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TABLE OF CONTENTS

President’s / Executive Director’s Report ...... 2

Divisional Directors’ Reports Junior A Hockey...... 8 Junior B Hockey...... 10 Senior Male Hockey...... 12 Senior Female Hockey ...... 13

District Directors’ Reports Kootenay – East ...... 14 Kootenay – West ...... 15 Lower Mainland ...... 16 North Central ...... 18 North East / Yukon ...... 18 North West...... 19 Okanagan Mainline...... 21 Island...... 22

Committee Reports Coaching Committee ...... 24 High Performance Committee ...... 25 Female Hockey Development Committee ...... 32 Minor Hockey Committee ...... 33 Referee Committee...... 37 Safety & Risk Management Committee...... 39

APPENDICES

BC Hockey Program Attendance Statistics ...... APPENDIX A

Incomplete Suspensions...... APPENDIX B

Registrations...... APPENDIX C

Championship Reports ...... APPENDIX D

BC Hockey Awards...... APPENDIX E

Nominations Report to May 10, 2007 ...... APPENDIX F

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PRESIDENT’S / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Al Berg, President Barry Petrachenko, Executive Director

We are happy to report another successful year for hockey in . It has been another year of full of new initiatives for BC Hockey, with developmental steps in the areas of sponsorship, midget hockey, electronic registration, and volunteer development. Work continues within the Strategic five-year plan with our Operational Plan now complete and action plans are being developed prior to next season. Our financial position continues to remain stable and our direction continues to improve.

The 2006-2007 season benefited from our outstanding volunteer contributions. These volunteers continue to ensure that our participants are provided with the positive experiences and opportunities.

Our Championships program was full of excitement and we were proud to see not only provincial but also national opportunities at various skill levels. Again all of our minor teams were proudly awarded and the events were well received. It was our pleasure to host the RBC Royal Bank Cup in Prince George and nearly have our own Host Team capture the National title while the of our Major Midget League represented the Province with class at the Cup in Red Deer finishing fourth.

As a branch, BC Hockey continues to lead the Country in areas of registration and technology. There is no debate that electronic carding has improved the efficiency and accuracy of registration and carding. Our branch should be extremely proud for the “paving the way”. Nationally, other branches are inquiring about our methods and seeking to make this administrative jump.

We will strive to work with Hockey on further improvements for the future. With that, we would like to outline some registration achievements from last season:

• 1291Interbranch Transfers Processed on the HCR – 580 Outgoing, 711 Incoming • 1857 Inter Association Transfers Processed • “Card” approval for 551 Carded Teams (with affiliates) done on the HCR • “Carding” deadlines for eligibility and cut-down dates were better met by using the online system • All registration reporting and billing was done through the HCR reports section.

We also succeeded in several other areas of technology to assist with communication to all of our Members:

• A new BC Hockey website was launched with an improved look and expanded content • BC Hockey website development continues with a focus on improved communication and design • Championship scoring was reconfigured to allow for input of scores and game notes by on-site BC Hockey volunteers • Continuation of online consoles and forms with new forms being added to allow members to complete much of their branch business online • A new BC Major Midget League site was launched with real-time score updating and statistics • Female online training diary is entering it’s third season • Data servers have been upgraded at the BC Hockey office to provide more reliable, faster and higher data capacities then was previously available

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• In house backup system as been implemented to provide high capacity data protection • Upgraded mail server now handles close to one and a half million electronic mail messages annually

Partnerships with groups such as the BC Government, 2010 Legacies Now, the BC Gaming Corporation, Vancouver Island Health Authority, the and corporate sponsors continued to enhance our programming opportunities over the course of the 2006-2007 season and further appear to be encouraging for future seasons.

BC Hockey’s development programming and program personnel continue to provide the best possible experiences for all participants within our Membership.

SPECIAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Skills Challenge

BC Hockey is currently involved in the RBC Royal Bank Cup (National Junior A Championship, Prince George, May 4-12). One of the opportunities for our membership is involvement in the Skill’s Challenge. The Tobacco Free Sports Provincial Hockey Showcase will feature Pee Wee aged players, 11-12 years olds, from across the province in skills competitions. The hockey teams will conduct their skills testing during practices. Winning players will be selected to compete in the BC Hockey Finals during the RBC Royal Bank Cup.

SportsFunder

The provincial SportsFunder lottery has generated funds for BC Hockey members. Directly, funds have been received for the Youth Sport Travel program and for enhancement of BC Hockey, Team BC programming.

At the end of this fiscal year BC Hockey members have received benefit of $80,475.00 from SportsFunder of which approximately $30,000.00 has been distributed to our members to assist teams traveling to BC Hockey Championships in Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget.

BC Sports Participation Program

Support is provided through national and provincial governments for programming targeting aboriginals, children and youth in economically disadvantaged areas, girls and women, persons with a disability and seniors. BC hockey received grants assisting with two programs:

BC Hockey in Our Schools Program A Hockey Physical Education Program for students in grades K - 12. A hockey experience introducing all children to Canada’s National Game while increasing physical activity and healthy lifestyle in schools.

Three separate curriculums have been produced for implementation; Level 1 Primary Grades 1- 3, Level 2 Intermediate Grades 4 - 6, Level 3 Secondary Grades 7 - 12. Curriculums have been based on units of 6 on-ice sessions. BC Hockey is currently working on stage 2 which is the design of gym based hockey programming.

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Financial assistance is available through BC Hockey for District Coordinators and to off set the costs of ice, travel to and from the arena and equipment.

Lace Em Up Program The Lace ‘Em Up program is an introduction to hockey program for children (boys and girls) between the ages of 6 – 12 years old. The curriculum includes on-ice basic hockey skills and off-ice team building and information about opportunities in hockey. Participants attend an all- day session receive a program jersey and information on the applicable local club program that is right for their continuation in the sport. To date the following Lace Em Up programs have been held.

Location Date Players Male Female Victoria 29-Jul 47

Powell River 7-Oct 10

Lumby 25-Nov 40 25 15 South Okanagan 21-Oct 6

Richmond - Day 1 19-Aug 15 14 1 Richmond - Day 2 27-Aug 27 21 6

Fernie 21-Oct 20 20

Minor Hockey Summit

The Minor Hockey Summit is a new initiative designed to create an unobtrusive forum for Branches to engage their local minor hockey association membership. Through the Summit environment, Branches are able to present the opportunity for hockey participants and potential participants to connect in an “action-oriented” discussion on the game.

We have implemented an online poll or survey available on the BC Hockey web site as a precursor to a summit meeting that will be held in spring, 2007, in conjunction with the 2007 AGM in Whistler. The survey will set the stage by analyzing topics for discussion. It is our hope that based on the results of the AGM Summit, BC Hockey will strike new directions in the strategic plan and that our Districts and Associations will adapt similar strategies to conduct their own summits in 2007-2008.

Gaming

BC Hockey is the recipient of several types of Gaming assistance:

SportsFunder – discussed earlier

Direct Access The Direct Access Grant Program provides grants to eligible organizations with funds from government gaming revenues. Direct Access grants provide funding to eligible non-profit organizations like BC Hockey for direct delivery to their communities of approved, ongoing programs. Programs like the Coaching Program and the Safety program are supported by Direct Access.

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World Junior 50/50 Certain proceeds from the World Junior Championship 50/50 were earmarked for programming in 2006-2007.

Salmon Kings 50/50 In cooperation with Vancouver Island Minor Hockey, proceeds from the 50/50 are being used to support projects on Vancouver Island.

Manager’s Program

BC Hockey has researched the Hockey Source Team Management System for our members. This system is an assembly of information and resources for the team manager. Information on the contents can be accessed through a link on the BC Hockey web site.

Long Term Athlete Development

BC Hockey approved the concept of Long Term Athlete Development as outlined in “Canadian Sport for Life” in 2005. Since that time BC Hockey has implemented changes to the High Performance Program plus incorporated ideas from LTAD into the recommended Female Development Model. At the semi-annual meeting BC Hockey approved the formation of a LTAD Committee to direct possible program changes and member implementation of LTAD principles.

2010 Olympic Games Communication between BC Hockey and VANOC has been ongoing in regard to several initiatives relating to the 2010 Olympics. Initiatives including volunteer opportunities, test events and programming around preparation events and the actual Games.

• A joint Female Provincial Coach full-time position in conjunction with the University of British Columbia Varsity program is entering its third year. • Talks are ongoing with Hockey Canada and VANOC with respect to Legacy Facility use following the games

Female Development Model

At the first meeting of the 2006-2007 Executive Committee, President Al Berg was tasked with forming a Committee to design a Female Development Model. The Committee, chaired by Randy Henderson, consists of: Cindy Secord, Sylvain Leone, Pati Creamer, Colleen Thompson, Chris Kaban, Greg Hermiston, Bruce Tuck, Nancy Wilson, and Rick Kupchuck.

Following are the highlights of committee activity:

• Committee struck in August, 2006 • Conference calls, Oct. 9, 10, 18, and November 1. • Meeting Nov. 18, 19. • Draft Design Dec. 15 • Conference Call December 18, 19 • Second draft regarding Design December 30 • Presentation to EC and subsequent approval, January 13, 2007 • Development of individual programming components on-going

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• Recommendations to Governance Committee – March 15 • On-going development of the practical implementation policies and procedures

Copies of the approved design have been circulated to the membership.

Female Hockey Development Committee

The Female Hockey Development Committee met in Richmond, September 15-16, 2006. The agenda included: programming updates, materials required in the District, building plans for their District, Adult Recreational initiatives.

As a result of the meeting a design has been built for a Senior Female Jamboree, tentatively scheduled for August 2007 in Victoria.

Senior Hockey

Attending to the Strategic Plan, BC Hockey has designed an implemental strategy for encouraging Adult Recreational Hockey within the Branch. The plan involves recruitment and servicing the needs of the adult recreational player. The Hockey Canada Adult Recreation (HCAR) program enables adult recreation teams and players access to substantially reduced insurance rates as well as access to the many other resources Hockey Canada offers.

A success story from Senior Hockey deals with a new league of Post Secondary institutions. The league includes SFU, Trinity Western, University of Victoria, University College of the Fraser Valley and UNBC. With year one under their belt they are trying to solidify existing teams and to look towards expansion to other Post Secondary institutions.

GAMEPLAN HIGHLIGHTS

The GamePlan program is designed with a of enhancing medal winning performances by BC athletes at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Attached to this initiative are sports system improvements carrying opportunities to Olympic experiences beyond 2010. Following are program components underway in 2006-2007.

Athletes Currently 9 BC Hockey female athletes have been identified as National team possibilities by Hockey Canada. These athletes are in various stages of development but currently BC does not have any players on National teams. Athletes are both added and deleted from this program as a result of their performance. This past season 4 BC players have been removed from the program and 6 have been added.

Athlete Assistance BC Hockey receives GamePlan grant money to support these athletes. This past season athletes were gathered for development / fitness camps in May and August. In addition summer-long training sessions are held and athlete attention to yearly training plans are monitored by our Provincial Coach.

BC Hockey has begun to establish a network of Performance Enhancement Teams throughout the province to assist developing athletes. These teams are experts in diciplines like; fitness, nutrition,

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hockey technical (goaltending, skating). Our goal is to service the needs of the high performance athlete no matter where they live and train in the province.

Coach Assistance Provincial Coach – Nancy Wilson, BC Hockey Provincial Coach is supported through the GamePlan program. Nancy’s main role in respect to GamePlan is to coach these athletes plus design developmental components. Nancy also served as the head coach of Hockey Canada’s National U22 Female team.

Apprentice Coach – Supported through a grant from the Coach Association of BC, Pati Creamer acted as an apprentice coach with the Female Canada Winter Games team. In addition several other coaches received support for their development.

UBC BC Hockey continues its cooperative agreement with UBC whereby Nancy Wilson serves as a member of their Varsity coaching staff and UBC Head Coach, Dave Newson, is assigned to BC Hockey projects in the off season. With the construction of 3 new rinks at UBC‘s Olympic venue we are continuing to pursue the development of a Provincial Training .

Finally, we would like to extend our gratitude to all of our members who continually dedicate a tremendous amount of time and passion to our game. In review of the 2006-2007, your efforts were nothing short of excellence.

Al Berg Barry Petrachenko

President Executive Director BC Hockey BC Hockey

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DIVISIONAL REPORTS

JUNIOR A John Grisdale, BC Hockey Junior A Divisional Director

BCHL Annual Report: 2006-2007 Season

Seventeen (17) teams operated in Junior 'A' this season. The BCHL had the following teams in action:

Alberni Valley Bulldogs Langley Chiefs Westside Warriors Prince George Spruce Kings Burnaby Express Williams Lake Timberwolves

What’s New The BCHL has seen a slight reduction in attendance through the 2006-2007 season. With the relocation of the Chiefs to Langley (now the Langley Chiefs) we saw a large reduction in overall attendance. On a brighter note, attendance rose in some locations with the Westside Warriors (formerly the Langley Hornets) and the Victoria Grizzlies leading the way. The 2007 playoffs have shown a marked increase in fan attendance, so at the end of the day the BCHL will show attendance numbers similar to the 2005-2006 season, even without the Chilliwack franchise.

The BCHL had five players drafted directly to the NHL last year, lead by the Burnaby Express’s Keith Seabrook (52nd overall – 2nd round). University and College scouts from across North America are often seen at BCHL games.

As of April 16, 2007 the BCHL has secured 73 scholarships to NCAA Universities. That compares to 62 at the same point last season, when the league set a personal record of 110 player advancements registered by the August 1, 2006 deadline.

The BCHL will have one less team in the league next season. The Williams Lake Timberwolves will cease operations (subject to BC Hockey and Hockey Canada approval) and will relocate to Wenatchee, Washington commencing in the 2008-2009 season. The owners of the Timberwolves will retain the rights to the Williams Lake franchise in anticipation of a new arena in the future.

The Salmon Arm Silverbacks Hockey Club has been sold. The principal owner will be Randy and Theresa Williams from Rocky Mountain Point, . Ty Davidson and his wife Crystal will retain an ownership percentage. Principal owner Garry Davidson will be retained as GM of the Silverbacks for an extended period, while partner will no longer have an active interest in the BCHL.

Former Salmon Arm Silverback and BCHL stand-out Ryan Duncan was named the winner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award last Friday, as the NCAA's top college hockey player. Duncan led the

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Silverbacks in scoring through the 2004-2005 season with 91 points before heading to the University of North Dakota. Duncan led the Fighting Sioux to their third consecutive Frozen Four appearance and recorded 31 goals and 26 assists this season. His North Dakota squad fell to Boston College in the semi-finals. Duncan and former Burnaby Express forward David Jones were named in a group of ten finalists for the Award in early March, with the final announcement made during the Frozen Four Tournament at the Scottrade Centre in St. Louis, April 6th.

The league office has received many inquires regarding purchasing an existing franchise or possible expansion. New arenas are being planned in non-BCHL communities that will meet league seating minimums. (Campbell River, Courtenay / Comox, Wenatchee, Dawson Creek, Ft. St. John.) In addition, Penticton and Quesnel report they are moving closer to new facilities.

The BCHL website at www.bchl.bc.ca receives over 30 million hits and an average of 40,000 unique visitors each month.

Match and gross misconducts are on the decrease again this season. The introduction of the Hockey Canada Rule Emphasis has been fairly smooth after such a late introduction. A credit goes to BCHL Head of Officials, Frank Broeders, and of course all of the BC Hockey officials for doing their best to ensure a smooth transition. The last half of the season has seen an overall increase in fan approval.

Introduction of the FAN ZONE as a pay per use model has met with tremendous success. The playoffs have featured live interviews with coaches and players and many more features will be added next season. Introduction of a BCHL Media Section on the website has also been well received and promoted.

Next year the BCHL plans to join the Canuck Network by completing a project with Team 1040 radio, and also looks forward to a stronger relationship with the local newspapers and Sportsnet TV.

The league also hired a full time Director of Business Development and the impact of having a dedicated person in this area has already been positively felt.

Concerns A major concern is still the Hockey Canada rule not allowing midget aged players (17) to inter-branch transfer while allowing 17 year old BC born players to inter-branch to the US. The BCHL governors are becoming increasingly impatient with the double standard in rules for the same age group. This will leave the BCHL little choice if the model does not standardize following the three year commitment.

Other concerns include referee training and improved communication with the BCHL office. That being said, it is duly noted that the refereeing program under the leadership of RIC Frank Broeders is getting much better. Working in partnership with BC Hockey Executive Shannon Bell and BC Hockey RIC Peter Zerbinos will enable the program to continue to grow, but a lot of work lies ahead.

Finally, concerns have arisen over the Junior Issues Committee recommendations and how they would affect Jr. A, developing a workable Major Junior / Jr. A relationship, and the loss of existing BCHL markets to the WHL.

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0JUNIOR B Brian Harrison, BC Hockey Junior B Divisional Director

Junior B hockey continues to enjoy increasing success in B.C. All three leagues have enjoyed possibly their most competitive season, which has led to success both on and off the ice. This has come about because more and more quality players want to play in the leagues, more competitive games are being played, and fan support is increasing in many areas. Several of our playoff games attracted near full houses in all leagues, and a of games attracted over 1000 fans! All leagues have worked hard to make Jr. B hockey a positive experience for the players that have been developed through the efforts of all involved in BC Hockey. Our successes (or failures) are the result of BC Hockey, as virtually every player is a product of our programs.

While Match and Gross penalties have remained consistent over the last two years, fighting continues to decline. One league, which saw a drop of 25% in fights last season, saw that number drop a further 25% this year. No, they did not see an increase in stick work, as the new rules helped keep the sticks down.

Highlights and issues that have come to light this season include the following:

The - Provincial Championship The hosted this year’s exciting event. The championship teams of each league took part in the round-robin tournament, along with host, Victoria. Representatives included the (KIJHL), the (PIJHL), the Kerry Park Islanders (VIJHL), and the host, Victoria Cougars. After the round robin, three teams were tied for first place: Victoria, Abbotsford and Kerry Park. This is a true sign of how competitive the leagues are. A tie breaker formula had to be used to determine standings. In the gold medal game, the Victoria Cougars defeated Abbotsford and advanced to the . Kerry Park won the Bronze medal over Fernie.

Thank you to Gary Boyer (of Victoria) and his many volunteers. This was a first-class event and won rave reviews from all who attended. Crowds were good, and the hockey was first rate. This event was totally self-supporting. It would have been encouraging for the Jr. B folks if some members of the BC Hockey executive or staff could have attended to appreciate how we have grown the game at this level.

Keystone Cup The CT tournament ended on the Sunday, and Victoria had to leave soon after to be in Fort Qu’Appelle, by Thursday. Victoria represented us well at the Keystone Cup, and ended up losing the bronze medal game to .

We are at a crossroads with respect to the Keystone. Alberta has already dropped out due to date conflicts and costs. Teams taking part, unlike the CT, receive no funding from the host team. It costs a team participating nearly $30,000 to attend, and that money has to be raised by the team. The only team benefiting financially is the host team. All gate receipts, sponsorships, etc. go to them, with not one cent being paid to the visiting teams to defray any of their costs. As it is not a National Championship, no funds are provided to any team by Hockey Canada. Accordingly, we will be asking all teams in B.C. to decide if they want to continue to participate, and if so, under what conditions. It is an issue that we will be asking the BC Hockey Executive to review and address.

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New Standard of Play The standard of play can best be described as a work in progress. While it did meet some of the desired outcomes, it certainly elicited a cross section of opinions, as inconsistency in calls led to frustration at times. While the new standard aided the skilled players, the 3rd and 4th line players at times languished on the bench, after penalty. As the season progressed, the standard was relaxed a bit (and the players caught on), and fewer infractions occurred. However, the full force of the new standard returned at the Keystone, with predicable results.

As the Jr. B and MML leagues are the training ground for officials going on to officiate at the Junior level, our games were probably more impacted than other Junior leagues by the New Standard of Play this season. It is hoped that things will improve next year as the adjustments continue and the lessons are learned.

Player Cards There is a feeling in some areas that we should return to 21 cards (presently 23) per team. It is felt that this would free up more players, plus with each team able to have 19 affiliate players who can play up to ten games each, players will be available if needed.

WHA Although the WHA may have experienced some difficulties this season, there is still some concern among the Jr. B community. It is an area we believe that Hockey Canada and BC Hockey should continue to monitor.

Expansion We are pleased that BC Hockey has approved the KIJHL request to expand into Chase. It is believed this will help with the restructure of divisions in the “K”. This elation has been somewhat offset, however, by news of the closing of the Archie Browning Arena in the Victoria area. This is the home of the BC Hockey champion, Victoria Cougars. While it won’t be closed until the end of next season, it should set off alarm bells for all of us. If communities are deciding to close down facilities rather than update or replace them, then we are facing a major challenge in the area of hockey, as many of the facilities we are all using are nearing the end of their useful life, and need to be updated or replaced.

And Finally . . . We are encouraged that more and more players want to play in our leagues, as they know that it is an excellent place to both develop their skills for the next level, or to play out their junior careers in a very competitive environment close to home.

Thank you to Bill Ohlhausen of the KIJHL, George Richards of the PIJHL, the executive of the VIJHL, and the many people from within each of your leagues for working so hard to make Jr. B hockey a positive experience for players and fans alike. Keep up the good work!

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SENIOR MALE HOCKEY Bob James, BC Hockey Senior Male / Recreational Divisional Director

Senior AAA Three teams were entered in the AAA category for the 2006-2007 season. The Fort St John Flyers, Powell River Regals and Trail Smoke Eaters met in Powell River in March and competed in a round robin tournament to determine our representative in the BC-Alberta play downs.

Fort St John, in their first season at the AAA level, emerged as the Savage Cup Champion, defeating defending national champion Powell River in the final of this five day event. The Flyers then went on to play the Bentley Generals () in the Mackenzie Cup, and gave a tremendous account of themselves, taking the Alberta Champions to a fifth and deciding game before bowing out.

The Flyer organization represented our Province very well on and off the ice, and will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. Competing in an Alberta league, and being on the ice consistently, gave the Flyers a large advantage over the Regals and Smokies who worked hard and travelled far and wide playing exhibition games.

Powell River enjoyed their second International tour, playing in a Division 1 tournament in Belarus in February. A great time was had by all and from all accounts it was a tremendous experience.

Senior AA The Central Interior Hockey League enjoyed another successful season this past year. The nine team league is growing and refining its operational procedures with every new season. The league, under the watchful eye of President Rose Ruffel, will hold their AGM in late April where several key issues will be addressed.

The CIHL was represented in the 2007 Coy Cup by the League Champion Kitimat Ice-Demons, and runners up Williams Lake Stampeders.

The 2007 Coy Cup was hugely successful, even though the Host Committee had a short window of preparation time. Along with the host Rossland Warriors and the two CIHL clubs, the four team field was completed by the North Island Capitals. The host Warriors took it on the chin in their first round robin game getting pummeled 12-0 by Kitimat, but regrouped and battled back playing five games in five days to edge round robin winner Kitimat in the final, in a thrilling game before a packed house.

Congratulations to the Warriors and all their volunteers.

Senior A Our collegiate category got off the ground this year in a big way, under the guidance of Jeff DuBois. The league is attracting more interest, and the upcoming season could see additional teams added to the loop.

University of Victoria took home the hardware this season and my thanks to Neil Hartley for being on hand in Langley to present the trophy in what he described as a very entertaining and well-played final.

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Adult Recreational Hockey New initiatives and a new game-plan were introduced last year, as Hockey Canada and its Branches are making a concerted effort to attract adult males and females into our structure. There are considerably more adults playing hockey in Canada than children and we are working hard from coast to coast attempting to get these men and women under the Hockey Canada umbrella.

SENIOR FEMALE HOCKEY Rick Kupchuk, BC Hockey Female Senior / Recreational Divisional Director

The past 12 months have been an interesting season in senior female hockey, both on the ice and off.

On the ice, there were some outstanding accomplishments:

At the 2007 Western Shield in Surrey, the Branch performed extremely well, as B.C. teams won three of the six medals awarded, including a gold medal in the Senior B category won by the Vibe. The Vibe were unbeaten, with four wins and a tie in five games played. They defeated the Saskies (Saskatoon) Grizzlies, 6-2 in the championship game. Winning bronze medals were the Langley Legends in the Senior A category, and the Delta Jets in Senior B. The combined results of the B.C. teams at the tournament were the best-ever showing by the Branch at a Western Shield.

The Senior AAA provincials were held in Revelstoke, and were hosted by a local committee of dedicated volunteers. The three round robin games featured two ties and a one-goal decision. The entertainment value of the tournament was exceptional, and was well received in the Revelstoke community.

In addition to staging a memorable tournament, the host BC Outback also won the BC Hockey championship, posting a 2-0-1 record in three games played.

The Senior AA division continues to consist of just three Lower Mainland teams. The Langley Legends were recognized as BC Hockey champions after winning the zone playoff.

The Kamloops Vibe hosted a seven-team Senior A tournament in Logan Lake and Kamloops, and were unbeaten over three days, defeating the Victoria Phantoms in the championship game. My thanks to the Vibe team for hosting a well-run event.

Off the ice, a proposed female design draft has generated plenty of discussion and debate. I was part of a committee which was formed to address the proposal, which resulted in recommendations presented in the New Year. Those recommendations were presented to a number of senior teams at league meetings and championship events. Some aspects of the report were received with a mixed response, while others were met with firm opposition. At the very least, the proposal has generated plenty of debate about the future of female hockey in the Branch. It was not only team representatives, but parents and the players themselves who would approach me at the provincial tournaments and the Western Shield with questions and concerns.

I hope all senior teams will seriously consider attending this year's AGM in Whistler, where I expect a lot of discussion, and possibly some decisions, will take place regarding the future of female hockey in the Branch.

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Finally, I would like to thank the BC Hockey staff for their assistance, as well as Randy Henderson, officer responsible for senior female hockey, for his support this past season.

DISTRICT REPORTS

EAST KOOTENAY REPORT Robin Douville, BC Hockey District Director

It seems like the season just started and already we’ve held our district playoffs and BC Hockey championships. Once again, the volunteers in our district have performed above and beyond to ensure safe, fun hockey for our players.

Most associations in our district hosted clinics for HCOP, HCSP, and coaching of one level or another. We also hosted two high performance camps, the Male U-16 in Golden and the Female U-16 in Cranbrook.

We have also had quite a turnover in district staff this year:

Our new District High Performance Evaluator is Garth Ludwar from Creston. Our new Referee Committee Member is Colin Pitney from Cranbrook. Our new District Coach Coordinator is Bill Soles from Golden. Our new Safety and Risk Management Coordinator is Al Connah from Cranbrook.

Remaining staff include:

Frank Sopko of Fernie with Female Hockey Development. Jay Elliot of Cranbrook is our Female High Performance Coordinator. Eric Ausman of Cranbrook as our Speak Out Coordinator.

We held a district leadership meeting at the start of the season, with all district staff in attendance. I believe this was a very worthwhile exercise, and it was a good opportunity to compare notes and experiences. Thanks to all of you for your hours of volunteer time to ensure that BC Hockey programs are well run in our district.

Our match penalties and gross misconducts were down slightly this year, even though more games were played. Once again, travel requests for East Kootenay teams to play Alberta and U.S. teams took up a lot of my time this season. We had a total of seven teams playing in leagues in Alberta this season. These league games, in addition to exhibition games played by these and other teams in our district, accounted for over 300 out of province travel requests.

Our district hosted just one championship this year; the Bantam ‘AA’ in Elk Valley. I would like to thank the organizing committee, and especially Lori Schmidt for all her hard work. I would also like to thank John Gillen for supervising this championship, and allowing me to attend the Midget ‘A’ championship with my son in Burns Lake. Congratulations to all teams representing the East Kootenay district this year at Provincial Championships. While we didn’t bring home a provincial banner, our district was well represented.

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I would also like to thank John Gillen for his work in the successful operation of the district leagues. Thanks also to the BC Hockey office staff for all their help in my district.

WEST KOOTENAY REPORT Dave Biggar, BC Hockey District Director

Once again, the West Kootenays enjoyed a busy and exciting hockey season. As in years past, every MHA in the district has responded to the many challenges and changes that each season brings. It takes a dedicated team of volunteers to run our organization, and the West Kootenays is fortunate to have individuals who are willing to go beyond the call of duty. In particular I would like to acknowledge our long serving members who continue to provide their leadership and guidance year after year.

For the first time, the district hosted two very successful BC Hockey Championships this season. The Castlegar MHA hosted the Bantam Female AAA Championship and the Nelson MHA hosted the PeeWee AA Championship. I would like to extend our congratulations to Kamloops MHA, the winner of the Bantam Female AAA Championship, and Trail MHA, the winner of the PeeWee AA Championships. The Trail Bantam AA squad was also the proud winner of the Bantam AA crown. Both Castlegar and Nelson did an outstanding job as hosts, and once again a great team of volunteers are to be congratulated for their hard work in making both tournaments events to remember.

This year the West Kootenay stepped into the ring with our first Major Midget team. The level of play was superb and fans were treated to a brand of hockey that thrilled us all. I would like to thank the staff and players and wish them all the best as we embark on season two. I would also like to thank all the people who had the foresight and vision to make Major Midget hockey in the district a reality.

As the season comes to a close I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to our BC Hockey staff and officials for the countless hours they spend delivering programs to the district.

For the first time the West Kootenay was able to send a female team in each division to BC Hockey Championships. It was a landmark season for female Hockey in the district, and I would like to thank Nelson [Midget] Castlegar [Bantam] and Trail [PeeWee] for their ongoing support of female Hockey in the district. For the second time in their short history, the West Kootenay Wildcats captured the Midget Female AAA crown, going undefeated in the tournament.

In closing, I would like to acknowledge the huge support provided by the BC Hockey office staff. I am amazed by your quick responses to emails and phone calls, often on weekends and evenings. Thanks also to the officers and fellow district directors. Once again, it was a pleasure to serve with you, and I look forward to a new season.

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LOWER MAINLAND REPORT Bonnie Cameron, Howard LeTroy, Marline Sandferd, BC Hockey District Directors

The 2006-2007 hockey season in the Lower Mainland started with the PCAHA league managers meeting on September 10 and 21. The Presidents’ Semi-Annual meeting followed on September 17, 2006. A report from the Langley AGM was given with reference to bulletins issued for the beginning of the season. September 10 to November 9 was spent attending several coach / manager meetings throughout the Lower Mainland. These meetings give the District Directors a chance to meet with the coaches and managers and explain the expectations, procedures and rules we use for the season and also answer any questions that they may have. They had a great attendance and we were able to get information out to a large group in a short period of time.

PCAHA Executive Meetings District Directors attended monthly executive meetings of the PCAHA to pass on information from BC Hockey and to answer any questions the executive might have. These are important meetings as the District Directors are able to obtain information regarding how the leagues are running in the Lower Mainland and what problems they may be having.

Chevy Safe and Fun Jamborees Lower Mainland Associations continue to participate in the Chevy Safe and Fun Jamborees.

District Committee Members The District Program Members completed a busy season. The Coach Coordinators, Speak Out Coordinator and HCSP Coordinator completed clinics throughout the season. The Risk Management Committee Members met for a meeting with all the members in the province in Richmond. High performance personnel brought together the players for the U16 and U17 programs.

Championship Meetings The first meeting for the four associations hosting the provincials in the Lower Mainland was held on November 16, 2006. The second meeting was on January 9, 2007. Bantam AAA was held in Abbotsford, Peewee AAA in Cloverdale, Bantam B in North Delta and Peewee B at the Burnaby Winter Club. Duties and responsibilities for everyone were discussed with questions and answers. Continued support was given to the host committees as needed.

Speak Out Clinics There were 37 Speak Out Clinics held in the Lower Mainland with 1,501 people attending these clinics. The last clinic was held on December 19, which completed the certification for December 31/06. The instructors did a great job in presenting the program and we had an excellent response from the associations and participants.

Coach Clinics The Lower Mainland was short on instructors this season, but there has been a concerted effort to bring new people on board for next season. We hope to have a few people participate in the clinic in July 2007. The core group of instructors did a great job presenting the CBET program. They were kept very busy with the number of clinics to be done, and each weekend from September to December was full. Thirty-seven clinics were completed which included 1 Checking, 5 Introduction to Coaching, 6 Hybrid, 11 Coach Stream and 14 Developmental 1 clinics. There was total of 1,027 Attendees.

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HCSP Clinics There were 22 HCSP clinics completed this season in the Lower Mainland.

Canucks Special Events As representatives of BC Hockey, we have attended many Canuck functions including the Hockey 1-4 players, poster contest, coloring contest and Penalty Free Challenge game between two Midget teams. We have also provided teams, players or team officials for Canuck programs.

BC Hockey Championships We would like to thank all four host associations and their volunteers for the hours of hard work, enthusiasm and hospitality in hosting championships this season. Bantam AAA – Abbotsford, Bantam B – North Delta, Peewee AAA - Cloverdale, Peewee B – Burnaby Winter Club.

Congratulations to the following Lower Mainland 2006-2007 BC Hockey Champions and 2010 Fair Play Winners:

Peewee AAA Champions North Shore Winter Club MHA Peewee B Champions Burnaby Winter Club MHA Peewee Female Champions North Shore Winter Club Bantam AAA Champions Burnaby Winter Club MHA Midget AA Champions Aldergrove MHA Juvenile AAA Champions South Delta MHA

Match and Gross Penalties – as of April 12/07 DIVISION GROSS PENALTIES MATCH PENALTIES Juvenile 22 29 Midget 64 125 Bantam 28 38 PeeWee 6 19 Atom 6 Female 1

Tournaments and US Exhibition Permission – as of April 12, 2007 DIVISION TOURNAMENTS EXHIBITION GAMES (Out of Province) (Out of Province)

Hockey 1-4 7 Atom 28 PeeWee 18 Bantam 20 Midget 8 TOTAL 74 81

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It was a great hockey season. We would like to give a special thanks to the Lower Mainland association executives and the PCAHA executive for their continued support of our efforts with the players and officials.

NORTH CENTRAL REPORT Art Mainprize, BC Hockey District Director

Well, another busy hockey season has come and gone. In my first year as District Director, the hockey season seemed to go by that much more quickly. I would like to thank all the coordinators, associations and volunteers for being patient with me throughout the season as I wrestled with the questions and problems that arose daily. At the local levels, the pool of volunteers carrying the workload is incredible. The dedication, commitment and quality of the Branch programs provide all our members with excellent developmental opportunities.

The District was able to host a female jamboree this season, which was well attended and was highlighted by the UBC and University of Alberta women’s teams playing two games in Prince George to cap off a great weekend. With over 50 sanctioned tournaments throughout the District, hosted by seven associations, the Cariboo District provided opportunities in nearly all aspects of minor hockey.

Match and gross misconducts were on par or a little higher than last year. My thanks to the referees for getting the game reports into me as soon as possible; a job well done!

I have enjoyed my first season as District Director, and would like to thank all the staff at the Branch office, all the Executive members who continue to give me tips and heads ups, and the many volunteers in my District. Have a great summer!

NORTH/EAST YUKON REPORT Trudy Alexander, BC Hockey District Director

Another hockey season come and gone with no major problems. Thank you again to all the District Coordinators in the North East / Yukon for their time and effort. The Northern BC Winter Games were held in Fort St. John this year, and it was a bit of a scramble for the volunteers, but the city came through at the last minute. The sports chair did an excellent job of pulling it all together. I was unavailable throughout the games until the final day, so a big thanks is owed to all of the volunteers.

Match and gross penalties are down in our District. We still have a problem tracking original game sheets. I have discussed this with the District RCM and Hockey Alberta, which resulted in a conference call, and should provide some improvements for next season.

Midget hockey is suffering in Fort St John due to loss of players to Prince George, Notre Dame, Jr A and the Okanagan Hockey School. Options for players to participate at a higher level has lessened the opportunties for those who are unable to afford the cost of leaving home.

Congratulations to Clearview MHA for winning the RBC Hockey Hero Award. The prize money will certainly be a big boost for their small association,

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Fort Nelson had part of their roof collapse on Easter Monday. Until the engineers have completed their report, the District will not know if Fort Nelson will have hockey for the upcoming season. This will be a great blow to the community and to the Peace River District.

Once again, thanks to all of the volunteers throughout the District and the Province. Also thanks to Barry and staff, for keeping the game alive.

NORTH WEST REPORT Bob Storey, BC Hockey District Director

The 2006-2007 season has passed and, generally speaking, the North West associations have enjoyed success. Despite the early dump of snow in October, that caused power outages for up to a week in some areas, all the teams managed to complete their scheduled games.

Clinics this year included two Coach Stream, two Hybrid Coach Stream and three Developmental 1 clinics.

We hosted three HCSP clinics in the district, with a fourth cancelled due to a lack of instructors. This clinic will be conducted first thing next season.

A total of eight SpeakOut clinics were held in the district for all participants who were working with teams.

For Officiating we had a total of 14 clinics. Each association was able to host their clinic, and we had a senior clinic for the first time plus two make-up clinics. For the senior clinic we were fortunate to have Lowell Dick attend and add his expertise to the proceedings. That clinic was very well received and we hope to do the same for next season.

It is with regret that I inform the membership that our RCM of the last three years, Mark Capewell, is retiring from his position. Hopefully we will be able to find someone to take over and continue the valuable work that Mark has started.

We still have not replaced our Coach Mentor position, and in all departments we are looking for additional instructional staff.

The number of suspensions handed out this past season is similar to last year. I was concerned, however, at the number of gross misconducts and penalties that exhibit disrespect to the game or participants in the game. I took the time to analyze the available provincial numbers for the current season and found some interesting results. From the numbers I was able to obtain there were a total of 454 suspensions handed out this past season by directors. Rule 71(abuse of official), Rule 33(b) (making a travesty of the game), Rule 47(b) (f) Abuse language and Rule 80 spitting were the suspensions singled out as “disrespectful” and used for analysis. A total of 204 suspensions for these penalties were handed out this past season representing 45% of all suspensions. When broken down to the different categories Atom through Juvenile it was noted that the Midget category has the vast majority of these penalties and are as follows:

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Branch Total Midget % Rule 33(b) 124 70 56% Rule 47 (b) (f) 31 21 68% Rule 71 (a) (b) (c) 36 31 86% Rule 80 9 7 78%

It certainly appears that we need to address this situation and I will be bringing it up at the AGM in our meetings. I believe we need to reintroduce the “Team First” program, but also add consequences for non-compliance. It has been some four years since we first introduced “Team First” and it appears that the program has lost some momentum; it is time for a revival.

Due to the severe snowstorms at the start of the year many events and tournaments were cancelled; the Hockey Canada Skills Camp in Burns Lake was initially to be rescheduled, but was not. Hopefully we will be able to have associations pick up these events in the upcoming year.

We were also fortunate to be able to host both the PeeWee A and Midget A Championships in March. Vanderhoof hosted the Pee Wee Championship; this was their association’s first try at hosting the event and they did an outstanding job of welcoming the various teams and providing some special provincial keepsakes. I would like to thank Randy Henderson and Bill Stats (RCM North Central) for looking after the Pee Wee Championships for us; Bill in particular did a fantastic job working with our officials.

Burns Lake hosted the Midget Championships and they also did a great job in welcoming the teams to the area. I had the honour of supervising this Championship and I must say that the teams were excellent to deal with. Coaches, players, and fans were cooperative and appreciative of the efforts of the host committee.

This season, Vanderhoof MHA accomplished something that has never been accomplished by a North West association before. They captured Championship titles in the Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget categories. I had the opportunity to witness both the Midget and Pee Wee victories. Both the Midget and Bantam teams were home prior to the Pee Wee Championship game, and both teams took the time to show up and inspire the Pee Wee team by showing off their Championship banners. Congratulations Vanderhoof; a job well done!

The Terrace Midget B team came back from Championships with the 2010 Fair Play Award. It is just as nice to have our teams recognized with the Fair Play Award as with a Championship banner. Great job team!

Some notes of interest from the district; we are still trying to find a way to form a district association. It appears that most associations see the need, but it is just a matter of combining the two leagues. The Omineca league is looking at making the Atom division a house league system rather than having tiered hockey as it is now. Most A associations only have one or two teams in the Atom division and it has always been a problem to balance the teams in an A and B team system. It is hoped that making two equal teams will balance the league out and make it more fun for the players.

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As usual I would like to thank all the district coordinators and instructors for their dedication to the programs they represent, without them we would not be as successful as we are. Have a good summer, and I look forward to seeing everyone at the AGM in Whistler.

OKANAGAN MAINLINE REPORT Sherry Wakelin and Wilf Liefke, BC Hockey District Directors

Well, another hockey season has come and gone. Welcome to those who have taken up the challenge of volunteering for the 2007-2008 season.

The Okanagan District hosted four Provincial Championships this past season: Midget AAA and Midget B in , Midget AA in North Okanagan and Midget Female AAA in Kamloops. Our hats off to all the volunteers for their time and dedication to these events.

Various associations in our District hosted HCSP, Speak Out, HCOP and Coaching clinics of one level or another. Both Lumby MHA and South Okanagan MHA hosted Lace ‘Em Up programs.

The Okanagan District had 64 names put forth for Minor Hockey Week Award recognition. Sherry was most honored to travel to some of the associations to do the presentations in person. This was greatly appreciated by all those involved, especially the recipients.

We processed 32 Permission to Travel requests this past season. There were eight requests for transfers, with five completed.

A total of 28 Match Penalties were dealt with. There were also 11 Match Penalties for Rule 71, 78 and 13. Gross penalties totaled 27.

Both Wilf and I attended four OMAHA meetings. As well, we hosted a District Leadership meeting in September.

Wilf represented the Branch at the National Sledge Teams training camp in October of 2006 and the Men’s World Sledge Hockey Challenge in March, both held in Kelowna. These athletes were very skilled and exciting to watch.

Wilf was fortunate to be appointed as Assistant to the Chair of High Performance. He attended various meetings, camps and competitions which game him a better understanding and deeper appreciation for the programs.

We would like to thank all the District Committee Coordinators:

Dave MacCauley / Bill Greene - HCSP Violet Faasse - Female Doug Cousins - Coach Rob McLaughlin / Chris Hans - HP Evaluators RCM - Rob Fryer / James Carr

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We would like to thank the OMAHA executive, all the MHAs and their volunteers for the privilege of serving the membership as BC Hockey District Directors. We wish everyone a safe and happy summer.

VANCOUVER ISLAND REPORT Joe McDonald, BC Hockey District Director

My step up into the Vancouver Island District Director position, in late October 2006, has been both exciting and challenging. I would like to thank the District and BC Hockey personnel for the support they have given me since my appointment.

First of all, I would like to touch on the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association (VIAHA). The Vancouver Island District has undergone some significant changes in 2006, such as an amalgamation between two districts on the Island (north and south). Since the BC Hockey AGM in June 2006, the solidarity between all local MHAs on the Island was in question. However, the local MHAs and the VIAHA executive body have been steadily working together to make improvements and to work in unison. One of the largest hurdles was to accept a set of regulations for the Island District; there has been a lot of give and take. I would like to thank everyone who pulled together to make this happen. I would especially like to acknowledge the VIAHA executive committee for all of their hard work in making the one District a success. The VIAHA hired an executive director to assist the executive committee and to liaise with the BC Hockey office to assist them in addressing issues on Vancouver Island. This will benefit the VIAHA membership as a whole.

The competitive leagues within the district have continued to grow each year with the local MHAs declaring more teams. This season has seen 83 carded teams scheduled in leagues covering the Juveniles (4), Midgets – Bantams - Peewees (71) and Female [Midget (5) – Bantam (2) – Peewee (1)] on Vancouver Island. For the first time, the District has been able to schedule a Midget female “A” and a Juvenile “A” league. Growing pains are still being experienced, but these will be overcome to the benefit of all.

There has been much discussion throughout this season with the VIAHA officers regarding leadership and strategic planning sessions. An initial brain storming session was held in January 2007 with more follow up meetings to be held in April and May of 2007. The goal is to have a District “strategic plan” in place before entering the 2007 – 2008 season. The District is also working on producing an administrative guide and policy manual to further assist all MHAs.

This season, the District hosted two “Chevy Safe and Fun” jamborees and saw 25 tournament sanctions approved. There were eight approvals granted to teams for permission to travel out of Province for participation in tournaments.

Three BC Hockey Championships were hosted in the District with Nanaimo, Saanich and Sooke MHAs doing a great job of being hosts. Nanaimo MHA also saw the grand opening of their new “Ice Center” with two ice sheets last summer which provided a great venue for the Juvenile Championships.

On the penalty front, the number of match and gross misconducts seems to be down a little in comparison to the 2005-2006 season, and there has been a significant reduction as compared to the 2004-2005 season:

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2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 Match Gross Match Gross Match Gross Match Gross Juvenile 9 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 Midget 53 19 43 36 30 22 28 16 Bantam 21 7 9 7 8 3 6 4 Peewee 7 4 4 3 2 0 2 1 Atom 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Team 0 11 0 10 0 3 1 7 Officials 92 43 58 56 40 28 42 28 135 114 68 70

I would like to thank the District and each MHA for their constant pursuit of cracking down on violence. This is now being reflected in the average reduction in major penalties (match / gross) as reflected above.

Clinics that were held within the District this year are as follows: Speak out (15), Safety (13), Checking (3), Coach Stream (8), Development 1 (7) and the Introduction to Coaching / Coach Stream Hybrid (4).

Officiating still remains an area of concern. This past year saw the District lose upwards of 100 referees. We still need to collectively work on reducing the abuse of officials. Unfortunately, the District seems to be losing more officials than can be recruited and trained. In addition, we also need to streamline the channels of communication (ie: assignments and responsibilities) between above minor supervisors and minor (RCM’s) supervisors. This past year, the referee clinics held totaled 21 (9 in the north, 10 in the south and 2 District level) within the District.

This year also experienced some changes within the BC Hockey positions during the season. I would like to thank those who gave their time and commitment towards the game of hockey. Paul Weed stepped down from the District Coach Coordinator position and Mel Bush stepped down from the HCSP Coordinator & SRM Committee positions. These two individuals gave up many, many hours of time to teach various clinics on Vancouver Island. I would also like to acknowledge Robin Edwards who stepped down from the District Director’s position as well. Robin is another tireless individual who put in countless hours with BC Hockey, the District and his home association of Nanaimo. Thanks again to each of you for your volunteer work and the hours each of you logged in helping to make minor hockey a better game.

I would also like to thank the other BC Hockey persons for their support in their roles on the Island. They are - Steve Marsh (RCM), Mike Fraser (RCM), Carol Fergusson (stepped into the HCSP & SRM positions), Teri Cotton (Female Development), Brent Polischuk (Male High Performance), Ian Turner (Female High Performance), Brian Sugiyama (Mentor Coordinator) and Mike Mowatt (Coach Coordinator).

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COACHING COMMITTEE Randy Henderson, Officer at Large – Coach Program Chair

Quite simply, I am very proud to have had the opportunity to work so closely with the Coach Committee this past year. It has been invigorating to be involved with the program and support the continued efforts, amongst all committee members, to ensure BC Hockey delivers the best coaching clinics in the country.

The Coach Committee made some very positive strides this year which I am confident will yield excellent long term results for the program. The move to try and attract a Master Course Conductor to accompany each District Coach Coordinator mirrors the strategy developed in the Referees Committee. When we have the District Coach Coordinators looking after the administrative end of clinics and Master Course Conductors working with the MHA Clinic Facilitators and Coach Coordinators, I believe a much more effective service delivery model will emerge.

The Mater Course Conductors met in the second weekend of August in Kelowna to discuss issues related to the MCC operational side followed with the February Development Meetings involving the DCCs. The February meeting saw discussion with HC regarding the inclusion of the Speak Out Clinic with the Intro and Coach levels. I am impressed with the position of the committee saying that in no way can the integrity of either program be jeopardized to simply save time. They believe our players and coaches deserve better; an honorable position.

In a couple of districts, we are currently short of District Coach Coordinators and facilitators. I hope these districts will continue their efforts to help us in identifying and supplying volunteers ready to facilitate the planning and organization of these essential clinics. Please remember that the DCCs in each district are always looking for course facilitators to train and mentor into the program. Engaging, training and mentoring new facilitator’s right in the district is yet another positive move by the committee.

When examining the 6 year statistics for coach program, we were down by approximately 25% this year. It will be interesting to see if this was an anomaly or a result of the streamlining of the clinics; especially the Hybrid combining the Introductory and Coach levels. To date, BC Hockey has held 39 clinics engaging 749 coaches. We also offered a Development 2 pilot in Williams Lake which attracted 27 coaches from throughout the province. Huge thanks to Paul Lafreniere for spearheading this project and Frank Kika for the technical support. Look for a Development 2 in the Okanagan in late June or early July.

Finally, I want to express my sincere gratitude on behalf of the branch to the DCCs, MCCs and many course facilitators we have around the province. Their tireless efforts have an enormous impact on our game as they are exposing new coaches to the knowledge, skills and philosophy necessary to continue leading the country in the standards of our coaches.

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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE Shannon Bell, Officer at Large – High Performance Chair

Our High Performance Program is very fortunate to have many dedicated and selfless volunteers who give hundreds of hours of their personal time to contribute to the success of the program every year.

This often includes long days personal and vacation time away from their families and jobs for the sole purpose of assisting with the identification and development of our elite athletes. I have been honoured to be a part of this group of very dedicated individuals.

On behalf of BC Hockey, I would like to thank Rob Rogers, Male High Performance Coordinator; Bruce Tuck, Female High Performance Coordinator; Nancy Wilson, Female Head Coach; the High Performance Committee, HP Staff, and our BC Hockey staff for their endless contributions and commitment to our program. I would especially like to thank Wilf Liefke for working with me as Assistant Chair of the High Performance Program.

High Performance Program This has been an event-filled season, with such events as the Male U16 Cup, Male U17 CCM Cup and Female U18 Cup. BC Hockey was also privileged to host the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, and the Esso Women’s Nationals in Salmon Arm.

Male U16 Program The Male U16 program is the introduction of the High Performance program to the players and is therefore an open invitation format which provides players within that particular birth year an opportunity to be introduced to and experience the program. It is designed to instruct and prepare high performance players and coaches for future opportunities in the High Performance Program. The program consists of Zone Camps where the athletes are educated on hockey technical materials, as well as athlete preparation topics for short term competition. Components of the Program:

• Name and train 8 Zone Coaching Staff, Managers / Trainers • Conduct Zone Player Evaluations • Open Invitation Format for Zone Camps (580 players) • Preparation of 8 Zone Teams for Competition • U16 BC Cup, Mission BC (160 players and 32 team staff)

Male U16 Zone Camps All players born in 1992 had an opportunity to attend a selection zone camp within their District.

Zone Camp Locations Zone 1 Kootenays Golden Zone 2 Okanagan Salmon Arm Zone 3 Fraser Valley Langley Zone 4 Fraser River / Delta Aldergrove

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Zone 5 Greater Vancouver Aldergrove Zone 6 Island Zone 7 North West Prince Rupert Zone 8 North East McKenzie

Male U16 Competition The purpose of the U16 competition is to provide our identified players the opportunity to showcase their talents, and to put into effect the concepts attained at the zone camps. The competition allows the BC Hockey High Performance staff an opportunity to assess talent for future player advancement in the program, and also provide a competitive event for athletes, coaches and officials.

The U16 BC Cup is an excellent setting to try new technical information, supply feedback to coaches, refine evaluative techniques, relay information on pertinent topics, promote the BC Hockey High Performance programs and recognize the support of grass roots programming from the local Minor Hockey Associations. An off-ice lecture conducted by the WHL and BCHL was held on hockey and education options for all players and parents.

This season, U16 BC Cup was held in Mission, April 19-22. The competition was an eight zone team, double pool round robin tournament and from all accounts was a great experience for the participants and a very successful event.

2007 U16 BC Cup Final Standings Position Zone District 1 2 Okanagan 2 4 Fraser River Delta 3 3 Fraser Valley 4 6 Vancouver Island 5 Tba 6 Tba 7 Tba 8 Tba

A special thank you to the city of Mission and Mission Minor Hockey for hosting this very successful event, and to the Minor Hockey Association zone camp hosts.

Male U17 Program The U17 Program is specifically designed for players born in 1991 and are playing in Midget or Junior hockey. To be eligible, players must be members of BC Hockey, or past members attending an out of province Hockey Canada approved residential school, and they must be born in the correct calendar year.

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Components of the Program: • Name and train 6 District Coaching Staff, Managers / Trainers • Conduct Zone Player Evaluations • District Camps (276 players) • U17 CCM BC Cup Salmon Arm, BC (120 players) • Provincial Development Camp • World U17 Hockey Challenge or Canada Winter Games

District Camp The District Camp was by invitation only to those players who met the BC Hockey eligibility requirements.

District Camp Location North Prince George Okanagan Summerland Vancouver Island Lake Cowichan Kootenays Trail Greater Vancouver Langley Fraser Valley Langley

U17 CCM BC Cup This season, the U17 CCM BC Cup was held in Salmon Arm, April 26-29. The overall objective of the program is to increase the chances of athletes, team staff, and officials from across the province to participate provincially, regionally, nationally and internationally.

U17 CCM BC Cup Final Standings Position Team 1 Tba 2 Tba 3 Tba 4 Tba 5 Tba 6 Tba

A special note of thanks to the Salmon Arm Sunwave Centre and their many volunteers for their generous hospitality and for hosting a very successful CCM BC Cup in the Okanagan.

Provincial Development Camp Completing its 26th year, the U17 Program had 50 players attend the Provincial U17 camp held in Nanaimo on July 16-23, 2006. The camp included on-ice and off-ice instruction for the players, and a hockey crossroads seminar to inform families and players of the choices that lay ahead. Twenty players, one head coach, two assistant coaches, a director of operations and an athletic therapist were selected to Team BC to compete at the 2007 Canada Winter Games, Whitehorse, YT.

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Staff Team BC Position Craig Bedard Head Coach (Osoyoos, BC) Rob Rogers Assistant Coach (Delta, BC) Russ Weber Assistant Coach (Richmond BC) Glen Carrier Director of Hockey Operations (Maple Ridge) Jamie Rempel Athletic Therapist (Langley, BC)

Team BC Team BC represents the first stage in Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence. The 2007 Male Team BC is made up of twenty players from BC who were born in 1990. These players were selected from the fifty players who participated in our August 2006 Provincial Development Camp. Team BC competed at the 2007 Canada Winter Games finishing in fourth place.

2007 Team BC Members included

Player Position 2005-2006 MHA Hometown Martin Jones G Vancouver NW Giants

Thomas Heemskerk G Chilliwack Chilliwack

Riley McIntosh D Vancouver NE Attack Coquitlam

Mike Reddington D Vancouver NE Attack Port Coquitlam

Mike Scarborough D South Island Avalanche North Saanich Colten Teubert D Vancouver SW Hawks Surrey

Jordan Wilkins D MML Okanagan Penticton

Stefan Elliott D North Shore Winter Club North Vancouver Kyle Beach F Okanagan Rockets Kelowna

Evan Bloodoff F Castlegar Jr. B Castlegar Thomas Frazee F North Delta Delta

Jordan Hickmott F Vancouver SE Flames Mission Derek Lee F Vancouver NW Giants North Vancouver

Brandon McMillan F Vancouver Rangers Delta

Tyler Pistone F North Island Pack Nanaimo Tyler Shattock F Thompson Blazers Salmon Arm

Kyle St.Dennis F Beaver Valley Jr. B Trail Geordie Wudrick F Notre Dame North Vancouver

Ryan Howse F Prince George Prince George Landon Ferraro F Burnaby Winter Club Vancouver

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2007 Canada Winter Games Results Game Opponent Final Score

1 vs. New Brunswick 8-6 win 2 vs. Newfoundland / Labrador 3-2 win

Quarter Final vs. Saskatchewan 5-4 win (OT)

Semi Final vs. 4-3 loss (OT) Bronze Final vs. Alberta 4-3 loss

Team Pacific Team Pacific will be composed of 11 players selected from our July 2007 U17 Provincial Development Camp and 11 players from Alberta. The team will compete at the 2008 World U17 Hockey Challenge in London, Ontario against the best players in their age division from across Canada and around the world.

NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS The following outstanding BC Hockey members were selected to participate in the following prestigious Hockey Canada National Program of Excellence Events:

Men’s U18 Team – BC Players Player Hometown John Negrin New Westminster Colton Gillies Surrey

World Junior Camp Invites – BC Players Player Position Hometown G Williams Lake Karl Alzner D Burnaby D Sicamous Ben Maxwell F North Vancouver Kenndal McArdle F Burnaby

*District Evaluators List and Camp Statistics can be found in Appendix.

Female U16 Development Camps Female U16 Development Camps were held at the end of March and early April, and were well attended. This program is the backbone of the Long Term Athlete Development Module (LTAD) and has given athletes the opportunity to access top-notch training, evaluation and tracking as they progress through the High Performance Program. The program is open to all female athletes who are interested in developing their skills. The goal of the program is to develop and identify elite female athletes, and provide them with the tools they need to compete at the highest level possible. At the conclusion of the camp, the athletes will complete a high performance althlete conditioning web-based

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training program, and will receive feedback from experts in the fields of nutrition, physical and fitness training.

Female Team BC U18 Team BC competed at the 2006 CIS Presence Cup tournament in , Alberta where the team faced the University of Guelph, the University of Toronto and Alberta’s Under 18 Team. Team BC played three games ending with a 1-2 record. Team BC assembled again in Richmond for a three day pre-staging camp which encompassed three on-ice sessions, team meetings, team building activities, Vancouver Canucks keynote speakers, and a full day of activity at GM Place. Team BC competed at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon. The girls played well and battled hard, but in the end were on the short end of some close games. The U18 National competition will be held in November, 2007 in Kitchener, Ontario.

Name Pos M D Y Ht Wt (lbs) Hometown Stephanie Ney G 11 29 1990 5' 9" 140 100 Mile House Hillary Pattenden G 12 27 1990 5' 6" 120 Surrey Rayna Cruickshank D 8 28 1991 5’10” 150 Cumberland Kaleigh Fratkin D 3 24 1992 5’6” 135 Burnaby Christie Jensen D 4 10 1990 5' 5" 120 South Delta Erica Kromm D 3 25 1989 5' 8" 130 Naramata Kailee Ryan D 7 31 1989 5' 6" 130 Kelowna Michelle Snowden D 7 21 1989 5' 8" 130 North Saanich Alisa Baumgartner F 7 20 1990 5' 3" 130 West Vancouver Braidie Campbell F 1 29 1989 5' 6" 135 Surrey Jennie Gallo F 11 23 1989 5' 2" 135 Castlegar Kaitlin Imai F 6 13 1990 5' 3" 115 Coquitlam Chelsea Laing F 7 23 1990 5' 3" 135 Port Coquitlam Ling-Ling Lok F 10 23 1990 5' 5" 125 Vancouver Elana Lovell F 2 17 1990 5' 6" 150 Kamloops Kathleen McDonald F 10 12 1991 5’2” 135 Kamloops Lisa Mullan F 7 14 1989 5' 8" 165 Brentwood Bay Jodi Reinholcz F 1 10 1990 5' 7" 120 Vernon Jaclyn Stapleton F 5 16 1991 5’ 6” 140 Westbank Karolina Urban F 12 17 1989 5' 6" 120 Kamloops

Female U18 Competition The purpose of the competition is to provide a competitive event for athletes, coaches and officials where our identified players have the opportunity to display their talents, and put into effect the concepts that have been attained at the zone camp.

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This season the U18 players participated in the U18 BC Cup in Salmon Arm from April 18-22. As with the Male U17 program, this competition was a six team, double pool round robin tournament involving the BC High Performance Zone Camp selected players. Following the success of the male program last year, the BC Cup adopted the Jamboree format.

Senior Female Team BC This year’s Team BC members were chosen at the conclusion of a three-day open Senior Team BC selection camp which was held in Hope in October. More than 50 players attended the camp, resulting in eight returning Team BC players and twelve newcomers.

2007 Senior Female Team BC Roster Name Pos M D Yr Ht Wt Hometown Shannon Anderson G 8 20 1979 5’11 160 Langley Jennifer Price G 8 13 1977 5’5 155 New Westminster Haleigh Callison D 5 20 1984 5’6 150 Smithers Fiona Ford D 5 9 1984 5’9 185 Lions Bay Kirsten Mihalcheon D 5 11 1988 5’5 165 Vernon Tamara Pickford D 1 31 1975 5’7 145 Chilliwack Hilary Spires D 3 18 1986 5’7 155 Delta Hedi Syme D 4 2 1986 5’6 140 Salmon Arm Michelle Bettles F 3 6 1981 5’10 170 Langley Lisa Bonang F 5 15 1988 5’5 135 Kamloops Kim Coates F 10 14 1983 5’8 165 Harrison Tanya Leone F 7 28 1971 5’7 140 Winfield Kristin Leuszler F 7 12 1982 6’ 160 Surrey Jenny Mahovlich F 1 27 1987 5’6 160 Vancouver Emily McGarth-Agg F 1 27 1984 5’6 140 New Westminster Karen Thatcher F 2 29 1984 5’8 155 Blain, WA Silvia Traveras F 11 14 1980 5’3 130 Vancouver Jennie Tuttle F 9 8 1986 5’5 145 Victoria Kelsey L Young F 10 2 1981 5’3 120 Kamloops

Staff Team BC Position Nancy Wilson Head Coach (Langley, BC) Scott Fraser Assistant Coach (Fort St John) Nat Christensen Assistant Coach (Abbotsford BC) Ricci Silvo Manager (Burnaby BC)

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Esso Women’s Nationals The last phase of the LTAD model targets athletes in the 18-26 age group, and accordingly, the Esso Nationals Senior Female competition is now included in our High Performance Program.

The Esso Nationals were held in Salmon Arm on March 5-10. BC Hockey was represented at the event by Senior Team BC and BC Outback as host team. Despite strong efforts from both teams, Senior Team BC finished sixth and the BC Outback host team finished ninth. We congratulate all the High Performance team staff, officials and athletes on a very successful season.

FEMALE HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT Randy Henderson, BC Hockey Officer at Large

The Female Hockey Development Committee (FHDC) has some huge responsibilities and I must thank the coordinators for their efforts in their districts. With female hockey being the fastest growing sport in Canada, so grows the need to provide more services for the membership. The rapid growth in female hockey made it imperative for the Branch to create a new female development model to better serve the female game. The new model begins to address the basic fact that the female game is different from the male game and moves us toward an athlete-centered model.

The FHDC met in September in Vancouver and addressed issues surrounding female hockey, some immediate, and others longer term. This year the committee developed goals and objectives to promote the female game in their districts. I must admit, the amount of work on these dedicated volunteers’ plates is enormous. Not only do they look after promoting the female game, but they also address officiating, the formation of teams at rep and recreational levels, senior and minor, tournament promotion, coach development and the recruitment of volunteers in all of these areas.

From the immediate concerns list, the new rules emphasis was an issue in September, as it would impact the officials as well as the players. From the input to date, the female players have adapted well to the changes. If the games I witnessed at minor and senior are any indication, I see an even faster game emerging. I believe we can be proud of the quality of some of the female officials we have developed. Hopefully the continued cooperation between the FHDC and the referees committee will lead to the development of even more excellent female officials for female hockey.

The loss of senior carded teams over the past few years has been a concern to the committee and to the senior female hockey teams. I believe a long term solution to this decrease in numbers exists and must come from both the Branch and the senior female teams in the province. Senior hockey is the progression leading to the creation of “active for life” athletes in our game. I believe some of the solutions to the long term growth at senior lie in the new female development model. If we can work cooperatively to implement the model, I see huge gains to be made at the Above Minor levels, including Junior, College / University, Senior and the emerging Masters categories.

Research tells us the biggest (while certainly not the only) reason female players leave the game is due to a lack of opportunity to play on female teams. Understanding why females leave the game makes us better prepared to address this at the provincial, district and local levels. Therefore, the primary objective for us in female hockey must be to continue to provide as many opportunities for

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female players to play with, and against, other female players. It is recognized that integrated teams are unavoidable at times; however, there are a myriad of jamborees available and multi-association teams are emerging which demonstrate the desire by some associations to strive to better meet the needs of our female members. Let’s do just that, provide more opportunities!

I am extremely confident that the energy, knowledge, determination and commitment of the volunteers in the female program, coupled with the new female development model, will very soon deliver the more effective programs that our members deserve.

MINOR HOCKEY COMMITTEE REPORT Rick Boekestyn, BC Hockey Vice President

As the 2006-2007 season draws to a close, I would like to say a special thanks to all volunteers, for without your unselfish devotion to our game, this successful hockey year would not have happened. Working with the Minor Committee gives one a true sense of appreciation for the amount of hard work that the volunteers do within the Branch. We, in the game of hockey, are very fortunate to have access to the thousands and thousands of high quality, high-energy individuals who work so hard all winter long to do everything possible to increase the players’ enjoyment of the game. We cannot overemphasize the importance of the volunteers that makes them the life support for BC Hockey, Minor Hockey Associations, Junior Hockey, Senior Hockey, Senior Female Hockey, District Associations and the development programs. It is the people who administer the game at the local level that are often forgotten, as most participants do not realize the commitment, time and effort involved to ensure that our young players have the opportunity to play the game safely while enjoying a positive experience.

BC Hockey Minor Hockey Championships Congratulations to all participants in each of the BC Hockey Minor Championships and the respective winners in each category:

Category Champion Category Champion Juvenile South Delta Bantam A Vanderhoof Major Midget Vancouver NW Giants Bantam B Kelowna Midget AAA Juan de Fuca Bantam Female Kamloops Midget AA Aldergrove Pee Wee AAA North Shore Winter Club Midget A Vanderhoof Pee Wee AA Trail Midget B Kelowna Pee Wee A Vanderhoof Midget Female Nelson Pee Wee B Burnaby Winter Club Bantam AAA Burnaby Winter Club Pee Wee Female North Shore Avalanche Bantam AA Trail

The experience of attending and participating in a Championship tournament is a once in a lifetime experience for most participants. To ensure that the Championship Tournament is a successful event, it requires considerable effort and time from volunteers. Often this is forgotten when the puck

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is dropped. On behalf of the Branch, thanks to all the hosting associations and the District Directors and alternates, for without your assistance there would not be any BC Hockey Championships. A job well done!

Major Midget League The Major Midget League was under the leadership of Shannon Bell. The following Districts hosted a Major Midget League team:

District Team North Central / West Cariboo Cougars North Okanagan Thompson Blazers South Okanagan Okanagan Rockets Vancouver South East Fraser Valley Bruins Vancouver South West Valley West Hawks Vancouver Central Greater Vancouver Vancouver North West Vancouver North West Giants Vancouver North East Vancouver North East Chiefs South Island South Island Thunderbirds North Island North Island Silvertips Kootenays

Cariboo Cougars were league winners. Vancouver North West Giants were playoff Champions.

Northern BC Winter Games The host community for the 2007 Northern Winter Games was as follows:

Event Location Dates 2007 Northern BC Winter Games Fort St. John February 2007

Male Hockey Final Rankings 1 100 Mile House 2 Fraser Fort George 3 Bulkley-Nechako 4 Northern Rockies 5 Kitimat-Stikine 6 Cariboo 7 North Coast 8 Peace River Northern

Western Canadian Bantam Championships , Manitoba hosted the 2007 Western Canada Bantam Championships April 12-15, 2007. Burnaby Winter Club represented British Columbia.

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Final Standings 1 Burnaby Winter Club 2 Winnipeg Sharks (host) 3 Spruce Grove 4 Winnipeg Monarchs 5 Saskatchewan

National Midget Championship – Thanks to a pair of 4-1 wins over the Cariboo Cougars on March 23-24 in Prince George, the Vancouver North West Giants were crowned champions of the Major Midget Hockey League. The Giants are the first BC team to play for the National Midget Championship since the hosted the Cup in 2001, and only the fifth team from the province to appear since the tournament format changed from provincial champions to regional champions in 1984 – the 2001 Cougars and 1996 North Kamloops Lions both hosted, while the 1992 Lions and 1986 Burnaby Hawks qualified.

Final Standings 1 2 Red Deer Optimist Rebels (host) 3 Senimaire St-Francois Blizzard 4 Vancouver North West Giants 5 St. John’s Maple Leafs 6 Sault Ste. Marie North Stars

Women’s Western Shield The 2007 Western Shield was held April 12-16 in Surry, BC and provided tournaments for both Senior A and Senior B female teams.

Final Standings Senior A: 1 Edmonton ESP Velocity 2 Manitoba Bears 3 Langley Legends 4 Burnaby Raiders 5 Saskies Bears

Senior B: 1 Kamloops Vibe 2 Saskies Grizzlies 3 Delta Jets 4 Central Plains of Manitoba 5 Ice Hawks

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Match/Gross Misconduct Penalties 2006/07 2005/06 2004/05 2003/04 2002/03 2001/02 2000/01 Match Penalties 372 357 433 525 632 481 624 Gross 229 203 291 321 299 373 322 Misconducts

With the help of our web based on-line reporting system, a new database is allowing us to keep better records for the Match/Gross Misconduct Penalties.

BC Hockey Female Jamborees

BC Hockey Lower Mainland Female Jamboree – Canucks Female Jamboree Female hockey players, parents, coaches and fans were all in attendance for the 2007 BC Hockey Canucks Female Jamboree that was held March 23-25, 2007. The Jamboree was filled to capacity with 12 teams. BC Hockey would like to thank the Canucks Centre for BC Hockey for their support of the event and the female game of hockey. The need for grass roots programming in hockey is certain. It is events such as this that truly provide the partners in the game with values of respect, skill, and having fun.

BC Hockey Northern Female Jamboree There was no BC Hockey Northern Female Jamboree held in 2006. The 2007 Jamboree, held February 9-11, 2007 in Prince George, was a great success with a capacity eight team group of girls aged 7-13.

Esso Fun Days This program is meant to be a fun day of hockey for first-time participants in the female game. The program has an on and off-ice component that introduces basic skills in a positive, fun, non- threatening environment. The following MHA’s were hosts of Esso Fun Day camps in the 2006/07 season:

Minor Hockey Association Dates of Event Victoria July 8, 2006 Fernie August 22, 2006 Sooke March 2, 2007 Positive feedback has been received from those who successfully completed their camps. These events were subsidized up to $300.00 each.

GM Safe and Fun Camps BC Hockey worked closely with Hockey Canada to complete eight GM Safe and Fun one day camps. These camps are free of charge to the membership. The following sites were selected by GM and Hockey Canada to host a camp in the 2006/2007 season:

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Minor Hockey Association Chilliwach North Vancouver Port Hardy Saanich MacKenzie Kamloops Victoria

Penalty Free Challenge By submitting a penalty free game sheet for games played during Minor Hockey Week in BC, teams became eligible for a prize reward. 99 teams took part in this year’s BC Hockey Penalty Free Challenge. All teams that successfully entered received a BC Hockey water bottle for each member on their team. The winners were selected by random draw and received an exclusive event with the Vancouver Canucks. The Penalty Free Challenge is a program exemplifying fair play, sportsmanship and safety to hockey players in British Columbia. The overwhelming response that is submitted each year proves that both sportsmanship and fair play are alive and well in our game.

Hockey Canada Minor Council Minor Council has met twice this past season, and conducted two conference calls. Two items that are on the May AGM Minor Council agenda are minor-aged foreign students who wish to come to Canada to play carded hockey, and the removal of the red line from all hockey played in Canada. As well, discussion will take place on the make up of the Hockey Canada Council system and how the councils will fit into Hockey Canada’s structure.

REFEREE COMMITTEE REPORT Shannon Bell BC Hockey Officer at Large Neil Hartley, BC Hockey Officer at Large Peter Zerbinos, Branch Referee-in-Chief

The Hockey Canada Standard of Play and Rules Emphasis were introduced at all levels of hockey across the entire country this past season. After much trepidation over how this would impact the game, the transition was not as difficult as originally anticipated. The players and team officials were able to adapt and adjust their game to the new style of play. Although there continues to be some inconsistencies in how the standard is applied in some Districts, we expect to see an improvement as we begin the new season. Overall, the new Standard of Play and Rules Emphasis has been widely accepted, and we are confident that it will only continue to improve the game.

Summer Officiating School Last summer, BC Hockey successfully operated two Summer Officiating Schools. The first school was in Osoyoos August 7 – 11, 2006 and the second school was in Lake Cowichan August 14 – 18, 2006. Both schools were devoted entirely to the Hockey Canada Officiating Program material. This season a combined 108 students participated in the Osoyoos and Lake Cowichan programs. The on- ice instructions along with the off-ice activities make these schools a success every season. The following is a list of Summer Officiating School instructors: Ryan Stefani, Sean Raphael, Cam Poirier, Carl Poole, Chris Hahn, Steve Papp, Mike Basford, Brad Fraser, Patrick Liefke, James Carr, Michael Boisvert, Trevor Hanson and Brandon Liefke. Our very popular Summer Officiating School tradition will continue again August 6-10, 2007 in Osoyoos and August 13-17, 2007 in Lake Cowichan.

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Seminars

Upgrade Seminar Over the past five years, we have held upgrade clinics every year instead of every second year. There was no upgrade seminar held in the summer of 2006 as our pool of officials was sufficient. Instead, an Above Minor Referee Development camp was held to prepare for the implementation of the Hockey Canada Standard of Play and Rules Emphasis. An upgrade seminar will be held this summer.

Above Minor Development Seminar / Clinic Last August, we held our first Above Minor Referee Development Camp for BCHL, Jr. B and MML referees. The BCHL and the three Jr. B Leagues all contributed to the cost of the camp to help keep the camp fee affordable. The camp provided an opportunity for the officials from all three Divisions to come together for three days of comprehensive instruction, fitness testing and carding. We wish to thank John Grisdale, BCHL Commissioner, and Brian Harrison, Jr. B Director, for their support of this combined BCHL, Jr. B and MML seminar.

Western Officiating Development Model The four Western Branches are working in conjunction with the to look at program continuity and ways to streamline the development across the Western Branches. Peter Zerbinos, Referee in Chief is working with the committee to identify the areas of concern and the development of the ideal model. We are pleased to note that many of the ideas and concepts suggested are presently being used successfully in the Branch.

High Performance The High Performance Program continues to be a great success. The quality of officials who are being nominated to work these events are in excellent physical condition, and are very knowledgeable in their capacity. Due to the high skill level of these officials, the assignments are becoming more prestigious, and thus the opportunities to participate are greatly coveted by the officials. This year approximately 30 officials from throughout the province were given the opportunity to work at one of the High Performance Events. This number included 10 female officials and 20 male officials.

Best Ever Officiating Schools Both Male and Female Best Ever Provincial Officiating Schools were held in Osoyoos. The Male school took place July 16-21, 2006 and the female school was held August 13-18, 2006. The purposes of the camps are to identify and train officials capable of performing at a provincial, national and international level. The programs coincide with the Male U17 and Female U18 Provincial Camps, the athletes being the best first year male and first and second year female midgets in our province. The following officials attended the Best Ever Officiating Schools: Kevin Bennett, Steve Bratt, Brian Eagle, Glen Eisler, Mike Langin, Eric Martens, Tyson Schwarz, Patrick Shantz, Cody Wanner, Spencer Westlake, Kassidy Manville, Kyrstan Grunerud, Melissa Merritt, Jacqui Harrison, Rachel Robilliard, Joy McAdams and instructors Ryan Stefani, Kiel Murchison, Pat Smith, and Peter Zerbinos.

U16 / U17 / U18 High Performance Competitions These High Performance competitions provide an excellent setting for supplying feedback to officials, refining evaluation techniques, relaying information on pertinent topics, promoting the BC Hockey High Performance Programs and recognizing the support of grass roots programming. Officials selected to the Male U16 Cup include the following: Cody Warner, Dexter Rasmussen, Graham Chandler, Mike Langin, Kevin Sherman, Josh Duys, Sean Lynch, Aman Sidu, and Todd Lewis,

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supervised by Peter Zerbinos. Female U18 BC Officials: Katrin-Liis Graham, Jennifer Partridge, Melissa Merritt, Kassidy Mainville, Rebecca McOnie, Alanna Llewellyn, Jennifer Konicek, Melissa Cederholm, Casey Rodusek, Marlie Chovin, Tanya Popplestone, Sheleen Hebden, Barb Murdoch, Darcie Hook, Barb Robertson, Marnie Pettit, supervised by Paul Willing. U17 Cup Officials: Kevin Bennett, Pat Shantz, Eric Martens, Spencer Westlake, Andrew Hargreaves, Jeff Eden, Bevan Mills, Kodie Hemmons, Brian Eagle, These officials were supervised by Ryan Stefani.

Suspensions Players and coaches are accountable for their actions on the ice, and accordingly, the Officiating Committee holds their officials accountable for their actions. We have had some difficulties with “No Shows,” “Game Swapping” and game reporting procedures which have created problems in a few Districts at both the Minor and Above Minor levels. These situations will not be tolerated and we are working to ensure that our officials are committed to completing their responsibilities and obligations at every game they are assigned to.

During the 2006-2007 season, suspensions were given out for conduct unbecoming, no-shows and late game sheets. Clinics Carding Clinics were held throughout the province from September through December. In most Districts, the clinics were well attended. The attendance for the 2006-2007 was slightly down from the previous years overall.

Referee Committee A meeting of the Referee Committee members was held at the beginning of February. Items discussed included the following: Promotion, Recruitment, Relationships, Administration, Regulation, Championships, Development, High Performance and the Strategic Plan. Mark Capewell, the RCM for the North West District, will be retiring after three seasons. We appreciate all the hard work and commitment Mark has given to our program.

We would like to thank the RCMs and Above Minor Supervisors for their hard work and commitment to the officiating program. These volunteers spend a significant amount of personal time traveling to and from arenas to teach, coach, evaluate and help with the development of what we believe to be one of the best officiating programs in the country. Their participation is valued and greatly appreciated.

SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT Fred Heslop, BC Hockey Past President, Risk Manager

Risk Management A new risk management resource e-manual has been produced. It will be distributed to associations and will be found on the new BC Hockey website.

TEAM First Team First materials are continuing to be distributed to the membership at the request of the minor hockey associations. This information is also available on the BC Hockey website. Hockey Canada’s Chevrolet Safe and Fun Parent Education Program is still an integral component of the program. Once again, BC Hockey worked closely with the Vancouver Canucks to promote the program.

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Hockey Canada Safety Program Over 1,300 delegates attended HCSP clinics during the 2006-2007 season, and the program remains very strong. BC Hockey continued the Level II program for the 2006-2007 season, recognizing the professional training and skills of HCSP volunteers.

SPEAK OUT! Once again, over 2,700 delegates were certified in Speak Out! in the 2006-2007 season. The new website will be an asset to assist with risk management issues. Over 60,000 “Safety Requires Teamwork” booklets were distributed to all teams, leagues, officials and MHAs, and this booklet was also available for download from the website. It is critical that associations ensure every participant receives a copy of this booklet.

Event Sanctioning Event sanctioning continues to work well. We still need to remind the members that they need to get their requests in earlier rather than later. There is a high volume of requests, and it should not be assumed that last minute requests will automatically be approved.

BC Hockey would like to thank all of our program coordinators and course conductors for their dedication and commitment in delivering the message of Speak Out! and HCSP throughout our Branch.

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6-YEAR ANALYSIS

Coach Level Attendance District 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Lower Mainland 15 360 16 443 21 605 15 572 15 523 14 423 Island 7 134 7 118 10 239 11 296 11 297 12 246 Okanagan 3 30 8 151 9 137 6 137 11 212 8 172 West Kootenay 1 13 1 15 1 19 2 52 2 24 0 0 East Kootenay 1 9 2 19 4 49 1 18 2 28 1 11 North Central 0 0 6 81 7 59 4 57 6 71 5 67 North West 2 17 4 47 2 0 1 9 2 34 3 37 North East/Yukon 3 24 7 79 5 76 4 42 5 60 6 53 Total 32 587 51 95359 118444 118354 124949 1009

Developmental 1 (Intermediate) Attendance District 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Lower Mainland 14 334 15 465 6 216 6 158 7 218 6 201 Island 7 148 4 122 2 73 2 29 2 53 3 72 Okanagan 7 206 1 9 2 66 2 31 2 50 2 47 West Kootenay 1 4 1 15 0 0 1 14 1 7 0 0 East Kootenay 1 26 1 9 1 13 1 8 1 12 1 14 North Central 2 17 2 68 0 0 1 32 1 14 1 17 North West 2 32 1 19 1 18 1 16 1 21 1 17 North East/Yukon 1 20 1 6 2 17 1 11 2 10 2 18 Total 35 787 26 713 14 403 15 299 17 385 16 386

Initiation Clinic Attendance District 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Lower Mainland 5 329 12 263 13 201 11 287 12 307 13 329 Island 6 127 6 110 8 140 7 107 6 137 5 99 Okanagan 1 55 0 0 3 15 4 46 3 65 6 126 West Kootenay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 East Kootenay 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 1 26 3 43 North Central 1 64 5 61 2 19 2 19 2 32 1 19 North West 1 12 3 26 2 0 1 3 3 18 3 27 North East/Yukon 1 19 4 42 0 0 1 6 1 18 4 36 Total 15 606 30 502 28 375 27 502 28 603 36 684

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Hybrid Clinic Attendance District 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Lower Mainland 4 118 Island 3 47 Okanagan 2 38 West Kootenay 0 0 East Kootenay 0 0 North Central 4 81 North West 2 12 North East/Yukon 1 4 Total 16 300

Checking Clinic Attendance District 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Lower Mainland 2 23 1 23 3 33 4 87 1 4 Island 3 40 4 64 7 79 5 62 3 74 Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 7 104 West Kootenay 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 East Kootenay 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 North Central 0 0 2 14 0 0 1 14 8 139 North West 1 6 2 10 0 0 0 0 1 16 North East/Yukon 1 3 0 0 2 19 2 13 0 0 Total 7 76 9 111 12 131 16 222 20 337

HCSP Clinic Attendance District 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Lower Mainland 24 671 27 770 27 735 28 726 24 519 26 560 Island 13 216 13 224 11 216 11 217 11 188 8 170 Okanagan 11 168 11 130 7 132 12 187 9 161 10 207 Kootenay 5 53 6 78 4 46 9 99 3 64 7 110 North Central 5 29 4 37 5 61 7 56 5 58 7 102 North West 3 18 4 29 5 16 4 30 4 39 6 110 North East/Yukon 9 91 5 79 8 105 4 49 6 73 7 76 Total 70 1246 70 134767 131175 1364 62 110271 1335

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HCOP Clinic Attendance District 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Lower Mainland 41 1919 41 2023 40 2073 40 1932 41 2025 48 2007 North Island 9 304 9 343 8 346 9 314 10 331 12 426 South Island 12 386 12 424 9 384 14 375 10 416 11 386 North Okanagan 12 325 12 329 12 304 13 266 11 264 13 260 South Okanagan 16 320 16 459 13 327 15 357 14 491 15 467 West Kootenay 11 185 11 204 10 182 10 228 10 214 10 192 East Kootenay 9 219 9 172 12 229 14 239 12 199 11 187 North Central 11 264 11 247 10 257 9 262 11 286 10 286 North West 16 274 16 251 15 250 13 247 16 251 16 271 North East/Yukon 15 187 15 220 13 190 16 236 13 231 12 210 Total 152 4383 152 4672 142 4542 153 4456 148 4708 158 4692

2006-07 HCOP Statistics District Level I Level II Level III Level IV Level V Level VI Certified # of Clinics Lower Mainland 1103 695 78 36 4 3 1919 45 North Island 155 111 34 2 2 0 304 9 South Island 213 126 34 11 1 1 386 16 North Okanagan 158 123 36 8 0 0 325 14 South Okanagan 165 108 33 8 5 1 320 15 West Kootenay 98 54 27 3 3 0 185 11 East Kootenay 124 56 33 3 3 0 219 11 North Central 136 93 29 5 1 0 264 8 North West 156 94 22 1 1 0 274 15 North East/Yukon 106 56 23 2 0 0 187 10 Total 2414 1516 349 79 20 5 4383 154

Speak Out! Clinics District 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Clinics # Island 15 616 15 616 14 622 14 598 14 547 12 545 Lower Mainland 37 1500 28 1257 39 1611 27 1342 38 1474 43 1350 West Kootenay 2 56 2 63 1 44 0 0 1 17 9 349 East Kootenay 6 133 4 86 6 119 4 86 4 122 8 276 Okanagan 18 608 13 327 16 449 12 398 17 550 21 797 North Central 6 167 9 158 11 271 7 143 5 197 9 242 North West 7 96 10 132 7 77 5 88 8 122 15 341 North East/Yukon 4 17 3 77 5 101 7 112 7 179 9 225 Total 95 3193 84 2716 99 3294 76 2767 94 3208 126 4125

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HIGH PERFORMANCE OPEN CAMPS

Under 16 Zone Camp Attendance

Zone 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Zone 1 41 60 71 87 63 35 Zone 2 97 97 110 69 95 74 Zone 3 130 117 110 90 126 90 Zone 4 50 69 50 72 53 46 Zone 5 63 60 60 65 77 33 Zone 6 99 96 96 94 97 70 Zone 7 44 52 47 49 47 56 Zone 8 43 49 53 43 43 44 TOTAL 567 600 597 569 601 448

Under 18 Zone Camp Attendance

Zone 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 Zone 1 35 46 26 21 26 34 Zone 2 53 58 46 40 41 53 Zone 3 45 35 45 40 71 57 Zone 4 38 25 30 30 49 28 Zone 5 44 31 21 28 Zone 6 34 43 39 43 71 78 Zone 7 0 11 N/A 28 17 Zone 8 0 32 32 28 29 TOTAL 249 281 218 223 286 324

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INCOMPLETE SUSPENSIONS

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Date Date 1987 – 88 Incomplete Team/Association Division Imposed Completed Bantam Rick Carlson 1988-05-28 Langley MHA 2013-04-30 Coach

Date Date 2002 – 03 Incomplete Team/Association Division Imposed Completed Gary Cooper 2003-03-07 Sukunka Valley Icemen Junior B 2022-11-23

Date Date 2005 – 06 Incomplete Team/Association Division Imposed Completed Bill Mackenzie 2005-11-30 Prince George MHA Midget 2008-11-30

Date Date 2006 – 07 Incomplete Team/Association Division Imposed Completed Neil Ward 2007-01-06 Port Albernie MHA Coach 2008-01-06 Dallas Ward 2007-01-07 Port Alberni MHA Midget Rec 2008-01-06 Rick Engelmyer 2007-02-07 Lumby MHA Midget Rec 2007-09-16 Tristan Waters 2007-02-20 Westside MHA Midget B 2007-09-10 Matt Fraser 2007-02-28 Penticton MHA Midget AAA 2007-09-01 Rob Palmantuin 2007-03-14 Vernon MHA Pee Wee 2007-09-15 Ed Johnstone 2007-03-04 Winfield & District MHA Midget 2007-09-30 Al Jerome 2007-03-08 Kamloops MHA Midget Rec 2007-10-15 Andrew Krushelniski 2007-03-19 Elk Valley MHA Midget AA 2007-09-10 Kyle Gagne 2007-03-21 Elk Valley MHA Midget AA 2007-09-10 Andrew Chichak 2007-03-22 Seafair MHA Midget AA 2007-09-10 Vancouver Thunderbirds Max Gradmiller 2007-03-13 Midget 2007-10-30 MHA Joseph Farina 2007-03-09 Port Moody MHA Midget 2007-09-21 Vinny Coyne 2007-03-14 North Shore Winter Club Midget 2007-09-30 Josh Franklin 2007-03-23 Ridge Meadows MHA Midget 2007-09-15 T. Lewis 2007-03-23 Ridge Meadows MHA Midget 2007-09-15 T. Lewis 2007-03-23 Ridge Meadows MHA Midget 2007-09-21 Sean Macpherson 2007-03-23 Cloverdale MHA Midget 2007-09-30 Doug Orr 2007-03-25 Semiahmoo MHA Midget 2007-09-30 Dustin Bitz 2007-03-13 Chase MHA Midget Rec 2007-09-21 Dylan Bertaco 2007-03-23 Penticton MHA Bantam Rec 2007-09-30

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Date Date 2006 – 07 Incomplete Team/Association Division Imposed Completed Glen Laveseur 2006-12-20 Vancouver MHA Coach 2008-12-20 Owen Mallory 2006-05-01 Williams Lake MHA Midget 2008-05-01 Greg Pocock 2007-01-26 Prince George MHA Coach 2007-06-01 Andy Beesley 2007-01-26 Prince George MHA Manager 2007-06-01 Les Bellai 2007-01-26 Williams Lake MHA Coach 2007-06-01 Al Boyd 2006-12-20 Vancouver MHA Coach 2007-12-20 Tony DeWilde 2007-01-28 Colverdale MHA Coach 2008-01-28

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REGISTRATIONS

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Registration Numbers by MHA

Association Male Male Male Male Male Total Total Below Below Midget Female Female Female Female Female District Female Female Players Players Bantam Bantam PeeWee PeeWee PeeWee PeeWee Officials Officials Juvenile Juvenile Total Male Midget Male Abbotsford MHA LM 360 12 183 23 151 19 142 33 0 0 836 87 217 46 1186 Alberni Valley MHA NVI 36 5 18 15 65 16 71 33 0 0 190 69 47 5 311 Aldergrove MHA LM 127 5 60 2 61 0 65000 313 7 71 6 397 Arbutus Club MHA LM 91 3 31130022000 174 4 41 8 227 Beaver Valley MHA WK 12 0 27617236200 92 10181121 Boundary MHA WK 27 13 13 2 1338500 61 23230107 Burnaby MHA LM 232 32 128 16 119 18 136 29 40 0 655 95 165 36 951 Burnaby Winter Club MHA LM 121 4 61 3 53 0 53000 288 7 83 7 385 Burns Lake MHA NW 69 11 16025317000 127 14 43 9 193 Campbell River MHA VI 99 13 84 44 85 13 117 17 0 0 385 87 103 19 594 Canal Flats MHA EK 18 11 00000000 18 114033 Castlegar MHA WK 92 14 30 4 21 15 29300 172 36 31 2 241 Chase MHA OK 50 40 13014113100 90 421810160 Chetwynd MHA NEY 71 12 171616019000 123 28 35 3 189 Chilliwack MHA LM 306 8 145 18 133 3 138 1 17 0 739 30 194 23 986 Clearview MHA NEY 20 13 218117000 47 157170 Clearwater MHA OK 58 26 22519120000 119 32 30 4 185 Cloverdale MHA LM 311 6 154 4 169 1 158 0 39 0 831 11 170 7 1019 Comox Valley MHA VI 316 37 118 13 105 13 130 40 0 0 669 103 191 40 1003 Coquitlam MHA LM 377 8 168 1 160 1 215 0 42 0 962 10 210 14 1196 Cowichan Valley MHA VI 160 16 111 23 117 19 132 34 0 0 520 92 141 34 787 Cranbrook MHA EK 174 40 85 18 101 22 60 18 0 0 420 98 71 4 593 Creston Valley MHA EK 58 6 27019149800 153 15 10 1 179 Dawson City MHA NEY 14 4 1320014700 41 134159 Dawson Creek MHA NEY 115 11 61 0 54 19 41 17 0 0 271 47 59 11 394 Elk Valley MHA EK 61 25 40627234000 162 33 67 2 264 Fernie MHA EK 51 33 62000000 57 354197 Fort Nelson MHA NEY 96 13 31519240000 146 42 36 9 233 Fort St James MHA NW 56 9 15121417000 109 14 16 0 139 Fort St John MHA NEY 164 10 88 20 78 14 88 16 0 0 418 60 111 9 598 Fraser Lake MHA NW 33 3 001020000 43 515265 Gold River MHA VI 0 0 00000000 45 170062 Golden MHA EK 45 12 11 1 16 0 19 0 3 15 94 28 22 2 146 Grand Forks MHA WK 47 10 14 0 18 0 18 28 0 0 97 38 32 1 168 Greater Vernon MHA OK 232 22 107 32 105 21 118 21 17 1 579 97 149 36 861 Haines Junction MHA NEY 17 23 380010000 30 310061 Hazelton MHA NW 16 3 1349336200 74 1210197 Hollyburn Country Club MHA LM 137 14 73 0 67 1 66000 343 15 87 23 468 Hope MHA LM 40 5 28 1 32 0 15000 115 6 27 4 152 Houston MHA NW 62 1 16513213000 104 8 36 3 151 Hudson's Hope MHA NEY 34 11 70000000 41 118060 Hundred Mile House MHA NC 58 14 43 5 64 9 63700 228 35 37 5 305 Juan De Fuca MHA VI 247 12 90 18 69 14 73 19 19 0 498 63 142 26 729 Kamloops MHA OK 468 51 208 30 176 29 233 39 0 0 1085 149 236 13 1483 Kaslo MHA WK 16 19 1008216300 50 2414189 Kelowna MHA OK 511 20 169 54 179 33 195 29 0 0 1054 136 102 4 1296

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Association Male Male Male Male Male Male Total Total Below Below Midget Midget Female Female Female Female Female District Female Female Players Players Bantam Bantam PeeWee PeeWee PeeWee PeeWee Officials Officials Juvenile Juvenile Total Male Kerry Park MHA VI 83 6 60 8 50 2 65 16 0 0 258 32 77 9 376 Killarney Girls IHA LM 0 47 1 12 0 14 0 31 0 0 1 104 17 4 126 Kimberley MHA EK 47 8 230000000 70 80078 Kitimat MHA NW 122 40 41 26 41 3 59200 263 71 29 10 373 Lake Cowichan MHA VI 55 13 13 1 13 0 17000 98 14225139 Langley Girls IHA LM 0 20 0 33 0 32 0 24 0 0 0 109 16 9 134 Langley MHA LM 352 7 174 1 154 1 162 0 18 0 860 9 210 24 1103 Lillooet MHA OK 63 7 15 6 13 1 13 18 0 0 104 32 28 6 170 Logan Lake MHA OK 23 8 838311100 50 1515080 Lumby MHA OK 58 18 13214417000 102 24 26 3 155 MacKenzie MHA NC 38 6 19018023000 98 6211126 McBride MHA NC 24 6 12112015000 63 715186 Meadow Ridge Female IHA LM 0 28 0 25 0 14 0 35 0 0 0 102 24 14 140 Merritt MHA OK 99 21 441846954400 243 52 22 2 319 Mission MHA LM 124 17 78 1 60 2 80 1 21 0 363 21 85 19 488 Nakusp MHA WK 41 16 22611214000 88 24283143 Nanaimo MHA VI 282 23 156 26 122 35 112 34 22 0 694 118 190 28 1030 Nelson MHA WK 84 8 57 3 38 6 32 19 0 0 211 36 44 4 295 New Westminster MHA LM 132 5 60 0 45 2 52 2 22 0 311 9 44 9 373 North Delta MHA LM 231 5 97 3 110 1 115 0 39 0 592 9 183 12 796 North Okanagan MHA OK 82 8 44 2 30 0 35 17 0 0 191 27 39 5 262 North Shore Female IHA LM 0 65 0 43 0 31 0 49 0 0 0 188 53 23 264 North Shore Winter Club MHA LM 139 33 93 15 67 26 63 13 19 0 381 87 118 26 612 North Vancouver MHA LM 454 7 199 3 182 1 204 0 59 0 1098 11 240 47 1396 Oceanside MHA VI 142 18 83 21 77 0 93 20 0 0 395 59 96 31 581 Peninsula MHA VI 181 16 62 4 64 1 72 22 22 0 401 43 111 29 584 Penticton MHA OK 186 18 92 6 89 6 100100 467 31 139 20 657 Penticton - OK Academy OK 0 0 0000491700 49 1713180 Port Coquitlam MHA LM 230 8 113 1 119 2 114 0 39 0 615 11 164 18 808 Port Moody MHA LM 199 6 66 0 71 0 83 1 20 0 439 7 106 10 562 Powell River MHA VI 49 1 56549274200 228 10 48 0 286 Prince George MHA NC 478 43 231 33 200 36 189 28 17 0 1115 140 192 7 1454 Prince Rupert MHA NW 62 8 33132329000 156 12 28 3 199 Princeton MHA OK 51 10 18211214100 94 15170126 Quesnel MHA NC 181 6 67 2 32 0 100300 380 11 37 2 430 Revelstoke MHA OK 53 0 28116217000 114 3 24 0 141 Richmond Girls IHA LM 0 37 0 29 0 31 0 44 0 18 0 159 33 21 213 Richmond MHA LM 266 24 124 5 117 6 150 0 38 0 695 35 135 28 893 Ridge Meadows MHA LM 372 2 173 1 184 2 186 0 38 0 953 5 204 12 1174 Rossland/Trail MHA WK 123 24 49 17 45 0 35 11 0 0 252 52 54 1 359 Saanich MHA VI 123 10 111 21 76 36 76 32 19 0 405 99 140 29 673 Salmon Arm MHA OK 161 14 60 4 44 16 86 31 0 0 351 65 87 12 515 Seafair MHA LM 193 4 65 0 50 0 56000 364 4 92 17 477 Semiahmoo MHA LM 398 28 176 17 158 17 155 15 0 0 887 77 238 23 1225 Sicamous MHA OK 38 9 15015000160 84 9231117 Smithers MHA NW 105 11 39 6 33 1 43 2 33 5 253 25 72 5 355 Sooke MHA VI 96 29 34 16 52 31 37 16 13 2 232 94 80 26 432 South Delta MHA LM 317 44 139 15 125 17 104 32 22 0 707 108 217 41 1073 South Okanagan MHA OK 69 8 41542536000 188 18 43 3 252 Squamish MHA LM 24 2 49345346000 164 8 25 0 197

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Association Male Male Male Male Male Male Total Total Below Below Midget Midget Female Female Female Female Female District Female Female Players Players Bantam Bantam PeeWee PeeWee PeeWee PeeWee Officials Officials Juvenile Juvenile Total Male Stewart MHA NW 19 14 000012400 31 189058 Stikine MHA NW 0 0 142000000 14 22119 Summerland MHA OK 77 13 286311538300 174 37 66 1 278 Sunshine Coast MHA LM 115 7 42 2 48 1 60100 265 11 76 19 371 Surrey Female IHA LM 0 22 0 30 0 32 0 50 0 0 0 134 23 7 164 Surrey MHA LM 328 9 190 2 205 0 205 2 58 0 986 13 168 9 1176 Taylor MHA NEY 58 6 103000000 68 91713107 Terrace MHA NW 89 10 61656063300 269 19 61 1 350 Teslin MHA NEY 0 0 136000000 13 63022 Thompson Cariboo MHA OK 14 4 0012016100 42 517165 Tri Cities Female IHA VI 0 57 0 31 0 34 0 63 0 18 0 203 46 21 270 Tri-Port MHA LM 105 30 39 10 49 12 64 15 0 0 257 67 74 11 409 Tumbler Ridge MHA NEY 23 2 0159017000 49 1711279 Valemount MHA NC 28 7 13685131300 62 31200113 Vancouver MHA LM 202 10 82 1 98 3 96 3 41 0 519 17 114 21 671 Vancouver Thunderbird MHA LM 394 11 131 4 141 3 197 7 23 0 886 25 252 31 1194 Vanderhoof MHA NW 44 3 28415136100 123 9 24 1 157 Victoria MHA VI 111 19 39 16 37 0 33 1 20 0 240 36 71 13 360 Victoria Racquet Club MHA VI 101 9 33 0 53 0 36 0 22 0 245 9 60 4 318 Watson Lake MHA NEY 10 5 142009200 33 94046 West Vancouver MHA LM 111 5 42 1 51 1 40000 244 7 80 14 345 Westside MHA OK 201 10 81 2 69 6 72000 423 18 132 8 581 Whistler MHA LM 63 7 23 6 34 0 32 14 0 0 152 27 34 5 218 Whitehorse MHA NEY 87 7 67624218000 196 15 17 0 228 Williams Lake MHA NC 216 36 98 12 88 19 85 26 0 0 487 93 81 6 667 Windermere Valley MHA EK 58 13 32 24 32 0 16 16 0 0 138 53 34 10 235 Winfield MHA OK 75 6 33542352200 202 16 59 4 281 Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle NEY 0 0 1710000030 79 100089

Total 14864 1784 68421074 6348 876 7013 1183 821 59 35888 4976 8656 1241 50761

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Registration Numbers MML and Above

SENIOR FEMALE 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Active Pass Sports Traders 23 26 26

BC Breakers AAA 25 23 27 BC Bullets AA 20 21 27 23 19 21 BC Outback Sr AAA 24 25 24 25 16 30 Bud's Sports Response A 17 0 0 Burke's Babes Rec 19 19 0 Burnaby Bandits Sr AA 19 23 0 0 0 0 Burnaby Freeze/Rocket Sr AA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnaby Raiders Sr AA 16 15 15 16 14 14 Burnaby Sharp Shooters Sr AA 21 17 25 21 19 24 Burns Lake Chicks with Sticks 0 33 36 0 0 0 Burns Lake Women's Rec 0 0 0 0 0 0

Campbell River Rec 30 31 58 21 21 0 Campbell River Rec 2 24 24 0 Campbell River Rec 3 16 16 0 Campbell River Sr A 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canal Flats Women's Rec 18 19 0 0 0 0 Central Interior Storm 0 22 14 0 0 0 CFB Tritons Rec 16 0 C Force Wild Rec 26 26 19 28 Chase Storm Rec 20 0 0 0 0 0 Columbia Valley Thunder Rec 24 19 0 0 0 0 Comox Valley Breakers Rec 35 35 42 20 20 29 Comox Valley Breakers Rec (Tsunami) 19 19 0 Cranbrook Shooters Women's 33 30 30 22 44 41 Creston Jets Rec 28 20 22 23 0 0

Dawson Creek Ladies Rec 32 27 18 20 25 36 Delta Cyclones Sr AAA 18 0 0 0 0 0 Delta Women’s Sr A 21 19 19 0 0 0 Delta Jets AA 20 20 24

Esquimalt Girls Rec 76 66 66 0 0 0

Fernie Female (under MHA) 15 0 0 0 Fort Nelson Ice Hawks Rec 0 33 29 32 25 23 Fort St. James Stars Rec 17 29 25 24 24 23 Fraser Lake Rec 25 29 26 21 18 16 Fuller Lake She Devils Rec 47 20 49 24 20 21 Fuller Lake Shooters Rec 0 25 0 17 16 20

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SENIOR FEMALE 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Global Ice Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gold River Chicks Rec 19 19 21 20 20 19 Golden Ladies Rec 10 0 0 0 0 0 Great Pacific Forum Sr AA 16 0 0 0 0 0

Hazelton Bandits Rec 19 0 24 Houston Vipers Rec 0 33 23 30 31 24

Island Pacific Female A Phantoms 23 1924 Island Pacific Rec Teams 0 26 34 26 26 92

Jets Sr AAA 20 18 21 0 0 0 Juan de Fuca Female 18 21 31 0 0 0

Kamloops Collision Crunch Rec 18 0 0 0 0 0 Kamloops Desert Fury Rec 19 19 0 0 0 0 Kamloops Predators Rec 20 0 0 0 Kamloops Regional Sr AA 25 0 0 0 0 0 Kamloops Regional Sr AAA 0 20 0 0 0 0 Kamloops Vibe Sr A 0 22 23 22 23 0 Kaslo Hericanes Rec 18 0 0 0 0 0 Kelowna Cougars Sr AA 15 0 0 0 0 0 Kelowna Cougars Sr A 0 15 14 0 0 0 Kelowna Wildcats Rec 21 17 13 0 0 0 Kerry Park Thunder Rec 0 29 26 24 23 24 Killarney Coyotes Sr AA 17 19 19 19 21 23 Killarney Crash Rec 21 0 0 0 Killarney Ice Breakers Sr A 26 25 23 27 0 0 Killarney Ice Wizards I Rec 0 25 15 0 0 0 Killarney Ice Wizards II Rec 15 0 0 0 Killarney Knights Sr AA 23 24 25 21 22 24 Killarney Shamrock Rec 20 0 0 0 Kitimat Cougars Rec 23 18 0 Kitsilano Kanakas Sr A 24 25 24 27 27 22 Kootenay Wildcats Rec 41 0 19 23 24 0 Lady Tritons Rec 45 20 42 21 0 0 Langley Women's Sr AA 19 17 19 21 18 19 McBride Maniacs Rec 0 33 26 18 19 23 McBride Maniacs Rec B 19 0 0 MacKenzie Chicks with Sticks Rec 26 23 36 17 23 35 MacKenzie Chicks with Sticks Rec B 14 0 0 Mackenzie Ladies Rec (Stars) 19 22 19 18 23 0 Meadow Ridge Midget 0 0 0 0 0 0 Midway Ladies Rec 0 0 0 20 22 0 Mill Bay Lightning Rec (Esquimalt) 19 0 0

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SENIOR FEMALE 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07

Nakusp Women’s Rec 24 18 16 21 21 0 Nanaimo Islanders Rec (House Team) 39 42 55 27 0 0 Nanaimo Islanders Rec (Travel Team) 27 25 0 Nanaimo Islanders Rec (Orange) 10 0 Nanaimo Islanders Rec (Royal) 90 Nanaimo Islanders Rec (White) 60 Navy Senior Female Rec 21 0 30 Nelson Blueliners Female Rec 29 30 27 21 27 0 New West Rooks Sr AAA 17 0 0 0 0 0 New West Rooks Sr AA 0 21 23 20 20 0 New Westminster Royals Sr AAA 25 0 0 0 Nix's Rockers Sr AA 17 0 0 0 0 0 North Okanagan Aces Sr A 15 18 17 13 0 19 North Peace Eagles Rec 24 26 26 20 21 0 North Vancouver Hockey Bags Rec 18 0 0 0 North Vancouver Renegades 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oceanside Sea Gals Rec 32 20 18 Oceanside Shadowmakers 14 0 Okanagan Ice Hawks Rec 22 25 19 0 0 0 Omega Salmon Farmers Sr A 36 21 0 13 0 24

Pan Fish Womens Hockey Sr A 23 0 Port Alberni Womens Rec - Breakers 91 0 0 20 Port Alberni Womens Rec - Chicks w Sticks 22 18 15 Port Alberni Womens Rec - Bombers 18 18 16 Port Alberni Womens Rec - CDN Tire Shooters 21 18 21 Port Alberni Womens Rec - Jal Design Panthers 37 40 37 22 17 20 Port Alberni Womens Rec - Vipers 19 19 16 Port Alberni Womens Rec - Hockey Bags 18 19 17 Port Alberni Womens Rec - Stingers 18 17 18 Peninsula Alley Katz Rec 34 30 27 0 0 0 Peninsula Furries Rec 35 26 27 19 0 16 Penticton female (under MHA) 29 0 0 0 Port Hardy Rascals Rec 31 31 0 0 0 0 Port McNeill Rec (Downpour) 32 24 17 27 25 0 Powell River Ice Cats Rec 20 22 17 14 18 26 Prince George Nothern Blades Sr A 19 23 21 21 24 12 Prince George Nothern Blades Sr AA 19 20 0 0 0 0 Prince George Worth Wildcats 024 Prince Rupert Raiders 25 33 31 25 26 10 Princeton Ladies Rec 23 0 0 0 0 0

Revelstoke Kodiaks Rec 13 17 20 23 26 0 Richmond Steelers Sr AAA 20 16 22 21 23 26 Richmond Thunder Sr AA 20 16 0 0 0 0

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SENIOR FEMALE 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07

Salmon Arm Wildfires Rec 20 19 19 23 17 0 Shadows Female Sr. AA 18 22 21 0 0 0 Shuswap Storm Rec 15 13 14 0 0 0 Sidney Spitfires 38 23 36 20 13 15 Smithers Prime Truck Road Warriors Rec 0 16 19 19 19 20 Smithers Prowlers Rec 29 22 26 27 24 25 Sooke Ice Angels Rec 25 22 23 Sooke Women's Rec 28 20 20 19 19 0 South Okanagan Black Widows Rec 21 19 0 0 0 0 St Elias Dalls Rec 21 0 0 Stewart Glacier Blues Rec 19 19 0 Sur Del Female Sr A 20 18 24 24 24 0 Surrey Flyers Rec 12 13 13 11 11 0 Surrey Twisters AA 24 0 0

Taylor AA 23 Terrace Kermodi Rec Classics 27 46 41 23 17 24 Terrace Kermodi Rec Classics 2 24 12 0 Trail Smokettes Rec 34 42 37 19 27 0 Trail Smokettes Rec 2 20 0 0 Tumbler Ridge Ladies 11 Twisters Sr AAA 21 23 25 22 19 0

Valemount 17 0 0 11 Vancouver Griffins Sr AAA 21 22 0 0 0 0 Vancouver Voyageurs 20 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderhoof Thunder Rec 0 35 45 25 26 7 Vernon Ladies Rec 19 0 0 0 Victoria Chicks with Sticks Rec 16 25 29 23 Victoria Stingers Rec (Esquimalt) 47 0 31 Vortex Rec 1 18 1819 Vortex Rec 2 21 150

Whitehorse Women’s Rec A 27 29 31 26 26 27 Whitehorse Women’s Rec 4 4 0 Williams Lake Rec (Tourney) 37 20 20 25 Williams Lake Rec (Travel) 25 16 24

TOTAL SENIOR FEMALE REGISTRATION 1865 1911 2168 2023 1406 1445

Storm U21 Junior Female 15 26

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*Note: 2005-2006 and later Sr. Male & Junior data reflects actual participant registration. Previous years reflect the number of registration cards purchased.

SENIOR MALE* 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07

100 Mile Bears AA 0 0 0 40 33 38 Ashcroft Cowboys AA 0 0 0 0 13 0 Chilliwack Royals AA 0 0 0 0 28 25 Dawson Creek AA 50 40 50 40 33 0 Hazelton Wolverines AA 0 0 0 0 0 32 Houston Luckies AA 0 0 0 0 0 34 Kitimat Ice Demons AA 0 36 21 40 37 40 Fort St John Flyers AA 0 0 0 40 30 33 Houston Luckies AA 0 40 42 40 33 34 MacKenzie Moose AA 0 31 33 40 31 29 North Island Capitals AA 40 22 23 40 30 28 Omineca Ice A 0 0 0 0 35 32 Powell River Regals AAA 40 40 40 40 30 32 Rossland Warriors AA 0 0 0 0 35 0 Smithers Steelheads AA 0 0 36 40 31 29 Terrace River Kings AA 0 0 0 40 36 40 Trail Smoke Eaters AAA 40 25 40 40 27 27 Williams Lake Stampeders AA 40 25 27 40 32 39

JUNIOR A* 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07

Alberni Valley Bulldogs (relocated from Burnaby in 2002 ) 50 50 50 50 23 31 Burnaby Express (relocated from Coquitlam in 2005) 50 50 50 50 31 32 Langley Chiefs (relocated from Chilliwack in 2006) 50 50 50 50 23 29 Cowichan Valley Sports 50 50 50 50 28 30 Merritt Centennials 50 50 50 50 27 28 Nanaimo Clippers 50 50 50 50 27 28 Penticton Vees 50 50 50 50 31 29 Powell River Kings 50 50 50 50 31 37 Prince George Spruce Kings 50 50 50 50 24 29 Quesnel Millionaires 50 50 50 50 27 35 Salmon Arm Silverbacks 50 50 50 50 26 29 South Surrey Eagles 50 50 50 50 28 34 Trail Smoke Eaters 50 50 50 50 28 28 Vernon Vipers 50 50 50 50 27 33 Victoria Grizzlies 50 50 50 50 30 26 Westside Warriors (relocated from Langley in 2006) 50 50 50 50 26 34 Williams Lake Timberwolves 0 50 50 50 25 29

JUNIOR B* 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07

Abbotsford Pilots 40 40 40 40 29 36 40 40 40 40 30 34

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Campbell River Storm 40 40 40 40 28 28 40 40 40 40 29 31 40 40 40 40 25 33 Comox Valley Glacier Kings 40 40 40 40 29 35 Creston Valley Thundercats 40 40 40 40 26 34 Dawson Creek Canucks 50 50 50 40 27 27 40 40 40 40 28 31 Fernie Ghostriders 0 0 0 40 28 31 Fort St John Huskies 50 50 50 40 30 36 Golden Jets 40 40 40 40 27 37 Grand Forks Border Bruins 40 40 40 40 25 35 40 40 40 40 31 34 Hope Icebreakers 0 0 40 40 30 33 (relocated from Osoyoos in 2006) 40 40 40 40 29 41 Kerry Park Islanders 40 40 40 40 28 27 Kimberley Dynamiters 40 40 40 40 26 31 40 40 40 40 26 27 North Delta Devils 0 40 40 40 28 28 (relocated from Parksville in 2004) 40 40 40 40 31 32 40 40 40 40 31 34 Port Moody Black Panthers (relocated from Coquitlam) 40 40 40 40 28 35 0 40 40 40 24 30 Revelstoke Grizzlies 40 40 40 40 29 33 40 40 40 40 30 36 40 40 40 40 27 30 40 40 40 40 31 37 40 40 40 40 27 40 Sooke Stingers 0 0 0 0 24 31 40 40 40 40 28 24 Summerland Sting 40 40 40 40 28 31 Victoria Cougars 40 40 40 40 32 32

MAJOR MIDGET LEAGUE 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Registration numbers include team officials. Kootenay 026 North Central 22 25 North East/Yukon 27 0 North Okanagan 24 25 North Vancouver Island 23 26 South Okanagan 25 25 South Vancouver Island 26 25 Vancouver Central 28 25 Vancouver North East 26 24 Vancouver North West 24 26 Vancouver South East 25 26 Vancouver South West 27 26

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APPENDIX D

CHAMPIONSHIP REPORTS

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DIVISION: Pee Wee CATEGORY: AAA

Host Association: Cloverdale Champion: North Shore Winter Club

Dates of Tournament: March 18 – 21, 2007 Fairplay Award: Kamloops

FINANCIAL REPORT Revenue: Program Sales $400 Silent Auction Revenue $1,500 50/50 $480 Advertising - Program $2,700 Sponsorship 10 x $500 $5,000 Apparel Sales $4,919 Vancouver Giants 50/50 $3,500 Banquet Tickets $3,975 Banquet Beverages $0 Invoice to BC Hockey for extra $272 TOTAL REVENUE $22,745

Expenses: Arena Ice 16 x $297 + 1 extra $5,011 Arena Office 4 x $65 $390 Referee/Linesman $1,648 BC Hockey Rep $180 Fair Play Trophy $150 Opening/Closing Music $0 Opening Ceremonies - Pizza $240 Banquet Food $3,149 Banquet Beverage Cost $200 Banquet Hall/Rentals/Music $691 Banquet Decorations $500 Apparel Cost $3,170 Player Gifts $2,040 Sponsorship Solicitation $250 Program Printing $0 Rink Advertising $585 Team/Ref Refreshments $500 Raffle Expenses $500 First Aid $500 Misc. $1,000 TOTAL EXPENSES $20,704

NET PROFIT $2,042

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DIVISION: Pee Wee CATEGORY: AA

Host Association: Nelson Champion: Trail

Dates of Tournament: March 18 – 23, 2007 Fairplay Award: Elk Valley

FINANCIAL REPORT Revenue: Admission $4,800 50/50 1,192.50 Programs and Raffles $1,800 Program Advertising $3,650 Banquet/Dinner $3,180 Sponsorship $8,500 Merchandise Sales $14,200 TOTAL REVENUE $37,322.50 Expenses: Advertising/Program $2,148.35 Banners/Signage $487.50 Ice Rental (RDCK) $7,845.50 Referees $2,037 Banquet Luncheon $2,808.89 Merchandise Costs $10,327.07 Hospitality Room (coffee, muffins) $300 Raffle Prizes $1384 BC Hockey Rep. $887.37 Misc. $88 Ambassador Gifts $250 NMHA Pee Wee Rep – Balance $5,322.77 Wildcats Sponsorship $1,000 Ernie Gare Scholarship Fund $500 Ted Hargreaves $500 NMHA Coaching Development Fund $1,000

TOTAL EXPENSES $35,866.45

NET PROFIT $1,456.05

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DIVISION: PeeWee CATEGORY: A

Host Association: Vanderhoof Champion: Vanderhoof

Dates of Tournament: March 18 – 22, 2007 Fairplay Award: Revelstoke

FINANCIAL REPORT Revenue: Banquet $1,835 Breakfast $261 Corporate Donations $18,550 Merchandise $6,339.30 Program $773 Raffle $1,935 50/50 $1,563.65 Souvenirs $200.00

TOTAL REVENUE $31,256.95

Expenses: Banquet $3,098 Breakfast $598.48 Merchandise $6,788.73 Program $160.53 Advertising & Promotions $1,616.50 Ice Rental $2,043.61 Logos and Artwork $3,852.74 Off Ice Activities $73.89 Referees and Officials $4,350.96 Supplies $316.36 Travel and Entertainment $212 Miscellaneous $148.40

TOTAL EXPENSES $23,260.20

NET PROFIT $7,996.75

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DIVISION: PeeWee CATEGORY: B

Host Association: Burnaby Winter Club Champion: Burnaby Winter Club

Dates of Tournament: March 18-21, 2007 Fairplay Award: Prince George

FINANCIAL REPORT Revenue: Sponsors $3,400 Advertisement $4,000 50/50 $1,000 Airplane Toss $450 Donations $0 Draws and like $2,500 Hotel $648 Merchandise $3,800 TOTAL REVENUE $15,798 Expenses: Banquet $1,800 Team Meal $180 Banquet Prizes $450 Banquet Guests $360 Referee Fees $1,624 BC Hockey Official $317.25 Merchandise $2,880 50/50 $120 Draw Tickets and like $100 Draw Prizes $1,200 Airplane Toss $350 Photographer $1,100 Other Incidentals $410 Ice Rental $4,000 TOTAL EXPENSES $14,891.25

NET PROFIT $906.75

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DIVISION: PeeWee CATEGORY: Female

Host Association: Saanich Champion: North Shore Avalanche

Dates of Tournament: March 18 – 21, 2007 Fairplay Award: Saanich

FINANCIAL REPORT Revenue: Gross Gate $221 Other $17,780.15 TOTAL REVENUE $18,001.15

Expenses: Arena Rental $3,800 Referee / Linesmen $2,214.94 Other $9,853.52 TOTAL EXPENSES $15,868.46

NET PROFIT $2,132.69

DIVISION: Bantam CATEGORY: AAA

Host Association: Abbotsford Champion: Burnaby Winter Club

Dates of Tournament: March 18 – 22, 2007 Fairplay Award: Kelowna

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: $13,715.37 TOTAL REVENUE $13,715.37 Expenses: Less $7,648.88 Arena Rental $2,103.89 Referee / Linesmen $770.00 BC Hockey Rep $520.20 TOTAL EXPENSES $11,042.97

NET DEFICIT $2,672.40

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DIVISION: Bantam CATEGORY: AA

Host Association: Elk Valley Champion: Rossland/Trail

Dates of Tournament: March 17 – 23, 2007 Fairplay Award: Rossland/Trail

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: Gross Gate $1,862 Other $5,423 TOTAL REVENUE $7,285

Expenses: Arena Rental $3,202 Referee / Linesmen $4,234 BC Hockey Rep. $860 Expenses TOTAL EXPENSES $8296

NET DEFICIT $1011

DIVISION: Bantam CATEGORY: A

Host Association: Sooke Champion: Vanderhoof

Dates of Tournament: March 18-20, 2007 Fairplay Award: Golden

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: Other Revenue $18,022.21 TOTAL REVENUE $18,022.21

Expenses: Arena Rental $3,799.46 Other Expenses $13,991 Referee / Linesmen $1,327.46 BC Hockey Rep $645.40 TOTAL EXPENSES $19,763.76

NET DEFICIT $1,741.55

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DIVISION: Bantam CATEGORY: B

Host Association: North Delta Champion: Kelowna B1

Dates of Tournament: March 18 – 21, 2007 Fairplay Award: Prince George

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: ND MHA $5,500 Programs $410 Sponsors $2,244.83 Clothing $3,305 50/50 $882.25 Silent Auction $1,281 Other $959.34 TOTAL REVENUE $14,592.42

Expenses: Program $400 Ice Rental $5,500 Referees Fees $1,120 Referees Meals $768 BC Hockey Admin. Fee $180 St. John Ambulance Fee $600 Hospitality Room $868.40 50/50 $89.15 Decorating $140.40 Luncheon $286.20 Clothing $2,100 Raffle License $25 Souvenirs/Give Aways/Game Pucks $1,600.43 Misc. $48.39 TOTAL EXPENSES $13,726.98 NET PROFIT $865.44

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DIVISION: Bantam CATEGORY: Female

Host Association: Castlegar Champion: Kamloops

Dates of Tournament: March 18-22, 2007 Fairplay Award: Cranbrook

FINANCIAL REPORT Revenue: TOTAL REVENUE $5,079.93

Expenses: Ice Rental $3,311.21 Referee Fees $1210 Referee Travel $798.30 Referee Meals $330 Referee misc. $212 BC Hockey Director Milage $280.80 BC Hockey Director Meals $140 TOTAL EXPENSES $6,281.51

NET DEFICIT $1201.58

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DIVISION: Midget CATEGORY: AAA

Host Association: Kelowna Champion: Juan de Fuca Grizzlies

Dates of Tournament: March 17 – 22, 2007 Fairplay Award: Vancouver Thunderbirds

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: Programs/Passes $1,850 Apparel $1,693 Banquet $3,075 Team Clothing $532 Door $3,033 Raffle Table $840.50 50/50 $920 Advertising for Program $1,725 Clothing at Raffle Table $337.50 Grant from City – Cash $3,800 Grant from City - Ice Credit $3,738.88 TOTAL REVENUE $21,544.88

Expenses: Jack Koteles $577.61 Banquet – Supplies and prizes $677.35 Team CD $113 Apparel $2,143.64 Banquet and Speaker $4,100.32 Lanyards & Holders $474.77 Passes $20.34 Program Poster $8.48 Accreditation Cards $29.67 Program Costs $1,189.39 Coaches Baskets $97.86 Wireless Microphone $84.75 Opening Ceremonies $162.77 Coaches Meeting $84.80 Referee / Linesmen $3,395 Ice Costs $3,738.88 TOTAL EXPENSES $16,898.63

NET PROFIT $4,646.26

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DIVISION: Midget CATEGORY: AA

Host Association: North Okanagan Champion: Aldergrove

Dates of Tournament: March 18 – 24, 2007 Fairplay Award: Whitehorse

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: Sponsorship $21,100 Midget Team Donation $1,753 Gaming $7,508 Clothing and Door $18,239 Misc. $428 TOTAL REVENUE $49,028

Expenses: Arena Ice $5,327 Gaming License $50 Signage & Ice Painting $2,088 Ref/Linesman Wages, Food, Travel & Room $4,455 BC Hockey Rep. $769 Program Costs $6,592 Program Draw Items $1,758 Clothing $10,963 Key Chain Participant/ Pass Holders $1,113 Noisemakers $813 Water/Gatorade/Bars for Players and Refs $713 Food for Volunteers $1,301 Banquet $2,188 Volunteer Donation $2,725 Misc. $471 TOTAL EXPENSES $41,326

NET PROFIT $7,702

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DIVISION: Midget CATEGORY: A

Host Association: Burns Lake Champion: Vanderhoof

Dates of Tournament: March 18 – 21, 2007 Fairplay Award: MacKenzie

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue Fundraising $13,940.90 Hoodies Income $7,560 Programs Income $625 TOTAL REVENUE $22,125.90

Expenses: Programs Cost $2,706.07 Referees & Bed and Breakfast $2,786 Clothing $6,769.83 Banquet $1,097.36 BC Hockey Rep. $247.40 Advertising $713.09 Ice Cost $2,400 TOTAL EXPENSES $16,719.85

NET PROFIT $5406.05

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DIVISION: Midget CATEGORY: B

Host Association: Kelowna Champion: Kelowna B1

Dates of Tournament: March 17 – 22, 2007 Fairplay Award: Terrace

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: Programs/Passes $1,705 Apparel $2,410 Banquet $2,700 Team Clothing $697.26 Door $3,033 Raffle Table $842.50 50/50 $920 Program Advertising $2,400 Clothing Sold $337.50 Grant from City – Cash $1900 Grant from City – Ice Credit $3,738.88 TOTAL REVENUE $20,684.14

Expenses: Sponsor Bars $483.36 Wilf Liefke $350.50 Banquet – Tablecloths $19.21 Banquet Tickets $28.82 Apparel $2,656.51 Banquet $3,578.30 Lanyards & Holders 474.77 Passes $10.17 Program Poster $4.24 Accreditation Cards $14.84 Program Costs $594.70 Coaches Baskets $48.93 Wireless Microphone $42.38 Opening Ceremonies $81.39 Coaches Meeting $42.40 Referee / Linesmen $1,697.50 Ice Costs $3,738.88 TOTAL EXPENSES $13,866.88

NET PROFIT $6,817.27

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DIVISION: Midget CATEGORY: Female

Host Association: Kamloops Champion: Nelson

Dates of Tournament: March 18-22, 2007 Fairplay Award: Kamloops

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: Sponsorship $5,050 Newspaper Ad $1,200 50/50 $1,467.50 Raffle/Programs $1,019 Banquet $3,315 Clothing $4,027 Signs $350 City Rebate - Ice $908.84 TOTAL REVENUE $17,337.34 Expenses: Ice Rental $4,537.50 Referees $1,870 Programs $502.85 Banquet $4,223.86 Clothing $3,070.91 Newspaper Ad $795 BC Hockey Rep. $407.18 Signs $350 Miscellaneous $230.04 TOTAL EXPENSES $15,987.34

NET PROFIT $1,350

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DIVISION: Juvenile CATEGORY: AAA

Host Association: Nanaimo Champion: South Delta

Dates of Tournament: March 22-25, 2006 Fairplay Award: Nanaimo

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: Other Revenue $8,510.30 TOTAL REVENUE $8,510.30

Expenses: Arena Rental $3,205.46 Referee / Linesmen $2,157 BC Hockey Rep $246.95 Less $2,194.63 TOTAL EXPENSES $7,804.04

NET PROFIT $706.26

DIVISION: Junior CATEGORY: B – Cyclone Taylor

Host Association: Victoria Champion: Victoria MVP “Harold Brittain Memorial” Dates of Tournament: April 5 – 8, 2007 Award: Adam Hartley

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: $ Ticket sales $ TOTAL REVENUE $ Expenses: Arena Rental $ Referee / Linesmen $ Minor Officials $ Travel Allowance (teams) $ TOTAL EXPENSES $

NET DEFICIT $

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DIVISION: Senior Female CATEGORY: A

Venue Location: Kamloops Champion: Kamloops

Dates of Tournament: March 16 – 18, 2007

FINANCIAL REPORT Revenue: Other Revenue $4,900 TOTAL REVENUE $4,900 Expenses: Arena Rental $4,298.57 Referee / Linesmen $1,450 BC Hockey Rep $150 TOTAL EXPENSES $5,898.57

NET DEFICIT $998.57

DIVISION: Senior Female CATEGORY: AA

Venue Location: No AA Championships Champion: South Coast

Dates of Tournament: No AA Championships

FINANCIAL REPORT

Gross Gate Receipts: $NA

Expenses: Arena Rental $NA Referee / Linesmen $NA BC Hockey Rep $NA

TOTAL EXPENSES $NA

NET DEFICIT $NA

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DIVISION: Senior Female CATEGORY: AAA

Venue Location: Revelstoke Champion: BC Outback

Dates of Tournament: February 2 – 4, 2007

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenue: Other Revenue $1950 TOTAL REVENUE $1950

Expenses: Arena Rental $933.24 Referee / Linesmen $870.22 BC Hockey Rep $519.36 TOTAL EXPENSES $2,322.82

NET DEFICIT $372.82

DIVISION: Senior Male CATEGORY: AA

Venue Location: Rossland Champion: Rossland

Dates of Tournament: March 6 – 10, 2007

FINANCIAL REPORT

Gross Gate Receipts: $47,563.20 TOTAL REVENUE $47,563.20 Expenses: Referee / Linesmen $4,626.13 BC Hockey Rep $590.00 BC Hockey Assessment $128.40 North Island Capitals $8,454.00 Fort St John Flyers $5,430.00 Terrace River Kings $1,580.00 TOTAL EXPENSES $20,808.53 $26,704.67

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APPENDIX E

BC HOCKEY AWARDS

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AWARDS

Scholarships BC Hockey scholarships are awarded annually to deserving recipients who are in their graduating year of high school and are presently registered members with BC Hockey or former members playing in the Western Hockey League. All BC Hockey members are eligible including officials, players, coaches and volunteers. A list of winners will be announced at the AGM.

Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards The Sport BC Awards are an annual gala extravaganza highlighting achievements in coaching, officiating, competing, leadership and influence in sport. The following members were nominated for an award:

Award Recipient

Team of the Year Burnaby Express, Junior A Hockey Team

Bronze Program The Bronze Program provides High Performance athlete's with a variety of athlete support and training services including: GymWorks (gym access at selected gyms); FoodStuff (discounts on food at selected outlets); Toolkits (Professional and Personal Development Seminars) and SportHealth (SportMed BC Directory of practitioners). For more information about PacificSport visit www.pacificsport.com and for a full menu of services available to the Bronze Program athletes click on ATHLETE SERVICES and follow the links. Below is a list of athletes that qualified for the Bronze Program:

Alisa Baumgartner, Braidie Campbell, Rayna Cruickshank, Kaleigh Fratkin, Jennie Gallo, Kaitlin Imai, Christie Jensen, Erica Kromm, Chelsea Laing, Ling-Ling Lok, Elana Lovell, Kathleen McDonald, Lisa Mullan, Stephanie Ney, Hillary Pattenden, Jodi Reinholcz, Kailee Ryan, Michelle Snowden, Jaclyn Stapleton, Karolina Urban, Courtney Unruh, Breana Burton, Haleigh Callison, Melanie Jue, Melissa Anderson, Jennifer Price, Desirae Clark, Emily McGrath-Agg, Kobi Kawamoto.

Riley McIntosh, Mike Reddington, Mike Scarborough, Colten Teubert, Jordan Wilkins, Stefan Elliott, Kyle Beach, Evan Bloodoff, Thomas Frazee, Jordon Hickmott, Derek Lee, Brandon McMillan, Tyler Pistone, Tyler Shattock, Kyle St.Denis, Geordie Wudrick, Ryan Howse, Landon Ferraro, Thomas Heemskerk, Martin Jones.

GAME PLAN AND ATHLETE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BC Hockey received funding from the Provincial Government, which, in turn, was allocated to seven female and six male athletes. The funding is provided to assist in the training and development of High Performance athletes. A committee comprised of Chair – Shannon Bell, Nancy Wilson, Lance Mayes, Rob Rogers, Bruce Tuck and Erin Thornton, administers the program.

Selected Athletes: Jennie Gallo, Erica Kromm, Braidie Campbell, Michelle Snowden, Rayna Cruickshank, Kaleigh Fratkin, Kathleen McDonald, Colten Teubert, Kyle Beach, Thomas Heemskerk, Ryan Howse, Kyle St. Denis, and Mike Scarborough.

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PREMIER’S AWARD The Premier's Athletic Awards recognize the top Male and Female athletes from 42 sports participating in the BC Athlete Assistance Program (AAP). Each athlete has been nominated by their provincial sport organization based on outstanding performance, and other achievements in their sport during the competitive period of the past year (November 1, 2004 to October 31, 2006). The Premier's Athletic Awards and Reception are hosted annually at the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, each athlete's photo and achievements are displayed on a commemorative plaque, and displayed at the Hall of Fame during the year.

Nomination Recipient Home Location Male Nomination Colten Teubert Surrey, BC

Female Nomination Jennie Gallo Castlegar, BC

Congratulations to Jennie Gallo who received the Premier Athletic Award Honors for her dedication to BC Hockey’s Female High Performance Program. Premier Gordon Campbell presented the award and stated, “It takes extraordinary commitment, discipline, and talent to reach provincial and national levels of competition It’s exciting to think that some of the athletes we’re honoring today will go on to represent British Columbia and Canada in 2010 and at future Olympic and Paralympic Games.”

HOCKEY CANADA WEEK AWARDS Hockey Canada Week is a celebration of the beginning of the hockey season all across Canada and aims to promote the positive values of hockey and the work done by the over four-million volunteers involved in minor hockey in Canada each and every year.

Plaque Winners Recipient Home Location Diana Raffan North Okanagan MHA Gordon Mathews Thompson Cariboo MHA Bud Rich Sicamous MHA Patty Willowby Lillooet MHA Jack Koteles OMAHA George Rithaler Salmon Arm MHA Lynne Kiang Richmond MHA

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Certificate Winners Recipient Home Association Akers Donna Clearwater and District MHA Beers Patty Merritt MHA Bone Ernie Summerland MHA Box John Lumby MHA Brandt Kelly Kamloops MHA Burr Will North Okanagan MHA Christenson Jarrod Clearwater and District MHA Clifford Troy Kamloops MHA Craig Paula Kelowna MHA Cremma Danny North Okanagan MHA Danbrook Grant North Okanagan MHA Davies Joanne North Okanagan MHA De Palma Danny Kamloops MHA DeFrais Lori Kamloops MHA Diaz Luis Kelowna MHA Dilts Jack Lumby MHA Elder Sandy Penticton MHA Elliott Tina Clearwater and District MHA Gelowitz Glenys Kelowna MHA Goodwin Danielle Lumby MHA Grant Don North Okanagan MHA Hardy Doug Merritt MHA Hawrys Shelley North Okanagan MHA Herman Jane Chase MHA Huston Roger Lumby MHA Inkster Sue Chase MHA Jones Brenda Revelstoke MHA Keating Larry Kelowna MHA Kerbyson Wayne Kamloops MHA Larson Curt Lumby MHA Lauer Dave Summerland MHA Levinsky Vic Summerland MHA Lindsey Chad Logan Lake MHA

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Lowe Sharon Revelstoke MHA Magoffin Dennis North Okanagan MHA Marchuk Alan Lumby MHA Moss Margie OMAHA Musgrave Julie Merritt MHA Owen Corey Logan Lake MHA Pavlina Gabriela South Okanagan MHA Percy Cam Lumby MHA Phillips Gary North Okanagan MHA Pittendreigh Fred Chase MHA Richardson Rob Victoria MHA Ricka Suzanne North Okanagan MHA Roger Dennis Victoria MHA Sandvold Devon Kelowna MHA Smith Carroll South Okanagan MHA Storie Don Summerland MHA Stuckey Heather Summerland MHA Summerfelt Gail Lumby MHA Weber James Sicamous MHA Weston Shannon Lumby MHA Whalley Darcy North Okanagan MHA Williamson Tracy Lumby MHA Wilson Gregg Summerland MHA Yule Danielle Lumby MHA

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APPENDIX F

NOMINATIONS REPORT

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ISSUE #: 2007-16-I

May 2007

TO: BC Hockey Membership

FROM: Fred Heslop, Nominating Committee Chair

SUBJECT: AGM Nominations Report

I am pleased to report that the following nominations have been received for BC Hockey Executive Committee positions as of May 10, 2007.

President Al Berg

Vice President Rick Boekestyn

Officer At Large (3) Shannon Bell Randy Henderson Neil Hartley

Junior A Divisional Director John Grisdale

Junior B Divisional Director Brian Harrison

Male Senior / Recreational Divisional Director Bob James

Female Senior / Recreational Divisional Director Rick Kupchuk

Lower Mainland District Director (3) Bonnie Cameron Marlene Sandferd Howard LeTroy

North Central District Director Kathy Mason Bill Staats

Northeast / Yukon District Director Trudy Alexander

Northwest District Director Bob Storey

Okanagan Mainline District Director (2) Sherry Wakelin Wilf Liefke

Vancouver Island District Director Joe McDonald

East Kootenay District Director Robin Douville

West Kootenay District Director Dave Biggar