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Dont be an stunad.
There are 3 pools. Chan is in one. 91 in another. And Geese in another.
Why?
Because they are considered the top 3 LI teams to beat. So you deserve to be in championship if you rank better than the one you have in your pool.
Otherwise the championship will come down to those 3 and the next top seeded team from the pools.

I agree with you, that's why I said teams "picked"

What happen to the Geese?

Assuming Blast doesn't choke again on Laxachussets, theyre matched up with Express for the semi-finals. Blastards will be home before the ice starts to melt in their coolers.

Don’t worry. 91 beat them all. Didn’t matter which way it was laid out.

Congrats to the 91 team. Great win! From an Express parent. The bottom 15 on the Express team could have probably won the other bracket.

Express Chan and 91 are the 2 best teams. The brackets should not be set up so that they would meet in the semifinals. That would make the finals kind of anticlimactic wouldn’t you say? Maybe you should be running your own tournaments if you are so clever. 🙃

Laxachusetts beat 91 when their 1st string goalie was away with her family. They didn’t beat them this weekend. These are such hard working kids. They got a good result today because of that. No high horses involved.

“1st String” Goalie Dad, it isn’t about your kid and the other goalie was just as good if not better. No need to throw any shade on another kid.

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Did you just insult half your team PlayLax???

If you knew the Dad you're talking about, you would know he'd never say anything about the other goalie. The goalies are friends and they look out for each other. Same with the dads.

If you knew the Dad you're talking about, you would know he'd never say anything about the other goalie. The goalies are friends and they look out for each other. Same with the dads.

Truth is both goalies have their strengths and weaknesses, just like any player at this age. These kids are 11 yo, they play because they love the game. The parents on this blog are the only ones with issues. 91 and express are both great teams, packed with kids that are talented. When they play each other it’s always a great game. They make each other better, and isn’t that what this is all about? Kids competing at a high level and challenging themselves and each other to be better.

Looks like Geese and Ducks flew off the same cliff

OK “1st String” Goalie Dad. Sure, the kids might get along, but you Daddy are a pox on the sidelines. We’ve all seen your type before. What excuses will you come up with as the prodigy you are raising starts falling short of your overwhelming expectations. It’s starting now, getting overpowered by more and more shots that are just too hard and fast.

The express "B" or whatever....needs some help.

The geese season was over when they got the WI daddy coach on board.

Big brother has the help on their bench

The express "B" or whatever....needs some help.

"some" help??? team is terrible.

How many Geese are going over to Rebels?

I watched 1 game on Sunday...they didn't get a shot off. For all that time and $ think they would hook these kids up.

with the high end teams, do they coach to win? how many middies play and is it equally spread out in the close games?

Yes, 3, No.

As a parent on the O’Rielly B team I have to agree we are not getting any of the coaching that is so desperately needed. O’Reillys greatest strengths as a coach was always developing a strong offense and that is all gone. He always played the kids fairly, but now there are twenty minute blocks that keep the same kids playing who aren’t able to accomplish any actual plays. O’Reillys team is thankful to have coach Matt whose focus is defense and with his guidance O’Reilly finally has a strong defense line. It’s really sad what has happened to the team. But there isn’t a lot of commitment with this years line of offense. Too many other sports and other events to take practice seriously enough to make a difference. And you have to keep the lines strong. If kids can’t catch and throw and now the basic fundamentals that should and usually are required to be on a B team then it’s just going to keep falling apart.