AAA Price Shopping

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:10 am

Curious to hear what people are paying for the different AAA teams out there and what they receive.

STE - 45 hrs ice, 3-4 tournaments, some skatemill sessions. $1,300

observer · Post by **observer** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:28 am

I'd look at location, makeup of team, number of players, tournaments, number of practices and plans for skating entire roster in games and tournies.

To many AAA teams are carrying 20 and more players. It's a money grab and not good for the team ultimately. The number is 15 skaters and often a single goalie with a practice goalie too.

Around $800 to $1000.

Benito Juarez · Post by **Benito Juarez** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:38 am

I expect a boom in AAA teams this coming summer...
2 years of kids (current PW's) are chomping at the bit to throw some checks.

The price? Not an issue when he needs to prepare for Bantams.

Shinbone_News · Post by **Shinbone_News** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:55 am

observer wrote:I'd look at location, makeup of team, number of players, tournaments, number of practices and plans for skating entire roster in games and tournies.

To many AAA teams are carrying 20 and more players. It's a money grab and not good for the team ultimately. The number is 15 skaters and often a single goalie with a practice goalie too.

Around $800 to $1000.

Couldn't agree more about the roster issue. It's frustrating to see 20 kids on your summer bench, often with two or three ringers brought in from outside to "help" during tournaments.

Only other thing I would add is coaching. Good respected coach? Parent or paid? I think that's more important than everything else with the AAAs.

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:53 am

Great advice!

Any prices for hours of training and tournaments though??

This is nuts! · Post by **This is nuts!** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:27 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:Great advice!

Any prices for hours of training and tournaments though??

Tourneys run $1500, give or take. 100 per kid on a 15 player roster. I think 10-15 dollars per hour of practice, anymore is a rip off especially if there are 20 plus players on the ice.

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:11 pm

Looking more for the price to play for the Ice Edge Elite, Blades, Easton Stealth, Machine, Miracle Gold, Reebok Nats, Bauer Supreme etc etc etc... and what they receive in return.

observer · Post by **observer** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:24 pm

In my opinion the Blades have hurt their brand. Some of the other clubs too. Some rosters have 25+ players on them. They're greedily preying on parents who want to be able to say their kids are Blades when they're really not. A team has 15 skaters period.

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:54 pm

98 Northern Wings

4 tournaments
0 practices

$300

Thanks for the PM

JSR · Post by **JSR** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:01 pm

In previous seasons one of my sons has played for the WI Jr. Jets:

-$450
-Two tourneys
-13 high tempo 1 hour on ice practices plus usually half hour to 45 minutes of dryland or classroom each time before or after on ice
-Over by beginning of May so kids can play spring and summer sports
-Great coaching (usually former WI Badgers are the coaches)
-Get to keep one of the two jerseys and the socks
-15 skaters and 2 goalies on the roster
-some age level teams will get together again in August for a few practices and one more end of summer tourney for a small additional cost of like $150 give or take

Great program for those wishing to supplement the winter season but also be able to play other sports in spring/summer/fall

Rusty Blades · Post by **Rusty Blades** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:09 pm

-The 99 Chiefs

- 1 practice
- 1 tournament
- 1 grill
- 2 third place finishes
- a fun weekend
- lots of substandard beer with the exception of one beer snob
- priceless
- actually about $75 bucks.......

Super duper triple elite. The kids aren't invited- the parents are.

Irish · Post by **Irish** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:52 pm

Rusty Blades wrote:-The 99 Chiefs

- 1 practice
- 1 tournament
- 1 grill
- 2 third place finishes
- a fun weekend
- lots of substandard beer with the exception of one beer snob
- priceless
- actually about $75 bucks.......

Super duper triple elite. The kids aren't invited- the parents are.

99 Chiefs rock! I saw them play last year in sconny. I think the parents had more fun than the kids did. Lots of beer - brought their own grill - spread of food. The Chief's are a good team.

How many tournaments are the Chiefs going to play this summer?

Outoftowner · Post by **Outoftowner** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:15 am

Mn Flames (St. Cloud)

Each level sets their own schedule.

99s last year:

About 25 hrs of practice and dryland.
5 scrimmages.
1 mini tournament (4 teams)
3 tournaments.

About $750-800

drop the puck · Post by **drop the puck** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:59 am

What else are many retired college and junior hockey players supposed to do besides coach a camp or two and coach a AAA hockey team.

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:41 pm

Outoftowner wrote:Mn Flames (St. Cloud)

Each level sets their own schedule.

99s last year:

About 25 hrs of practice and dryland.
5 scrimmages.
1 mini tournament (4 teams)
3 tournaments.

About $750-800

It's too bad that there's not more programs like this out there for the kids that want to play traveling baseball. I know of at least ten families that would jump at this. $400 - $800 price tag and less demanding is what many are looking for. The Forest Lake or Chisago Arena would be a great home for a program like this.

Thank you for the post..

CHI-TOWN HOCKEYDAD · Post by **CHI-TOWN HOCKEYDAD** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:39 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:
Outoftowner wrote:Mn Flames (St. Cloud)

Each level sets their own schedule.

99s last year:

About 25 hrs of practice and dryland.
5 scrimmages.
1 mini tournament (4 teams)
3 tournaments.

About $750-800
It's too bad that there's not more programs like this out there for the kids that want to play traveling baseball. I know of at least ten families that would jump at this. $400 - $800 price tag and less demanding is what many are looking for. The Forest Lake or Chisago Arena would be a great home for a program like this.

Thank you for the post..

OG has been considering a program like this out of FL.

irish skater · Post by **irish skater** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:02 pm

Rusty Blades wrote:-The 99 Chiefs

- 1 practice
- 1 tournament
- 1 grill
- 2 third place finishes
- a fun weekend
- lots of substandard beer with the exception of one beer snob
- priceless
- actually about $75 bucks.......

Super duper triple elite. The kids aren't invited- the parents are.

I couldn't agree more. My son plays, cause he has a jersey. Great bunch of people. They're the fans you wish you were with. They're damn near Canadians -- eh.

the_juiceman · Post by **the_juiceman** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:02 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:
Outoftowner wrote:Mn Flames (St. Cloud)

Each level sets their own schedule.

99s last year:

About 25 hrs of practice and dryland.
5 scrimmages.
1 mini tournament (4 teams)
3 tournaments.

About $750-800
It's too bad that there's not more programs like this out there for the kids that want to play traveling baseball. I know of at least ten families that would jump at this. $400 - $800 price tag and less demanding is what many are looking for. The Forest Lake or Chisago Arena would be a great home for a program like this.

Thank you for the post..

The Northland Hockey Group has a similar format--4 tourneys, 20 or so practice hours. $600. Most are above average open teams

Outoftowner · Post by **Outoftowner** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:04 am

Yeah, its fun. They are a competitive open team. It is nice to do something else. My kid also likes baseball, golf, fishing, swimming, wake boarding etc..

Hockey is his favorite though so its nice that he touches the ice all summer, but not so much that he takes it for granted.