OP

He goes to a public high school 25 minutes down 93.
No plans of going to boarding school or prep school yet.
Has always played club hockey U15 this year. Not the best in the team but he's pretty good.
I was told if he did this summer program in Salem NH they usually put you in the U 19 pool. I looked at the rosters and that seems to be the case.

The top players played on the top half season teams against the the top players in the nation virtually every weekend in Showcases right here in New England, That is where the best hockey was fot the U14, U15, U16 and U18 levels. if you are 14 or 15 playing mediocre 18 And 19 year olds I can see why you may think it was faster. But don't confuse it with great hockey. The 15 yo South Kent team would have run the table in that league.

"..I can see why you may think it was faster.". What a smug, condescending ***** response.

An 18 or 19yo is bigger, stronger, faster than a 15 year old. So u19 hockey is faster than u15 regardless of the team.

The difference between u18 and u15 games this past weekend in Marlboro was big as it should be.

Doesn't mean the 18 year old skates faster than the 15 year old. Or makes quicker decisions on the ice. Yes, the 18 year olds with equivalent talent as the 15 year olds (like in Marlboro this weekend) will be faster and stronger than the 15 year olds.

So you’re arguing against biology? Interesting.

No, I'm saying not all 18 year olds are faster than 15 year olds. Especially the really good 15 year olds compared to the mediocre 18 year olds. Get it?

PF and BM thank you for your contribution! Please comeback next year and write out that check.

No, because I’ve watched both, you clearly have not. 19 yo men are stronger/faster than 15 yo, therefore the game is faster and more physical. Perhaps the skill is a bit of a step down from the two top u18 tier 1 teams but the drop is not as large as you’d think. This argument is similar to ones between town parents and elite parents, the town parents don’t know what they don’t know. Good luck.

You're both right, so there's no reason to continue to try to win the other over.

Games played by teams comprised of mostly 18 and 19 year olds are going to be faster and more physical.

But, there certainly are 15 year olds that are faster than 19 year olds.

One moment etched in my memory was from a 2011 game between Lawrence Academy and Nobles. Colin White was a 14 year old 8th grader playing first line for Nobles. Won a 50/50 race at the blue line. By the time he'd covered 50 feet he'd opened up a two-stride lead on the 19 year-old D man, then buried the puck top shelf. That's elite speed.

Where is South Kent? Is that in Connecticut or Canada?

Fall prep
Consistent schedule
Does not interfere with academics
A great value compared to split season programs
Coaching was strong

Good info, how about level of play? Did the U19 prep team with numerous 2000’s dominate?

Fall prep is trash. One of the refs was 100 years old and couldn’t find his whistle. Money grab.