you continue to show your ignorance, I'm not even going to respond.....Sit on it Mac!

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They're OK - Malvern II spanked them 7-1 in the last 2 weeks of the season.

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how could that be....as we have been so instructed here MP II isn't a real varsity team.

Friar00: that was St Josephs Prep II you beat 7-1... Malvern II would not have been a happy camper on the ice vs Prep's AAA team.

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Add in Sophomores (next season) Sjostrom and Napoli and thats a good building block. I dont know of any new players next year....just going by their underclassmen.

They're OK - Malvern II spanked them 7-1 in the last 2 weeks of the season.

how could that be....as we have been so instructed here MP II isn't a real varsity team.

When midget major teams beat junior A teams, does that make them junior A?

It doesnt matter anymore, there are no V2s, and there is now an very competetive JV AAA division.

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They're OK - Malvern II spanked them 7-1 in the last 2 weeks of the season.

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how could that be....as we have been so instructed here MP II isn't a real varsity team.

Friar00: that was St Josephs Prep II you beat 7-1... Malvern II would not have been a happy camper on the ice vs Prep's AAA team.

Yes, I know Carl. It may have been poorly stated but my point was that I didn't believe that Sjostrom and Napoli would make a big difference at AAA since they were shut down at at the A level.

They both played on the AAA team their freshman years.

Friar00

Neither Napoli or Sjostrom played in that game nor did either one dress for a single V2 game.

my bad... coulda sworn .... oh, well

Now I remember, my son dressed for the AAA St. Joe's game and played in the A game a week later. Got the 2 games mixed up.

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Anyone know of any new players this year who can make a noticeable impact on their team?

Yea, I've heard of a couple.

buliding off of the message on the ohl draft topic in juniors adam schmidt apparently is leaving next year to sioux city of the ushl after being drafted rather than attending northwood. here is the link to the 30 man protected list for the sioux city musketeers

http://www.musketeershockey.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?...D=7026&clientID=2792

Does he get paid in the ushl? What happens to education? Did he already graduate lasalle?

In the Canadian Major Juniors (OHL, QMJHL and WHL), players are given a small stipend for living expenses, etc. Once they receive that money, they are no longer considered eligible by the NCAA because they are being "paid for the hockey services." In fact, players like Eric Lindros had an endorsement contract and he made several hundred thousands before he was ever drafted in the NHL.

When the USHL first started in the early 1980's, the majority of the players had already graduated high school and were playing Junior A in the USHL for exposure. Several friends explained to me that they billeted with a family for 2 years, got a part-time job and played hockey thus permitting them to keep their NCAA eligibility.

As of today, I'm pretty sure the USHL is still run the same way with the only exception being they are taking younger players with high school eligibility. The players who did not complete high school, would attend the local high school in the town they played for and have to remain eligible academically. Most USHL have "academic tutors" that check on the players' academic standing.