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Originally posted by Hockey Dad - 94:
If the teams remain the same for the Preseason Tourny, here is my guess best to worst:

Indy
Cincy AA
Louisville
Cincy 95AA
Dayton
Columbus
Ft Wayne

would switch Louisville and Indy, Louisville comes back with alot of experience unless some 94's went on to play HS. Cincy 95AA will be interesting, might be a one line team with 5-6 95 AAA players joining the team. Columbus is a mystery as they played in Cleveland last season. Indy lost 3 93's and a few 94's to High School hockey but picked up some good players to fill the voids. With both excellent goaltenders returning from playing at the Bantam 'A' level last season they should be tough.

It appears the tournament committee knows something about the Columbus and Ft Wayne teams, wonder what they know. Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the 2 Cyclones teams? Is one 94's and the other 95's, or is one the first pick team and the other the second pick team.

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Originally posted by Hockey Dad - 94:
It appears the tournament committee knows something about the Columbus and Ft Wayne teams, wonder what they know. Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the 2 Cyclones teams? Is one 94's and the other 95's, or is one the first pick team and the other the second pick team.

Yes one of the Cincy teams is a 94 team the other is a 95 team with several players from last season's AAA Peewee Major team. So both appear to be first pick teams, one is a Major and the other a Minor team.

Northern KY does not have a Bantam team. Last years PeeWee team had 4 second years and all 3 of 4 went to Cincinnati. Next year looks the same. The PeeWee team lost 10 kids to Cincinnati and it looks like there will not be a Bantam goalie for next year.

Anyone know how the teams will shake out after last weekends mini games? Or when will we find out?

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Originally posted by jsmith:
Anyone know how the teams will shake out after last weekends mini games? Or when will we find out?

I think all the listed Bantam AA teams will stay AA. This looks to be a very evenly matched division this year, in the mini games there were alot of tie's and 1 and 2 goal games, lots of close action. Looked like alot of close games in the Bantam A division as well. Of the games I saw Columbus Indiana and Evansville looked to be the best of that bunch but not by much. I do not see either of them getting bumped up to the AA division.

The foggy conditions at the rink was an "equalizer" and helped the slower less skilled teams and hurt the faster more skilled teams. Under normal playing conditions there would have been fewer ties. As we head into the season it will become apparent who those faster more skilled teams are. Goalies for Komets, Blue Jackets, and Stallians stood out and will win games for those teams.

I thought we were supposed to find out the results of the seeding today (Monday 22). Any comment from those in the "know"? A lot of us are hoping the rankings are by ability and NOT geographic location... or that teams are not moved "down" to accomodate the small numbers in the A1 and A2. I have a Bantam and a PeeWee - we're all anxiously waiting!