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You can feel the bitterness in your post. Is your son not getting PT? Is he not able to compete against these holdbacks? Why so much detest; just curious? My son is 14 and on age and competes in the elite division; could careless about holdbacks. They just make him work harder.

We all call BS on your post. Your kid plays 3rd line on koopers.

Agree, the ML and Hawks is sooo old. Same results. ML Loss and bad coaching. DCE and Crabs for sure is the new game in town. Good coaching and disciplined players = good games.[/quote]

Finally a post on this board I can agree with.[/quote]

Until Crabs and DCE actually beats the Hawks I am going to politely disagree with this post[/quote]

Didn't the Hawks blowout Crabs only a few weeks ago (and #1 ranked LI Express)?[/quote]

Correct. But I am sure that the Crabs and DC Express have both beaten the Hawks and LI Express recently. I just cant seem to find when.[/quote]

DCE 26 has never beaten Hawks.[/quote]
Or VLC

Agree, the ML and Hawks is sooo old. Same results. ML Loss and bad coaching. DCE and Crabs for sure is the new game in town. Good coaching and disciplined players = good games.[/quote]

Finally a post on this board I can agree with.[/quote]

Until Crabs and DCE actually beats the Hawks I am going to politely disagree with this post[/quote]

Didn't the Hawks blowout Crabs only a few weeks ago (and #1 ranked LI Express)?[/quote]

Correct. But I am sure that the Crabs and DC Express have both beaten the Hawks and LI Express recently. I just cant seem to find when.[/quote]

DCE 26 has never beaten Hawks.[/quote]
Or VLC

On the rise. Lol

Finally a post on this board I can agree with.[/quote]

Until Crabs and DCE actually beats the Hawks I am going to politely disagree with this post[/quote]

Didn't the Hawks blowout Crabs only a few weeks ago (and #1 ranked LI Express)?[/quote]

Correct. But I am sure that the Crabs and DC Express have both beaten the Hawks and LI Express recently. I just cant seem to find when.[/quote]

DCE 26 has never beaten Hawks.[/quote]
Or VLC

On the rise. Lol[/quote]

VLC runs Bartertown now! DCE gets knocked down a peg

True loses on Thursday

So its a 2 team race now

So sad to see Looney's completely falling apart and that they wont exist next year. My older son had incredible experiences with Looney's and now my younger son has not. 2026 team has been a disater this season for all of us. It's a shame! Current director doesn't even respond to email anymore.

Several of the top Looney's 2026's players have been reached out to by better club programs already and will probably even play w/ them this summer. There's won't be any players for the top programs to pick up, but True, Koopers, and others might find a couple. Coach is a culture killer and did the same thing over at FCA perviously. Wouldn't make sense for Crabs, FCA, of 91 to pick up the lower bottom players just to upset current roster, team and culture...........True might though!

If looneys has”top players” why are they not in elite?

They do have elite players. Looneys has more D1 prospects than Crabs and Hawks combined.

Next Level scored first, then Looney's led most of the game until the 4Q, then Next Level tied it up and scored 1st in sudden victory OT.

Anyone know the best Humble Pie Shop on the other side of the Bay Bridge? Asking for a friend.

True will take anyone and make them elite. Well, that is the story line.

This place got quiet in a hurry. Let's hear more about DCE and their world domination. VLC's goalie is the best in that area and proved it again.

Is the DC Express vs True game rescheduled yet?

That is a big game. It will decide who gets the final playoff spot.

True needs the win if they want a chance at the playoffs. DCE is good but can be beaten.

I think it was known to be "over" when Looneys didn't hold tryouts for 2027s - 2030s last fall. Almost all of these teams (before they are gobbled up by 3Step or True) have a certain lifespan. At the end of which they are either sold or just go extinct. Looneys kids will mostly land at FCA, Koopers, Predators. Lower tier Looneys kids, maybe Swarm and True.

As for True, their teams continue to be an awesome choice for players at whatever level, who refuse to work out on their own and who have whatever level of talent but aren't self driven. Hence the "we train more" motto. Speaks to the frustrated parents, not the "I'm busy on xbox" players that True wants. However any player at any level who is self driven, can find better options than True, usually locally owned where the kid's work ethic is actually rewarded. Instead of put through 50 more line drill reps at True practice because he hasn't hit the wall in 3 months.

Can someone please explain to me how VLC beat DCX, and pretty easily from what I’m told?

Feel like the preseason discussions about players leaving, coaching quality, etc. was a big huge for these teams (maybe MadLax too) and now no one is chirping??

but they have a National team for exposure lol

When do they play?

Week 6

VLC vs True
MadLax vs FCA
91 vs DCE
Game of the Week - Crabs vs Hawks

NL beat Looney's

Why don't you ask the person who told you that it was an easy win? VLC posts all of their games online. It's not that hard to search and see it yourself.

VLC 8 - True 6
Madlax 8 - FCA 4
DCE 11 - 91 5
Hawks 7 - Crabs 6

It was a tale of 2 half's. VLC up 10-3 at half. DCE outscored VLC in 2nd half 7-3. DCE couldn't make up the 7 goal deficit due to losing almost every faceoff. That will be the biggest obstacle for DCE against Elite teams.

DCE didn’t have their head coach and were missing some key players. BCE was not fully loaded. Game result more to do with BLC issues versus VLC abilities.

[quote=Anonymous]DCE didn’t have their head coach and were missing some key players. BCE was not fully loaded. Game result more to do with BLC issues versus VLC abilities.[/quote

Those are excuses. We played and lost. On to next week.

Should have had the game rescheduled

That's a serviceable excuse for a July or October tournament. This is week 5 of the regular season. VLC's "abilities" seem to include adequate scheduling ability and reliable transportation of the parents and coaches. And apparently that's enough to beat DCE. Just saying.

DCE starting FOGO, D pole and attackman are all out due to injury. Tough timing but that’s the way it goes.

Could have sworn I saw the DCE coach in the parking lot before the game. And I thought that one of the DCE directors coaches that team too. Where was the head coach and why would he not prioritize a HoCo game in the boys final year that likely decided the playoff fate for both of the team’s involved?

DCE parents are so funny. Guess what, VLC also had two players miss the game due to injuries, plus one of their top middies recently left the team and now plays for DCE. But VLC won the game, and it was basically over by halftime. It’s not who you have, it’s about how you play.

Congrats to VLC on a very unexpected win by them. DCE must have been having a bad day.

Like many of the coaches in HOCO. Conflicts he also coaches the Varsity Girls Lax at his school. In the end not enough lax coaches but they had two which is better then one. Did I count correctly? Hawks had 6 on the sideline... wow.

On DCE’s best day they would struggle with VLC. If they took VLC lightly, that helps explain the 10-3 halftime score.

So now VLC is some powerhouse team? Hardly. They are ranked 50 for a reason.

You do realize the rankings have puts teams in the top 20 that haven’t played in 6 months. The USclub lax Rankings are totally useless.

Dont try and deflect here. You LOST!!!!!! take your L and own it

Crabs 2026 looks like they are near the top of 8th grade standings again. This is a change from the last two years when King Crab did not have any interest in coaching 8th grade-I think because those teams did not have more than a couple holdbacks. For him to be successful he needs multiple holdbacks. This team must be full of them.

It is, and is mostly made up of players who were recruited away from other teams rather than developed by the club.

McClaren coached the 22's from 8th through high school - he will coach this team through high school as well. He's been doing this for years

Where are they posted?