Florida Alliance is a joke with 15 games played and was exposed. Royals at #9 and a few Canadian teams. Only good team was the #2 Toronto team.
Hey, but don't let the facts get in the way.
Nobody said they should be anointed the best team in the land, only that the accomplishment was impressive. They went about as far as they should have. Many teams don't.
They cant control who showed up or dictate the schedule. Still an impressive performance and get over the rankings - after the top 7-8 it's garbage anyway.
Plus, all of the top Canadian teams (Titans, Nationals, Barrie Colts, Jr. Canadians, Toro's, Red Wings,etc.) that were there last year chose not to go. There were 3-4 decent teams this year, a far cry from last year when the tournament was loaded with the top teams from the USA and Canada.
04 group was not as strong as in years past. 2 of top 3 teams in North America were still there, and a few other elite teams, but most of the rest of the field were more like top-25 teams. Not bad but not hyper-elite.
As previous poster said, there was a SuperSeries which pulled teams + SilverSticks was also this weekend and pulled some teams.
04 group was not as strong as in years past. 2 of top 3 teams in North America were still there, and a few other elite teams, but most of the rest of the field were more like top-25 teams. Not bad but not hyper-elite.
As previous poster said, there was a SuperSeries which pulled teams + SilverSticks was also this weekend and pulled some teams.
Hyper-elite?
That is new division for youth hockey. You are AA, AAA, Elite, Hyper-Elite
04 group was not as strong as in years past. 2 of top 3 teams in North America were still there, and a few other elite teams, but most of the rest of the field were more like top-25 teams. Not bad but not hyper-elite.
As previous poster said, there was a SuperSeries which pulled teams + SilverSticks was also this weekend and pulled some teams.
For 2004s the Q is in a few weeks, so I'm sure some of the top teams passed on the Cup this year. I was surprised to see MFF 04 there.