FL Alliance kids both talked to coach in advance of making the move. Since they played for a top-team, they had golden tickets.
It seems some FL parents were worried their kids wouldn't get to play in the Q, so they packed up and went to teams that either had a charter (Compuware) or were a likely lock to qualify (IHC).
04 IHC Elite team added a couple of out-of-state players this past year - anyone know if that was set up ahead of time based on previous knowledge of the players....or did they come to in-season skates?