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Are Igloo and Legacy merging?

rumor was goalie going to 91

I assume this is a joke

I thought 91 plays only one goalie and has zero desire for a backup

Bad move.

He was there for a little last year and the parents had a blow out with the coaches.

Probably going to the B team. They dont have a goalie and have 9 kids on the roster

What ship are they going to jump to? Coach C has already grabbed the players he wanted and if you are jumping ship he didn't want you. Igloo and 91 are jokes at the AAA and all of the other clubs are glorified town teams with fancy uniforms.

Let’s pressure test that Coach C theory

Coach C will take any kid at any point if it makers his team better. Proven time and time again including with his 2026 team. He has kids from upstate and CT on his team that are within the distance limit that the WSYL requires.

I love how it’s Coach C. It’s the parents they do this. They put their kids on teams, they drive from hours away, they pay the money, they go to the trainings, and they all know the deal. But hey there is always hope.

Yup and that’s why he wins at this age group. He takes the best kids and plays the best kids. He doesn’t keep a kid (or play him more) cause he played lax with his dad in college. Go look at what daddy ball is doing to 91 at this age group.

Express is continuing to take in kids and build there team they are clearly the best in the area separating from the other top 3 teams. I would say Igloo is likely next. 91 has fallen a bit. After that it is a garbage shoot.

The manipulation to make it seem that the second express team is better then it is , is just that a manipulation. If they take the next 23 kids after their first group and dont mix,, the second express team can be decent, but is no better then anyone else outside the top 3.

Their second team is a very solid B team but they can’t compete with 91 & Igloo. They’re comparable to Legacy. Like you said, if they moved the kids after the 23 player roster from the top team to this team they would be very good.

Is it true that Igloo and Legacy are merging clubs? Is it just certain years or the two organizations completely?

I said garbage shoot,,, not garbage shoot, there are good teams and good kids, just not at the level of those top three teams.

If you took expresses top 10 kids from their AA team, and put them on any of the teams,, even many of the B teams, you would see they would become the best team in the age group.

Agree with you .....but why is it that there are 3-4 new players at every practice from what I hear . Even a few kids from upstate and connecticut according to this thread . I have seen teams be ruined as the coaches/directors get notIntelligent and keep taking kids in . Ruins the chemistry. Don't understand the thinking there . I saw the team in early fall and it was dominant . But apparently that wasn't enough , so there are more and more kids invited each week?

This is not true. Their B team is exactly that.....a B team. It routinely gets beaten by legacy, outlaws, shore to shore, and roar. The Express top team is by far the best. But lets stop acting the B team would only lose to 91 or igloo. They can't beat any decent teams. They also lose to other B teams.

this might be one of the densest comments I've ever read on here.

You sir are fake news.

You must be confusing their B team with their C team. The B has t played the Outlaws, S2S or Roar. I believe they lost to Legacy 8-4

That B team will be getting 5/7 kids from that A team ..probably the best team in the country..those kids will make that B team the second best team on Long Island ..superior coaches and no daddy ball ..better then igloo /and legacy ..much better then 91 ..pay for the coaching..not the name brand ..

Ok. So who has the B team played in the fall ? Who have they beaten.

Agree 100% ..Keith Wieczorek coaches that B team ..you pay for that . What other team has those credentials? St Anthony’s head coach ..Even A teams on Long Island can’t give you that..that Igloo B team loaded with great coaches also

Who has this team beat to be best in the country?

The beat 91,igloo, eclipse,sweetlax, 2way, tigers ...won every game in the fall and they played almost every weekend. Most games were blowouts . Go look at the rankings and they beat every top 5 team except for the Hawks because they didn't play them in the fall .

And they have beat every long island team by a wide margin .....so.much so that there is still a steady migration of players wanting to get a spot on the team . E rey week there are at least 2 new kids "getting a look" and hoping to be added .

I have no problems with the express B team. And Keith Wieczorek is a great coach. But some people on this board are saying they may qualify for World Series. That’s just nonsense. They are a B team. They went 0-3 at Tristar and lost to legacy. Legacy isn’t a great team (it was their only win). And like I said what other teams did they play and beat in the fall?

https://www.USCL.com/2020-scores.html?TEAM_NAME=LI+Express+Haugen+%282026%29&TEAM_ID=BOYSLI+Express+Haugen+%282026%29

You didnt play TommyKnockers, Kings and lost to FCA and Sweetlax

https://www.USCL.com/2020-scores.html?TEAM_NAME=Annapolis+Hawks+%282026%29&TEAM_ID=BOYSAnnapolis+Hawks+%282026%29

Look at strength of schedule 6 for Hawks and 36 for Express - please

Lost to Sweetlax ? Won last 2 games against them , one wasn’t close , Tigers was a blowout, And this team is dramatically different from the one that lost to FCA ...and this team is ON AGE ..12 year olds ..

LOL

More kids ditched 91 for Express. They were at Express training last night.

91 is a disaster now .....they allowed their typical " daddy ball " ruin the team . Guy came in last season with his son and ruined the chemistry now that same kid/parent are leaving 91 for express after they ruined that 91 team . 91 got what they deserves unfortunately. Continue to let daddy ball rule the team and you will be sorry

Really dense on express part as well....team was dominant in the fall . Gaurantee this will ruin the team chemistry as now everyone comes in and tries to prove themselves and they will carry with them the 91 mentality " every man for himself ". Taking it themselves every time to score a goal and not playing team ball . This will blow up in everyone's faces on both sides .

I have older kids I have seen it all before . Parents of the top 10 kids need to grow a nut sack . Go to the coach and say " we were a strong team already, kids worked their butts off , we don't like all of these kids coming in and having our kids feel like every practice is a tryout , stop the BS or we will take all 10 kids to another team " and you will see how these coaches change their tune real quick . When these coaches will stop at nothing for the money grab , parents have to sack up and speak up

Wont happen - all parents will do is [ChillLaxin] on this forum and [ChillLaxin] on the sideline

You are contradicting yourself, if you brought your kids to another team, arent those parents on that team going to be pissed. I know your just making a point, I agree with your point. It shouldn’t happen.

Well is sounds like there are spots on 91 now.....

The point is " enough already". The coaches need to be told that the parents/kids won't stand for a free for all where there are 3-4 new kids at every practice. Make your roster and coach them , that's it. I see what you're saying about other parents being pissed on another team but the point really is that these coaches news to be told that this garbage won't stand . Let them feel threatened like your kid is feeling threatened every practice when it becomes a free for all tryout every week .