random curiousness ... The Ireland national U19 team is currently in our neck of the woods playing exhibition games ... against association teams in the pcaha ( ???? )
They lost to west van u18A1 wednesday night 8-0 ... my sons team beat West Van Minor 7-2 in preseason group placement
// yikes ... Ireland isnt competing in any of the U20 iihf tournaments this year ... here is the lowest level tournament (teams - kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, South Africa, Thailand)