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Guest wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 1:43 pm thats correct. Not sure whats the plan for 2024 season..I doubt OMHA teams like oakville, milton will play in this loop. One reason is that OMHA A teams have hitting ( once hitting starts) while I dont think MHL A teams have hitting

Look at the MHL site for the current U16 age group.
Milton, Mimico, Oakville are all in that loop, playing non-contact A. Those teams are there because the parents requested the non-contact programming.

OMHA is only a 3yrs away from removing contact from all levels below AA.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:37 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 1:43 pm thats correct. Not sure whats the plan for 2024 season..I doubt OMHA teams like oakville, milton will play in this loop. One reason is that OMHA A teams have hitting ( once hitting starts) while I dont think MHL A teams have hitting

Look at the MHL site for the current U16 age group.
Milton, Mimico, Oakville are all in that loop, playing non-contact A. Those teams are there because the parents requested the non-contact programming.

OMHA is only a 3yrs away from removing contact from all levels below AA.

Those aren't really A teams. They are select teams (red) who have moved up to MHL A. There is always a few teams like this. You'll see a George Bell Titans MHL A team or Humber Valley MHL A. They are essentially select teams, and denoted as such on their hockey canada rosters. It's a little complicated.

Point is that has nothing to do with U11 and younger. U11 and younger there is only GTHL west which includes the old MHL A. Or you can say MHL A doesn't exist for U11 and younger anymore.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:03 pm Any news on who’s coaching Applewood Coyotes next year? Or are they folding?

Yes - new coach taking the team and he's recruiting. His contact info is on the applewood website.

Any other coaching changes for next year or will teams be the same +/- a few players?

Looking to move away from MHL to GTHL A for U14 next season, email me at: gthlwest2011a-2023@yahoo.com

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:41 pm Any other coaching changes for next year or will teams be the same +/- a few players?

There will be some wholesale changes for atleast the MHL teams. The grapevine suggests that Applewood top kids are going to AA and West Mall. That leaves space which is most likely being filled by other A teams like Heartland. The Heartland team is going to lose its top kids since no one likes the coach there and he has lost the team basically. Port Credit may lose a few…the worst team to be on will be Heartland. Port credit and Applewood would be decent.

playoff predictions? Will vaughan win it or is an upset possible?

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:43 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:41 pm Any other coaching changes for next year or will teams be the same +/- a few players?

There will be some wholesale changes for atleast the MHL teams. The grapevine suggests that Applewood top kids are going to AA and West Mall. That leaves space which is most likely being filled by other A teams like Heartland. The Heartland team is going to lose its top kids since no one likes the coach there and he has lost the team basically. Port Credit may lose a few…the worst team to be on will be Heartland. Port credit and Applewood would be decent.

Its seems like a lot of players are looking for new teams or are kids committed but want to see what else is out there? Do all teams still have spots?

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:49 am

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:43 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:41 pm Any other coaching changes for next year or will teams be the same +/- a few players?

There will be some wholesale changes for atleast the MHL teams. The grapevine suggests that Applewood top kids are going to AA and West Mall. That leaves space which is most likely being filled by other A teams like Heartland. The Heartland team is going to lose its top kids since no one likes the coach there and he has lost the team basically. Port Credit may lose a few…the worst team to be on will be Heartland. Port credit and Applewood would be decent.

Its seems like a lot of players are looking for new teams or are kids committed but want to see what else is out there? Do all teams still have spots?

Port Credit is full. The teams available are Applewood and Dragons ( MHL). Dragons are a team where coach’s son and 3-4 friends get all the ice time and still lose. There have been many complaints and kids have left mid season. Applewood is getting new coach, so who knows how they are going to be. But maybe better than Dragons who are at the bottom with lot of drama/complaints.

Applewood has blown up. Whole team is skating for other for other team.

Who knows what will happen. Probably most will go back once they realize they won’t make any of the top teams.