The NDL was just announced....

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Does this kill 16u aa or aaa? Maybe 14u aa/aaa. After seeing what is going on with the hitmen and how they are treating their clients who in the world would sign their kid up for youth hockey?

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Great now PHC is using AI to make weird we are still here posts.

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I wonder what the AI slop means? 

Is PHC still in the hunt? 
 
Is my math bad or are there 3 slots still available?  USAH says it is a 32 team league.  I count 29 plus 2 guests. 

-peter puck

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Black Bear is starting a rival league to NDL

Watch for announcement soon

The Prophet

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I find it funny that JRF made the cut.  There teams are absolutely terrible.  All the kids playing for them now will be gone they will be built with outside kids.  Little flyers will gain back the team they lost this year for aaa blow hard parents. 
Does this mean 14uaaa and 16uaaa teams with all these orgs will be gone.  If so the THF will gain a lot of kids in the area that will get cut from there current NDL team.

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14UAAA will exist and the clubs with NDL will have new kids coming from out of town and it will create a greater disparity between the top AAA and the other aaa. THF and Blackbear will continue to $upport more teams, more letters and will displace the AYHL.

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I am not sure parents will be sending 14 year old kids to JRF to billet at AAA. Only 4 14 year old's can play on 15U team anyway so not sure this affects anything. At 17U all the best players are already at Prep or Juniors so 17U will not be top 2%. Identifying top 2% at 15U (4 14 U) is ridiculous and kind of meaningless. So much growth in players game occur between 14U and 18U. I personally think little will change for AAA hockey. AYHL goes no where. At 15U and above the talent is not the best as best players leave AYHL. At 14U and below, nothing changes in AYHL.

BB got their teams in DL with Seacoast Performance Academy and Mt. St. Charles. Heard 14U Flyers Elite will become 14U BB Academy team next year. Is this a move to make those teams better and attract local kids with spots promised at SPA and MSC? BB already can offer placement of best kids at 2 junior teams they own- NAHL (Maryland) USHL (Phantoms). Can't believe I am saying this, but I think FE/BB may be in the best position locally to attract better local & national talent and better coaching since they control 2 NDL teams, have BB Academy, and own 2 junior teams. Did BB see this coming and outsmarted other area AAA teams?

PHC has an NAHL team, but they did not get a DL spot. I mention USHL & NAHL Junior teams because these and US NDTP are only 3 organizations players can leave DL for. Now what does "we are not dead yet" mean for PHC? Will they get 1 of 3 remaining spots? I think NJ got too many teams already so not sure they get in.

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BB didn’t outsmart anyone. Rockets and Woodbridge will leave THF.

AYHL will drastically change. JRF, Avs and probably others will leave to create something better. Tier 1 will now be divided into 4 parts. DL, clubs who join forces to create better leagues, teams left out of first 2 scenarios and then the normal bottom feeders like FE.

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BB didn’t outsmart anyone. Rockets and Woodbridge will leave THF.

AYHL will drastically change. JRF, Avs and probably others will leave to create something better. Tier 1 will now be divided into 4 parts. DL, clubs who join forces to create better leagues, teams left out of first 2 scenarios and then the normal bottom feeders like FE.

I predict nothing will change before Bantam. Once players hit 13U they have tough choices to make. JRF will thrive even though their development record is sketchy. If PHC does not get a team then they are dead at Bantam and above. They will always get 12U and under talent, but Bantam and above will suffer. TB must be going nuts right now. I don't think RH & WB leave THF. I think Avs and JRF join THF and form a Premier Division with best teams. I think PHC tries to join as well to save their older levels. Once this happens AY is dead just like NJ/DV. Time will tell if FE/BB use this to their advantage. I think you are spot on that they remain bottom feeders, although 16U BB Academy team is pretty good this year. It will be very interesting to see what happens.