d10dad wrote:muckandgrind wrote:DMom wrote:
...which is WHY I qualified that with stating that "this is just my opinion".
MNG,
You have your rights to your own opinions...
Please explain your differences between Premiere and Invite.
Is it wins and losses or success in Development?
No one should argue Machine and Blades as Premiere….
Icemen & LSS????
My opinion is both Wins and losses against your listed “premiere" teams and the success in development of the individual players.
Regarding wins, Cyclone 96 & 97 Teams beat Icemen and LSS, but never played Machine or Blades last year.
And the others listed as invites were man-handled in Lake Superior Ice Cup, by Cyclone teams.
Is RBK even having teams this year?
DMOM,
BTW, I added Cyclone back to MNG's list of "Invite" Teams... maybe that was your pot stirring attempt
I added the Cyclones back to my list also, I forgot to include them initially.
The problem is the number of teams each program has. I'm more familiar with the 95 birth year than the others, so I use that as my main point of reference, others might use a later birth year.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, though, the four teams I listed have had a tradition of winning against the other top programs as well as winning most of the top invite tournaments in the area. For the past several years, the four programs I listed as "premier" have been the top programs for the 95 birth year. I would put them in a tier above the second group I listed. Last year, the Cyclones didn't even run a 95 team so it's tough to say how they will stack up this year. I'm pretty confident, however, that they will be pretty competitive with the other "invite" teams I listed.
As far as the younger birth years go, I would say the Machine and Blades would still be considered "premier", I'm not as sure about the Icemen or LSS. I haven't seen them play at all.
Yes, RBK is running teams this year.
