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Hawks starting goalie (#99) gave up 6 goals to Tigers. Backup goalie gave up 2 goals. Get your facts straight.

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Hard core troll....we are probably 8-9 days away from finding out the week 1 match ups. Week 2, about 15 days.

I've heard these same teams and divisions, though I think some in the AAAA need to move to AAA and vice versa.

Not a troll. Predators were single A

AAAA Ranking as of 2/14
Looney's 29
FCA 68
WolfPack 72
HoCo Pink 87
Sidewinders 94
Top Caliber 98
Cannons 118
Hardshells NA

AAA Ranking as of 2/14
Zingo's 69
Coastal Academy 75
Team Maryand White 119
Dark Horse 142
Breakers Blue 155
Roughriders 159
Koopers 169
DC Express Orange NA

did anyone ask?

Seems strange they would keep NL Elite and move Looney's down. Looney's had a better record. They also played the best teams and played them tight.

Backup Goalie's Dad has entered the chat lol

NL dad making divisions

<tik tok> How would they know....how would they know.

They're Gonna Know

Not duke. Prep schools.

Correct about the HS talent.

Seems pretty cut and dry to me.

US Club Ranking Division
2 Elite
10 Elite
17 Elite
19 Elite
26 Elite
29 Elite
38 Elite
43 Elite
68 AAAA
69 AAAA
72 AAAA
75 AAAA
80 AAAA
87 AAAA
94 AAAA
98 AAAA
118 AAA
119 AAA
142 AAA
155 AAA
159 AAA
169 AAA
NA AAA
NA AAA

Didn’t NL lose every game last spring?

0-7 21 GF and 52 GA.

Yep. Four 1 goal losses. And Looney's had best goal differential (-9) by far of any team with a losing record. Team 91 had a -29. Next Level? -31, lmao. Looney's added great players and, more importantly, got back a starting attack man and big, fast middle who were out the past season and two seasons, respectively.

Has Looney's upgraded their face off game? Last year they lost practically every face off but kept their games close. If they had gone 50/50 or even 40/60 on faceoffs their win/loss record probably would have .500.

I’d bet they would have been well over .500. Didn’t they lose something like 8 1 goal games?

I heard they got one of the best FOGO's in the state. 50/50? More like 90/10. Should put them in the top of their division.

Niether of you understand metrics, statistics, or correlational relationships. There is no direct, significant statistical correlation between FOW% and game winning %. The only statistic that is proven to show significant statistical correlation to game winning % is outscoring the opponent.

They also presume that a faceoff win leads to an offensive scoring opportunity (getting the ball in the box), which discounts a turnover which occurs before the team who wins the faceoff is able to get the ball into the box for a scoring possession.

You're thinking too logically. I'm sure coaches are complaining where they've been placed.

Ahhhh not all stats or correlations are linear.

Your claim is true in every sport with a faceoff as long as there is "basic parity" in FO wins per game. If you are winning 40% instead of 60%, no statistically significant impact on points scored, points surrendered, or wins. No real impact on time of possession either!

However the correlation is non linear and "possibly significant" when the FO wins heavily favors one team. A team winning 90% of FOs is highly correlated with wins. The triggering win/loss percentage on FO is likely around 2:1 or 70/30, etc.

You can really go down the rabbit hole on "why" but generally if you lose 100% of faceoffs, you are not winning that game.

Looney Dads in the house; no one knows these Stats unless your part of the team. The kid they got is the old FCA FO; you can form your own opinion based on that info.

This 100%. From what I heard they maybe won 10% of their FO last year (or less). That’s not to say winning 50% or their FO would guarantee a win, but it would have improved their chances - especially with so many 1 goal games.

Loyola lost almost every face-off yesterday against Haverford and still won the game.

It says anonymous but it smells like the back up goalies dad.

Thanks for the *but actually!* moment. How many games would Loyola win this season by losing 90% of faceoffs in every game.

If they have a defensive efficiency rating of 90% or higher, then statistically speaking almost all of them.

That same kid went 80% earlier in the year and Loyola lost 9-4

I am the PP who wondered if Looney's has a new face off guy. Thank you to the person who actually answered my question.

Hey Stunads - this was clearly a Tigers dad arguing that the goalie didn’t matter (in response to someone writing the game was close until the backup went it). Get your nose checked and get better at reading.

Says the Hawks Goalie dad lol

LOLOLOLOLOL! Crushing it!

What happened to Madlax?

and VLC - dropping out of games at Spring Bloom

Looneys getting dropped from Elite and not 91. Ridiculous...we kill them every year!!!

Is this official? I have not seen the actual division breakdown from HOCO.