Does anyone have schedules yet? Is there a hold up?

You mean the tourney with the aa teams

Nike/Bauer Tournament had AA teams.
Fury Tournament had AA teams.
Little Ceasers Tournament had AA teams.

As long as you get the right AA teams that can compete with AAA teams you are okay.

The teams willing to pay the fee gets in not the talent

Uh.........NO.........They can have any team they invite.
Many AA teams are better than lower half AAA teams, and you must know that!!!

funny

Hey, its hockey without a hotel room so it can't be all bad. Plus the AA people always say they can play too and the AAA people think they are better than anyone without a third A so its good to give everyone a chance to settle it on the ice. I applaud TI for the openness of the tournament. Good luck, all.

Team Illinois 17 Falcons 2
Sabres 4 Alaska 2
Cleveland 9 Flames 3

wow , how did those two teams get in if they loose games by that much.

Is this the mm level??

Hey Falcons thats worth 1350 right

But think how much they saved not having to travel to Holland, Mich., or Nashville or some other town for a two A's tourney.

Falcons and Flames should not have been in the tourny. i mean..17-2 . 9-3. 11-5. 9-0. woww embarassing.

What level were these games?

MM

Culver destroys Cleveland. Must be a better team than people give them credit for.

did TI really lose to the St. Louis Selects

shoot out

Why aren't all four Chicago teams at a major Chicago tournament?

Is AAA in this town so cut-throat that the players' development is sacraficed for adult egos? And Illinois hockey's image takes a backseat to politics?

Just wondering.

Why would teams pay 1500 to play aa teams,with the new aaa league, tournaments will be a thing of the past, between league games and show cases there will be plenty of games without the costly expense of tourneys and plenty of competition The USpd u17 team may now be in the midget league even better comp so tourney will go by by

First off, this tourney is not a major tourney, the only thing it does is raise money for TI which is fine. There are very few scouts there if any. It is just not a good venue.

Thats why the other local teams were not there below average tourney

Yes, the parents ego's are major obstacles! They need to get real and understan that outside Chicago and Detroit, AAA is not always the same thing. Play good comnpetition where you find it, "Development" requires that you play over your head in a ability at times and dominate your competition at times as well.

There are a thousand very good hockey players in Junior Leagues around the continent.( and only a few dozen of those will make have an NHL career!) Because a player makes a AAA team is NO Guarantee he'll be one of them. There are plenty of former Illinois Studs that peaked at 16 or 18. Enjoy the ride, 'cause it can be great enjoyment when you take the pressure off your boy!