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Oh yeah the Boucher's. Mama said...

Relax … none of this matters until summer 2024. Let’s see how good the Crabs are then.

Yeah he is "on" the team. He isn't a starter.

They aren’t doing anything wrong since it’s grade based. You may not agree with the model, but they are the best team now, period. Undefeated.

See Crabs 2023

I would be surprised if he isn't but I guess we will see on Saturday's this Spring.

Crabs goalie is on age no? He’s been in the same grade at BL since kindergarten and is currently in the 8th grade. Same thing with numerous other kids on the team who attend BL.

How long is the Hawk's goalie out for?

The Crabs 8th grade team is called Hardshells

I will say it again; name one team playing at the ELITE HOCO level that does not have holdbacks? I am just looking for one; anybody? Hawks? DCE? Looney's? 91? Madlax? Crabs? Bueller?

Is this TRUE?

What happened???

Their is a monumental difference between having a few holdbacks versus an entire starting line up of holdbacks

Nope ML has 3 sorry... leave that to Crabs

None of those teams has double holdbacks.

A few on Hawks as you know from seeing the WSYL team. Not double digits like Crabs.

Lower body injury potentially out for while.

Double holdbacks LOL; the rumor mill has lost their minds. Have a great Spring everyone can’t wait to here the conversations on the sidelines this year. SMH

Uh oh. Do Hawks have a back up? I thought the back up goalie joined another team?

I find it hard to believe that 16 yo double holdbacks really exist - what kind of kid would want to play with kids 2 years younger than him? Also almost every double holdback would be ineligible to play in the MIAA during their seniors years, no?

It can happen, scenario is a July or Aug b-day and kid is held back in kindergarten and then kid goes to private for high school and repeats a year.

Correct they would be ineligible. Just look at some of the MIAA rosters. There are seniors who are not eligible to play this year in the MIAA. CHC has at least one. It happens. It's not a rumor.

Yeah I'm aware of the kid at CHC - I can't recall that situation taking place before and people on this thread are claiming that the crab's whole starting lineup are in the same boat? Seems unbelievable. There are also numerous kids in BL's 8th grade on that team who have been in the same grade at BL since kindergarten.

Crabs will run the table.
Just move on.

So are you saying this is 2024 players all playing in 2026?

Sort of - they're saying players who should be 2024s have been held back in school TWICE and therefore are 2026s

SO WHY PLAY THIS WEEKEND AT SPRINGTHAW? IF THEY WILL RUN THE TABLES PLAY THE BEST LIKE EXPRESS NORTH!

Why you yelling?
Take your lumps likes everyone else.

Express North. Cmon man

All caps guy sounds like a loon but he has a point,,,,,if Crabs so good why playing the worst teams? Express, Tigers, Hawks playing hard schedules like they always do.

Hearing rumors that the spring HoCo schedule will be posted on the website tomorrow.

Spring Bloom - Crabs have TIgers, Express and Big 4HHH
Spring Thaw - Crabs must need a warm-up with some tough games against Freedom and NXT. Nice ride for those games

They will run the table and pick up the first round at the bar later.

They' be bartenders a few years later.

Lots of detest towards the Crabs organization these; not sure why we are not focusing on our own clubs and sons development.

Because Crabs can’t develop kids to be good enough on age?

And evangelize just waiting until they are older than everyone else and play down?

As an organizational philosophy it’s a joke.

Crabs are the best at getting holdbacks on their 8th grade team. Better than most as they have the BL pipeline which is holdback central for holdbacks. One of best teams ever at High School was BL a few years ago with Shack and Company, Darn, there were one of best College Freshman team playing in High School I have ever seen.

And yes, All MIAA teams and related clubs have them. Just Crabs and BL are the best at the holdback game.

King Crab give passionate speeches about the benefits of holdbacks . Which he is right about, BTW

You know High School Coaches promote the hold back game right? And I am sure College Coaches are upset by it either?

How many BL kids on Crabs team now?

Stop the whining - in high school your kids will have to compete with older kids. In college you will have to compete against older men! The world isnt fair and it never has been. Work hard and overcome. Thats called being great