beat no doubt at this age level!

Ice Raiders will contend no doubt.....not sure about front runners though
Penguins maybe crack the top four at best.....need toughness down low,small forwards
Leaside,say what you want but always contenders....no matter how stuffy they are
Islanders lost a lot of talent...too bad cause they had the right parts but no direction
Ted Reeve...ya gotta look in the rear view cause they are always lurking,decent program
NY Knights can be beat with hard nosed grinding and muscle....better get bigger and faster
Hillcrest will move up...picked up great forwards who finish and shored up in goal also
W/Hill mostly the Agincourt Lions(SHA) will be hard pressed to make p/offs..but will make noise
Willowdale...who knows...hopefully will be competitive enough to keep the Aeros in basement
Aeros..lost leading scorer...signed kids who didn't even skate at tryouts...another dismall year

Still a big crap shoot with the way some of these boys are maturing and growing

Come on September!!
See ya all in the rinks soon

Which teams from the SHA have sent their players to be the Ice Raiders ?

Good little preview coming up with Hillcrest, Leaside, Islanders, and Ted Reeve all in the Hillcrest tournament - all teams that should finish anywhere from 2nd to 7th.

It's all about the start of the season. Team that comes out the gate strongest will hold on. Suspensions and injuries will take their toll later on and the early games will make the difference.

well, well, well - Knights and West Hill join the party at the Hillcrest tourney, chance for a real good season preview as each team is guaranteed 4 games - and you would have to think these teams will all cross paths at some point. Predictions for which team from the East will finish the highest in the tournament?

early bird tournaments mean nothing, except to get the players in game shape and to load the pockets of the organizers.

the A loop is going to be much better, as a whole bunch of good AA players came down this season. that said, the team going best in february will be the team to beat.

in the east at least 5 teams have a legit chance this season. in the west, you probably have 3 teams.

good luck to everybody.

well thank you the amazing krezkin..........

you are welcome.

go areos go

What 5 teams do you think have a chance in the East?

ice raiders
flames
thunder
penquins
knights

what about the islanders and hillcrest?

go aeros go

thanks tom

GO Aeros GO

I would definitely put the islanders ahead of Ted Reeve - and other teams saw how to beat the Knights in the playoffs, so perhaps giving Hillcrest an edge there too. Bottom line - there will be 6 teams tight at the top, I wouldn't want to be the other 4. Sorry Tom T.

GO Aeros GO

who cares about the east

they are only going to lose against the west anyway.

keep the trailer trash in the east

GO Aeros GO

Ice Raiders will be lucky to win 10 games.

LOL GTHL SUCKS D I C K. TOO MANY BLACKS AND ITALIANS . ACTUALLY TRYOUT FOR A CITY WITH 1 TEAM . NOT TEAMS NEEDING 4 DEFENCEMAN AT THE END OF AUGUST. PUSSY

Very true...sorry to say it. My son lives in Toronto but we play for Oakville.

like to travel all over gods country...... A hockey,get a life buddy.

A hockey , yeah gthls finest...

such a hater.. get cut by the gthl ?

WHO CAN GET CUT FROM THE GTHL?!?!?!? TEAMS NEED PLAYERS IN JANUARY

GO Aeros GO

the leafs need players all the time.. january through december...i think you got cut by a gthl team and your just bitter about it... a hater...

Couple of interesting games to start the season:

Ice Raiders vs Leaside
Islanders vs Hillcrest
Ice Raiders vs Knights

Other games shouldn't be too surprising.

Kreskin is here with his picks...

Leaside 4 - Willowdale 1
Hillcrest 2 - Knights 5
Ted Reeve 6 - Aeros 1
Islanders 4 - Willowdale 2
Ice Raiders 4 - Knights 2
Islanders 3 - Hillcrest 2
Aeros 2 - Penguins 5
Penguins 6 - West Hill 1
Ice Raiders 4 - Leaside 3

Thoughts? Comments?

GO Aeros GO

No one cares about the East, Your garbage! No competition at all

Where are you getting the schedule

go back to your trailors

Above picks look pretty good, but I could see Hillcrest upsetting the Knights.

GO Aeros GO

I don't know who this phony is - I am the only one who can post:

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blah blah blah

GO Aeros GO

I have moved from another province and my son is looking to play on an 'A' team in the East division - any suggestions? I see Leaside, West Hill, Toronto Aeros, and Willowdale are looking for players. Any input for which team I should call?

Do not go to the Aeros!

If you really are new and are looking for honest advice, don't expect it here.

Here are the standings from last year. Use this information and call the 4 coaches to determine what program fits you best:

Bantam A East, last updated Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:31 PM

Team GP W L T GF GA GF avg Pts
1 Leaside Flames 36 27 5 4 153 59 0.7217 58
2 North York Knights 36 24 9 3 131 61 0.6823 51
3 Ted Reeve Thunder 36 22 10 4 148 78 0.6549 48
4 Toronto Penguins 36 19 10 7 109 87 0.5561 45
5 Markham Islanders 36 14 18 4 95 113 0.4567 32
6 Toronto Aeros 36 7 21 8 99 155 0.3898 22
7 Hillcrest Summits 36 7 23 6 74 154 0.3246 20
8 Willowdale Blackhawks 36 3 27 6 51 153 0.2500 12

Penguins are looking too.

GO Aeros GO

WBH full cut dead weight.

LF,HH,TP looking. Aeros need 9players

Don't the Islanders also need a goalie? What happened there? Why look for a goalie in August?

Goalie quit..Heard Burlington goalie might come out...

Why quit that team? New coach, couple of new players - seems to be a decent situation, they should do well this year.

GO Aeros GO

whoever gave the info on the aeros is offside. They have 16 players to date. all the players at tryouts were the ones trying out for the open spots. Team looks better than last year. gooooooooooooooooooooo aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooossssssssssssssssssssss

So they have 16 players, but are still looking for a forward and defenceman? Which would give them 18 players - and that is more than they need. Hmmm, me thinks someone is full of it!

GO Aeros GO

Thought I heatrd the Aeros sign players that they didn't even see
skate.....maybe thats how they got to 16....pretty easy to fill a
roster that way.

Areos are entered in Hillcrest tourney that starts next week. You can count the number of Areos players on the bench to answer the posts of how many players the Areos have on the team.

We also get a first look at most of the east division and a couple of contenders in the west.

Now that we have those mickey mouse events called the G20 and G8 out of the way we can get down to what matters to most of us.. minor hockey. Let the games begin.

Results from Hillcrest Tourney last night?

aero look brutal

Aeros that bad or was West Hill that good?

Unfortunately Aeros that bad. West hill is a middle of the pack team at best.

Don't worry Roman, you'll play them soon too.

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East Division

Flames
Ice Raiders
Thunder
Knights
Penguins
Islanders
West Hill
Canadiens
Hawks
Aeros

West Division

Rangers
Eagles
Devils
Panthers
Avs
Sharks
Lightning
Huskies
Attack
Royals
Ice Dogs
Beavers

West Division

Rangers
Eagles
Devils
Panthers
Avs
Sharks
Lightning
Huskies
Attack
Royals
Ice Dogs
Beavers

royals 3rd from the bottom? you clearly don't know what your talking about. um, the ice dogs were -29 from season before. with -29 who did they attract to their tryouts? to put them above beavers when they did win a game last season. beavers may have not been much higher but at least they improved slightly from season previous. rangers maybe cause they won't move to AA because it would be a challenge. Sharks are way too high on the list and Attack was the best overall for improving over previous season so they too can possibly move up.

GO AEROS GO

8-1 vs West Hill

Ya, go right in the basement again where u belong............

Tuesday night results? Anyone looking really strong? Really weak?

Aero's lost 8-1 to West Hill, and 4-2 to an Oakville 'AE' team. TT son must have been in net, for the 8-1 thrashing, that kid couldn't stop a beach ball!

So far...

Islanders not playing well - surprising losses so far

Ted Reeve - playing 3 games against 'AE' teams, tough to judge, good challenge against 'A' Waxers coming up

Leaside - two wins against 'AE' teams, also have to play 'A' Waxers which should reveal more

Knights - a little disappointing at 1-2, interesting to see if they pull off a W Friday night

West Hill - biggest surprise in the tournament. Not as much depth as other teams, ride their top 5 pretty hard, but it has worked.

Aeros - we will just wait for the GO Aeros Go guy, its about all they have going at the moment

GO Aeros GO

and there he is hahahah. good summary of the tourney so far - pretty accuarate.

ahahahha royals 3rd last??? were u sober when u wrote that?

Aero's lost 8-1 to West Hill, and 4-2 to an Oakville 'AE' team. TT son must have been in net, for the 8-1 thrashing, that kid couldn't stop a beach ball!

This is just a warm up for the season. GO AEROS GO!

Tom's son isn't the one who's sidelined with a concussion. Your son is made of glass. So glad you're gone you oriental piece of shit.

GO Aeros GO

I have brought my kid in from the OMHA to play on a team in this loop - I am afraid to say which one since all anybody seems to do is attack on here. I am curious why there seems to be a disproportional amount of abuse directed towards the Aeros organization?

According to this site, there aren't any good organizations or coaches.

BTW, when your kid gets cut and shorted ice time, you'll trash your coach here too.

Ice Raiders will rule the East and win the City Championship!!!!

k, wake up buddy........

I'm awake... are you

If Ice Raiders had decent defence and goaltending they would rule the east and the cities. Need to figure out how to keep the puck out of their net. Forwards look good on offence. Need to play defence too.