Offical 94' AAA 2008

StuddlyTender · Post by **StuddlyTender** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:25 pm

This forum is for scores and stats.

StuddlyTender · Post by **StuddlyTender** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:27 pm

Thunder lost to the rangers 5-3

Hockey1919 · Post by **Hockey1919** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:43 pm

Blades 6 to 1 over Team Midwest ( Scrimmage )

StuddlyTender · Post by **StuddlyTender** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:57 am

Jr. Gophers beat the Ranger's 3-1

puckfan · Post by **puckfan** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:10 pm

Are these Showcase league game scores?

StuddlyTender · Post by **StuddlyTender** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:37 pm

puckfan wrote:Are these Showcase league game scores?

Yea Showcase is AAA

a ice person · Post by **a ice person** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:17 pm

Showcase is AAA? Well everyone has their opinion I guess.

GR3343 · Post by **GR3343** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:27 pm

a ice person wrote:Showcase is AAA? Well everyone has their opinion I guess.

You hadn't noticed the AAA on most of the jerseys? Usually a tip off.

CoachJ · Post by **CoachJ** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:57 pm

GR3343 wrote:
a ice person wrote:Showcase is AAA? Well everyone has their opinion I guess.
You hadn't noticed the AAA on most of the jerseys? Usually a tip off.

If I take a pair of no name blue jeans and sew a levi tag on. Are they Levi jeans Now or the same blue jeans?

Quality is up to the consumer.

Showcase AAA is not the same as Mn Blades AAA no matter what the jersey says on it. My Kid plays AAA for showcase. So I like the fact that showcase offers it.

Not everyone can play for the Blades they already have 25 skaters and 4 goalies.

puckfan · Post by **puckfan** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:08 pm

Hey I wasn't giving a shot to anything, just wondering if you were posting Showcase league game scores in this forum or if this was for the independent team scores

The teams you were mentioning were not familiar to me, so when in doubt, you ask.....right?

As long as your happy with what you pay for, why should anybody else care?

CoachJ · Post by **CoachJ** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:35 pm

puckfan wrote:Hey I wasn't giving a shot to anything, just wondering if you were posting Showcase league game scores in this forum or if this was for the independent team scores

The teams you were mentioning were not familiar to me, so when in doubt, you ask.....right?

As long as your happy with what you pay for, why should anybody else care?

Agreed

GreenHeart · Post by **GreenHeart** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:41 pm

a ice person wrote:Showcase is AAA? Well everyone has their opinion I guess.

We have experience with two AAA teams; one was "invitational"; we didn't come close to winning a game ALL season and there were all sorts of shenanigans.

The Showcase AAA team had much better players then our "invitational" team, an excellent coach and a great/fun format for kids that play other sports.

Night Train · Post by **Night Train** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:12 pm

I think what Studdly Tender is talking about is the Minnesota AAA Hockey League which is owned by Showcase (the company). Here's a link to the MN AAA Hockey League standings.

http://www.showcasehockey.com/lstanding ... eague_id=7

Showcase (the company) also operates a League called Showcase. Teams that play in the Showcase League are generally formed with players from a single association. Here's a link to the Showcase standings.

http://www.showcasehockey.com/lstanding ... ague_id=16

The MN AAA Hockey League has teams formed of players from a few to several associations. The MN AAA Hockey League plays 6-7 games and in the open division of the Meltdown in the spring, takes May, June and July off and then play 5-6 games and in the open division of the Easton Cup and MN AAA Hockey League tournaments in the fall. It's a really nice AAA option for athletes that play baseball, soccer, lacrosse, own a cabin, etc.

Several "Independent" AAA hockey teams started as teams in the MN AAA Hockey League.

I posted earlier that there are at least 20 1994 AAA teams in the metro alone. They should all be in the MN AAA Hockey League.

a ice person · Post by **a ice person** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:33 pm

Night Train commented"I posted earlier that there are at least 20 1994 AAA teams in the metro alone. They should all be in the MN AAA Hockey League."

No, all teams should not belong to the MN AAA League. We have had experience playing in the MN AAA League and we now play with a independent Teir 1 AAA team. There is not one thing that the So called "AAA" Showcase team offered that was better than the independent team has to offer, unless you like to pay more for your team dues so others can make a salary off of you. The Showcase teams play way to many games,not enough practices(and their practices are usually only a hour,which is one of the great downfalls of association hockey),and you pay more money. Most Showcase teams are at best a Teir II team, and some are not even at that level. If Showcase teams were comparible to independent teams you would see more of them in the invite tournaments and for the few that do play in invite tournaments not too often do they go very far. If the reasoning for playing on these Showcase teams is because your chid wants to also play baseball,lacrosse or another sport, you should find a independent AAA team that also has practice players on their roster( these players go to all the practices but is not on the tournament rosters unless they need a substitution, the cost is usually 1/2 of what the other players play) this seems like it works for most kids that want to play multiple sports. Your child will actual improve on his skills and other abilities over the summer practicing with this level of players instead of just filling the pocket books of the Showcase and playing aton of games in a league that always seems lopsided in skill levels within the league. And I know for a fact that many independent teams are looking for these practice players to add to their rosters, they help keep costs down. Most independent teams only charge for what it costs for them to practice,play,uniforms,etc...

CoachJ · Post by **CoachJ** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:17 pm

a ice person wrote:Night Train commented"I posted earlier that there are at least 20 1994 AAA teams in the metro alone. They should all be in the MN AAA Hockey League."

No, all teams should not belong to the MN AAA League. We have had experience playing in the MN AAA League and we now play with a independent Teir 1 AAA team. There is not one thing that the So called "AAA" Showcase team offered that was better than the independent team has to offer, unless you like to pay more for your team dues so others can make a salary off of you. The Showcase teams play way to many games,not enough practices(and their practices are usually only a hour,which is one of the great downfalls of association hockey),and you pay more money. Most Showcase teams are at best a Teir II team, and some are not even at that level. If Showcase teams were comparible to independent teams you would see more of them in the invite tournaments and for the few that do play in invite tournaments not too often do they go very far. If the reasoning for playing on these Showcase teams is because your chid wants to also play baseball,lacrosse or another sport, you should find a independent AAA team that also has practice players on their roster( these players go to all the practices but is not on the tournament rosters unless they need a substitution, the cost is usually 1/2 of what the other players play) this seems like it works for most kids that want to play multiple sports. Your child will actual improve on his skills and other abilities over the summer practicing with this level of players instead of just filling the pocket books of the Showcase and playing aton of games in a league that always seems lopsided in skill levels within the league. And I know for a fact that many independent teams are looking for these practice players to add to their rosters, they help keep costs down. Most independent teams only charge for what it costs for them to practice,play,uniforms,etc...

Not every Kid trying out is going to make these independent AAA teams. So Again Showcase is a nice opportunity for the AVG player to try to better themselves. It sounds as if you are saying that its ok to be a practice player and maybe the kids that play showcase want to play the game. I understand what you are saying , I think you need to understand some kids like the fact they can show up 30 minutes before game and just play the game.

a ice person · Post by **a ice person** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:53 pm

CoachJ wrote:
a ice person wrote:Night Train commented"I posted earlier that there are at least 20 1994 AAA teams in the metro alone. They should all be in the MN AAA Hockey League."

No, all teams should not belong to the MN AAA League. We have had experience playing in the MN AAA League and we now play with a independent Teir 1 AAA team. There is not one thing that the So called "AAA" Showcase team offered that was better than the independent team has to offer, unless you like to pay more for your team dues so others can make a salary off of you. The Showcase teams play way to many games,not enough practices(and their practices are usually only a hour,which is one of the great downfalls of association hockey),and you pay more money. Most Showcase teams are at best a Teir II team, and some are not even at that level. If Showcase teams were comparible to independent teams you would see more of them in the invite tournaments and for the few that do play in invite tournaments not too often do they go very far. If the reasoning for playing on these Showcase teams is because your chid wants to also play baseball,lacrosse or another sport, you should find a independent AAA team that also has practice players on their roster( these players go to all the practices but is not on the tournament rosters unless they need a substitution, the cost is usually 1/2 of what the other players play) this seems like it works for most kids that want to play multiple sports. Your child will actual improve on his skills and other abilities over the summer practicing with this level of players instead of just filling the pocket books of the Showcase and playing aton of games in a league that always seems lopsided in skill levels within the league. And I know for a fact that many independent teams are looking for these practice players to add to their rosters, they help keep costs down. Most independent teams only charge for what it costs for them to practice,play,uniforms,etc...
Not every Kid trying out is going to make these independent AAA teams. So Again Showcase is a nice opportunity for the AVG player to try to better themselves. It sounds as if you are saying that its ok to be a practice player and maybe the kids that play showcase want to play the game. I understand what you are saying , I think you need to understand some kids like the fact they can show up 30 minutes before game and just play the game.

Yes I would agree. Just letting people know of the options out there.

StuddlyTender · Post by **StuddlyTender** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:08 pm

Rangers beat knighs 4-2

hockeyguy4 · Post by **hockeyguy4** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:54 pm

Hockey1919 wrote:Blades 6 to 1 over Team Midwest ( Scrimmage )

scrimmage for the blades tryout for midwest

Night Train · Post by **Night Train** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:56 am

Chi-Town Shuffle

http://www.chitownshuffle.com/index.htm

Meltdown open

http://www.showcasehockey.com/tournpage ... ament_id=7

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