Aihl

[silverman56]

Whats everyones thoughts on the new league that has just been announced today. What teams are in it?

[minutemen]

I think it will be a good league that is run by the owners of the team, and it is non profit. From what I hear a lot of teams are leaving PIHA to play in the AIHL. I think a meeting has been scheduled in the next couple of weeks. I hear there will be a good number of teams representatives showing up.

[pghbandit11]

The Pittsburgh Bandits will be joining the AIHL.

[DCbullets14]

Glad to see it was finally announced I have been waiting for this for awhile. Does anyone have additional information on the setup of the league? This is great for the sport of inline. We now have a governing body to help support the league instead of individuals with hidden agendas.

[quick_dry]

nice idea, unfortunate naming though. (Of course, thats just my opinion from down here in Australia, where I'm already playing in the AIHL - our national ice hockey league)

Interesting to see how it'll stack up against PIHA when the season starts.

[GROWL]

After the initial meeting, I am sure more information will become available. A list of teams will also becoming soon. A website is already in the works.

[RichardGraham]

Hey Quick_Dry,

I don't recall if you ever answered -- did you eventually get your IHC jersey?

[IvanDragoTKO]

Personal attacks are not welcome on IHC.

[imasieve30]

Jeff,

Don't feed the trolls. Especially the fictional Russian ones.

-Joe

[GROWL]

To this guy and everyone else with questions,

Answers are coming soon. I promise on my reputation in the pro inline hockey community that the AIHL has answers. I do not want to dive into this entire post, but the one thing I do want to respond to is the comment i have highlighted here.

. Why dont you people question what NArch does with

their money? Oh wait it's a business and they wanted to make some dough.

Same with these cats. Look out for the nonprofit orgs. They cut mass

corners. (Can you say marketing out the window.)

The problem with inline hockey is that all of the people at the top of the sport are trying to make a buck. I don't begrudge them that, as it's the america way. However, comparing it to anything else but what is tried and true in INLINE hockey is the only fair comparision.

Why has inline hockey suffered? Perhaps because only the top 1% are rewarded in this game. What happens to the rest of the players who don't get flown in to play for the Tour St Louis This and the Detriot Mission That? The need to compete and win has over shadowed this entire sport. Who has suffered... the rink owners and the organizations who actually give a whoot, and most of all the mediocre 14 year old who should make his rinks travel team, but gets looked over because his winning obsessed coach flies a kid from Cali to play with him at Nationals. So the kid plays little league instead. And why, because that doesn't happen in little league.

How does this relate? Simple... League play needs to take over as the future of this sport. Getting back to what I said earlier, what is tried and true in the sport. RHI didnt work, Pro Beach didnt last, MLRH and PIHA have had peaks and valleys. What is the one league that is a model for all of the others? The NCRHL or college league!!! Why does it work, because it is not a money sucking organization that doesn't include its membership in decisions . It is owned by no one and operated by its membership. The AIHL is going to be structured the same way.

So before you go bashing a non-profit, realize that at a league level it is the only thing that has worked in this sport and it is the other money making leagues that are killing the sport.

PS... My involvement should answers the question of where some of the loyalties lie that were in question in your post.

[socalhockey]

You are absolutely right on my friend.

[minutemen]

Nice post Flynn, your absolutely correct.

[SPORTSPLEXJEFF]

Jeff,

Don't feed the trolls. Especially the fictional Russian ones.

-Joe

I know...I know....That post just set me off after a night of reffing soccer games with crappy players!

To this guy and everyone else with questions,

Answers are coming soon. I promise on my reputation in the pro inline hockey community that the AIHL has answers. I do not want to dive into this entire post, but the one thing I do want to respond to is the comment i have highlighted here.



The problem with inline hockey is that all of the people at the top of the sport are trying to make a buck. I don't begrudge them that, as it's the america way. However, comparing it to anything else but what is tried and true in INLINE hockey is the only fair comparision.

Why has inline hockey suffered? Perhaps because only the top 1% are rewarded in this game. What happens to the rest of the players who don't get flown in to play for the Tour St Louis This and the Detriot Mission That? The need to compete and win has over shadowed this entire sport and at the top is TORHS and NARCh who could careless, because there numbers havent suffered enough yet to care. Who has suffered... the rink owners and the organizations like USA hockey, USA/RS, and AAU who actually give a whoot, and most of all the mediocre 14 year old who should make his rinks travel team, but gets looked over because his winning obsessed coach flies a kid from Cali to play with him at Nationals. So the kid plays little league instead. And why, because that doesn't happen in little league.

How does this relate? Simple... League play needs to take over as the future of this sport. Getting back to what I said earlier, what is tried and true in the sport. RHI didnt work, Pro Beach didnt last, MLRH and PIHA have had peaks and valleys. What is the one league that is a model for all of the others? The NCRHL or college league!!! Why does it work, because it is not a money sucking organization. It is owned by no one and operated by its membership. The AIHL is going to be structured the same way.

So before you go bashing a non-profit, realize that it is the only thing that has worked in this sport and it is the other money making organizations that are killing the sport.

PS... My involvement should answers the question of where some of the loyalties lie that were in question in your post.

Absolutely perfect! Flynn you nailed it on the head.

By the way my loyalties are in the same places as Flynn!

[seanth123]

This is great news for the sport guys! I look forward to the new league/season. Finally, a semi-pro league with a feeder system that works for the investers and players alike! With this system, the owners can use their money to put back into the players rather than someone elses pocket!

A great step for inline hockey! Hats off to all involved making this happen.

[shane99]

i take it piha is pretty much gonna die? what happened to piha? people not playing in the league dont know what went on one day i hear people saying how great the league was the next people bashing it and now this