Would you consider EP a MEGA association?

Snap Happy · Post by **Snap Happy** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:37 pm

EP can no longer be considered a Mega association (or can they??). Only fielding the following number of teams per level.

5 Bantam
6 PeeWee
5 Squirt

I'd imagine they will not be as competitive in the near future.

Anyone know why their numbers are so low lately?

Survey · Post by **Survey** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:00 pm

Snap Happy wrote:EP can no longer be considered a Mega association (or can they??). Only fielding the following number of teams per level.

5 Bantam
6 PeeWee
5 Squirt

I'd imagine they will not be as competitive in the near future.

Anyone know why their numbers are so low lately?

Easy, the current population generating kids has now slowed and without more families moving in, it will taper off for a few years until next generation has kids, that is if they move back there.

Puckstopper81 · Post by **Puckstopper81** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:56 am

Kind of what Bloomington has been going through in the last decade or so. Right?

BadgerBob82 · Post by **BadgerBob82** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:54 am

EP is not a mega association with less than 100 kids per level. They will fade like Bloomington Lincoln, Fridley, Columbia Heights, Richfield. Will soon be Chanhassen/EP co-op.

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:51 am

Forest Lake "The New EP" !!!!! $\:D/$

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:09 am

Shows how many families move to old time Edina for Hockey just to end up on B and C teams.

Survey · Post by **Survey** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:20 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:Shows how many families move to old time Edina for Hockey just to end up on B and C teams.

I'd like to hope they move back due to Edina being one of the Top Academic schools in the state.

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:53 pm

Survey wrote:
MrBoDangles wrote:Shows how many families move to old time Edina for Hockey just to end up on B and C teams.
I'd like to hope they move back due to Edina being one of the Top Academic schools in the state.

Could be a little truth to that, but Eden Prairie also has some highly ranked schools.

Plett Guy · Post by **Plett Guy** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:35 pm

They are having trouble getting 4 and 5 year olds to try hockey...over time that catches up to you. Also, you can't compare Edina to EP or about anywhere else - they get 100 kids in a grade to try hockey no problem. Lots of tradition, former players live and coach there, and the general peer pressure to try hockey is strong there.

Hopefully EP can get more little guys to try puck.

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