This is correct. those teams will only play each other. They won't play any of the lower E9 teams. The full season teams will once things get reshuffled after Thanksgiving.
This what I’ve been hearing. Official notification will come on July 20th
E9
1 MSC U14F - E
2 SPA U14F - E
3 River Rats U14H - E
4 Patriots U14F - E
5 Advantage 14 – E
6 Warriors U14H – E
7 Avalanche U14F – E
8 Casco Bay U14F - E
9 River Rats U14F – E (Weak team)
10 Wizards U14H – E (Very Weak team)
11 Glades U14F – E (Very Weak team)
12 Americans U14F – E (Very Weak team)
13 Giants U14H – Elite (Very Weak team)
BHL American
North
1 Winter Club 08 - Elite
2 Boston Jr. Rangers U14F - Elite
3 Express U14F – E
4 Middlesex Icemen U14F - Elite
5 Imperials U14F - Elite
6 NE Knights U14F – E
7 Boston Jr. Bruins U14H - Elite
Not to mention it is U14 - worst year of youth hockey - half these team will look different come Christmas.
I thought it was Thanksgiving. Maybe Easter?
If they follow their normal scheduling routine, Christmas is about right. In the past, they've taken a long pause after Thanksgiving to allow teams to adjust by combining teams, bringing in new players, etc. so they can play the second half of the season.