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Again worth mentioning. ARD was 0-3-2 against the Aeros and tied their game in the playoffs.

Exactly. TA was coached much better in my opinion. I could see that specific roster eclipse ARD over time.

There's a lot of quacking going on in this thread. Quack Quack Quack. If it quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. Yes they scored a lot of goals, but ultimately a very one dimensional team that was never fun to play against unfortunately.

Such a bizarre axe to grind! It makes one wonder the cause of being so resentful about a A level minor hockey team. And describing a team as not fun to play against is a compliment. Anything can happen over multiple seasons, but TA lost its only strong player (to TR I believe), so very unlikely for U13. LF, NYK, and TR were the only teams in the vicinity of ARD… did any of those teams keep all their best players?

Gosh am I detecting an attempt at psychoanalysis? Here on MHT.com? Lol.

It wasn't a compliment by the way. Echoed by many others in this loop. Nobody likes to see their child slashed and elbowed. Nothing competitive about that.

You talk about other top teams being "in the vicinity of ARD" ??? Here's my attempt at psychoanalysis; that sounds rather grandiose. Especially considering ARD has never won anything meaningful. Know your place Duck.

I’ll leave the psychoanalysis between you and your therapist. But playoffs are a crapshoot and anything can happen in the U10-U13 playoff format. Usually the winning team is one of the best teams but that is all that’s predictable. I don’t pretend to know what will happen in the playoffs where one bad game can end a season. I’ve never claimed ARD will win the city championships. We’re taking about the regular season and ARD was 3 points out of first place in U11 and 4 points out of first in U12. They were a bad team in U10. How are you so sure they won’t have a successful regular U13 season? Not grandiose in the slightest to suggest they’ll most likely be a top 3 team. What 3 teams will finish above ARD in the regular season and why?

Your claims of ARD being the “dirtiest” team are total BS.

Unless we are Minor Hockey Nutjobs who go to games and watch on livebarn, we tend to judge an opponent based on they played against the team our own child plays on. My kids been on 2 teams at A from U10-U12. From what I've witnessed, NYK hands down the absolute dirtiest. Cheap shots galore. Kids waiting to take cheapshots when a ref isnt looking. Horrible sportsmanship. Thats not to say there arent Dirty players on other teams. I think every team has 1, but as a collective, its NYK in what I have seen.

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:51 am ARD was never top 3. That would be LF, NYK and TRT.

ARD definitely has a few dirty players. One of them used their stick as a javelin and threw it at the legs of a player on a break out. Dangerous play but coach and parent group thought that was OK. Gross.

Anyway I think top 3 will repeat. From what I've seen in tryouts LF looks really strong with AA upgrades.

LF has been a great team since U11 and I expect nothing less for U13. I think they lost a player to AA but gained two.

ARD was in 2nd place in U11, ahead of LF and TRT. In U12, they were in first place with 4 games left in the season when the goalie's wrist broke. They ended the season in fourth place, 1 point behind NYK (East playoff champs) and just 4 points out of first. To say they were never top 3 is absurd. It sounds like you're the only person who saw the "javelin"... or more likely that you're fabricating.

The GAA is a clear indicator they are not top 3. Being ahead in standings means nothing until all regular season games have been played. ARD goalie is not in top 3 either.

This. Being 1st place, when other teams have 4-5 games in hand does not mean you are a 1st place team.

Replying to your own post! On February 9 when ARD was in first place and the goalie got injured.... ARD, NYK, LF, and TRT all had 4 regular season games left.

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LF has been a great team since U11 and I expect nothing less for U13. I think they lost a player to AA but gained two.

ARD was in 2nd place in U11, ahead of LF and TRT. In U12, they were in first place with 4 games left in the season when the goalie's wrist broke. They ended the season in fourth place, 1 point behind NYK (East playoff champs) and just 4 points out of first. To say they were never top 3 is absurd. It sounds like you're the only person who saw the "javelin"... or more likely that you're fabricating.

The GAA is a clear indicator they are not top 3. Being ahead in standings means nothing until all regular season games have been played. ARD goalie is not in top 3 either.

GAA in games he started was under 1.5 and he generally played against the stronger teams. As an example, he never lost to LF. You must not understand the definition of “never” because I demonstrated that ARD finished U11 in 2nd place.

OK looks like we found the goalie dad. Whatever happened in U11 is not relevant as teams change and U12 was last season. Again there are no stats to support ARD being a top 3 team. They relied on 2-3 goal scorers and it's going to.be much harder for them in U13. I have them in 5th place max for next season.

1. LF
2.NYK
3.TRT
4.NT
5.ARD/DMM/SIR/TA

You’re moving the goalposts. You said ARD had never been a top 3 team. They’re the only team that did not lose a top player and will have AA upgrades and no weaker goalie. Top 3 finish is no guarantee for anyone, but your confidence that they’ll definitely become weaker is baseless. And it’s comical to claim that the basement teams (SIR, TA) will be around equal in the standings with ARD.

100% not a goalie dad but ARD’s top goalie is unquestionably great and has had multiple AA roster offers.

NYK lost its 3 main scorers. Why don’t feel they’ll be in 2nd place? NT and MI could greatly improve in U13.

For what its worth, 1 of those basement teams owned the Ducks all season.

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:51 am ARD was never top 3. That would be LF, NYK and TRT.

ARD definitely has a few dirty players. One of them used their stick as a javelin and threw it at the legs of a player on a break out. Dangerous play but coach and parent group thought that was OK. Gross.

Anyway I think top 3 will repeat. From what I've seen in tryouts LF looks really strong with AA upgrades.

LF has been a great team since U11 and I expect nothing less for U13. I think they lost a player to AA but gained two.

ARD was in 2nd place in U11, ahead of LF and TRT. In U12, they were in first place with 4 games left in the season when the goalie's wrist broke. They ended the season in fourth place, 1 point behind NYK (East playoff champs) and just 4 points out of first. To say they were never top 3 is absurd. It sounds like you're the only person who saw the "javelin"... or more likely that you're fabricating.

The GAA is a clear indicator they are not top 3. Being ahead in standings means nothing until all regular season games have been played. ARD goalie is not in top 3 either.

This. Being 1st place, when other teams have 4-5 games in hand does not mean you are a 1st place team.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 10:43 am Any one have any idea about the TOP Hockey Academy.

They've joined the GTHL but are only playing exhibition games and tournaments for the next three seasons.

Any insight on this team? Are they any good?

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:51 am ARD was never top 3. That would be LF, NYK and TRT.

ARD definitely has a few dirty players. One of them used their stick as a javelin and threw it at the legs of a player on a break out. Dangerous play but coach and parent group thought that was OK. Gross.

Anyway I think top 3 will repeat. From what I've seen in tryouts LF looks really strong with AA upgrades.

LF has been a great team since U11 and I expect nothing less for U13. I think they lost a player to AA but gained two.

ARD was in 2nd place in U11, ahead of LF and TRT. In U12, they were in first place with 4 games left in the season when the goalie's wrist broke. They ended the season in fourth place, 1 point behind NYK (East playoff champs) and just 4 points out of first. To say they were never top 3 is absurd. It sounds like you're the only person who saw the "javelin"... or more likely that you're fabricating.

The GAA is a clear indicator they are not top 3. Being ahead in standings means nothing until all regular season games have been played. ARD goalie is not in top 3 either.

GAA in games he started was under 1.5 and he generally played against the stronger teams. As an example, he never lost to LF. You must not understand the definition of “never” because I demonstrated that ARD finished U11 in 2nd place.

OK looks like we found the goalie dad. Whatever happened in U11 is not relevant as teams change and U12 was last season. Again there are no stats to support ARD being a top 3 team. They relied on 2-3 goal scorers and it's going to.be much harder for them in U13. I have them in 5th place max for next season.

1. LF
2.NYK
3.TRT
4.NT
5.ARD/DMM/SIR/TA

You’re moving the goalposts. You said ARD had never been a top 3 team. They’re the only team that did not lose a top player and will have AA upgrades and no weaker goalie. Top 3 finish is no guarantee for anyone, but your confidence that they’ll definitely become weaker is baseless. And it’s comical to claim that the basement teams (SIR, TA) will be around equal in the standings with ARD.

100% not a goalie dad but ARD’s top goalie is unquestionably great and has had multiple AA roster offers.

NYK lost its 3 main scorers. Why don’t feel they’ll be in 2nd place? NT and MI could greatly improve in U13.

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:51 am ARD was never top 3. That would be LF, NYK and TRT.

ARD definitely has a few dirty players. One of them used their stick as a javelin and threw it at the legs of a player on a break out. Dangerous play but coach and parent group thought that was OK. Gross.

Anyway I think top 3 will repeat. From what I've seen in tryouts LF looks really strong with AA upgrades.

LF has been a great team since U11 and I expect nothing less for U13. I think they lost a player to AA but gained two.

ARD was in 2nd place in U11, ahead of LF and TRT. In U12, they were in first place with 4 games left in the season when the goalie's wrist broke. They ended the season in fourth place, 1 point behind NYK (East playoff champs) and just 4 points out of first. To say they were never top 3 is absurd. It sounds like you're the only person who saw the "javelin"... or more likely that you're fabricating.

The GAA is a clear indicator they are not top 3. Being ahead in standings means nothing until all regular season games have been played. ARD goalie is not in top 3 either.

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Obviously there's more to hockey than scoring goals. Since ARD has never gone deep in the playoffs. I didn't see any evidence of stellar coaching. Dirtiest team in the loop. Ducks are going to lay an egg next season.

Yes, there is more to hockey than scoring goals… it’s the difference between goals for and against. The Ducks have outperformed their talent due to the stellar coaching. ARD only lost to one team in the U11 playoff round robin then had a bad game in Round 2 vs. NYK. Their main goalie was out with injury in U12. I don’t think you’re able to name any other top team with better off season moves. Obviously DMM is a wild card. Your “dirtiest” comment is laughable.

Again worth mentioning. ARD was 0-3-2 against the Aeros and tied their game in the playoffs.

That is true and TA’s coach was one of the best, but the weaker (departing) ARD goalie played in 100% of these games, with one exception being when a defensman was in net during XMas break and the 2013 ARD roster played. The stronger goalie had a sub 1.5 GAA, playing against the better teams and ARD’s GFA was 3.21, way above any other team. With that goalie playing all U13 games and replacing its weakest players with AA players, in what fantasy world will ARD not be a top 3 team?

I'll take a fact check on this.

Yes, the Xmas break game was an anomaly that ended in a lopsided score but credit to TA coach for making his kids complete 3-4 passes prior to trying to score once it got ugly.

TA chased the back up in one game and ended up scoring an equal amount against the "#1" goalie. Pretty certain the faced the #1 in one of the ties as well.

TA was a decent expansion team, with a good coach and one great departing player.

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Yes, there is more to hockey than scoring goals… it’s the difference between goals for and against. The Ducks have outperformed their talent due to the stellar coaching. ARD only lost to one team in the U11 playoff round robin then had a bad game in Round 2 vs. NYK. Their main goalie was out with injury in U12. I don’t think you’re able to name any other top team with better off season moves. Obviously DMM is a wild card. Your “dirtiest” comment is laughable.

Again worth mentioning. ARD was 0-3-2 against the Aeros and tied their game in the playoffs.

Exactly. TA was coached much better in my opinion. I could see that specific roster eclipse ARD over time.

There's a lot of quacking going on in this thread. Quack Quack Quack. If it quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. Yes they scored a lot of goals, but ultimately a very one dimensional team that was never fun to play against unfortunately.

Such a bizarre axe to grind! It makes one wonder the cause of being so resentful about a A level minor hockey team. And describing a team as not fun to play against is a compliment. Anything can happen over multiple seasons, but TA lost its only strong player (to TR I believe), so very unlikely for U13. LF, NYK, and TR were the only teams in the vicinity of ARD… did any of those teams keep all their best players?

Gosh am I detecting an attempt at psychoanalysis? Here on MHT.com? Lol.

It wasn't a compliment by the way. Echoed by many others in this loop. Nobody likes to see their child slashed and elbowed. Nothing competitive about that.

You talk about other top teams being "in the vicinity of ARD" ??? Here's my attempt at psychoanalysis; that sounds rather grandiose. Especially considering ARD has never won anything meaningful. Know your place Duck.

I’ll leave the psychoanalysis between you and your therapist. But playoffs are a crapshoot and anything can happen in the U10-U13 playoff format. Usually the winning team is one of the best teams but that is all that’s predictable. I don’t pretend to know what will happen in the playoffs where one bad game can end a season. I’ve never claimed ARD will win the city championships. We’re taking about the regular season and ARD was 3 points out of first place in U11 and 4 points out of first in U12. They were a bad team in U10. How are you so sure they won’t have a successful regular U13 season? Not grandiose in the slightest to suggest they’ll most likely be a top 3 team. What 3 teams will finish above ARD in the regular season and why?

Your claims of ARD being the “dirtiest” team are total BS.

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Obviously there's more to hockey than scoring goals. Since ARD has never gone deep in the playoffs. I didn't see any evidence of stellar coaching. Dirtiest team in the loop. Ducks are going to lay an egg next season.

Yes, there is more to hockey than scoring goals… it’s the difference between goals for and against. The Ducks have outperformed their talent due to the stellar coaching. ARD only lost to one team in the U11 playoff round robin then had a bad game in Round 2 vs. NYK. Their main goalie was out with injury in U12. I don’t think you’re able to name any other top team with better off season moves. Obviously DMM is a wild card. Your “dirtiest” comment is laughable.

Again worth mentioning. ARD was 0-3-2 against the Aeros and tied their game in the playoffs.

That is true and TA’s coach was one of the best, but the weaker (departing) ARD goalie played in 100% of these games, with one exception being when a defensman was in net during XMas break and the 2013 ARD roster played. The stronger goalie had a sub 1.5 GAA, playing against the better teams and ARD’s GFA was 3.21, way above any other team. With that goalie playing all U13 games and replacing its weakest players with AA players, in what fantasy world will ARD not be a top 3 team?

I'll take a fact check on this.

Yes, the Xmas break game was an anomaly that ended in a lopsided score but credit to TA coach for making his kids complete 3-4 passes prior to trying to score once it got ugly.

TA chased the back up in one game and ended up scoring an equal amount against the "#1" goalie. Pretty certain the faced the #1 in one of the ties as well.

That is false. And the #1 only played against TA in the playoff tie game immediately after he was out for 4 weeks.