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How many kids on roster?
Guest:
How many kids should a roster have, how many is too many, and what level
Guest:
13 skaters 2 goalies through PW is best. Bantam usually add 2 skaters for 15/2. 16U and older 18/2. Unless your are PHC and you roster 18 at banatam, 17 at PW. More AAA and AA teams are rostering 18 at PW & Bantam. This way clueless parents pay for the extra letter and their 4th line and 3rd pair D kids play 5 minutes a game. When will parents learn the so called "best teams/best rinks" are full of sh*t, recruit kids for AAA & AA (don't develop) and only want your $$$$$$$!
Guest:
Whose money do they want, the top players, or the kids on the 3rd & 4th line?
I have always found less players the better the kids work together
Guest:
--- Quote from: Guest on October 16, 2025, 09:12:10 AM ---Whose money do they want, the top players, or the kids on the 3rd & 4th line?
I have always found less players the better the kids work together
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They want the 3rd & 4th line kids money. Top 10 players on some teams get 90% playing time while other 5-8 kids sit on bench. This is what top teams do. Those bottom line kids should move on to a lower ranked AAA team where they will get top line minutes. Development is what matters, except at PHC & other teams of their ilk. They just recruit better talent, push aside kids and trap them in their AA teams. Beware anything you are promised by TB or other hockey directors that only care about wining!
Guest:
That’s an unfair characterization. Almost every team in AY rosters 18/2 at Bantam not because they want the money but because of injuries as checking starts. Every 2012 team in AY has been hit by rash of significant injuries except for PHC.
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