IceCats Hockey - Board Meeting – Minutes – Rich Segall

10/8/12

Board Members Present: Jamie Dobson, Bob Miller,Rich Segall, Jim Draths, Tom Stanis, Brian Garrett, Ty Quinn, Bob Silver, and Stuart Vieth

New Board Members Present: Scott Kaya, Jim Sakas, Kevin Constable, and John Schuler

Others Present: Shawn Brown, Leslie Kovich

9/10/12IceCats Board meeting minutes reviewed and approved.

New IceCats Board Members

–Only 4 nomination forms rec’d from membership for open board positions: Sakas, Kaya, Schuler, and Constable

–Unanimous decision to accept their nominations and welcome as board members

–Segall, Garrett, Miller, and Quinn agreed to step down and not “run” for another term on the Board

–Role Assignment of new members

  • Secretary – Kevin Constable
  • Varsity Hickey Director – John Schuler
  • JV Hockey Director – Scott Kaya
  • High School Liason & PR Director – Jim Sakas

Financials – Jim Draths

–Reporting $32K+ in season revenues thus far as of 10/1/12; expenses at $15,600 to date inclusive of our league fee, tournament costs, and CrossFit training

–2012/2013 season budgeted expenses likely to be high

–Bank balance as of 10/1/12 is $51,932.07

Volunteer Program – Rich Segall

–All positions filled except “JV tournament coordinator”; assigned Brian Strampel to this role with Bob Silver as backup in case Strampel is out for the rest of the season (concussion)

–Hockey Directors now need to remind parents of their volunteer roles and insure fulfillment of duties

–Need to settle on dates for Pink Out, Senior Night, and Fan Appreciation Night

Hockey City Classic – Stuart Vieth

–Agreed to Varsity team participation on Saturday 2/9/13

–Organization will need to sell 200 tickets minimum to the College hockey games on 2/17/12

–Brian Garrett volunteered to lead the effort with the IceCats members and players

–If any shortfall in ticket sales, IceCats Club will not fund. Other means will be established to reimburse the club (ie: Chuck a Puck sales, etc)

Tournaments

–Thanksgiving -confirmed

  • JV will play as part of PREP tournament in Rolling Meadows
  • Varsity will play in Stevenson tourney at Twin Rinks in Buffalo Grove

–MLK Weekend

  • Volunteer tournament coordinators to research options for tourney location; coordinate parent meeting with Team Managers to decide NLT 11/25/12.

Misc/New Business

–Discussed JV cancelling a recent practice; this should not happen again as ice time is prepaid and scheduled way in advance with schedule published.

–Ty Quinn suggested we pay someone to run home team clock.

  • This was not supported unanimously by the Board

–Chuck a Puck donation from recent JV game with no winner signed in; money donated to IceCats organization

–Agreement to keep Chuck a Puck program in place.

–10/9/12 games vs. Carmel HS

  • Jamie Dobson to contact Vernon Hills police for their presence at game
  • Bob Silver to send out email to membership prior to games reminding them of Parents Code of Ethics

–JV 3rd Coach approved

  • Met with Shawn, committed to Level one coaching classes, USA hockey registered; screened, agreed to participate without pay

Meeting adjourned.