What do people think of the team.

that you're a dick

Just curious. how many were not on the roster last year?

Carothers
Dodd
Groppenbacher
Jasiek
Johnson
Kunin
MacInnis
Norman
O'Connor
Scherer
Scognamiglio
Sharp
Sieckaus
Staley
Stone
Vogler

http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentRosterPoints.aspx?TeamID=6906&USAHockeyType=AFFILIATE

4 new players. the MN kid stays with the team.

Very intereting to me that the most successful youth team ever in St. Louis changed four players and no one has said a thing. That many players change at 95 AAA or any other team for that matter and parents are bitching left and right. And those teams have had no success relatively speaking.

I see three new ones Vince, PO and MG. Who is the other one?

Sharp - I think hes from MN, played for the Fire.

A new kid from MN

does this kid live in MN? not trying to stir the pot, but if the kid lives in MN, how does he make the team? He can't possibly make practices, he just tags along for games? Is this common for AAA, seams a little ludicrous to me? What am I missing?

Maybe he's 6-1 and 190 pounds. Tough to teach that!

Maybe they move to St Louis????

Sharps dad is origanally from SL, and is moving down from MN in Aug. and no he is not 6-1 190.

GOT HGH! Oh, sorry its got milk.

I thought this was supposed to be St. Louis AAA? Bring players in from MN just like last year. Should develop Stl kids.

You have to admire Al's ability to take on headaches...whether it be kids or parents or both. Good luck to this group.

9:52....can't agree more...if the STL AAA Blues are not going to take and develop STL area kids, then stop fighting a 2nd AAA organization.

What's the connection with Minnesota?

Minnesota is an island, the powers there think they are God's gift to the Hockey world, and won't allow Tier 1 hockey there. Some families prefer options that they don't provide, after the 96 Wisc. Fire folded the players had gotten a taste of winter AAA Hockey and felt this Hockey is a better development choice. And when St. Louis Blues has as much sucsess as they have had, some players will gravitate to a sucsessful program.

Yes but it is just a bummer that we are developing there players instead of our own from St Louis.

8:51: you will see out of towners sending their kids to top AAA teams, particularly in the Major years (for Nationals). I thought the Norman kid might go back to MN but, not only is he staying for his Bantam Minor season, the team, apparently, has added another MN player. It wouldn't surprise me if yet another ships in for next year's Major season.

or maybe eight or nine! When you have that talent pool, the possibilities are endless.

10:53 thanks for the clarification. So basically the family moves here and is a full participant, that makes a lot more sense. I agree that I would prefer STL kids but if I'm picking the team, I'm picking the best players available to me.

Should be a better team.

I'm confused the kid and parents are moving to STL and your complaining about him playing AAA. Where should he play. He's not in MN. anymore.

The team is way better than last year. The size is indimidating and I bet wthey will have a better record.

12:36....moving to STL was after the fact.....he was team shopping....tried out at other places, would have moved to any of them, once he made the team.

The point I think people are making is that AAA and CS should focus on helping STL kids get to the next level, not just picking an all-star team from all over the US.

Now I am confused. So St. Louis is now their primary place of residence? They were transfering due to change in employment or something, Sold their home in MN and hockey was a secondary concideration.

Does it matter? No the kid made the team they are now moving to St Louis.

1:52 sounds like hockey was the primary consideration. To each their own. Moving from MN to MO for hockey seems like the oposite of what most would think would happen to advance. I guess the best team in the country is the best teamn in the country.

Isn't 85-3-2 a good enough record? How much better can it get?

333.00 a game? Impressive.

What happened to CK?

cut

what about BC? I thought he was one of their top players.

who is CK?

BC be gone to SSM

???

Good for BC

It is only the arrogance of the St. Louis AAA parents that they would consider a player moving here to play hockey is a better option that playing in the Twin Cities. Long a hockey hotbed the opportunities abound in that hockey community. In Minnesota AAA hockey is available in the spring and summer months, and the level of play during the winter months in the Minnesota leagues and tournaments rival the best of any AAA hockey league. Moving to St. Louis to play AAA hockey is not a smart move for any talented skater from the metro Twin cities area. Look at the number of high school players drafted in the USHL (26) and the number of St. louis AAA players (4). Stats don't lie.

stats may not lie but posters on N54 often do

Twin Cities good hockey but it's not Toronto is it?

I am waiting for some knucklehead on here to suggest that AAA must be districted to Missouri only....sounds like we are only a hop, skip, and a jump. Its all about putting the best teams together and if someone is willing to uproot their lives to come here then so be it. Nobody faulted the Janssen for leaving STL to play up North of the border.

I don't think anybody "faults" anyone from heading north to advance a hockey career. Just seems odd that someone would go "south" to advance a hockey career when you are in one of the top areas in the country for that sport. But hey, it is a free country, you are entitled to do as you wish regardless of what people think on N54.

If someone is going to move to St. Louis to play bantam minor aaa hockey with no possibility of nationals, then they probably are either loaded or they have a job lined up here or both. Unless they are stupid which is always a possibility.

The chance to play for Al MacInnis is worth the move by itself. I don't think you'll find kids moving down at the other ages, I think it's unique to the 96 level because of Al.

Or maybe he's an early 96 and doesn't want to play PW...or maybe they have some other compelling reason to which you're not privy. A new player comes to town, perhaps you might consider saying "Welcome".

10:26 unless the rules are different in MN he can NOT play PW. Per USA hockey it is by birth year and 96's are Bantams.

Except in Minnesota, where it goes mid-year to mid-year

Has anyone yet considered that this could be the beginning of a massive and well-coordinated MILF migration plan?

Good luck 96 AAA against Russia!

Your success over years has made all of St. Louis youth hockey proud.

1029 Wrong. USA Hockey allows kids to play up in an older age group. So he could play Bantams

He is a Bantam if he is a 1996!

MN Hockey does not give a rat's ass about USA Hockey. Age classificationes are different.
http://www.minnesotahockey.org/players/age_classifications.asp

12:24- you are correct except your grid is from last year.

My post was that he is a Bantam per USA Hockey and is not as one poster said being allowed to play up, he is a Bantam if he is a 1996 birth year.

12:12 you stated "1029 Wrong. USA Hockey allows kids to play up in an older age group. So he could play Bantams"

my post at 10:29 stated "10:26 unless the rules are different in MN he can NOT play PW. Per USA hockey it is by birth year and 96's are Bantams."

So NO I'M NOT WRONG, per USA hockey rules he would be playing "down" at PW. However as a nother poster stated and as I suggested, the rules appear to be different in MN.

Minnesota does not compete at the national level so they can set their age levels to anything they want. Presently Minnesota PeeWee's for next year would be July 1 1996 and younger, they play levels in two year increments so all 97's and the second 1/2 year of 98's will be PeeWee's. A PeeWee could move up to play Bantams and it does happen but you are at the mercy of the local association and believe me there is incredable politics to not allow kids to move up, no matter how good the kid is. And this is one of the main reasons RN is playing in St. Louis.

Thanks Todd for the FYI, but you really need to get a life outside of RN. Its best for the both of you. Maybe consider getting a J O B.

How dare kids from other parts of the country move to our beloved city for hockey or whatver reason they want to move hear. The solutions for these scaliwags taking spots from our beloved st louis kids is very simple. We should put together a St. Louis quiz and if kids do not get a passing grade they are not eligible for Al's team.
Here is a sampling of the questions:
1) What are toasted raviolis?
2) Name three Ted Drewe's flavors?
3) Name one of the municipalities that a lot of rich people live in?
4) How many times have the blues been to the stanley cup finals?
5) What is Imo's?
6) How important is it to know where people went/are in high school?
7) Name four St. Louis ice rinks?

we could go on and on. But how dare these mercenaries take the roster spots of our little superstars!

Dumb post. Bottom line is that Al will go anywhere to find talent for his team and rich parents with a little superstar will come from anywhere to play for him.

10:13---Last time I checked this was America. Parents and kids are free to do what they want. Word to the wise, if a few out of town kids "took" your kids roster spot, he will probably have more fun playing tier II anyway.

8:49 you seem a bit jealous. Maybe should have started up a couple of million dollar businesses and sell them before you are 40, we should all be so lucky. And by the way this is not Todd, he's in Chicago lining up his next businees deal.

1:09pm... TN you are a ledgen in your own mind. No one elses.

Whatever you say Jim.

Let's not get off subject: What about the MILFs?

Wrong team for MILFS. You wont find any on this team.

So, my MILF consolidation strategy was apparently not taken seriously. This will be a long year for short, dumpy and unathletic team dads while frittering away time between games in cheap hotel lounges and near indoor pools.

If you knew anything about AAA you'd know that you don't stay in cheap hotels. You fritter away your time in a lobby bar costing $150 a night.

who's oconnor?

another of the many kids affton developed and moved on to AAA

This is the year they go undefeeted got bigger and tougher

How did they do in the tournament in Chicago last weekend

Here we go again with some Affton guy trying to take credit for a kid that went on to play AAA. If my info is correct he was at Affton 1 year and St. Peters 2 years before that. Also plays a lot of roller. So maybe it was St. Peters or Roller hockey that developed the kid, not Affton.

How about this - maybe the kid matured and just did it on his own?

my son played on his team @ Affton the last 2 years. b/f that he played CS @ STP...good kid...physical player....as a defensemen, how can you do any better than to be coached by a HOF'er? many at Affton are wishing him the best this season.

Is it too late to carefully execute the MILF consolidation strategic plan?

Is it too late for you to put a pistol in your mouth, for the sake of all the rest of us, nope. If you aren't going to get help, at least rid the world of your useless existance.

al loves the roller his new pickups are big roller players they are smarter with better hands

There goes the neighborhood!

They may want to oil the penalty box doors out in the valley.

Didn't Al play roller hockey for the pythons or something.

Al's inline players have met there match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PHnRIn74Ag

Ill bet roller boy doesnt last 3 weeks into the season before quitting.

hes already lasted 3 weeks dumass he'll be the best D on that team

Sure, make the best team in North America and quite a few weeks into the season. Seems likely to me. Sounds like a pissed off parent that his "kids spot" was taken by a lowly roller kid. Central States should be fun.

The best D on the team?? you joking, right? biggest head case, maybe.

It is the same every year. Al changes 2-4 players and just keeps on winning. People say he made mistakes in his picks (gee I wonder if those are the same people who are no longer on the team) and the team just keeps on going well.

So all you got to come up with is his new pick or picks are bad. Ot, isnt it just awful that these kids have not lived in St. Louis for a certain period of time. Let me give you a new angle to work. USA hockey has mandated that the maximum number of games a Tier I team can play in a year is 75. Why dont you come up with the team not going to be so good not playing so many games angle.

You think USA hockey can tell Al what to do? They'll play another hundred games and lose another two.

July 19 2009, 8:32 AM what the are you talking about. That was quite a rant. Sometimes you get confused about what your trying to say. Must be those cold winters up north.

I know when someone posted "the best D on the team. TN just naturally thought they must be talking about RN.

7:59, it was a pretty simple post. What are you confused about?

the best d on the team didnt take anybodys spot only 5 d tryed out gotta wonder what is go in on when al can only get 5 D to his tryouts

First of all. None of the previous posts were directed at anything you were responding to. Which was what I was referring to when I said YOU get confused.

Why was this bumped? Feeling a little neglicted with nobody talking about the greatest show on ice? Okay puffy chest tell us how great they are. 30-0 so far ten grand spent and ten missed days of school?

Who needs school, they will all be in the NHL at 18

How did the 96's do on there trip to Cleveland?

cleveland 5 - st.l 5
cleveland 2 - st.l 1
cleveland 6 - st.l 1

Are there no goalies in Minnesota?

Looks like maybe the cuts weren't necessarily the right moves. Chemistry is huge in hockey,more important than individual size or speed.

Will the future NHLers all be moving to Cleveland next year?

I heard that the only future NHL'ers are already playing for NPI.

You heard wrong. They are playing in MN.

Trouble in Green bay this weekend

not hardly

In Green Bay; W 8-1, W4-1, T1-1

you enjoying talking to yourself?

The 95 Amateur Blues are a team St. Louis can root for!
W 5-2
W 11-1
W 7-4
vs Milwaukee

97 AAA this week end vs Chicago Mission went 1-1-1.
1. L, 5-3
2. T, 2-2
3. W, 4-3

their former best player is now one of three 96's playing for #1 ranked (at Bantam Major) SSM. 5 goals in 5 games as well.
http://www.s-sm.org/ftpimages/131/download/Bantam%20Tier%20I%20Stats%202009.xls

That is quite the roster, seems like everyone knows how to put the puck in the net on that team. Sounds like it is not so good for the 96 Blues but great for this kid. Very Impressive!!!

Best player? The best player went to NPI and they gave him a black Mercedes.

No need for snarky cheap comments.

Since he is only 13 did they also give him a chauffer?

How will the team do against the red army in Chicago?

More important than an exihibition game how will they do in the Nike Bauer tournament?