Minnesota State University, Mankato

Blue Line Club

Meeting Minutes – September 12, 2016 A regular meeting of the Blue Line Club was convened by Club President Jason Beal at 4:07 PM on Monday, September 12, 2016, in the Bud Myers Field House Conference Room. With 11 of 11 Board Members present a quorum of the Board was declared.

Board Member – Voting Attendance Status Board Seat Expiration Date Jason Beal, Club President Present Board Term Expires February, 2017 Steve Vassar, Club Vice President Present Board Term Expires February, 2017 David Cowan, Club Sec-Treasurer Present Board Term Expires February, 2017 Casey Stedman Present Board Term Expires February, 2017 Eric Boelter Present Board Term Expires February, 2017 Thomas Gropel Present Board Term Expires February, 2017 Brent Pattison Present Board Term Expires February, 2018 Bronson Power Present Board Term Expires February, 2018 Steve Wilcox Present Board Term Expires February, 2018 Jeremy Clifton Present Board Term Expires February, 2018 Darcy Anderson Present Board Term Expires February, 2018

Board Members – Ex-officio Nonvoting (Can make motions but can’t vote Attendance Status As Ex-officio Board Members there are no and aren’t counted to make a Expiration Dates or Term Limits quorum.) Kevin Buisman Present Intercollegiate Athletics Director John Harrington Excused Absence Women’s Hockey Head Coach Mike Hastings Excused Absence Men’s Hockey Head Coach Nathan Christensen Excused Absence Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations Brittany Heinz Present Director of Athletics Marketing and Special Events

July 20, 2016 Meeting Minutes Approved Brent Pattison moved and Darcy Anderson seconded the July 20, 2016 meeting minutes be approved with corrections. Motion Carried. [The August 8, 2016, Board meeting did not have a quorum and no official business could be conducted.]

Financial Report Club Secretary-Treasurer David Cowan the circulated a financial spreadsheet. Steve Vassar moved approval of the

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Proposed Realignment of Men’s Division I Hockey – From WCHA to NCHC Kevin Buisman then reviewed issues surrounding the status of the membership application to the NCHC (National Collegiate Hockey Conference). Buisman indicated that the NCHC indicated that the membership application would not be approved at this time but that didn’t mean “no” forever. The NCHC ‘s 2018-19 schedule was very tight.

Had it been approved, which it was not, the MSU membership application to the NCHC (National Collegiate Hockey Conference) might have changed the NCHA to look like this:

Men’s WCHA Men’s NCHC (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) (National Collegiate Hockey Conference) Existing Members Proposed Existing Members Rumored Adds Minnesota State University 1. North Dakota Mavericks Gone Michigan Tech Huskies 2. Denver Pioneers Northern Michigan Wildcats 3. St. Cloud State Huskies Lake Superior State Lakers 4. Miami University Ohio Red Hawks Ferris State Bulldogs 5. U of M Duluth Bulldogs Bowling Green Falcons 6. U of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks Bemidji State Beavers 7. Western Michigan Broncos Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks 8. Colorado College Tigers Alaska Anchorage 9. Arizona State University Seawolves Sun Devils Alabama-Huntsville 10. Minnesota State Chargers University Mavericks

Hospitality Room Venue – October 15th St. Cloud State Game The Event Center cannot host the Blue Line Club’s Hospitality Room function on October 15th due to a wedding event. Alternate venue sites are being explored.

Blue Line Club’s Annual Dan Meyer Memorial Golf Classic – July 25, 2016, Monday, Mankato Golf Club Board members then reviewed the initial financial spreadsheet on the Blue Line Club’s Dan Meyer Memorial Golf Classic held July 25, 2016, at the Mankato Golf Club. Gross receipts may top $77,370 similar to last year’s event outcome. Some of the Blue Line Club’s wearing apparel inventory was used for the silent auction at the event. Major sponsors included:

 $5,000 - Title Sponsor – Bremer Ban  $3,000 - Cart Sponsor – ISG  $5,000 - Summer Scholarship Sponsor – Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic  $ 500 - Major Raffle Sponsor – BankVista  Golf Price Sponsor - Community Bank  Photography Sponsor – SPX Sports  $2,500 - Dinner Sponsor Charter Spectrum

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 $700 - Driving Range Sponsor – SRP  $1,000 - Leaderboard Sponsor - Stinson Leonard Street  $1,000 - Lunch Sponsor – Tailwind Group  $1,000 - Tee Marker Sponsor – Stifel Investment Services  $2,500 - Beverage Sponsor – Cambria  $1,300 - Raffle Sponsor – Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic

For the Live Auction of particular interest was the Miracle on Ice package offered up by Women’s Head Coach John Harrington. It included a 1980 Miracle on Ice signed print from Coach Harrington.

Wearing Apparel Inventory – Logo Issue Alternate Blue Line Club logos were circulated and the Board agreed to logos for both Club’s clothing lines.

Adjournment Eric Bolter moved and Steve Vassar seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Without objection the meeting was then adjourned at 5:02 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

David Cowan, Secretary-Treasurer MSU Mavericks Hockey Blue Line Club

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