2019 -2020 Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association
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VANCOUVER ISLAND AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK 2019 -2020 CONSTITUTION BY-LAWS REGULATIONS THANKS & GOOD WISHES Wishing everyone a fun, respectful and safe playing season! A very BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers for all their time and dedication into making this sport possible! www.viaha.org On our website you will find a wealth of information pertaining to our inter- leagues, schedules, standings, rules and regulations, membership information, reference material and links to our 17 member minor hockey associations Hockey is Our Game!!! VANCOUVER ISLAND AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK 2019-2020 CONSTITUTION BY-LAWS REGULATIONS 2019-2020 VIAHA Handbook Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association 2301 – Suite E McCullough Road Nanaimo, BC V9S 4M9 Phone #: 250-751-8811 Fax#: 250-751-8812 www.viaha.org MISSION STATEMENT To promote minor hockey in partnership with member associations and leagues stressing fun, respect, sportsmanship, fair competition, development, and safety for minor hockey players of all skill levels. 2019-2020 VIAHA Handbook PRESIDENT'S WELCOME On behalf of VIAHA, welcome to the 2019-2020 Hockey season. Minor Hockey, as most understand, is a team game and it is expected that everyone that wishes to participate take the time to become familiar with the various rules, regulations, policies and bylaws. VIAHA is a not-for-profit society that is over seen by 17 member minor hockey associations. By working together towards common goals, all will have a better chance to succeed. While a member MHA operates their own association, they must also follow the agreements that collectively the 17 MHAs make, even if their own MHA feels they want to do things differently. All member associations are required to participate in leagues administrated by VIAHA and as such, everyone is obligated to adhere to the democratic decisions made by the whole. Many take for granted the 1,000s of volunteers to administer minor hockey on the island with volunteer hours in the 10s of thousands of hours annually. When administrators refuse to learn the rules and parents that expect far too much cause issues it adds to the volunteer hours and in many cases causes volunteers to quit out of frustration. We wish everyone a year that is fun and enjoyable as we watch our children develop their hockey skills. Let us try to understand where others are coming from and do everything possible to put programming together that our players will enjoy and want to return to. Let us also remember that in our game officials are integral and parents, spectators and fans need to keep their negative comments to themselves or they may be asked to vacate the arena. Our children deserve nothing less than all of our cooperation and working together, the responsibility of administering this great game that has been entrusted to us and we should feel privileged to be doing something for our children. ENJOY YOUR SEASON! Jim Humphrey, President, VIAHA 2019-2020 VIAHA Handbook TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Dates to Remember 3 VIAHA Officers 5 VIAHA Directors 6 Commissioners/Managing Directors 7 BC Hockey District Contacts 8 Section One - Constitution 9 Article 1 Name 10 Article 2 Purposes 10 Section Two – By-Laws 11 By-Law 1 Interpretations 11 By-Law 2 Membership 11 By-Law 3 General and Annual General Meetings 14 By-Law 4 Proceedings at Meetings 15 By-Law 5 Executive Officers and Directors 16 By-Law 6 Proceedings of the Executive Officers and Directors 17 By-Law 7 Duties of the Executive Officers and Directors 20 By-Law 8 Notice to Members 22 By-Law 9 Borrowing Power 22 By-Law 10 Finances and Banking 22 By-Law 11 Audits of Accounts 23 By-Law 12 Appeals Committee and Procedures 24 By-Law 13 The Seal 27 By-Law 14 Amendments to the Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations 27 2019-2020 VIAHA Handbook Section Three – Regulations 29 Regulation 1 General 29 Regulation 2 Appointment and Duties of League Commissioners/Managing Directors 31 Regulation 3 Playing Rules 33 Regulation 4 Residential Qualifications and Player Movement 34 Regulation 5 Player Registration 38 Regulation 6 Timing of Games 43 Regulation 7 Game Sheets 44 Regulation 8 Scheduled Games 45 Regulation 9 Declaration and Tiering 45 Regulation 10 Start and Finish of League Play 48 Regulation 11 Team Standings 49 Regulation 12 Play-Offs Recreational Leagues 50 Regulation 13 Play-Offs Island League 51 Regulation 14 Failure to Appear 53 Regulation 15 Protest of Games 55 Regulation 16 Discipline Committee and Procedures 56 Regulation 17 Penalties 57 Regulation 18 VIAHA Suspension Guidelines 58 Regulation 19 Tournament/Jamboree Sanctions 60 Regulation 20 Fees and Expenses 60 Regulation 21 Channels of Communication 62 Section Four - Appendices 64 Appendix 1 Male Major Midget/Female AAA Draw Zones 64 Appendix 2 Membership Boundaries 564 Appendix 3 Game Sheets 69 Appendix 4 Discipline Schedule 70 Appendix 5 Island League Season & Playoff Schedule 71 Appendix 6 Proxy Vote Form 73 VIAHA President/Executive Director 74 VIAHA Awards and Scholarship Recipients 75 Tiering Classification Structure 79 Suspension Chart 80 2 2019-2020 VIAHA Handbook IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER August 15 Deadline for “Tentative Team Declarations” to be submitted to the VIAHA Director of Hockey Operations *Reminder: All Team officials will need CATT Certification, RIS & Criminal Record Checks prior to volunteering in the new season. September 8 VIAHA EXEC Committee Meeting – 11:00am – Nanaimo 8 Final Team Declarations 15 Island League mandatory Head Coach/Manager Meeting – 11:00am – Beban Social Center - Nanaimo 15 Atom Development mandatory Head Coach/Manager Meeting – 1:00pm – Beban Social Center - Nanaimo October 12-14 Thanksgiving Weekend 19 VIAHA EXEC Committee Meeting – 11:00am – Nanaimo (Saturday) 31 Deadline for Player Under or Over Age Exemption Requests 31 Deadline for 1 Parent RIS Requirement– *Player is deemed ineligible if parent does not take November 11 Remembrance Day December 1 Final date for MHA's to declare their intent for their "Tier 2", "Tier 3" and "Tier 4" teams to compete in a higher category in the BC Hockey Championships. 1 All Carded Coaches must be certified or registered in a Development 1 course, *Head Coaches must also have the Checking Clinic certification as well. Coaches will then have until December 1 of the current season to complete the requirements for the Development 1 Certification 15 All Recreation Coaches Atom & Above: Need to attend a Coach 2 clinic by December 15 of the current season or have achieved previous trained status at the Coach 2 - Coach Level (or equivalent) prior to the 2017-18 season All Recreation Coaches below Atom: Must attend a Coach 1– Intro to Coach Clinic by December 15 of the current season or have achieved previous trained status at the Coach 2 - Coach Level (or equivalent) 14/15 Last weekend of League play before Christmas Break Divisions 31 Last day for a carded team to withdraw from BC Hockey Championships 3 2019-2020 VIAHA Handbook January 11/12 League play resumes after Christmas Break 12 VIAHA EXEC Committee Meeting – 11:00am - Nanaimo 10 Final Date for Residential Waivers at the Tiered level 10 A Peewee, Bantam or Midget Hockey team that has 19 players registered on January 10th shall not be permitted to register any further players during the current season. A Team which has less than 19 players registered may (if it has unused HC player registration certificates) register qualified players until the final registration date; but, once such a vacancy on the player roster has been filled, it shall not be used again 15 Final date for Affiliated Players (AP’s) to be added to a team’s HCR Roster February 10 Final player registration date in all divisions of hockey for the Season March 1 Deadline for BCH Resolutions submissions to be sent to VIAHA (if going under a VIAHA heading 7/8 Recreational League Playoffs 15 Deadline for Island League Game Officials Claim forms for playoff Semi and Finals games. 15 Deadline for VIAHA AGM Resolutions to be submitted 16-20 BC Hockey Championships – Travel Day March 15th 31 Deadline to submit nominations for VIAHA Awards and Scholarships April 12 VIAHA EXEC Committee Meeting – 11:00am - Nanaimo May 24 VIAHA Annual General Meeting in NANAIMO (10:00am registration; 11:00am start) June 12-13 2019 BC Hockey Annual General Meeting – Penticton, BC 4 2019-2020 VIAHA Handbook VIAHA OFFICERS (VOLUNTEERS) VIAHA President Past President Jim Humphrey PO Box 655 8631 South Shore Road Lake Cowichan BC V0R 2G0 Ph: 250-732-4889 [email protected] Vice-President (North Island) Vice-President (Mid Island) Win Hunter Dan Payne 3351 York Place 9056 Driftwood Drive Courtenay BC V9N 9X6 Chemainus, BC V0R 1K2 Ph: 250-334-3609 Ph: 250-246-0194 [email protected] [email protected] Vice-President (South Island) Vice-President (Island League) Nelly Brummitt Al McCulloch rd 3292 Tyerman Place 2669-3 Ave Cobble Hill, BC V0R 1L6 Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1Y2 Ph: 250-720-3671 Ph: 250-213-1309 [email protected] [email protected] VIAHA OFFICE STAFF (EMPLOYEES) Executive Director Director of Hockey Operations Charlotte Johnson David Beatty 2301-E McCullough Road 2301-E McCullough Road Nanaimo, BC V9S 4M9 Nanaimo, BC V9S 4M9 Ph: 250-751-8811 Cell: 250-714-8811 [email protected] [email protected] 5 2019-2020 VIAHA Handbook VIAHA DIRECTORS (ALL VOLUNTEERS) Alberni Valley MHA President Campbell River MHA President Mike Doucette Josh Visser Ph: 250-731-9309 Ph: 250-203-4436 [email protected] [email protected] Capital Region Female MHA Cowichan Valley MHA President