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[432j]

I know there are posters here who have been involved in SCAHA teams and I was thinking it would be nice to have a SCAHA thread to discuss stuff related to those playing at this level.


I'll start it off on a selfish note: my kid has his first-ever SCAHA tryout on Saturday. Any advice? TIA.

[432j]

Congrats to Teemu, whose son Levi and the Jr. Ducks won a championship in the Squirt (B, I think) division today at the Early Bird Tournament at AnaheimICE.

I suspect there might be others on AD with kids playing in tournaments this weekend, who also deserve congratulations. So, congrats in advance!

[ahtikullervo]

Does European youth hockey count? My kid Christopher and his Purikad ended third in Karlis Skrastinsh Balex Metal Cup in Broceni after beating Liepaja Metalurgs (Latvia) 7:3. In preliminary round they ended 2nd, but SO loss in semis against local team (they tied game 2 seconds before the end) killed us...

[432j]

Awesome. Congrats to you, Christopher and his team.

Does European youth hockey count? My kid Christopher and his Purikad ended third in Karlis Skrastinsh Balex Metal Cup in Broceni after beating Liepaja Metalurgs (Latvia) 7:3. In preliminary round they ended 2nd, but SO loss in semis against local team (they tied game 2 seconds before the end) killed us...

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Does European youth hockey count? My kid Christopher and his Purikad ended third in Karlis Skrastinsh Balex Metal Cup in Broceni after beating Liepaja Metalurgs (Latvia) 7:3. In preliminary round they ended 2nd, but SO loss in semis against local team (they tied game 2 seconds before the end) killed us...

I love the playoff "beards" a lot of those boys are sporting.

Nice touch, and good job, guys!

[Todrick]

yeah maybe we make this thread "youth Hockey" instead of just SCAHA specific.

My son is about to start his first full season in the Anaheim Ice in house league (Squirt)...
(want him to get a full season under his belt before he tries out for SCAHA

[ladiesandgentlemen]

yeah maybe we make this thread "youth Hockey" instead of just SCAHA specific.

I thought you were opposed to the lumping together of threads?

[Todrick]

I am in terms of ducks info.

But do we really need to start a threads for every youth hockey league?

I can, if you think it's a better idea... it just doesn't seem like it will be info that is referenced back to like ducks tidbits are.

[432j]

yeah maybe we make this thread "youth Hockey" instead of just SCAHA specific.

Honestly, I felt bad about using SCAHA as soon as I saw Ahti's post.

I'm would have changed the name if I could have ... and I like how this is been modified. So thanks for the suggestion and thanks to whoever made the alteration.

[Todrick]

Well... on Youth hockey non-news...

Looking through team assignments for my son's division.

Looks like he will be playing against a bit of a celebrity.... Wonder if Timmy will do interviews in the Squirt locker room?

[ahtikullervo]

Next weekend there is tournament in Helsinki. Boys are ready to go again!

[432j]

Next weekend there is tournament in Helsinki. Boys are ready to go again!

Best of luck.

My son's team won silver in the AnaheimICE tournament on Monday. He's still guarding the trophy with his life.

[432j]

It's tournament weekend again here in the States (basically any holiday) - and the first of the season for teams.

My son is at Anaheim Ice again. I know we've got at least one other AD family there.

Who all is playing?

[Todrick]

My son's team is playing... well, attempting to.

got off to a bit of an ugly start.

lost 14-1 last night

then today lost 3-0...

BUT we played well today, and definitely COULD beat that team...
The game last night however, that was just ugly.

Got another game at 3 today, We'll see how it goes.

Honestly overall, the individual play is pretty good, it's a problem with teamwork and positioning... Then again we have a 14 player roster with only 2 kids that have ever played travel hockey... So I think we are just seeing the learning curve that most of us were expecting anyway.

Also... MY GOD 11 & 12 year olds can lay some monstrous hits!!!


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The craziest is the Anaheim Wildcats team that is DOMINATING the Mite A division... They could probably play up to Squirt A and still be competitive...
Their Scores thus far:

19-0
17-0

They have only allowed 2 shots on goal... total.

[ahtikullervo]

My kid and his Tallinn Purikad played their first game of the season. 8 boys have left the squad for econimic reasons... Game was against very strong team from Finland...

Tallinn Purikad - Lahti Pelicans 2000 Ducks 5:5 (3:0;1:2;1:3)



We have a Canadian coach - Vladimir de Baghy this season. Interesting times...

[432j]

My son's team is playing... well, attempting to.

got off to a bit of an ugly start.

lost 14-1 last night

then today lost 3-0...

BUT we played well today, and definitely COULD beat that team...
The game last night however, that was just ugly.

Got another game at 3 today, We'll see how it goes.

I'm glad it was a better game today. With that many "new" players I think you'll see some quick improvement. It's not where you start...

The craziest is the Anaheim Wildcats team that is DOMINATING the Mite A division... They could probably play up to Squirt A and still be competitive...
Their Scores thus far:

19-0
17-0

They have only allowed 2 shots on goal... total.

We'll see how it plays out. It has been crazy so far, but there are two other very talented teams in that division: LAHC and (man I hate to say this) the Jr. Kings.

It's not how you start...

[432j]

My kid and his Tallinn Purikad played their first game of the season. 8 boys have left the squad for econimic reasons... Game was against very strong team from Finland...

Tallinn Purikad - Lahti Pelicans 2000 Ducks 5:5 (3:0;1:2;1:3)



We have a Canadian coach - Vladimir de Baghy this season. Interesting times...

Anti, you have no clue how cool it is to see youth hockey reports from Finland.

Best of luck with the season.

[Todrick]

Aiden's team went down 5-2 to the Jr Reign this afternoon, but the improvement in their play is already obvious... as bad as that first loss was... I actually really like the possibilities of what lies ahead for this group...

It's like having a lot of tools all mixed up in a toolbox... you can see their purpose and know they are well built... you just have to organize them and use them properly...

I will say it was crazy to see my 59 Lbs. 4'6" son line up for face-offs... and win them... against the 5'9" 130 Lbs. monster the Jaguars had centering one of their lines.


On a side note... Talked to Jason Blake and Teemu Selanne at the rink today... Teemu I've see a bunch over there but I actually had to stop and think "Is that really Blake?" then it occurred to me that no one else looks like that... I mean, the dude is damn near albino. LOL

I didn't realize Blake, Like Selanne has a son who is a Jr Duck... Very cute and very cool to see both of them just as excited for the coming SCAHA season as the rest of us hockey-crazed parents.

[432j]

On a side note... Talked to Jason Blake and Teemu Selanne at the rink today... Teemu I've see a bunch over there but I actually had to stop and think "Is that really Blake?" then it occurred to me that no one else looks like that... I mean, the dude is damn near albino. LOL

I didn't realize Blake, Like Selanne has a son who is a Jr Duck... Very cute and very cool to see both of them just as excited for the coming SCAHA season as the rest of us hockey-crazed parents.

Said "hi" to both as well. I felt bad for Selanne as he was bombarded for autographs as his son's team was in a 1-1 game, but he was typical Teemu. Had the same reaction as you to Blake the other night. He seemed very nice as well. In a couple of weeks they'll be standing in the same spot, but only in full gear themselves.

My son's team passed their biggest test to this point in the tournament. It wasn't his best game, but he still played well. One more tomorrow and then (hopefully) the championship game on Monday. If the standings hold, that will be a very, very tough matchup.