Handbook 2010-2011
CONSTITUTION, DIRECTORY, BY-LAWS, REGULATIONS, POLICIES, AWARDS AND HISTORY As amended to June 27, 2010 BC Hockey Handbook 2010-2011
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE As we head into the 2010-2011 hockey season, I look forward to assuming my new responsibilities as President of BC Hockey. I am privileged to work with a strong and experienced team of committed Officers and Executive Committee as we continue our longstanding tradition of excellence in all aspects of BC Hockey.
Hockey at all levels has experienced challenges in the past couple of years as the nation works towards economic recovery. Government funding cuts, HST, business closures, and changing demographics have had a direct impact on player registration in hockey communities across the province. Many associations are facing ice shortages which have resulted in wait lists while others have declining player registration. Shannon Bell Additionally, all Branches and their members are President experiencing a decreased volunteer base, the backbone of minor hockey. We are cognizant of the financial strain experienced by our membership and accordingly, we strive to maintain both a long term financial plan and high level of accountability to our membership. We will also continue to develop revenue streams to reduce dependence on membership fees.
BC Hockey has just updated our strategic plan that will direct our operations through to 2015. Some of our goals include increased player participation starting at the youngest ages in minor hockey through to high school hockey leagues, junior, college and university, and senior recreational leagues. The success of Canada’s hockey teams at the Vancouver Olympics has brought a renewed interest and national pride in our game. We are hopeful that post Olympic fever will bring new participants to the game in the coming years. Our goal is to assist members with implementation of long term player, coach and referee development models; increase clinic participation in programs such as specialty clinics for coaches; and grow the volunteer pool. Our Safety & Risk Management Committee has developed harassment and abuse resource material and will provide up to date safety standards. We will continue to promote the sport of hockey through our numerous events and competitions, Canucks Centre for BC Hockey, internet and our website.
Hockey is not only Canada’s national sport, it is a sport for life. We at BC Hockey will do what we can to make every participant’s experience the best it can be by providing strong and competitive programming, educational tools and opportunities, and administrative support services in a fun and safe environment.
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BC HOCKEY OFFICERS
Wilf Liefke Rick Boekestyn Vice President Immediate Past President
Joe McDonald Neil McNabb Officer at Large Officer at Large
Randy Henderson Barry Petrachenko Officer at Large Executive Director
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BC HOCKEY DIVISIONAL DIRECTORS
Rick Kupchuk Mike Fraser Senior Female Senior Male
John Grisdale Brian Harrison Junior A Director Junior B Director
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BC HOCKEY DISTRICT DIRECTORS
Lochie Bell Bonnie Cameron Lower Mainland Lower Mainland
Richard Alder Trudy Alexander Lower Mainland North East/Yukon
June McKenzie John Gillen West Kootenay East Kootenay
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BC HOCKEY DISTRICT DIRECTORS
Darryl Lerum Cathy Mason North Western North Central
Deb Turney Andrew Jakubeit Vancouver Island Okanagan
Jason Perris Okanagan
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BC HOCKEY BRANCH COORDINATORS
Rob Fryer Anne Deitch Jim Weicker Referee-in-Chief Safety Risk Manager Coaching
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Important Dates to Remember...... 12 BC Hockey Officers...... 16 BC Hockey Divisional Directors...... 17 BC Hockey District Directors...... 17 BC Hockey Honorary President ...... 19 BC Hockey Honorary Life Members...... 19 BC Hockey Committees...... 19 BC Hockey Branch Coordinators ...... 20 BC Hockey District Presidents...... 21 Location of Annual Meetings...... 22
Section One – Constitution Article 1 – Name...... 24 Article 2 – Purposes...... 24 Article 3 – Place of Operation...... 25 Article 4 – Affiliation...... 25 Article 5 – Dissolving...... 26 Article 6 – Not For Profit...... 26
Section Two – By-Laws By-Law One – Members...... 27 By-Law Two – Definitions ...... 27 By-Law Three – Membership...... 29 By-Law Four – Dues...... 36 By-Law Five – Membership Fees ...... 37 By-Law Six – Reserve Funds...... 38 By-Law Seven – The Officers & Directors of the Society. . . . 40 – Duties & Powers...... 40 – President...... 40 – Vice-President, Officers at Large...... 42 – Executive Director...... 42 – District Director(s)...... 43 – Male Senior/Recreational Director...... 43 – Junior A Director ...... 44 – Junior B Director ...... 44 – Female Senior/Recreational Director ...... 44 By-Law Eight – Committees – Duties & Powers...... 46
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– Executive Committee...... 46 – Male Senior/Recreational Committee...... 50 – Junior Committee...... 50 – Minor Hockey Committee...... 51 – Female Senior/Recreational Committee...... 51 – Referee Committee ...... 52 – Coaching Committee...... 54 – Safety and Risk Management Committee ...... 56 – Finance Committee ...... 57 – Hockey Development Committee...... 58 – Female Hockey Development Committee ...... 59 – High Performance Committee...... 62 – Appeal Committee ...... 63 – Governance Committee...... 63 – School Programming ...... 64 By-Law Nine – Appeal Committee...... 66 – Appeal Procedure – Appeals to the Appeal Committee. . 67 – Appeals to the Executive Committee...... 69 By-Law Ten – Voting...... 72 By-Law Eleven – Annual & Special General Meetings. . . . . 73 By-Law Twelve – Life Membership /Honorary Officer...... 75 By-Law Thirteen – Officiating Fees and Expenses...... 76 By-Law Fourteen – Expenses...... 77 By-Law Fifteen – Amendments to Constitution...... 77 By-Law Sixteen – Custody and Use of Seal...... 79 By-Law Seventeen – Inspection of Records and Books...... 79 By-Law Eighteen – Official Rules of Order ...... 79
Section Three – Regulations Regulation 1 – Competition...... 80 – BC Hockey Championship Declarations . . . . . 82 Regulation 2 – Registration of Players...... 84 – Residential Qualifications ...... 84 – Residential Waver ...... 84 – Player Age Restrictions ...... 85 – Variations for the Female Player Development Model ...... 85
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– Registration of Teams ...... 87 – Affiliation of Minor Hockey Players ...... 89 – Team Official Qualifications ...... 90 – Withdrawal from BC Hockey Championships . . . 91 Regulation 3 – League Games, Exhibition Games, Tournaments and Jamborees...... 92 – Leagues...... 92 – Female Senior AAA, AA and A...... 93 – Male Junior B...... 93 – Exhibition Games ...... 93 – Above Minor Game Assessments ...... 94 – All-Star Games ...... 95 – Tournaments...... 96 – Jamborees...... 99 Regulation 4 – Playing Rules...... 101 – Equipment...... 101 – Time-Out Rule ...... 101 Regulation 5 – BC Hockey Championships...... 103 – BC Hockey Representative ...... 103 – Financial Arrangements (General)...... 103 – Championship Awards and Recognition. . . . . 104 – BC Hockey Trophies...... 104 – Referees...... 106 – Period Times...... 107 – BC Hockey Championship Game Protests. . . 108 – BC Hockey Major Senior Mens AAA Championships...... 110 – BC Hockey Male Senior AA Championships. . . 111 – BC Hockey Female Senior Championships (Gen). 112 – BC Hockey Female Senior AAA Championships. 114 – BC Hockey Female Senior AA Championships. . 115 – BC Hockey Male Junior Championships. . . . . 115 – BC Hockey Minor Hockey Championship (Gen). . 118 – BC Hockey Juvenile Championships...... 121 – BC Hockey Tier 1 Championships ...... 122 – BC Hockey Tier 2 Championships...... 122 – BC Hockey Tier 3 Championships...... 122
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– BC Hockey Female Minor Championships. . . . 122 Regulation 6 – Ineligible Players, Protests, Discipline...... 123 – Ineligible Player...... 123 – Suspensions...... 124 – Falsification of Registration...... 124 – Damaging Property...... 124 Regulation 7 – Officiating Program...... 125 – General ...... 125 – Structure ...... 126 – Development Fees...... 127 – Referees Committee...... 127 – Suspensions...... 128 – Dress and Equipment...... 129 – Reports ...... 129
Section Four – BC Hockey Policies General Policies...... 131 Affiliation of Minor Hockey Players ...... 131 Alcohol & Tobacco Advertising...... 131 Cash Prizes...... 131 Doping Control...... 131 Females Participating in Hockey...... 132 Minor Hockey Tier Designations...... 132 Refunds – Program Registration ...... 132 Tournaments ...... 132 Expectation of Coaches/Team Officials...... 133 Expectations of Referees...... 135 Goaltender Replacement ...... 137 Joint Team Policy ...... 138 Waitlist Policy ...... 138 Overage Players...... 139 Registration of Players: Non-Canadian Citizens...... 141 Residential Waivers ...... 142 Registration of Players: Residential Qualifications...... 148 Suspension Procedures, Guidelines and Policies ...... 149 - Gross Misconducts...... 149 - Refusing to Start Play...... 149
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- Dressing Rooms...... 149 - Match Penalty Minimum Suspensions...... 150 - Zero Tolerance...... 151 - Serving of Suspensions ...... 151 - Reporting of Penalties...... 153 Injured Player Return to Play Policy ...... 154 Recreational Tournament Teams ...... 155 Request for Recreational Player Relief Replacement /Relief. . 155 Trophy Return Policy ...... 157 Transferring of Goaltenders from Another Association for Registration on Tier 1, 2, 3 or 4 Teams ...... 158 Section Five – Awards BC Hockey Awards Diamond Stick ...... 160 President’s Award ...... 161 Life Members’ Award ...... 162 Frank Spring Award Minor Hockey Association of the Year . . 162 BC Hockey Outstanding Player Award ...... 164 BC Hockey Coaching Awards Ernie Gare Award Coach of the Year Award ...... 165 BC Hockey Officiating Awards Official of the Year Award ...... 167 Development Award – Coaching...... 168 Development Award – Officiating...... 169 BC Hockey Safety Award...... 169 Minor Hockey Week Awards ...... 170 Hockey Canada Officiating Awards...... 173 BC Hockey Scholarships Bruce Allison Scholarship...... 174 Jeff Butler Scholarship...... 175 Ted Hargreaves Scholarship ...... 175 BC Hockey Champions Savage Cup ...... 176 Coy Cup...... 179 Mowat Cup ...... 181 Fred W. (Cyclone) Taylor Trophy...... 183 Senior AAA Female ...... 184
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Don Murray Trophy (Senior AA Female)...... 185 Female Senior A...... 186 Female Midget AAA...... 186 Female Midget ...... 187 Female Bantam...... 187 Female Pee Wee ...... 187 Monarch Life Assurance Cup ...... 188 Midget Tier 1...... 189 Cromie Memorial Cup...... 190 Elmer Kreller Memorial Trophy...... 192 Doug Grimston Memorial Trophy ...... 193 Stan Patience Memorial Trophy ...... 194 Wm. (Bill) Mott Memorial Trophy...... 195 Herb House Memorial Trophy...... 196 Midget Tier 3 ...... 197 Bantam Tier 3 ...... 198 Pee Wee Tier 3 ...... 198 Midget Tier 4 ...... 199 Bantam Tier 4 ...... 199 Pee Wee Tier 4 ...... 199 BC Challenge Cup...... 200 Stan Patience Trophy – Midget...... 200 Art Fisher Trophy – Bantam ...... 201 Roy Watt Trophy – Pee Wee ...... 202 History of BC Hockey ...... 203 BC Hockey Historical Listing of Presidents/Executive Directors. . . 209
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Important Dates to Remember
September September 15 • Minor hockey playoffs hosts to be named. October October 1 • Final date for declaration of operative teams in Allan Cup competition. October 15 • Final date for new Major Senior Mens AAA teams to make application for new membership. November November 15 • Nominations for Minor Hockey Week awards to be in BC Hockey Office. December December 1 • Final date for Minor Hockey Tier 2, 3, and 4 Teams to declare their intent to compete in a higher category in the BC Hockey Championships. December 1 • Final date for teams to register for BC Hockey Championships. December 1 • All teams intending to participate in BC Hockey Championships must include an official accredited in the HCSP.
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Important Dates to Remember
December 1 • Game assessments for all Junior and Male Senior League games to be paid. December 1 • Male Senior AA Teams/Leagues wishing to compete in Coy Cup competition must declare to the BC Hockey Executive Director by this date. December 1 • All Male Junior teams must reduce to not more than twenty- five (25), the combined total of the following: the number of registered players on their active list and the number of unused registration certificates. December 1 • Deadline for applications for new membership or team relocation in Junior hockey. December 15 • Final date for filing team affiliations.
January January 10 • Male Senior AA teams not playing in a League must have completed and provided proof, to the BC Hockey Executive Director, of participation in six (6) exhibition games by this date. January 10 • Final date for special assistance. January 10 • After this date, players who participate in more than five (5) games as an Affiliate Player become ineligible to play for their carded team. (Hockey Canada Regulation E.35)
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Important Dates to Remember
January 10 • A Pee Wee, Bantam or Midget Hockey Team that has 19 Players registered on January 10th, shall not be permitted to register any further Players during the current season. A team which has less than 19 Players registered may, if it has unused Hockey Canada Player Registration Certificates, register qualified Players until the final registration date; but, once such a vacancy on the Player Roster has been filled, it shall not be used again. January 15 • Final date for teams on Hockey Canada Registration Certificate to declare their intention to withdraw from BC Hockey Playoffs without penalty.
February February 10 • FINAL PLAYER REGISTRATION DATE IN ALL DIVISIONS OF HOCKEY. February 10 • Final date for Branch to submit player transfers to Hockey Canada (International, Inter-Branch, USA). February 10 • Final date for player to be reinstated to amateur standing from professional hockey. February 10 • Final date to replace a player turned professional. February 10 • Final date for players to be registered under Special Assistance.
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Important Dates to Remember
March March 15 • Final date for submission of resolutions for the BC Hockey AGM. March 15 • Nomination deadline for “Official of the Year” and “Coach of the Year.” March 15 • Deadline for applications for “Association of the Year.” March 15 • Deadline for nominations for President’s Award. May May 15 • Deadline for minor hockey to apply for membership. June June 24 - 26 • 2011 BC Hockey Annual Meeting – Penticton, BC
July July 1 • Final date for American based Junior “B” Teams to apply for permission to compete within BC Hockey for the up-coming season.
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2010-2011 Executive Committee
Officers
President SHANNON BELL 1222 Chartwell Crescent, West Vancouver, BC V7S 2P8 Phone: 604.616.0027 Fax: 866.544.9835 E-mail: [email protected] Past President RICK BOEKESTYN 1421 15th Street South, Cranbrook, BC V1C 5N7 Phone: 250.417.5700 Fax: 866.544.9832 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-President WILF LIEFKE 7606 Holtam Drive, Coldstream, BC V1B 1T6 Phone: 250.415.3596 /Fax: 866.544.0769 E-Mail: [email protected] Officer-at-Large NEIL MCNABB 6173 - 172 Street, Surrey, BC V3S 4Y2 Phone: 778.389.9045 Fax: 866.544.0765 E-mail: [email protected] Officer-at-Large JOE MCDONALD PO Box 803, 2120 Camosun Crescent Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Phone: 250.527.0014 Fax: 866.544.0767 E-mail: [email protected] Officer-at-Large RANDY HENDERSON 6950 Bednesti Lake Road, Prince George, BC V2N 6P4 Phone:250.552.2735 Fax: 866.544.9831 E-mail: [email protected] Executive Director BARRY PETRACHENKO 6671 Oldfield Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 2A1 Phone: 250.652.2978 Fax: 250.652.4536 E-mail: [email protected]
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Divisional Directors
Junior A John Grisdale 102-7382 Winston Street, Burnaby BC V5A 2G9 Phone: 604.291.6530 Fax: 604.299.1032 E-Mail: [email protected] Junior B Brian Harrison 767 Frayne Road, Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P4 Phone: 250.732.3655 Fax: 866.544.0761 E-mail: [email protected] Senior Female Rick Kupchuk 18319-68 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 9C6 Phone: 778.995.1660 Fax: 866.544.9833 Email: [email protected] Senior Male Mike Fraser 2285 Neptune Way, Comox, BC V9M 4E8 Phone: 250.581.0855 Fax: 866.544.2958 E-mail: [email protected]
District Directors
Kootenay (East) John Gillen 1504 Fir Crescent, Golden, BC V0A 1H6 Phone: 250.290.0499 Fax: 866.544.0768 E-mail: [email protected] Kootenay (West) June McKenzie 2058 6th Ave. Trail, BC V1R 3B5 Phone: 250.353.1194 Fax: 866.544.0763 E-mail: [email protected] Lower Mainland Bonnie Cameron 4708 Caulfeild Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7W 1G2 Phone: 778.389.8598 Fax: 866.544.0760 E-mail: [email protected]
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District Directors Lower Mainland Richard Alder 12111 No 2rd, Richmond, BC V7E 2G2 Phone: 1-604-365-0598 Fax: 866.544.2956 E-mail: [email protected] Lower Mainland Lochie Bell 3953 Waterton Crescent, Abbotsford, BC V3G 1J8 Phone: 604.615.1882 Fax: 866.544.2952 E-mail: [email protected] North Central Cathy Mason 4544 Bauch Avenue, Prince George, BC V2M 5X4 Phone: 250.699.1119 Fax: 866.544.0762 E-mail: [email protected] North East/Yukon Trudy Alexander RR 1 Site 14 Comp 12, Fort St. John, BC V1J 4M6 Phone: 250.262.4436 Fax: 866.544.9837 E-mail: [email protected] North West Darryl Lerum Box 971, Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0 Phone: 250.996.3996 Fax: 866.544.0764 E-mail: [email protected] Okanagan Andrew Jakubeit 521 E Duncan Ave, Penticton, BC V2A 2W6 Phone: 250.307.5997 Fax: 866.544.9836 E-Mail: [email protected] Okanagan Jason Perris Box 161, Savona, BC V0K 2J0 Phone: 250.435.0079 Fax: 866.544.9834 E-Mail: [email protected] Vancouver Island Deb Turney 1685 Morello Road, Nanoose Bay, BC V9P 9B2 Phone: 250.307.2005 Fax: 866.544.9838 E-mail:[email protected]
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Honorary President
FRED W. ‘CYCLONE’ TAYLOR * Vancouver *(Deceased) Honorary Life Members L.C. MACKEN *...... Vancouver A.R. DINGMAN *...... Vancouver J.C. URQUHART * ...... Rossland A.H. JEFFERD *...... Vancouver D.G. GRIMSTON * ...... New Westminster F.F. BECKER *...... Vernon L.G. ATWELL*...... Victoria I.H. TEMPLE *...... Victoria R.T. PEEBLES...... Quesnel F.T. SPRING *...... Cranbook M. FABRO *...... Kimberley R.N. MULLOCK...... Port Moody Wm. JIM ANDERSON *...... Trail DR. LEO MARGOLIS *...... Nanaimo DON SCHMALTZ ...... Penticton FRANK LENTO...... Fernie DON FREER...... Victoria
* Deceased Committees
HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILF LIEFKE, Chairperson...... Coldstream MINOR HOCKEY COMMITTEE WILF LIEFKE, Chairperson...... Coldstream
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REFEREE COMMITTEE Randy Henderson, Chairperson...... Prince George
Branch Coordinators
COACHING CO-ORDINATOR JIM WEICKER. . . . Phone: 250.732.1885 Fax: 866.544.0766 1398 Haida Road, Duncan, BC V9L 5P3 [email protected] REFEREE-IN-CHIEF ROB FRYER...... Phone: 250.572.7226 Fax: 866.544.2959 755 Crestline Street, Kamloops, BC V2B 5X2 [email protected]
SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATOR ANNE DEITCH . . . . . Phone: 778.995.4887 Fax: 866.544.2957 330 South Fell Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5B 3Y3 [email protected]
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District Presidents
Cariboo AHA Keith Scott 4544 Bauch Avenue, Prince George, BC V2M 5X4 Phone: 250.562.8142 E-mail: [email protected] East Kootenay MHA Thomas Hopkins 1328 13th Street South, Cranbrook, BC V1C 5E6 Phone: 250.423.3191 Fax: 250.489.3602 E-mail: [email protected] Okanagan Mainline AHA Larry Jeeves #40 - 12560 Westside Road, Vernon, BC V1H 1S9 Phone: 250.490.9123 Fax: 250.493.8522 E-mail: [email protected] North West District MHA Bob Storey Box 553, Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0 Phone: 250.699.2840 E-mail:[email protected] Pacific Coast AHA David Buck #114-3993 Henning Drive, Burnaby, BC V5C 6P7 Phone: 604.598.9619 Fax: 604.598.9620 E-mail: [email protected] Peace River District MHA Jim McDonald RR1 Site 6 Comp. 2, Fort St. John, BC V1J 4M6 Phone: 250.744.2868 Fax: 250.789.3543 E-mail: [email protected] Vancouver Island AHA Mark Kenny 2301 E. McCullough Road, Nanaimo, BC V9S 4M9 Phone: 250.751.8811 Fax: 250.751.8812 Email: [email protected] West Kootenay MHA Karilynn Carr 2058 6th Avenue, Trail, BC V1R 3B5 Phone: 250.359.2220 Fax: 250.359.2970 Email: [email protected] Yukon AHA Walter Brennan 4061 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1H1 Phone: 867.667.5727 Fax: 867.667.8555 E-mail: [email protected]
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Location of Annual Meetings
1919-Vancouver 1957-Nanaimo 1995-Kelowna 1920-Victoria 1958-Trail 1996-Penticton 1921-Vancouver 1959-Vernon 1997-Kelowna 1922-Vancouver 1960-Penticton 1998-Nanaimo 1923-Vancouver 1961-Kamloops 1999-Penticton 1924-Vancouver 1962-New Westminster 2000-Kelowna 1925-Vancouver 1963-Kelowna 2001-Prince George 1926-Vancouver 1964-Prince George 2002-Penticton 1927-Vancouver 1965-Kamloops 2003-Vernon 1928-Vancouver 1966-Vernon 2004-Prince George 1929-Vancouver 1967-Penticton 2005-Victoria 1930-Vancouver 1968-Kelowna 2006-Langley 1931-Vancouver 1969-Vancouver 2007-Whistler 1932-Vancouver 1970-Williams Lake 2008-Penticton 1933-No Meeting 1971-Penticton 2009-Vancouver 1934-Rossland 1972-Penticton 2010-Prince George 1935-Vancouver 1973-Penticton 1936-Nelson 1974-Vernon 1937-Merritt 1975-Victoria 1938-Grand Forks 1976-Prince George 1939-New Westminster 1977-Richmond 1940-Vernon 1978-Cranbrook 1941-Trail 1979-Penticton 1942-New Westminster 1980-Victoria 1943-Vernon 1981-Dawson Creek 1944-Victoria 1982-Penticton 1945-Nelson 1983-Kamloops 1946-Vernon 1984-Trail 1947-Nanaimo 1985-Prince Rupert 1948-Kimberley 1986-Penticton 1949-Kamloops 1987-Vernon 1950-Kelowna 1988-Abbotsford 1951-Victoria 1989-Penticton 1952-Vernon 1990-Penticton 1953-Penticton 1991-Whistler 1954-Kamloops 1992-Penticton 1955-Kelowna 1993-Penticton 1956-Vernon 1994-Penticton
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BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS and REGULATIONS
As Adopted at Rossland, November 17, 1934 and amended at Prince George, June 27, 2010.
British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association is registered under the Society Act, Province of British Columbia.
This edition is prepared for easy and convenient reference and should regulations be changed or errors occur, the contents of this book will be superseded by the official minutes of the Society.
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CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 1 Name 1 The name of the Society is British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association.
ARTICLE 2 Purposes 2 The purposes of the Society: To foster, improve and perpetuate the game of Amateur Hockey in the Province; To secure the enforcement of the rules of the game as adopted by the Society; To supervise and carry out the competitions for the championship of British Columbia; To emphasize and encourage the involvement of those volunteers who put the interests of the game ahead of their personal interests; To elevate the awareness of the responsibilities of the Hockey Public in ensuring the game is played in a positive environment; To assist members in their pursuit of excellence by providing effective programs and services through available resources;
To monitor and review services, benefits and programs available to members in order to meet their ever changing needs;
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To present a common voice on behalf of the members in all discussions that could affect them at the National and International level; The Society dedicates itself to the advancement of Amateur Hockey for all individuals in British Columbia through progressive leadership by ensuring meaningful opportunities and enjoyable experiences in a sportsmanlike environment; To actively promote and support equal access to hockey programs and services for all regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, racial origin or religion.
ARTICLE 3 Place of Operation 3 The operations of this Society are to be chiefly carried on in British Columbia.
ARTICLE 4 Affiliation 4 As an unalterable provision of this Constitution this Society shall be affiliated with Hockey Canada.
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ARTICLE 5 Dissolving 5 In the event that the Society should at any time be wound up or dissolved, the remaining assets after payment of all debts and liabilities shall be turned over to a recognized charitable organization with the same objectives in the province of British Columbia or the Yukon Territory as directed by the members. Should the Society, which received charitable gaming funds from licensed charitable gaming and/or direct charitable access, at any time dissolve or cease to exist, have any and all gaming monies or assets purchased with gaming funds held at the date of dissolution or cessation of existence these/they shall be distributed by the Society to a recognized charitable organization or organizations in British Columbia having a similar charitable purpose. This provision is unalterable.
ARTICLE 6 Not For Profit 6 As an unalterable provision of this Constitution the purpose of this Society shall be not for profit.
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BY-LAWS
The BC Amateur Hockey Association for the purposes of these By-Laws shall be known and hereinafter referred to as “The Society.”
BY-LAW ONE Members 100 The Society shall be composed of: a) Amateur Senior and Junior Teams, b) Amateur Hockey Leagues, c) Amateur Hockey Associations, d) Amateur District Hockey Associations, e) Associate Members, and f) Persons serving on the Society’s Executive Committee operating within the Province of British Columbia and affiliated Yukon Territory, willing to comply with and abide by the Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations and Rules of the Society.
BY-LAW TWO Definitions 200 Amateur Senior and Junior Teams A group of not less than 12 players, one of which must be a goaltender and a group of team officials at least one (1) of which must be a coach. (see BC Hockey Regulation Two)
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201 Amateur Hockey Leagues Senior and Junior leagues operating with three (3) or more member teams from the same category of the same division playing a minimum of six (6) home and six (6) away games in a regular league schedule. (Does not apply to minor hockey) 202 Amateur Hockey Associations Group of Minor Hockey Teams, operating under a constitution/by-laws and offering programming within a geographic subdivision as approved by the societies Executive Committee. 203 Districts The Society shall be divided into eight Districts as follows, and shall be known as: a) East Kootenay b) Lower Mainland c) North Central d) Northeast/Yukon e) Northwestern f) Okanagan-Mainline g) Vancouver Island – including Powell River h) West Kootenay 204 District Amateur Hockey Associations District Amateur Hockey Associations shall be responsible for organizing and administering Minor Hockey Leagues within the Districts and coordinating such programs and other areas of activity within the District as their member Minor Hockey Associations shall determine. District Amateur Hockey Associations shall be as follows: a) East Kootenay East Kootenay MHA b) Lower Mainland Pacific Coast AHA c) North Central Cariboo AHA d) Northeast/Yukon i) Peace River District MHA ii) Yukon AHA
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e) Northwest North West District MHA f) Okanagan-Mainline Okanagan-Mainline AHA g) Vancouver Island Vancouver Island AHA h) West Kootenay West Kootenay MHA
BY-LAW THREE Membership 300 Membership shall be acquired by registering with the Executive Director, subject to By-Law One of the Society. 301 Each member Association, League and Team shall adopt and maintain a Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations not contrary to the Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations of this Society, and shall not at any time make any amendments of its Constitution, By-Laws or Regulations conflicting with the Constitution, By-Laws or Regulations of this Society. 302 For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, Associations, Leagues and Teams are authorized to adopt or amend their Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations so long as provisions of such Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations are more restrictive than the equivalent provisions (if any) of the Society or Hockey Canada. 303 All new applications for membership from all Leagues shall be forwarded to the Society’s Executive Director for presentation to the Society’s Executive Committee for their consideration. 304 Teams shall be required to affiliate within a member League, except in areas where no league exists. 305 All new applications for membership and/or team relocation in the Major Senior Mens AAA division must contain the following to be considered: a. $200.00 certified cheque as a non-refundable application fee per team. b. Name of city, town, village or municipality where teams are to be located. c. Written proof of arena availability.
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d. Written report from the Society’s District Director(s) in regard to the feelings of the other Society members (where the applicant proposes to locate) and also a written report from the Society’s Leagues operating in that district. e. Complete list of Owners, Directorships, Manager and Coach. f. An outline of the numbers and the areas from which the players would be drawn. g. Specify any proposed affiliation. h. Written documentation as to acceptance into a League in good standing, which is affiliated with the Society. 306 Major Senior Mens AAA Team applications must be forwarded to the Society’s Executive Director by October 15th of the season they are to operate. A decision of acceptance or rejection is entirely a matter for the discretion of the Society and is to be made by the Society’s Executive Committee. NOTE: It is the responsibility of the League the applicant wishes to enter to supply a copy of the written application for a new franchise to the Society’s Office immediately upon request. 307 All new applications for membership and/or team relocation in the Senior AA, A, C Recreational and Female Junior divisions must contain the following to be considered: a. Name of city, town, village or municipality where teams are to be located. b. Written proof of arena availability. c. Complete list of Owners, Directorships, Manager and Coach. d. An outline of the numbers and the areas from which the players would be drawn. e. Specific details of any proposed affiliation. f. Written documentation as to acceptance into a
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League in good standing, which is affiliated with the Society. g. Written report from the Society’s District Director(s) in regard to the feelings of the other Society members (where the applicant proposed to locate) 308 All new Senior AA, A, C Recreational and Female Junior applications shall be forwarded to the Society’s Executive Director for presentation to the Executive Committee for their consideration. A decision of acceptance or rejection is entirely a matter for the discretion of the Society and is to be made by the Society’s Executive Committee. 309 All new applications for membership and/or team relocation in the Male Junior division must contain the following to be considered: a. $200.00 certified cheque as a non-refundable application fee per team. b. Name of city, town, village or municipality where teams are to be located. c. Written proof of arena availability. d. Written report from the District Association for the District within which the applicant proposes to locate. e. Written report from the Society’s District Director(s) in regard to the feelings of the other Society members (where the applicant proposes to locate) and also a written report from the Society’s Leagues operating in that district. f. Complete list of Owners, Directorships, Manager and Coach. g. An outline of the numbers and the areas from which the players would be drawn. h. Specify any proposed affiliation. i. Written documentation as to acceptance into a League in good standing, which is affiliated with the Society. 310 In the Male Junior Division:
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a. All Junior new membership applications are to be forwarded to the Society’s Executive Director no later than April 1 prior to the season applicant wishes to operate. b. All Team relocation applications are to be forwarded to the Society’s Executive Director no later than May 1 of the season applicant wishes to operate. A decision of acceptance or rejection is entirely a matter for the discretion of the Society and is to be made on or before June 15 of the season the applicant wishes to operate. The decision is to be made by the Society’s Executive Committee. NOTE: It is the responsibility of the League the applicant wishes to enter to supply a copy of the written application for a new franchise to the Society’s Office immediately upon request. 311 Male Junior division teams shall annually make declaration of their ownership structure (including any changes to the control of the shares or assets of the team). This declaration shall be included in the team membership application requirements prior to each season. 312 All new applications from a Minor Hockey Association shall contain the following to be considered: a. copy of the proposed boundaries of the Association; b. written proof of arena availability; c. list of Association Directors or Executive; d. written documentation confirming their membership in their local District Association, which is affiliated with the Society; and e. a copy of their Constitution and By-Laws. All new Minor Hockey Association applications must be forwarded to the Society’s Executive Director for presentation to the Society’s Executive Committee for their consideration.
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313 All Minor Hockey teams may become members only if registered by a member Minor Hockey Association, subject to acceptance by the BC Hockey Executive Director for presentation to the Executive Committee for their consideration. 314 Minor Hockey Associations shall be required to affiliate with their District Association. 315 All new applications for membership from District Hockey Associations shall be forwarded to the Society’s Executive Director for presentation to the Society’s Executive Committee for their consideration and shall contain the following to be considered: a. a copy of the proposed boundaries of the Association; b. list of Association Directors or Executive; c. written documentation confirming member associations or member leagues (which are affiliated with this Society) that will be members of the District Association; d. a copy of their Constitution and By-Laws. Note: Should the Society’s Executive Committee find the application to be in order, then a resolution to amend By-Law Two of the Society shall be submitted for consideration at the following Annual General Meeting of the Society. 316 All new applications for Associate Membership shall be forwarded to the Society’s Executive Director for presentation to the Society’s Officers for their consideration. 317 Associate Members shall take what steps they deem necessary for the registration and administration of personnel in teams, leagues, and groups which are strictly within their own organizations, and shall report such registrations to the society annually in the same manner as Members. 318 Associate Member teams shall be eligible to compete only
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for trophies offered for competition by teams representing Associate Members. 319 All games played under jurisdiction of the Society and the qualifications of all persons participating in such games shall be in conformity with the Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations and Rules of the Society. 320 Any violation of the Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations or Rules of the Society or decisions of the Society’s Executive Committee by any member of this Society shall render such member liable to suspension and/or such disciplinary action that may be deemed necessary. 321 The membership year of the Society shall commence on August 15th and end on August 14th of the following year. 322 Membership in the Society shall cease where: a. The member delivers a resignation, in writing, to the Executive Director of the Society or by mailing it to the address of the Society, or b. The member is expelled, or i) A member may be suspended or expelled for willful violation of the Society’s Constitution or By-Laws or for any other serious breach of rules or regulations. ii) Where a member is suspended or expelled, the member shall forfeit all rights and privileges in organized hockey in the Society until such time as the said member, is re-instated as a member in good standing. iii) A member may be expelled by a special resolution of the Society’s members passed at a Society General Meeting. 1) A notice of special resolution for expulsion shall
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be accompanied by a brief statement of the reason or reasons for the proposed expulsion. 2) The member who is the subject of the proposed resolution shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Society’s General Meeting before the special resolution is put to vote. c. The member has not been in good standing for 12 consecutive months. i) A member who has failed to pay current annual assessments or any other subscription or debt due and owing by the member to the Society shall be deemed to be not in good standing. ii) A member under suspension is not in good standing until the period of suspension has been served.
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BY-LAW FOUR Dues 400 The annual membership assessment shall be: Each Association $50.00 Each League $50.00 Each Associate Member $50.00 Each Major Senior Mens AAA Team $30.00 Each Senior AA Team $100.00 Each Senior A Team $100.00 Each Senior C Team $100.00 Each Male Recreational Team $100.00 Each Female Recreational Team $35.00 Each Female Senior A Team $30.00 Each Female Senior AA Team $30.00 Each Female Senior AAA Team $30.00 Each Major – Junior Team $30.00 Each Junior A Team $30.00 Each Junior B Team $30.00 Each Juvenile Team $30.00 Each Midget Team $30.00 Each Bantam Team $30.00 Each Pee Wee Team $30.00 Each Hockey Canada Sports School Team$1000.00 These dues are payable at the time of registration each year. No Team, League, or Association shall be entitled to enter competition or be represented at the Society’s Annual General Meeting until its Fees, Assessments and Fines, if any, have been paid. 401 The teams referred to in the preceding paragraph are those teams registering on Hockey Canada Player Registration Certificates with the exception of Recreational Teams and Senior AA, A and C Teams.
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BY-LAW FIVE Membership Fees 500 Each member minor hockey asssociation and female senior team shall be assessd an annual participant assessment fee of $11.25 for each registered player and team official. This membership assessment is in addition to the membership assessments charged for Hockey Canada Certificates and Hockey Canada Insurance. a) The annual membership assessment for a referee shall be $11.25. b) The membership assessment shall be valid for a playing season. The playing season shall be considered beginning on August 15th and ending on August 14th of the following year. 501 Each member team registering with the Society above the category of recreational shall be assessed (in addition to any assessment regulated by Hockey Canada) as follows: Each Minor Player, Team Official $3.00 Each Junior B Player, Team Official $16.00 Each Junior A Player, Team Official $16.00 Each Male Senior A Player, Team Official $5.00 Each Male Senior AA Player, Team Official $7.00 Each Major Senior Mens AAA Player, Team Official $11.00 Each Female Senior Player, Team Official $3.00 Each Major Junior Player, Team Official $18.00 These membership fees are payable in advance of receiving Hockey Canada Registry (HCR).
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BY-LAW SIX Reserve Funds 600 Any changes not covered in the Society’s By-Laws to Reserve Funds that are held by the Society shall be made by the Society’s Officers in consultation with the Divisional Director concerned. 601 Junior B Reserve Fund $2.00 of the membership fees charged for Junior B Hockey Canada Player Registration Certificates is to be allocated to the Junior B Reserve Fund to be used for the promotion of Junior B hockey and to assist in any deficit incurred in a provincial playoff series. Disbursements from the Junior B Reserve Fund require a majority of not less than 75% of a vote of the Junior B Director and Societies Officers. A team not playing in a recognized league shall not be allowed to withdraw from the Junior B Reserve Fund. 602 Male Senior Reserve Fund The Male Senior Hockey Reserve Fund is to be used for the promotion and development of Male Senior hockey. No disbursements shall be made from the Male Senior Reserve Fund without a majority of not less than 75% of a vote of the Male Senior Director and the Society’s Officers. 603 Scholarship Reserve Fund a) The purpose of the fund is to provide a source of revenue for the provision of scholarships. b) The scholarship committee shall consist of four (4) Trustees to administer the fund. The four (4) Trustees shall be an Officer of the Society who shall be chairperson and three (3) Trustees appointed annually by the incoming Society’s Officers.
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c) All monies received by this Society for the Fund or payments to the fund authorized by the Society’s Executive Committee shall be for the express purpose of increasing the Fund to meet future scholarships. d) There shall be no withdrawal of capital from the Fund for any purpose unless this society is given permission by at least a two-thirds majority vote at an Annual General Meeting of the Society following notice of the purpose and the amount of the proposed withdrawal having been given to the members and to the Officers of the Society in writing at least forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Society. (Scholarships shall be awarded only from interest generated from the Scholarship Trust Fund.) 604 Female Reserve Fund The Female Hockey Reserve Fund is to be used for the promotion and development of Female Hockey. No disbursements shall be made from the Female Hockey Reserve without a majority of not less than 75% of a vote of the Female Director and the Society’s Officers.
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BY-LAW SEVEN The Officers and Directors of the Society 700 Nominations for the various offices of the Society shall be made by a nominating Committee to be composed of the Past President and two (2) other members appointed by the President. Nominations may also be made from the floor of the Annual General Meeting. The Officers – Duties and Powers 701 The Officers of the Society shall be: the President, Immediate Past President, Vice-President, three (3) Officers at Large and the Executive Director. 702 The President, Vice-President, and three (3) Officers at Large shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 703 The Executive Director shall be appointed. The Officers of the Society shall set the Executive Director’s salary annually. President 704 The President shall preside at all meetings of the Officers, Executive Committee, Special or Annual General Meetings of the Society and shall generally perform the duties usual to the office of President. At the President’s discretion, meetings of the Society or its Committees may be ordered. The President shall have the power to delegate those duties assigned to the President. 705 It shall be the duty of the President before each Annual General Meeting to: a) Appoint a Credentials Committee. b) Appoint a Nominating Committee, so that Districts and Divisions may present their nominations for the various offices of the Society prior to the Annual General Meeting. 706 It shall also be the duty of the President, immediately after the close of each Annual General Meeting to:
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a) Convoke a meeting of the Executive Committee in order to discuss the business of the forthcoming year. b) Appoint a Finance Committee. c) Appoint an Appeal Committee. 707 The President shall exercise, in addition to those powers conferred upon the President by the Society’s Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations, all duties and powers of the Society’s Executive Committee when it is impossible to obtain a vote of the Society’s Executive Committee in case of emergency. 708 The President shall have the power to suspend and/ or fine and/or take such disciplinary action that may be deemed necessary against any Association, League, Team, Player, Referee, Linesman, Official Scorer, Game Time Keeper, or Official of any Association, League or Team for unsportsmanlike conduct on or off the ice, or for abusive language to any of the Officials, or for failure to comply with the Hockey Canada Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations, Rules, or the Society’s Constitution, By- Laws, Regulations and Policies. 709 Fines cannot be applied to players. 710 In cases where in the opinion of the President a suspension of greater than sixty (60) days is warranted, the President will impose an indefinite suspension pending a full investigation. The investigation will be initiated within fourteen (14) days of the incident by the Divisional/District Director(s) of the Society or an appointee made by the President. Upon receipt of the full investigation report, the President shall impose a definite suspension. 711 The President shall have the power to suspend any team official proven guilty of having played an ineligible player. 712 The President shall have the power to suspend any Referee or other Official for conduct unbecoming of an official on or off the ice.
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713 It will be the privilege of this Society to confer upon each President, at the completion of tenure of office, a ring duly made by die for this Society only. The ring shall entitle the qualified owner, upon presentation of same, to admission to any game or games played under the jurisdiction of the Society. Vice-President, and the Officers at Large 714 The Vice-President shall, in the absence of the President, have all the power and perform all the duties of the President. If both the President and Vice President are absent, then one of the Officers at Large shall be designated to act in their stead. It shall be the duty of the President of this Society to assign duties to the Vice President and the Officers at Large. Executive Director 715 The Society’s Executive Director shall be the person responsible for regulation interpretation. Any challenge to any interpretation given by the Society’s Executive Director may only be done by way of appeal in accordance with the Society’s appeal procedure. 716 The Executive Director shall perform all general secretarial duties including the recording of all minutes of all meetings of the Society and its Executive Committee. 717 The Executive Director shall accept all applications for new membership and changes in memberships from all Teams, Leagues and Associations and present to Executive Committee for approval. 718 The Executive Director shall issue and validate Hockey Canada player registration certificates subject to the Society’s and Hockey Canada Regulations. 719 The Executive Director shall receive, in the name of the Society, all funds, which shall be deposited in any Canadian Chartered Bank, and to pay all accounts owing by the Society by cheque. The Executive Director shall have the power to sign cheques and shall furnish bond in the sum of $25,000.00, the premium to be paid
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by the Society. 720 The Executive Director shall present at the Annual General Meeting of the Society, a detailed statement of finances, as of March 31st of each year. This financial statement shall be duly audited by a recognized firm of auditors and in the hands of the Society members along with all reports at least fourteen (14) days prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 721 The Executive Director shall relieve the Society’s Officers of all routine details and will assist in other general duties as the need arises. 722 The Executive Director shall not have a vote at any meetings of the Society. Duties of the District Director(s) 723 The District Director(s) shall be responsible for the supervision and general conduct of all levels of minor hockey in the district. 724 The District Director(s) shall present to the Annual General Meeting of the Society, a written report of the hockey activities throughout the district. 725 The District Director(s) shall approve all officials for Inter District playdowns within that District. This approval shall be from a list of officials provided by the Society’s Referee Committee member in consultation with the District Director(s).
Duties of the Male Senior/Recreational Director 726 Shall be responsible for the supervision, coordinating and general conduct of all Male Senior/Recreational hockey within the Society. 727 Shall be Chairperson of the Society’s Male Senior/ Recreational Committee. 728 Shall represent the Society as Male Senior Council Member to Hockey Canada, funds permitting. 729 To recommend to the Society’s President at the Society’s
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Annual General Meeting the dates and arrangements for Inter-League playdowns for the coming season in Male Senior/Recreational hockey. Duties of the Junior A Director 730 Shall be responsible for the supervision, co-coordinating, and general conduct of all Junior A hockey within the Society. 731 Shall be Chairperson of the Society’s Junior A Committee. 732 Shall represent the Society as Junior Council Member to Hockey Canada, funds permitting. 733 To recommend to the Society’s President at the Society’s Annual General Meeting, the dates and arrangements for Inter-League playdowns for the coming season in Junior A hockey. Duties of the Junior B Director 734 Shall be responsible for the supervision, coordinating, and general conduct of all Junior B hockey within the Society. 735 Shall be Chairperson of the Society’s Junior B Committee. 736 To recommend to the Society’s President at the Society’s Annual General Meeting, the dates and arrangements for Inter-League playdowns for the coming season in Junior B hockey.
Duties of the Female Senior/Recreational Director 737 Shall be responsible for the supervision, coordinating and general conduct of all Senior, Junior and Recreational (above minor) Female Hockey within the Society. 738 Shall be Chairperson of the Society’s Female Senior/ Junior/Recreational Committee. 739 At the discretion of the Society’s President, may represent
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the Society as Female Council Member to Hockey Canada, funds permitting. 740 To recommend to the Society’s President at the Society’s Annual General Meeting the dates and arrangements for Inter-League play downs for the coming season in Female Senior/Junior/Recreational Hockey.
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By-LAW EIGHT Committees – Duties and Powers 800 The standing committees of the Society shall be: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MALE SENIOR/RECREATIONAL COMMITTEE JUNIOR COMMITTEE MINOR COMMITTEE FEMALE SENIOR/RECREATIONAL COMMITTEE REFEREES COMMITTEE COACHING COMMITTEE SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FEMALE HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE APPEAL COMMITTEE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Executive Committee 801 The Executive Committee shall consist of: a) The Officers of the Society b) Three (3) members from the Lower-Mainland District c) Two (2) members from the Okanagan Mainline District d) One (1) member from each other District (as established in By-Law Two of the Society) e) One member each of Senior/Recreational, Junior A, Junior B and Female Division. To be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 802 To be eligible as a candidate for election as an Executive Committee member of the Society, the nominated person must have served for at least one (1) year as a member with an Association, League or Team who are present
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members of the Society. 803 No member of the Executive Committee shall be eligible to vote on any financial request, protest, or suspension involving a Team, League or Association with which the member is associated, nor be eligible to serve on any special committee investigating such matter. 804 The President of the Society, at anytime, may take a vote of the Executive Committee via mail, electronic mail or facsimile and may at any time call a meeting of the Executive Committee, and shall call a meeting upon written request of six (6) members. 805 At Executive Committee Meetings, ten (10) Executive Committee Members, exclusive of the Society’s President and Executive Director, shall constitute a quorum. 806 The Executive Committee shall grant or refuse all new membership applications as presented by a report of the Society’s Executive Director. 807 The Executive Committee shall act as an Advisory Committee to the Society’s President in conducting the affairs of the Society and authorizing all expenditures therewith other than current expenses within the approved budget guidelines. 808 The Executive Committee shall have the power to borrow, raise or secure the payment of money in such a manner as a majority of the Executive Committee see fit providing it is within the budget, and providing it is in accordance with the provisions of the Society’s Act. 809 The Executive Committee shall have the power to appoint a society member as an Executive Committee member to fill a vacancy in the Executive Committee. An Executive Committee member so appointed holds office only until the conclusion of the next following Annual General Meeting of the Society, but is eligible for re-election at the meeting. 810 Any member of the Executive Committee who, by being remiss or neglectful of duty or by conduct impairs
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usefulness as a member of the Executive, may be removed forthwith from office by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Committee and it shall be deemed that the member’s position is forfeited. 811 The Executive Committee shall have the power to suspend and/or fine, and /or take such disciplinary action that may be deemed necessary against any Association, League, Team, Player, Referee, Linesman, Official Scorer, Game Time Keeper, or Official of any Association, League or Team refusing to accept or obey the ruling of the Executive for proven foul play or for unfair or unsportsmanlike conduct individually or collectively at any place where a hockey game is being played under the jurisdiction of the Society or at any meeting in the interests of the game, for negligence to pay assessments or for persistent infringement of the rules of the game or rules of the Society. 812 The Executive Committee shall supervise and control Championship Competitions of the Society. 813 The Executive Committee shall add to any Reserve Funds of the Society as they see fit, during the years of operation. 814 At the request of any Team in the Society or on the Society’s own initiative, the Society may require any Team to satisfy, by evidence under statutory declaration, that such Team is being conducted in accordance with the definition of an amateur as set out by Hockey Canada. 815 The Executive Committee shall have the authority to settle all questions not provided for in the Society’s Constitution, By-Laws or Regulations. 816 The Executive Committee shall consider category reclassification requests in the Senior, Junior and Female Divisions. 817 The Executive Committee shall approve exhibition and allstar games for member leagues above minor and district associations.
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818 The Executive Committee shall serve as the Society’s Resolution Committee for the Society’s Annual General Meeting under the Chairperson of a designated Society Officer. 819 The Executive Committee shall have the power to review requests for exemptions to the Society’s Constitution, By- Laws and Regulations: a) The request for exemption must be submitted by the appropriate District/Divisional Director of the Society no less than fifteen (15) days prior to a meeting of the Society’s Executive Committee. b) All appropriate documentation must be in the office of the Executive Director of the Society by the time frame for consideration. Failure to do so will result in the request being tabled until the next meeting of the Society’s Executive Committee. c) Written support from the appropriate District Amateur Hockey Association and/or League must accompany the request for exemption, before consideration for exemption will be addressed. Failure to gain support from the appropriate District Amateur Hockey Association and/or League will result in the request for exemption to be denied. d) Exemptions must be approved by a 75% majority of the Society’s Executive Committee. e) Any exemption granted shall be in effect for the current season only. f) Any exemption granted shall be reported to the membership of the Society within 5 days of the Executive Committee meeting at which the exemption was approved. g) The decision by the Society’s Executive Committee on the request for exemption will be final.
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Male Senior/Recreational Committee 820 The Male Senior/Recreational Committee shall consist of the Male Senior/Recreational Director who shall be Chairperson, one (1) member from each registered Senior League and Team, and one (1) member from each registered Recreational League and Team. 821 The duties of the Committee are to promote and direct the activities of the Male Senior/Recreational throughout the Society under the Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations of the Society. 822 The Chairperson shall present to the Annual General Meeting of the Society a written report of the Male Senior/ Recreational activities throughout the Society. 823 The Committee shall hold a Male Senior Hockey Committee Meeting during the Annual General Meeting of the Society at which all Male Senior/Recreational hockey delegates shall have voting privileges as set out by the By-Laws of the Society. The findings of the Committee meeting shall be presented to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. Junior Committee 824 The Junior Committee shall consist of: a) the Chairperson shall be an Officer appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting by the Society’s President b) the Society’s Junior A Director c) the Society’s Junior B Director d) One (1) member from each Junior League registered with the Society e) the Society’s Executive Director 825 The duties of the Committee are to promote and direct the activities of Junior A and B throughout the Society under the Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations of the Society. 826 The Chairperson shall present to the Annual General Meeting of the Society a written report of Junior A & B activities throughout the Society.
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827 The Committee shall hold a Junior Committee Meeting during the Semi-Annual and Annual General Meeting of the Society. The findings of the Committee meeting shall be presented to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. Minor Hockey Committee 828 The Minor Committee shall consist of two (2) Officers at Large as assigned by the President of the Society, one of whom shall be the Chairperson, and the Society’s District Director(s). 829 It shall be the duty of the Minor Hockey Committee to: a) Promote and direct the activities of Minor Hockey throughout the Society during the playing season. b) Recommend arrangements for minor hockey playoffs, in Juvenile, Midget, Bantam and Pee Wee, to be set at the Society’s Annual General Meeting. 830 The Chairperson is to present to the Annual General Meeting of the Society, a written report of the minor hockey activities throughout the Society. 831 The committee shall hold a Minor Hockey Committee Meeting during the Annual General Meeting of the Society at which all minor hockey delegates shall have voting privileges as set out in the Society’s By-Laws. The findings of the Committee meeting shall be presented to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. Female Senior/Recreational Committee 832 The Female Senior/Recreational Committee shall consist of the Female Senior/Recreational Director, who may be the Chairperson, one (1) member from each registered Senior and Recreational (above minor) Female Hockey League and one (1) member from each registered above minor female hockey team. 833 The duties of the Committee are to promote and direct the activities of above minor Female Hockey under the Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations of the Society.
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834 The Female Senior/Recreational Director shall present to the Annual General Meeting of the Society a written report of the Senior Female hockey activities throughout the Society. 835 The Committee shall hold a Female Hockey Committee Meeting during the Annual General Meeting of the Society at which all Female Hockey delegates shall have voting privileges as set out in the Society’s By-Laws. The findings of this Committee Meeting shall be presented to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. Referee Committee 836 The Referee Committee shall consist of sixteen (16) members as follows (term to be at the pleasure of the Society’s President): a) The Chairperson shall be an officer appointed by the President of the Society, annually at the Society’s Annual General Meeting. b) Fourteen (14) members shall be appointed as follows: i) The Referee-in-Chief shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee based on the recommendation of a Selection Committee. (This Selection Committee shall be composed of the following: 1) The Chairperson of the Referee Committee, who shall be the Chairperson; 2) A Referee Committee Member selected by that Committee; 3) A Staff Member as a resource person; 4) The Officers of the Society. ii) District Representatives: 1) Three (3) members from the Lower- Mainland District; 2) Two (2) members from the Vancouver Island District;
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3) Two (2) members from the Okanagan- Mainline District; 4) One (1) female hockey officials representative; 5) One (1) member from each of the other five (5) Districts in the Society. These district members shall be selected by a committee composed of the Chairperson of the Referee Committee, who shall be the Chairperson, the applicable District Director(s), the Chairperson of the Hockey Development Committee and the Society’s Referee-in-Chief after consultation with a cross-section of District local officials, the District President, League Presidents (non- minor hockey league), Junior A Director, and Senior Director. These selections will be verified at the Annual General Meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee. iii) The sixteenth (16th) member shall be an administrator/supervisor who shall be appointed annually by the Chairperson. 837 It shall be the duty of the Referee Committee to propose revisions of, and amendments to, the Regulations of the Society for consideration and action at the Society’s Annual General Meeting and to propose revisions, and amendments to, Hockey Canada’s playing rules. The Society’s Referee in Chief shall issue instructions, give and circulate rule interpretations to all Society Referees so that the rules may be uniformly interpreted throughout the Society. 838 The Society’s Referee in Chief shall supervise the Referee Committee Members in the execution of their duties and responsibilities, including the evaluation program for officials.
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839 It shall be the responsibility of the Referee Committee to conduct the affairs of the Referee Program as outlined in Regulation 7 of the Society’s Regulations. 840 Any meeting required of the Referee Committee shall be at the pleasure of the Chairperson and the Society’s President. 841 The Chairperson shall make a written report of their activities to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 842 The Committee shall meet annually. Any special meetings required shall be at the call of the Chairperson and the Society’s President. Coaching Committee 843 The Coaching Committee shall consist of seventeen (17) members as follows (term to be at the pleasure of the Society’s President): a) The Chairperson shall be an Officer appointed annually at the Society’s Annual General Meeting by the Society’s President. b) Members shall be appointed as follows: i) The Society’s Coaching Coordinator shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee. This appointment shall be based on the recommendation of a Selection Committee composed of: 1) The Chairperson of the Coaching Committee, who shall be Chairperson, 2) A Coaching Committee Member selected by that Committee, 3) A Staff Member as a resource person, 4) The Officers of the Society. ii) District Members as follows: 1) Three (3) members from the Lower Mainland District, 2) Two (2) members from the Okanagan and 3) Two (2) members from the Vancouver
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Island District 4) One (1) member from each of the other five (5) Districts in the Society. These District Members shall be selected by a committee composed of the Chairperson of the Coaching Committee, who shall be the Chairperson, the applicable District Director(s), and the Society’s Coaching Coordinator after consultation with the District President and verified at the Annual General Meeting by the Society’s Executive Committee. iii) The 14th, 15th and 16th members shall be the Provincial High Performance Coordinator, the Provincial High Performance Coordinator Assistant (Female) and the Provincial Coach Mentor who shall be appointed annually by the chairperson in consultation with the Society’s Coaching Coordinator. 844 It is the duty of the Coaching Committee to propose revisions of, and amendments, to the Regulations of the Society related to coaching for consideration and action at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 845 It shall be the responsibility of the Coaching Committee to conduct the affairs of the Coaching Program as outlined in Regulation 6 of the Society’s Regulations. 846 Any meeting required of the Coaching Committee shall be at the pleasure of the Chairperson and shall be approved by the Society’s President. 847 The Chairperson shall make a written report on their activities to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 848 The Coaching Committee shall meet annually. Any special meetings required shall be at the call of the Chairperson and shall be approved by the Society’s President.
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Safety and Risk Management Committee 849 The Safety and Risk Management Committee shall consist of eleven (11) members as follows (term to be at the pleasure of the Society’s President): a. The Chairperson shall be an Officer appointed annually at the Society’s Annual General Meeting by the Society’s President. b. Ten (10) members shall be appointed as follows: i) The Society’s Safety and Risk Management Coordinator shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee based on the recommendation of a selection committee composed of: 1) The Chairperson of the Safety and Risk Management Committee, who shall be Chairperson, 2) A Safety and Risk Management Committee member selected by that Committee, 3) A Staff Member as a resource person, 4) The Officers of the Society. ii) District Members as follows: 1) Two (2) members from the Lower Mainland District 2) One (1) member from each of the other seven (7) Districts in the Society. These District Members shall be selected by a committee composed of the Chairperson, the applicable District Director, and the Society’s Safety and Risk Management Coordinator after a consultation with the District President, and will be verified at the Annual General Meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee.
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850 It is the duty of the Safety and Risk Management Committee to propose revisions of, and amendments to, the Regulations of the Society relating to the Hockey Canada Safety Program and/or Risk Management matters for consideration and action at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 851 Any meeting required of the Safety and Risk Management Committee shall be at the pleasure of the Chairperson and the Society’s President. 852 The Chairperson shall make a written report on their activities to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 853 Any special meetings required shall be at the call of the Safety and Risk Management Committee Chairperson and shall be approved by the Society’s President. Finance Committee 854 The Finance Committee shall consist of the President of the Society who shall be Chairperson, and six (6) members appointed by the President at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. One of these six (6) shall be the Society’s Executive Director. 855 The duties of the Finance Committee shall be to review the finances and expenditures of the Society, and recommend to the Society’s Executive Committee any course of action that they may deem advisable. 856 The Finance Committee shall prepare and have circulated with the notices of the Annual General Meeting of the Society a budget of the proposed operations for the coming year to be approved by the membership at the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
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Hockey Development Committee 857 The Hockey Development Committee shall consist of: a) A Chairperson (who shall be an Officer appointed annually at the Society’s Annual General Meeting by the Society’s President), b) a Staff Resource, c) the Society’s Referee-In-Chief, d) the Society’s Female Hockey Development Committee Chairperson, e) the Society’s Referee Committee Chairperson, f) the Society’s Safety and Risk Management Chairperson, g) the Society’s Coaching Coordinator h) the Society’s High Performance Coordinator, i) the Society’s High Performance Coordinator Assistant (Female), j) the Society’s Coach Mentor, k) the Society’s Safety & Risk Management Coordinator. l) the Society’s High Performance Committee Chairperson m) the Society’s Female Hockey Development Coordinator n) the Society’s Coaching Committee Chairperson 858 The Hockey Development Committee shall be responsible for formulating and recommending hockey development programs, reporting directly for approval on such matters to the Society’s Executive Committee. 859 All new Hockey Development programs shall be subject to the final approval of the membership at the Society’s Annual General Meeting. This final approval must precede any disbursement of funds relating to new Hockey Development programs.
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Female Hockey Development Committee 860 The Female Hockey Development Committee shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows (term to be at the pleasure of the Society’s President): a) The Chairperson shall be the Officer appointed annually by the President at the Society’s Annual General Meeting. b) Eleven (11) members shall be appointed as follows: i) The society’s Female Hockey Development Coordinator shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee, based on the recommendation of a selection committee composed of: 1. The Chairperson of the Female Hockey Development Committee who shall be chairperson 2. A Female Hockey Development Committee Member selected by that committee 3. A staff member as a resource person 4. The officers of the society ii) The Director for Female Senior/Recreational Hockey iii) The Society’s Chairperson for Minor Hockey as appointed annual by the Society’s President. iv) One member from each of the Lower Mainland District, Vancouver Island District, Okanagan Mainline District, East Kootenay District, West Kootenay District, North Central District, North Western District, and North East/Yukon District.
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These members shall be selected by a committee composed of: 1) the Chairperson of the Society’s Female Hockey Development Committee, who shall be the Chairperson, 2) the applicable District Director(s), 3) the Society’s Director for Female Senior/ Recreational Hockey, 4) the Society’s Chairperson for Minor Hockey, 5) the Society’s Staff Resource, 6) the District Association President. These selections shall be verified at the Annual General Meeting by the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee. c) A second Lower Mainland representative shall be from senior female hockey, and shall be selected by a committee consisting of: i) the Chairperson of the Female Hockey Development committee, who shall be the chairperson, ii) the Society’s Director for Female Senior/ Recreational Hockey, iii) the Society’s Staff Resource, iv) the Presidents of any Senior Female Leagues within the Lower Mainland District. This selection shall be verified at the Annual General Meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee. 861 It shall be the duty of the Female Hockey Development Committee to propose revisions of, and amendments to, the Society’s Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations of the Society for consideration at the Society’s Annual General Meeting.
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862 It shall be the responsibility of the Female Hockey Development Committee to promote female hockey and to perform such duties as requested by the Chairperson. 863 Any meeting required of the Female Hockey Development Committee shall be at the pleasure of the Chairperson and the Society’s President. 864 The Female Hockey Development Committee shall meet annually. Any special meetings required shall be at the call of the Chairperson and shall be approved by the Society’s President. 865 The Chairperson shall make a written report of the Female Hockey Development Committee’s activities to the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
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High Performance Committee 866 The High Performance Committee shall consist of nine (9) members as follows (term to be at the pleasure of the Society’s President): a) The chairperson shall be an Officer appointed annually at the Society’s Annual General Meeting by the Society’s president. b) The Society’s two High Performance Coordinators (the Society’s High Performance Coordinator and the Society’s High Performance Coordinators Assistant – Female) shall be appointed annually at the annual general meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee. This appointment shall be based on the recommendations of a selection committee composed of: i) The chairperson of the High Performance Committee, who shall be the chairperson, ii) A High Performance Committee member selected by that committee, iii) A staff member as a resource person, iv) The Officers of the Society. c) Five members will be appointed as follows: i) Two coach mentors appointed annually by the Chairperson (One active in the Male High Performance Program and one active in the Female High Performance Program), ii) One district evaluator appointed annually by the chairperson, iii) One District Female High Performance coordinator appointed annually by the Chairperson, iv) One active Male High Performance Program Coach appointed annually by the Chairperson, v) One active Female High Performance Program Coach appointed annually by the Chairperson.
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867 It shall be the duty of the High Performance Committee to propose revisions of, and amendments to, the regulations of the Society related to High Performance for consideration and action at the Annual General meeting of the Society. 868 It shall be the responsibility of the High Performance Committee to conduct the affairs of the High Performance Program as approved by the BC Hockey membership. 869 It shall be the responsibility of the High Performance Committee to liaise with other BC Hockey committees. 870 Any meeting requires of the High Performance Committee will be at the pleasure of the chairperson and shall be approved by the Society’s president. 871 The chairperson will make a written report on the committee’s activities to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. The High Performance Committee will meet as directed by the Chair of the Committee. Any special meetings required will be at the call of the Chairperson and will be approved by the Society’s president. Appeal Committee 872 The Appeal Committee’s duties and responsibilities shall be those contained in By-Law Ten of the Society.
Governance Committee 873 a) The Governance Committee shall be composed of minimum six (6) members. The Chairperson shall be an Officer appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting by the President. The other appointees will be recommended by the President and ratified by the Executive Committee. b) It shall be the duty of the Committee to: i) Review the Articles, By-Laws, Regulations and Policies of the Society and to prepare any require resolutions. ii) Review resolutions submitted by the membership.
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iii)Act in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee in matters related to the Articles, By-Laws, Regulations and Policies of the Society. c) Any meeting of the Governance Commitee shall be at the pleasure of the Chairperson and shall be approved by the Society’s President.
School Programming 874 School Programming Committee The School Programming Committee shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows (term to be at the pleasure of the Society’s President): a) The Chairperson shall be an Officer appointed annually at the Society’s Annual General Meeting by the Society’s President. b) Twelve (12) members shall be appointed as follows: i) The Society’s School Programming Coordinator shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting of the Society by the Society’s Executive Committee. This appointment shall be based on the recommendation of a Selection Committee composed of: 1) The Chairperson of the School Programming Committee, who shall be Chairperson, 2) A School Programming Committee Member selected by that Committee, 3) A Staff Member as a resource person, 4) The Officers of the Society. ii) Eight District Members, one from each of the eight (8) Districts in the Society. These District Members shall be selected by a committee composed of the Chairperson of the School Programming Committee, who shall be the Chairperson, the applicable District Director(s), and the Society’s School Programming Coordinator after consultation with the
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District President and verified at the Annual General Meeting by the Society’s Executive Committee. iii) The eleventh (11th), twelfth (12th) and thirteenth (13th) members shall be: 1) Hockey Canada Skills Academy Branch Representative, 2) Hockey Canada Sports School Representative, 3) Post Secondary School Representative, 875 It is the duty of the School Programming Committee to propose revisions of, an amendments to the Regulations of the Society related to school programming for consideration and action at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 876 It shall be the responsibility of the School Programming Committee to conduct the affairs of the committee in cooperation with BC Hockey members and the school system in BC and the Yukon. 877 Any meeting required of the School Programming Committee shall be at the pleasure of the Chairperson and shall be approved by the Society’s President. 878 The Chairperson shall make a written report on their activities to the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
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BY-LAW NINE Appeal Committee 900 The Appeal Committee shall consist of a Chairperson, appointed by the Society’s President following the Annual General Meeting of the Society, and a minimum of four (4) other members as appointed by the Society’s President. Such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Society’s Executive Committee. 901 The Society’s President may appoint an Officer of the Society as the Chairperson of the Appeal Committee. No member of the Society’s Executive Committee other than the person appointed as Chairperson shall be a member of the Appeal Committee. 902 For each appeal to be considered by the Appeal Committee, the Chairperson shall designate an appeal panel consisting of the Chairperson and at least two (2) but not more than four (4) other members of the Appeal Committee. 903 The duties of the Appeal Committee shall be to hear appeals of decisions made by the President of the Society (or the President’s delegate) as made under By-Law Eight of the Society, or of decisions made by a member of this Association, as defined in By-Law One of the Society, subject to this By-Law. 904 The Appeal Committee may re-admit any Association, League, Team, Player, Referee, Linesperson, Official Scorer, Game Time Keeper, or Official of any Association, League or Team, or uphold or modify any decisions made by the Society’s President or the President’s designate of the Society under By-Law Eight of the Society.
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Appeal Procedure Appeals to the Appeal Committee 905 Any Association, League, Team, Player, Referee, Linesperson, Official Scorer, Game Time Keeper, or any Official of an Association, League or Team may appeal any suspension or decision of the Society’s President or the President’s designate. 906 Any team or individual registered with a member (as defined in By-Law One) shall have the right to appeal to the Appeal Committee of the Society, any decision of the local Association or League that is contrary to the Constitution, By-Laws Regulations of the Society. 907 Any individual wishing to appeal a suspension assessed and/or a decision made by a member Association, League or Team, must: a) First appeal to the member Association, League, or Team in question and exhaust all levels of appeal as specified in the By-Laws and Regulations of the member Association, League or Team in question. b) The individual, if dissatisfied with the final appeal decision of the member Association, League or Team in question, may then appeal the suspension and/or decision to the Society. c) Upon receipt of an appeal, the Executive Director of the Society shall immediately notify the Association, League or Team in question of the appeal in writing. 908 All Appeals to the Appeal Committee shall: a) Be delivered to the Executive Director of the Society within twenty-one (21) days from the date of the notice advising of the suspension or decision. b) Be in writing, outlining all particulars pertaining to the case. c) Be accompanied by either cash payment or a certified cheque in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300.00) payable to the Society.
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909 The Appeal Committee will only review a decision or hear an appeal under one of the following conditions: a) New evidence not used in the original hearing can be presented which may have an effect on the decision. b) An appeal may be filed on the grounds of irregularities in the proceedings of the original hearing that may have caused an unjust decision. c) An appeal may be filed on the grounds that the decision of the original hearing was too severe. d) An appeal may be filed on the grounds that there is proof to establish that the decision of the original hearing was reached in an unjust manner. 910 The appeal shall be dealt with by the Appeal Committee within 14 days of its receipt electronically or written, unless a mutual agreement is reached by both parties to extend this time. If the appellant has requested a personal appearance, the appeal shall be dealt with within 45 days of receipt. 911 If an appeal application results in a hearing being granted, the Executive Director or his/her delegate shall communicate the decision of the Appeal Committee to all parties to the appeal by telephone within forty-eight (48) hours of the Appeal Hearing. Written notification of any decision of the Appeal Committee shall be transmitted within seven (7) calendar days (including Sundays and public holidays) of the decision. 912 If the Appeal is dismissed or the suspension modified the three hundred dollars ($300.00) shall be retained by the Society. If the Appeal is upheld, the three hundred dollars ($300.00) shall be returned to the appellant. 913 When an Appeal Hearing is granted all the pertinent information supplied by the Referee, Linesmen and other
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game officials or Executive member shall, upon request, be made available to the suspended individual or agent in writing prior to the hearing. 914 When an Appeal Hearing is granted with reference to a suspension or decision made by a member Association, League or Team or Official of any Association, League or Team, all pertinent information supplied by both parties, shall, upon request be made available to the other party, in writing, prior to the hearing. 915 When an appeal is filed there shall be no stay of any suspension imposed that is the subject of the appeal. 916 Copies of any written documents which all parties wish to have the Society’s Appeal Committee consider shall be provided to the Society’s Executive Director at least seven (7) days in advance of the hearing provided that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the submission of additional documents relevant to the appeal.
Appeals to the Executive Committee 917 Any Association, League, Team, Player, Referee, Linesperson, Minor Hockey Official or any Official of an Association, League or Team may appeal the decision of the Society’s Appeal Committee to the Executive Committee of the Society. 918 Any Appeal to the Society’s Executive Committee by the aggrieved party shall be in writing outlining all particulars pertaining to the case and shall be accompanied by either cash payment or a certified cheque in the amount of four hundred ($400.00) payable to the Society. 919 The Executive Committee will only review a decision of the Society’s Appeal Committee under one of the following conditions: a) new evidence not used in the Appeal Committee hearing can be presented which may have an effect
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on the decision; b) an appeal may be filed on the grounds of irregularities in the proceedings of the Appeal Committee hearing that may have caused an unjust decision; c) an appeal may be filed on the grounds that there is proof to establish that the decision of the Appeal Committee hearing was reached in an unjust manner. This appeal shall not simply be a rehearing of the evidence presented at the appeal to the Appeal Committee. 920 The Appeal shall be delivered to the Executive Director of the Society within twenty-one (21) days of the notice advising of the suspension or decision. 921 The appeal shall be dealt with by the Executive Committee within 14 days of its receipt electronically or written, unless a mutual agreement is reached by both parties to extend this time. If the appellant has requested a personal appearance, the appeal shall be dealt with at the next Executive Committee meeting of the Society. 922 Copies of any written documents which all parties wish to have the Society’s Executive Committee consider shall be provided to the Society’s Executive Director at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the hearing provided that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the submission of additional documents relevant to the appeal. 923 If the Appeal is dismissed or the decision modified, the four hundred dollars ($400.00) shall be retained by to the Society. If the Appeal is upheld, the four hundred dollars ($400.00) shall be returned to the appellant. 924 Any decision from a protest, is final and cannot be appealed. 925 Any team or individual registered with a member (as defined in By-Law One) who fails to exhaust the appeal
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procedures provided herein prior to resorting to external legal remedies shall be subject to a suspension at the discretion of the majority of the Officers of the Society.
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BY-LAW TEN Voting 1000 At the Annual General Meeting and all Special General Meetings of the Society, member Teams, District Amateur Hockey Associations, Leagues and Associations duly organized and affiliated for the season immediately following, in active competition during the year preceding the Annual General Meeting of the Society, and in good standing shall be entitled to be represented by delegates and exercise votes as follow: a) Each team registered on Hockey Canada registration certificates – one (1) vote. b) Each District Amateur Hockey Association – one (1) vote for the Association and one (1) vote for each registered League, Pee Wee and above, within which Hockey Canada registered Teams participate. c) Each Amateur Hockey Association – one (1) vote. d) Each Amateur Hockey League – one (1) vote. e) Each Recreational Team (above minor) – one (1) vote. f) Associate members shall not be entitled to vote. 1001 The President of the Society shall only vote in the case of a tie. 1002 Members of the Society’s Executive Committee (excluding the Society’s Executive Director) shall be entitled to vote on all questions. 1003 A delegate or Society’s Executive Committee member may bear proxy and voting privileges for not more than three (3) Teams, Leagues or Associations but in no case shall such delegate or Society’s Executive Committee member have more than three (3) votes. 1004 All proxy votes representing Teams, Leagues and Associations shall be by a certificate appointment signed by the President or Secretary of such Teams, Leagues, Association or District Association.
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1005 Each member of the Society’s Executive Committee shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote as an Executive Committee Member. 1006 In the event that three (3) or more persons are nominated for any position with the Society then the successful candidate shall be required to poll at least 51% of the total votes cast. If necessary, this will be established by elimination voting whereby the nominee receiving the least votes shall be dropped successively until a nominee shall have the require votes.
BY-LAW ELEVEN Annual and Special General Meetings 1100 The Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held at the call of the Society’s President, on a weekend, during the month of June each year. 1101 Special General Meetings of the Society may be called at the discretion of the Society’s President. 1102 At the conclusion of each Annual General Meeting of the Society the Society’s President will state the date of the next Annual General Meeting of the Society. 1103 Notice of the Annual General Meeting and Special General Meetings of the Society shall be sent to all those qualified to attend, at least thirty (30) days prior to such meeting. Notice shall be given in writing and shall state the business to be brought before the meeting. 1104 The order of business at the Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be: a) Reception of Credentials, b) “Adoption of Minutes” of the last Annual General Meeting and Special General Meeting of the Society, c) President’s address, d) Reading of correspondence, e) Reports of Executive Committee in writing, f) Reports of Executive Director,
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g) Reports of Special Committees, h) Amendments of Constitution, By-Laws, i) General Business, j) Election of Executive Committee. 1105 No delegate shall be admitted to the Annual or Special General Meeting of the Society unless that delegate has presented to the Society’s Credentials Committee, before the second General Session, a certificate of the delegate’s appointment signed by the President or Secretary of the delegate’s Team, League, Association or District Association. 1106 At all General Meetings of the Society a quorum shall consist of not less than fifty (50) of the voting members entitled to be present.
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BY-LAW TWELVE Life Membership and Honorary Officer 1200 As an honour, the highest that may be bestowed by this Society, the Society’s Executive Committee at an Annual General Meeting of the Society may elect a member of this Society as an Honorary Life Member. a) The member must have served this Society as an Executive Member for at least ten (10) full terms and rendered outstanding or meritorious service in accordance with Article 2 of the Society’s Constitution. b) Nominations for Life Membership must be forwarded in writing to the Society’s Executive Director ninety (90) days prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Society detailing the service for which the honour is bestowed. c) Life Members shall act in an advisory capacity to the Society’s Executive Committee, exercising all of the privileges of Executive Members (except where otherwise restricted by the Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations of the Society) but shall have voting privileges only at the Society’s Annual and Special General Meetings. d) The expenses of Life Members when attending Annual or Special General Meetings of the Society shall be borne by the Society. e) The number of Life Memberships of this Society shall be limited to five (5) active members. 1201 An Honorary President may be appointed annually to the Society’s Executive Committee for a one (1) year term.
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BY-LAW THIRTEEN Officiating Fees and Expenses in Society Playoffs 1300 The following schedule of fees are set out for Society playoffs:
Lines- Lines- 2 Person Referee person person Senior AAA $85.00 $85.00 $85.00 $55.00 $55.00 Senior Female $40.00 $40.00 $40.00 $30.00 $30.00 Senior AA $85.00 $85.00 $85.00 $55.00 $55.00 Senior A $85.00 $85.00 $85.00 $55.00 $55.00 Junior A (Lower Mainland - no mileage) $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $60.00 $60.00 Junior A (Rest of BC - plus $0.35km mileage) $80.00 $80.00 $90.00 $50.00 $50.00 Junior B $70.00 $70.00 $65.00 $40.00 $40.00 Juvenile $45.00 $45.00 $45.00 $35.00 $35.00 MML $70.00 $70.00 $65.00 $40.00 $40.00 Midget $40.00 $40.00 $40.00 $30.00 $30.00 Bantam $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $25.00 $25.00 Pee Wee $30.00 $30.00 $30.00 $20.00 $20.00 1301 In Society Playoffs above minor, excluding female, a qualified stand-by official will be provided at a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per game.
Officials Expenses 1302 On Ice Officials shall be entitled to the following expenses: The most economical air fare, or if travelling by car a rate per kilometer as set by the society’s Finance Committee (not to exceed the non-taxable limit as defined by the CRA). 1303 In any Society Playoff where the home team has not made arrangements to collect gate receipts, the home team must pay the prescribed On Ice Official fees to the Society’s District Director(s) who in turn will pay the referees immediately after the game.
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BY-LAW FOURTEEN Expenses 1400 The expenses of members of the Society’s Executive Committee, Referee-In-Chief, Coaching Coordinator and Safety/Risk Management Coordinator when attending Annual or Special Meetings or on business of the Society as approved by the President shall be borne by the Society on the following basis: a) The most economical air fare, or if travelling by car a rate per kilometer as set by the society’s Finance Committee (not to exceed the non-taxable limit as defined by the CRA). b) The expenses of a candidate for elected or appointed office who is not a member of the Society’s Executive Committee when attending the Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be paid as outlined above provided the candidate is elected or appointed to the Society’s Executive Committee at that Annual General Meeting of the Society.
BY-LAW FIFTEEN Amendments to the Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations 1500 Resolutions to amend or alter the Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations can only be made at the Annual General Meeting of this Society after specific notice in writing by March 15th to the Society’s Executive Director. 1501 Resolutions to amend or alter the Society’s Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations may be submitted by members of the Society’s Executive Committee, or members of the Society as per By-Law One of the Society’s Constitution. 1502 Notice of Motion may be waived to amend the Society’s Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations providing each member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting agrees in writing.
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1503 The Society’s Executive Director shall communicate such proposed amendments or alterations to the Society’s Constitution, By-Laws and Regulations to each member thirty (30) days prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Society. 1504 Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society shall require a majority of not less than 75% of the members voting. 1505 Amendments to the Regulations of the Society require a majority of the members voting. 1506 Any amendments or changes in the Constitution or By-Laws of the Society made at the Annual General Meeting of the Society shall take effect on the date of acceptance by the Registrar of Companies as being in compliance with the Societies Act. 1507 Any amendments or changes to the Constitution, By-Laws or Regulations of this Society made at the Annual General Meeting of this Society shall take effect immediately.
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BY-LAW SIXTEEN Custody and Use of Seal 1600 The seal of the Society shall not be affixed to any instrument except by authority of a resolution of the Society’s Executive Committee and in the presence of at least one (1) member of the Society’s Executive Committee and the Society’s Executive Director, and the said seal shall remain in the custody of the Executive Director of the Society.
BY-LAW SEVENTEEN Inspection of Records and Books 1700 Upon five (5) days written notice to the Executive Director of the Society, the Records and Books of the Society shall be made available for inspection to its members at the Society’s office during normal office hours.
BY-LAW EIGHTEEN Official Rules of Order 1800 Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised are the Official rules of order covering all meetings of the Society, except where they are at difference with the Society’s Constitution and By-Laws in which case the Society’s Constitution and By-Laws shall take precedence.
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REGULATIONS Regulation 1: Competition 1.01 Minor Hockey Categories The Minor Hockey Associations of BC Hockey shall be categorized as A, and designated by the following tiers: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4. For the purposes of affiliation regulations, each Tier designation will be considered a category.
1.02 Determination of Minor Hockey Tiers Guidelines for determining the tiers for minor hockey associations are as follows: BC Hockey Registrations of male Midget, Bantam and Pee Wee players from the previous three (3) years with the Associations will determine the tier according to the following schedule:
Average Registration of Male Midget, Bantam & PeeWee Players Designation 300 and greater Tier 1 Less than 300, greater than or equal to 175 Tier 2 Less than 175, greater than or equal to 80 Tier 3 Less than 80 Tier 4 The above chart shall be utilized to determine the tier of the “initial entry” team at each division (ie. the association’s top Midget, Bantam and PeeWee team).
1.03 a) Associations may register additional teams in any Division in accordance with the following chart:
Association Second Entry Third Entry Fourth Entry Designation Team Team Team Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4 b) Any association registering more than two hundred and fifty (250) players in any Age division of Peewee,
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Bantam, Midget and Juvenile shall be required to register teams in that division in accordance with the following chart:
Second Entry Third Entry Fourth Entry Fifth Entry First Entry Team Team Team Team Must register two Tier 1 teams Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
1.04 All Winter Clubs are designated Tier 1. This designation is to be reviewed annually by the BC Hockey Executive Committee following consultation with the District Association.
1.05 Associations that draw from more than one Association will be categorized by the combined Midget, Bantam and Pee Wee registrations of all associations from which they draw players. a) An Association categorized in this manner may apply to the BC Hockey Executive Committee to have a division exempted from the categorization. All exemption requests must be submitted to the Executive Director prior to November 15. b) Where players from another Association register due to the inability of that other Association to form a team because of insufficient registration, then the re-categorization in accordance with the preceding will be at the discretion of the BC Hockey Executive Committee. c) Associations that share a common geographic subdivision may apply to the BC Hockey Executive Committee for exemption from this provision.
1.06 Midget AAA Midget AAA teams may be formed where players are drawn from more than one association: a) These teams shall be classified Midget AAA b) Residential draw zones for Midget AAA shall be determined by BC Hockey.
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c) BC Hockey Midget AAA Teams shall be recognized as the highest level of Minor Hockey and the Midget AAA Champion shall represent BC Hockey at all Regional and National Midget championships. 1.07 Female Midget AAA Female Midget AAA teams may be formed where players are drawn from more than one association: a) Teams shall be classified as Female Midget AAA b) Residential draw zones for the Female Midget AAA Teams shall be determined by BC Hockey. c) The formation of the Female Midget AAA Teams shall not affect the present classification at Midget Female. d) Female Midget AAA Teams shall be recognized as the highest level of Female Minor Hockey and the Female Midget AAA Champion shall represent BC Hockey at all Regional and National Female Midget championships. BC Hockey Championship Declarations 1.08 a) Tier 2 Teams An individual Tier 2 Team may compete for the Tier 1 Championship during any one (1) season by declaring their intent to the BC Hockey Executive Director by December 1st of the current season. By exercising this option the Team becomes ineligible for the Tier 2 Championship. b) Tier 3 Teams An individual Tier 3 Team may compete for the Tier 2 Championship or the Tier 1 Championship during any one(1) season by declaring their intent to the BC Hockey Executive Director by December 1st of the current season. By exercising this option the Team becomes ineligible for the Tier 3 Championship. c) Tier 4 Teams An individual Tier 4 team may complete for the Tier 3, Tier 2 or Tier 1 Championship during any one (1)
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season by declaring their intent to the BC Hockey Executive Director by December 1st of the current season. By exercising this option the Team becomes ineligible for the Tier 4 Championship.
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Regulation 2: Registration 2.01 The regulations covering eligibility, transfer and registration of players shall be those adopted by BC Hockey and Hockey Canada. Residential Qualifications 2.02 The residence rule shall be that adopted by Hockey Canada. 2.03 The residence of a player’s parent shall be used to determine eligibility for minor hockey aged players (i.e. Such residence must be within the boundary of the member minor hockey association). The BC Hockey Executive Committee shall determine a geographic subdivision for each member minor hockey association.
2.04 It shall be the responsibility of all members of BC Hockey to enforce and abide by the Hockey Canada Residential Qualifications. Residential Waiver 2.05 A Residential Waiver may be issued by a member Minor Hockey Association. A player who has been issued a residential waiver may register with a MHA adjacent to his/her home association in accordance with the BC Hockey residential waiver policy. a) A residential waiver may only be granted under one of the following circumstances: i) There is no Tier 1, 2, 3 or 4 team in the player’s residential Minor Hockey Association. ii) There is no recreational team or the player is on a wait-list within the player’s residential Minor Hockey Association. iii) The player is female and there is no female team in the player’s residential Minor Hockey Association.
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iv) A Minor Hockey Association may request that a residential waiver be granted to a player for reasons not listed in sections i), ii) or iii) above. Such request will be addressed by a Committee of the BC Hockey District Director(s), the District President and the BC Hockey Minor Chairperson. b) Player’s who have been granted a Residential Waiver may register in an adjacent Minor Hockey Association in accordance with the BC Hockey Residential Waiver Policy. c) All residential waivers expire at the end of the current season. Player Age Restrictions 2.06 The age limits for Junior, Juvenile, Midget, Bantam and Pee Wee shall be those adopted by Hockey Canada. 2.07 Junior B Teams registering a player 16 years old or under (as of December 31st of the current season) at any time during the season shall only be permitted to release such player on or before October 31st. Thereafter, any such player carded on a Junior B team shall remain carded with that team for the remainder of current season and shall only be released under one or more of the following criteria: a) a season ending injury b) educational problems c) criminal problems d) drug and alcohol offence e) mutual agreement between player and team. Variations for the Female Player Development Model 2.08 Female players in their first year of midget eligibility (15 years old or younger) shall not roster, card or affiliate with any BC Hockey Junior or Senior Team. Affiliation of first year eligible Midget players (fifteen (15) year olds)
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to Junior teams shall be permitted with the following restrictions: a) A team may affiliate no more than five (5) players for up to a maximum of five (5) games (league, tournament, exhibition) during the season. b) The player must sign a special affiliation form with the permission of his regular team. c) A player shall not be called up, except under emergency conditions, when the player’s regular team is playing or when the player has semester exams at school. d) When the player’s regular team is finished its season, the player may join the Junior team for the balance of its season. e) In Junior hockey, the team would be restricted to calling up one (1) fifteen (15) year old per game. NOTE: Players registered with a Female Junior team in the 2008-2009 season shall be exempt from this regulations set out in the variations for the female player development model. 2.09 Players registered on a Female Midget AAA Team may affiliate to one Junior or Senior Team.
2.10 Female players in their second year of midget eligibility (16 years old): (a) shall not roster, card or affiliate with any BC Hockey Senior Team, (b) shall not roster or card with any BC Hockey Junior Team unless one of the following criteria is met (and the player has fulfilled all obligations to the BC Hockey High Performance Program and/or Hockey Canada National High Performance Program): i) The player registered with a Midget AAA team at January 10 of the previous season, or ii) The player is currently listed as an identified athlete by Hockey Canada National Under 18 (or above) Program.
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2.11 Female Midget AAA Teams may affiliate female players registered on integrated teams. 2.12 The variations for the Female Development Model shall be examined three (3) years after the inaugural year of operation to determine the needs of the players, teams and leagues. 2.13 Designation of Goaltenders in Female Hockey In Female Hockey competition within BC Hockey a goalkeeper may play any other position. 2.14 Senior Female Affiliate Players Players registered on the affiliate list of a female junior/ senior team must have participated in at least five games (league, tournament or exhibition) with that junior/senior female team in order to be eligible to participate in a BC Hockey Female Senior Championship. Registration of Teams 2.15 All Teams entered in competition leading to a BC Hockey Championship must register all players and team officials on Hockey Canada Certificates that have been duly validated by the Branch Executive Director for the current season prior to competing in any League or Championship game. 2.16 Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph minor, junior and senior female teams, in order to be eligible for BC Hockey Championships, must register with the BC Hockey Executive Director on or before December 1 of the current season a minimum of twelve (12) Hockey Canada player registration certificates, which must include at least one goaltender. Minor Female and Pee Wee teams are not required to designate a goaltender. 2.17 In accordance with Hockey Canada Regulation E, Senior, Junior and Minor teams eligible to compete in Regional and National playoffs, shall be required to register not less than fifteen (15) Players on Hockey Canada
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Registration Certificates (at least two of whom must be goaltenders) on or before February 10th of the current season. 2.18 Each team intending to participate in BC Hockey Championships must include an official qualified in the Hockey Canada Safety Program and at least one (1) coach qualified at the Developmental Stream. They must be signed to a Hockey Canada Officials Certificate and must register with the BC Hockey Executive Director on or before December 1st of the current season. 2.19 Recreational, Male Senior AA, A and C Teams will not register on Hockey Canada Registration Certificates but will be entitled to all the privileges of BC Hockey (Participation on a Senior C team will not affect Minor Hockey Eligibility). A Recreational Team is defined as a team above Minor Hockey that does not compete for a BC Hockey Championship. 2.20 The Executive Director upon verification of a registration discrepancy, on or about December 1, shall allow that team 10 days to correct said discrepancy upon fax notice to the Registrar of the team. 2.21 No player who has been approved on a Hockey Canada Registration Certificate by BC Hockey shall play in any game unless as a member of the team with which the player is registered or affiliated. 2.22 Districts may make application to register an all-star team as follows: a) all players are residentially eligible for an association tiered at Tier 4, and are registered on a team participating in a league governed by the District. b) such All-Star team would be permitted to apply for participation in a tournament in the Tier 1, 2, or 3 category. c) the formation of the all star team may not conflict with regular season or playoff competition
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d) players must be selected by way of an open tryout organized in conjunction with the District e) application for such All-Star teams: i) must be forwarded to the BC Hockey Executive Director prior to December 15 in order to be considered by the BC Hockey Executive Committee at their Semi-Annual Meeting. ii) must include the name and date of the tournament the team wishes to make application to. This tournament will be contacted by BC Hockey to notify of the status of the All-Star Team application. iii) will only be considered in the PeeWee, Bantam or Midget divisions. 2.23 Notice to withdraw from the Western Junior B Hockey Championships (Keystone Cup) shall be in writing to the BC Hockey Executive Director prior to January 15 of the current season. Any team that withdraws after this date may be subject to fine and/or suspension by the BC Hockey President. A portion of the fine may be used to compensate the offended event host or teams for costs incurred.
Affiliation of Minor Hockey Players 2.24 A BC Hockey registered Minor Hockey Player may participate as an affiliate with the following exceptions: a) In order to affiliate to a Senior Female, Junior, or Midget AAA team, a player must be registered with a Tier 1, 2, 3 or 4, Female Midget AAA or Midget AAA team (note that Midget AAA refers to Integrated, not Female Midget AAA). b) Minor hockey players registered on a recreational team may not participate as an affiliate to a higher Division or Category team prior to the player’s participation in a league game with the recreational team unless approved by the appropriate District Association.
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c) That players rostered on Tier 1, 2, 3 or 4 teams are not eligible to affiliate to a recreational team.
Team Official Qualifications 2.25 Beginning in the 2008-2009 season all BC Hockey/ Hockey Canada Carded Coaches must be qualified at the Developmental 1 Stream to coach Minor, Female and Junior Hockey by December 1st of the current season. Coaches will have until March 31st of the current season to complete the requirements for Development Stream Certification. 2.26 Beginning in the 2008-2009 season all BC Hockey Minor Hockey Associations and non-Hockey Canada Carded Female Teams are to ensure that all coaches are Coach Stream Qualified by December 15th of the current season. Coaches will have until March 31st of the current season to complete the requirements for Coach Stream Certification.
2.27 All BC Hockey Minor Hockey Associations are to ensure that all on-ice personnel in leadership positions in the Novice and below division successfully complete the Introduction to Coach Instructors Program. 2.28 All BC Hockey team officials (excluding those on Senior Male Teams) must be qualified in the Speak Out Program. 2.29 Northern Winter Games Teams planning to participate in the Northern Winter Games must declare their intention in writing to the BC Hockey Executive Director prior to November 1 of the current season. 2.30 Minor Hockey Teams shall register a maximum of one manager who, once registered, may not be removed from the team and replaced by any team official who is registered with the same team and lacks appropriate
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coaching qualification as of December 1 of the current playing season.
Withdrawal from BC Hockey Championships 2.31 Notice to withdraw from BC Hockey Championships shall be in writing to the BC Hockey Executive Director prior to December 31 of the current season.
2.32 Any Team in any division that notifies the BC Hockey Executive Director of its intent to enter BC Hockey Championships by registering on Hockey Canada Player Registration Certificates for the current season and subsequently withdraws may be subject to a fine and/ or suspension by the BC Hockey President. A portion of the fine may be used to compensate the offended Team, League or Association for costs incurred.
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Regulation 3: League Games, Exhibition Games, Tournaments, and Jamborees Leagues 3.01 Schedules Each League shall forward to the BC Hockey Executive Director a copy of its season’s scheduled games prior to the commencement of League play. All Schedules of Leagues wishing to compete in BC Hockey Championships must terminate in sufficient time to compete in respective BC Hockey Championships, such playoff dates to be made known by the President as soon as possible.
3.02 League Representatives to BC Hockey Championships The winners of each League may enter the BC Hockey Championship in their respective divisions and/or categories, the winners of the final series to be declared BC Hockey Champions. It is understood that when financially possible, the Senior AAA, Senior AA and Junior Championship finals shall alternate between leagues involved. 3.03 Senior and Junior All Senior and Junior Leagues shall utilize a League Playoff to determine a representative to BC Hockey Championships. 3.04 Male Senior AA Where an established Male Senior AA League operates within a radius of one hundred and fifty (150) kilometers from the home ice of a duly registered Male Senior AA Hockey Club, such Team shall be compelled to associate themselves with such a League, participating in all their League schedules and subsequent playoffs to determine representation in Coy Cup playdowns.
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Female Senior AAA, AA and A 3.05 Female Senior AAA teams will be eligible for Branch, regional and national competition. 3.06 Female Senior AA teams will be eligible for Branch and regional competition only. 3.07 Female Senior A teams be eligible for Branch and regional competition only. 3.08 In order for a Senior Female team to participate in BC Hockey Championship competition, said team must have played six (6) games in a recognized registered League of properly registered Senior Teams on or before December 1 of the current playing season, or if said Team is not a participant in such a league, proof of participation in six (6) exhibition games against BC Hockey and/or Hockey Canada registered Female teams must be submitted in the form of six (6) original signed game reports, on or before January 10 of the current playing season.
Male Junior B 3.09 A Junior B Team competing for BC Hockey Championships must play in a BC Hockey registered Junior B League with a minimum twenty (20) game schedule.
3.10 American based Junior B Teams, presently operating, must apply by July 1st of the current season to the Executive Director stating their intentions for the coming season in regards to competing as a member of BC Hockey and competing in Branch playdowns.
Exhibition Games 3.11 A team that is a member of BC Hockey may play exhibition games against a Team that is a member of USA Hockey providing BC Hockey registered team obtains prior approval from the BC Hockey President.
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3.12 Games with teams not registered with Hockey Canada, USA Hockey or any other IIHF Federation are not permitted.
3.13 Exhibition games with Teams from other Branches of Hockey Canada or Professional Teams require the written permission of the BC Hockey President.
3.14 Exhibition games involving Minor division teams shall be subject to the following: a) a Minor division team my play exhibition games with another BC Hockey member Minor division team. Games involving two BC Hockey registered Minor division teams are to be reported to the appropriate District Director(s). b) Games involving a Minor division team and either a Senior or Junior division team require the permission of the BC Hockey President.
3.15 If an Exhibition game is played without first notifying the District/Divisional Director concerned for games with registered Teams of USA Hockey or the Team does not have written permission from the President of BC Hockey for games with a Professional Team or Teams from other Branches of Hockey Canada, the BC Hockey Team concerned may face a fine and/or suspension, or both.
3.16 If an Exhibition game in the Major Senior Mens AAA, Male Senior AA and Junior division is played without the home Team first receiving permission, the home Team shall be assessed a minimum of two (2) times the regular game assessment.
Above Minor Game Assessments 3.17 The Society shall be paid a game assessment from all Male Senior and Junior Exhibition, League and Playoff home gates as follows: Male Senior AAA - $25.00/home game Male Senior AA - $15.00/home game
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Male Senior A - $5.00/home game Junior A - $25.00/home game Junior B - $12.00/home game
3.18 All league game assessments shall be paid by December 1st of the current season. All exhibition game assessments and all league playoff game assessments shall be paid within ten (10) days of their conclusion.
3.19 Any Team delinquent in payment of game assessments shall be suspended from the Society and shall not be permitted to participate in any games under the jurisdiction of this Society while in default. Delinquent game assessments must be referred to the BC Hockey Officers for their decision.
3.20 Male Recreational Teams are exempt from paying game assessments where no admission is charged.
3.21 Request for relief of BC Hockey Assessments on Exhibition and benefit games will be considered at the Annual or Semi-Annual Executive Meetings provided the request is made prior to the game being played.
All-Star Games 3.22 BC Hockey may sanction Exhibition All Star Games for: a) Member Leagues above Minor involving players registered with the various teams participating in the League b) District Associations involving players of the same Division registered with various teams of local Associations participating in Leagues under the jurisdiction of the District Association.
3.23 Requests for sanctioning of the preceding Exhibition All Star games must be submitted by the League President or District President outlining pertinent details for approval of the Executive Committee at the Semi-Annual or Annual meeting.
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Tournaments 3.24 A Tournament shall be defined as an event consisting of games between teams from more than two (2) Associations in which registered players of a team in one division of a Local Association compete against registered players of a team in the same division of the same or other local association for the purpose of determining an overall winner from within BC Hockey or from other Hockey Canada Branches or from outside Canada.
3.25 All applications for Tournaments must be made on the BC Hockey Tournament application request form and all Tournaments must be sanctioned by BC Hockey through its Executive Director. Such sanction is granted subject to payment of the appropriate sanctioning fee and compliance with this regulation and Hockey Canada Regulation M.
3.26 Tournaments shall be classified categorized as follows: a) Branch – all teams from within BC Hockey b) Inter Branch – teams from BC Hockey plus other Branches of Hockey Canada, per Hockey Canada Regulations c) International – includes teams from outside Canada, per Hockey Canada Regulations
3.27 Sanction Fees shall be: a) Branch – seventy five ($75.00) plus applicable sales taxes b) Inter Branch – one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125.00) plus ten ($10.00) for each team outside BC Hockey plus applicable sales taxes c) International – one hundred and seventy five ($175.00) plus ten dollars ($10.00) for each team outside BC Hockey and fifty ($50.00) for each team outside Canada plus applicable sales taxes
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3.28 Applications for the sanctioning of Tournaments shall be submitted to BC Hockey as follows: a) Tournaments involving team(s) from other federation(s) of the IIHF (not including USA Hockey) or involving teams from three (3) or more Hockey Canada Branches shall be submitted at least ninety (90) days prior to the start of the Tournament. b) All other tournaments shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of the tournament.
3.29 The host association will submit a copy of the tournament sanction request form as well as a list of officials to be used in the tournament to their District Referees Committee member for approval thirty (30) days in advance of the tournament. Only certified officials who are regularly refereeing minor hockey are to be used. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action by BC Hockey.
3.30 All teams from outside BC Hockey must have written permission from their governing body (Branch) before participating in any BC Hockey sanctioned Tournaments.
3.31 Any Association hosting a Tournament without BC Hockey sanction will exclude all players, teams and Association Officials from liability insurance and other insurance coverage as provided by BC Hockey and Hockey Canada and are liable to suspension.
3.32 Players or teams registered with BC Hockey shall not compete in any Tournament within the Branch unless the Tournament has been granted a sanction permit by BC Hockey.
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3.33 Any BC Hockey team, player, coach, manager or trainer participating in unsanctioned Tournaments shall be subject to disciplinary action by BC Hockey.
3.34 All players playing for any Team in any sanctioned Tournament must be properly registered with that Team in accordance with the regulations of Hockey Canada, BC Hockey, District Association, and local Association, League or Team, as applicable.
3.35 In Tournaments where Inter Branch and/or International Teams are involved it will be the responsibility of the host Association to verify the eligibility of all teams and players entered in the Tournament.
3.36 All games will be played under Hockey Canada Rules plus any other special rules adopted by BC Hockey.
3.37 BC Hockey Championships shall have preference over sanctioned Tournaments.
3.38 Special regulations may apply for the BC Hockey Championships and National Winter Games.
3.39 Any permit sanction granted a Tournament by the Executive Director may be withdrawn if it is found that Hockey Canada or BC Hockey regulations pertaining to such tournament are not followed. Subsequent permits may be refused any Association or Tournament sponsor who has been found to have conducted a sanctioned Tournament which has not conformed to those Hockey Canada or BC Hockey regulations which apply and disciplinary action may be taken.
3.40 BC Hockey and Hockey Canada sanctioned permits must be displayed in the arena prior and during the tournament.
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3.41 Tournament Applications must identify the name of the tournament. Deviation from this stated name in any tournament documentation or correspondance may result in withdrawal of the tournament sanction permit.
Jamborees 3.42 A Jamboree shall be defined as an event consisting only of those activities including games in which registered or rostered players on teams of a Minor Association gather together under the jurisdiction of a local Minor Association to participate on randomly selected teams for the sole purpose of competing for fun or in which registered or rostered players on teams in the same division of Minor Hockey Associations within the Branch gather together under the jurisdiction of a Minor Hockey Association within the Branch to participate on randomly selected teams for the sole purpose of competing for fun.
3.43 Application requests for sanctioning of Jamborees must be made on the BC Hockey Jamboree application request form and submitted to the BC Hockey Executive Director thirty (30) days prior to the Jamboree taking place for approval.
3.44 The sanctioning of Jamborees are subject to: a) Payment of Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) sanction fee plus applicable sales taxes,. b) Jamborees not interfering with BC Hockey Championships c) The sanction permit being displayed in the Arena during the Jamboree d) Games being played under Hockey Canada Rules and any special rules adopted by BC Hockey e) All players and team officials being registered with BC Hockey
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f) A list of officials to be used in the Jamboree being submitted along with a copy of the application request form to the District Referees Committee Member for approval thirty (30) days in advance of the Jamboree.
3.45 Any permit sanction granted a Jamboree by the Executive Director may be withdrawn if it is found that the intent of a Jamboree, or Hockey Canada or BC Hockey regulations are not followed. Subsequent permits may be refused any Association who has been found to have conducted a sanctioned Jamboree that has not conformed to those Hockey Canada or BC Hockey regulations that apply or violated the intent of a Jamboree.
3.46 Any Minor Hockey Association hosting a Jamboree without a BC Hockey sanction will exclude all players, team officials and Association officials from liability insurance and any other insurance coverage as provided by BC Hockey and Hockey Canada and are liable to suspension.
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Regulation 4: Playing Rules 4.01 The playing rules of the Society shall be those adopted by Hockey Canada with the exception of changes adopted by BC Hockey for Junior B, Juvenile, Midget, Bantam and Pee Wee and Female divisions. 4.02 Bodychecking Body checking shall be allowed to the extent permitted by Hockey Canada Playing Rules.
Equipment 4.03 Any Minor Hockey player who participates as an affiliated player must wear a CSA approved facial protector and a BNQ approved throat protector (per HOCKEY CANADA rules). 4.04 In games played under the jurisdiction of BC Hockey “Tear Away Jerseys” shall be prohibited. 4.05 To focus attention on the dangers of checking an opponent from behind, all BC Hockey minor hockey teams shall be required to wear Stop signs on their jerseys, on the high back above the numbers. A team’s failure to comply shall be reported to the President. 4.06 In games played under the jurisdiction of BC Hockey, goal nets shall not be secured with metal posts extended up from the ice surface.
Time-Out Rule 4.07 In all divisions of hockey, during games that consist of three (3) periods that are each twenty (20) minutes in length, the time-out rule is permitted in accordance with Hockey Canada Rule 10.17. 4.08 For Female Hockey in the Senior Division, as permitted by Hockey Canada Rule 10.17, the time-out rule is permitted for all exhibition, league, tournament and playoff games.
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4.09 Centre Red Line In accordance with HOCKEY CANADA Rules, in all BC Hockey Minor, Junior, Senior and Female games the center red line rule will not be utilized for offside pass purposes. This regulation will be optional for the Senior Male division.
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Regulation 5: BC Hockey Championships 5.01 Championship Competitions The Society may include a Senior, Junior, Juvenile, Midget, Bantam or Pee Wee Series if deemed advisable. 5.02 BC Hockey Championship Schedule and Venues BC Hockey Championship venues in all divisions shall be decided upon at the Annual Meetings of the Society from recommendations made by the committee representing the various divisions in which the Society conducts championship series. The President, with the approval of the BC Hockey Officers and the Divisional/District Director, shall have the authority to change the venue of a series if deemed advisable.
BC Hockey Representative 5.03 A BC Hockey Executive Committee member or a designated BC Hockey representative shall be in attendance at all BC Hockey Championship games.
5.04 Teams in Branch competition must be in possession of approved Hockey Canada Registry rosters listing all players and team officials. Those players/team officials not listed on the approved roster may be declared ineligible to compete in the game(s).
Financial Arrangements (General) 5.05 The Society in all BC Hockey Championships, shall take charge of all financial arrangements and all gate receipts become the property of the Society. 5.06 In all Major Senior Mens AAA, Male Senior AA and Junior BC Hockey Championships the receipts and accounts shall be kept entirely separate for each series played. BC Hockey’s share of gate receipts shall not be less than 70%. BC Hockey’s share of the gate receipts shall be disbursed in accordance with Regulation 5.
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5.07 In the event of a conflict between BC Hockey and/or Arena Management over the handling of gate receipts, the home Team in any division of hockey shall make available to the BC Hockey District Director(s) the equivalent amount of the gate receipts in cash or cheque, or both, as mutually agreed. 5.08 Nothing contained in this Regulation shall be held to create or imply and liability on the part of BC Hockey for any expenses, disbursements or obligations of any kind incurred in connection with the BC Hockey Championships. Should any unforeseen circumstances arise in the operation of the above regulations governing the handling of the BC Hockey Championship gate receipts they shall be dealt with at the discretion of the President.
Championship Awards and Recognition 5.09 Banners for all BC Hockey Championship Teams and plaques for each member of such team shall be provided each year. BC Hockey Championship finalist team members in the Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget, Juvenile, Junior B and Female division shall be provided with plaques. 5.10 No souvenir, token or prize may be presented to any player in any BC Hockey Championship without the prior approval of the BC Hockey Executive Committee.
BC Hockey Trophies 5.11 Championship Trophies are open for Annual Competition only to Teams who are members of BC Hockey and played for under rules and regulations of competition as hereinafter set forth. a) Savage Cup – Major Senior Mens AAA Championship b) Coy Cup – Male Senior AA Championship c) Mowat Cup – Male Junior A Championship
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d) Cyclone Taylor Trophy – Male Junior B Championship e) Monarch Life Assurance Cup – Male Juvenile Championship* f) Cromie Memorial Cup – Male Midget AAA Championship* g) Elmer Kreller Memorial Trophy – Male Midget Tier 2 Championship* h) Doug Grimston Memorial Trophy – Male Bantam Tier 1 Championship* i) Stan Patience Memorial Trophy – Male Bantam Tier 2 Championship* j) Mott Memorial Trophy – Male Pee Wee Tier 1 Championship* k) Herb House Memorial Trophy – Male Pee Wee Tier 2 Championship* l) BC Female Senior AAA* m) Don Murray Memorial Trophy – Female Senior AA Championships* * Denotes trophies that have been retired. 5.12 The engraving of the trophies after each championship has been decided shall be done under the supervision of the District/Divisional Director at the expense of the Society. 5.13 The Executive Director of the Society shall be to all intents and purposes the legal holder of the cups in trust for the Association. 5.14 Any Team winning a BC Hockey trophy must return the trophy and its carrying case in good order to the BC Hockey Office within one (1) month of winning trophy. The winning Team will be responsible for any loss or damage to the trophy and carrying case while they are in their possession. The BC Hockey Representative in charge of the final series will be responsible to make certain that the above regulation is followed.
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Referees 5.15 Within this Branch, the three (3) referee system will be used for Senior AAA, Senior AA, Junior A, Junior B and for all BC Hockey Championship Tournaments and Playoff games. For Inter-District playoffs in the Branch, the District Director(s) shall approve the Officials. This approval shall be from a list of Officials provided by the Referees Committee member in consultation with the BC Hockey Representative in charge of the series.
5.16 In Minor Hockey BC Hockey Championship games, qualified Officials who have regularly officiated minor hockey will be used wherever possible.
5.17 In Junior B BC Hockey Championships wherever possible HCOP Level IV Officials will be used. Wherever possible no hometown officials will be used.
5.18 In Major Senior Mens AAA, Male Senior AA and Junior A BC Hockey Championships wherever possible HCOP Level V Officials will be used, from the list of recommendations for inter-branch competition. This list is to have input from the Male Senior and Junior A Divisional Directors.
5.19 In Female BC Hockey Championship games, qualified officials who have regularly officiated Female Hockey will be used wherever possible.
5.20 All BC Hockey Championship games shall have a qualified referee and linesman who have regularly officiated at that level of competition, wherever possible.
5.21 Determination of Standings For the purposes of determining standing in all BC Hockey Championship play, two (2) Points will be given for a win and one (1) for a tie.
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5.22 Tie Breaking Procedure In the event Teams are tied for a playoff position after a Round Robin series is completed, the following procedure shall be utilized to determine the placing of the tied teams: a) If two (2) teams are tied, the winner of the Round Robin game between those two (2) teams will receive the higher placing. If three (3) or more teams are tied, the team which has accumulated the most points in games against the tied teams will receive the highest placing, the team with the next most points in games against the tied teams will receive the next highest placing, and so on. b) If any teams remain tied after (a) has been applied, then the Team with the most wins in the round robin series (note that this includes all games in the round robin series and is not limited to games between the tied teams only) will receive the higher placing, and so on. c) If any teams remain tied after (a) and (b) have been applied, then the team with the best goal average in games between the tied teams will receive the higher placing, and so on. The goal average of a team is to be determined by dividing the total number of goals for and against into the total number of goals for, with the Team having the highest percentage will be awarded the higher position. (Example: Goals for 10, goals against 4; percentage is 10/14 = .714). d) If any teams remain tied after (a), (b) and (c), the team that received the least minutes in penalties in the round robin games between the tied teams will receive the higher placing, and so on. e) If teams are still tied after all previous methods have been applied, then the winner of the playoff position will be decided by the toss of the coin. Period Times 5.23 No overtime shall be played in a total-goal two (2) game series until one hundred and twenty (120) minutes of
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hockey has been played. 5.24 Overtime in the BC Hockey Championship Tournament Format shall be played in the games between the first and second place teams in the respective Divisions and in the games that will determine first and third overall. Overtime shall be in accordance with Hockey Canada Playing Rule 10.16. 5.25 All BC Hockey Championship playoff games (except in Female Senior AA and A) are required to have three (3) twenty (20) minute stop time periods plus ten (10) minute breaks between each period. 5.26 Female Senior AA and A BC Hockey Championship tournament games in round robin competition shall be required to have two 15 minute stop times periods, followed by a 15 minute break for an ice scrape or flood (at the discretion of the host committee), and a 20 minute stop time third period. Championship games shall be three 20-minute stop-time periods, with a minimum five-minute break or ice flood (at the discretion of the BC Hockey senior female director or his/her representative) between the first and second periods, and a 15 minutes break with an ice flood between the second and third period.
BC Hockey Championship Game Protests 5.27 The procedure for protesting any game played under the direct control of BC Hockey (i.e., not including regular and playoff games played under the jurisdiction of a League or local Association) shall be as follows: a) Must include all evidence in support thereof. b) Must be in duplicate. c) Must be signed by the President and Secretary of the protesting Team. i) If it is not feasible for the protesting Team’s President and/or Secretary to sign the protest then the two (2) most senior officials available of the Club or Team may sign it.
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d) Must be presented to the BC Hockey Director or BC Hockey representative in charge of the game within twelve (12) hours of the conclusion of the game for which the protest is being made. i) In case of the absence of the BC Hockey Director in charge of the series, from the locale in which the protested game was played, then such protest shall be delivered to the person appointed to represent the said BC Hockey Director. e) Must be accompanied by a deposit of $50.00, which sum shall be forfeited to the Society if the protest is disallowed. f) The person to whom the protest was delivered shall deliver a copy of the protest to the Protested Team without any undue delay. If this person is one other than the BC Hockey Director in charge of the game this person shall also immediately transmit, by the most expeditious manner, the full content of the protest to the BC Hockey Director in charge of the series. g) The Director shall speak to the Club(s) or Team Officials involved and prepare a report pertaining to the protest. 5.28 In the event the scheduling of games does not permit sufficient time to comply with the procedure set forth in above (i.e. where there is less than forty-eight (48) hours between games), then the protesting Team shall make a verbal protest immediately following the game to the person in charge of the game (other than the referee) and deposit with said person $50.00, which sum shall be forfeited if the protest is disallowed. This person shall immediately convene a meeting with the Club or Team Officials involved and record all facts pertaining to the case. If the person in charge of the game is other than the BC Hockey Director in charge of the series then these facts shall immediately be reported to the said BC
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Hockey Director. 5.29 In the case of any protests submitted in accordance with these regulations the President and the BC Hockey Director in charge of the series shall have full power to rule on the protests. When the President is also the Executive Committee Member in charge of the series, then the President and the Vice-President shall be authorized to act. The decision of these Executive Committee Members shall be final and may not be appealed.
5.30 Leagues and Local Associations may adopt their own procedures for handling protests of games played under their jurisdiction.
BC Hockey Major Senior Mens AAA Championships (Savage Cup) 5.31 In BC Hockey Major Senior Mens AAA Championships (Savage Cup) the competitions format will consist of either: a) two team best of five series b) three team tournament, or c) four team tournament (Maximum) The host team shall be responsible for the following: a) The applicable game assessment shall be paid to the BC Hockey representative in charge. b) Referees fees and allowances shall be paid in accordance with By-Law Fourteen. c) Expenses of BC Hockey Director or BC Hockey representative in charge of the series or tournament for telephone and allowances as per By-Law Fifteen. d) Transportation shall be paid at a rate of $3.60 per mile and $2.25 per kilometer e) $1000.00 per day shall be paid to each visiting team while in hotels.
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5.32 The Savage Cup Host Team guarantee shall post a guarantee of $6,000.00 in the form of a Certified Cheque with the BC Hockey Director or a BC Hockey representative in charge of the series or tournament. This guarantee is to be used to make up any deficit in payment of fees, allowances and expenses as set out in the preceding paragraph, should gate receipts be insufficient to cover same. Any remaining balance of the guarantee after fees, expenses and allowances have been paid shall be refunded to the host Team.
BC Hockey Male Senior AA Championships (Coy Cup) 5.33 In order for a Male Senior AA Team to participate in Coy Cup Competition, said Team must: a) Have played six (6) games in a recognized registered League of properly registered Male Senior AA or higher Division and Category Teams on or before December 1st of the current playing season, or b) If said Team is not a participant in such a League, proof of participation in six (6) exhibition games against Junior B or higher category teams must be submitted in the form of six (6) original signed game reports, on or before January 10th of the current playing season. 5.34 In BC Hockey Male Senior AA Championships (Coy Cup) the competition format will consist of either a) two team best of five series b) three team tournament, or c) four team tournament (maximum) The host team shall be responsible for the following: a) The applicable game assessment shall be paid to the BC Hockey representative in charge. b) Referees fees and allowances shall be paid in accordance with By-Law Fourteen. c) Expenses of the BC Hockey Director or a BC Hockey representative in charge of the series for telephone
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and allowances as per By-Law Fifteen. d) Transportation will be paid to each visiting team at a rate of $3.60 per mile and $2.25 per kilometer. e) $1,000.00 per day shall be paid to each visiting team while in hotels. 5.35 The Coy Cup Host Team shall post a guarantee of $6,000.00 in the form of certified cheque with the BC Hockey Director or a BC Hockey representative in charge of the series or tournament. This guarantee is to be used to make up any deficit in the payment of fees, expenses and allowances as set out above, should gate receipts be insufficient to cover same. Any remaining balance of the guarantee, after fees, expenses and allowances have been paid, shall be refunded to the Host Team.
BC Hockey Female Senior Championships – General 5.36 The BC Hockey Female Championship Tournament, if eight (8) or more teams are involved, shall be composed of a preliminary Round Robin Series and a Championship Series: a) The Preliminary Series will have the teams divided into two (2) Divisions (A & B). A Round Robin Series will be played within each division. Divisions will be seeded prior to the Tournament by a Committee chaired by the Female Senior/Recreational Director. b) The Championship Series will have the first place finisher in Division A play the second place finisher in Division B and the first place finisher in Division B play the second place finisher in Division A. The winning teams will play to determine first and second overall. The losing teams will play to determine third and fourth overall. c) Two (2) points will be awarded for a win and one (1) for a tie in the Round Robin games.
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a Preliminary Round Robin Series followed by a Championship Series: a) The Preliminary Round will have teams playing four games versus four different opponents. b) The Championship Series will have two semifinals (first vs. fourth, second vs. third) c) The semifinal winners will play in the Championship Game.
5.38 The BC Hockey Female Championship Tournament, if six (6) or fewer teams are involved, shall be a Preliminary Round Robin Series followed by a Championship Series: a) The Preliminary Series will have the teams divided into two (2) Divisions (A&B). b) A Round Robin Series will be played within each division. c) Divisions will be seeded prior to the Tournament by a committee chaired by the Senior Female Director. d) The Championship Series will have the second place finisher in Division A play the third place finisher in Division B, with the winner playing the first place finisher in Division B; and the second place finisher in Division B play the third place finisher in Division A with the winner playing the first place finisher in Division A. e) The two remaining teams shall play in the championship game.
5.39 The BC Hockey Female Championship Tournament, if five (5) or fewer teams are involved, shall be a single Round Robin Series: a) Two (2) points will be awarded for a win and one (1) for a tie. b) The first and second place teams shall qualify for a championship game. The winner of this game shall be declared BC Hockey Champion.
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shall be kept entirely separate for each series played. BC Hockey’s share of the gate receipts shall not be less than 70%. BC Hockey’s share of the gate receipts shall be disbursed in the following order: a) Referees’ fees and allowances, if required, shall be paid in accordance with By-Law Fourteen. b) Expenses of the BC Hockey Director or a BC Hockey representative in charge of the series for telephone and allowances as per By-Law Fifteen. c) An advertising allowance as set by the President annually shall be paid if substantiated by vouchers. d) The balance shall be returned to the host Association or Team.
5.41 The host Committee or Team shall provide sufficient funds to the BC Hockey Director or BC Hockey representative in charge of the Round Robin to be used to make up any deficit in the payment of fees, allowances and expenses as set out in the above paragraph, should BC Hockey’s share of the gate receipts be insufficient to cover same.
5.42 Applications to host the BC Hockey Female Championships shall be accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Association. BC Hockey Championship venues in all divisions shall be decided from recommendations made by the Female Hockey Committee and designations shall take place no later than November 15th of the playing season.
BC Hockey Female Senior AAA Championships 5.43 The BC Hockey Female Senior AAA Championship Finals will be a Playoff Tournament composed of nine (9) Teams from the eight (8) Districts in the Branch (two (2) from the Lower Mainland District). In the event that the host Team is not the District representative, the host Team will be included as the tenth (10th) Team.
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5.44 In the event all registered Senior AAA teams are members of a common league that league’s playoff champion shall be declared BC Hockey champion, and there shall be no BC Hockey Championship Finals tournament.
BC Hockey Female Senior AA Championships 5.45 If fewer than eight (8) teams qualify under 5.43 for a Senior female championship final, additional teams will qualify as follows: Districts shall be ranked first through eighth based on the previous season’s provincial championship standings, one additional berth to a BC Female championship final in the current season will be granted to each district in order of these rankings until eight (8) teams are in the provincial championship tournament.
BC Hockey Male Junior Championships 5.46 In the BC Hockey Junior Championships BC Hockey’s share of the gate receipts shall be disbursed in the following order: a) The applicable game assessment shall be placed in the Society’s General Account. b) Referees fees and allowances shall be paid in accordance with By-Law Fourteen. c) A maximum total of $40.00 per game shall be allowed for minor Officials (timekeeper, scorekeeper, penalty timekeeper and goal judges). d) Expenses of the BC Hockey Director or a BC Hockey representative in charge of series for telephone and allowances as per By-Law Fifteen (In Junior B shall be charged to the Junior B Reserve Fund). e) The traveling teams allowed expenses will be reduced by the amount they will be paid from the team assessment guarantee. Traveling Team’s allowances (providing always that gate receipts are sufficient to cover same) to be paid as follows:
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i) Transportation for players actually participating in a game or series up to a maximum of twenty- one (21), plus Officials to a maximum of four (4) on the basis of party rate on bus or equivalent in cash, if private cars are used. ii) $700.00 per day while traveling. iii) $1250.00 per day while in hotels. - The basis of time to be figured on public transportation time between centers, if public transportation is available on the route used. If no public transportation is available and chartered bus is used, travel time to be figured on chartered bus time between centres. The travel day to consist of not more than ten (10) hours. Basis of payment for travel days to be as follows: five (5) hours or less will be paid at the rate of 1/2 day; and over five (5) hours will be paid at the full day rate. f) A sum of $50.00 per game shall be paid to the home Team, to cover incidental expenses, provided that gate receipts are sufficient to cover same. g) An advertising allowance as set by the President annually shall be paid if substantiated by vouchers. h) In Junior A the balance should be divided equally between the participating teams. In Junior B the balance shall be divided as follows – 60% to the home Team; 10% to each of the 3 participating teams; and 10% to the Junior B Reserve Fund. 5.47 The Home Team in the BC Hockey Junior B Championships shall be required to post a guarantee of $1,500.00 in the form of a certified cheque, or cash prior to the start of the two (2) out of three (3) series. 5.48 The Home Team in the BC Hockey Junior A Championships shall be required to post a guarantee of $1,000.00 per game prior to the start of said series.
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5.49 Posted guarantees in the Junior A and Junior B series shall be paid to the BC Hockey Director or BC Hockey representative in charge of the series, to be used to make up any deficit in the payment of fees, allowances and expenses, should BC Hockey ‘s share of the gate receipts be insufficient to cover same. Any remaining balance of the guarantee, after fees, expenses and allowances have been paid, shall be refunded to the Home Team. 5.50 Junior B finals are to be scheduled not earlier than the week of March the 15th. 5.51 A tournament format shall be used to determine the BC Hockey Champion. Four teams shall participate in the tournament (the three League Champions plus a host team).
5.52 In the BC Hockey Junior Championships, the host will be determined as follows: Year Host League 2009-2010 VIJHL 2010-2011 KIJHL 2011-2012 PIJHL * Following the 2011-2012 season the above schedule will repeat.
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Minor Hockey Championships – Host Rotations
2007-2008 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Midget Vancouver Island North Western West Kootenay North East/Yukon Bantam West Kootenay Okanagan North Central East Kootenay Pee Wee East Kootenay North East/Yukon Lower Mainland Okanagan 2008-2009 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Midget North Central Lower Mainland North Western West Kootenay Bantam North Western Vancouver Island East Kootenay Okanagan Pee Wee Okanagan West Kootenay North East/Yukon Vancouver Island 2009-2010 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Midget North East/Yukon East Kootenay Lower Mainland North Western Bantam Lower Mainland North Central West Kootenay Vancouver Island Pee Wee Vancouver Island North Western Okanagan North Central 2010-2011 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Midget West Kootenay Okanagan East Kootenay Lower Mainland Bantam East Kootenay North East/Yukon North Western North Central Pee Wee North Central Lower Mainland Vancouver Island North East/Yukon 2011-2012 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Midget North Western Vancouver Island Okanagan East Kootenay Bantam Okanagan West Kootenay Lower Mainland North West Pee Wee North East/Yukon East Kootenay North Central North East/Yukon 2012-2013 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Midget Lower Mainland North Central Vancouver Island East Kootenay Bantam Vancouver Island North Western North East/Yukon North East/Yukon Pee Wee West Kootenay Okanagan East Kootenay West Kootenay 2013-2014 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Midget East Kootenay North East/Yukon North Central Vancouver Island Bantam North Central Lower Mainland Okanagan North Western Pee Wee North Western Vancouver Island West Kootenay Lower Mainland 2014-2015 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Midget Okanagan West Kootenay North East/Yukon North Central Bantam North East/Yukon East Kootenay Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Pee Wee Lower Mainland North Central North Western East Kootenay NOTE: Following the 2014-2015 season this schedule will repeat. 5.53 The host District will designate their intent to hold the above noted BC Hockey Championship and this designation is to take place no later than January 1st of the year prior.
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5.54 A BC Hockey Director or Officer will ensure that all proper arrangements have been made by the hosting Association and following this all BC Hockey Teams and Associations will be advised in writing as to full details, such as place, times, contact, telephone number, arena admission fees, etc.
5.55 In all BC Hockey Championships, the District winner must be declared a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the date set for the championships. All BC Hockey Championships, where possible, will be held during the school spring break. Note: This Regulation does not apply to Juvenile. 5.56 The BC Hockey Championship Tournament, if eight (8) or more teams are involved, shall be composed of a preliminary Round Robin Series and a Championship Series. a) The Preliminary Series will have the teams divided into two (2) Divisions (A & B). A Round Robin Series will be played within each Division. A Committee chaired by the Minor Hockey Chairperson will seed divisions prior to the Tournament. b) In the Championship Series: i) The first place finisher in Division A will play the second place finisher in Division B ii) The first place finisher in Division B will play the second place finisher in Division A. iii) The winning teams will play to determine first and second overall. iv) The losing teams will play to determine third and fourth overall.
5.57 The BC Hockey Championship Tournament, if seven (7) or fewer teams are involved, shall be a single Round Robin Series with the first and second place teams qualifying for a Championship game. The winner of this game shall be declared BC Hockey Champion.
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5.58 The BC Hockey Championship Tournament, if three (3) teams are involved, shall be a double Round Robin Series with the first and second place teams qualifying for a Championship game. The winner of this game shall be declared BC Hockey Champion.
5.59 The BC Hockey Championship, if two teams are involved, shall be a best two (2) out of three (3) series.
5.60 The gate receipts for the Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget BC Hockey Championship Tournaments shall be handled by BC Hockey. BC Hockey’s share of the gate receipts of such series shall be disbursed in the following order: a) Referees’ fees and allowances, if required, shall be paid in accordance with By-Law Fourteen. b) Expenses of the BC Hockey Director or BC Hockey representative in charge of the series for telephone and allowance as per By-Law Fifteen. c) The balance shall be returned to the host Association.
5.61 The host Association shall provide sufficient funds to the BC Hockey Director or BC Hockey representative in charge of the BC Hockey Championship Tournament to be used to make up any deficit in the payment of fees, allowances and expenses as set out above should BC Hockey’s share of the gate receipts be insufficient to cover same.
5.62 The Arena or Home Team is responsible for the cost of printing tickets, selling tickets, providing ushers and all other arena personnel. Minor Officials in conjunction with the BC Hockey Director are the responsibility of the host Association.
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5.63 BC Hockey Minor Hockey Championship finals will be a playoff tournament composed of ten (10) teams from eight (8) districts in the Branch - two (2) from the Lower Mainland District and the host team (Note – the host team is in addition to the district representative outlined above i.e. if the host team is the District Champion, the District shall identify an additional team to participate in the championship). a) In the Tier 4 category (male only) the Lower Mainland will be limited to one team. b) The Yukon will be considered a District and will be allowed to send a representative team directly to the BC Hockey Championship. c) In the event that the number of participating teams in the BC Hockey Championship Tournament (including the host team) is fewer than six (6), additional “wild card” teams shall be included to bring the number of participating teams to six (6). The format for determining “wild card” teams shall be determined annually by the Minor Committee.
BC Hockey Juvenile Championships 5.64 The Juvenile BC Hockey Championships will be held to coincide with the second weekend of the British Columbia school spring break. 5.65 BC Hockey Juvenile Championship Host Districts will be as follows: 2010 – 2011 North West 2011 – 2012 Lower Mainland 2012 – 2013 North East/Yukon 2013 – 2014 Okanagan Mainline 2014 – 2015 Vancouver Island 2015 – 2016 North Central 2016 – 2017 East Kootenay 2017 – 2018 West Kootenay
NOTE: Following the 2018-2019 season this schedule will repeat.
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BC Hockey Tier 1 Championships (Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget) 5.66 Tier 1 Teams will play for the BC Hockey Championship and will represent the Branch at Bantam and Pee Wee Inter-Branch competitions.
BC Hockey Tier 2 Championships (Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget) 5.67 Tier 2 Teams will play for the BC Hockey Championship and will not be eligible for Inter-Branch Competition.
BC Hockey Tier 3 Championships (Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget) 5.68 Tier 3 Teams will play for the BC Hockey Championship and will not be eligible for Inter-Branch Competition. 5.69 BC Hockey Female Minor Championships – Host Rotation Midget Bantam Pee Wee 2007-2008 Vancouver Island North Western North Central 2008-2009 North Central Lower Mainland North East/Yukon 2009-2010 North East/Yukon East Kootenay West Kootenay 2010-2011 West Kootenay Okanagan North Western 2011-2012 North Western Vancouver Island Lower Mainland 2012-2013 Lower Mainland North Central Okanagan 2013-2014 East Kootenay North East/Yukon East Kootenay 2014-2015 Okanagan West Kootenay Vancouver Island
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Regulation 6: Ineligible Players, Protests, Discipline Ineligible Player 6.01 Any ineligible player or team official who signs the game sheet and/or participates in any BC Hockey sanctioned game will cause their team to foreit the game regardless of the score of the game. The team official(s) responsible will be suspended indefinately pending an investigation.
6.02 If an ineligible Player or Team Official is used in any BC Hockey Championship game, the Team will automatically be disqualified. All games involving the disqualified team will be forfeited.
6.03 Every Team shall be responsible for the representations made to the Association regarding the age of Junior, Juvenile, Midget, Bantam, and Pee Wee players. a) In the event of a Team being successfully protested for playing a player over age in any playoff games: i) The Team shall be dropped from the year’s competition ii) The playoff games of the round protested only shall be disregarded b) In the case a Team is protested for playing a player over age in games preceding the playoffs: i) The player shall be dropped and at the discretion of the BC Hockey Officers, ii) The Team itself may be allowed to continue in competition, all games won while playing the over age player shall be awarded to the Team or Teams which have competed against it. In case a Team is not allowed to continue in competition, all games against it shall be cancelled.
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Suspensions 6.04 A suspended player, referee, linesman, official scorer, game time keeper or any Official of any Team, League or Association shall not participate in any capacity whatsoever in exhibition, jamborees, tournaments, League or playoff games, nor shall they act in any official capacity within the confines of this Society or affiliated organizations during the term of their suspension.
6.05 For suspensions in effect prior to the Christmas break, the days between the last scheduled league game or tournament prior to the Christmas break, and the first scheduled league game or tournament shall not be included in determining the number of days served.
Falsification of Registration 6.06 Any player proven guilty of falsifying a birth certificate, or of having had knowledge that same has been falsified, or of playing on other than that player’s own birth certificate, will be automatically suspended from playing hockey with any Team affiliated with BC Hockey for a period of not less than one (1) year and not more than three (3) years from the date of that player’s suspension.
6.07 Any Officer, or Executive Member, of a Team, Club or Association, proven guilty of having been a party to, or having had such knowledge of such falsification, shall be automatically suspended for not less than twenty (20) years from playing or holding office, with any Team, League or Association affiliated with BC Hockey.
6.08 Damaging Property Any player, Team Official, or Club found guilty of damaging property shall be subject to such disciplinary action that may be deemed necessary.
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Regulation 7: Officiating Program General 7.01 The object of this Program shall be to provide efficient, well qualified Officials for the game of hockey, within the area of jurisdiction as set out below. It shall also be the aim of this Program to promote good fellowship among the officials, to aid and assist in the betterment of hockey and to maintain a high standard of relationship with Association members, Officials and coaches of the various Teams, Leagues to whom the Referees shall make its services available.
7.02 The jurisdiction of the Referee Committee and Referees shall extend to all organized hockey played within the Society as described in the BC Hockey Constitution.
7.03 The Referees’ Committee Members shall provide information regarding referees to the Branch President, Division Directors and District Directors for all BC Hockey Championships and to the League Presidents, Referees- in-Chief or Associations for League and Exhibition games, so that only registered Referees or Linesmen are assigned for games within the Branch. Should any referee or linesman solicit or allow themselves to be solicited to officiate in any game of a nonaffiliated Association, League or Club within the jurisdiction of BC Hockey without approval, then such Official may be subject to suspension.
7.04 No referee or linesman shall be permitted to officiate in games outside the Society without a request in writing and approval of this Society.
7.05 All games played under the jurisdiction of BC Hockey shall be officiated by BC Hockey recognized Officials.
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Structure 7.06 The Structure of the Officiating Program shall be as follows: Officials must attend at least one (1) referee’s clinic during the year of certification, or have transferred from another Hockey Canada Referees’ Branch Program, and be able to meet the standards established within the officiating program.
7.07 Referees will be classified under the following:
PRACTICAL OTHER Level REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS I - new referee - attendance at Level I Clinic - non-competitive minor hockey II - referee - attendance at Level II Clinic - competitive minor - minimum of 70% on a hockey national evaluation III - referee minor hockey - certification at Level II playoffs - attendance at Level III - linesmen in Junior B, C, Clinic D, Senior AA, A, B, C, - minimum 80% on a national Community College evaluation IV - referee in Junior B, - certification at Level III C, D, Senior A, B, C, - attendance at Level IV Community College Clinic - minor hockey BC - minimum 80% on a national Hockey Championships evaluation - linesman in Junior A, Senior AAA, C.I.A.U. Inter-Branch and International Competition V - referee in Junior A, - certification at Level IV Senior AA, AAA, CIAU - attendance at Level V Clinic - minimum 90% on a national evaluation VI - referee National - certification at Level V Championship - attendance at Level VI - referee in designated Clinic IIHF competition - minimum 90% on a national evaluation
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7.08 Qualifications for BC Hockey Championships In Minor Hockey BC Hockey Championship games, qualified officials who have regularly officiated minor hockey will be used, whenever possible. In Junior “B” BC Hockey Championships, whenever possible, HCOP Level IV Officials will be used. In Junior and Male Senior BC Hockey Championships, whenever possible, HCOP Level V Officials will be used. In Female BC Hockey Championships, qualified officials who have regularly officiated Female Hockey will be used whenever possible
Development Fees 7.09 Annual Development Fees covering regular clinics for each year shall become due not later than December 31st of the previous year. These dues are reviewed and approved by the Officers and Finance Committee of BC Hockey.
7.10 Fees for other Branches Recognized referees transferred to B.C. are payable at the time of application to the BC Hockey.
7.11 Development Fee Amount Development fees are to be used for administration, special meetings, clinic expenses, membership, credentials and materials.
7.12 Game Fees and Expenses Fees and expenses for playoff games will be as set out under By-Law Fourteen of the BC Hockey Constitution.
Referees Committee 7.13 The Committee of this Organization shall be the Referees Committee, as per By-Law Nine.
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of the Referees’ Committee to attain the object of the Officiating Program and continuity of refereeing throughout the Branch. The Chairperson shall work in close harmony with the BC Hockey Development Coordinator and shall chair all meetings of the Referees Committee.
7.15 The Referee-in-Chief shall work in close with the BC Hockey Development Coordinator and shall attend all meetings of the Executive Committee. The Referee- in-Chief shall issue instructions, give and circulate rule interpretations to all Referees so that the rules may be uniformly interpreted throughout the Branch.
7.16 The Committee members shall be responsible to assist the Development Coordinator in setting up and coordinating clinics within their respective Districts. Committee members shall ensure that the regulation and objectives of Regulation 7 – Officiating Program and the Duties of the Referees’ Committee are adhered to.
7.17 The Administrator/Supervisor shall keep a full and accurate record of all meeting of the Committee.
Suspensions 7.18 The Chairperson or BC Hockey Referee-in-Chief or a BC Hockey Referee’s Committee Member shall have the power to suspend a referee or linesman, for up thirty (30) days, for the following reasons: a) Failure to report for an assignment when properly notified and with sufficient cause. b) Tardiness. c) Failure to maintain the standard of cleanliness and dress prescribed by the Officiating Program. d) Conduct unbecoming of an Official.
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7.19 The Chairperson of BC Hockey Referee-in-Chief or a BC Hockey Referee’s Committee Member shall have the power to suspend a referee or linesman indefinitely for the following reasons: a) Reporting for an assignment under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. b) Striking a player, coach, Team Official or spectator c) Non-compliance with the Hockey Canada Rule Book. d) Repeated or serious situations under the reasons set out above.
7.20 The Chairperson or BC Hockey Referee-in-Chief or a BC Hockey Referees’ Committee Member giving such suspension shall report in writing to the President the circumstances of the suspension. The President will determine the length of the suspension.
Dress and Equipment 7.21 A member of the Officiating Program, in the course of duty as an Official, shall be neat and clean in appearance and is to be properly dressed at all times.
7.22 Official dress shall include the official referee sweater with Branch crest(s), black trousers, polished skates and clean white laces, whistle(s), necessary protectors including CSA approved helmets (preferably black in colour), to which a CSA approved visor must be securely attached and not altered in any way, and a measuring device.
7.23 The Official Referee and Linesman Sweater are to be Black and White. Referees shall wear red armbands.
Reports 7.24 Any reports covering the explanation of Match Penalties or Gross Misconducts or other serious offences, such as Team(s) being withdrawn from the ice and/or refusing
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to continue play, shall be written on the reverse side of the original copy of the game score sheet and forwarded immediately, the same day of the game, to the BC Hockey President, or President’s appointee, for action. If an appeal hearing is granted all the pertinent information supplied by the Referee, Linesman and other game Officials or Executive member shall, upon request, be made available to the suspended individual or agent in writing prior to the hearing.
7.25 In games played under the jurisdiction of the local League or Association, Misconduct penalties within the last ten (10) minutes of the end of game and all Game Misconduct penalties shall be reported to the local League or Association President by the referee.
7.26 Misconduct penalties within the last ten (10) minutes of the end of game, Game Misconduct penalties, Gross Misconduct penalties, and Match penalties in playoff games played under the jurisdiction of BC Hockey, shall be reported to the BC Hockey Director, or BC Hockey appointee, in charge of the series or game. The Director or appointee will then report to the President of BC Hockey for any action the President may deem necessary.
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BC Hockey Policy – General Policies The following BC Hockey policies have been included for your convenience. Please visit www.bchockey.net to review the most current versions of all BC Hockey policies. AFFILIATION OF MINOR HOCKEY PLAYERS: BC Hockey registered minor hockey players must be registered with a carded (Tiers 1, 2, 3, 4) team in order to affiliate to a Junior Male, Senior Female or Midget AAA Team. ALCOHOL & TOBACCO ADVERTISING: The display of alcohol or tobacco advertising in minor hockey programs shall be prohibited. CASH PRIZES: The awarding of cash prizes at minor hockey tournaments shall be prohibited. DOPING CONTROL: Hockey Canada and BC Hockey are unequivocally opposed to the use or application of any banned substance that contravenes the rules of the International Ice Hockey Federation or the International Olympic Committee for the purpose of enhancing an athlete’s performance in any form of competition. Any team official condoning the use of banned substances as described in the Hockey Canada Association Anti-Doping Policy, counseling, or advising others to use banned substances, securing, supplying or administering banned substances shall be severely dealt with. BC Hockey adopts the Canadian Anti-doping Program as approved by Hockey Canada through the Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport (CCES). Information on the current CCES policy can be obtained through; Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport 2197 Riverside Drive, Suite 202 Ottawa, Ontario K1H 7X3 1-800-672-7775 www.cces.ca General information – [email protected] Substance information – [email protected]
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FEMALES PARTICIPATING IN HOCKEY: BC Hockey supports female participation on integrated teams, the formation of female teams and will allow dual carding. (i.e. female players of minor age may participate on both a minor female team and a minor integrated team if selected following tryouts and female players of minor age may participate on a Senior female team and a minor integrated team where no female minor team exists.) BC Hockey continues to promote the participation of females in the NCCP, HCOP, HCSP and Initiation programs.
MINOR HOCKEY TIER DESIGNATIONS: The registration numbers determining tier designation will be reviewed every third year. This review will be done by a Committee chaired by the BC Hockey Minor Hockey Chairperson.
REFUNDS – PROGRAM REGISTRATION: There shall be a fifty percent (50%) refund of Registration Fee to any participant who cancels their attendance more than fifteen (15) days prior to a BC Hockey Sanction Event and there shall be no refund for a Registration Fee for any cancellation less than fifteen (15) days prior to the BC Hockey Sanctioned Event. Note: In individual cases the Officer responsible for the particular program may approve an additional refund due to extenuating, documented circumstances. All applications for noted refund must be made by way of appeal of above policy.
TOURNAMENTS: The playing of All Star Games in conjunction with sanctioned tournaments shall be prohibited. BC Hockey shall not encourage the awarding of Most Valuable Player Awards in sanctioned tournaments.
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BC Hockey Policy – Expectation of Coaches/Team Officials
Those individuals accepting the position of coach do so knowing that they become the most important individual to the Team. By leadership the coach establishes a model that players will use to mold a significant portion of their attitude toward the game. This fact is especially true in minor hockey where players are in the formative years of their life. Therefore, coaches or other Team Officials that circumvent the rules and regulations as established by hockey’s governing bodies must be dealt with severely. Because in doing so these individuals are not only expressing their attitude toward the game but are molding the attitudes of the players surrounding them. Following are a few points that Team Officials must keep in mind: 1) Abusive language by any Team member is not tolerated. The adults must set the standards and the controls. 2) Do not allow any abuse of Officials. 3) The official game report is in fact the official record of the contest. The coach must make sure that the information recorded on the game sheet is correct before signing. 4) Know the eligibility of all Team members. Ensure that members have all been properly carded or suspensions fully served before playing them. 5) Make sure games, Tournaments or other events are properly sanctioned before entering. 6) Know the procedure for registering any complaints. For any action to result concerns must be properly channeled.
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7) See refer to the BC Hockey Guide for Hockey Administration for the Code of Ethics for travelling teams. 8) The use of any alcohol or drugs will not be tolerated. Anyone found guilty will be subject to suspension. To help recognize outstanding coaching contributions the BC Hockey has established “The Ernie Gare Coach of the Year” award. Coaches who exemplify the ideals of fair play, fun, friendship and development are candidates for this award. Forward names and pertinent materials to the BC Hockey office. Deadline is April 15th. Awarded at the BC Hockey Annual General Meeting.
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BC Hockey Policy – Expectations of Referees
Referees and Linesmen have a very important role to play in the game of ice hockey. They must apply the rules in a knowledgeable and consistent manner, from the opening face-off, to the final buzzer. Only when officials have been able to influence the players to avoid violations, will the final outcome be decided by skill and team effort. Respect for an official is earned by officiating hockey games. It matters not what your HCOP level may be, BUT, how you handle the game on the ice. Points to Consider: 1. Do you have pride in your appearance? 2. Do you have a positive attitude about your role as an official? 3. Do you strive to improve your skating and positional skills? 4. Can you communicate with players in stressful circumstances? 5. Do you apply the rules and guidelines consistently? 6. Do you command respect or do you impose control? 7. Do you exercise firm, but friendly, control in altercation situations? 8. Do you show interest and support for your fellow officials, as well as the minor officials? 9. Can you always say, “I did my best”? The game of ice hockey is highly competitive, and can be stressful, but a competent official should never tolerate abusive language or actions to mar an otherwise enjoyable hockey game. BC Hockey expects a high standard of deportment and conduct by our officials, and only by fine example can they realistically expect others to follow.
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As a final reminder, we would like to have all officials frequently review their Game Report and Match Penalty procedures. Only when the officials have adequately reported the circumstances of a penalty situation to the proper BC Hockey executive member for action, in a clear concise manner, will they, your executive, be able to support you in applying the rules.
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BC Hockey Policy – Goaltender Replacement
The purpose of this policy is to clarify the intent of these Regulations and to identify the procedures that will be used by BC Hockey relative to them. The rationale for these Regulations is to ensure that no team gets to the point where there is no Goaltender available to their team. Prior to relief being granted under this Regulation, it is expected that teams will avail themselves of their Hockey Canada Registered Goaltenders and affiliate team’s registered Goaltenders. Should the team then find itself without a Goaltender, it may apply to BC Hockey for relief under these Regulations. Should the occasion arise where a team feels it requires assistance under this Regulation, the following shall apply: 1. Via letter (fax), signed by the team’s Signing Officers, advise the District or Divisional Director of the circumstances that lead to the need for relief and a letter from the Goaltender’s doctor indicating the nature of the injury and when the Goaltender should be able to resume play. 2. The team shall indicate the name of the replacement Goaltender they propose to use and provide a letter, signed by his/her team’s signing Officers, indicating approval. If permission is granted for the Replacement Goaltender, it shall include an understanding that the Replacement Goaltender will act under such terms and conditions as determined by BC Hockey Divisional or District Director; unless the Starting Goaltender becomes injured. This permission will have a timed duration.
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Note: In situations where there is less than 24 hours between games and the District/Divisional Director or the President cannot be contacted; then the respective BC Hockey Representative would give the required permission to the team. This permission would only be given provided that all the required conditions as per 1 & 2 above are met. The Divisional/District Director or President would still be notified, but in this case notification would be after the fact. The process only covers replacement of an “only” goaltender and it is not to be implemented for the purpose of acquiring and placing a backup Goaltender on the bench. The District/Divisional Director will provide all documentation to the President following approval being granted.
BC Hockey Policy – Joint Team Policy
Any two or more associations that register less than eight (8) recreational players in any division may combine with another Association to form a recreational team in that division for the purposes of participation in sanctioned recreational tournaments and exhibition games. Approval for such will be considered annually by the Executive Committee.
BC Hockey Policy – Waitlist Policy
1. Minor Hockey Associations must register all participants who have been placed on a wait list via the HCR. 2. Registration openings are to be made available to wait-listed players on a chronological criteria (i.e. when an open spot becomes available, it shall be offered to the wait-listed player who registered earliest). 3. Minor Hockey Associations who have players currently registered on a wait-list may not accept a player by way of residential waiver. . 138 2010-2011 BC Hockey Policies
BC Hockey Policy – Overage Players
Hockey Canada Carded Teams Only those players eligible by age to participate on a Hockey Canada Carded Team as per Hockey Canada Regulations may play for that team. OVERAGE PLAYERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY LEAGUE, EXHIBITION, PLAYOFF OR TOURNAMENT GAME.
Recreational Teams BC Hockey understands and appreciates the responsibility Local Associations have in providing opportunities for all players to enjoy the game. Nevertheless, our potential risk certainly increases under these circumstances and therefore BC Hockey recommends the following measures be taken to ensure that we can be seen as exercising good judgment.
Some considerations that could be taken into account prior to a Local Association approving an overage player to play at the lower level are: Atom to Initiation and Pee Wee to Atom a. Very small b. Health reasons c. No skills appropriate for this level of hockey d. No team at proper category Bantam to Pee Wee a. Extremely small and frail structure b. No skills or aptitude for the game of hockey (i.e. first year in country or first year of hockey) c. No team in category Midget to Bantam and Juvenile to Midget a. Doctor approved medical reason b. Extremely small c. No team in category
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Note: At the Midget and Juvenile levels, the over aged player is limited to a maximum of one year older than the upper age limit of the lower division. This process is to be monitored by the District Leagues. When a player has been allowed to participate at the younger age level, a note should be attached to their registration form indicating both the placement and the reason. The procedures used for assigning overage players within an Association must be written and communicated to the players/ parents involved. Associations must apply due diligence in allowing overage players to participate. The participation of overage players must be brought to the attention of the Officials and opposing team management prior to each game and the Coach should indicate “OA” on the game sheet after the name of each overage player.
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BC Hockey Policy – Registration of Players: Non Canadian Citizens
The following procedures apply for the registration of players who are not Canadian citizens. The registration of minor hockey players in BC Hockey is pursuant to Hockey Canada’s Residential Regulations. When applying these regulations to players who have moved into British Columbia from outside Canada, BC Hockey must determine the residence of the parent(s) of the player in question. In doing so, it must be determined that the parent(s) are more than temporary residents of BC if the player is to be deemed eligible to participate on a team which registers on Hockey Canada Registration Certificates.
1. The player must reside with his/her parent. 2. The parent(s) of the player must possess a minimum of one of the following: a) Permanent Resident Status - parent must provide written proof b) Documentation that Permanent Resident Status has been applied for. - parent must provide a Permanent Resident Immigration file number - parent must indicate the consulate at which the application was filed c) Temporary Work Permit This policy endeavors to analyze the commitment to Canada by the parent(s) of the player. The criteria are consistent with the hierarchy utilized by Immigration Canada in such situations and is intended to facilitate the administration of these applications.
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BC Hockey Policy – Residential Waivers
1. The procedure for transfers by way of this policy will be as follows: a) Transfers of players to tiered programs shall be processed via the Hockey Canada Registry no later than Midnight, November 15. b) Transfers of players to Recreational Teams shall require the approval of a committee of the BC Hockey District Director(s), the District President and the BC Hockey Minor Chairperson. Should a waiver be granted for a player to register with a recreational team, such player may affiliate to a tiered team in the new association, but only if there is no tiered team registered in that Division by the player’s residential home association. 2. An adjacent association is defined as an association with residential boundaries that physically contact those of the player’s home association. A list of all adjacent associations for each minor hockey association has been compiled by the BC Hockey Executive Committee and is attached. This list is also posted on the BC Hockey website. 3. In situations where no playing opportunity exists in any of the associations adjacent to a player’s home association, the player shall contact his / her District Director to determine the options available. 4. Players have the choice of registering with any adjacent association. 5. If a player registers with an adjacent association in accordance with this procedure: a) it does not limit the choice of other players from the same home association (i.e. players from the same association may register with separate adjacent associations.) b) the player must complete the balance of the season
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in that association or return to their home Minor Hockey Association. 6. Once a residential waiver is granted to a player, an association may not revoke the residential waiver. 7. The transfer of an Overage Juvenile player (limited to a maximum of one year older than the upper age limit of the lower division in accordance with the BC Hockey Overage Policy) shall require the approval of a committee of the BC Hockey District Director(s), the District President and the BC Hockey Minor Chairperson. 8. Upon registering a player to a team under this procedure, an association automatically assumes the registration numbers of the player’s home association per BC Hockey regulations. a) This does not apply to players participating at the Recreational level only. b) This does not apply to players on a wait-list, who subsequently register with a tiered team.
ASSOCATION ADJACENT ASSOCATIONS DISTRICT Abbotsford Aldergrove, Chilliwack, Langley Girls, Meadow Lower Mainland Ridge Female, Mission, Ridge Meadows Alberni Valley Oceanside Vancouver Island Aldergrove Abbotsford, Langley, Meadow Ridge Female, Ridge Lower Mainland Meadows Arbutus Club North Shore Female, North Vancouver, Richmond Lower Mainland Girls, Richmond, Seafair, Winter Club Vancouver, West Vancouver Beaver Valley Castlegar, Nelson, Rossland/Trail West Kootenay Boundary Grand Forks West Kootenay Burnaby Coquitlam, Killarney Girls, New Westminster, North Lower Mainland Shore Female, North Vancouver, Port Moody, Richmond Girls, Richmond, Seafair, Tri Cities Female, Vancouver Burnaby Winter Coquitlam, Killarney Girls, New Westminster, North Lower Mainland Club Shore Female, North Vancouver, Port Moody, Winter Club Richmond Girls, Richmond, Seafair, Tri Cities Female, Vancouver Burns Lake Houston, Fraser Lake North West Campbell River Comox, Gold River, Tri-Port Vancouver Island Canal Flats Kimberley, Invermere East Kootenay
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ASSOCATION ADJACENT ASSOCATIONS DISTRICT Castlegar Beaver Valley, Grand Forks, Nakusp, West Kootenay Nelson, New Denver, Rossland/Trail Chase Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kamloops, Okanagan Mainline Clearwater, Valemount Chetwynd Hudson Hope, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge North East/Yukon Chilliwack Abbotsford, Hope & District, Mission Lower Mainland Clearview Fort St John, Taylor, Dawson Creek North East/Yukon Clearwater Chase, Kamloops, Hundred Mile House, Okanagan Mainline Valemount, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Salmon Arm Cloverdale Langley Girls, Langley, Meadow Ridge Female, Lower Mainland Ridge Meadows, Semiahmoo, Surrey Comox Valley Campbell River, Oceanside, Powell River Vancouver Island Coquitlam Burnaby, Meadow Ridge Female, New Lower Mainland Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Ridge Meadows, Surrey Female, Surrey Cowichan Valley Kerry Park, Lake Cowichan, Nanaimo Vancouver Island Cranbrook Creston, Kimberley, Fernie East Kootenay Creston Cranbrook East Kootenay Dawson Creek Chetwynd, Taylor, Clearview, Tumbler Ridge North East/Yukon Elk Valley Fernie East Kootenay Fernie Cranbrook, Elk Valley East Kootenay Fort Nelson Fort St John North East/Yukon Fort St James Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake North West Fort St. John Taylor, Clearview, Hudson Hope, Fort Nelson North East/Yukon Fraser Lake Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Fort St James North West Gold River Campbell River, Tri-Port Vancouver Island Golden Invermere, Canal Flats East Kootenay Grand Forks Boundary, Castlegar, Nakusp, Rossland/Trail West Kootenay Greater Vernon North Okanagan, Winfield, Lumby, Okanagan Mainline Merritt, Kamloops, Chase, Westside Hazelton Stewart, Terrace, Smithers North West Hollyburn Country Killarney Girls, North Vancouver, Lower Mainland Club Squamish, Vancouver Thunderbirds Winter Club Hope & District Chilliwack, Lillooet, Merritt, Mission, Lower Mainland Princeton, Thompson-Cariboo Houston Smithers, Burns Lake North West Hudson Hope Chetwynd, Fort St John North East/Yukon Hundred Mile Williams Lake, Thompson Cariboo North Central House Winvermere Golden, Canal Flats East Kootenay Juan de Fuca Kerry Park, Sooke, Saanich, Victoria Vancouver Island Kamloops Clearwater, Chase, Vernon, Logan Lake, Merritt, Okanagan Mainline Thompson Cariboo, Hundred Mile House, Salmon Arm Kaslo Nakusp, Nelson, New Denver West Kootenay
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ASSOCATION ADJACENT ASSOCATIONS DISTRICT Kelowna Winfield, Nakusp, Westside, Boundary/Midway Okanagan Mainline Kerry Park Cowichan Valley, Juan de Fuca Vancouver Island Killarney Girls* Burnaby, North Shore Female, North Vancouver, Lower Mainland Richmond Girls, Richmond, Seafair, West Vancouver Kimberley Canal Flats, Cranbrook East Kootenay Kitimat Terrace, Prince Rupert, Smithers North West Lake Cowichan Cowichan Valley Vancouver Island Langley Aldergrove, Cloverdale, Meadow Ridge Female, Lower Mainland Ridge Meadows, Semiahmoo, Surrey Female Langley Girls* Abbotsford, Cloverdale, Meadow Ridge Female, Lower Mainland Ridge Meadows, Semiahmoo, Surrey Female Lillooet Hundred Mile House, Thompson Cariboo, Whistler, Okanagan Mainline Merritt, Hope Logan Lake Thompson Cariboo, Merritt, Kamloops Okanagan Mainline Lumby Revelstoke, Vernon, Sicamous, Okanagan Mainline Nakusp, Winfield Mackenzie Prince George, Chetwynd North Central McBride Prince George, Valemount North Central Meadow Ridge Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Cloverdale, Coquitlam, Lower Mainland Female* Langley Girls, Langley, Mission, Port Coquitlam, Surrey Female, Tri Cities Female Merritt Kamloops, Vernon, Logan Lake, Westside, Okanagan Mainline Princeton, Hope, Thompson Cariboo Mission Abbotsford, Chiliwack, Hope & District, Meadow Lower Mainland Ridge Female, Ridge Meadows Nakusp Castlegar, Grand Forks, Kaslo, New Denver West Kootenay Nanaimo Oceanside, Cowichan Valley Vancouver Island New Denver Castlegar, Kaslo, Nakusp, Nelson West Kootenay Nelson Beaver Valley, Castlegar, Kaslo, New Denver West Kootenay New Westminster Burnaby, Coquitlam, North Delta, Richmond Girls, Lower Mainland Richmond, Seafair, Surrey Female, Surrey, Tri Cities Female North Delta New Westminster, Richmond Girls, Richmond, Lower Mainland Seafair, South Delta, Surrey Female, Surrey North Okanagan Sicamous, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Okanagan Mainline Lumby, Revelstoke North Shore Burnaby, Killarney Girls, Port Moody, Squamish, Tri Lower Mainland Female* Cities Female, Vancouver, Vancouver Thunderbirds North Shore Burnaby, Killarney Girls, Port Moody, Tri Cities Lower Mainland Winter Club Female, Vancouver, Vancouver Thunderbirds, West Winter Club Vancouver North Vancouver Burnaby, Killarney Girls, Port Moody, Tri Cities Lower Mainland Female, Vancouver, Vancouver Thunderbirds, West Vancouver Oceanside Nanaimo, Alberni Valley Vancouver Island Peninsula Saanich, Victoria Racquet Club Vancouver Island
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ASSOCATION ADJACENT ASSOCATIONS DISTRICT Penticton Summerland, Kelowna, South Okanagan, Okanagan Mainline Princeton, Boundary/Midway, Grandforks Port Coquitlam Coquitlam, Meadow Ridge Female, Ridge Lower Mainland Meadows, Surrey Female, Surrey Port Moody Burnaby, Coquitlam, North Shore Female, North Lower Mainland Vancouver Powell River Comox Valley, Sunshine Coast Vancouver Island Prince George Vanderhoof, Mackenzie, McBride, Quesnel North Central Prince Rupert Terrace, Kitimat North West Princeton Merritt, Penticton, South Okanagan, Westside, Okanagan Mainline Summerland, Hope Quesnel Prince George, Williams Lake North Central Revelstoke Sicamous, Lumby, Golden, Nakusp, Salmon Arm Okanagan Mainline Richmond Burnaby, Killarney Girls, New Westminster, Lower Mainland North Delta, South Delta, Vancouver, Vancouver Thunderbirds Richmond Girls* Burnaby, Killarney Girls, New Westminster, Lower Mainland North Delta, South Delta, Vancouver, Vancouver Thunderbirds Ridge Meadows Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Cloverdale, Coquitlam, Lower Mainland Langley Girls, Langley, Mission, Port Coquitlam, Surrey Female, Tri Cities Female Rossland/Trail Beaver Valley, Castlegar, Grand Forks West Kootenay Saanich Juan de Fuca, Peninsula, Victoria, Victoria Racquet Vancouver Island Club Salmon Arm Sicamous, Chase, North Okanagan, Vernon, Okanagan Mainline Valemount, Revelstoke Seafair Burnaby, Killarney Girls, New Westminster, Lower Mainland North Delta,South Delta, Vancouver, Vancouver Thunderbirds Semiahmoo Cloverdale, Langley Girls, Langley, Surrey Lower Mainland Sicamous Revelstoke, North Okanagan, Salmon Arm, Lumby Okanagan Mainline Smithers Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat North West Sooke Juan de Fuca Vancouver Island South Delta North Delta, Richmond Girls, Richmond, Seafair Lower Mainland South Okanagan Princeton, Penticton, Boundary/Midway, Grand Okanagan Mainline Forks Squamish North Shore Female, West Vancouver, Whistler Lower Mainland Stewart Terrace, Houston North West Summerland Penticton, Westside, Princeton, Merritt Okanagan Mainline Sunshine Coast Powell River Lower Mainland Surrey Female* Coquitlam, Langley Girls, Langley, Meadow Ridge Lower Mainland Female, New Westminster, North Delta, Port Coquitlam, Ridge Meadows, Tri Cities Female Surrey Cloverdale, Coquitlam, New Westminster, North Lower Mainland Delta, Port Coquitlam, Semiahmoo, Tri Cities Female Tumbler Ridge Chetwynd, Dawson Creek North East/Yukon Taylor Fort St John, Clearview, Dawson Creek North East/Yukon
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ASSOCATION ADJACENT ASSOCATIONS DISTRICT Terrace Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Stewart, Hazelton North West Thompson Merritt, Logan Lake, Lillooet, Kamloops, Hope Okanagan Mainline Cariboo Tri Cities Female* Burnaby, Meadow Ridge Female, New Lower Mainland Westminster, North Shore Female, North Vancouver, Ridge Meadows, Surrey Female, Surrey Tri-Port Campbell River, Gold River Vancouver Island Valemount McBride, Clearwater North Central Vancouver Burnaby, North Shore Female, North Vancouver, Lower Mainland Richmond Girls, Richmond, Seafair, Vancouver Thunderbirds Vancouver North Shore Female, North Vancouver, Richmond Lower Mainland Thunderbirds Girls, Richmond, Seafair, Vancouver, West Vancouver Vanderhoof Fort St James, Fraser Lake North West Victoria Juan de Fuca, Saanich, Victoria Racquet Club Vancouver Island Victoria Racquet Victoria, Saanich, Peninsula Vancouver Island Club West Vancouver Killarney Girls, North Vancouver, Squamish, Lower Mainland Vancouver Thunderbirds Westside Kelowna, Summerland, Merritt, Princeton, Vernon Okanagan Mainline Whistler Lillooet, Squamish Lower Mainland Whitehorse None North East/Yukon Williams Lake Quesnel, Hundred Mile House North Central Winfield Vernon, Kelowna, Lumby, Nakusp, Winvermere Okanagan Mainline Yukon Whitehorse North East/Yukon
Note: The adjacent Associations for the Winter Clubs would only apply to those players who reside within the Winter Clubs defined residential area.
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BC Hockey Policy – Registration of Players: Residential Qualifications
1) All minor hockey players must declare their residential qualifications prior to registration with a Minor Hockey Association and/or team in accordance with BC Hockey and Hockey Canada Regulations. 2) The BC Hockey Executive Director shall, as Branch Registrar, be responsible for the application of Hockey Canada and BC Hockey Regulations in the determination of a player’s residential qualifications. 3) In situations involving minor hockey players who, by way of a residential move with their parent, are registering with a different minor hockey association than the association they registered with in the previous season, an Inner Association Transfer (IAT) form must be submitted via the Hockey Canada Registry (HCR). 4) In situations where players wish to be deemed by BC Hockey to be eligible to register for hockey programming in a place other than that where his/her parent is resident, BC Hockey will consider such application only under the following conditions: a) If information is provided indicating reasons why the player’s residence should be determined to be in a place other than that of his/her parent (as defined in Hockey Canada Regulation F). Note: a court order with respect to custody and/or guardianship is required (ie. a parental declaration of residence or guardianship is not sufficient to determine hockey eligibility). b) If the player has chosen to live at a location other than where their parent resides and desires to be deemed eligible to participate in programming at the Recreational Category in the alternate location. Such application shall be forwarded to the BC Hockey Executive Director and his/her decision shall be final and binding.
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BC Hockey Policy – Suspension Procedures, Guidelines and Policies
1. GROSS MISCONDUCTS – Hockey Canada Rules 1.13 (c) 4.7 and 9.2 a. All Gross Misconduct penalties will receive a minimum suspension of three (3) league games or fifteen 15) days during league play, or fifteen (15) days prior to league play or after the conclusion of league and / or playoff games. b. Gross Misconducts for racial slurs and obscene gestures in Minor Hockey will receive a minimum suspension of 6 games or 30 days. c. All Gross Misconducts will be reviewed and further disciplinary action may be taken on gross misconducts for obscene gestures and abuse of officials. There shall be no appeal of any suspension imposed that is automatic under the rules set forth in this section.
2. REFUSING TO START PLAY Team officials penalized under Hockey Canada Rule 10.14 (a, b & c), Refusing to Start Play, including withdrawing a team from play, shall be subject to an indefinite suspension pending an investigation. 3. DRESSING ROOMS – Hockey Canada Rule 1.13 (c) Team Officials penalized under Hockey Canada Rule 1.13 (c) shall be subject to indefinite suspension pending an investigation.
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4. MATCH PENALTY MINIMUM SUSPENSIONS
Description of Penalty Hockey Canada Rule # Automatic Minimum Minimum Suspension If Suspension If No Injury Results Injury Results
Deliberate attempt to 6.1 (a) 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days injure or to inflict punishment
Head Butting 6.1 (b) 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days
Kicking 6.1 (c) 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days
Hair pulling of an 6.1 (d) 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days opponent or grabbing facial protector, helmet, chin strap, or throat protector and uses this as an advantage to inflict punishment
Use of facial protector 6.1 (e) 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days as a weapon
High Stick, Slash or 6.1 (f) 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days Cross Check
Checking from Behind 6.4 3 games or 10 days Indefinite pending an investigation
Checking to the Head 6.5 3 games or 10 days Indefinite pending an investigation
Wearing a ring, tape or 6.7 (e) 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days other material on hands and using on an opponent to gain an advantage to inflict punishment
Butt - ending 8.1 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days
Spearing 8.5 3 games or 10 days 6 games or 21 days
Abuse of Officials 9.6 (a)(b)(c) Indefinite pending an Indefinite pending an investigation investigation
Spitting on anyone 9.7 Indefinite pending an Indefinite pending an except an official investigation investigation
Spitting at an official 9.7 Indefinite pending an Indefinite pending an investigation investigation Any of the above noted penalties may be subject to Indefinite Suspension pending an investigation by the Divisional/District Director. There shall be no appeal of any suspension imposed that is automatic under the rules set forth in this section.
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NOTE 1: Tournament games sanctioned by BCH will be considered league games for the purpose of this bulletin. NOTE 2: For suspensions in effect prior to the Christmas Break, the days between the last scheduled league or tournament game prior to the Christmas Break and the first scheduled league or tournament game shall not be included in determining the number of days served. NOTE 3: Match and Gross Misconduct Penalties that result in a suspension to be served after the conclusion of league and / or playoff game(s) it will be served at the start of the next season.
5. ZERO TOLERANCE - DRUG/ALCOHOL BC Hockey adopted a zero tolerance Drug /Alcohol awareness policy. That policy prohibits the use of drugs/ alcohol during activities sanctioned by a minor hockey association or with BC Hockey. All incidents must be investigated and dealt with on an individual basis. The recommended minimum suspension for violations is 30 days from all participation within the association. (This includes practices). Associations and teams have the responsibility to investigate all situations, if there are questions or concerns, please contact the President or District / Divisional Director.
6. SERVING OF SUSPENSIONS a) Players A Player receiving a suspension as a result of a Match, Gross Misconduct or any other penalty outlined in this bulletin shall be prohibited from playing in games as well as from acting as an Official or in any other official capacity with a Team, League or
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association within BC Hockey. The Player may practice with their team.
b) Team Officials A Team Official receiving a suspension as a result of a Match, Gross Misconduct or any other penalty outlined in this bulletin shall be prohibited from participating with the Team from one hour prior to any games until one hour after the conclusion of any games and from acting as an Official and in any other official capacity with a Team, League or Association within BC Hockey. The Team Official may participate in their Team’s practices.
c) BC Hockey Regulation 7.18, 7.19 and 7.20 An Official receiving a suspension under the above BC Hockey Regulation shall be prohibited from officiating until the expiration of the suspension plus playing in any games and acting in any other official capacity with a Team, League or Association within BC Hockey.
d) Hockey Canada Rule 4.6 (b) (c) (Misconducts) A Player receiving a suspension as a result of Hockey Canada Rule 4.6 or a Local / District Association suspension for accumulated penalties shall be prohibited from playing in game situations until the expiration of the suspension. The Player may practice with their team.
e) Other Suspensions A Player suspended by BC Hockey or under a suspension imposed by a Team, League or Association that has been honored by BC Hockey shall be prohibited from playing in any games, acting as an official and from acting in any other capacity
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with a Team, League or Association within BC Hockey. The Player may practice within their team. BC Hockey personnel or an Official of a Team, League or Association, when suspended by BC Hockey or under a suspension imposed by a Team, League or Association that has been honored by BC Hockey, shall be prohibited from playing in any games acting as an Official and acting in any other capacity with a Team, League or Association within BC Hockey.
7. REPORTING OF PENALTIES
PLEASE ENSURE EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAMS, LEAGUE OR ASSOCIATION IS MADE AWARE OF THIS BULLETIN.
Penalties incurred during BC Hockey games shall be reported as follows:
GAME MISCONDUCTS AND MISCONDUCTS IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES: Rule 4.6 (c), Rule 4.5 (b) In games played under the jurisdiction of a League, District or Local Associations, the Referee must report, in writing, Misconduct Penalties in the last ten (10) minutes of a game and all Game Misconducts to the President of the League, District Association or Local Association. Those failing to abide by this ruling will be subject to suspension.
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BC Hockey Policy – Injured Player Return to Play Policy
Coaches and Association Officials are well aware of the variety of injuries that occur to players and they know that despite all attempts to remove risk, injuries can happen. Team Officials should not force a player to play after they are injured or play a player without a medical certificate following illness or injury. When an injury that prevents a player from participation in regularly scheduled practices or games occurs, it is essential that a medical certificate from a Physician authorizing the player’s return to active participation be presented to a Team or Association Official. Team officials should not allow an injured player to be on the players bench during a game or practice without Hockey Canada / BC Hockey required protective equipment.
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BC Hockey Policy – Recreational Tournament Teams
Minor Hockey Associations may make application to register their Atom and above recreational players from the same division to a Tournament Team for Christmas or end of season tournament participation. a) Such a tournament team would be permitted to to register in recreational tournaments only. b) The formation of the team shall not conflict with regular season games. c) Application for such tournament team must: i) Be forwarded to the District Director 45 days prior to the tournament for consideration by a committee of the Minor Hockey President(s), District President, District Director and Chair of Minor. ii) Include the name & date of the tournament the teams wishes to make application to. iii) This tournament will be contacted by BC Hockey to notify of the status of the Tournament Team application.
BC Hockey Policy – Request for Recreational Player Relief Replacement/Relief
The rational for this policy is to ensure that a Recreational (House / “C”) team wishing to attend a recreation tournament during the official BC Hockey Christmas Break or at the end of a season that finds itself without sufficient players is able to participate. Prior to relief being granted under this policy, the team must avail itself of its registered Hockey Canada affiliates. Should the team find itself without sufficient numbers, it may apply to BC Hockey for relief as follows: 1. Relief will be granted only if the team finds itself with 12 or fewer skaters or no goal tenders.
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2. Written request for relief must be submitted by the MHA president stating the reasons, name(s) of relief player(s) and the date and location of the tournament. 3. Relief players must be recreational players registered with the same association and division or lower. 4. Written consent from the parent(s) of the relief player(s). 5. Players will not be listed on the team’s HCR Roster and will be indentified on the score sheet as a “Relief Player” RP. 6. Permission will be in effect for the tournament only.
A request for a replacement player will be made to the District Director 7 days prior to the tournament for consideration by a committee of the District President, District Director and Chair of Minor.
A replacement player will act under terms and conditions as determined by the District Director.
Note: In situations where there is less than 7 days prior to the tournament, the District Director and Chair of Minor shall approve.”
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BC Hockey Policy – Trophy Return Policy
A team which chooses to retain the trophy after presentation must post a bond or certified cheque for the amount of $1000.00.
A team which chooses to retain the trophy immediately becomes responsible for ensuring that the trophy is properly maintained while in their possession and security of same guaranteed. Loss or damage while in possession of the trophy will result in necessary replacement or repair costs being deducted from the $1000.00 team deposit.
A team retaining the trophy must ensure that the trophy is properly packaged and returned to their branch office on or before June 15 of the same year in which the championship was held. Upon receipt of the trophy and inspection of the same, if in proper condition, the $1000.00 deposit will be returned immediately to the team concerned.
If the trophy is not received by the Branch office by June 30, any necessary expenses incurred, as a result of action required to retrieve same will be deducted from the appropriate team’s deposit payment.
A team not wishing to retain the trophy must return the trophy to the Branch Representative immediately following presentation at the Championship game. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action deemed necessary by the representative in attendance.
The Host Branch Representative in attendance will be responsible for informing all participating teams of this policy to the commencement of the championship.
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BC Hockey Policy – Transferring of Goaltenders from Another Association for Registration on Tier 1, 2, 3 or 4 Teams
Where an Association, for whatever reason, does not have a Goaltender or a Second Goaltender; then that association can apply to their District Director(s) to register another Goaltender or Goaltenders from the next nearest association in their District. The District Director(s) will then canvas to obtain a Goaltender or Goaltenders. Once this is done the following approvals must be obtained: 1. Written request from the Association asking permission to pick up a Goaltender or Goaltenders and the reason why. They should also name the Goaltender(s) they wish to transfer and from which Association. 2. Letter from the Association the named Goaltender(s) are coming from giving permission for this move. 3. Letter from Parents of the named Goaltender(s) giving their permission for this move. 4. Letter of support/non-support from the District President. 5. Letter of support/non-support from their District Director(s). The above shall be sent to the BC Hockey Office. The BC Hockey Minor Hockey Chairperson will then poll the BC Hockey Officers for their approval/disapproval. The decision of the Officers will be confirmed to the requesting Minor Hockey Association by the BC Hockey Minor Hockey Chairperson. ** The intent of this policy is not to penalize teams who wish to card but are unable to because of no Goaltender. It should also be understood that the Goaltender being picked up not be necessarily the best available Goaltender in their District and does not allow an Association to ignore an eligible Goaltender from their own Association because of questionable assumptions.
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BC Hockey Awards
Diamond Stick
Awarded for outstanding service to the game for a period of not less than ten (10) years duration by any person in the province who has rendered meritorious service to BC Hockey or its member Clubs. Nominations may be received by the BC Hockey Executive Director from any registered Club, League or Association which is affiliated with BC Hockey. Nominations must be submitted in writing with a service record of the candidate duly attested by the President and Secretary of such Club or organization. The award shall be made by the Diamond Stick Committee, which shall consist of the President, Immediate Past President and Vice-President of BC Hockey. The presentation of the Diamond Stick shall be made by the President of BC Hockey or the President’s appointee. The committee is empowered to add such other conditions as are necessary. Nothing shall prevent the Committee from making an award to any person outside the province who has rendered outstanding service to any organized Hockey Association or its member Clubs anywhere in the world. Recipients of the Diamond Stick Award:
1951 – G.M. Thomson, Trail 1966 – Leo G. Atwell, Nelson 1952 – C. Schulli, Kimberley 1967 – Frank Wait, Trail (posthumous) 1969 – Art Fisher, Kelowna 1957 – Herb House, New Westminster 1974 – Ivan Temple, Victoria 1958 – M.N. “Slim” Porter, Nelson 1975 – Stan Patience, Burnaby 1959 – John Lukas, Kimberley 1976 – Milo Fabro, Kimberley 1963 – Doug Fletcher, Victoria 1977 – A.H. Jerrerd, Vancouver
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1978 – Jim Mailey, Trail 1994 – Ray Peebles, Quesnel 1978 – Frank Spring, Cranbrook 1994 – Don Griffin, Kitimat 1980 – Ernie Gare, Nelson 2002 – Florence Rempel, Penticton 1981 – Earl Alexander, Fort St. John Bob Woodward, Kimberley 1984 – Jim W. Anderson, Trail 2003 – Claude Skerry, Williams Lake 1986 – Bill Jones, Kimberley 2005 – Bob Mullock, Port Moody 1986 – Bob Crawford, Powell River 2007 – Fred Heslop, Trail 1989 – Dr. Leo Margolis, Nanaimo 1990 – Bruce Allison, Richmond (posthumous)
President’s Award
Awarded to a Minor Hockey Association showing the greatest percentage increase in player registration over the previous year registration or to an individual, Team, League or Association that has brought honour to the amateur hockey fraternity through an outstanding humanitarian endeavor. Nominations shall be forwarded in writing outlining details of the endeavor to the BC Hockey Executive Director no later than April 15 of the current season.
1989-90 – Kitimat MHA 1998-99 – Royal Bank of Canada 1990-91 – Nakusp MHA 1999-00 – Port McNeill Midget AA team 1991-92 – Clearwater MHA 2000-01 – Mike Hoyer, Prince George 1992-93 – Surrey North Stars 2001-02 – Dave McClellan, Kelowna (Bantam C) MHA Jerry Mills, Coach 2002-03 – Fort St. John Huskies 1993-94 – Fernie MHA Junior B Hockey Team 1994-95 – Kitimat Legion Bombers 2003-04 – Whistler MHA (Midget AAA) 2004-05 – Bob Trobak, Fort St. John 1995-96 – Cloverdale Scorpions 2005-06 – Burns Lake MHA (Midget C) 2006-07 – Anthony Ast, Richmond 1996-97 – Rossland/Trail Paul’s Place 2007-08 – Trevor Gulenchyn, Winfield (Atom Team) 2008-09 – Campbell River Midget Tyees 1997-98 – Saanich MHA 2009-10 – Bruce Tuck, Saanich
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Life Members’ Award
Awarded to an amateur hockey administrator who has made an outstanding contribution to the development and growth of amateur hockey. Nominations, in writing listing all qualifications and background of the nominee must be mailed to the Executive Director of BC Hockey by April 15 of each year. The Officers of BC Hockey will make the selection and a Life Member of BC Hockey will announce the recipient at the Annual General Meeting of BC Hockey. 1991-92 – Al Berg, Vernon 2000-01 – John Gibson, Whitehorse 1992-93 – Pat Lang, Fort St. John 2001-02 – Sharon Cairns, Powell River 1993-94 – Stu Minifee, Dawson Creek 2002-03 – Harold Brittan, Richmond 1994-95 – Dan Morrison, North 2003-04 – Donna Henderson, Kamloops Vancouver 2004-05 – Ian Currie, Creston 1995-96 – Doug Cousins, Penticton 2006-07 – Jack Koteles, South Okanagan 1996-97 – John Michie, Westside 2007-08 – Bill Ennos, Victoria 1997-98 – Candice Alkins, Chilliwack 2008-09 – Rochelle Wallace, Vancouver 1998-99 – Carol Mara, New Westminster 2009-10 – Dennis Beraducci, Revelstoke 1999-00 – Richard Deets, Surrey
Frank Spring Award Minor Hockey Association of the Year
Awarded annually to the Minor Hockey Association judged to have made an outstanding contribution to its community by providing a properly organized program where a youngster can learn the basic skills and the fundamentals of good hockey. Associations are judged by a committee from the BC Hockey Executive. The committee shall consist of the Minor Hockey Chairperson who shall be chairperson, an Officer at Large as appointed by the President, the District Directors and the Staff Resource.
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It will be the responsibility of each District Director or District Association to submit a name annually to the BC Hockey Executive Director no later than April 15 along with a supporting resume. The committee guidelines for selecting the successful Association will include: • Solid foundation of administration and organization. The By-Laws, constitution and the philosophy of the minor hockey program should be both in writing and in evidence. • Good skills development program with emphasis on teaching. Special emphasis on the development of skills at the novice and atom categories with limited game and travel schedule. • Good communication network with coaches and other members of the Association and BC Hockey. • Good house league structure with limited game schedules and emphasis on fun and development of skills. • Good educational programs for coaches, referees and parents including follow up evaluation programs. • Equal opportunity for all players to compete at their skill level. • Good program of sportsmanship and character development. • Program will demonstrate a high level of competition and success keeping in perspective the philosophy of the Association. • Written evidence of planned future development of the Association. A final winner is approved by the Executive Committee at the Annual Meeting. 1982-83 – Kamloops 1988-89 – Princeton 1983-84 – Williams Lake 1989-90 – Armstrong 1984-85 – Port Coquitlam 1990-91 – Grandview 1985-86 – Merritt 1991-92 – Nanaimo 1986-87 – Cranbrook 1992-93 – Surrey 1987-88 – Cranbrook 1993-94 – Chilliwack
163 BC Hockey Awards Frank Spring Award
1994-95 – Abbotsford 2002-03 – Chase 1995-96 – Sooke 2003-04 – Richmond 1996-97 – Westside 2004-05 – Kamloops 1997-98 – Richmond 2005-06 – Port Coquitlam 1998-99 – Westside 2006-07 – Langley 1999-00 – North Vancouver 2007-08 – North Delta 2000-01 – Merritt 2008-09 – Vancouver 2001-02 – Greater Vernon 2009-10 – Kelowna
BC Hockey Outstanding Player Award
Awarded to a hockey player who, for a period not less than ten (10) years, has performed with or assisted a Club registered within BC Hockey, who has exhibited clean and skillful play, value to the Club, and who has assisted in the development of minor players. Nominations for Outstanding Player Award shall be received by the BC Hockey Executive Director from any Club affiliated with BC Hockey. All nominations must be endorsed by the League or Association of which the Club is a member. Nominations from the Clubs must be accompanied by a service record duly certified by the President and Secretary of such Club. The award shall be made by a Committee which shall be the Officers of BC Hockey. The presentation of such awards shall be made by the President of BC Hockey or the President’s appointee. The Committee is empowered to add such other conditions as is necessary. Recipients of Award: 1949-50 – H. Brown, Kimberley 1966-67 – Ken McTeer, Kimberley 1951-52 – Ab Cronie, Trail 1968-69 – Howie Hornby, Nelson 1952-53 – “Duke” Scodellaro, Trail 1969-70 – Andy McCallum, Powell River 1953-54 – F. Sullivan, Kimberley 1970-71 – Bill Jones, Kimberley 1964-65 – Seth Martin, Rossland 1989-90 – Len Dies, Quesnel
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BC Hockey Coaching Awards
Ernie Gare Award BC Hockey Coach of the Year
Awarded to BC’s top coach who shows leadership to players, demonstrates skill development and has a sound philosophy; winning is a consideration, but not the only one and not the most important one. This Award is given in memory of the late Ernie Gare of Nelson. Ernie Gare demonstrated what BC Hockey feels were the ideal elements of a coach. Nominations shall be forwarded in writing to BC Hockey no later than April 15. The nomination shall detail the coaching background of the nominee and be attested by the President of the Minor Hockey Association. The Selection Committee shall consist of the Chairperson of Hockey Development, a branch Coordinator and a Staff Resource person. This Award shall be the BC Hockey Coach of the Year Trophy. 1979-80 – Colin Patterson (Cranbrook) 1990-91 – Gordon Black (Surrey) 1980-81 – Al Patterson (Burnaby) 1991-92 – Lorne Bunyan (Port McNeill) 1981-82 – Al McLean (Port Moody) 1992-93 – Ray Donaldson (Chilliwack) 1982-83 – Don Berry (Abbotsford) 1993-94 – T. Cochrane (Grandview) 1983-84 – Richard Anderson 1994-95 – G. Berguist (Kamloops) (Summerland) 1995-96 – Ken Melynk (South Delta) 1984-85 – Ernie Kowal (Vernon) 1996-97 – Christine Gardiner (Surrey) 1985-86 – Ted Haupt (Richmond) 1997-98 – Larry Keating (Kelowna) 1986-87 – Don Robinson (Saanich) 1998-99 – Len Barrie (Kelowna) 1987-88 – Paul Phipps (Castlegar) Bill Higgins (Vernon) 1988-89 – Guy Charron (Vancouver) Mike Mondin (Trail) 1989-90 – Bill Higgins (Vernon)
165 BC Hockey Awards Ernie Gare Award
1999-00 – Alan Neale (Victoria) Dale Sproule (Victoria) 2000-01 – Terry Perkins (Campbell River) 2001-02 – Mike Moscone (Vancouver) 2002-03 – Will Unruh (Abbotsford) 2003-04 – John Steiner (Surrey) 2004-05 – Paul Bourgeois (Vernon) 2005-06 – Garth Ludwar (Creston) 2006-07 – Grant Kerr (MML Vancouver NW Giants) 2007-08 – Jon Calvano (MML Vancouver NW Giants) 2008-09 – Pat Thibeault (Vancouver Fusion) 2009-10 – Maurice Hamlin (Richmond)
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BC Hockey Officiating Awards
Official of the Year Award
Awarded to an official that meets the following guidelines: a. Carded for the current year. b. Exemplifies dedication and support for BC Hockey Referee’s Programs, BC Hockey/Hockey Canada Rules & Regulations. c. Contributes to hockey other than for on-ice requirements. d. Combines leadership and ability, both on and off the ice. e. Must not be a former recipient of this award. f. Must be recommended by the Referees Committee Member for the District in which the official resides. g. Nomination are to be submitted to the BC Hockey Development Co-ordinatior not later than April 15 for the current year. h. Final selection of the “Official of the Year” will be made be the BC Hockey Development Chairperson. 1988-89 – Wes Smith (Surrey) 1998-99 – Lowell Dick (Surrey) 1989-90 – Jay Sharers (New 1999-00 – Chris Mason (Abbotsford) Westminster) 2000-01 – Brad Reminek (Maple Ridge) 1990-91 – Hank Aarsen (Victoria) 2001-02 – Gerard Hayes (Kamloops) 1991-92 – Mike Leggo (Victoria) 2002-03 – Pat Smith (Lower Mainland) 1992-93 – Darren Zupp (Vernon) 2003-04 – Saad Al-Jadir (Kelowna) 1993-94 – Lonnie Cameron (Victoria) 2004-05 – Brandon Liefke (Vernon) 1994-95 – Ken Garwasiuk (Kelowna) 2005-06 – Steve Papp (Kelowna) 1995-96 – Willy Saari (Kamloops) 2006-07 – Jeff Ingram (Cloverdale) 1996-97 – Rick Boekestyn (Cranbrook) 2007-08 – Nick Swaine (Kamloops) 1997-98 – Colin Rasmussen 2008-09 – Ryan Dawson (Kamloops) (Kamloops) 2009-10 – Natasha Lowe (Vancouver
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Development Award – Coaching
Awarded annually to acknowledge outstanding service by a volunteer who has devoted his or her time to assist coaching in BC Hockey. The Selection Committee shall consist of the Chairperson of Hockey Development, the Branch Coach Coordinator and a Staff Resource person. This award shall be a BC Hockey plaque. 1980-81 – Bill Jones (Kimberley) 1995-96 – Sandy Blackwell (Prince 1981-82 – Cam Kerr (North Vancouver) George) 1982-83 – Cliff Russell (Kamloops) 1996-97 – Doug Nordan (North Delta) 1983-84 – Florence Rempel (Victoria) 1997-98 – Steve Amiss (Quesnel) 1984-85 – John Ptucha (Richmond) 1998-99 – Bruce Tuck (Saanich) 1985-86 – John Johnson (Summerland) 1999-00 – Paul Lefreniere (MacKenzie) 1986-87 – Fred Desrochers (Richmond) 2000-01 – Paul Weed (Comox) 1987-88 – Doug Cousins (Dawson 2001-02 – Teri Cotton (Victoria) Creek) 2002-03 – Erin Harbor (Summerland) 1988-89 – Don Lacey (Kitimat) 2003-04 – Ian Liversidge (Maple Ridge) 1989-90 – Marv Waller (Abbotsford) 2004-05 – Russ Weber (Richmond) 1990-91 – Paul Carson (Richmond) 2005-06 – Craig Bedard (Osoyoos) 1991-92 – Jack Hagen (Victoria) 2006-07 – Frank Kika (Williams Lake) 1992-93 – Scott Rintoul (North Delta) 2007-08 – Marv Waller (Misson) 1993-94 – Ted Hargreaves (Nelson) 2008-09 – Bill Soles (Golden) 1994-95 – Ken Skerik (Cranbrook) 2009-10 – Shane Hohlweg (Seafair)
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Development Award – Officiating
Awarded annually to acknowledge outstanding service by a volunteer who has devoted his or her time to assist officiating in BC Hockey. The Selection Committee shall consist of the Referees Committee Chairperson, Branch RIC and a Staff Resource person. 1980-81 – Carl Johansen (Kimberley) 1996-97 – Hank Aarsen (Nanaimo) 1981-82 – Grant Turner (Comox) 1997-98 – Evan Burnett (Nanaimo) 1982-83 – Keith Moore (Victoria) 1998-99 – Dale Nault (Surrey) 1983-84 – Stan Smith (Vancouver) 1999-00 – Mike Landucci (Fort St. John) 1984-85 – Harry Addison (Victoria) 2000-01 – Rob Schweitzer (Prince 1985-86 – Ken Wishart (Prince George) Rupert) 1986-87 – Douglas Stokes (Langley) 2001-02 – Ed Fornelli (Fort St. John) 1987-88 – Lyle Balfour (Vernon) 2002-03 – Murray Sheppard (Prince 1988-89 – Ron Masson (Surrey) Rupert) 1989-90 – Mark Dibblee (Kimberley) 2003-04 – Larry Jeeves (Penticton) 1990-91 – Harvey Megli (Vernon) 2004-05 – Allan Marchuk (Lumby) 1991-92 – Ed Mayert (Nanaimo) 2005-06 – Ryan Stefani (Vancouver) 1992-93 – Jim Allaway (Vernon) 2006-07 – Guy Chapdelaine (Rossland) 1993-94 – Dave Murray (Trail) 2007-08 – John Berg (Yukon) 1994-95 – Dave Webb (Comox) 2008-09 – Larry Sill (Kamloops) 1995-96 – Bruce Walker (Ashcroft) 2009-10 – Mike Fraser (Comox)
BC Hockey Safety Award
Awarded annually to acknowledge outstanding service by a volunteer who has devoted his or her time to assist safety and risk management in BC Hockey. 2003-04 – Candice Alkins (Chilliwack) 2007-08 – Debbie Marsh (North Delta) 2004-05 – Ken Carew (Fort St John) 2008-09 – Carol Fergusson (Sooke) 2005-06 – Bill Greene (Armstrong) 2009-10 – James Niezen (Chilliwack) 2006-07 – Anne Deitch (Burnaby)
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Minor Hockey Week Awards
Purpose: To honour BC Hockey Members who have given outstanding service and who have devoted a volunteer effort and service to a Minor Hockey Program in British Columbia. Nominations shall be forwarded in writing to the BC Hockey Executive Director no later than November 15 of the current season. The nomination shall detail the service record of the nominee and be attested by the President and Secretary of the Minor Hockey Association. The selection committee shall be the BC Hockey Officers
1958-59 – Chas W. McLean, Trail Herb Mitchell, Vancouver Ivan Temple, Victoria Jim Byram, Kimberley Art Jefferd, Vancouver 1968-69 – Bob Reid, Victoria Don C. Winslade, New Frank Begg, Kamloops Westminster 1969-70 – Mrs. K. Senkpiel, Kamloops 1959-60 – Don Sarkissian, Nanaimo Eric Kneen, Nanaimo Don E. Ried, Kamloops 1970-71 – Bert Hickman, Victoria Joseph Haywood, Trail C. Munns, Castlegar 1960-61 – Herb House, New Len Miller, Vernon Westminster 1971-72 – Hank Barone, Nelson Lloyd Murdoch, Trail Bruce Young, Victoria 1961-62 – Donald M. White, Kelowna 1972-73 – San Dempsey, Kamloops John J. Cronie, Trail Mimi Dempsey, Kamloops 1962-63 – Gerry Thompson, Vancouver 1973-74 – Peggy Temple, Victoria Frank Wait, Trail Frank Laughlin, Victoria Charles Anderson, Kamloops Gordon Malcolm, Nelson 1963-64 – C.A. Jeffery, Prince George 1974-75 – Ken Bond, Kamloops Lloyd Barrett, Chapman Mrs. Jackie Bogle, Penticton Camp Marcel Proulx, Trail 1964-65 – Jim Mailey, Trail 1975-76 – Les Murdoch, Trail D. Bentley, Cranbrook 1976-77 – Doug McCallum, Trail Leo Margolis, Nanaimo 1977-78 – Bob Best, New Westminster 1965-66 – John Wilson, Trail Leonard Lerose, Trail Doug Dawes, Kamloops 1978-79 – Bill Colbourne, Burnaby Bill Torry, Rossland 1979-80 – Bruce Allison, Richmond 1966-67 – Bill Brown, Vernon Warren Embury, Merritt Hank Klassen, Victoria 1980-81 – George Wong, Burnaby Bill Dickinson, Vancouver Mrs. Ginny Sam, Saanich 1967-68 – Larry Buchan, Vernon Jim Faulkner, Williams Lake
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1981-82 – Chris Goodman, Oliver Ed Dunham, Chilliwack Carl Johansen, Kimberley Betty Gilbert, Surrey Charlie Suzuki, Merritt Allan Matthews, Williams 1982-83 – Grant McKinstry, Victoria Lake Don Griffin, Kitimat 1995-96 – Bill Hucul, Salmon Arm Bill Jones, Kimberley Jean Jones, North Vancouver 1983-84 – Cors Verhage, Lumby Pat Lang, Fort St. John Doug Morton, Victoria Howard LeTroy, Semiahmoo Earl Sinkie, Vancouver Reo Martin, Fort St. James 1984-85 – Jean Entner, Logan Lake Rino Sellan, Kimberley Duane Entner, Logan Lake Karen Swick, Kitimat Tom Homersham, Kimberley 1996-97 – Claude Skerry, Williams Lake Gordon Strachan, Kelowna Terry Owen, North Vancouver 1985-86 – Bob Dahl, Terrace Larry Gathercole, Kamloops Norm Guizzo, Cranbrook Ken Kjenstad, Clearwater Elizabeth Smith, Lumby Ted Coyne, Princeton 1986-87 – Reg Aldus, Vancouver Richard Anderson, Ken Lozoway, Victoria Summerland Maureen Karran, Williams William Lee, Port Moody Lake 1997-98 – Florence Rempel, Victoria Lenore Hewlett, Westbank Ken Burry, South Delta 1987-88 – Pat Kilback, Cranbrook Peter Schular, Golden Marie McNamee, Comox Marlyn Ryder, Kelowna Allan Willock, Fort St. James Gay Hahn, Grandview 1988-89 – Christine Gardiner, Surrey Roy Sakaki, Salmon Arm Bill Hicks, Port Moody Jack Koteles, South Louanne Sanderson, Okanagan Kimberley 1998-99 – Andrew Mustard, Vancouver 1989-90 – Bob Woodward, Kimberley Gary Schiffo, Sparwood Joe Griff, Aldergrove Bob McCotter, Prince George Harvey Klassen, North Pat Worton, Kamloops Vancouver Pat & Carol Rolston, 1990-91 – Marion Holland, Victoria Sicamous Ed Mountain, Invermere Sandy Cook, Invermere Wally Iwanciwski, Quesnel Jenney Nemeth, 1991-92 – Jim Roode, Kamloops Summerland Fred Schooley, Kitimat 1999-00 – Rick Deets, Surrey Ken Skerik, Cranbrook Sharon Brown, Westside 1992-93 – Randy Brash, Windermere Elinor Adolphe, Penticton John Michie, Westside Bruce Walker, Thompson Gerry Ogilvie, Kimberley Cariboo 1993-94 – Dunc Jamieson, Penticton Gary Ware, Merritt Frank Lento, Fernie Marilyn Van Damme, Prince Joe Morellato, Hastings George 1994-95 – Ray Bissette, Mackenzie Bob Trobak, Fort St. John John Dahl, Mackenzie
171 BC Hockey Awards Minor Hockey Week Awards
2000-01 – Cliff Tyson, Trail Karen Jorgenson, Fort Bob Lepage, Prince George Nelson Bonnie Cameron, West Val Macala, Canal Flats Vancouver 2006-07 – Diana Raffan, North John Ptucha, Richmond Okanagan MHA Neil Britton, Penticton Gordon Matthews, Dutch Hopman, Kelowna Thompson Cariboo MHA Karen Swetlikoe, Kamloops Bud Rich, Sicamous MHA 2001-02 – Audrey Foster, Prince Patty Willowby, Lillooet MHA George Jack Koteles, OMAHA Bill Greene, Armstrong George Rithaler, Salmon Arm Liz Johnston, Richmond MHA Nonie Miyazaki, Merritt Lynne Kiang, Richmond MHA Anita Palmer, Fernie Robert Strachan, Rossland Deanna Rau, Stewart - Trail MHA 2002-03 – Steve Amiss, Quesnel 2007-08 – Sherry Anderson, South Donna Henderson, Kamloops Okanagan MHA Andrew Jakubeit, Penticton Maria Andre, Okanagan Wilf Liefke, Vernon Mainline AHA Kerry Solinsky, Kelowna Bev Grossler, Lillooet MHA Marv Waller, Mission Debbie Harrison, Slamon Ross Bidinger, Invermere Arm MHA 2003-04 – Bruce Walter, Lillooet Donna McLellan, Clearwater Jim Healey, Okanagan & District Jim Alaway, Summerland Kari Mostat, Salmon Arm Terri Munro, Vancouver MHA Robin Douville, Creston Debbie Quesnel, Thompson Charlie Knotts, Victoria Cariboo Bev Weiler, Fort St. John 2008-09 – Dale Cassell, Kamloops MHA 2004-05 – Rob Born, Winfield Elaine Gill, Merritt MHA Marilyn Brzowtowski, Tom Marsh, Salmon Arm Armstrong MHA Stan Burton, Kamloops David Phillips, Slamon Arm Heidi Reid, Hundred Mile MHA House Scott Robertson, Merritt MHA Dan Seibel, OMAHA Kevin Urekar, Port Moody Lynda Sali, Revelstoke MHA Stacey Villaneaua, Keith Watson , Salmon Arm Summerland MHA 2005-06 – Rhona Martin, Sicamous 2009-10 – Dennis Baraducci, Revelstoke Clevland Astle, Port Debbie Cooper, Jaun de Fuca Coquitlam James Niezen, PCAHA Colin Rasmusson, Kamloops Bill Van Helvoirt, Prince Wendy Pottie, Salmon Arm George Susie Sherman, Sooke
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Hockey Canada Officiating Awards
The Hockey Canada Officiating Awards are given in recognition of outstanding service during the season. The categories for the awards are most promising, most improved and most deserving official.
1989-90 – Mark Trevelyan, Williams River Lake 2000-01 – Stephan Rainville, Courtenay Chris de Haan, Abbotsford Trent Lawrence, Quesnel Fred Zibin, Port Alberni Trevor Noble, Terrace 1990-91 – Brad Laffin, Chilliwack 2001-02 – Charles Bryon, Merritt Scott Murray, Creston Ross Campbell, Quesnel Adolph Jede, Quesnel Jennifer Konicek, Kitimat 1991-92 – Jack Darney, Sechelt 2002-03 – Steven McKay, Clearwater Clay Matile, Williams Lake Daniel Dittaro, Vanderhoof Jordie Dwyer, Surrey Ryan Stefani, Vancouver 1992-93 – Brian Youngson, Coquitlam 2003-04 – Eric Martens, Vanderhoof Angela Sosnoski, New Kameron Poirier, Delta Westminster Adam Hyatt, Prince George Darren Zupp, Vernon 2004-05 – Glen Brown, Cranbrook 1993-94 – Margaret Logan, Prince Jason Cramer, Surrey Rupert Curits McGregor, Fort Nelson Jonathan Chapman, Surrey 2005-06 – Clayton Young, Fort St. Willy Saari, Kamloops James 1994-95 – Naomi Horbatch, Port Alberni Rachel Robilliard, North Marc Audet, Comox Delta Kelly Sutherland, Richmond Adam Hyatt, Prince George 1995-96 – Rae Hartley, Winfield 2006-07 – Kevin Sherman, Prince Todd Zilki, Vancouver Rupert Mike Fraser, Powell River Graham Chandler, Surrey 1996-97 – Chris Butcher, Comox Ryan Carr, Vancouver Jamie Wilson, Nanaimo Thunderbirds Pat Bensmiller, Burnaby 2007-08 – Kowan O’Keefe, Salmon Arm 1997-98 – Kristine Dick, Kamloops Adrienne Beacon, Kamloops Joe Bennett, Oliver Jacob Hill, Vancouver Kevin Penny, Prince George Thunderbirds 1998-99 – Kevin Perkin, Powell River 2008-09 – Kayla Keeping, Savona Bill Wylie, Kelowna Meaghan Pranke, Nanaimo Francis Rankin, Whitehorse Andrew Wutke, Salmon Arm 1999-00 – Rob Fryer, Kamloops 2009-10 – Brendon Creyke, Prince Jenna Lewis, Kitimat George Kristina Dick, Kamloops Ron Dietterle, Aldergrove Stacey De Wynter, Powell Shelby Roberge, Kitimat
173 BC Hockey Awards
BC HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIPS
BC Hockey Scholarships are awarded annually by BC Hockey membership to recognize and enhance the opportunities presented when furthering one’s education. Two of these awards are presented as Memorial Scholarships.
2009-10 – Christopher Matthews, Geoffry Doka, Elk Valley Richmond Liane Brooks, Sooke Christopher Albee, Quesnel Tyler Berg, Vernon Millionaires Michael Van Nostrand, Fort St. John Melissa Cachia, Smithers Nicol Dimock, Grand Forks
Bruce Allison Scholarship
This BC Hockey scholarship will be awarded annually in memory of the late Bruce Allison of Richmond, 26th President of BC Hockey. Bruce Allison was instrumental in establishing and pursuing scholarship opportunities for members of BC Hockey and advocated the pursuit of educational goals through hockey excellence.
2009-10 – Jordan Magnuson, Coquitlam
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Jeff Butler Scholarship
This BC Hockey scholarship will be awarded annually in memory of Jeff Butler, a Junior A hockey player who was fatally injured during a hockey game on Saturday, September 14, 1985. Jeff was a dedicated young man with rare qualities of character and determination.
2009-10 – Noah Stone, Kamloops
Ted Hargreaves Scholarship
This BC Hockey scholarship will be awarded annually in memory of Ted Hargreaves, a former BC Hockey District Coach Coordinator and High Performance Coordinator, who passed away in 2005. 2009-10 – Katrina Ward, Semiahmoo
175 BC Hockey Awards
BC HOCKEY CHAMPIONS
Senior AAA
The Savage Cup Donated to the BC Hockey by Mr. J.M. Savage of Victoria, BC (Canadian Colliers), in 1911 for competition by Senior AAA Hockey Clubs, emblematic of the Senior AAA Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1912-13 – Vancouver Rowing Club 1925-26 – Vancouver Towers 1913-14 – Fraser Mills Hockey Club 1926-27 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1914-15 – Vancouver B.B. Hockey Club 1927-28 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1915-16 – Vancouver B.B. Hockey Club 1928-29 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1916-17 – Vancouver Towers 1929-30 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1917-18 – Vancouver Towers 1930-31 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1918-19 – Vancouver Towers 1931-32 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1919-20 – Vancouver Towers 1932-33 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1920-21 – University of British Columbia 1933-34 – Kimberley Dynamiters 1921-22 – Vancouver Towers (J. Pratt) 1922-23 – Vancouver Young Liberals 1934-35 – Kimberley Dynamiters 1923-24 – Rossland Hockey Club (Johnny Achtzener) 1924-25 – Rossland Hockey Club
176 Savage Cup BC Hockey Awards
1935-36 – Kimberley Dynamiters (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) (Johnny Achtzener) 1956-57 – Spokane Flyers (Roy (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) McBride) 1936-37 – Nelson Maple Leafs 1957-58 – Kelowna Packers (Jack (A.S. Aitken) O’Reilly) 1937-38 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1958-59 – Vernon Canadians (George (Elmer Piper) Agar) (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1959-60 – Trail Smoke Eaters (Robt. 1938-39 – Kimberley Dynamiters Kromm) (Eric Hornquist) 1960-61 – Nelson Maple Leafs (Mickey 1939-40 – Trail Smoke Eaters (Jack Maglio) Kwasney) 1961-62 – Trail Smoke Eaters (Robt. 1940-41 – Trail Smoke Eaters (Jim Kromm) Morris) (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1941-42 – Kimberley Dynamiters (Ralph 1962-63 – No Competition Redding) 1963-64 – Kimberley Dynamiters 1942-43 – Victoria Army (Bill Carse) (W. Jones) 1943-44 – New Westminster (Frank 1964-65 – Nelson Maple Leafs (Robt. Dotten) Kromm) 1944-45 – No Competition 1965-66 – Kimberley Dynamiters 1945-46 – Trail Smoke Eaters (Jimmy (Les Lilley) Morris) 1966-67 – Nelson Maple Leafs (Frank 1946-47 – Kimberley Dynamiters Arnett) (Ralph Redding) 1967-68 – Spokane Jets (Colin Kilburn) 1947-48 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1968-69 – Spokane Jets (E.I. Rollins) (Ab Cronie) 1969-70 – Spokane Jets (E.I. Rollins) 1948-49 – Trail Smoke Eaters (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) (Ab Cronie) 1970-71 – Nelson Maple Leafs 1949-50 – Kamloops Elks (Paul (Marshall J. Severyn) Thompson) 1971-72 – Spokane Jets (Norman 1950-51 – Nanaimo Clippers Johnson) (Ed Shamlock) (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS 1951-52 – Trail Smoke Eaters (Gerry OF CANADA) Thomson) 1972-73 – Spokane Jets (Norman 1952-53 – Penticton V’s (Bill Carse) Johnson) 1953-54 – Penticton V’s (Grant 1973-74 – Cranbrook Royals Warwick) (Eric Sutcliffe) (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1974-75 – Spokane Flyers 1954-55 – Vernon Canadians (Tom Hodges) (George Agar) 1975-76 – Spokane Flyers 1955-56 – Vernon Canadians (George (Tom Hodges) Agar) (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA)
177 BC Hockey Awards Savage Cup
1976-77 – Spokane Flyers (Ted (R. Viglasi) McAneeley) (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1977-78 – Kimberley Dynamiters 1997-98 – Powell River Regals (Jim McCrimmon) (R. Viglasi, G. Kremsater) (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1998-99 – Powell River Regals 1978-79 – Trail Smoke Eaters (M. Andrews, T. English, (Hal Jones) G. Kremsater) 1979-80 – Spokane Flyers (Ron Harris) 1999-00 – Powell River Regals (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) (V. Kinley) 1980-81 – Quesnel Kangaroos (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) (J. Marsh) 2000-01 – Powell River Regals 1981-82 – Cranbrook Royals (Kelly (J. Vanderkemp, T. English) Ferner) 2001-02 – Powell River Regals (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) (K. Lewis) 1982-83 – Trail Smoke Eaters (Seth 2002-03 – Powell River Regals Martin) (T. English) 1983-84 – Spokane Chiefs (E.I. Rollins) 2003-04 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1984-85 – Spokane Chiefs (E.I. Rollins) (P. Sheets, M. Heslop) 1985-86 – Nelson Maple Leafs (Bill 2004-05 – Powell River Regals Kestell) (T. English) 1986-87 – Nelson Maple Leafs 2005-06 – Powell River Regals (Bill Kestell) (T. English) 1987-88 – Elk Valley Blazers (Dan 2006-07 – Fort St. John Flyers Robertson, Mike Will) (R. Larson) 1988-89 – Abbotsford Flyers (Scott 2007-08 – Fort St. John Flyers Bradley) (G.Alexander) 1989-90 – Abbotsford Flyers (Scott 2008-09 – Fort St. John Flyers (K. Bradley) Noble) 1990-91 – Abbotsford Flyers (Scott 2009-10 – Fort St. John Flyers (M. Bradley) Vandekamp) 1991-92 – Abbotsford Flyers (Scott Bradley, Chris Hans) 1992-93 – Whitehorse Huskies (R. Areshenkoff, Al Gibbs) (ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1993-94 – Penticton Silver Bullets (L. Lemire, G. Thygesen, S. Cyr) 1994-95 – Powell River Regals (Harry Smith) 1995-96 – Powell River Regals (T. English) 1996-97 – Powell River Regals
178 BC Hockey Awards
Senior AA
The Coy Cup Donated to the BC Hockey by Colonel Coy of the 50th Gordon Highlanders (now the 16th Scottish) of Victoria, BC, emblematic of the Senior AA Amateur Hockey Championship of British Columbia. 1922-23 – Enderby Hockey Club 1945-46 – Vernon 1924-25 – Ex-King George Hockey Club 1946-47 – Trail All-Stars (Jack 1925-26 – Kimberley Hockey Club Kwasney) (Ted Nagle) 1947-48 – New Westminster Hillsides 1926-27 – Prince George Hockey Club 1948-49 – Nanaimo Clippers (Red Carr) 1927-28 – Vernon 1949-50 – Trail All-Stars (Frank Wait) 1928-29 – Vernon Hockey Club 1950-51 – Trail Intermediate Smoke 1929-30 – Vernon Hockey Club Eaters (Frank Waite) 1930-31 – Lumby Flying Frenchmen 1951-52 – Kamloops Loggers (Kenny 1931-32 – Vernon and Prince George, Stewart) jointly 1952-53 – Trail All-Stars (Bob Weist) 1932-33 – Kimberley Hockey Club 1953-54 – Trail All-Stars (Ian McLeod) 1933-34 – Vernon 1954-55 – Trail All-Stars (Frank Turik) 1934-35 – Vernon 1955-56 – Nanaimo Clippers (Red Carr) 1935-36 – Merritt Hockey Club 1956-57 – Kimberley Dynamiters 1936-37 – Pioneer Mines Hockey Club (J. Achtzener) 1937-38 – Bralorne Golddiggers 1957-58 – Nanaimo Clippers (Red Carr) 1938-39 – Bralome Golddiggers 1958-59 – Vancouver Carlings (Mike 1940-41 – Nanaimo Clippers Shabaga) 1941-42 – Nanaimo Clippers 1959-60 – Nanaimo Labatts (Red Carr) 1942-43 – Vernon Hockey Club 1960-61 – Trail Oilers (Alex Birukow) 1943-44 – Vernon Legionnaires 1961-62 – Summerland Macs 1944-45 – No Competition (Bernie Bathgate)
179 BC Hockey Awards Coy Cup
1962-63 – Kamloops Chiefs (Bud Evans) (J. Marsh) 1963-64 – Kamloops Chiefs (W. Evans) 1985-86 – Quesnel Kangaroos 1964-65 – Vernon Luckies (V. Dye) (B. Gassoff, W. Holmes) 1965-66 – Quesnel Kangaroos 1986-87 – Quesnel Kangaroos (W. Ramsden) (Brad Gassoff) 1966-67 – Powell River Regals (Robt. 1987-88 – Quesnel Kangaroos McCallum) (Win Winofsky) 1967-68 – Quesnel Kangaroos 1988-89 – Abbotsford Blues (W. Ramsden) (Scott Bradley) 1968-69 – Powell River Regals 1989-90 – Quesnel Kangaroos (Robert Crawford) (Steve Amiss) 1969-70 – Powell River Regals 1990-91 – Revelstoke Merchants (Robert Crawford) (L. Black, A. Cota) (HARDY CUP CHAMPIONS 1991-92 – Penticton Silver Bullets (G. OF CANADA) Thygesen, B. Chapman) 1970-71 – Prince George (Robert 1992-93 – Powell River Regals (John Brooks) Vanderkamp) 1971-72 – Shmyr Flyers (T. Shmyr) 1993-94 – Sicamous Eagles (N. 1972-73 – Prince George Mohawks Andrews, K. Davies) (R. Brooks) 1994-95 – No Competition 1973-74 – Coquitlam Canadians 1995-96 – New Westminster Beavers (G. Glazier) (D. Rainville) 1974-75 – Prince George Mohawks 1996-97 – Fort St. James Stars (D. Wilkie) (G. Rosa) 1975-76 – Prince George Mohawks 1997-98 – Quesnel Kangaroos (Don Wilkie) (T. Kirkham, W. Winofsky) 1976-77 – North Shore Hurry Kings 1998-99 – Fort St. James Stars (P. Shmyr) (K. Lodge) 1977-78 – Prince George Mohawks 1999-00 – No Competition (Don Wilkie) 2000-01 – New Westminster Beavers (HARDY CUP CHAMPIONS (D. Rainville) OF CANADA) 2001-02 – Trail Smokeaters (M. Heslop) 1978-79 – North Shore Hurry Kings 2002-03 – Trail Smokeaters (P. Sheets, (John Anderson) M. Heslop) 1979-80 – Burnaby Lakers (Gary 2003-04 – East Kootenay Royals Forbes) (B. Watson) (HARDY CUP CHAMPIONS 2004-05 – Kitimat Ice Demons (M. OF CANADA) Whelan, M.Steponavicius) 1980-81 – Victoria Athletics (Gord 2005-06 – Kitimat Ice Demons Neilson) 2006-07 – Rossland Warriors 1981-82 – Quesnel Kangaroos (D. Bradford) (R. Marsh) 2007-08 – Kitimat Ice Demons 1982-83 – Quesnel Kangaroos (M.Stephanavicius) (Bob Marsh) 2008-09 – Williams Lake Stampeders 1983-84 – Quesnel Kangaroos (K.Kohlen) (J. Marsh) 2009-10 – Powell River Regals (T. 1984-85 – Quesnel Kangaroos English/R. Hopper) 180 BC Hockey Scholarships
Junior A
The Mowat Cup Donated to the BC Hockey by Mr. John Mowat of Victoria, BC for competition of Junior Hockey Clubs, emblematic of the Junior A Amateur Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1927-28 – Fernie 1945-46 – Nanaimo Clippers 1928-39 – Nelson (Walter ‘Bus’ Matthews) 1929-30 – King George, Vancouver 1946-47 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters 1930-31 – Ex-King George, Vancouver (Gerry Thomson) 1931-34 – Trail Smoke Eaters, 3 years 1947-48 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Wm. ‘Scotty’ Ross) (Hedley Marshall) 1934-35 – King George, Vancouver 1948-49 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters 1935-36 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1949-50 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Steve Matovich) (Jimmy Anderson) 1936-37 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1950-51 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Steve Matovich) (Ron Gardiner) 1937-38 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1951-52 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Steve Matovich) (Jimmy Anderson) 1938-39 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1952-53 – Vernon Juniors (Bud (Wm. ‘Scotty’ Ross) Anderson) 1939-40 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1953-54 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Wm. ‘Scotty’ Ross) (Robt. Milne) 1940-41 – No Competition 1954-55 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters 1941-42 – No Competition (Leo Soligo) 1942-43 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1955-56 – Vernon Juniors (Sarge (Gerry Thompson) Sammartino) 1943-44 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1956-57 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters 1944-45 – No Competition (Jimmy Mailey)
181 BC Hockey Scholarships Mowat Cup
1957-58 – Warfield Juniors (Robt. (Marc Pezzin) Clements) 1982-83 – Abbotsford Flyers (Don Berry, 1958-59 – Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters (Robt. John Olver) Clements) 1983-84 – Langley Eagles (J. Oliver, 1959-60 – Penticton (Bernie Bathgate) P. Logan) 1960-61 – Trail Smoke Eaters 1984-85 – Penticton Knights (Ray Hamilton) (R. Kozuback, N. Iannone) 1961-62 – Kamloops Rockets 1985-86 – Penticton Knights (Kenny Stewart) (R. Kozuback, N. Iannone) 1962-63 – Trail Smoke Eaters (CENTENNIAL CUP (Ray Hamilton) CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1963-64 – Kamloops Rockets 1986-87 – Richmond Sockeyes (K. Stewart) (O. Kurtenbach) 1964-65 – New Westminster Royals (CENTENNIAL CUP (R. Fenton) CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1965-66 – New Westminster Royals 1987-88 – Vernon Lakers (Ernie Gare, (R. Fenton) George Fargher) 1966-67 – New Westminster Royals 1988-89 – Vernon Lakers (Ernie Gare, (R. Fenton) Ed Johnstone) 1967-68 – Penticton Broncos 1989-90 – New Westminster Royals (Jack Taggert) (J. Olver, D. Pisiak, 1968-69 – Victoria Cougars V. Lemire, H. Smyl) (Doug Anderson) Vernon Lakers, – Host Team 1969-70 – Vernon Essos (Oddie Lowe) (CENTENNIAL CUP 1970-71 – Kamloops Rockets CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) (Joe Tennant) 1990-91 – Vernon Lakers 1971-72 – Vernon Essos (Oddie Lowe) (E. Johnstone, K. Chase) 1972-73 – Penticton Broncos (CENTENNIAL CUP (Don Slater) CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1973-74 – Kelowna Buckaroos 1991-92 – Vernon Lakers (E. (D. Culley) Johnstone, P. Esposito) 1974-75 – Bellingham Blazers 1992-93 – Kelowna Spartans (L. Gingras) (Jim Hammett) 1975-76 – Nor Wes Caps (Brian Crowe) (CENTENNIAL CUP 1976-77 – Richmond Sockeyes CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) (J. Henderson) 1993-94 – Kelowna Spartans 1977-78 – Merritt Centennials (Jim Hammett) (J. Tennant) 1994-95 – Chilliwack Chiefs (H. Smyl) 1978-79 – Richmond Sockeyes 1995-96 – Vernon Vipers (L. Bremner, (J. Wild, D. Purdy) T. Mick) 1979-80 – Penticton Knights (ROYAL BANK CUP (Marc Pezzin) CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 1980-81 – Penticton Knights 1996-97 – South Surrey Eagles (Marc Pezzin) (R. Lanz, J. Short, M. Holick) 1981-82 – Penticton Knights
182 Mowat Cup BC Hockey Awards
1997-98 – South Surrey Eagles H. Smyl) (M. Holick, J. Short) 2002-03 – Vernon Vipers (ROYAL BANK CUP (M. Vandekamp) CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 2003-04 – Nanaimo Clippers 1998-99 – Vernon Vipers (T. Mick, (B. Bestwick) J. Oliver) 2004-05 – Surrey Eagles (R. Hillier) (ROYAL BANK CUP 2005-06 – Burnaby Express (R. Lanz) CHAMPIONS OF CANADA) 2006-07 – Nanaimo Clippers 1999-00 – Chilliwack Chiefs (H. Smyl) (B. Bestwick) 2000-01 – Victoria Salsa (C. Blair, 2007-08 – Penticton Vees J. Lund, J. Read) (F. Harbinson) 2001-02 – Chilliwack Chiefs (E. 2008-09 – Vernon Vipers (M. Ferner) Hasselmann, D. Kletzel, 2009-10 – Vernon Vipers (A. Moger)
Junior B Fred W. (Cyclone) Taylor Trophy Donated by BC Hockey in honour of Fred (Cyclone) Taylor of Vancouver, emblematic of the Junior B Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1966-67 – Comox Totems (Ron 1977-78 – Quesnel Millionaires Darnbrough) (Wayne Inglis) 1967-68 – Nelson Junior Maple Leafs 1978-79 – Quesnel Millionaires (Fritz Koehle) (Wayne Inglis) 1978-69 – Fort St. John Golden Hawks 1979-80 – Kimberley Knights (Jack Durstan) (Gerald Goyer) 1969-70 – Trail Junior Smoke Eaters 1980-81 – Northwest Americans (Roy Casler) (D. Chiupka, R. Collins) 1970-71 – Victoria Cubs (R. Turcotte) 1981-82 – Cranbrook Colts (C. 1971-72 – Nor Wes Caps (Garry Begg, Patterson) G. Blore) 1982-83 – North Shore W.C. Flames 1972-73 – Nor Wes Caps (Garry Begg, (B. Pope, R. Wheatley) G. Blore, George Wood) 1983-84 – Cranbrook Colts (T. Minnis, 1973-74 – Cranbrook Colts D. Noble) (C. Patterson) 1984-85 – Cranbrook Colts (D. Spring, 1974-75 – Cranbrook Colts W. Price) (C. Patterson) 1985-86 – Cranbrook Colts (D. Spring, 1975-76 – Saanich Braves R. Allen) (B. Robinson) 1986-87 – Cranbrook Colts (D. Neil) 1976-77 – Quesnel Millionaires 1987-88 – White Rock Whalers (Wayne Inglis) (L. Romanchych)
183 BC Hockey Awards Fred W. (Cyclone) Taylor Trophy
1988-89 – Columbia Valley Rockies (K. Bueckert, D. Sales, (T. Renney, M. Davidson) K. Kursteiner) (WESTERN CANADA 1999-00 – Abbotsford Pilots (G. JUNIOR B CHAMPIONS) Douville) 1989-90 – Burnaby Bluehawks 2000-01 – Beaver Valley Nite Hawks (G. MacGillivray) (T. Jones, P. Matucci) 1990-91 – Trail Smoke Eaters 2001-02 – Sicamous Eagles (D. Bradford, J. Stark) (B. Robinson) 1991-92 – Richmond Sockeyes (WESTERN CANADA (F. Desrochers, M. Lambert) JUNIOR B CHAMPIONS) 1992-93 – Coquitlam Warriors (G. Kerr, 2002-03 – Richmond Sockeyes R. Scoffins) (R. Johnson, B. Purcka, 1993-94 – Grandview Steelers B. Koen, D. May) (T. Cochrane, J. Mortimer) 2003-04 – Richmond Sockeyes 1994-95 – Sicamous Eagles (R. Johnson) (K. Cheveldave) 2004-05 – Osoyoos Storm (J. Liebel) 1995-96 – Ridge Meadows Flames (WESTERN CANADA (P. Crowther, S. Crowther) JUNIOR B CHAMPIONS) 1996-97 – Beaver Valley Nite Hawks 2005-06 – Delta Ice Hawks (S. Kuss) (P. Corrado, T. Jones) 2006-07 – Victoria Cougars (C. Didmon) 1997-98 – Ridge Meadow Flames 2007-08 – Grandview Steelers (S. Crowther, (A. Bruno) W. McComb, E. Koopmans) 2008-09 – Richmond Sockeyes (WESTERN CANADA (J. Lambert) JUNIOR B CHAMPIONS) 2009-10 – Revelstoke Grizzlies 1998-99 – Campbell River Storm (J. Pont / G. Gartner)
Senior AAA Female
1966-67 – Esquimalt Bulldozers 1982-83 – Coquitlam Satellites 1967-68 – Esquimalt Bulldozers 1983-84 – North Vancouver (S. Fera, 1968-69 – Esquimalt Bulldozers J. Tyson) 1969-70 – Coquitlam Satellites 1984-85 – North Vancouver 1970-71 – Esquimalt Bulldozers (J. Tyson, S. Fera) 1971-71 – Burnaby Bombers 1985-86 – Surrey Flyers (W. Flindall, W. 1972-73 – Burnaby Bombers Barry) 1973-74 – Esquimalt Bulldozers 1986-87 – Surrey Flyers (Dave Williams, 1974-75 – Burnaby Dennis Johnstone) 1975-76 – Burnaby 1987-88 – New Westminster Silver 1976-77 – Coquitlam Satellites Hawks (R. Koyanagi) 1977-78 – Coquitlam Satellites 1988-89 – Surrey Flyers (D. Johnston, 1978-79 – North Delta Sonics B. Atchinson) 1979-80 – North Delta Sonics 1989-90 – New Westminster Silver 1980-81 – Surrey Flyers Hawks (N. Wallace, 1981-82 – North Vancouver Dynamos R. Koyangi) 184 Senior AAA Female BC Hockey Awards
G. Lemieux, R. Pretty) 1990-91 – Surrey Flyers (D. Williams) 1999-00 – Britannia Blues (Lynncy 1991-92 – Surrey Flyers (D. Williams) Powell) 1992-93 – Vancouver Bladerunners 2000-01 – Vancouver Griffins (S. Leone) (L. Powell) 2001-02 – Richmond Steelers 1993-94 – Vancouver Bladerunners (J. Calvano, S. Bradford) (H. Dion, L. Powell) 2002-03 – Vancouver Griffins 1994-95 – Britannia Blues (L. Powell) (N. Wilson, D. Sheets, 1995-96 – Britannia Blues (L. Powell, R.Siemens, L. Parker) N. Jrszenszky) 2003-04 – Richmond Steelers 1996-97 – Britannia Blues (L. Powell, (Owen Pighin) N. Jrszenszky) 2004-05 – BC Outback (A. Neal) 1997-98 – Richmond Lightning 2005-06 – BC Outback (A. Neal) (H. Dion, I. Chu) 2006-07 – BC Outback (A. Neal) 1998-99 – New Westminster Lightning (H. Dion,
Senior AA Female
Don Murray Memorial Trophy Senior AA Female 1983-84 – Newton Blazers (W. Eggleton, P. Doyle) Sosnoski) 1991-92 – Kamloops Rangers (P. Doyle) 1986-87 – Quesnel Angels (Dan Berard) 1992-93 – Kamloops Rangers (G. 1987-88 – Sooke Malahat Blues (B. Etienne, C. Wolfe) Sullivan) 1993-94 – Kamloops Rangers (G. 1988-89 – Whitehorse Acorns (Don Etienne, C. Wolfe) Stonehouse) 1994-95 – Sooke Thunderbirds (J. 1989-90 – Burnaby Sharp Shooters (R. Humphrey, R. Sluggett) Evans, M. Dykes) 1995-96 – Sooke Thunderbirds (R. 1990-91 – Kamloops Rangers (G. Sluggett, W. Bangert)
185 BC Hockey Awards Don Murray Memorial Trophy
1996-97 – Sooke Thunderbirds Jakubec, S. Leone, B. Hope) (R. Sluggett) 2003-04 – Burnaby Shadows 1997-98 – Kamloops Rangers (P. Doyle, (Lori Parker) C. Wolff) 2004-05 – Killarney Knights 1998-99 – Kootenay Wildcats (K. (C. Thomson, J. Lund)) Skerik, A. Neal, M. Boehm) 2005-06 – Killarney Knights 1999-00 – Burnaby Raiders (M. (C. Thomson, J. Lund)) Jakubec) 2006-07 – Langley Legends 2000-01 – Brittania Blues (L. Powell, (K. Pascuzzo) D. Cumming) 2007-08 – Killarney Knights (J.Lund) 2001-02 – Great Pacific Forum Lightning 2008-09 – Killarney Knights (J. Lund) (C Thomson, H. Dion) 2009-10 – Killarney Knights (J. Lund) 2002-03 – Burnaby Raiders (M.
Female Senior A 1998-99 – Kamloops (E. Velestuk) 2004-05 – Prince George Northern 1999-00 – Delta Women (D. Atkinson, Blades (D. Maki) T. Brown) 2005-06 – Campbell River Pan Fish 2000-01 – Fort St. John North Peace (R. Couture) Eagles 2006-07 – Kamloops Vibe (B. Young) (M. Thompson, K. McKean) 2007-08 – North Peace Eages 2001-02 – Fort St. John North Peace (L. Schmick/K. McKean) Eagles 2008-09 – Victoria Phantoms (M. Thompson, K. McKean) (J. LouPoy) 2002-03 – Kamloops Vibe (D. Isaacs, 2009-10 – Island Pacific Phantoms B. Young) (J. LouPoy) 2003-04 – Kamloops Vibe (B. Young)
Female Midget AAA
2007-08 – Burnaby Winter Club 2009-10 – Thompson/Okanagan Steelers (B. Coupland) Rockets (S. Leone) 2008-09 – Vancouver Fusion (P. Thibeault)
186 Female Midget BC Hockey Awards
Female Midget
1996-97 – Fernie Bladerunners 2003-04 – Sooke SVI Breakers (B. (J. Hughes, G. Smith, Tuck) R. Poupart) 2004-05 – Juan de Fuca SVI Breakers 1997-98 – Fernie Bladerunners (G. (B. Tuck) Smith, D. Jones, J. Hughes) 2005-06 – South Island (D. Sutherland, 1998-99 – Fernie Bladerunners B. Robinson, B. Tuck, R. (J. Hughes, G. Smith) Wong, M. Corrigan) 1999-00 – Cranbrook (D. Jones) 2006-07 – Kootenay Wildcats (B. 2000-01 – Fernie Bladerunners Petrick) (R. Poupart) 2007-08 – Kamloops (D. Eustache) 2001-02 – Fernie Bladerunners 2008-09 – Salmon Arm (J. Fukumoto, D. (R. Poupart) Gibb) 2002-03 – Nelson (K. Koshey, N. 2009-10 – Kamloops (K. Moss) Hargreaves, B. Merkley)
Female Bantam
2001-02 – TriCities Predators (M. Inglis) M. Blanleil, F. Buttenaar) 2002-03 – Victoria Racquet Club 2006-07 – Kamloops (C. Eustache) (M.Corrigan, R.Wong) 2007-08 – Kelowna (R.Horne) 2003-04 – Sooke SVI Breakers 2008-09 – Kelowna (K. Andrusiak, (M.Corrigan) J. Krause) 2004-05 – Kelowna (D. Osness) 2009-10 – North Shore Female (T. Kerr) 2005-06 – Kelowna (R. Casorso, G. Weninger,
Female Pee Wee
1999-00 – South Delta (D. Emslie, 2004-05 – Kelowna (G. Weninger) H. Hamlin) 2005-06 – Kelowna 2000-01 – Campbell River (T. Perkins) 2006-07 – North Shore Female Ice 2001-02 – Richmond (A. Lowden, Hockey Association K. Pascuzzo, 2007-08 – North Shore IHA (J. Miller) R. Petty, D. McPhail) 2008-09 – North Shore IHA 2002-03 – Vernon (T. Cooper, (D. Nicolson) A. Lidstone) 2009-10 – Victoria (R. Richardson) 2003-04 – Surrey Red Wings (B. Dobie)
187 BC Hockey Awards
Juvenile Amateur Hockey
The Monarch Life Assurance Cup Donated to BC Hockey by Mr. Frank Boreham for The Monarch Life Assurance Company of Vancouver, B.C. for competition of Juvenile Hockey Clubs, emblematic of the Juvenile Amateur Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1939-40 – Nelson (W.W. Wait) 1957-58 – Penticton (George Christie) 1940-41 – Vernon (Fred Smith) 1958-59 – Penticton (Don Slater) 1941-42 – Trail (Jim Morris) 1959-60 – Cranbrook (Carl Johansen) 1942-43 – No Competition 1960-61 – Trail (Leo Soligo) 1943-44 – Trail (Roy Bentley) 1961-62 – Trail (Leo Soligo) 1944-45 – Trail (Gerry Thomson) 1962-63 – Trail (Leo Soligo) 1945-46 – Kimberley Elks (C. Sorenson) 1963-64 – Kimberley (Gerald Barre) 1946-47 – Nelson (M.N. Porter) 1964-65 – Vernon (Oddie Lowe) 1947-48 – Nelson (Al Euerby) 1965-66 – Trail (James Doig) 1948-49 – Trail (Joe E. Buckna) 1966-67 – Nanaimo (Les Mitchell) 1949-50 – Kimberley (Harry Brown) 1967-68 – Trail (Fred G. Heslop) 1950-51 – Vancouver Canucks (Ernie 1968-69 – Trail (Edmond Cristofoli) Dougherty) 1969-70 – Coquitlam (S. Fyles) 1951-52 – Vernon (Bill Brown) 1970-71 – Salmon Arm (B. Turner) 1952-53 – Trail (Robt. Milne) 1971-72 – Killarney (R. Loft) 1953-54 – Trail (Frank Wait) 1972-73 – Comox (John Kroeplin) 1954-55 – Kelowna (Jack O’Reilly) 1973-74 – Kelowna (T. Martin, T. Bird) 1955-56 – Trail (E. Mondin) 1974-75 – Kelowna (T. Martin) 1956-57 – Trail (E.A. Mondin) 1975-76 – Coquitlam (F. Franklin)
188 Monarch Life Assurance Cup BC Hockey Awards
1976-77 – Kelowna (Gordon MacBeth) 1993-94 – Burnaby (M. Russell, 1977-78 – Coquitlam (F. Franklin) J. Vlahovic) 1978-79 – Kamloops (Craig Scott) 1994-95 – North Delta (L. Gulka, 1979-80 – Vernon (E. Kowal, R. G. Bochen) Williams) 1995-96 – North Delta (L. Gulka, 1980-81 – North Shore Winter Club G. Bochen) (M. Hodgson) 1996-97 – North Vancouver 1981-82 – North Shore Winter Club (Pat Thibeault) (M. Wills) 1997-98 – Surrey (S. Boyd) (CANADIAN CHAMPIONS) 1998-99 – Surrey (S. Boyd, 1982-83 – Coquitlam (Al Knowler) L. Stoutenburg) 1983-84 – North Vancouver (M. 1999-00 – Vancouver Thunderbirds Marshall, A. Stewart) (Jim Currie, 1984-85 – Nanaimo (M. Willgress) Peter Zerbinos) 1985-86 – South Vancouver (J. 2000-01 – North Vancouver (J. Vlahovic, Vlahovic, D. Schwara) R. Himmelseach) 1986-87 – Langley (Hugh Emes) 2001-02 – Coquitlam (S. Wren) 1987-88 – Richmond (Bob Campbell) 2002-03 – Chilliwack (R. McGimpsey, 1988-89 – Richmond (Larry Hurst) P. Webber) 1989-90 – Burnaby (Ian Brown) 2003-04 – Surrey (J. Steiner) 1990-91 – North Delta (N. Wallace, 2004-05 – Coquitlam (B. Phillip) J. Wallace) 2005-06 – South Delta 1991-92 – Semiahmoo (J. Nick, 2006-07 – South Delta D. Naylor) 2007-08 – Surrey Thunder (C. DeVita) 1992-93 – Prince George (G. Bryant, 2008-09 – Cloverdale W. Wagner) 2009-10 – Richmond (M. Hamlin)
Midget Tier 1
2004-05 – Kelowna (J. Morrison, 2007-08 – Ridge Meadows (D. Griffith, T. Watters, D. Horsley) M. Levan, S. Levan, 2005-06 – Cranbrook (B. Herman) J. Lindsay) 2006-07 – Juan de Fuca Grizzlies 2008-09 – Hollyburn (P. Reinhart) (L. Barrie) 2009-10 – Kelowna (B. Gilchrist)
189 BC Hockey Awards
Midget AAA
Cromie Memorial Cup Donated to BC Hockey by Don Cromie, Vice-President of the Vancouver Sun, in memory of his father, the late R.J. Cromie, emblematic of the Midget AAA Amateur Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1937-38 – Merritt (E.H. Martin) 1960-61 – Kamloops (Don E. Reid) 1938-39 – Vernon (Fred Smith) 1961-62 – Trail (Jim Mailey) 1939-40 – Trail (Gerry Thomson) 1962-63 – New Westminster (R. Love) 1940-41 – No Competition 1963-64 – Trail (James Doig) 1941-42 – No Competition 1964-65 – Trail (F. Wait) 1943-44 – Kimberley (S. Calles) 1965-66 – North Kamloops (W. ‘Bud’ 1944-45 – Kimberley (S. Sanderson) Evans) 1945-46 – Kimberley (C. Schulli) 1966-67 – North Shore Winter Club (K. 1946-47 – Kimberley (C. Schulli) Anderson) 1947-48 – Trail (W. Savage) 1967-68 – Kimberley (Bill Sturn) 1948-49 – Kimberley (C. Schulli) 1968-69 – Prince George (Laurie 1949-50 – Vancouver Eagletimes (W.J. Pennington) Blitch) 1969-70 – Penticton (Don Schmaltz) 1950-51 – Trail (Robt. Milne) 1970-71 – North Shore Winter Club (N. 1951-52 – Trail (Robt. Milne) Sita, W. Birge) 1952-53 – Kelowna (J.R. Robertson) 1971-72 – North Shore Winter Club (N. 1953-54 – Kamloops Sita) 1954-55 – Trail (Frank Wait) 1972-73 – Richmond (Grant Davis) 1955-56 – Trail (Enzo Mondin) 1973-74 – Burnaby Winter Club (D. 1956-57 – Kimberley (Lloyd Barrett) Berry) 1957-58 – Trail (Frank Wait) 1974-75 – Point Grey (F. Masuch) 1958-59 – Cranbrook (J.C. Johansen) 1975-76 – Kamloops South (C. 1959-60 – Kamloops (Don E. Reid) Sturgeon)
190 Cromie Memorial Cup BC Hockey Awards
1976-77 – Burnaby Winter Club 1993-94 – Chilliwack (N. Murphy, (D. Berry) M. Pfeifer) 1977-78 – Prince George (P. Mignault) 1994-95 – Kamloops (H. Meyer, 1978-79 – North Shore Winter Club G. Bergquist) (Vern Moberg) 1995-96 – Prince George (J. Rowland) 1979-80 – North Shore Winter Club 1996-97 – Kelowna (L. Keating, (Vern Moberg) J. Read) 1980-81 – Prince George (M. Church) 1997-98 – Kelowna (K. Cochrane, 1981-82 – Burnaby Winter Club L. Keating, L. Keating Jr.) (A. Patterson) 1998-99 – Kamloops (G. Bergquist, (CANADIAN CHAMPIONS) W. Dodds, G. Lindros) 1982-83 – Terrace (C. Sharples) 1999-00 – Kamloops (G. Bergquist, 1983-84 – North Shore Winter Club K. Warner, A. Young) (J. Bartok, 2000-01 – Prince George (B. Arsenault, B. Vance, D. Shaw) T. Sprague, J. Parker) 1984-85 – North Shore Winter Club 2001-02 – Kelowna (G. Sheridan, (W. Vince) C. Head) 1985-86 – Burnaby (D. Patzer, 2002-03 – Williams Lake (S. Davis, R. Paulus, G. Harvie) B. Fuller) 1986-87 – Richmond (W. Tullock, 2003-04 – Kamloops (C. Hans) R. Bertuzzi, J. Costa) 2004-05 – Thompson Blazers 1987-88 – North Shore Winter Club (D. Scanlan) (Jim Stoddart) 2005-06 – Okanagan Rockets 1988-89 – Coquitlam (Raye Scoffins) (K. Andrusiak) 1989-90 – Prince George (M. Meehan, 2006-07 – Vancouver North West Giants G. Chasse) (G. Kerr) 1990-91 – Saanich (J. Beggs, 2007-08 – Cariboo Cougars D. Oggelsby) (G. Williams) 1991-92 – Kamloops (L.Morrey, 2008-09 – Vancouver North West Giants N. Meyer) (J. Calvano) 1992-93 – Kamloops (L. Gathercole, 2009-10 – Vancouver North West Giants N. Meyer) (J. Calvano)
191 BC Hockey Awards
Midget Tier 2
Elmer “The Shadow” Kreller Memorial Trophy Donated to BC Hockey in memory of the late Elmer Kreller of Victoria by his family and friends. Emblematic of the Midget Tier 2 Amateur Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1980-81 – One Hundred Mile House 1996-97 – Kitimat (G. Lawrence) (R. Robinson) 1997-98 – Rossland/Trail (R. Chobanuk, 1981-82 – Aldergrove J. Bradford, (K. Christofferson) L. Handley) 1982-83 – Beaver Valley (G. Robitaille) 1998-99 – West Vancouver (B. Jones, 1983-84 – Fernie (F. Sopko, L. Bax) J. McDade, 1984-85 – Merritt (B. Barrett) R. McLaughlin) 1985-86 – Kimberley (A. Beaudin) 1999-00 – Westside (R. Carle, 1986-87 – Comox (Ron Salmons) G. Hellyer, B. Miller) 1987-88 – Port McNeill (W. Cochrane) 2000-01 – Kitimat (B. Boudreault) 1988-89 – Alberni Valley (S. Selva, 2001-02 – Quesnel (K. Gassoff, I. Antoniazzi) J. Sales) 1989-90 – Fort St. James (J. Rosa, 2002-03 – West Vancouver (O. Knaus, B. Spooner) G. Stevens) 1990-91 – Hastings (J. Gregor, 2003-04 – West Vancouver (T. Payne) K. Hroch) 2004-05 – West Vancouver (T. Payne, 1991-92 – Port McNeill (L. Bunyan, D. Stoddart) W. Dame) 2005-06 – Smithers (D. Pederson) 1992-93 – North Okanagan (Robert 2006-07 – Aldergrove (R. Harkins) Boyd) 2007-08 – Kerry Park (B. Scafe) 1993-94 – Salmon Arm (Gerald Hay) 2008-09 – Penticton (K. Law) 1994-95 – Dawson Creek (D. Bourassa) 2009-10 – Surrey (R. Wilde) 1995-96 – Rossland/Trail (R. Chobanuk, H. McMeekin)
192 BC Hockey Awards
Bantam Tier 1 Doug Grimston Memorial Trophy Donated by BC Hockey as a memoriam to the late Doug Grimston of New Westminster, emblematic of the Bantam Tier 1 Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1960-61 – New Westminster (Terry 1984-85 – Campbell River (M. Haslam, Kirstein) H. Brind’amour) 1961-62 – Trail (James Doig) 1985-86 – Kamloops (G. Eagleton) 1962-63 – Trail (Frank Wait) 1986-87 – North Shore Winter Club 1963-64 – Trail (Frank Wait) (G. Kerr, B. Alexander) 1964-65 – Prince George (Ed 1987-88 – Greater Prince George McAneeley) (D. Rahier, J. Rowland) 1965-66 – Nanaimo (Stan Berry) 1988-89 – Cranbrook (F. Spring, M. 1966-67 – Trail (Frank Wait) Ferg, D. Downey) 1967-68 – Trail (Frank Wait) 1989-90 – Fort St. John (G. Bergquist) 1968-69 – Nelson (Marshall Severyn) 1990-91 – Burnaby Winter Club 1969-70 – North Shore Winter Club (D. Chan) (Peter Scott) 1991-92 – South Delta (Pat Begley) 1970-71 – Nanaimo (Buddy Dumont) 1992-93 – North Delta (B. Zaharia) 1971-72 – Saanich (Peter Dawe) 1993-94 – Kamloops (M. Fritz, 1972-73 – Quesnel (C. Robert J. Bradley) Johnston) 1994-95 – Victoria Raquet Club 1973-74 – Richmond (E. Burke) (J. Hagen, J. Misley) 1974-75 – Kamloops (North) 1995-96 – Cranbrook (C. Patterson) (D. Clovechok) 1996-97 – Langley (B. Taylor) 1975-76 – Saanich (P. Dawe, 1997-98 – Cranbrook (R. Allen, G. Wickware) K. Ferner, T. Minnis) 1976-77 – Kelowna (D. Drew) 1998-99 – North Delta (R. Johnson, 1977-78 – North Shore Winter Club K. Sasaki, G. Segal) (V. Moberg, M. Wills) (WESTERN BANTAM 1978-79 – North Shore Winter Club CHAMPIONS) (Nic Sita) 1999-00 – Victoria Racquet Club 1979-80 – Burnaby Winter Club (R. McKinnis, (Al Patterson) A. Neale, D. Sproule) 1980-81 – Seafair M.H.A. (M. Moore) 2000-01 – Langley (P. Ansell) 1981-82 – Terrace (C. Sharples) 2001-02 – Burnaby Winter Club 1982-83 – Prince George (K. (J. Batchelor, C. Thompson, Antonenko, E. Henderson) T. Howell, J. Eaton) 1983-84 – Burnaby M.H.A. (D. Patzer, 2002-03 – Burnaby Winter Club R. Paulus) (J. Calvano, A. Taylor)
193 BC Hockey Awards Doug Grimston Memorial Trophy
2003-04 – Kelowna (D. Dupas) 2007-08 – Burnaby Winter Club 2004-05 – North Shore Winter Club (J. Batchelor) (B. Coupland) 2008-09 – Abbotsford Hawks 2005-06 – Abbotsford (T. Campbell) (T. Campbell) 2006-07 – Burnaby Winter Club 2009-10 – North Shore (J. Dinwoodie) (J. Batchelor)
Bantam Tier 2
Stan Patience Memorial Trophy Donated by BC Hockey in memory of the late Stan Patience of Burnaby, emblematic of the Bantam Tier 2 Amateur Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1980-81 – Kimberley (R. Touzin) 1992-93 – Kitimat (M. Steponavicius, 1981-82 – Osoyoos (P. Eisenhut, N. Almelda) D. Eisenhut) 1993-94 – Salmon Arm (B. Asay, 1982-83 – Fernie (F. Lento) A. Bostock) 1983-84 – South Okanagan 1994-95 – Dawson Creek (Bill Williams) (D. Bumstead) 1984-85 – Merritt (D. Weber, 1995-96 – Rossland/Trail (M. Mondin, K. Lockhart) D. McCarity, 1985-86 – Alberni Valley (A. Thompson) M. Heslop) 1986-87 – South Okanagan (Claude 1996-97 – South Okanagan (T. Dawson) Power) 1997-98 – Rossland/Trail (L. Burnett, 1987-88 – South Okanagan (Claude M. Heslop, G. Johnson) Power) 1998-99 – Fernie (G. McLeod, 1988-89 – Trail (Ron McDougall) C. Moulton) 1989-90 – Kimberley (M. Haney, 1999-00 – Nelson (B. Kestell, A. Beaudin) T. Kinrade) 1990-91 – Port McNeill (L. Bunyan, 2000-01 – Smithers (G. Young, B. Sanderson) D. Denderson) 1991-92 – Salmon Arm (K. Scatchard)
194 Stan Patience Memorial Trophy BC Hockey Awards
2001-02 – Castlegar (K. Pettapiece, 2005-06 – Seafair (D. Chichak) D. Walker) 2006-07 – Rossland - Trail (G. Baines) 2002-03 – Penticton (M. Hughes, 2007-08 – Quesnel (W. Holmes, J. Banera) B Kozak) 2003-04– Castlegar (G. Walker) 2008-09 – Juan de Fuca (K. Carson) 2004-05 – South Okanagan (K.Hood) 2009-10 – Juan de Fuca (R. Lervold)
Pee Wee Tier 1
Wm. (Bill) Mott Memorial Trophy Donated to BC Hockey by Don Mott, in memory of “Bill” Mott (deceased Mayor of New Westminster), emblematic of the Pee Wee Tier 1 Amateur Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1969-70 – Trail (M. Proulx, G. Vlanich) 1980-81 – Kamloops (Randy Rota, 1970-71 – Burnaby M.H.A. Gord Chrichton) (J.L. Gladson) 1981-82 – Richmond (B. Mathers) 1971-72 – North Shore Winter Club 1982-83 – Kelowna (L. Burd) (K.J. Anderson) 1983-84 – Duncan (Jack Rochon) (By Goal Average over 1984-85 – Duncan (J. Weicker) Dawson Creek) 1985-86 – North Delta (R. Giesbrecht, 1972-73 – Burnaby Winter Club J. Labinsky) (J. Folkestad) 1986-87 – Cranbrook (Len Bousquet) 1973-74 – Fort St. John (D. Wiles) 1987-88 – Cranbrook (C. Patterson) 1974-75 – Kelowna (A. Hancock) 1988-89 – Burnaby Winter Club 1975-76 – Kamloops South (D. Busch) (J. Henderson, 1976-77 – Penticton (B. Wade) W. Gray, D. Whitworth) 1977-78 – Fraser Valley Winter Club 1989-90 – Vernon (B. Higgins, (J. Butterworth) T. Williamson) 1978-79 – Terrace (Cliff Sharples) 1990-91 – Kelowna (L. Keating, 1979-80 – Vernon (B. Peterson, L. Barrie, J. Lommer) H. Peterson)
195 BC Hockey Awards Wm. (Bill) Mott Memorial Trophy
1991-92 – Kamloops (M. Fritz, (C. Brule, O. Pighin, A. Vyner) J. Bradley) 2001-02 – Kelowna (R. Naito, R. Munro, 1992-93 – Victoria Racquet Club J. Kemp) (A. Neale, D. Sproule) 2002-03 – North Shore Winter Club 1993-94 – Victoria Racquet Club (T. Harkins, M.Goble) (A. Neale, D. Sproule) 2003-04 – North Shore Winter Club 1994-95 – Kelowna (N. Craig) (F. Smith, K. Weal) 1995-96 – Cranbrook (B. Lukowich, 2004-05 – Burnaby Winter Club D.Wales) (W. Hunt) 1996-97 – Abbotsford (A. Cyr, 2005-06 – North Shore Winter Club D. Sagert, B. Tunstead) (T. Harkins) 1997-98 – Greater Prince George 2006-07 – North Shore Winter Club (J. Juckes, D. Rahier) (T. Harkins) 1998-99 – Kelowna (K. Andrusiak, 2007-08 – Burnaby Winter Club R. Moon) (R. Downes) 1999-00 – Burnaby Winter Club 2008-09 – Kamloops (N. Pastoor) (R. Downes, A. Matic) 2009-10 – Burnaby Winter Club (B. 2000-01 – North Shore Winter Club Hunt)
Pee Wee Tier 2
Herb House Memorial Trophy Donated by BC Hockey in memory of the late Herb House of New Westminster, emblematic of the Pee Wee Tier 2 Amateur Hockey Championship of British Columbia.
1980-81 – Fernie (Louis Bax) 1984-85 – Fort St. James (G. Rosa) 1981-82 – Princeton (M. Oliver, 1985-86 – Fort St. James (Genisio S. MacLeod) Rosa) 1982-83 – Campbell River 1986-87 – Burns Lake (Brad Geiz, (A. Aubuchon) Bryan Mix) 1983-84 – Burns Lake (George Magee)
196 Herb House Memorial Trophy BC Hockey Awards
1987-88 – Kimberley (M. Haney, 1997-98 – Rossland/Trail (T. Eccles, D. McBain) T. Gawryletz) 1988-89 – Kimberley (Dale McBain) 1998-99 – Castlegar (F. Jack, 1989-90 D. Walker) – 1999-00 – Dawson Creek (B. Carriere, Port McNeill (R. Sluggett, D. McDonald, K. Trail) R. Mitchell) 2000-01 – Port Moody (Frank Gigliotti) 1990-91 – Port McNeill (R. Sluggett) 2001-02 – Saanich (P. Norton, 1991-92 – Rossland/Trail (D. Boisvert, G. McKelvie) J. Gallo, C. Ross) 2002-03 – Seafair (K. Hamaguchi, 1992-93 – Rossland/Trail (J. Stanton, D. Komamoto, G. Wheeler) J. Gallo) 2003-04 – Juan de Fuca (L. Barrie) 1993-94 – Rossland/Trail (D. McCarthy, 2004-05 – Port Moody (M. McDonald) M. Mondin) 2005-06 – Hollyburn 1994-95 – Rossland/Trail (T. Drake, 2006-07 – Trail G. Johnson) 2007-08 – Seafair (G. Wheeler) 1995-96 – Rossland/Trail (G. Johnson, 2008-09 – Penticton (T. Olfert) L. Burnett) 2009-10 – Campbell River (P. Stapley) 1996-97 – Rossland/Trail (T. Gawryletz)
Midget Tier 3
1987-88 – Revelstoke (L. Black) 1998-99 – Lake Cowichan (K. Hamilton, 1988-89 – Revelstoke (L. Black) G. Ryan, D. Smith) 1989-90 – Thompson Cariboo 1999-00 – Hollyburn (J. Harmon, (R. Chenier, C. Minnabarriet) F. Masuch) 1990-91 – Revelstoke (T. Morabito) 2000-01 – Fort Nelson (B. Doyle) 1991-92 – Chetwynd (D. Mosher, 2001-02 – Hollyburn (S. Wilson) R. Millsap) 2002-03 – Kalso/Nakusp 1992-93 – Golden (D. Young, J. Young) (M. Van De Graaf, R. Coates) 1993-94 – Mackenzie (J. Guise, 2003-04 – Grand Forks (R. Sebastian) P. Lafreniere) 2004-05 – Grand Forks (R. Sebastian) 1994-95 – Vanderhoof (W. Keyworth) 2005-06 – Creston (Duane Holder) 1995-96 – Lumby (W. Maltman) 2006-07 – Vanderhoof (A. Reimer) 1996-97 – Vanderhoof (D. Silver) 2007-08 – Prince Rupert (M. Slubowski) 1997-98 – Burns Lake (T. Goertzen, 2008-09 – Terrace (R. Tooms) L. Higginson) 2009-10 – West Vancouver (S. Forrest)
197 BC Hockey Awards
Bantam Tier 3
1987-88 – Fort St. James (Barry Salt) M. Nichiporuk, 1988-89 – Lake Cowichan (Neil D. Pederson) Sanders) 1998-99 – Chetwynd (R. Barrette) 1989-90 – Beaver Valley 1999-00 – Hollyburn (T. Kehler) (H. Deadmarsh) 2000-01 – Winfield (S. Stairs) 1990-91 – Chetwynd (D. Mosher) 2001-02 – Sicamous (J. Kozek, W. Rich, 1991-92 – Fort St. James (N. Prevost, D. Hogg, J. Weber) W. Lodge) 2002-03 – Chase (W. Priestly, K. Billy) 1992-93 – Fort St. James (D. Deverson) 2003-04 – Elk Valley ( G. Klapp, 1993-94 – Hollyburn (J. Cummings, P. Harrad) M. Statham) 2004-05 – Creston Valley (F. Schmidt) 1994-95 – Hollyburn (W. Cummings, 2005-06 – Beaver Valley (J. Cominotto) J. Wilson) 2006-07 – Vanderhoof (D. Rogers) 1995-96 – Hollyburn (W. Cummings, 2007-08 – Prince Rupert T. Davis) (D.Feser/R. Atchison) 1996-97 – Windermere Valley (M. 2008-09 – Kaslo.Nelson Crawford, J. Barrault) (J. Hunt/T. Maida) 1997-98 – Smithers (M. Hamhuis, 2009-10 – Castlegar (B. Tassone)
Pee Wee Tier 3
1987-88 – Houston (John Edinger) 1999-00 – Hollyburn (M. Statham) 1988-89 – Enderby (J. Faulkner, 2000-01 – Kaslo (L. Hicks, D. Doran) K. Weatherhead) 1989-90 – South Okanagan 2001-02 – Hollyburn (B. Dabb) (R. Harrison) 2002-03 – Sooke (I. Cartwright, 1990-91 – Kimberley (C. Carlson) W. Jackaman) 1991-92 – Castlegar (J. Horcoff, 2003-04 – Beaver Valley (S. Collins, L. Belanger) K. Pearson) 1992-93 – Kimberley (D. Jones, 2004-05 – Beaver Valley (S. Collins, R. Chesman) P. Matteucci) 1993-94 – Fernie (J. Hughes, G. Moore) 2005-06 – Golden 1994-95 – Sicamous (J. Beech) 2006-07 – Vanderhoof (B. Naka) 1995-96 – Beaver Valley (L. Reid) 2007-08 – Beaver Valley (W. Titus) 1996-97 – Smithers (C. Tansey) 2008-09 – New Westminster 1997-98 – Chetwynd (R. Barrette) (M. Twaites) 1998-99 – Fort St. James (K. Hill, 2009-10 – Castlegar (D. Terhune) A. Karey)
198 BC Hockey Awards
Midget Tier 4 2000-01 – Kelowna (T. Watters) 2005-06 – Surrey 2001-02 – Naniamo (K. Parkinson, 2006-07 – Burnaby Winter Club N. Kennedy, M. Chisholm) (K. Batchelor) 2002-03 – Prince George (T. Sprague, 2007-08 – Kelowna B1 (W. Popoff) J. La Marre) 2008-09 – Vanderhoof (J. Moon) 2003-04 – Kelowna (T. Watters) 2009-10 – Chase (M. Bobroske) 2004-05 – Richmond (J. Schuck)
Bantam Tier 4
2000-01 – Surrey (E. Bortolin) (J. Laleggia) 2001-02 – Richmond (H. Eng) 2006-07 – Kelowna B1 (E. Blais) 2002-03 – Kelowna (K. Gellert, 2007-08 – Richmond B1 (N. MacAvlay) G. Weniger) 2008-09 – Revelstoke (J. Creighton, 2003-04 – Ridge Meadows (T. Knight) E. Hunt) 2004-05 – Abbotsford (M. Oddy) 2009-10 – Fort St. John (P. Robin) 2005-06 – Burnaby Winter Club
Pee Wee Tier 4
2000-01 – Surrey (D. Botchar) (T. Hengen, J. Eaton) 2001-02 – Kamloops (K. Norton, 2005-06 – Prince George G. Borden, R. Hanes, J. Wilk) (G. Young, S. Wesley) 2002-03 – Burnaby Winter Club 2006-07 – Kelowna B1 (W. Popoff) (B. Lamb, M. Fidgett) 2007-08 – Langley B1 (C. Boyle) 2003-04 – North Shore Winter Club 2008-09 – Burnslake (D. Bardarson) (D. Babych) 2009-10 – Lumby (D. Nicholls) 2004-05 – Burnaby Winter Club
199 BC Hockey Awards
BC Challenge Cup The BC Challenge Cup was an Inter-District championship competition for Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget B teams from 1978-2000.
Stan Patience Trophy – Midget
1978-1979 – North Shore W.C. 1989-1990 – North Delta 1979-1980 – North Shore W.C. 1990-1991 – Langley 1980-1981 – Richmond 1991-1992 – North Vancouver 1981-1982 – North Delta 1992-1993 – Richmond 1982-1983 – Kelowna 1993-1994 – Kamloops 1983-1984 – North Shore W.C. 1994-1995 – Kamloops 1984-1985 – North Shore W.C. 1995-1996 – Richmond “B1” 1985-1986 – Burnaby 1996-1997 – Kelowna 1986-1987 – Coquitilam 1997-1998 – North Shore W.C. 1987-1988 – Kamloops 1998-1999 – Kelowna 1988-1989 – Burnaby 1999-2000 – Kelowna
200 BC Hockey Awards
Art Fisher Trophy – Bantam
1978-1979 – Richmond 1989-1990 – North Delta “Sungods” 1979-1980 – Revelstoke 1990-1991 – North Vancouver 1980-1981 – Richmond 1991-1992 – Cowichan Valley 1981-1982 – Grandview 1992-1993 – North Delta 1982-1983 – Richmond 1993-1994 – Surrey “B1” 1983-1984 – Burnaby 1994-1995 – Abbostsford-Matsqui “B1” 1984-1985 – North Delta “Sungods” 1995-1996 – Abbostsford-Matsqui “B1” 1985-1986 – Kamloops “Berna 1996-1997 – North Delta “Sundemons Bombers” B1” 1986-1987 – Nanaimo “Clippers” 1997-1998 – Richmond “B2” 1987-1999 – Kamloops “NK Lions” 1998-1999 – Kelowna 1988-1989 – Kamloops 1999-2000 – Kelowna “B2
201 BC Hockey Awards
Roy Watt Trophy – Pee Wee
1978-1979 – n/a 1989-1990 – Penticton 1979-1980 – Grandview 1990-1991 – Surrey 1980-1981 – North Vancouver 1991-1992 – Surrey 1981-1982 – South Delta 1992-1993 – Cowichan Valley 1982-1983 – West Vancouver 1993-1994 – Kelowna 1983-1984 – Kamloops 1994-1995 – Semiahmoo 1984-1985 – Kamloops 1995-1996 – Richmond “B1” 1985-1986 – Kamloops 1996-1997 – Coquitlam “B1” 1986-1987 – Kelowna 1997-1998 – Richmond “B1” 1987-1988 – Kamloops 1998-1999 – Kelowna 1988-1989 – Kelowna 1999-2000 – South Delta “B1”
202 History of BC Hockey
History of BC Hockey
Organized hockey in British Columbia dates back to the turn of the twentieth century, though the first amateur hockey league was actually organized under the jurisdiction of the BC Amateur Athletic Union in 1912. Seven years later, the British Columbia Hockey Association was formed at a meeting held at the Daily Province Newspaper offices in Vancouver on February 9, 1919. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association was in attendance and assisted in the organizing of the Association, and John Oliver, Premier of British Columbia, was named Honorary President. A constitution modeled after the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association was adopted, and the first annual meeting of the Association was held on November 15, 1919 with 16 delegates in attendance. Notable from that first AGM was the defeat of a resolution to adopt the CAHA playing rules, due to the fact that the rules called for teams to play with six players. As there were only three artificial ice arenas at the time in British Columbia, it was felt that seven players a side would give the players more ice time. From these humble beginnings, the Organization enjoyed steady growth and soon began to serve a leadership role for hockey at the provincial and national levels, a role that continues to the present day. Initially, senior hockey was the only division under the jurisdiction of the BCAHA, and for over forty years the assessment of senior hockey gates would serve as the prime source of revenue for the Association. During the 1922-1923 season the first Intermediate Playdowns were held, and it was not until the 1926-1927 season that the Organization crowned their first Junior Champions. Since travel in the province in the early years was slow, expensive and primarily by train, playdowns in minor hockey were discouraged. It was at the 1933 Annual Meeting that it was unanimously agreed that the Organization should register midget and juvenile age divisions as per the CAHA Constitution. Midget Playdowns were held for the first time in the 1937-1938
203 History of BC Hockey season, Juvenile in the 1939-1940 season, Bantam in 1960-61 and Peewee did not appear until the 1969-1970 campaign. But while interest in the game seemed to be increasing annually, the Organization had fallen upon hard times by the early 1930s. In fact, there was no annual meeting of the Association in 1933, with the reason provided in the Secretary-Treasurer’s report that “the Association was broke.” However, the popularity of minor hockey soon began to show signs of the future, and that this segment of the membership would evolve such that it would eventually serve as the foundation of the Association. In 1934 four Juvenile teams registered with the Association, becoming the first ever minor hockey registrations. As a result of these registrations a grant of $500 was received from the CAHA to assist in the development of minor hockey. By 1942 minor hockey was the prime concern of the annual meeting, and it was agreed that playdowns would again be held, opening the door for the CAHA to provide another $1,000 to help develop minor hockey. It was also agreed that the Association would take all necessary steps to encourage registration at the minor level. By 1944 the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association had begun operations and minor hockey in other parts of the province had begun its rise to prominence, resulting in playdowns between the Lower Mainland, Okanagan Mainline and the East and West Kootenays. In 1945, as a result of a new agreement between the CAHA and the NHL, the Association received their first payment of funds for a registered BCAHA player turning professional. Alfred “Red” Carr, a Winnipeg native who had played his senior hockey in Nelson and Nanaimo was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs and played one wartime season with the club. By the late forties the Association had begun to focus resources in the area of development and the first referee schools were held as a result. The Association was now doing well financially, so much so that the Secretary- Treasurer convinced the Executive that reserves should be set aside for the lean years. As a result, the first reserve fund was set up from general funds (primarily senior assessments).
204 History of BC Hockey
By 1951 registration had blossomed to 2,368 (this did not include players in the house leagues). The 1951 season was notable for the introduction of the player affiliation regulations by the CAHA, and closer to home the first Association awards were implemented to honour contributions to hockey. Membership expanded into the USA, after a resolution was passed to have Spokane pay a 3% assessment to the Association as they were not members of the Amateur Hockey Association of the USA. In the mid-fifties the Association implemented the Mutual Aid Fund to assist minor hockey players injured during play, peewee hockey was recognized for the first time in the province and Minor Hockey Week came to be when, at the May 1956 CAHA annual meeting in Montreal, British Columbia presented a resolution to hold a Canada-wide Minor Hockey Week. The BCAHA spoke on the resolution at the CAHA Minor Hockey Council, as did the BCAHA President Ed Benson at the General Session. The resolution passed and Minor Hockey Week became a reality that continues today. Before the close of the decade the Association would continue their leadership role by holding a Minor Hockey Forum at the Annual Meeting, by banning body checking in minor hockey (it was still allowed under CAHA rules) and by registering under the Societies Act of British Columbia. Registration grew to over 7,000 registered players, with 5,748 registered with the Mutual Aid Fund, helping to grow the fund reserves to $10,800 and even causing some concern that either coverage under the fund would have to increase or premiums would have to be reduced. The decade of the sixties would open with the realization that the popularity of senior hockey was, in fact, decreasing. The Association showed an operating loss for the first time in 26 years, as the 2% assessment of senior gate fees dropped to $1,634 from a high of $5,867 in 1956-1957 and $8,909 in 1953-1954 when the assessment was 3%. But the 108 minor hockey teams now registered with the Association signified that the shift in focus from senior to minor hockey was gaining momentum. Building on this fact, the Association was successful in having Imperial Oil give Minor Hockey Week considerable coverage on its Hockey Night
205 History of BC Hockey in Canada. Leadership by BC at the CAHA level continued, and in 1960 the CAHA adopted BC’s resolution to honor individuals who had served amateur hockey faithfully and made a major contribution to the sport. The first such awards were presented at the CAHA Annual Meeting in Ottawa in 1962. With the large growth of minor hockey in British Columbia, it was decided in 1963 that there should be a BC Minor Hockey Committee set up and chaired by the Second Vice President with a delegate from each district. The Committee was charged with the responsibility of bringing forward recommendations to the annual meeting. By the mid-sixties the evolution of the game was in full swing, reflected by BC rule changes implemented to ban the golf shot (known today as the slap shot) and to mandate the wearing of helmets by minor hockey players. Player registration continued to grow, surpassing the 15,000 mark. The Mutual Aid Fund registration topped 13,000 and would soon grow to include all referees, with BC remaining as the only branch of the CAHA with their own accident insurance. A referee organization was formed within the Association with the goal of providing efficient well- qualified officials for the game of hockey, and coach instructional clinics were staged for the first time in 1965 with financial assistance from the Federal Government. The late sixties and early seventies saw the rise of Junior B hockey in BC with the formation of the Kootenay Junior B Hockey League. The league grew quickly and even included a Spokane entry, the first team from the USA to operate in BC. The Association’s growth and level of administrative sophistication grew rapidly in the seventies as the game of hockey continued its grasp on the people of BC and the rest of Canada, and the Organization began to be viewed as a leader by other sport organizations in the province. A Development Coordinator was hired on July 1, 1972 with Wayne Hunter filling the position created to oversee the development of players, coaches and referees.
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In 1974 the Secretary Manager of the Association, Ivan Temple, turned over the reigns after twenty years of service (11 as Secretary-Treasurer, 7 of those full time and 3 years as President). Among his many accomplishments, Ivan gained notoriety for the design of a faceoff circle adopted by the Joint Rules Committee of the CAHA and NHL. The staffing change was a major step for the Organization, as the business office moved from the basement of the Temple home to an office space on Fort Street in Victoria. On August 1, 1974 Don Freer became the new full time Secretary-Manager, eventually serving twenty-seven years in the position until his retirement in 2000. Minor hockey growth led to the need for a regulation declaring that member Associations with more than 250 players in any age division in minor hockey would be required to register two teams in such division. Eventually, after several years of study, a tier system was adopted for midget, bantam and peewee divisions. Three new cups were put up for competition in these divisions, and the Organization’s scholarship program was implemented. The “Best Ever” Player Development Program, initially financed by the provincial government, was implemented and remains to this day. By the mid-1980s the Association was a full fledged business operation, complete with all the trappings that go along with such ventures. Legal matters became an all too common occurrence, with players challenging the residency regulations at the minor hockey level. Insurance issues with respect to cost, coverage and administration crept to the forefront, culminating with a decision by Hockey Canada in the mid-1990s to change their “self- insured” mandate in favor of obtaining coverage from third party providers. The safety of participants became a major focus for the Organization, as did the desire for balance between commitment to success and sportsmanship. Association-run programming continued to grow and develop, and with the rising costs of the services provided to the membership came the corresponding demand for excellence and professionalism in those services.
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Today, BC Hockey oversees approximately 55,000 players, 4,500 referees and well over 20,000 volunteers with a commitment to excellence in providing a safe and fun learning experience for all members.
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Bc Hockey History Organized February 9, 1919
1919-1920 W.G. CHESTER, Vancouver...... President A.P. GARVEY, Vancouver. . . . . Sec.-Treas. 1920-1921 W.G. CHESTER, Vancouver...... President G.A. MOULD, Vancouver...... Sec.-Treas. 1920-1921 W.G. CHESTER, Vancouver...... President J.P. WATSON, Victoria...... Sec.-Treas. 1921-1923 J.P. WATSON, Victoria...... President L.C. MACKEN, Vancouver...... Sec.-Treas. 1923-1924 L.C. MACKEN, Vancouver...... President G.R. DAVIDSON, Vancouver...... Sec.-Treas. 1924-1925 L.C. MACKEN, Vancouver...... President J.P. WATSON, Victoria...... Sec.-Treas. 1925-1927 J.P. WATSON, Victoria...... President L.T. TWEEDIE, Victoria...... Sec.-Treas. 1927-1929 A.R. DINGMAN, Vancouver...... President S.V. SMITH, Vancouver ...... Sec.-Treas. 1929-1930 J.C. URQUHART, Rossland. . . . . President S.V. SMITH, Vancouver ...... Sec.-Treas. 1930-1934 A.H. JEFFERD, Vancouver...... President S.V. SMITH, Vancouver ...... Sec.-Treas. 1934-1938 A.W. MACDONALD, Trail...... President J.A. WADSWORTH, Trail. . . . . Sec.-Treas. 1938-1939 DR. D.W. MACKAY, Nelson...... President (Died prior to completion of term) A.W. MACDONALD, Trail...... President A.S. AITKEN, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas. 1939-1942 A.W. MACDONALD, Trail...... President A.S. AITKEN, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas. 1942-1946 D.G. GRIMSTON, N. Westmin...... President A.S. AITKEN, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas. 1946-1947 D.G. GRIMSTON, N. Westmin...... President L.G. ATWELL, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas. 1947-1949 F.F. BECKER, Vernon...... President L.G. ATWELL, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas.
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1949-1951 G.M. THOMSON, Trail...... President L.G. ATWELL, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas. 1951-1953 DR. L. GIOVANDO, Nanaimo. . . . .President L.G. ATWELL, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas. 1953-1955 DR. M.J. BUTLER, Kelowna. . . . . President L.G. ATWELL, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas. 1955-1958 ED BENSON, Trail...... President L.G. ATWELL, Nelson...... Sec.-Treas. 1958-1960 L.G. ATWELL, Nelson...... President W.J. ANDERSON, Trail...... Sec.-Treas. 1960-1963 IVAN TEMPLE, Victoria ...... President W.J. ANDERSON, Trail...... Sec.-Treas. 1963-1966 DR. LEO MARGOLIS, Nanaimo. . . .President IVAN TEMPLE, Victoria ...... Sec.-Treas. 1966-1969 DON WINSLADE, N. Westmin...... President IVAN TEMPLE, Victoria ...... Sec.-Treas.-Reg. 1969-1971 MILO FABRO, Kimberley...... President IVAN TEMPLE, Victoria ...... Sec.-Man. 1971-1974 RAY T. PEEBLES, Quesnel ...... President IVAN TEMPLE, Victoria ...... Sec.-Man. 1974-1977 FRANK SPRING, Cranbrook...... President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Sec.-Man. 1977-1979 R.N. MULLOCK, N. Vancouver...... President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir. 1979-1981 DON SCHMALTZ, Penticton...... President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir. 1981-1984 BILL COLBOURNE, Burnaby. . . . .President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir. 1984-1985 GEORGE WONG, Burnaby...... President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir. 1985-1988 BRUCE ALLISON, Richmond. . . . .President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir. 1988-1991 FRANK LENTO, Fernie ...... President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir. 1991-1994 ALLAN MATTHEWS,Williams Lake. . . President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir.
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1994-1997 FLORENCE REMPEL, Victoria ...... President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir. 1997-2000 MIKE HENDERSON, Kamloops. . . .President DON FREER, Victoria ...... Exec. Dir. 2000-2001 BOB WOODWARD, Kimberly. . . . .President BARRY PETRACHENKO,Victoria . . . Exec. Dir. 2001-2004 ED MAYERT, Nanaimo...... President BARRY PETRACHENKO, Victoria. . Exec. Dir. 2004-2005 FRED HESLOP, Trail...... President BARRY PETRACHENKO, Victoria. . Exec. Dir. 2005-2006 FRED HESLOP, Trail...... President BARRY PETRACHENKO, Victoria. . Exec. Dir. 2006-2007 AL BERG, Vernon...... President BARRY PETRACHENKO, Victoria. . Exec. Dir. 2007-2008 AL BERG, Vernon...... President BARRY PETRACHENKO, Victoria. . Exec. Dir. 2008-2009 RICK BOEKESTYN, Cranbrook. . . .President BARRY PETRACHENKO, Victoria. . Exec. Dir. 2009-2010 RICK BOEKESTYN, Cranbrook. . . .President BARRY PETRACHENKO, Victoria. . Exec. Dir.
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