ARIZONA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
December 10, 2012 – 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Ice Den – Warming Room
Attendees
Name / 11/12/2012Jeff Farr - AHSHA / V Present
Tim Reckell – AHSHA / V Absent
Brendan Shaw – CAHA (Proxy to Joe P) / V Absent
Bob Platt – AHU / V Present
Bill Wright - Az Runners / V Present
Joe Petruzzella – CAHA / V Present
Tony Radke – CAHA / V Present
David Kenyon – DYHA (proxy for James Goon) / V Absent
James Emson – DYHA / V Present by phone
Mark Manone – FYHA / V Absent
Evan Gavrilles – Mission (Proxy to Jeremy Goltz) / V Absent
Jim Rogers - VOSHA / V Present
James Goon -VOSHA / V Present
Jon Brooks – President (proxy to Jeff Farr) / V Present by phone
Geoff Pashkowski - Director at Large / NV Present
Adam Mims - Adult Hockey / NV Absent
Donnalee Jerome – Associate Registrar / NV Present
Larry Gibson CEP / NV Present
Paul Crane - Sled Hockey / NV Absent
Bryan Eisentraut – State Supv of Officials / NV Present
Herb Haley – State Safety Director / NV Absent
Mike Swartz – Tucson / NV Absent
Bret Fera – Rubber Magazine / V – Absent
Scott Swartz – CAHA / NV - Absent
Michelle McBay / NV Present
Guest
Mike DeAngelis (CAHA / NV - Present
Jeremy Goltz / V Present
Meeting Minutes
· Call to Order and Verification of Quorum –
o 6:49 pm. MST meeting called to order.
o 10 voting team members present.
o Proxies: 4
Acceptance of December Agenda
MOTION: Review and acceptance of December agenda
Presented by: Jeff Farr Second by: Jim Rogers Vote: All Favor
· Review and Acceptance of Prior Board Meeting Minutes
MOTION: Approval of November BOD meeting minutes
Presented by: Bill Wright Second by: Jeremy Goltz Vote: All Favor
· Voting BOD went into appeal session to review positive return of a Background Screening application. After appeal from representatives and applicant was heard and discussed by the BOD, applicant was deemed to be within the appropriate guidelines for AAHA sanctioned activities.
MOTION: To Reinstate applicant and approve Background Screening
Presented by: Jim Rogers Second by: Tony Radke Vote: All Favor
· Treasurers Report: Reviewed budget vs actuals and where we are today. Not much change over last month.
MOTION: Approve Treasurer’s Report
Presented by: Jeff Farr Second by: Jeremy Goltz Vote: All Favor
· Coaching Report: It was reported that the last two coaching clinics of the season were held in Flagstaff with a strong turnout. Coaches who have not taken their age specific modules by December 31st will not be allowed on the ice. No grace period will be allowed this year. Board discussed that requests for a temporary coaching card can only be granted one time per hockey career.
· Officiating Report: All sessions are complete. Overall numbers for referees are looking good and looks like there will be more officials this year. Currently there are 239 registered officials’ vs 216 last year. Officiating committee continues to work with officials to improve their positioning awareness during the game.
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· Registrars Report: Distributed registration data as of December 10th. Showed at total of 4282 players registered statewide and 795 players stated as unclaimed.
Old Business:
· Dates have been finalized or State Tier 1 and Tier 2 Championships
o Tier I will be held February 6 -10
o Tier II will be held March 5-10
· Locations:
· U14 – Oceanside
· U 16 & U 18 – Arcadia
· Championship game location still being determined; however, the BOD requested that we look into having them at Jobing.com Arena.
Motion: Approve dates and locations
Presented by: Joe Petruzzella Second: Jim Rogers Vote: All Favor
Team line ups:
U 14:
1 DYHA Firebirds
2 CAHA Jr Coyotes
3 AZ Hockey Union
4 Mission
U 16::
1 DYHA Firebirds
2 Mission
3 Arizona Hockey Union
U 18:
1 Mission
2 CAHA
· Review tentative dates and locations for State Player Development Camps: Still no date has been finalized; however, tentative dates for the first part are March 15,16 & 17th at Arcadia & Oceanside and 2nd half on 29, or 30th of March. The plan is to have 3 sessions each weekend.
· Follow up on expiring Background Screenings: It was reported that there are still several Backgrounds that have not been renewed; however, renewal continue to come in on a daily basis. BOD have been working with their associations to get the word out and will continue to reach out regarding the December 31st deadline.
· Update on Rubber Magazine Proposal: Board decided to keep Rubber Magazine in the budget.
· Follow up on proposal to consolidate to one state referee association: A new committee was formed to establish one Officiating organization. Members will include: Bryan Eisentraut (Chair), Christian Stratton, Herb Haley, Rigel Pihlaninen, Stan Szczurek and Wayne Bonney (Ex-officio). Bryan reported that he has reached out to other organizations to learn how they structure their program A planning meeting has been set up for Dec 20. Bryan will report back at next Board meeting.
· Credentialing requirement for coaches: BOD discussed how to manage and enforce that each association is in compliance with state and district policies. Each association will be asked to provide a list of their coaches to have them identify their specific module to ensure they are coaching at the right level. Coaches not at the right level will be suspended from coaching. BOD need to go back to their association to make sure that everyone follows though by December 31st.
· Cross Ice Dividers: Should be receiving soon.
· Delinquent Player Update: There are no delinquencies at this time.
· Status of Commitment Letters: Most association Commitment Letters have been received and uploaded to the AAHA website.
New Business
· AAHA Administrator Update: Michelle McBay reported that the main project has been collecting Commitment Letters from each association, putting them into a spreadsheet and uploaded to the website. She has also been working on tracking down those individuals whose background is due to expire the end of December.
· Rocky Mountain Girl’s Showcase and next steps: Donnalee reported that the budget has been finalized. Tryouts are scheduled for local girls in January. Next steps are to find out what other out of state associations are doing as well as Arizona.
· New on-line USA Hockey Game Reporting System: Currently the Incident Reports are being forwarded to each association Director for distribution to the appropriate coach. Incident Reports will be uploaded to the website for review by anyone who needs to access them. A Disciplinary Committee was formed to review Match or Game Misconducts. Committee selected will be: James Emson (Chair), James Goon, Joe Petruzella, , Jeremy Goltz, and Bob Platt.
MOTION: Adjourn the AAHA Board of Director meeting on 12/10/12 at 8:48 pm.
Presented by: Jim Rogers Second by: Jeff Farr Vote: All Favor