What is with this AA and A stuff?

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WB6162
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What is with this AA and A stuff?

Post by WB6162 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:03 pm

It's been a few years since I had kids in youth hockey but I had to laugh at this.

So A is what if AA is the top level?

Why not call it "A lite" like lite beer?

Either you're an A player or not. What is with this?

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Post by Goaliedad1 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:22 pm

I agree what is all AA and A stuff? YHH staff rankings are now just AA rankings. They do not staff rank A teams-last year they did? The A programs are being looked at as second class. MN Hockey has created a monster in this AA and A split. Two years ago all teams were A and played each other. Now AA teams will not play A teams and the A teams are really playing the big AA programs A teams which are really B1 teams.

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Post by DrGaf » Tue Nov 05, 2013 1:49 pm

We have kids in the "system" ... and we still have no idea what it is.
Sorry, fresh out, Don't Really Give Any.

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Post by packer18 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:14 pm

I agree! I wonder if its parents that are pushing this wanting there kid to be an A player they didnt want little johnny to be a B1 player. lets just go back to the old system A B1 B2.

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Post by old goalie85 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:19 pm

It's $$/Trophys .

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Post by MrBoDangles » Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:25 pm

On par with obamacare.

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Post by oldman70 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:39 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
:cry: This is hockey forum, not a political one, keep it on topic.

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Post by oldman70 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:39 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
:cry: This is hockey forum, not a political one, keep it on topic.

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Post by oldman70 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:41 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
:cry: This is hockey forum, not a political one, keep it on topic.

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Post by oldman70 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:42 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
:cry: This is hockey forum, not a political one, keep it on topic.

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Post by MrBoDangles » Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:22 pm

It's not political anymore when its now a part of our lives. Our lives. Our lives.

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Post by hockeygoof1 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:42 pm

oldman70 wrote:
MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
:cry: This is hockey forum, not a political one, keep it on topic.
I got it the third time, third time, third time. Go back to Linden Hills.

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Post by DrGaf » Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:05 am

MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
Uncalled for.

Comparing government website development and NGIN is unfair. Apples and oranges.
Sorry, fresh out, Don't Really Give Any.

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Post by SCBlueLiner » Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:53 am

To be fair, there's many a hockey parent who thinks their kid didn't make a team because of politics.

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Post by Chandler23 » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:02 pm

hockeygoof1 wrote:
oldman70 wrote:
MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
:cry: This is hockey forum, not a political one, keep it on topic.
I got it the third time, third time, third time. Go back to Linden Hills.
:lol:

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Post by YouthHockeyHub » Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:35 pm

Goaliedad1 wrote:I agree what is all AA and A stuff? YHH staff rankings are now just AA rankings. They do not staff rank A teams-last year they did? The A programs are being looked at as second class. MN Hockey has created a monster in this AA and A split. Two years ago all teams were A and played each other. Now AA teams will not play A teams and the A teams are really playing the big AA programs A teams which are really B1 teams.
When we receive enough data, we will cover 10A, 12A, SQB, SQA, PWB1, PWA, PWAA, BB1, BA, and BAA on our Staff Rankings. We have plenty of data on PWAA (our tournament) and BAA (running a tourney in Brainerd next weekend and needed to seed for it).

If anything, our site, once fully on the NGIN network, will slowly add in NOW Rankings (computer ranks) for all levels (SQB2, SQC, PWC, PWB2, BANB2, BANC, and U10B, U12B, U14A, and U14B).

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Post by MrBoDangles » Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:42 pm

DrGaf wrote:
MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
Uncalled for.

Comparing government website development and NGIN is unfair. Apples and oranges.
It's a coin flip on which has a better line of communication.

:P

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No

Post by Vinko Bogataj » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:26 pm

Nm

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Post by Ugottobekiddingme » Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:58 pm

I'm not MNsure but I believe A would be best defined as B1.

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Post by TheSiouxSuck » Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:29 pm

packer18 wrote:I agree! I wonder if its parents that are pushing this wanting there kid to be an A player they didnt want little johnny to be a B1 player. lets just go back to the old system A B1 B2.
You mean A B C levels?

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Post by Nevertoomuchhockey » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:47 am

SCBlueLiner wrote:To be fair, there's many a hockey parent who thinks their kid didn't make a team because of politics.
Ha. Biggest understatement I've ever seen posted here. Everyone else just passed by that little jewel.

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Post by Sats81 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:07 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:
DrGaf wrote:
MrBoDangles wrote:On par with obamacare.
Uncalled for.

Comparing government website development and NGIN is unfair. Apples and oranges.
It's a coin flip on which has a better line of communication.

:P
No doubt there!

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Post by Tripod » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:59 am

Goaliedad1 wrote:I agree what is all AA and A stuff? YHH staff rankings are now just AA rankings. They do not staff rank A teams-last year they did? The A programs are being looked at as second class. MN Hockey has created a monster in this AA and A split. Two years ago all teams were A and played each other. Now AA teams will not play A teams and the A teams are really playing the big AA programs A teams which are really B1 teams.
Some associations have a total of thirty bantams (or peewees) to pick three teams from... and you expect their A team to compete with an association that can pick a A team from eighty bantams?

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Post by The Exiled One » Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:26 pm

Tripod wrote:Some associations have a total of thirty bantams (or peewees) to pick three teams from... and you expect their A team to compete with an association that can pick a A team from eighty bantams?
Then why have an A team? Why not just start with a B team?

But... these go to 11.

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Post by Tripod » Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:54 pm

Why not just start with a B team?

Just following the HS classification of AA and A, I guess. Doesn't seem that out of line to me. Football is five or six classes. Should they go to one class?

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