2009 / 2010 HANDBOOK
MAILING ADDRESS
MINNESOTA HOCKEY 317 WASHINGTON STREET ST PAUL, MN 55102 (651) 602-5727 (651) 222-1055 FAX www.minnesotahockey.org [email protected]
ARTICLES 2008/2009 BY-LAWS ACTIVITIES & RULES & REGULATIONS RECORDS
formerly MINNESOTA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION REGION AND STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM AND SPECTATOR FEES
Region State Team Entry Fee $450 $400 Tournament Pass $12 $15 Daily Admission $7 $8 Senior and Student Daily Admission $2 $3 Senior and Student Tournament Pass $5 $8 10 and Under free free
REGISTRATION DATES AND FEES
Player and Coach Registration All Players and Coaches must register electronically via Cyber Sport. MH Fee USA Hockey Fee Players born in 2002 and before $10 per player $30 per Player Players born in 2003 and after No Fee No Fee Coaches No Fee $30 per Coach Team Rosters All teams except Adult ...... Deadline Date --- December 31 Player rosters must be approved prior to the first league or tournament game. Any changes to rosters must be approved on or before December 31st. Adult ...... Deadline Date --- February 15
Insurance coverage is provided to all registered coaches, players and managers and includes general liability, catastrophic medical and participant (excess) accident, subject to the exclusions, limitations, deductibles and terms of USA Hockey’s insurance policies. These insurance coverages are in effect while participating on a USA Hockey registered team during and in a USA Hockey sanctioned event. In addition, Director’s and Officer’s Liability insurance and Crime insurance is provided to the MH Board, District Boards and the Boards of all Associations. Tournament Sanctioning Refer to Youth Rules, Section XI for details. MH Fee USA Hockey Fee Only MH Teams $100 per level No Fee Teams from outside MH $100 per level $50 per Tourn. Teams from outside USA $100 per level $75 per Tourn.
MH AGE DIVISIONS FOR THE 2009/2010 SEASON Youth/Adult Girls/Women Adult Older than 6/30/90 Women Older than 12/31/89 Junior Gold 7/1/90 6/30/94 19 & Under 1/1/90 6/30/92 MN 16 & Under 7/1/92 6/30/94 MN 16U 7/1/92 6/30/94 MN Bantam 7/1/94 6/30/96 MN 14U 7/1/94 6/30/96 MN Peewee 7/1/96 6/30/98 MN 12U 7/1/96 6/30/98 MN Squirt 7/1/98 6/30/00 MN 10U 7/1/98 6/30/00 MN Mite 7/1/00 6/30/02 MN 8U 7/1/00 and younger Mini-Mite 7/1/02 and younger 2 Minnesota Hockey Annual Meeting April 23, 24 & 25, 2010 Marriott Minneapolis West
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Registration Instructions, Tournament Fees ...... 2 Age Chart ...... 2 State Tournament Sites ...... 3 President’s Message ...... 4 Calendar...... 5 Officers and Directors ...... 6 USA Hockey Minnesota District Officials ...... 8 Minnesota Hockey Officials Association Officers ...... 9 District Supervisors of Officials ...... 9 Coaching Program and District Coaches-in-Chief...... 10 ACE Program and District ACE Coordinators ...... 11 District Tournament Coordinators ...... 12 Girls' League Committee and District League Coordinators ...... 13 Articles of Incorporation ...... 14 By-Laws ...... 16 Youth Rules and Regulations ...... 24 Tournament Supplement ...... 36 Peewee/Bantam Region Tournament Pairings, Site Rotation and Sites ...... 40 Girls Region/State Tournament Pairings, Site Rotation and Sites ...... 41 Peewee/Bantam/Jr Gold State Tournament Pairings, Site Rotation and Sites ...... 42 Youth Hockey Associations by District ...... 43 Board of Directors Code of Conduct ...... 44 USA Hockey Minnesota District Operating Rules ...... 45 Affiliate Agreement ...... 46 Screening Policy ...... 50 Adult Rules ...... 54 Minnesota Women’s Hockey Association (WHAM) ...... 55 2008 State Tournament Results ...... 56 Adult (Senior) & Junior Class Champions ...... 58 State Tournament History...... 59 Enclosed Arenas ...... 65 Presidents’ Awards Recipients ...... 69 Don Clark Award, Ted Brill Award and Player Achievement Awards ...... 71 Past Presidents and Secretary/Treasurers ...... 72 Minnesota Hockey Officials Association By-Laws ...... 73 Minnesota District Registration Requirements ...... 76 Team Credentials Requirements ...... 78 Committees ...... 79 Corporate Partners, Media Partners and Official Apparel Supplier ...... Back Cover
2010 State Tournament Locations Youth Girls Junior Gold A Edina 19&Under B Edina Junior Gold B Coon Rapids (Cook) 14&Under A Duluth (Heritage Center) 16&Under Wayzata (Plymouth Ice Center) 14&Under B Tartan/Stillwater Bantam A Richfield 12&Under A Cottage Grove Bantam B Bemidji 12&Under B Warroad Peewee A Faribault Peewee B Roseau Women A ,B & C and Girls 19&Under A...... Schwan Super Rink - Blaine 3 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
In last year’s President Message I talked about a thorough review of our current youth hockey model in Minnesota and what activities the Board of Directors would be addressing during the 2008/2009 Season. As most of you are aware, Minnesota Hockey made a change to the previous Residency Rule replacing it with the new Participation Rule. The Participation Rule was designed to better accommodate players who want to have the opportunity to play with their school mates. This change was our first attempt at trying to recognize the needs/wants that our constituents expressed in the recent survey, specifically the desire of many to be able to play where they go to school rather than being forced to play where they live. As stated in the article posted on the Minnesota Hockey website, the rule that was passed resulted from months of discussion and negotiation among the District Directors. The current rule is almost certainly not the "last word" on this subject. The impact of this change is being studied closely, and the rule will be thoroughly reviewed after the 2009-2010 Season is complete. In addition it is important we monitor the registration process to ensure that voids or specific issues that were overlooked are identified and addressed. The review of Minnesota's youth hockey model doesn't stop with the Participation Rule. In the coming year, the Organizational Discernment Committee will be looking at our State Structure, District Configuration and Seasonal Structure, just to mention a few items that have been affected by the demographic changes in Minnesota. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the countless volunteers who share the passion for our great game of ice hockey. Without your passion and dedication there is no Minnesota Hockey. We are a leader in the United States and we need to keep striving for betterment of the individuals participating. Thank you for all your support. See you at the rink…
Dennis Green President, Minnesota Hockey
4 CALENDAR
Sept 18-20, 2009 Mn Hockey Fall Meeting –Marriott Minneapolis West Sept 20, 2009 2010 Region & State Tournament Hosting Packages Due Oct 4, 2009 Girls League Meeting – Kelly Inn, St. Cloud Nov 1, 2009 Dist., Region & State Tournament Info due to VP, Tournaments Nov 2, 2009 HS Girl’s Hockey start date Nov 13-15, 2009 District 10 Hall of Fame Tournament – Fogerty Arena, Blaine Nov 16, 2009 HS Boy’s Hockey start date Dec 31, 2009 Traveling Team rosters frozen Jan 15, 2010 Last day for sanctioning invitational tournaments Jan 15-17, 2010 USA Hockey Winter Meeting – Orlando, Florida Jan 22-24, 2010 Mn Hockey Winter Meeting – South St. Paul Hotel & Conf. Center Jan 9, 2010 Boys & Girls Adv. 15 GM meeting – Kelly Inn St. Cloud Jan 29-31, 2010 Hockey Weekend Across America Feb 24-27, 2010 Girls’ State High School Hockey Tourney – Xcel Energy Center Feb 28, 2010 Mn Hockey District Tournaments must be complete Mar 2-23, 2010 Mn Junior Hockey League (MnJHL) playoffs – Various sites Mar 4-7, 2010 Mn Hockey Regional Tournaments – Various Sites Mar 5-7, 2010 High School Girls Senior Classic – Schwan SuperRink Mar 10-13, 2010 Boys’ State High School Hockey Tourney – Xcel Energy Center Mar 18-21, 2010 Women’s State Tournaments (7 divisions) – Schwan SuperRink Mar 19-21, 2010 WCHA Final 5 – Xcel Energy Center Mar 19-21, 2010 Mn Hockey State Tournaments Mar 22 - Apr 18, 2010 Mn Hockey Boys & Girls Adv 15 district teams formed Mar 25, 2010 Metro League Select Benefit Game – Hosted by District 2 Mar 26-28, 2010 USA Hockey Women’s National Tournament – Green Bay, WI Mar 26-28, 2010 VFW State Tournament – Thief River Falls Mar 26-28, 2010 Ted Brill Great 8 HS Festival – Wakota Arena, South St. Paul Apr 7-11, 2010 USA Hockey Girls Tier I National Tournament – Green Bay, WI Apr 7-11, 2010 USA Hockey Girls Tier II National Tournament – Lansing, MI Apr 16-18, 2010 Boys Adv. 16 & 17 Spring Festival – Plymouth Ice Center Apr 16-18, 2010 Girls Adv 16 & 17 Spring Festival - Phase II – Plymouth Ice Ctr Apr, 2010 Inaugural Minnesota Boys/Girls HS National Showcase Tournament Apr 25, 2010 Mn Hockey Boys & Girls Adv. 15 – Inter-District play complete Apr 23-25, 2010 Mn Boys & Girls Adv. 16 & 17 – Final 54 Phase III – Plym. Ice Ctr Apr 23-25, 2010 Mn Hockey Annual Meeting – Marriott Minneapolis West May 1-2, 2010 Mn Hockey Girls Adv 15 Spring Festival – Schwan SuperRink May 1-2, 2010 Mn Hockey Boys Adv 15 Spring Festival – New Hope May 28, 2010 Mn Hockey Budget Requests Due Jun 10-13, 2010 USA Hockey Annual Congress – Colorado Springs Jun, 2010 Girls HS Junior Festival – Richfield Jun 12-17, 2010 Mn Hockey Girls Adv. 15 Summer Festival – MSU-Mankato Jun 12-17, 2010 Mn Hockey Boys Adv. 15 Summer Festival – St Cloud State Univ. Jun/Jul 2010 USA Hockey Select 16 National Camp Jun/Jul 2010 USA Hockey Sled Hockey National Camp Jun/Jul 2010 USA Hockey Girls 17 National Camp Jun 25-27, 2010 Mn Hockey Summer Meeting – SiteTBD Jul, 2010 USA Hockey Select 17 National Camp Jul, 2010 High School Girls Frosh/Soph Festival – Breezy Point Jul 30 - Aug 2, 2010 Mn Hockey Dave Peterson Goalie Camp – Schwan SuperRink Jul/Aug, 2010 Mn Hockey Golf Benefit – Site TBD Jul/Aug, 2010 USA Hockey Girls Select 16 National Camp Jul/Aug, 2010 USA Hockey Girls 15 National Camp Jul/Aug, 2010 USA Hockey Select 15 National Camp Sep 17-19, 2010 Mn Hockey Fall meeting – Site TBD Sep 19, 2010 2011Region & State Tournament Hosting Packages Due
NOTE: Please consult the calendar on the minnesotahockey.org website for updates 5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Immediate Secretary/Treasurer Dennis Green Past President Gerald R. DeMeo 15510 199th Ave NW Elmer Walls 4625 Woodland Ave Elk River, MN 55330 Duluth, MN 55803 (763) 263-0893 H (218) 724-4631 H (763) 263-0893 Fax (218) 349-9803 C
Vice President, Vice President, Vice President, Planning Hockey Operations Tournaments Dave Bakke Barry Ford Kevin Dickie 8330 36th Ave N 11841 Bittersweet St NW 805 5th Ave SE New Hope, MN 55427 Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Waseca, MN 56093 (763) 546-6221 H (763) 755-1916 H (507) 837-2138 Cell (612) 798-3010 W (763) 954-5022 Fax (507) 835-4151 Fax (612) 861-7827 Fax (763) 954-5022 W
Vice President, Vice President, Vice President, Maroon Coordinator Gold Coordinator Publicity/Promotion Dave Margenau Dave Stigen Dave Meisner 6806 Forestview Ln N 22939 224th St 4285 Gershwin Ave N Maple Grove, MN 55369 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Oakdale, MN 55128 (763) 425-6895 H (218) 739-9524 H (651) 204-9291 H (763) 493-3566 Fax (218) 739-0968 Fax (877) 651-2871 Fax
Controller Director, Adults Director, Juniors Jim Bullard Dave Swenson Bob Breu 12336 Yancy Cir NE - #C PO Box 390215 717 Lincoln Ave N Blaine, MN 55449 Edina, MN 55439 Faribault, MN 55021 (763) 355-5310 H (612) 730-4438 H (507) 210-1566 H (320) 796-2326 (Cabin) (952) 903-5023 Fax (507) 334-7801 Fax
Director, Women Director, HS Boys Director, HS Girls Susan Welles Ty Eigner Tim Morris 3855 10th Ave S 16917 E Lake Dr 4020 Macalaster Dr NE Minneapolis, MN 55407 Lakeville, MN 55044 St Anthony, MN 55421 (612) 827-3042 H (612) 237-0567 C (612) 781-7748 H (612) 781-7748 Fax
Referee Section Director Coach-in-Chief Eric Olson Hal Tearse (Non-Voting) 11670 Zion St NW 16905 25th Ave N Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Plymouth, MN 55447 (763) 767-7342 H (763) 473-6544 H (763) 767-7342 Fax (612) 371-2891 W
Executive Director Mike Snee (Non-Voting) Minnesota Hockey 317 Washington St St Paul, MN 55102 (651) 602-5727 W (651) 222-1055 Fax
For Board of Directors e-mail addresses, please refer to www.minnesotahockey.org
6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director, District 1 Director, District 2 Director, District 3 Tom Mickus Greg Nagan Scott Dornfeld 700 Parkview Ave 4785 Laura Ln 8301 34th Ave N St Paul, MN 55117 Shoreview, MN 55126 New Hope, MN 55427 (651) 489-3394 H (651) 483-4079 H (763) 546-2212 H (651) 487-7734 Fax (651) 483-4079 Fax (763) 972-6174 Fax
Director, District 4 Director, District 5 Director, District 6 Mark Jacobs Doug Kephart Brad Hewitt 1123 Sunset Cir 71052 CSAH 18 8919 Sylvan Ridge Rd Marshall, MN 56258 Dassel, MN 55325 Eden Prairie, MN 55347 (507) 532-3521 H (320) 587-7768 H (952) 250-6431Cell (507) 929-3122 Fax
Director, District 8 Director, District 10 Director, District 11 Rich Rakness Tim Timm Peter Hill 222 Dale St E 13116 Tilden Ave N 329 7th St South St Paul, MN 55075 Champlin, MN 55316 Cloquet, MN 55720 (651) 455-1725 H (763) 427-7709 H (218) 879-1496 H (651) 455-0478 Fax (763) 427-7709 Fax
Director, District 12 Director, District 15 Director, District 16 Steve Oleheiser Dennis Bushy Mark Elliott 1403 SE 5th St 655 Beech Ln 4403 Sherman Dr NE Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Moorhead, MN 56560 Bemidji, MN 56601 (218) 326-8633 H (218) 236-6650 H (218) 759-2229 H (218) 360-6181 Cell (218) 759-9308 Fax
Maroon Division Districts - 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10 Gold Division Districts - 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16
Director Emeritus Director Emeritus Director Emeritus Bill McDonald (Non-Voting) Wally Odell (Non-Voting) George Swentik (Non-Voting) 100 10th St NW P.O. Box 9 1709 County Rd 3 SW Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Elk River, MN 55330 Baudette, MN 56623 (218) 326-3104 H (763) 441-8183 H (218) 634-2427 H (763) 441-3700 W (218) 634-3052 Fax
Director Emeritus Director Emeritus Director Emeritus John Carter (Non-Voting) Phil Graber (Non-Voting) Bruce Johnson (Non-Voting) P.O. Box 218 15911 Linnet St NW 3715 Ximines Ln N Roseau, MN 56751 Andover, MN 55304 Plymouth, MN 55441 (218) 463-1139 H (763) 413-8479 H (763) 544-1303 H/Fax (888) 463-2240 W (763) 780-1420 Ext. 206 W (612) 990-2279 W (218) 463-2241 Fax (763) 780-8921 Fax
Director Emeritus Screening Comm. Chair MIAMA Representative Bill Gable (Non-Voting) Scott Gray (Non-Voting) Rotating Board Member (Non-Voting) 28091 Bayshore Dr NW 330 2nd Ave S – #150 8388 81st Street Lane S Isanti, MN 55040 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Cottage Grove, MN 55016 (763) 444-8235 H (612) 349-9512 W (651) 458-5190 ext 2 Office (763) 444-8235 Fax (612) 332-5215 Fax (651) 458-5190 Fax
Rules Comm. Chair Metro Hockey League Chair Bob Halverson (Non-Voting) Tom Slaird (Non-Voting) 4801 Oregon Ave N 3800 Washburn Ave S New Hope, MN 55428 Minneapolis, MN 55410 (763) 535-2007 H (612) 929-0133 H
7 USA HOCKEY MINNESOTA DISTRICT DIRECTORS and OFFICIALS
Director Director Director Dennis Green Dave Margenau Gerald R DeMeo 15510 199th Ave NW 6806 Forestview Ln N 4625 Woodland Ave Elk River, MN 55330 Maple Grove, MN 55369 Duluth, MN 55803 (763) 263-0893 H (763) 425-6895 H (218) 724-4631 H (763) 263-0893 Fax (763) 493-3566 Fax (218) 349-9803 C
Director Risk Manager Girls/Womens Rep Hal Tearse Bruce Kruger Lynn Olson 16905 25th Ave N 18070 39th Pl N 5909 12th Ave S Plymouth, MN 55447 Plymouth, MN 55446 Minneapolis, MN 55417 (763) 473-6544 H (763) 478-4671 H / Fax (612) 861-2671 H (612) 371-2891 W (612) 348-3293 W (612) 861-2671 Fax
Referee-in-Chief Coach-in-Chief Disabled Hockey Steve Tatro Mike MacMillan Antonia Boelter 214 4th Ave 1806 Elm St 680 O'Neil Dr Two Harbors, MN 55616 Buffalo, MN 55313 Eagan, MN 55121 (218) 393-5343 H/W (763) 682-2705 H (651) 688-8808 Ext 40 W (651) 307-0660 C High School Rep (651) 688-8892 Fax Chris Lonke 15370 Danville Ave Rosemont, MN 55068 (651) 322-3587 H Registrar Carol Carlson 1411 Lookout St Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-0212 H
Associate Registrar MH Dist's 2 &10, MH Adult, Associate Registrar MH Districts 1 & 8 MN Advanced Teams, MH District 3 Rich Rakness Pre-Post Season Teams Lynn Brandt 222 Dale St E NDP Girl's Programs, 3440 Urbandale Ln N South St Paul, MN 55075 Disabled/Special Hockey Plymouth, MN 55447 (651) 455-1725 H Carol Carlson (763) 370-7303 (651) 455-0478 Fax 1411 Lookout St Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-0212 H
Associate Registrar Associate Registrar Associate Registrar MH District 4 MH District 5 MH District 6 Diane Ytuarte Glenn Young Pat Fiedler 408 20th Ave NE 703 Park Ave 15461 E Sunrise Cir Waseca, MN 56093 Litchfield, MN 55355 Eden Prairie, MN 55347 (507) 833-5778 H (320) 693-8571 H (952) 937-8841 H (952) 975-1825 Fax
Associate Registrar Associate Registrar Associate Registrar MH Women MH Districts 11 & 12 MH Districts 15 & 16 Sue Sentieri Cathy & Steve Mann Cindy Kunde 1540 Oakwood Ter 1125 SW 6th St 2846 29th St S Shoreview, MN 55126 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Moorhead, MN 56560 (612) 619-0846 H (218) 326-9288 H (218) 236-7609 H (218) 259-0152 Cathy Cell (218) 233-5021 W
8 MINNESOTA HOCKEY OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Vice President - North President and MH Vice President - South Buzz Olson Referee Section Director Dennis Alm 1112 8th Ave NW Eric Olson 8857 Sequoia Ct East Grand Forks, MN 56721 11670 Zion St NW Woodbury, MN 55125 (218) 773-2922 H Coon Rapids, MN 55433 (651) 578-8374 H (218) 773-8003 FAX (763) 754-0536 H (651) 501-8336 FAX
Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past President Roger Stephens David Nyquist Skip Trumble 1029 Hill Rd SW 6608 Flag Ave N 482 Wilderness Dr Willmar, MN 56201 Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 Chaska, MN 55318 (320) 235-7193 H (763) 536-0734 H (952) 448-6087 H (320) 235-1638 FAX (952) 933-6175 FAX
District Supervisors of Officials
District 1 District 2 District 3 Dennis Alm Terry Thorsheim Jim Gates 8857 Sequoia Ct 4820 Osgood Ave S 9695 106th Ave North Woodbury, MN 55125 Stillwater, MN 55082 Maple Grove, MN 55369 (651) 578-8374 H (651) 439-2775 H (763) 424-6674 H (651) 501-8336 FAX (651) 439-2775 FAX (763) 425-9875 FAX
District 4 District 5 District 6 Ryan Nolander (Interim) Mike Mooney Dave Kemp 1814 Brookdale Circle 6415 159th St NW 14698 Dominica Ct Albert Lea, MN 56007 Clearwater, MN 55320 Apple Valley, MN 55124 (507) 383-1820 H (612) 812-3268 Cell (952) 693-6515 Hockey Line (952) 322-3421 FAX
District 8 District 10/Evaluations District 11 Paul Moen Bruce Carlson Nick Biondich 344 13th Ave S 2231 112th Ln 3995 Lavaque Rd So. St. Paul, MN 55075 Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Hermantown, MN 55811 (651) 451-1459 H/FAX (763) 754-0148 H/FAX (218) 591-4077 H (651) 246-3514 C
District 12 District 15 District 16 Chris Cavanaugh Howard Breitkreutz Dan Dow 33742 Arbo Rd 504 6th Ave W 6878 Danielle Ln NE Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Alexandria, MN 56308 Bemidji, MN 56601 (218) 259-5038 H (320) 763-6322 H (218) 586-2584 H (320) 763-6322 FAX
Adult Hockey USA Hockey Minnesota Brian Hollenbeck District Referee-in-Chief 11989 Wedgewood Dr NW Steve Tatro Coon Rapids, MN 55433 214 4th Ave (763) 323-6683 H Two Harbors, MN 55616 (612) 817-2369 Cell (218) 393-5343 H/W (218) 726-1023 Fax 9 COACHING PROGRAM
Minnesota District Coach-in-Chief Mn Hockey Coach-in-Chief Special Projects Mike MacMillan Hal Tearse Dick Emahiser 1806 Elm St 16905 25th Ave N 7526 Carnelian Ln Buffalo, MN 55313 Plymouth, MN 55447 Eden Prairie, MN 55346 (763) 682-2705 H (763) 473-6544 H (952) 937-6906 H (612) 247-0507 C (612) 371-2891 W (952) 457-6272 C (763) 682-7943 FAX
Special Projects Special Projects ACE/U8 Coordinator Gary Gregus Pat Westrum Terry Evavold 1069 Van Buren St 13668 Ferris Ave 237 Kings Way Shakopee, MN 55379 Apple Valley, MN 55124 Sartell, MN 56377 (952) 445-8140 H (952) 432-8028 H (320) 229-2983 H (952) 496-5152 W (612) 685-1494 C (320) 766-1419 C (952) 445-3268 FAX
Hockey Education Program Dir. Off-Ice Training Women’s Liaison Dave Margenau Larry Hendrickson Tom Peart 6806 Forestview Ln 2015 West Forrest Dr 18058 96th Ave N Maple Grove, MN 55369 Richfield, MN 55423 Maple Grove, MN 55311 (763) 425-6895 H (612) 866-6763 H (763) 416-1813 H (763) 493-3566 FAX (763) 442-6465 C
Skills Program Goaltending Coordinator Chris Bonnell Steve Carroll 510 Greenbriar Ln 6526 Sheridan Ave Buffalo, MN 55313 Richfield, MN 55423 (763) 684-1366 H (612) 869-2719 H
District Coaching Program Personnel
District 1 District 2 District 3 Justin Simonson Scott Hambly Marc Sorenson 185 Bellwood Ave 3201 Midland Ave 5540 Nathan Ln N – #6 Maplewood, MN 55117 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Plymouth, MN 55442 (651) 802-4836 H (651) 770-1394 H (763) 694-7548 H (651) 770-1344 W (612) 291-5641 W (763) 458-9483 C
District 4 District 5 District 6 Will Fish Brian Johnson Pat Westrum 245 East Mill St 710 Maplewood Ave 13668 Ferris Ave Owatonna, MN 55060 Litchfield, MN 55355 Apple Valley, MN 55124 (507) 444-9887 H (320) 593-0323 H (952) 432-8028 H (507) 444-8837 W (952) 985-7919 W (612) 685-1494 C
District 8 District 10 District 11 Bill McClellan Temporary contact: Christian Koelling 7893 75th St S Tim Timm – District 10 Director 4601 Tioga St Cottage Grove, MN 55016 13116 Tilden Ave N Duluth, MN 55804 (651) 459-4587 H Champlin, MN 55316 (218) 525-8421 H (651) 324-2445 C (763) 427-7709 H/FAX (612) 720-3161 C (218) 728-4300 FAX
District 12 District 15 District 16 Roger Mischke Bryan Henrichs Don Krause 516 S Pokegama Ave 7370 County Rd 11 4962 Graceton Beach Rd NW Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 Williams, MN 56686 (218) 999-9190 H (218) 839-6522 W (218) 783-8801 H (218) 322-2100 W (218) 851-2906 C (218) 327-2287 FAX
Refer to Let’s Play Hockey or www.minnesotahockey.org for Coaching Education Program clinic schedules 10 Association Coaching and Education (ACE) Coordinators
State-Wide ACE Coordinator Special ACE Projects Terry Evavold Rick Lowe 237 Kings Way 1792 Magnolia Way Sartell, MN 55377 Plymouth, MN 55441 (320) 229-2983 H (763) 205-5794 H (320) 529-4579 W (320) 333-5696 C (320) 766-1419 C
District ACE Coordinators
District 1 District 2 Dan Muccio John Peterson 1035 Otto Ave 878 Cannon Ave St Paul, MN 55102 Shoreview, MN 55126 (651) 292-9853 H (651) 338-8315 C (651) 639-1069 Fax
District 3 District 4 Gene Ferrel Greg Johnson 8930 60½ Ave N 220 Nature Valley Pl New Hope, MN 55428 Owatonna, MN 55060 (763) 537-3766 H (507) 456-1548 C (952) 581-5668 W (507) 455-2893 W (612) 868-1099 C (507) 456-1548 C
District 5 District 6 Terry Dvorak Mark Palmer 609 S Hubbard Ave 6040 McKinley Pl Litchfield, MN 55355 Shorewood, MN 55331 (320) 593-7968 H (952) 380-1143 H (320) 693-3312 W (612) 325-8068 C
(320) 420-5559 C District 8 District 10 Steve Morse Donn Berkeland 11381 Kingsborough Tr 2104 Northdale Blvd NW – Suite 100 Cottage Grove, MN 55016 Coon Rapids, MN 55433 (651) 480-8539 H (763) 433-0729 H (612) 221-4444 C (763) 767-7106 W (763) 767-7146 Fax
District 11 District 12 Wiley Pugh Scott Sarkella 1304 Jean Marie St 1224 SW 6th St Cloquet, MN 55720 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 (218) 878-3977 H (218) 326-9770 H (218) 464-7077 C (218) 326-9415 W (218) 256-0557 C
District 15 District 16 Andrew Shriver Scott Riopelle 808 Bay Cliff Ln 124 North Broadway Alexandria, MN 56308 Crookston, MN 56716 (320) 846-5366 H (218) 281-2189 H (320) 815-5683 C (218) 281-1242 W (218) 281-5609 Fax
11 TOURNAMENT COORDINATORS
Kevin Dickie, Vice President, Tournaments Tim Sweezo, Assistant, Tournaments 805 5th Ave SE 4480 Watertown Rd Waseca, MN 56093 Maple Plain, MN 55359 (507) 835-4151 H (952) 473-5528 H (507) 835-4151 FAX (952) 473-5528 FAX
FINAL COORDINATORS
Kevin Dickie Tim Sweezo Bill Gable (3, 4, 11, 15 & 16) (5, 6, 8, 12, MH Region & State) (1, 2, 10, VFW & Women) 805 5th Ave SE 4480 Watertown Rd 28091 Bayshore Dr NW Waseca, MN 56093 Maple Plain, MN 55359 Isanti, MN 55040 (507) 835-4151 H (952) 473-5528 H (763) 444-8235 H (507) 835-4151 FAX (952) 473-5528 FAX (763) 444-8235 FAX
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT COORDINATORS
District 1 District 2 District 3 Joe Larson Jeff Merth Kelly Bonner 3425 39th Ave S 7610 Upper 19th St N 6135 Forestview Ln N Minneapolis, MN 55406 Oakdale, MN 55128 Plymouth, MN 55442 (612) 724-9267 H (651) 735-9614 HOCKEY (763) 559-5821 H (952) 925-4111 W (651) 735-9614 FAX (952) 925-6122 Fax (651) 730-6501 H
District 4 District 5 District 6 Terry Fredin Jeff Carlen Kurt Hyster 2660 River Rd 9939 Highway 55 PO Box 22005 Windom, MN 56101 Annandale, MN 55302 Eagan, MN 55122 (507) 831-1019 H (320) 274-3509 H (612) 799-0695 H (507) 831-1019 FAX (763) 682-4132 W (952) 917-0633 FAX
District 8 District 10 District 11 Zac Dockter Bill Gable Clarke Coole 8020 80th St S 28091 Bayshore Dr NW 130 S 30th Ave W Cottage Grove, MN 55016 Isanti, MN 55040 Duluth, MN 55806 (651) 458-3415 W (763) 444-8235 H (218) 525-7402 H (651) 458-3444 FAX (763) 444-8235 FAX (218) 728-8000 W (218) 728-8000 FAX
District 12 District 15 District 16 Craig Homola Paul Watzke Mark Dragich 1105 Lincoln Ave 511 Lake Ave 600 Demers Ave Eveleth, MN 55734 Morris, MN 56267 East Grand Forks, MN 56721 (218) 744-3218 H (320) 589-2626 H (218) 773-9748 H (218) 744-5566 W (320) 589-2105 FAX (218) 773-8000 W
Women Lynn Olson 5909 12th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55417 (612) 861-2671 H (612) 861-2671 FAX 12 GIRLS’ LEAGUE COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs
Dave Margenau Dave Stigen 6806 Forestview Lane North 22939 224th St Maple Grove, MN 55369 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 (763) 425-6895 H (218) 739-9524 H (763) 493-3566 FAX (218) 739-0968 Fax
State-Wide Coordinator Greta Wedell 1305 Nursery Hill Lane Arden Hills, MN 55112 (651) 628-4944 H (651) 628-4945 FAX
District Coordinators
District 1 District 2 Andrea Backes Temporary Contact: 2019 Pinehurst Ave Greg Nagan St Paul, MN 55116 4785 Laura Ln (651) 690-1043 H Shoreview, MN 55126 (651) 483-4079 H
District 3 District 4 Amy Johnson Jason Seidl 330 Merrimac Ln 41498 593rd Ave Plymouth, MN 55447 New Ulm, MN 56073 (763) 449-9171 H (507) 354-7753 H
District 5 District 6 Doug Foster Kyle Crowe 612 3rd St SW 18688 St Mellion Pl St. Michael, MN 55376 Eden Prairie, MN 55347 763-497-8071 H (952) 942-7990 H
District 8 District 10 Tito Elumba Jay Fladebo 206 Calendar Isle 2367 Highway 65 Center City, MN 55012 Mora, MN 55051 (651) 336-8910 H (320) 679-4015 H
District 11 District 12 Pete Hill Jerry Havel 329 7th St 21617 Pineridge Ln Cloquet, MN 55720 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 (218) 879-1496 H (218) 301-6083
District 15 District 16 Mark Magnusson Mark Elliott 516 W Cherry Ave 4403 Sherman Dr NE Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Bemidji, MN 56601 (218) 739-6110 H (218) 759-2229 H (218) 759-9308 Fax
13 AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION of MINNESOTA HOCKEY, INC. (Amended 1970, 1981, 1996 and 2003)
We, Dennis Green and William P. McDonald, President and Secretary, respectively, of Minnesota Hockey, Inc., a nonprofit corporation having no stock or stockholders and duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota and having its principal place of business in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, do hereby certify that at the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of Minnesota Hockey, Inc. duly called and held in the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, on the Twenty-sixth day of January 2003, in accordance with the provisions of the Minnesota nonprofit Corporation Act, as amended, the following resolution amending the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the corporation in their entirety was adopted by unanimous vote of all Directors present at said meeting, said resolution being as follows:
RESOLVED: That the amended Articles of Incorporation in the form attached to and made a part of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors on January 26, 2003, be, and they hereby are, adopted to be effective immediately. We further certify that the amended Articles of Incorporation referred to in the above resolution are as hereinafter set forth:
I. The name of the corporation shall be MINNESOTA HOCKEY, INC., and the location of the registered office shall be in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
II. The purposes of the corporation are: To encourage and improve the standard of youth and other amateur ice hockey in the Minnesota area; to conduct ice hockey tournaments and to select representative teams to participate in tournaments; to associate with other ice hockey associations; to do any and all acts necessary or desirable in the furtherance of the foregoing purposes; to buy, sell, lease and otherwise deal in all kinds of property, real, personal and mixed, for the purpose of creating further interest in youth and other amateur hockey.
III. This corporation shall have no capital stock.
IV. No part of the property or income of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, directors, trustees, officers, or other private persons except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article Two hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170 (c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law.)
V. Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all liabilities of the corporation, shall distribute the remaining assets of the corporation to such other non-profit organization(s) promoting amateur hockey in the state of Minnesota in such proportions as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by 14 order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Minnesota, to non-profit organization(s) operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
VI. Neither the members, directors, trustees or officers of the corporation shall be personally liable for any obligation of the corporation of any nature whatsoever, nor shall any of the property of any member or officer of the corporation be subject to payment of obligations of the corporation to any extent whatsoever.
VII. The name and post office address of each of the original incorporaters was:
Walter L. Bush, Jr. Robert B. Ridder Alfred J. Crary 600 Midland Building Radio City Building 2124 West 60th Street Minneapolis 1, Minnesota Minneapolis 2, Minnesota Minneapolis 19, Minnesota
VIII. The qualifications and conditions of membership, the limitation, if any upon the number of members, and the conditions of termination of membership shall be provided for in the By-Laws. Annual dues required to be paid by members shall be in the amount as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. The amount of dues need not be uniform as to all members, provided that the amount required of each member is determined upon a uniform basis. The Board of Directors in determining such basis may take into consideration the number of teams in a member league, and whether or not the member teams play to a paid gate. Members may be required to pay in addition to annual dues an assessment based upon a percentage of gate receipts of member teams, not to exceed five percent of such receipts.
IX. The management of this corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors. The terms of office of the Directors other than the members of the first Board of Directors and the method by which they shall be appointed shall be fixed by the By-Laws and may be altered by amending the By-Laws. The number of Directors constituting the first Board of Directors shall be three. The name and post office addresses of each of the Directors was:
Walter L. Bush, Jr. Robert B. Ridder Alfred J. Crary 600 Midland Building Radio City Building 2124 West 60th Street Minneapolis 1, Minnesota Minneapolis 2, Minnesota Minneapolis 19, Minnesota
The term of office of the aforesaid Directors shall be until the first annual meeting of the Corporation, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
X. The corporation is to have perpetual existence.
XI. The Board of Directors shall adopt By-Laws for management of the corporation and shall have the authority to amend the By-Laws from time to time.
XII. These Articles of Incorporation may be amended by the Board of Directors upon receiving a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Directors entitled to vote on the proposed amendment, as provided by the By-Laws. Notice of the meeting and of the proposed amendment must be given at least twenty-eight (28) days prior to voting on the amendment.
15 BY-LAWS By-Laws include Amendments as of June 2009
ARTICLE 1 - JURISDICTION
The exclusive jurisdiction of Minnesota Hockey, Inc. (MH) is the entire State of Minnesota. Any team joining USA Hockey automatically comes under the jurisdiction and control of the local, district and state associations affiliated with USA Hockey (USA Hockey By-Law No. 3). MH shall have jurisdiction over the activities of all member teams, including but not limited to, registration of teams, formation of leagues, sanctioning of tournaments, and conducting playoffs and region and state tournaments. Activities involving MH teams must be sanctioned by MH. Applications for hosting a USA Hockey National Tournament in Minnesota must be presented to and approved by the MH Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 2 - USA HOCKEY PREEMINENCE
MH, an Affiliate Association of USA Hockey, Inc., shall abide by and act in accord with the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules and decisions of the Board of Directors of USA Hockey, and such documents and decisions shall take precedence over and supersede all similar governing documents and/or decisions of MH. Further, MH (i) shall assist USA Hockey in the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules and decisions of the Board of Directors of USA Hockey, within and upon its members and/or within its jurisdiction and (ii) agrees to be guided by the following core values of USA Hockey:
SPORTSMANSHIP - Foremost of all values is to learn a sense of fair play. Become humble in victory, gracious in defeat. We will foster friendship with teammates and opponents alike. RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL - Treat all others as you expect to be treated. INTEGRITY- We seek to foster honesty and fair play beyond mere strict interpretation of the rules and regulations of the game. PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AT THE INDIVIDUAL, TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS - Each member of the organization, whether player, volunteer or staff, should seek to perform each aspect of the game to the highest level of his or her ability. ENJOYMENT - It is important for the hockey experience to be fun, satisfying and rewarding for the participant. LOYALTY - We aspire to teach loyalty to the ideals and fellow members of the sport of hockey. TEAMWORK - We value the strength of learning to work together. The use of teamwork is reinforced and rewarded by success in the hockey experience.
USA Hockey acknowledges that MH is and shall remain a separate entity with complete authority to conduct its affairs and programs, subject only to the express obligations and restrictions contained in this By-law and in its affiliate agreement with USA Hockey.
MH shall at all times maintain its tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. MH shall provide to the Executive Director of USA Hockey an annual financial report of operations.
ARTICLE 3 - INDEMNITY
MH, an Affiliate Association of USA Hockey, Inc., shall indemnify and hold harmless USA Hockey, the Board of Directors of USA Hockey and each member thereof, the Executive Committee of USA Hockey, and each member thereof, councils and committees of USA Hockey and each member thereof, and all other elected, appointed, employed or volunteer representatives of USA Hockey from any and all claims, liability, judgments, costs, attorneys' fees, charges and expenses whatsoever, arising from the acts and omissions of MH, except to the extent (i) that USA Hockey or its aforedescribed representatives caused such claims, liability, judgments, costs, attorneys' fees, charges or expenses by their own intentional neglect or default or (ii) that such acts or omissions were the direct result of compliance with the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules or decisions of the Board of Directors of USA Hockey. Further, MH understands and acknowledges that USA Hockey and its aforedescribed representatives have assumed such assignment, function, office or capacity upon the express understanding, agreement and condition that they be so indemnified and held harmless to the extent described in this by-law.
ARTICLE 4 - MEMBERSHIP
INDIVIDUAL SUSTAINING MEMBERS: Interested individuals may become individual members by payment of annual dues in the amount of fifty (50) dollars paid annually. The period of individual membership shall run from June 1 to May 31. CORPORATE SUSTAINING MEMBERS: Interested corporations or unincorporated organizations may become corporate members by payment of annual dues in an amount to be negotiated. Such Corporate Sustaining Member may advertise or make known its affiliation with the MH.
16 AFFILIATE MEMBERS: Any hockey community, association or group whose teams wish to participate in MH must sign an affiliate agreement with MH and pay annual fees in an amount established by the Board of Directors to become an affiliate member. The right of an Affiliate member shall be to vote in the District Caucus for a director from the district in which the member has its legal address. Each affiliate member shall be entitled to select one representative who shall thereupon be a member of this corporation and shall be entitled to cast votes in the District Caucus for the purpose of electing the District Director, according to the affiliate's number of registered participants. In addition, such Affiliate member may advertise or make known its affiliation with MH. MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING: Only individuals (Players, Coaches, Team Officials, etc.) who maintain membership in good standing with their past or present local affiliate will be registered and rostered on MH teams. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Any person elected as a director or officer shall be a member of this corporation with such powers and duties as are established in the Articles and By-Laws.
ARTICLE 5 - REGISTRATION
A. Affiliate members whose team(s) intend to participate with any other MH or USA Hockey team(s) must register all of their players and coaches and all of their teams. All players and coaches must be listed on an Official USA Hockey Roster. The registration must be in accordance with the rules and regulations of their respective playing division. B. Out of state and Canadian teams playing in leagues under the jurisdiction of the MH shall comply with all regulations of this Article of these By-Laws. C. Female players may participate on either Girl’s/Women’s teams or Youth/Adult teams. D. No player shall be registered with two or more MH or USA Hockey teams at the same time regardless of league division or classification. Exceptions to this By-Law may be made for City League teams and women hockey players only. (Refer to Youth Rules and Regulations and to Women’s Operating Rules) E. MH registered teams shall not participate in any way with any team that is not registered with USA Hockey or that has been outlawed by MH or USA Hockey (see By-Laws entitled “CHA Relations” and “International Competition”). Where limited competition is available, Midget, Junior Gold and 19&Under teams may play High School Varsity or Junior Varsity teams with the permission of the cognizant MH District Director and the USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar in that order. Additionally, 14&Under and 16&Under teams may play High School Junior Varsity teams under the approval provisions above, with the condition that if the association involved has multiple teams in either the 14&Under or 16&Under divisions, only the highest level team in that division will be considered. Failure to obtain proper permission to play a non-registered team may result in sanctions which could include forfeiture of eligibility to play in MH playoff tournaments. F. Any affiliate member representing a community, association, or group whose teams intend to participate in competition with any other MH teams in the Junior Gold class and younger, shall have those teams registered as specified elsewhere in this Article of these By-Laws. The above also applies to any affiliate member representing a community, association or group wishing to host an invitational or MH playoff tournament. G. Teams registered with the MH/USA Hockey must have permission from their district director to compete in interstate tournaments. To compete in National and International invitational tournaments, teams must have permission of USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar. Teams not receiving permission may be subject to suspension. In addition, teams must have the certification of their state association before entering a National tournament.
ARTICLE 6 - AUTHORITY - APPEALS - SUSPENSIONS - COURT ACTIONS
A. Authority: The Affiliate or local governing body has the authority to make decisions in the management of their local program. In the event of a dispute, the Affiliate or vested authority shall promptly and equitably attempt to resolve the grievance, allowing affected parties to have input which may require conducting a hearing. B. Grievable Decision: If a decision is viewed to be a violation of existing rules, that decision may be appealed. In all appeals, the appealing party is required to establish the merits of the appeal. C. Appeals: Any person, team, league or local association may appeal a grievable decision, in writing, to the District Director for a period of ten (10) calendar days, after a decision was rendered or a hearing refused within its own league or association. Such appeal must state that it is an appeal, state the rule that is claimed to be violated, and why the grieved action is a violation. The District Director shall make a written determination within twelve (12) calendar days of receipt of a valid appeal. The decision of the District Director may be appealed, in writing, for a period of ten (10) calendar days to the cognizant Maroon or Gold Vice President, who will issue a written ruling within twelve (12) calendar days. Any decision of the Divisional Vice President may be appealed for a period of ten (10) calendar days to the MH Grievance Committee which must make a written determination within twelve (12) calendar days of receipt of a written appeal. The decision of the Grievance Committee shall be final except as noted in paragraph G. of this Article.
17 1. The Grievance Committee shall, at its option, use any of the following procedures in making its determination: a. Hold preliminary fact finding meetings involving two (2) or more of the Grievance Committee members. b. Use the mail or conference calls as procedures, involving the full committee, to render either preliminary or final determinations of the grievance. c. Hold a hearing in situations where the facts of the case are in dispute. D. Hearing Representation: The person, team, league or local association making an appeal shall be permitted to be represented at a hearing conducted by a District Director, Regional Vice President or the MH Grievance Committee. Such representation may consist of the appealing individual plus one representative, or two representatives for the individual, team, league or association. Said representative(s) may, without a personal appearance, present their position through written statements and letters. E. Suspension: Players, Team or League Officials and Others: The power to suspend any person shall be with the local governing body in accordance with their rules and regulations. Whomever is vested with this authority shall conduct a hearing in situations where the facts of the case are in dispute. All parties involved in the incident and witnesses shall be given the opportunity to give their version of the facts. Automatic suspensions involving violations of USA Hockey and MH playing rules do not require a hearing. F. Decisions by MH Committees other than the Grievance Committee or the Screening Committee may be appealed to the MH Board of Directors, within ten (10) calendar days of a written decision, subject to the requirements of the “Grievable Decision” paragraph heretofore. G. Decisions of the MH Grievance Committee, Screening Committee or the MH Board of Directors may be appealed to USA Hockey according to the provisions of USA Hockey Bylaw 10. Resolution of Disputes, Arbitration, and Suspensions. H. Referees: The procedure for the suspension of a referee shall be as stated in the Minnesota Hockey Officials Association By-Laws. I. Court Actions: Any recourse to the courts of any jurisdiction by any member or individual before all of the rights and remedies available under the Articles and By-Laws of this association have been exhausted, shall be deemed conduct detrimental to the best interests of hockey and a violation of the Articles and By-Laws of this association and USA Hockey and therefore grounds for suspension and or expulsion pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE 7 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Authority: The governing and management of this corporation shall be vested in its Board of Directors. Terms of Office: Officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting for a three year term. Directors are elected by their representative District pursuant to the rules of their district. District Directors: The Board of Directors shall establish, from time to time, geographical boundaries for districts and shall divide said districts into a Gold Division and a Maroon Division. Each Division shall be under the supervision of a vice president of this association. Each such district shall be entitled to elect one person to the Board of Directors. The district directors shall be elected at a caucus of the affiliate members and team representatives of the district in which they reside. District Directors' Duties: It shall be the duty of the district directors to organize, supervise and enforce the rules and regulations of MH in their respective districts, including tournament play, and to perform such other duties as assigned to them by the President of this Association or the divisional Vice President. Each District Director is hereby declared to be the "proper authority" or "proper disciplinary authority" within their district for all purposes contemplated by the rules of MH and USA Hockey, with the condition that they must abide by the decisions of MH. Each District Director may designate an Alternate Director to assist in the performance of their duties. Such Alternate Director shall be empowered to cast the vote of the District Director in the Director's absence, provided the Secretary of MH is informed in writing prior to the meeting in question. (Refer to Article entitled District Administration). Director Emeritus: The Board of Directors shall have the authority to appoint one or more persons to the position of Director Emeritus in recognition of distinguished and lengthy service to this Association. A Director Emeritus shall be a non-voting member of the board, but in all other respects shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of other Board members. A candidate for Director Emeritus must be nominated by an active member of the Board of Directors and requires 3/4 of the votes cast for election. In the case of an outgoing MH Board member, there must be a waiting period of at least 180 consecutive days from the date of completion of their term on the MH Board. Adult and Junior Directors: Adults and Juniors each shall have a representative Director on the Board. Said Director shall be elected by the individual team member representatives of the teams registered in each division. It shall be the duty of the Adult and Junior Directors to represent Adult and Junior hockey respectively and to perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the President of this Association. Said Directors shall be elected at this Association's annual meeting by the representatives from the registered teams in each division.
18 Boys’ High School Director: Boys’ High School teams shall be entitled to elect one Director to the Board of Directors. The Director shall be elected as determined by the boys’ high school teams. Girls’ High School Director: Girls’ High School teams shall be entitled to elect one Director to the Board of Directors. The Director shall be elected as determined by the girls’ high school teams. Coach-in-Chief: The Coach-in-Chief shall be elected by a simple majority vote of the Board of Directors. The term of office shall be three years. The Coach-in-Chief shall be a non-voting member of the board, but in all other respects shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of other Board members. Women's Hockey Director: Women's hockey teams shall be entitled to elect one Director to the Board of Directors. The Director shall be elected as determined by Women's Hockey Association By-Laws. Referee Section Director: The Minnesota Hockey Officials Association President shall be a member of the Board of Directors. Officers: The officers of this corporation, when elected, shall be Directors at Large of the Board of Directors and shall be the President, the Immediate Past President, the Secretary/Treasurer, not more than six Vice Presidents, and a Controller. Such officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting for three (3) year terms. Officers may be selected from the membership of the Board or any adult resident of Minnesota who supports and can further the purposes of the corporation. Separate elections shall be held for each open position, with the successful candidate being the person receiving at least a simple majority of the votes cast. If a simple majority is not reached, the candidate receiving the least votes shall be dropped and the position re-voted. The officers shall have such powers and duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors. Such officers along with two District Directors appointed by the President shall constitute the Executive Committee. An officer may also be an elected member of the Board of Directors but such officer shall be entitled to only one vote. President: The President shall preside at meetings of the association and Board of Directors. The president shall generally perform the duties usual to the office and may at his/her discretion order the calling of Board meetings or meetings of the committees of the Association. The president shall exercise, in addition to the power conferred by the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, the powers of the Board in cases of emergency where it is not possible to obtain a Board vote. The President or appointed designee(s) shall have the power to adjust any matters pertaining to MH activities which seem to be in the best interest of the MH and shall perform those acts in the public realm that are deemed necessary for the good of the organization. Interim President: In the event that the President is unable to perform the responsibilities of his/her position, the Executive Committee shall meet within 15 days to appoint a member of the Executive Committee to serve as Interim President. During the interim period, the Interim President shall have all of the rights and responsibilities of the President as well as continuing to serve in his/her original position, but shall be entitled to only one vote. In the event that the President's incapacitation is temporary, he/she may resume the duties of President upon notification of the Interim President and concurrence of the Executive Committee. If the President's incapacitation is permanent (or temporary lasting more than one year), an election for President shall be held at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose, at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Vice Presidents: Vice President responsibilities shall be assigned by the President. Each Vice President shall ensure that his special area is organized and expanded with the assistance of the District Directors. Controller: The responsibilities of the Controller are to manage the financial affairs of the corporation and other duties as designated by the President. Secretary/Treasurer: The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep the records of the association, answer correspondence, issue notices of meetings and perform the duties usual to the office. In addition, he shall receive all moneys of the association and deposit same in an FDIC bank selected by the Finance Committee, and shall keep proper books of accounts and pay all approved bills, under the general direction of the Controller. Conflict of Interest: Members of the Board of Directors shall not coach or manage any traveling team and shall not accept jobs or roles in their areas of responsibility in order to avoid any possibility of a conflict of interest in the performance of their duties. Exceptions to this rule can be made upon two-thirds (2/3) vote of the MH Board of Directors. Additionally, members of the Board of Directors shall not serve on grievance or appeal boards where they are reviewing a decision they previously made. Expense Reimbursements: Expenses of Officers and Directors incurred while conducting MH business are reimbursable, in accordance with the current expense reimbursement policy, upon submission of a MH Expense Report subject to the limits as indicated on the report form and as approved by MH. Such reimbursements may also include a reasonable allowance for spouse’s/significant other’s expenses at state meetings. MH will pay the expenses of the following to attend state meetings: Board Members, District Directors, other Directors (HS, Adults, etc.), Coach-in-Chief (MH), Referee Section Director (MH), Executive Director, Non-Board Committee Chairs, Coordinators of Fund Raisers, and Invited Guests. Further, MH will pay the expenses for the Supervisor of Officials for all districts and significant others to attend the spring meeting.
19 Committees: The President shall have the right to require the formation of committees to handle various aspects of Minnesota Hockey's activities and operations. For each committee, the President shall appoint (or consent to the committee's appointment of) a chairperson(s). Each committee shall have at least two District Directors as members, one Maroon and one Gold, with the exception that the Adult, Audit, Juniors, Screening and Women's committees shall not require District Director participation. Committees shall meet and discuss matters under their purview on an as-needed basis. In general, committees are responsible to ferret through details, make reports to the Board on their activities, and make requests for official Board action as required. The President may assign certain items to the entire Board of Directors, in which case the Board acts as a Committee of the Whole. Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee shall meet at the call of its chairman, at least one month prior to the annual meeting to solicit candidates for the various offices. It is the responsibility of the Nominating Committee to insure that there is at least one candidate for each open position. The Nominating Committee shall notify all current board members of the candidates that have been identified at least two weeks prior to the annual meeting or other meeting at which an election will be held. Nothing in the above procedure would prohibit nomination of a candidate for any position from the floor. All persons appearing before the Nominating Committee shall have their name placed on the official ballot of the annual meeting. Voting for new officers and representatives shall take place as the last order of business at the annual meeting. Removal of Officers and Directors: Any officer or director may be removed from office by a 2/3 vote of the entire Board of Directors at any regularly scheduled meeting or at a meeting called for that purpose, with proper notice to the persons involved. Vacancies: Vacancies in the membership of the Board of Directors shall be filled for the unexpired term by election by the remaining Directors at a regularly scheduled meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Voting Quorum: At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a simple majority of the voting members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum with the manner of voting to be established by the presiding officer. Cumulative and proxy voting is prohibited except as noted in the Article entitled "Board of Directors", "Directors' Duties."
ARTICLE 8 - ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
The administrative management committee shall be a standing committee for the purpose of effecting and furthering the business affairs of the corporation. The committee shall consist of five members including the President, the Controller, the Chairs of the Publicity and Promotion, and Planning committees, and one other person to be appointed by the President. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be an ex-officio member of the committee. The committee shall have the authority to employ, on a part or full time basis, an employee, to be known as the Executive Director of the corporation, upon such terms and conditions as shall be mutually agreeable.
ARTICLE 9 - MEETINGS
Meetings of the Board of Directors: It is the normal obligation of all voting members to attend official meetings of the Board of Directors, or appoint an alternate representative in accordance with Article 7. Attendance/representation is expected for all days of the MH state meetings. All meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees must start with and maintain a quorum. The confirmation of a quorum and the determination of a simple majority or a 2/3's vote shall be based on the number of voting members present at the time of the vote. Annual Meeting: The Board of Directors shall hold an annual meeting in the spring of each year. The exact date, time and place of each meeting shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Regularly Scheduled Meetings: In addition to the Annual Meeting, meetings shall be scheduled in the Fall, Winter and Summer. Such additional meetings may run for 1, 2 or 3 days, and shall be conducted in the traditional “one room or area” meeting format (not by teleconference or video-conference). Special Meetings: The Board of Directors may hold special meetings for any purpose at any time and may be called by the President, the Board of Directors, or any three (3) or more members of the Board of Directors as provided herein: 1. Any three (3) members of the Board of Directors may make a written request to the President or the Secretary to call a special meeting. Such officer, within seven (7) days, shall give notice of the meeting to be held between ten (10) and sixty (60) days after receiving the request. If the officer fails to give notice of the meeting within seven (7) days from the day on which the request was made, the person who requested the meeting may fix the time and place of meeting, and give notice in the manner provided by the Articles or By-Laws. 2. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be conducted in the traditional “one room or area” format, or via teleconference or video-conference. 3. If a special meeting is conducted by video-conference or teleconference, the following requirements must be followed: a. The meeting must be conducted by a technology that allows all persons participating to hear each other at the same time (and, if by video-conference, to see each other as well).
20 b. The Secretary or designee must conduct a roll call to confirm that a voting quorum exists. Further, all voting must be done by roll call to ensure that a quorum is maintained and to ascertain the pass/fail result of the vote. c. A person desiring to be heard must identify him/herself before speaking after being recognized by the Chair. Committee Meetings: Meetings of committees may be called at the discretion of the committee chairperson. The President and Executive Director are ex-officio members of all committees, except the Grievance and Screening Committees, and should be notified of all such meetings. Committees can establish internal practices as to their committee structure and procedures that are not otherwise defined in these by-laws. Advance notice of 14 days (recommended) and 10 days (minimum) should be provided for all committee meetings. Agenda Items (Excluding changes to the Governing Documents - See Article 11): 1. Anyone wishing to place an item on the agenda of the Board of Directors meeting must notify the Secretary/Treasurer in writing, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. The specific wording of the proposal must be provided, in writing, to the Secretary/Treasurer not later than 21 days prior to the meeting. Items submitted without the specific, written proposal will not be accepted. The Secretary/Treasurer will publish the complete agenda with copies of the proposals at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Agenda items without properly submitted supporting documentation will be dropped. These proposals may be adopted by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. 2. Items that have received the approval of a MH Committee may be placed on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting or can be included in the committee report. The specific wording of the proposal must be provided to the members of the Board of Directors at the beginning of the meeting. These proposals may be adopted by majority vote of the Board of Directors. 3. Any item determined by the President to be in the same form or substantially similar form to one which was rejected or withdrawn at the previous meeting of the Board of Directors cannot be placed on the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the Board of Directors unless it has received a two-thirds majority vote of approval by the appropriate Council or committee and the Board of Directors, in that order, recommending that it be placed on the agenda. 4. Any additional items that are to receive consideration of the Board of Directors must receive unanimous approval of those present at the Board of Directors meeting in order to be placed on the agenda. The most current version/revision of Roberts Rules of Order shall govern and control the conduct of all meetings of the Board of Directors, unless modified by these By-Laws.
Copies of the minutes of all meetings of this Association, its committees and the Board of Directors shall be distributed by the Secretary/Treasurer using a method(s) as determined by the Board of Directors within twenty (20) days of such meetings to the Directors of the Association.
ARTICLE 10 - CHA RELATIONS
CHA (Canadian) teams playing in the US must have permission to do so. Likewise, US teams playing in Canada must follow similar procedure. Permission can be obtained from the USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar. Failure to obtain permission may subject the team to suspension.
Open teams and leagues should be certain that transfers from the Canadian Hockey Association have been procured for any Canadian players and/or foreign players on their teams.
ARTICLE 11 - AMENDING/ADOPTING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS
Governing Documents are defined as the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Affiliate Agreement and Sexual and Physical Screening Policy, and may be amended/adopted at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Anyone wishing to place an item on the agenda of the Board of Directors meeting must notify the Secretary/ Treasurer in writing, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. The specific wording of the proposed changes must be provided, in writing, to the Secretary/Treasurer not later than 21 days prior to the meeting. Items submitted without the specific, written proposal will not be accepted. The proposed changes to the Governing Documents must be distributed to the members of the Board of Directors at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting at which they are presented for adoption. Proposals to adopt or amend Governing Documents that have been submitted and distributed may be changed in either of the following circumstances: 1. The Rules Committee, or other Committee proposing the change, may amend the language with a 2/3 majority vote of the Committee members present. 2. Once the proposal is on the floor, the language may be amended by a 2/3 majority vote of the voting Board members in attendance. Final adoption or amendment of Governing Documents requires at least a 2/3 majority vote of the voting members of the Board of Directors present at the meeting. Any additional items that are to receive consideration of the Board of Directors must receive unanimous approval of those present at the Board of Directors meeting in order to be placed on the agenda. Unless specifically stated otherwise, changes to Governing Documents approved during a season become effective September 1 of the upcoming season.
21 ARTICLE 12 - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
US Teams desiring to travel to and play international matches must receive approval as required by USA Hockey. MH approval will be given if the requesting team is properly registered and the Affiliate member, whose team submits the request, is in good standing.
ARTICLE 13 - ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
It is the policy of MH to provide an equal opportunity to all amateur athletes, coaches and officials to participate in competition without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap or national origin. MH will take all the necessary steps to comply with this policy.
ARTICLE 14 - SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE POLICY
The policies in this article are subject to any contrary requirements in Minnesota State law or local law applicable to MH Affiliates.
SEXUAL ABUSE POLICY - It is the policy of MH that there shall be no sexual abuse of any minor participant involved in any of its sanctioned programs, its Training Camps, Hockey Clinics, Coaches Clinics, Referee Clinics, Invitational and MH Playoff Tournaments or other MH events by an employee, volunteer or independent contractor. Sexual abuse of a minor participant occurs when an employee, volunteer or independent contractor touches a minor participant for the purpose of causing the sexual arousal or gratification of either the minor participant or the employee, volunteer or independent contractor. Sexual abuse of a minor participant also occurs when a minor player touches an employee, volunteer or independent contractor for the sexual arousal or sexual gratification of either the minor participant or the employee, volunteer or independent contractor, if the touching occurs at the request or with the consent of the employee, volunteer or independent contractor.
Neither consent of the player to the sexual contact, mistake as to the participant's age, nor the fact that the sexual contact did not take place at a hockey function are defenses to a complaint of sexual abuse.
Upon proof of violation of this policy, the violator will be permanently banned or suspended from MH sanctioned programs and/or the programs of its Affiliate Associations.
SCREENING POLICY - It is the policy of MH that it will not authorize or sanction in its programs that it directly controls any volunteer or employee who has routine access to children (anyone under the age of majority) who refuses to consent to be screened by MH before he/she is allowed to have routine access to children in MH's programs. Further, it is the policy of MH that it will require its affiliates to adopt this policy as a condition of its affiliation with MH.
A person may be disqualified and prohibited from serving as an employee or volunteer of MH if the person has: 1. Been convicted (including crimes the record of which has been expunged and pleas of "no contest") of a crime of child abuse, sexual abuse of a minor, physical abuse, causing a child's death, neglect of a child, murder, manslaughter, felony assault, any assault against a minor, kidnapping, arson criminal sexual conduct, prostitution related crimes or controlled substance crimes; 2. Being adjudged liable for civil penalties or damages involving sexual or physical abuse of children; 3. Being subject to any court order involving any sexual abuse or physical abuse of a minor, including but not limited to domestic order or protection; 4. Had their parental rights terminated; 5. A history with another organization (volunteer, employment, etc.) of complaints of sexual of physical abuse of minors; 6. Resigned, been terminated or been asked to resign from a position, whether paid or unpaid, due to complaint(s) of sexual or physical abuse of minors; or 7. Has a history of other behavior that indicates they may be a danger to children in MH
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS SUBJECT TO MINNESOTA HOCKEY SCREENING PROGRAM Minnesota Hockey reserves the right to use any information obtained in the course of its Screening Program, in any reasonable manner to protect its participants, affiliate organizations and programs from the risk of future criminal behavior.
PHYSICAL ABUSE POLICY - It is the policy of MH that there shall be no physical abuse of any participant involved in any of its sanctioned programs, its Training Camps, Hockey Clinics, Coaches Clinics, Referee Clinics, Invitational and MH Playoff Tournaments or other MH events by any employee, volunteer or independent contractor. Physical abuse means physical contact with a participant that intentionally causes the participant to sustain bodily harm or personal injury. Physical abuse also includes physical contact with a participant that intentionally creates a threat of immediate bodily harm or personal injury.
Physical abuse does not include physical contact that is reasonably designed to coach, teach or demonstrate a hockey skill. Permitted physical conduct may include, but is not necessarily limited to, shooting pucks at a goaltender, demonstrating checking and other hockey skills, and communicating with or directing participants, during the course of a game or practice, by touching them in a non-threatening, non-sexual manner.
22 ARTICLE 15 - USA HOCKEY MINNESOTA DISTRICT DIRECTORS
It is the intent of MH that its current president be a USA Hockey Director and serve as an ambassador for Minnesota Hockey at the national level. Accordingly, MH shall nominate its current president as a candidate for Minnesota District Director.
ARTICLE 16 - INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION
Indemnification: MH shall indemnify each person who is or was a director, officer or employee of MH, or a volunteer acting on behalf of MH and/or its affiliates, such person’s heirs, executors and legal representatives, against all liabilities and expenses, including judgments, fines, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees and all amounts paid, other than to MH, in compromise or settlement, imposed upon or incurred by such person in connection with, or arising out of, the defense or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, which such person may be a defendant or with which such person is threatened or otherwise involved, directly or indirectly, by reason of such person’s holding or having held such position. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any person who has been adjudicated in such action, suit or proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of MH. MH shall provide no indemnification with respect to any matter settled or compromised, pursuant to consent decree or otherwise, unless such settlement or compromise shall have been approved as in the best interests of MH by (1) a disinterested majority of the board of directors of MH or (2) if there are no disinterested directors, by independent legal counsel representing MH and appointed by a majority of the directors then in office.
The right of indemnification provided in this Article shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any director, officer, employee or volunteer may be entitled under any agreement, statute or otherwise. MH’s obligation to provide indemnification under this Article shall be offset by and to the extent of any other source of indemnification. Nothing contained in this Article shall affect any rights to which MH personnel other than directors or officers may be entitled by contract or otherwise.
Exculpation: No Personal Liability. No director, officer, employee of MH or a volunteer acting on behalf of MH and/or its affiliates shall be personally liable to MH for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, officer, employee or volunteer notwithstanding any provisions of law imposing such liability: provided, however, that the liability of a officer, director, employee or volunteer to the extent that such liability is imposed by applicable law, shall not be eliminated (1) for any breach of such person’s duty of loyalty to MH; (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve an intentional or a knowing violation of law, or (3) for any transaction from which such derived an improper personal benefit. The directors, officers, employees and volunteers of MH shall not be personally liable for any debt, liability or obligation of MH. All persons, corporations or other entities extending credit to, contacting with, or having any such claims against MH, may look only to the funds and property of MH for the payment of such contract or claim, or for the payment of any debt, damages, judgment or decree, or any amount that may otherwise become due or payable to them from MH.
ARTICLE 17 - DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
1. It is the responsibility of the District Director to ensure that district administrative matters are handled. The Director may perform such duties personally, assign them to an assistant(s), or delegate them to an advisory group/board. Regardless of how they are performed, the Director retains the responsibility and authority for these duties. 2. District Boards, if they exist, shall operate as an adjunct part of MH. Such boards are critical to the operation of the district and are entrusted to handle many of the administrative details of running a district. However, such boards are inherently advisory in nature as it would relate to hockey operations in the District. The final authority lies with the Director. 3. For Districts which have a District Board, each member association shall elect a representative. Refer to the Affiliate Agreement paragraph 1.2 regarding Affiliates participating with the other Affiliate associations in their district with respect to affairs of the district, and Affiliate Agreement Article III Paragraph C. regarding voting. 4. For Districts which have a District Board, each member association shall have one vote in voting matters. Certain other positions on the District Board may also be voting positions, with the following conditions: a. Such additional votes shall constitute less than half of the total available votes. b. A quorum shall not exist for any individual meeting unless at least 50% of the association representatives are present, and their votes constitute at least 50% of the eligible votes. c. The District Director shall not participate in District Board voting, with the exception that he may break ties in the event he is running the meeting. 5. District Directors shall be elected for 3-year terms by the affiliate representatives in the district. This would normally be accomplished by giving each representative a weighted vote based on the number of in-season registered participants. 6. Existing District Boards that do not meet the above requirements must make necessary adjustments to obtain compliance prior to September 1, 2005.
End of By-Laws 23 YOUTH RULES AND REGULATIONS (YOUTH JUNIOR GOLD AND YOUNGER) (GIRLS 19&UNDER AND YOUNGER) Includes Revisions as of June 2009
For the purposes contemplated in these rules and regulations, Youth Midget and Youth 16 & Under divisions follow all provisions specified for the Youth Jr Gold Division. Girls 19 & Under and Girls 16 & Under divisions follow all provisions specified for the Youth Jr Gold division, Girls 14 & Under follow all provisions specified for the Youth Bantam division, Girls 12 & Under division follow all provisions specified for the Youth Peewee division, Girls 10 & Under division follow all provisions specified for the Youth Squirt division and Girls 8 & Under division follow all provisions specified for the Youth Mite division. Youth and Girls teams playing at the same competitive level (A, B, C, House) are considered to be equal competitive levels, and these like competitive playing levels shall receive equal treatment. MH strongly recommends that playing rules as written by an association and/or district league rules should reflect the written reason for any different treatment between Youth and Girls teams of similar competitive playing levels. These rules should be based on fact (not opinion) and reflect the reasons why teams are treated differently. This includes any voluntary waiver of equitable treatment by the affected team or teams.
I. TEAM REGISTRATION
A. Team Rosters Affiliates must complete a USA Hockey Roster Form for each team and submit along with proof of date of birth, proof of legal residency for non-US citizens and other required documentation (refer to paragraph entitled Credentials hereinafter) to the USA Hockey Registrar or designee for approval. B. Each team must be registered through the affiliate where 80% or more of its players are members. Exception: In cases where two or more affiliates enter into an agreement to combine their players in an age division for the purpose of forming teams in one or more competitive classifications, the 80% criteria shall not apply if such agreement has been pre-approved by the cognizant District Director(s) and the USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar. C. The MH regular season begins September 1 and extends through the completion of all MH youth and girls State Tournaments. D. Teams formed for the purpose of post-season play, regardless of age division, can not be registered or sanctioned prior to the completion of the MH regular season. Players shall not be contacted regarding participation on these teams during MH-sanctioned activities. Any individual(s) violating this rule shall not be allowed to coach or manage a MH registered team for a period of one year.
II. REGISTRATION
A. The USA Hockey and MH Player Registration fees and dates shall be set on an annual basis by USAH and the MH Board of Directors. The fees and dates are published on the inside front cover of the MH Handbook. B. No Player shall be registered with two or more MH/USA Hockey teams at the same time regardless of league division or classification, except: 1. This provision shall not apply to city house team players who may play with both their team and a city traveling team. 2. This provision shall not apply to female youth age players who may register on both a youth C or House team and also register with a girl's A or B team for the purpose of practice, exhibition games, league games and tournament competition including the USA Hockey National Women's Tournament. This exception should not dissuade an association from starting a girls program at any age level. 3. Special Events approved by the MH Board. Such events must comply with requirements established by MH, and must be on the Winter Meeting agenda at the latest, according to the Bylaw requirements for putting items on the agenda. Approval of Special Events shall be by 2/3 vote. C. CITY LEAGUES - Where a league exists within a city, the team representing the city may be formed of players from any of the league teams providing ALL the teams are properly registered as house teams by the proper dates, and the twenty (20) player squad to represent the city in the district and state tournament play is declared by the player registration date of December 31st.
III. CITIZENSHIP AND AGE REGULATIONS
A. Youth Junior Gold and younger, and Girl’s 19 & Under and younger - Restricted to US citizens only, and limited to amateurs. The Divisions and their respective cutoff dates as established by the MH Board of Directors are published on the inside front cover of the MH Handbook. B. Players playing in the Youth Junior Gold, Midget and 16 & Under Divisions must be enrolled in High School during the current season. Players on Girls 19 & Under teams are not required to be attending High School during the current season. C. EXCEPTION: A player who is a non-United States citizen but is a legal resident of the United States as evidenced by such documentation as; a non-expired Resident Alien card or a non-expired Visa of the Type/Class that allows for residency, or who is a resident student from outside the United States, is eligible to compete. Any Native American who has a Certificate of Indian Status is also eligible.
24 D. AGE DIVISIONS - Teams are to be formed observing the established age divisions. Players on teams shall follow the age range established for the division. Each association shall have a policy on whether players are allowed to “play up” to the next division and the conditions which apply. Players waived to another association are not allowed to play up. Two-thirds (2/3) of the players on a team must be within the age division in which the team is registered. Exception: In cases of low player numbers, players from multiple age groups may be combined on a single team, if necessary, with the approval of the cognizant District Director and the USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar. E. AGE CERTIFICATION - Government issued (state or county) birth certificates or passport must be presented by a team for all players for inspection by the proper authority at the time of player registration and prior to each district, regional and state tournament.
IV. PARTICIPATION A. PARTICIPATION POLICY MH is a community-based amateur hockey program. Members in good standing are to participate on teams from their local affiliate (local association) based on where they attend school and the established MH affiliate boundaries as defined in the Affiliate Agreements. Mite-aged players are allowed to participate based on residence. B. PARTICIPATION RULE 1. Youth Hockey players must play within the affiliate boundaries as defined by MH. If a player desires to play on a team outside of the player's affiliate boundary, the player must obtain written permission (waiver) from the president of governing body of both the releasing and receiving organization and receive the approval of the responsible district director(s). A player that participates without a necessary waiver is considered an ineligible player. Refer to the Section entitled Eligibility Provisions. A waiver must be obtained before a player can participate outside their affiliate boundary. A player that registers or participates with their affiliate cannot participate with any other affiliate without a waiver. 2. Starting with the 2009-2010 season, Affiliate Participation for Squirt-aged players and above is redefined as players attending school in the Affiliate's geographic area, rather than those who are residing in the Affiliate's geographic area. a. Mite-aged players may choose to register in either their Affiliate of School Attendance or their Affiliate of Residence. b. For school districts with multiple High Schools and multiple MH Affiliates, participation for Squirt- aged players and above shall be defined by one of the following: i) A player attending an elementary, middle or junior high school whose geographical attendance area is completely within the geographical attendance area of a single high school is a member of the MH Affiliate covering that high school's area. ii) A player attending an elementary, middle or junior high school whose geographical attendance area overlaps the geographical attendance areas of multiple high schools is a member of the MH Affiliate covering the location of the residence of the player's parent(s) or legal guardian(s). c. Changing Schools; A player who newly enrolls in a school outside of the geographic boundary of their current Affiliate without a corresponding change of residence shall elect one of the following: i) Retain full eligibility to compete at any classification in their Affiliate prior to the new school enrollment for one (1) year beginning with the first day of attendance in the new school, after which time the player shall become fully eligible in their Affiliate of School Attendance; or ii) be eligible at the "B" classification or lower in their new Affiliate of School Attendance for one (1) year beginning with the first day of attendance in the new school. d. For the 2009-2010 Season, players that participated in their Affiliate of Residence for the 2008-2009 Season but attended school elsewhere will be given a one-time choice to continue participation in their Affiliate of Residence. This alternate participation determination will continue through that player's Youth or Girls' Hockey career unless the player moves outside of their Affiliate of Residence geo- graphical boundary, at which time school attendance will be used to determine Affiliate participation. 3. A player who is denied a waiver by his/her affiliate may appeal in writing to the responsible District Director who, after investigation, will issue a ruling. The decision of the District Director is final. Also see Section entitled Eligibility Provisions. 4. Players having dual citizenship, one being the United States, must also conform to the Participation Rule.
V. ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS
A. Any team found to have an ineligible player that participates in any MH sanctioned on-ice activity will be suspended from MH District, Region and State Tournament play for the current season. This suspension may be reviewed by the cognizant District Director to determine if the severity of the suspension is appropriate and a less severe penalty may be imposed if the facts so dictate. B. Any high school hockey player who participates with their high school hockey team beyond December 31st shall not be eligible for MH sanctioned teams during the balance of the playing season, except as provided for under the Girls 19&Under Pre-season/Post-season Limited Affiliate Agreement. Refer to the Minnesota State High School League rules for future High School eligibility. C. In the Junior Gold and 16 & Under Division a player must have played 5 games before January 25th in order to be eligible for participation in District, Regional and State playoffs.
25 VI. TEAM COMPOSITION
A. The maximum number of players on a team roster is twenty (20). The maximum number of players from that team who can dress as skaters for a single game is eighteen (18). The maximum number of players that can dress for a single game is twenty. Exception: In situations where a player(s) would be denied the opportunity to participate, teams may roster over twenty (20) players to a maximum of twenty three (23) with the approval of the cognizant District Director and the USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar. Such rosters will be approved only at the lowest competitive level the particular association offers. A maximum of eighteen (18) skaters and total of twenty players may dress for each game. Rostered players in excess of the dressed limit are not allowed on the players bench. Further, such rosters must be reduced to a final set of twenty (20) players for District, Region, State and National tournaments if the team is participating at a level in which MH teams compete in the USA Hockey National Tournaments. B. All teams shall register and roster at least one adult coach. A rostered coach must be present at all scheduled team events. C. It is recommended that each team in the state and regional tournaments dress two goalies. If the team does not have two goalies, a spare goalie may be chosen from a team in its league or association, and such a "spare goalie" may be chosen from the same or a lower but not higher playing classification. 1. If a "spare" goalie is not available from within a team’s league or association, a "spare" goalie may then be chosen from among the teams in its district; or failing the above, from its regional. 2. Such a "spare" goalie may play ONLY in the case of injury to the regular goalie. 3. The “spare” goalie shall wear the light or dark jersey of the in-season team on which they are rostered. 4. The "spare" goalie retains their eligibility with their parent team or organization at their original classifica- tion for the balance of the playing season whether or not they actually play in the tournament in question. 5. The "spare" goalie must be properly registered on a MH team for the season in question to be eligible to participate in a regional or state tournament. Proof of registration, such as a copy of their parent team's registration roster will be required during tournament check-in. NOTE: the objective of the rule is to allow a team to obtain a back-up goalkeeper during regional and state MH play. The rule is not intended to permit teams to improve their goaltending through drafting of an additional player.
VII. LEVELS OF PLAY
A. "Divisions" means Mite, Squirt, Peewee, 10&Under, 12&Under, Junior Gold, etc. B. "Classifications" means A, B, C, House, etc. C. In order to encourage the development and expansion of hockey within the State and to provide for uniformity of competition for the purpose of obtaining those goals, all youth hockey shall be divided into four competitive classifications as herein provided. It shall be primarily the responsibility of each district director to maintain the integrity of each classification within his/her district. "A" The highest competitive classification, essentially a development program designed to enhance team and individual skills. MH will provide for district, regional and state tournament competition at this classification. Every association shall have the right to enter teams in the A classification. "B" The intermediate competitive classification, also essentially a development program, but primarily intended to provide a uniform competitive experience for smaller communities and programs that are not able to compete effectively at the A classification. Every association that has an A classification team shall also have the right to enter teams in the B classification. "C" The lowest competitive classification essentially a recreational program but also intended as an entry level for new communities and programs in order to provide a good competitive experience until they are ready to advance to a higher competitive classification. There shall be no regional or state tournaments at the C level. All associations that have teams in A or B level classifications shall also be entitled to enter teams in the C classification. "House" Similar to the “C” or recreational classification, but limited to an “in-house” program (Teams do not participate in any way outside of their home association). D. Interlevel Play - There shall be no interlevel play (games or scrimmages) between divisions (i.e. Peewee vs. Bantam, 14U vs. 12U) or between classifications (A and B, B and C or A and C teams), with the exception of Youth 16&Under and Junior Gold "B". In special circumstances where interlevel play between classifications is appropriate, approval of the cognizant District Director(s) must be obtained. Interlevel play is not permitted in invitational tournaments or MH playoff tournaments, with the exception that Youth 16&Under teams may participate in Junior Gold "B" invitational tournaments. Teams violating this provision may be declared ineligible to compete in any MH sanctioned invitational tournaments and the MH district, regional and state tournaments for the current season, and, in case of flagrant violations, for such further period of time as the district director shall deem appropriate. House league and city recreational league teams must be registered as C teams if they intend to play other teams outside of their hockey community. District Directors may permit a B or C classification team from small cities or newly developed programs to play in a higher classification league if there is no comparable classification league available. E. Classification by District Director - It shall be the responsibility of the district director to review and finalize the classification of all teams. Each association shall submit the proposed classification for each team to the district director prior to November 15th.
26 F. Appeal - The District Director's decision may be appealed to the Gold or Maroon Coordinator whose decision shall be final. G. MH does not permit Mite Tournaments nor does MH permit Mite teams to participate in out-of-state tournaments. MH strongly encourages the skill level development of all players and especially at the entry level. This level player will play within their district only, except the District Director may, for convenience or to maintain continuity, permit a team to play outside the district. The District Director's decision is final. H. SQUIRT HOCKEY – MH strongly encourages the skill development of all players especially at the entry levels. Therefore, the following is effective for the squirt level. 1. No league standings shall be kept. 2. Limit games (league/ tournament/exhibition games) to a maximum of 35 per season. Each game played in a tournament shall be counted as one game. Controlled scrimmages count toward the total of 35, but must meet the definition of a controlled scrimmage as outlined in the paragraph in the Playing Rules section entitled "Exhibition Games and Controlled Scrimmages." 3. A three to one practice to game ratio shall be supported by all associations. 4. A and B squirts must be allocated an equal quality and number of ice hours. 5. The above policies will be monitored by each local association and district. Failure to comply will result in sanctions against the respective Association as determined by MH. 6. There shall be no region or state tournaments at the squirt level.
VIII. PLAYING RULES
The playing rules in this section apply to all games unless modified elsewhere in these rules. A. USA Hockey playing rules as modified by MH shall be used. B. The length of periods during regular season play shall be at the discretion of the individual leagues and teams in all divisions. (NOTE: Time requirements for District, Regional and State tournament play - MH Youth Rules & Regulations entitled "District, Region and State Tournaments", "Playing Time".) C. Jewelry shall not be worn except for religious or medical needs. Medals shall be taped to the body under the uniform so as not to remain visible. Penalty: first offense, warning. Returning to the game without correction: Game Misconduct. D. At the Junior Gold and 16 & Under divisions, the "tag-up rule" as described in the USA Hockey Adult Rules shall be used. E. The penalty for fighting in the Junior Gold and 16 & Under division for the first offense will be the remainder of the game plus 3 games. For a second violation the player will be removed from the program. All provisions in the USA Hockey Official Playing Rules that apply to the Midget age division and younger shall also apply to the Junior Gold and 16 & Under division except as modified by MH. F. At the Junior Gold and 16 & Under divisions, the referees may call a Game Ejection on any player/team official at any time during the play of the game. The player/team official will be removed only from the game being played when receiving this penalty. G. At the Junior Gold division and the 16 & Under division, a Game Ejection shall be automatically assessed when a player receives a third penalty during a single game. Enforcing this penalty is the joint responsibility of the referees, the scorekeeper, the coach and the player. 1. If it is determined during a game that a team allowed a player to continue to participate after receiving their third penalty, the game will be immediately forfeited to the other team. 2. A completed game may be protested if it is suspected that a team allowed a player to continue to participate after receiving their third penalty. The protest must be filed with the proper authority within one hour for tournament games, and within 24 hours for league games. The protesting party must provide evidence to substantiate this claim. If verified, the subject game will be forfeited. H. Only the players (maximum 20) and coaches (maximum 4) that are listed on the official USA Hockey Player Roster or a replacement coach(es) approved by the district director are allowed to be on the bench during any MH/USA Hockey sanctioned competition. In order to participate in any team activities, all coaches (head and assistant) must be certified at the proper Coaching Education Program (CEP) level according to the requirements set forth by USA Hockey. Coaches of pre-season High School teams need to be CEP-certified at the proper level when the team is registered. Managers are not allowed to be on the bench. All Players on the bench, including players not dressed to play in the game, must wear a helmet/face mask and team jersey. I. Players or team officials suspended as a result of a Match penalty are not allowed to participate in any team activities including being in the locker room or on the players' bench. Refer to USA Hockey Rules 404(B) and 404(C). J. Team Rest - Teams shall not participate in more than two (2) on-ice activities per day, nor shall they participate in more than one tournament at a time (no overlapping days). On-ice activities include games, exhibition games and/or practices. There shall be a minimum of three (3) hours between on-ice activities on the same day and ten (10) hours between on-ice activities on consecutive days. The time is from the end of one on-ice activity to the beginning of the next. K. All players, including goalkeepers, are required to wear a colored (non-clear) internal mouthpiece, which covers all remaining teeth of one jaw, customarily the upper. L. All players jerseys in all Youth and Girl’s Divisions, except Mites and Mini Mites, must have a blaze orange “Stop Patch” displayed in the upper center on the back of all jerseys. This includes the MH Advanced 15, 16, 17 and Great 8 teams. This patch/logo may be sewn or silk-screened on the jerseys. 27 M. Exhibition Games and Controlled Scrimmages 1. An Exhibition Game is defined as a contest between two teams that is not held in MH sanctioned league or invitational tournament play. To be considered an exhibition game: a. All applicable rules of USA Hockey and MH, including those pertaining to rest periods and the use of certified officials, must be followed b. If either of the participants is subject to a maximum number of games rule, either imposed by USA Hockey, MH or the Affiliate Association governing the particiapnt's activities, the exhibition game shale be counted towards the maximum number of games allowed. 2. Coaches-on-Ice scrimmages or “controlled scrimmages” are allowed as a coaching tool for teaching position play and to address various game situations. The following criteria identify minimum requirements for Coaches-On-Ice Scrimmages. All of the criteria must be met for the event to be considered a Coaches-On-Ice scrimmage. a. At least one coach from each team must be on the ice for the purpose of instruction. b. No official scorekeeper, timekeeper or “game clock” can be used. c. Teams can switch ends at some point, if desired. d. The event is conducted as a practice, with the coaches stopping play from time to time to make observations and provide instruction on player positioning, etc. N. All coaches involved in on-ice activities, practices and scrimmages are required to wear a HECC approved hockey helmet. The chin strap must be buckled at all times. Compliance rests on the local associations and the local District. Failure to comply shall result in up to 30 day suspension by the District Director. O. Scoresheets 1. A scoresheet shall be used for all games; league, tournament and scrimmage. 2. The scoresheet shall include, at a minimum, the following information: Date, time and location of the game. The division and classification of the teams. The home and visiting team player rosters including player names and numbers. The home and visiting team coaches names, USA Hockey Coach Education Program (CEP) card numbers, CEP level attained and the year of certification. Scoring and penalty information. Printed names of the referee(s) and the linesmen and the signature of the referee(s). 3. For MH District, Region and State Tournaments, the scoresheets shall be signed by all participating coaches attesting to the accuracy of the player roster and the CEP Information. 4. If a game misconduct or match penalty is assessed, the on-ice officials shall receive the top copy of the scoresheet to accompany a game report to the cognizant district supervisor of officials. P. Fair Play 1. All leagues administered by MH shall use Fair Play rules to determine league standings. League standings will be determined using the following Fair Play point system: Win = 2 points, Tie = 1 point, Loss = 0 points, plus 1 Fair Play point. The following delineates the recommended Fair Play rules. Leagues may amend these rules by submitting changes in writing for approval by the HEP committee prior to the start of league. 2. When Fair Play is in effect, each team starts the game with their Fair Play point. They will lose their Fair Play point if: a. Total Fair play penalty minutes criteria is exceeded. b. Per Conduct Rule XIV.C.2, spectator conduct becomes so abusive that, in referee(s)’ opinion, it is distracting from the game or inciting players, requiring the referee(s) to stop play and request specified individuals leave the arena. c. Coach is assessed a Game Misconduct or Match Penalty. d. An off-ice official (timekeeper, scorekeeper, penalty box attendant) provided by one of the teams exhibits conduct that results in the person being removed from their position by the referee(s). 3. Fair Play total “equivalent” penalty minute criteria. (Criteria based on 1 hour games for Peewee/12&Under and below and 1½ hour games for Bantam/14&Under and up.) a. Squirt - 10 minutes f. Girls 10&Under - 8 minutes b. Pee Wee - 12 minutes g. Girls 12&Under - 10 minutes c. Bantam - 14 minutes h. Girls 14&Under - 12 minutes d. 16 & Under - 16 minutes i. Girls 16&Under - 14 minutes e. Jr. Gold - 16 minutes j. Girls 19&Under - 14 minutes 4. For the purposes of total Fair Play penalty minutes, the following outlines the penalty “equivalency” minutes associated with each of the following classification of penalties: a. Minor or Bench Minor Penalty – 2 Minutes e. Match Penalty – 10 Minutes b. Major Penalty – 5 Minutes f. Check from Behind (2 & 10) - 12 Minutes c. Misconduct Penalty – 10 Minutes g. Misconduct for no mouth guard - 2 Minutes d. Game Misconduct Penalty – 10 Minutes h. Penalty Shot – Equivalent minutes to penalty assessed 5. In the event of a tie between two or more teams in the final league standings, the following process shall be used to determine position in the standings. When the tie involves two teams, the tie breaking formulas shall be used in succession until the tie is broken beginning with 5.a. When the tie involves three or more teams, their position in the standings shall be determined by the following tie-breaking 28 process. If one formula establishes a position for one or more teams, each team is placed in the applicable position. Once a team is placed, the remaining tied teams shall start the tie-breaking process again at formula 5.a. a. Head to head competition among tied teams including Fair Play points. b. Most wins in league play. c. Fewest losses in league play d. Most Fair Play points earned in league play e. Largest goal differential among tied teams. (six max. per game) f. Greatest quotient; goals for divided by goals against among tied teams. g. Largest goal differential for all league play. (six max. per game) h. Greatest quotient; goals for divided by goals against for all league play. i. Flip of a coin by a league official in the presence of the District Director. 6. For Squirts and 10&Under leagues, Fair Play point standings may be kept and published. An individual Minnesota Hockey Fair Play Sportsmanship award is available for teams earning 90% of their Fair Play points during league play. 7. Forfeits: The team that initiates the forfeit does not receive the Fair Play point. The team not forfeiting receives their Fair Play point, unless the forfeit is mid-game and they have already lost the Fair Play point. Q. Leagues 1. Teams may participate only in leagues that are recognized and approved by the Board or by its designate(s). 2. Leagues formed within a MH district consisting solely of teams from within that district and approved by the cognizant district director shall be deemed as approved leagues. 3. Leagues consisting of teams from two or more MH districts shall be deemed approved, provided that they are formed with the approval of the district directors from the MH districts in which the teams originate. 4. Leagues not formed under district or multi-district supervision (non-district leagues), after being approved by the applicable District Director(s), will operate under the jurisdiction of the cognizant Regional Vice President. The Board will, from time to time, set stipulations under which these non-district leagues may be formed. 5. All leagues, whether formed intra-district, inter-district or otherwise, must conform to all USA Hockey and MH rules and regulations. 6. Only teams participating in leagues formed within district jurisdiction are eligible for MH post season tournaments.
IX. PROTESTS
Protests relating to the playing of the game are not allowed in any MH play. This includes scrimmage games, league games, invitational tournament games and MH tournament games with the following exceptions: A. Districts or Leagues may establish their own protest policy and process for their district or league games. If such a policy and process is adopted, the cognizant district director shall be the final authority and no further appeals are allowed. B. Protests relating to the use of an ineligible player will be accepted in all MH sanctioned competition. The protesting team must furnish some evidence to substantiate the ineligibility of the player in question. The protest must be made to the cognizant district director or tournament director who will rule on the player's eligibility and whose decision shall be final. If the player is ruled ineligible, the team will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player participated. The protest must be filed within one hour for tournament games and twenty-four hours for league games after the completion of the game in which the alleged violation occurred.
X. DISTRICT, REGION AND STATE TOURNAMENTS
A. DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS - The conducting of district tournaments shall be the responsibility of the district directors and shall be held in compliance with MH Rules & Regulations. Each district shall bear its own expense. Special district league rules and penalties shall not apply to or carry over into regional tournaments. District representatives to the region tournaments must be selected by the Sunday prior to the start of the region tournaments. B. INTENTION TO ENTER DISTRICT TOURNAMENT - Teams or leagues wishing to participate in state tournament play-down shall notify their district director no later than December 31 of the playing season. Each District Director may require any team within his/her district, that desires to enter State Tournament play-offs, to participate in that district's league play to determine that team's eligibility for such play-offs according to the rules of that district or league. (Note: Under the provisions of this rule, a District Director may require the district's league to accept a team(s) for participation in that league). C. DISTRICT "C" TOURNAMENTS 1. Each district director is responsibile to supervise arrangements for their C-level district tournament. 2. A city recreational league representative is eligible to enter district tournaments provided that all teams in the league are properly registered with USA Hockey.
29 D. REGION AND STATE TOURNAMENT FEES The MH Board of Directors shall set the tournament entry and spectator fees on an annual basis and these fees will be published on the inside front cover of the MH Handbook. Any fee in excess of the adopted amount must be approved by the cognizant section vice president and the Tournament Committee no later that the preceding fall meeting. Once fees are established for a given year, there will be no financial reimbursements by Minnesota Hockey, except for State Tournament subsidies. E. STATE TOURNAMENT SUBSIDY MH will provide a $1500 subsidy to State Tournament hosts. This payment will be made only after the host completes and submits the MH State Tournament Financial Report to MH within 30 days of the completion of the State Tournament. Hosts not completing and submitting the form within the established timeframe will not receive the subsidy. F. STATE TOURNAMENT FORMAT - MH State youth tournaments shall consist of eight teams. The format shall consist of a championship single elimination with a consolation division. There shall be games to determine third place, consolation champion and state champion. There will not be a game to determine seventh place. The tournaments shall start on Friday and conclude on Sunday, with each team playing one game on Friday and one game on Saturday. On Sundays, no games shall be scheduled to begin before 9 am or start after 5 PM. G. All players on each team in region and state tournament play shall have similarly colored jerseys with numbers conspicuously displayed and each player and team must wear matching socks, if available. Two sets of jerseys with contrasting colors should be available. H. Host associations ore only required to give out a maximum of four (4) passes to team officials (coaches), and at their discretion my give an extra pass to the team manager. I. PLAYING TIME 1. In regional and state tournament play, games for Junior Gold and younger will consist of three 15 minute periods of actual playing time. Start times shall be scheduled at one hour and 45 minutes intervals (minimum). In district tournament play, games for Junior Gold and younger will consist of three 12 to 15 minute periods of actual playing time as determined by the cognizant district director. 2. Running time shall be used during district, region and state tournaments whenever a goal differential of six (6) occurs in the 3rd period. Stop time shall resume if the goal differential becomes less than six. 3. Where running time is used in district, region or state tournament play, the clock shall not be stopped for any reason except for injuries or rink problems and only at the discretion of the referee. Penalties shall begin at the face-off immediately following the assessment of the penalty. Penalties shall not be posted on the scoreboard unless they can be entered without stopping the clock. J. BREAKING OF TIES 1. In case of a tie at the end of the regulation playing time in region or state tournament games, the teams shall not change goals and sudden victory overtime play shall ensue using the following format. a. Two (2) minute rest b. First overtime period – ten (10) minutes – five on five c. Two (2) minute rest d. Second overtime period – five (5) minutes – four on four e. Resurface the ice f. Remaining overtime periods - ten (10) minutes - three on three followed by two (2) minute rests. In the event of a penalty, the non-penalized team would be allowed a fourth player (four on three). The penalized player (or player serving the penalty) would return to the ice when the penalty is over, and four on four play would continue until there is a stoppage of play, at which time three on three would resume. g. Refer to paragraph entitled “Ice Resurfacing” herein for resurfacing requirements. 2. Exception: For State Tournament first-place games and regional games which are either first-place games or games that seed teams directly to the state tournament, the following sudden-victory overtime format shall be used. The teams shall not change goals during the entire sudden-victory overtime. a. Two (2) minute rest b. First sudden-victory overtime period – ten (10) minutes – five on five c. Two (2) minute rest d. Second sudden-victory overtime period – ten (10) minutes – five on five e. Resurface the ice f. Additional sudden-victory overtime play, if needed, will be ten minute periods, five on five, with resurfacing after every three periods. This plan of play shall continue until one team scores. If the teams remain tied after three ten-minute periods of sudden-victory overtime, the tournament director, in the best interest of the tournament, has the option of calling the game and playing it off at a later time. 3. Method of determining a champion in round robin tournament play: The standings shall be determined on the basis of two (2) points for a win, zero (0) points for a loss, and one (1) point for a tie. (During district, region and state tournaments, regardless of format, all games will be played to a win/lose situation. There will be no ties.). If two or more teams have an equal number of points, their position in the standings shall be determined by: a. The results of the games played between the tied teams in the following order: 1. The points acquired in these games. 30 2. Subtracting goals scored against from goals scored in these games. Their position shall be in order of the greatest surplus. 3. Dividing the goals scored in these games by the goals scored against. The positions being determined in order of the greatest quotient. b. If after applying the formulas of a.1, a.2, or a.3 the tie still exists, a.2 and a.3 shall be applied using all the games played by each team. When the tie involves three or more teams, their position in the standings shall be determined by the following tie-breaking format. If one tie-breaker establishes a position for one or more teams, each team is placed in the applicable position. Once a team is placed, the remaining tied teams shall start the tie-breaking process again at step 3.a.1. c. If the above procedure does not break the tie, the team that scored the first and fastest goal in a game will be the tie-breaker. If the teams are still tied, the teams shall use a shoot out procedure. This will involve each team selecting five (5) players who will alternate taking penalty shots. A toss of the coin will determine which team will take the first shot. If after five (5) players from both teams have completed this procedure, the tie still has not been broken, it shall be repeated with five (5) different players until the standings are determined. K. ALL STAR SELECTIONS - There shall be no all-star team selected or awards given individual players in MH District, Regional and State tournaments. L. GOAL JUDGES - Goal Judges are recommended for all Invitational and MH District Tournaments. Goal Judges are mandatory for Regional and State Tournaments. When Goal Judges are used, they must be experienced and competent adults. M. MEDICAL ATTENTION - A Certified Athletic Trainer, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), paramedic or medical or osteopathic physician shall be retained by the sanctioned tournament and in attendance at all games. This group shall include a licensed health care professional, a Certified Athletic Trainer, an Emergency Medical Technologist (EMT) and any additional persons who have successfully completed and maintained certification for programs conducted by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association, specifically AFORE (Advanced First Aid), CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and BLS (Basic Life Support). This group would include Registered Nurses (RN) if they have successfully completed and maintained certification for AFA/CPR/BLS. The retained medical personnel has the final say on whether an injured player can return to the game. N. STATE TOURNAMENT SITE ROTATION 1. The Peewee and Bantam State Tournaments will rotate annually from Gold to Maroon. In 1990, Peewees will be in the Gold division; Bantams will be in the Maroon division; in 1991, Peewees will be in the Maroon division; Bantams will be in the Gold division and so forth. 2. The Junior Gold State Tournament will rotate two (2) years in the Maroon division and one (1) year in the Gold division starting with the 2000 tournament (2000 and 2001 in the Maroon and 2002 in the Gold and so forth). O. LOCATION/FORMAT/GAME SCHEDULE - The location (community and arena) of each regional and state tournament must be submitted by the hosting District Director or the cognizant Divisional Vice President to the MH Vice President for Tournaments on or before the summer meeting of the MH Board of Directors. The tournament formats, including tournament dates and game times must be submitted to the Vice President for Tournaments no later than November 1 in the year preceding the tournament. If the above requirements are not met, the Vice President for Tournaments shall notify the cognizant Divisional Vice President within five (5) days following the deadline. The cognizant Divisional Vice President is responsible for resolving the problem. This resolution must be accomplished within fifteen (15) days and the Vice President of Tournaments is to be so notified. For Region and State tournaments with elimination-brackets, the team on the top of the bracket is home. For round-robin tournaments, the home team shall be clearly indicated. P. MINIMUM FACILITY REQUIREMENTS - The following minimum requirements shall apply to the facilities which will be used for MH Region and State Tournaments. Any exceptions to these requirements must be requested in writing to the MN Hockey Vice President for Tournaments for consideration by the Tournaments Committee. 1. The ice sheet shall be a minimum of 200’x85’, refrigerated (artificial), enclosed in a building which seats a minimum of 500 spectators. 2. The facility must have a mechanical resurfacer (Zamboni) in good operating condition. If propane or gasoline powered, a catalytic muffler should be installed and adequate building ventilation must be provided. 3. Four dressing rooms (minimum) are required. They must be of sufficient size to accommodate 20 players, their equipment, and four adults with easy access to lavatory facilities. 4. A separate dressing room for the on-ice officials is required, sized for four adults with their equipment, and with easy access to lavatory facilities. 5. Penalty boxes must be separate for each team, with separate doors for each that open into the box. 6. Players’ bench must have a minimum of two doors which open into the bench area, and be sufficiently sized for twenty players plus three adults. 7. Players’ bench and penalty box doors should be positioned so that players entering the ice surface are not placed off-sides. 8. Scoreboard with capacity to show period, time remaining in period and two penalty times remaining per team is required. A backup stop-watch time keeping device must be available at the arena. 31 9. Goal judge lights are recommended for Regional Tournaments, and required for State Tournaments. 10. All lines on the ice (red line, blue line, goal line, goal crease face-off circles, etc.) must be placed in accordance with USA Hockey rules and clearly visible. 11. A public address system in the arena is required. 12. Skate sharpening service must be provided at the arena. 13. A full service concession stand is recommended. Miscellaneous supplies such as mouthguards, tape, sticks, and skate laces should be available for sale. Q. SCHEDULE CHANGES - Only in cases of emergency should the announced game schedule be changed. Game schedules for regional and state tournaments will not be changed without prior approval of MH Vice President for Tournaments. Often, teams wish to change the time for the consolation and/or third place game. The changing only results in additional problems. All teams entering the tournament will know in advance the game schedule and are expected to play the games when scheduled. R. CREDENTIALS - A Credentials Committee, including an official of MH such as a District Director or his/her designee, shall check each team’s credentials prior their playing of any games. Each team participating in invitational, district, region or state tournaments must present the following credentials package to the tournament Credentials Committee prior to participating in the tournament. Any team that does not have a properly completed credentials package is not allowed to participate in the tournament. A meeting of the coaches and managers of the participating teams should be held before the tournament starts. 1. Player Roster completely filled out including the signatures of all participants (players and team officials). This roster must be signed by an individual that is authorized to approve rosters. 2. A copy or photo copy of the IMR for each rostered player. Players registered and rostered via the CyberSport Registration System do not need IMR copies. 3. A birth certificate issued by a governmental body (not a hospital certificate or a baptismal certificate) or a passport for each rostered player. 4. A copy or photo copy of the IMR for each rostered team official. Team officials registered and rostered via the CyberSport Registration System do not need IMR copies. Note: for Minnesota District teams, individuals listed as “Managers” on the Official Roster are not allowed on the bench. 5. Waivers for any players who are not members of the team's affiliate, based on the Participation Rule. Waivers apply only to MH teams. Invitational Tournaments are not required to check waivers. 6. An approval letter from the Minnesota District Registrar for any player that is playing in a younger age group than is implicit based on the player’s birthdate. 7. High School attendance certification form for Junior Gold and 16 & Under teams. 8. For MH District, Region and State tournaments, the tournament credentials committee will be responsible for checking the Coaching Education Program certification requirements prior to the first game of the tournament. S. SIGN-IN SHEET – MH District, Region and State Tournaments must use a sign-in sheet for players to sign before their first game. Those signatures must be compared to those on the USA Hockey roster to verify the players' identity. Players may be required to sign in at subsequent games at the Tournament Director's discretion. T. TOURNAMENT DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE – A committee comprised of three people must be appointed by the host District Director to hear protests and grievances. This committee is considered the “authority having jurisdiction” to hold hearings for match or gross misconduct penalties, make determinations on player eligibility questions, and deal with other issues which may arise. The host District Director or another MH Director or Officer must serve as the committee chairperson. U. ICE SURFACING - In regional and state MH tournaments the ice shall be resurfaced before each game and at intermission between the 2nd and 3rd periods. If the game goes into overtime, resurfacing shall occur at the end of the second overtime period and at the end of every three overtime periods thereafter. District tournaments may reduce resurfacing requirements to between every two periods of play. V. AWARDS – MH Districts are responsible for awards for district tournaments. MH will provide appropriate team/individual awards for region and state tournaments. W. TOURNAMENT OUTLINE – Information describing Regional tournaments must be provided to the various Districts from which teams will be sent. The material should include the site, dates, game times, bracketing, pairing, rules and lodging arrangements if applicable. Similar State tournament date must be provided to the hosts for corresponding Regional tournaments. This information must be given to the advancing teams as soon as they are determined. X. REPORTING RESULTS – The following must be reported to the MH Executive Director immediately at the conclusion of each MH district, region or state tournament: 1. For districts and regions, report the names of teams advancing to the next tournament. This information should also be passed on to the host for the next tournament. 2. For state, report the participants and scores of all the games.
XI. INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT SANCTIONING
A. All invitational tournaments that involve teams from more than one MH district, including tournaments played outdoors on natural ice, must be sanctioned by MH. If the tournament will include teams from outside MH, then USA Hockey sanction is also required. B. An Association and/or a MH District may conduct special events as authorized by the District Director, provided that only teams from within that district participate. Special events authorized by the District 32 Director must follow all rules for sanctioning invitational tournaments except that there is no sanction fee and these events are not subject to the January 15th sanctioning deadline. Any event involving three or more teams, excluding regularly scheduled league games, is considered to be an invitational tournament, unless the teams are all from the same district and/or the event has been authorized as a special event. C. The conditions for sanctioning invitational tournaments are as follows: 1. All teams participating must be registered with USA Hockey or another International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) affiliate such as the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). 2. Guaranteed Gate tournaments are allowed, with the understanding that the single team payment includes all tournament entry and spectator admission fees with no additional charges. 3. Invitational tournaments of the same age group and division cannot be held on the same weekend within a 50 mile radius of a MH state tournament. Where more than one ice sheet is available at a single arena complex, no invitational tournament may be held at that arena complex on the same weekend where a MH Regional or State Tournament is being held. Invitational sponsors agree to refund entry fees of all teams which qualify for district, regional or state MH tournaments where there is a conflict in dates. 4. Only USA Hockey registered referees may officiate and USA Hockey playing rules as modified by MH and MH age divisions must be used. 5. MH Youth Rules and Regulations paragraphs entitled “Credentials” and "Medical Attention" in the District, Region and State Tournaments section apply to all invitational tournaments. 6. The MH fee to sanction an invitational tournament is $100 for each division and classification (i.e. For a tournament with Squirt A, Peewee A, and Peewee B levels, the sanction fee is $300). 7. If team(s) from outside of MH participate, a USA Hockey invitational tournament sanction fee is also required, consisting of one of the following: a. A fee set by USA Hockey for registered teams from outside of MH b. A fee set by USA Hockey for team(s) from other IIHF Federations (i.e. Canada). Note that the USA Hockey fee is per tournament, not per division/classification. 8. The following items must be submitted by the sponsoring MH Association to the cognizant district director or the district tournament coordinator for preliminary approval: a. Completed tournament application on the official MH sanction application form b. Copy of proposed tournament rules, including tournament entry fee information c. Tournament bracketing, with ice times d. One check, payable to MH, for each tournament application that includes the MH and USA Hockey sanction fees. Applications submitted without the above items will be returned. Once preliminarily approved, applications will be forwarded to the Vice President of Tournaments for final MH approval. 9. An application to host an invitational tournament must be received by the cognizant District Director or the district tournament coordinator no less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the scheduled first day of the tournament. Applications will not be accepted after January 15. 10. LATE APPLICATIONS - The MH tournament sanction fee for applications received less than twenty- one (21) days prior to the scheduled first day of the tournament will be $200 for each level. Additionally, sanction applications received less than seven days prior to the start of a proposed tournament are subject to outright rejection or a fine of up to $500 (in addition to the $200 per level fee), as determined by the MH Vice President of Tournaments. 11. Modifications to an approved application (such as changes in tournament rules, ice times, bracketing, or teams participating) must be submitted for review and approval by the MH Vice President of Tournaments at least seven days prior to the start of the tournament. 12. The completed and approved sanction form and accompanying materials (proposed tournament rules, tournament bracketing) serve as a contract between the sponsoring affiliate and MH/USA Hockey as to how the tournament will be conducted. Un-approved changes to this contract (such as changing brackets, game time, or rule substitutions) will be considered a sanction violation, subject to penalties defined below. 13. Hosting an unsanctioned tournament or violating MH and/or USA Hockey tournament rules will be cause for penalties to the hosting association: a. For the first offense, the association will not be allowed to host invitational tournaments at the division/classification (Bantam A, Peewee B, etc.) at which the violation occurred for the balance of the current season and the following season. b. For the second offense within a three (3) year period, the association will not be allowed to host or participate in invitational tournaments and MH playoffs at any level for the balance of the current season and the following season. c. In the event that the violation is considered a minor or inadvertent error, a penalty may be reduced at the discretion of the MH Vice President of Tournaments and the cognizant District Director. d. Penalized Associations may not have another affiliate association host tournaments at the penalized association’s sites. Evaluation of the circumstances and assessment of the above penalties shall be the joint responsibility of the cognizant District Director(s) and the Vice President of Tournaments. In the event of a dispute regarding the penalties that are to be assessed, the matter shall be decided by the Tournaments
33 Committee. Committee decisions shall be considered a “decision of MH”. (Refer to Bylaws Article 7, Board of Directors, District Directors Duties) 14. Teams participating in unsanctioned tournaments may be suspended from MH activities for the balance of that season and the following season. D. EXEMPT EVENTS – The following events are not required to submit Applications for Sanction or pay sanction fees: 1. MN Hockey District, Region, and State Tournaments. 2. Events involving teams from a single MN Hockey District. The rules and bracketing to be used for either of the above events must be provided to the MN Hockey Vice President of Tournaments or the District Director. E. Jamborees may be conducted only at the Mite level. Definition of a Jamboree: A Jamboree is a low-key full participation event where players have an enjoyable and learning experience in a non-competitive environment. Jamborees need not be registered as tournaments, but must follow the “Team Rest” provisions as provided for under “Playing Rules”. The format used for a Jamboree shall be as follows: 1. Approval to conduct a Jamboree must be obtained from the cognizant District Director at least thirty (30) days in advance. 2. All teams must be from a single MH District, unless approved in writing by the MH Directors involved. 3. Information referring to the event must state “Jamboree”, not tournament. 4. Team fees can cover only the costs for ice time, officials, medical attendants and participant awards. 5. There can be no gate fee. A free-will donation box will be permitted. 6. USA Hockey certified officials must be used. 7. No score may be kept, no winners, no losers, no standings. This will generally require a predetermined round-robin format to be followed. 8. No statistics may be kept, such as shots, saves, goals, assists, time of possession, etc. 9. Participation awards, if presented, shall be the same for all participants. No team awards or trophies. F. Interstate, National and International tournaments, refer to the MH By-Law Article entitled “Registration” and the Article Entitled “International Competition”. G. Invitational tournaments shall be scheduled so as to minimize the time a player is away from school. When preparing invitational tournament schedules, every consideration shall be given to schedule games in a manner that does not require a player to miss any school time. 1. Associations hosting invitational tournaments wherein there are games scheduled when school is in session shall advertise this fact in any promotional material used to recruit tournament participants. 2. No team traveling more than fifty (50) miles, one way, from the invitational tournament site shall be required to play a game that starts prior to 6:00 PM on a school day, unless the team has specified its willingness to do so. Teams who are willing to play in games that require taking time away from school must indicate this willingness, in writing, on their invitational tournament entry form. The association hosting the invitational tournament must keep these forms on file for a period of one (1) year from the scheduled tournament date for audit purposes. In the event Minnesota Hockey finds it necessary to perform such an audit, and the association being audited is not able to provide the appropriate tournament entry forms, that association will be deemed to be in violation of this rule. 3. No team traveling more than fifty (50) miles, one way, to play in a invitational tournament shall be required to play in a game that starts prior to 6:00 PM on a school day, unless the host team and any other team from within a fifty (50) mile radius, is playing in the same game or in an earlier game scheduled on the same day. 4. In the event it becomes necessary to change a tournament schedule and such change requires that a team must involuntarily play a game that will take its players away from school, that team will be allowed to withdraw from the tournament, and any fees paid by that team shall be fully refunded by the tournament host, within seven (7) days after the date of withdrawal. 5. Minnesota Hockey affiliates who authorize others within their affiliate to conduct sanctioned tournaments shall be responsible for compliance with this rule. 6. Tournament host associations who violate this rule, or any portion thereof, will lose tournament sanctioning privileges and/or the right to host a Minnesota Hockey tournament for a period of not less than one (1) year from the end of the season in which the violation occurred.
XII. ON-ICE OFFICIALS
A. The three-official system (one referee; two linesmen) or the two-official system will be used. 1. The three-official system is mandatory for all Jr. Gold A&B, 16&Under Youth, Bantam A, Girls 14&Under A and Women's 19 & Under District, Playoffs, Regional and State Tournament games. 2. The three-official system is mandatory for all Bantam B, Peewee A and Girls 12&Under A State Tournament games. The three-official system is recommended for Bantam B, Peewee A and Girls 12&Under A District, Playoffs and Region Tournament games. 3. The two-official system will be used for all Peewee B, Girls 14&Under B, Girls 12&Under B and Sr. Women District, Playoffs, Regional and State Tournament games. 4. If a scheduled official for the three-official system fails to appear or is injured during the game and no replacement official is available, the game may continue using the two-official system. 5. A minimum of two referees is required for all District, Region and State Tournament games. 34 B. All on-ice officials must be registered with USA Hockey and their respective affilliate to officiate MH sanctioned games. C. All referees must be registered with USA Hockey at Level 3 or Level 4 to officiate District, Regional and State tournament games. Level 2 referees may be used at the “B” level with the approval of the cognizant MH District Director and the MH Referee Section Director. D. All on-ice officials are required to wear the official USA Hockey crest on their sweaters and carry their USA Hockey registration card. E. All Level 3 or 4 referees must complete registration by Dec. 31.
XIII. MOOD-ALTERING CHEMICALS
The use, consumption or possession of mood altering chemicals, regardless of quantity, is expressly prohibited during the entire playing season. Included are: (1) beverages containing alcohol, (2) tobacco (including chewing tobacco), (3) controlled substances defined by law as drugs (including marijuana), and (4) buying, selling or giving away controlled substances. It is not a violation for a player to possess a controlled substance specifically prescribed for the player’s own use by the player’s physician. A. PENALTIES 1. After confirmation of the first violation, the player shall be suspended for the next two (2) consecutive games or two (2) weeks of a season, whichever is greater. No exception is permitted for a player who becomes a participant in a treatment program. 2. After confirmation of the second violation, the player shall be suspended for the next six (6) consecutive games. No exception is permitted for a player who becomes a participant in a treatment program. 3. After confirmation of the third or subsequent violations, the player shall be suspended for the next twelve (12) consecutive games. 4. If after the third or subsequent violations the player on her/his own volition becomes a participant in a chemical dependency program or treatment program, the student may be certified for reinstatement in MH activities after a minimum period of six (6) weeks. Such certification must be issued by the director or counselor of a chemical dependency treatment center. B. INTERPRETATION - "Game" in this rule means regular league or playoff contest. Practice games or scrimmages cannot be counted in determining length of suspension. Associations or individual teams may adopt a more prohibitive rule and/or more severe penalties for violation of this Rule.
XIV. CONDUCT
A. Racial or ethnic slurs and/or harassing conduct of any kind will not be tolerated. B. Each team is responsible for the conduct of it's spectators. Coaches should advise their parents and other fans of the conduct rules. C. If spectator conduct becomes so abusive that, in the referee(s) opinion, it is distracting from the game or inciting the players, the referee(s) may stop play and: 1. Ask the coach(es) to control their spectators. 2. Ask the coach(es) to request specified individuals to leave the arena. 3. Disruptive use of artificial noise makers will be considered abusive conduct. 4. Possession of a device that could be deemed detrimental to the players or to the conduct of the game, such as laser pointers, will be considered abusive conduct and shall be reported to local law enforcement officials. In the case of MH playoffs or invitational tournaments, the MH District Director, designated district personnel or the tournament director shall have the authority to take actions as necessary to control spectator conduct. D. Failure of a coach to cooperate with a referee's request within two (2) minutes will result in a bench minor penalty and a warning from the referee that after an additional two (2) minutes, the game will be suspended. The game suspension will be immediately reported to the Supervisor of Officials who will then inform the cognizant MH District Director. E. Spectators standing by the boards behind the goalkeeper are not allowed to deliberately distract the goalkeeper. The referee may request anyone in violation of this rule to move or leave the arena. In an appropriate case, the referee may declare the game to be forfeited to the team of the goalkeeper being distracted. F. Coaches, managers, minor officials, or players exuding the scent of alcohol, or while using any tobacco products, shall not be allowed within the players bench area or the penalty box area. G. Coaches, players, managers or spectators (fans) may not enter the Referee's room without an invitation before, during or after a game. The following minimum penalties will be assessed for violation of this rule: 1. Coach or player - game misconduct penalty a. The incident will be reported for possible additional league action and/or suspension. 2. Manager or spectator (fan) - the Referee(s) will report the circumstances to the Supervisor of Officials who will notify the District Director. a. A mandatory hearing will be held with the team coach and a representative of their association's governing board to discuss possible disciplinary action.
End of Youth Rules and Regulations 35 TOURNAMENT SUPPLEMENT (Also refer to Sections in the Youth Rules and Regulations entitled "District, Region and State Tournaments" and "Invitational Tournament Sanctioning".)
1 - GENERAL
A. This Supplement offers general information on how to conduct sanctioned invitational tournaments, as well as information that may be helpful in conducting Minnesota Hockey District, Region and State tournaments. Following these guidelines will promote consistency in the operation of tournaments, and provide a meaningful hockey experience for the players. B. “Rules and Regulations” for the classification (Youth/Girls, Adult, Adult Women), division (Squirt, Peewee, Bantam) or level (A, B, C) of players involved are found elsewhere in this Handbook. C. The requirements of this Supplement apply to all invitational tournaments, jamborees or events involving three or more teams, including outdoor tournaments (but excluding Mite jamborees). All such events are referred to generically herein as “tournaments”. D. SUB-LEVELS – USA Hockey does not officially recognize sub-levels within an established classification. B1 or B2 teams are considered “B” teams, and only “B” tournaments are sanctioned (not B1 or B2). This system is sometimes used to advertise that higher or lower caliber teams are desired for a particular tournament. Any “B” team can attend a “B” tournament, but hosting organizations may reject applications from teams which are considered too strong or too weak for the anticipated competition. E. OFFICIAL’S MEETING – It is strongly recommended that a meeting of the team coaches and managers, tournament chairperson, and an official’s representative be held before the tournament begins. F. FIRST AID EQUIPMENT - Locate equipment to be used in case of medical emergency, such as first aid kit and stretcher, before the start of each game. Such equipment should be readily accessible and used only under the direction of the Medical Attendant or other qualified medical professional.
2 - PLANNING A. Proper planning is critical to the success of any tournament. Many details must be worked out in advance, and the responsible group and/or affiliate must get organized early so they are prepared to handle common issues before they become problems. B. BRACKETING – Determine the type of bracketing to be used: Single Elimination with Consolation, Double Elimination, Round Robin, 6-team, 8-team, 16-team, etc. This will affect ice time requirements, and the teams playing (or considering playing) in the tournament will want to know how it will be bracketed. C. ICE TIME – Develop a tournament schedule and make sure adequate ice time has been set aside. Numerous factors affect the time required, including length of periods, run time or stop time, resurfacing schedule, time outs, tie breaking procedures, time off for players rest, and the level of game involved (Junior Gold and Bantam games take longer than Squirt games due to more stoppages in play). It is a good policy to set aside ice time at the end of the day if the format is susceptible to delays. D. COORDINATION WITH ARENA – Contact the arena manager to ensure that the game times and resurfacing requirements are feasible. Events before and after the tournament should also be reviewed for potential conflicts with tournament operations. Other related facilities, such as hospitality rooms or team check-in areas, should be reserved in advance. E. LODGING RESERVATIONS – Make advance arrangements to secure lodging for tournament participants. Each out-of-town team will generally require 10-12 rooms, although well attended tournaments such as Regions or State may require more. Most hotels will hold blocks of rooms up to 30 days before the check-in date. Due to short notice of teams participating, special arrangements are needed for Region or State Tournaments. F. MANDATORY RULES – The following must be included in each tournament’s rules: 1. USA Hockey registered referees will be used 2. Medical attendants will be provided for each game (See paragraph in Youth Rules, entitled “Medical Attention”) 3. USA Hockey rules as modified by MN Hockey for the classification involved must be adopted (may be modified as indicated below) 4. Canadian teams must wear protective equipment as designated by CAHA.
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G. OPTIONAL RULES – Decide which rules will be followed for the tournament. The USA Hockey Rules as modified by MN Hockey for the classification involved serve as the baseline, but additional rules (generally more restrictive) can be added as needed. Following are examples of rules which are typically determined for each tournament. 1. Length of periods, stop/run times. 2. Method of resolving tie games at the end of regulation time a. Fair Play point b. Sudden death overtime - Length and number of OT periods; Number of players by OT period c. Shots in OT d. Shootout 3. Time outs allowed or disallowed 4. More restrictive ejection rules (such as the Three-penalty EJ Rule) 5. Will goal Judges be used? 6. Procedure if team roster exceeds 20 players (such teams generally set a 20-player roster prior to each game).
H. The following is an example of breaking ties in a Round Robin tournament, using the Minnesota Hockey tie-breaking procedure (Refer to Youth Rules).
EXAMPLE
GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 3 GAME 4 GAME 5 GAME 6 Team A - 3 Team C - 3 Team A - 6 Team B - 2 Team B - 6 Team A - 4 Team B - 5 Team D - 2 Team D - 5 Team C - 6 Team D - 3 Team C - 1
After all games have been played there are three teams tied with 4 points each. If two or more teams have an equal number of points, their position in the standings shall be determined by – a. The results of the games played between the tied teams in the following order: 1. The points acquired in these games (games among the tied teams only). Take out the games played with team D. The teams A-B-C are still tied with 2 points each. 2. Subtracting goals against from goals scored in these games. Team A Goals for 3 + 4 = 7 Against 5 + 1 = 6 Net +1 Team B Goals for 5 + 2 = 7 Against 3 + 6 = 9 Net –2 Team C Goals for 6 + 1 = 7 Against 2 + 4 = 6 Net +1 This tie-breaker places Team B behind Teams A and C. So Team B is placed third, and the process would be restarted between Teams A and C to determine first and second placement. 3. If the teams had still been tied, the next step would have been to divide the goals scored in these games by the goals scored against. For this example: Team A Goals for 3 + 4 = 7 Against 5 + 1 = 6 7/6 = 1.1667 Team B Goals for 5 + 2 = 7 Against 3 + 6 = 9 7/9 = 0.7778 Team C Goals for 6 + 1 = 7 Against 2 + 4 = 6 7/6 = 1.1667 Team B places behind Teams A and C, so (if step 2 above had not placed one of the teams) this step 3 would have placed Team B third, and the process would be restarted between Teams A and C to determine first and second placement. b. If the tie still exists after applying formulas a1, a2 & a3, then a2 & a3 shall be re-applied using all the games played by each team. 2. Subtracting goals against from goals scored in all games. Team A Goals for 3 + 4 + 6 = 13 Against 5 + 1 + 5 = 11 Net +2 Team B Goals for 5 + 2 + 6 = 13 Against 3 + 6 + 3 = 12 Net +1 Team C Goals for 6 + 1 + 3 = 10 Against 2 + 4 + 2 = 8 Net +2 This tie-breaker places Team B behind Teams A and C, so Team B is placed third, and the process would be restarted between Teams A and C to determine first and second placement. 3. Dividing the goals scored in all games by the goals scored against. Team A Goals for 3 + 4 + 6 = 13 Against 5 + 1 + 5 = 11 13/11 = 1.1818 Team B Goals for 5 + 2 + 6 = 13 Against 3 + 6 + 3 = 12 13/12 = 1.0833 Team C Goals for 6 + 1 + 3 = 10 Against 2 + 4 + 2 = 8 10/8 = 1.2500 If the process went this far, Team C would be placed first, Team A second, and Team B third. c. If the above procedure does not break the tie, refer to MN Hockey Youth Rules and Regulations – District, Region and State Tournaments – Breaking of Ties.
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A. PUCKS - Pucks should be those which are approved for use by the National Hockey League. These pucks are harder (less bounce) and slide easier than practice pucks. B. SCOREBOOKS – Official MH (or MH District) scorebooks must be used for District, Region, or State tournaments, and are provided by MN Hockey. These scorebooks may also be used for invitational tournaments, and are available at a reasonable cost from the MH Vice President for Tournaments or the District Director. The host must retain a copy of the completed scoresheet, and provide a copy to each team. C. DRESSING ROOM ASSIGNMENT AND SECURITY – Dressing rooms should be pre-assigned and the host should provide a means to lock the rooms or provide someone to monitor them at all times. If neither can be provided, the host should instruct the teams to take their belongings with them to the players' bench. D. PENALTY REPORTING – In all cases where a game misconduct, gross misconduct, match penalty or fighting penalty is assessed, the incident must be reported to the District Director and the Supervisor of Officials to the District that the team is from. This is primarily the responsibility of the referees officiating the game, but the Tournament Director should verify this notification.
4 - GUIDELINES FOR MINOR OFFICIALS
A. Minor officials, including timekeeper, scorers, penalty box attendants, announcers, and goal judges, are an important part of a well-run tournament. Their support of the on-ice officials is critical to the efficient and proper handling of the game. B. CONDUCT – The conduct of minor officials must be professional and objective: 1. All minor officials must be mature and competent adults. 2. Minor officials must never be biased or exhibit partiality towards either team. C. No persons other than minor officials and on-ice officials may be allowed at the timekeepers/scorers table, penalty box or goal judges' area during any portion of a game. (Exception – the Medical Attendant may be located in a penalty box area if that provides the most direct access to the ice.) D. TIMEKEEPER 1. Arrive at the arena thirty minutes prior to the scheduled start of game. 2. Should be experienced and familiar with the operation of the clock. 3. If not familiar with the clock, get clock operating instructions from arena staff. 4. Check the clock before the game to verify it is operating properly. 5. Become familiar with the tournament rules and game format (length of warm-up, length of periods, running/stop time, resurfacing schedule, overtime, time-outs, etc.) 6. Be attentive to the game, ensure clock is stopped/started at the proper times. 7. Must be familiar with playing rules as they relate to penalties. Assist the Scorer in communicating with the officials on penalties reported. Ask the official to repeat the call if it is not understood, or it is not clear when players are to return to the ice. 8. Ensure the Scorer accurately records goals scored, assist(s), penalties and time remaining in the period when they occurred. 9. Inform Penalty Box Attendants when players can return to the ice. Assist Scorer to ensure the proper recording of the expiration time. 10. Alert the Announcer when remaining time approaches one minute (each period). 11. Distribute iced pucks to on-ice officials as requested. E. SCORER 1. Arrive at the arena thirty minutes prior to the scheduled start of game. 2. Responsible for keeping an accurate written record of the events which occur during the game. 3. An official score sheet must be used, and a copy provided to each team and the sponsoring affiliate. MN Hockey score sheets (or District score sheets) are preferred. 4. Obtain rosters and starting lineups from team coaches or managers, and the team sponsor. Record this information on the score sheet. 5. Be attentive to the game. Communicate with officials on goals scores, assist(s), and penalties. Ask the official to repeat the information if it is not clear. 6. Record all goals scored and assists, and the time remaining in the period when they occurred. (Elapsed time is not recommended.) 7. Record all penalties, and time remaining in the period when they occurred. Do not record the time they return to the ice until the actual time. (may be less than two minutes if a goal is scored, more than two minutes if coincidental and waiting for a whistle). 8. Record all penalties assessed to non-players. 9. Indicate on score sheet the time at which each team takes their time out (if time outs are allowed). F. ANNOUNCER 1. Arrive at the arena thirty minutes prior to the scheduled start of game. 2. Assist the Scorer to obtain team rosters and starting lineups. 3. Review pronunciation of players, coaches, assistants and managers names. If uncertain, check with a member of the respective team. 38 4. Test the public address equipment for proper function. 5. Check the tape player and tape of National Anthem (unless live music is provided). 6. Announce starting line-ups, head coaches, assistants, managers, and sponsors. 7. Request all to rise, remove hats and join in singing the National Anthem (generally before first game of the day and Championship game). 8. Announce all goals scored and assists, giving player names and numbers, with elapsed time (calculated from time remaining). 9. Announce penalties assessed, and when a team returns to full strength following a penalty. 10. Announce when there is one minute left in a period. 11. After each period, announce shots on goal for that period, and the total for the game to that point. G. PENALTY BOX ATTENDANT 1. Arrive at the arena fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled start of the game. 2. Do not allow unauthorized personnel into penalty boxes. 3. Open and close the door as penalized players enter and leave the penalty box. 4. Converse with the Timekeeper and Scorer to affirm when penalties expire and which player is to return to the game. 5. Penalized players must wear helmets/face mask and remain seated while in penalty box. 6. Do not engage in a discussion with penalized player about the penalty which was assessed. H. GOAL JUDGES 1. Arrive at the arena fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled game. 2. Remain seated and attentive while in the goal judge area. 3. Do not allow unauthorized personnel in the goal judge area. 4. Do not carry on discussions or become distracted while the Game is in progress. 5. If the ENTIRE puck crosses the ENTIRE goal line, turn on the goal light or give the appropriate predetermined signal as requested by the officials. 6. Remember it is not your responsibility to determine if a legal goal has been scored – only that the puck crossed the entire goal line. Remember also that you may miss a goal which is signaled by the referee. I. SHOTS ON GOAL/SAVES 1. A “save” occurs when a puck would have legally entered the goal had it not been stopped by the goalie. 2. A “shot on goal” occurs when a puck legally enters the goal, or a puck would have legally entered the goal had it not been stopped by the goalie (goals + saves). 3. Goal judges or another designated person may be requested to keep the record of goaltender saves or shots on goal.
End of Tournament Supplement
Minnesota Hockey Event Passes are used by MH volunteers and corporate partners, and are good for complimentary entry into any Minnesota Hockey sanctioned event. A sample pass is shown above. Questions may be directed to the Minnesota Hockey Executive Director or VP of Tournaments.
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Peewee & Bantam Region Tournament Site Rotation North South East West Columns 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Districts 12 16 15 4 1 8 2 10 11 3 5 6 2006-2007 Districts 10 11 12 4 6 1 2 3 8 5 15 16 2007-2008 Districts 16 12 11 1 4 5 6 8 2 10 15 3 2008-2009 Districts 11 2 12 3 5 4 8 6 1 15 16 10 2009-2010 Host B P B P B P B P
Four Regional tournaments for Peewee and Bantam levels Each District sends three teams to Regions if not circled Circled Districts send two teams to Regions Four-year cycle will be repeated (5th year same as 1st year) The number of district seeds will be looked at every four years for strength of District (Tournament pairings and hosts for 2011 and beyond will be determined this season)
B = District will host Bantam A & B Region Tournaments P = District will host Peewee A & B Region Tournaments
Peewee & Bantam Region Hosts North South East West BA 11 Proctor 3 Plymouth (Wayzata) 8 Cottage Grove 15 Fergus Falls BB 11 Silver Bay 3 St. Louis Park 8 Eagan 15 Walker PA 2 Stillwater 3(5) Maple Grove 6 Prior Lake 16 E. Grand Forks PB 2 Stillwater 5 Monticello 6 Prior Lake 16 Crookston
Peewee & Bantam Region Pairings Red Division Blue Division A 1st Seed Column 1 E 1st Seed Column 2 D 3rd Seed Column 2 When Col. 1 B 2nd Seed Column 2 F 2nd Seed Column 1 H 3rd Seed Column 3 is circled C 2nd Seed Column 3 G 1st Seed Column 3 D 3rd Seed Column 3 When Col. 2 D (see table to right) H (see table to right) H 3rd Seed Column 1 is circled D 3rd Seed Column 1 When Col. 3 H 3rd Seed Column 2 is circled
Peewee & Bantam Region Schedule Friday, March 6th Saturday, March 7th Sunday, March 8th Red A vs B 10:00a Blue G vs E 8:00a 1st Place Red vs 2nd Place Blue Red C vs D 11:45a Blue H vs F 9:45a 12:00n – Winner to State as 1st Seed Blue E vs F 1:30p Red C vs B 11:30a Blue G vs H 3:15p Red D vs A 1:15p 1st Place Blue vs 2nd Place Red Red A vs C 5:00p Blue F vs G 3:00p 1:45p – Winner to State as 2nd Seed Red B vs D 6:45p Blue E vs H 4:45p
Note: Teams listed first in pairings are "home." The times listed are the "standard" times, but are subject to change. Refer to minnesotahockey.org website for final schedule.
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Girls 12U and 14U Region Tournaments
• Leagues from Districts 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5, 6, 8, & 10 will seed to the American and National Tournaments, based on league team count. The American and National Regions each seed 3 teams to state. • Leagues from Districts 11, 12, 15 & 16 will seed teams to the Olympic Regional Tournament. The Olympic Region seeds 2 teams to state. • Girls 12U/14U regions will use the same general round-robin format as the Peewees and Bantams. When sending 3 teams, the losers of the cross-over games play for the third seed. • The format may be modified based on state wide team counts. When there are fewer than 16 teams, state wide, a playdown format will replace the Regional format. • If warranted, the number of Regional seeds will be adjusted annually based on number of teams.
Girls Region Tournament Site Rotation
2007 2008 2009 2010 Girls 12A American 6 8 2 1 Girls 12A National 8 1 5 4 Girls 12A Olympic 16 12 11 12
Girls 12B American 6 8 2 1 Girls 12B National 8 5 5 4 Girls 12B Olympic 11 12 11 12
Girls 14A American 3 8 6 10 Girls 14A National 5 2 3 3 Girls 14A Olympic 11 16 11 15
Girls 14B American 10 3 1 10 Girls 14B National 6 6 3 8 Girls 14B Olympic - 16 16 12
2009 Girls Region Tournament Sites
American __ National Olympic 12UA 1 Richfield 4 New Prague 12 TBD 12UB 1 Richfield 4 Waseca 12 TBD 14UA 10 Anoka 3 Maple Grove 15 TBD 14UB 10 Anoka 8 TBD 12 -
Girls State Tournament Quarterfinal Pairings 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 A1 vs O2 O2 vs N1 A2 vs N3 N1 vs A3 A1 vs O2 O2 vs N1 N1 vs A3 A1 vs N3 O1 vs N2 O2 vs A2 N1 vs A3 A1 vs N3 O1 vs N3 N2 vs A3 N1 vs A1 A1 vs N2 O1 vs N3 N2 vs A3 A2 vs N2 A2 vs O1 O2 vs A3 O1 vs N3 A2 vs N2 A2 vs O1
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2010 Tournament Dates District Tournaments ...... Completed by February 28 Region Tournaments ...... Completed by March 7 State Tournaments ...... March 19, 20 & 21
Jr Gold & 16U Region Tournament Site Rotation
2010 2010 Sites 2011 2012 2013 Jr Gold A (Gold) 12 TBD Jr Gold A (Maroon) 1 St. Paul (Highland) Jr Gold B MHL Playdowns 10 Elk River 16&Under MHL Playdowns 6 Minnetonka
Junior Gold A Junior Gold A Junior Gold B Regions State Pairings State
Maroon and Gold Sections M1 vs G2 Seeding to be developed will develop Regional formats M3 vs M4 after team counts and after team counts and M6 vs G1 locations are determined. locations are determined. M2 vs M5
State Tournament Peewee & Bantam Quarterfinal Pairings 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 E1 vs S2 W1 vs S2 S1 vs N2 N1 vs E2 E1 vs W2 N1 vs W2 W1 vs N2 N1 vs E2 W1 vs E2 S1 vs W2 S1 vs N2 E1 vs S2 N1 vs W2 S1 vs W2 N1 vs S2 E1 vs N2 W1 vs E2 W1 vs N2 S1 vs E2 E1 vs N2 E1 vs W2 W1 vs S2 N1 vs S2 S1 vs E2
State Tournament Site Rotation
Jr Gld A Jr Gld B 16&U Ban A Ban B PW A PW B 19 B 14 A 14 B 12 A 12 B 2005 12 3 3 4 6 10 6 - 16 5 1 5 2006 8 6 2 3 5 11 5 10 12 4 16 4 2007 10 1 8 15 3 2 3 6 6 11 5 11 2008 (Gold) 2 10 6 4 5 4 3 15 1 11 1 2009 1 8 6 16 10 3 10 2 5 15 12 15 2010 6 10 3 1 16 4 16 5 11 2 8 2 2011 (Gold) 3 1 12 2 6 2 3 4 16 10 16 2012 3 5 2 8 12 15 12 1 10 4 10 2013 2 6 10 5 8 1 8 3 12 15 12 2014 (Gold) 1 8 10 11 16 11 12 3 2 3 2015 10 3 6 11 1 8 1 2 4 16 4
42 YOUTH HOCKEY AFFILIATES BY DISTRICT
DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 8 DISTRICT 12 City of Lakes Albert Lea Cottage Grove Ely Como Austin Dodge County Eveleth/Gilbert Dino Mights Fairmont Eagan Grand Rapids East Side Faribault Farmington Greenway Edgcumbe Luverne Hastings Hibbing Highland/Central Mankato Inver Grove Heights Int'l Falls Irondale Marshall La Crescent Mesabi East Johnson Montgomery Lakeville Virginia Minneapolis (SW) New Prague Northfield Richfield New Ulm Red Wing DISTRICT 15 Washburn Owatonna Rochester Aitkin/Crosby/Ironton Redwood Falls Rosemount Alexandria DISTRICT 2 Sleepy Eye Sibley/ W St Paul Benson Forest Lake St Peter S St Paul Brainerd Mahtomedi Waseca Winona Detroit Lakes Moundsview Windom Woodbury Fergus Falls N St Paul Worthington Leech Lake Area Roseville DISTRICT 10 Little Falls Stillwater DISTRICT 5 Andover Long Prairie Tartan Buffalo Anoka Moorhead W Bear Lake Crow River Becker Morris Hutchinson Blaine Park Rapids DISTRICT 3 Litchfield/Dassel/Cokato Cambridge/Isanti Pequot Lakes Armstrong/Cooper Monticello/Annandale/ Centennial Perham Blake Maple Lake Champlin-Park Sauk Centre Hopkins Mound/Westonka Chisago Lakes Wadena North Metro River Lakes Coon Rapids Orono (Cold Spring/Paynesville) Elk River DISTRICT 16 Osseo/Maple Grove Sartell Hinckley Bagley St Louis Park St Michael/Albertville Mora Bemidji Wayzata Blackduck Willmar North Branch Pine City Crookston DISTRICT 6 Princeton E Grand Forks Apple Valley Rogers Hallock Bloom Jefferson Sauk Rapids Lake of the Woods Bloom Kennedy Spring Lake Park Red Lake Falls Burnsville St Cloud Roseau Chaska St Francis Thief River Falls Eastview Warroad Eden Prairie DISTRICT 11 Edina Carlton Minnetonka Cloquet Prior Lake/Savage Cook County Shakopee Duluth Waconia Esko Hermantown Moose Lake Proctor Silver Bay Twig Two Harbors
43 MINNESOTA HOCKEY BOARD OF DIRECTORS CODE OF CONDUCT (Approved June, 2009)
1. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to establish general standards of conduct required of members of the Minnesota Hockey (MH) Board of Directors (Board). Board members are required to annually sign MH’s Conflict of Interest Policy. Any other applicable federal, state and/or local law, including MH Bylaws, shall govern in the event of any conflict between such applicable law and this policy. 2. General Standards of Conduct In order to fulfill its responsibility and support the vision, mission, values and goals of MH, the Board functions as a collegial unit. The Board functions well as a unit when the individual members act ethically, are committed to working together, operate in a non-partisan manner and speak with one voice. The Board creates a positive climate when it focuses on the future, acts with integrity and civility and uses its influence appropriately. 3. Authority To Act Each board member is strongly encouraged to contribute his or her talents and perspectives to the Board. Although board members are free to respectfully voice their personal opinions, no board member has the authority to act on his or her own to further a personal agenda. Further, no board member has the authority to direct MH employees, volunteers or operations, unless otherwise provided for in the MH Bylaws. 4. Informed Decision-Making Board members strive to make informed decisions based on sufficient information, thoughtful deliberation and comprehensive understanding of issues. To achieve that goal, board members gather information by listening, asking questions, analyzing materials and exploring issues thoroughly in conjunction with members, other board members, employees, volunteers and other constituency groups. 5. Support for Minnesota Hockey Rules As Presented In the MH Handbook MH administrative and playing rules are detailed in the MH Handbook under Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Youth Rules and various policies and procedures. In addition, MH, as an affiliate of USA Hockey, follows the USA Hockey rules as outlined in its handbook. Board members are to uphold the rules adopted by both organizations and outlined in each handbook. However, as MH evolves, changes to the rules outlined in these handbooks may be necessary and, to that end, expression of ideas and opinions are also necessary. Expression of such ideas and opinions should be done with respect for the existing rules, their creators and the current board members. 6. Official Spokesperson Board members are the stewards of the organization and advocates of its policies and programs. The official spokesperson for the Board is the chair of the Board or the chair's designee. Whenever a Board member issues a written or oral statement to anyone that could conceptually become public information, the statement should be identified as the personal opinion of the Board member and not the official position of MH, unless specific permission to speak officially was granted by the Board. 7. Removal If the Board determines that the conduct of a board member has violated the member’s professional or fiduciary responsibilities, Board policies or other governing law, the Board may recommend that the member be removed from the Board, for cause, under MH Bylaws, Article 7, or establish such other discipline as the Board deems appropriate. 44 USA Hockey - Minnesota District Operating Rules Adopted May 1997 Revised June 2007
1. The Minnesota District Board of Directors will consist of the elected USA Hockey Minnesota District Directors, the USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar, the USA Hockey Minnesota District Risk Manager, the USA Hockey Minnesota District Referee-in-Chief, the USA Hockey Minnesota District Coach-in-Chief and the affiliate president of Minnesota Hockey. The president may designate someone to represent the affiliate at any meeting. An individual may serve in multiple positions, but is entitled to only one vote.
2. Minnesota District meetings shall be held in the Fall and in the Spring in conjunction with and immediately following the MH Board of Directors Meeting.
3. The MH President shall preside as chairman of the Minnesota District Meetings. If the MH President is not a Minnesota District Director or is not present at the meeting, the most senior Minnesota District Director in attendance shall preside.
4. Minnesota District USA Hockey Directors shall be elected at the Spring meeting. The number of directors is determined by USA Hockey rules. The votes will be cast by representatives of the affiliate, and the affiliate will determine the representatives that will cast votes. The USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar will determine the number of votes that each designated representative will cast. Directors will be elected to a three year term. A vacancy can be filled at either the fall or spring meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. In the event that two or more Directors are being elected, there shall be one election in which each voting member casts vote(s) according to the number of Directors being elected (i.e. two Director openings; three candidates; vote for two) with the successful candidates being those receiving the most votes and at least a simple majority of the votes cast. In a situation where multiple positions are being elected and not all of the positions are filled on the first ballot, any candidate receiving a simple majority is elected and a subsequent election shall take place among the remaining candidates. If none of the candidates have a simple majority, the candidate receiving the least votes shall be dropped and the position re-voted. If more than one new director is being elected, seniority will be ordered by the number of votes with the one elected first or receiving the most votes being the most senior director, etc.
5. The seniority and the term of office of each of the directors shall be included in this document. In the event that there is a reduction in the number of USA Hockey directors from the Minnesota District, the least senior director’s position shall be eliminated. The seniority shall apply to the individual and not to the position. If a director resigns or otherwise leaves his/her position, a new director will be elected to the remainder of the three year term and will be less senior than existing directors.
6. A Minnesota District Director must have their principal place of residence within the Minnesota District. If a director becomes ineligible to serve because of a change of residence, an election to replace that director will be held at the next Minnesota District meeting.
7. The Minnesota District shall select an individual to represent the Minnesota District on the USA Hockey Women’s and Girls’ committee. This election will follow the procedure for electing the District Directors.
8. These Operating Rules may be changed at either the spring or fall meeting by a simple majority vote of the Board of Directors provided that at least 51% of the board members are present.
9. The affiliate must notify the Minnesota District Registrar in writing by October 1 of their intention to participate in regional tournaments that lead to participation in the USA Hockey national tournaments.
Updated June 2009 Minnesota District Directors (by seniority) Term Expires 1. Dennis Green April/May 2012 2. Gerald DeMeo April/May 2011 3. Hal Tearse April/May 2011 4. Dave Margenau April/May 2012
Women’s and Girls Committee Representative Lynn Olson April/May 2010
45 AFFILIATE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, made and entered into this____ day of ______, _ _, by and between Minnesota Hockey, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit Corporation with its principal place of business located in, St Paul, MN (hereinafter referred to as MH) and the
______(Name of Association)
______(Address)
______(Town and Zip Code) a non-profit Corporation with its principal place of business located in the city of
______(Name of City) in the State of Minnesota, (hereinafter referred to as the Affiliate) for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained.
Whereas, MH is the state Affiliate of USA Hockey, Inc. which is the duly authorized representative of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) with exclusive jurisdiction over the conduct of the play of the sport of ice hockey as sanctioned by the IIHF within the United States of America, as sanctioned above, in the State of Minnesota; and
Whereas, Affiliate and MH wish to associate in the interest of developing and administering the sport of amateur ice hockey within Affiliate's geographical jurisdiction, as provided herein, and consistent with the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules and decisions of the Board of Directors of MH;
Now, therefore, intending to be legally bound hereby, MH and Affiliate hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
I. JURISDICTION 1.1 MH hereby grants to Affiliate, subject to the limitations contained herein and federal law, the exclusive jurisdiction (as an "Affiliate Association" under MH’s By-Laws) to conduct certain of the affairs of MH, to assist in the governance of the members of MH, and to regulate the sport of amateur ice hockey within the geographical area of
______(School District or Natural Hockey Community) Further, MH hereby authorizes the Affiliate to do the following: A. To assess and charge a reasonable membership fee for members within its jurisdiction, in addition to the regular MH and USA Hockey fees; B. To operate fund-raising programs to support its functions as an affiliate association of MH, including special charge on paid gate tournaments, games or events sponsored by the Affiliate; C. To perform and/or provide certain other authorized services or functions to promote and regulate the play of the sport of amateur ice hockey as an Affiliate Association of MH.
1.2 MH hereby agrees that it will accept and recognize only those individuals and teams within Affiliate's jurisdiction which hold and continue membership in good standing with Affiliate. Further, MH, in accord with the exclusive jurisdiction herein granted, agrees to cooperate with and assist Affiliate in the administration of the play of the sport of amateur ice hockey within Affiliate's jurisdiction, when such cooperation and assistance is deemed necessary and/or advisable by Affiliate and MH. MH hereby agrees to assign Affiliate to one of its districts and Affiliate is hereby entitled to participate with any other affiliate associations within its district with respect to the affairs of the district pursuant to the By-Laws and Rules and Regulations of MH.
1.3 This Agreement establishes certain obligations of and grants certain rights to Affiliate as an "Affiliate Association" of MH. MH acknowledges that Affiliate is and shall remain a separate entity with complete authority to conduct its affairs and programs, subject only to the express obligations and restrictions contained in this Agreement.
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II. BY-LAWS AND/OR POLICIES WHICH MUST BE ADOPTED BY AFFILIATE 2.1 Affiliate, in consideration of the grant of exclusive jurisdiction, hereby agrees to adopt as official policy and/or By-Laws of its organization, the following:
A. MH Preeminence The Affiliate, an affiliate association of MH, shall abide by and act in accord with the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules and decisions of the Board of Directors of MH, and such documents and decisions shall take precedence over and supersede all similar governing documents and/or decisions of the Affiliate. Further, Affiliate (i) shall assist MH in the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules and decisions of the Board of Directors of MH, within and upon its members and/or within its jurisdiction and (ii) agrees to be guided by the following core values of USA Hockey and MH: SPORTSMANSHIP - Foremost of all values is to learn a sense of fair play. Become humble in victory, gracious in defeat. We will foster friendship with teammates and opponents alike. RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL - Treat all others as you expect to be treated. INTEGRITY - We seek to foster honesty and fair play beyond mere strict interpretation of the rules and regulations of the game. PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AT THE INDIVIDUAL, TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS - Each member of the organization, whether player, volunteer or staff, should seek to perform each aspect of the game to the highest level of his or her ability. ENJOYMENT - It is important for the hockey experience to be fun, satisfying and rewarding for the participant. LOYALTY - We aspire to teach loyalty to the ideals and fellow members of the sport of hockey. TEAMWORK - We value the strength of learning to work together. The use of teamwork is reinforced and rewarded by success in the hockey experience.
B. Indemnity The Affiliate, an affiliate association of MH, shall indemnify and hold harmless MH, the Board of Directors of MH and each member thereof, the Executive Committee of MH, and each member thereof, councils and committees of MH and each member thereof, and all other elected, appointed, employed or volunteer representatives of MH from any and all claims, liability, judgments, costs, attorneys' fees, charges and expenses whatsoever, arising from the acts and omissions of Affiliate, except to the extent (i) that MH or its aforedescribed representatives caused such claims, liability, judgments, costs, attorneys' fees, charges or expenses by their own intentional neglect or default or (ii) that such acts or omissions were the direct result of compliance with the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules or decisions of the Board of Directors of MH. Further, the Affiliate understands and acknowledges that MH and its aforedescribed representatives have assumed such assignment, function, office or capacity upon the express understanding, agreement and condition that they be so indemnified and held harmless to the extent described in this provision.
2.2 MH shall reasonably cooperate with Affiliate in any litigation and provide reasonable support in connection therewith, including but not limited to advice and testimony upon reasonable request; provided, however, that such cooperation shall not require MH to incur any out of pocket expense not reimbursed by Affiliate.
III. ADDITIONAL PRINCIPLES WHICH MUST BE CONTAINED IN AFFILIATE'S BY-LAWS OR OFFICIAL POLICY Affiliate hereby understands and agrees that the organization, structure, policy, By-Laws and/or operation of Affiliate shall reflect, and shall not violate, the following principles:
A. Team Membership All teams of Affiliate shall register with MH.
B. Government The government and authority of Affiliate shall be vested in a Board of Directors composed of at least three representatives, as determined by Affiliate, selected through an annual democratic election process. A majority of the Board must always be composed of representatives selected by such election process. The officers of Affiliate, selected by the membership or the Board of Directors, shall include at least a president, vice president and secretary/treasurer. It is recommended that the terms of directors and officers be staggered.
47 C. Voting Each member of Affiliate shall be entitled to one vote in the process adopted by Affiliate for the election of its Board of Directors. The governing documents of the affiliate shall clearly define membership in the affiliate. Voting for the members of the Board of Directors shall be a democratic process wherein each member is entitled to one vote. In the absence of other criteria, each family that participates in the activities that are provided under the jurisdiction of the affiliate shall be deemed to be a member and shall be entitled to one vote.
D. Annual Meetings Any action(s) or policy(s) adopted or requested to be adopted by the Board of Directors or the officers of Affiliate shall be reported to its membership, or their duly authorized representatives, at least once each year at a meeting called for such purpose, with notice and agenda of such meeting being given to all members of Affiliate no less than fifteen (15) days in advance of the holding of the meeting, which meeting shall be open to all members of Affiliate.
E. Financial Reports/Dues and Assessments Affiliate shall provide to its membership an annual financial report of operations. All dues and assessments by Affiliate shall be reasonable in relation to the programs it offers to its members.
F. Publication of Constitution and By-Laws Affiliate shall annually distribute to its members, upon request, copies of its constitution, By-Laws and other governing documents, and all amendments thereto.
G. Equal Opportunity Affiliate must provide an equal competitive opportunity, taking into account ability, physical size and other athletic criteria, to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials to participate, consistent with the requirements of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, as amended, in amateur athletic competition without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, or national origin.
H. Grievance Resolution Affiliate shall provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of grievances of its members, including fair notice and opportunity for a hearing to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official before declaring such individual ineligible to participate.
I. Insurance (1) Affiliate agrees, at all times throughout the term of this Agreement, to be covered by the general liability insurance policy maintained by USA Hockey. The Affiliate shall be informed of the limits of that policy, and of any changes to those limits which may be made by USA Hockey at its sole prerogative. Affiliate retains the right to obtain whatever additional insurance coverages it may desire, at its own expense, but agrees to name MH as an additional insured thereof. By purchasing and maintaining the aforementioned general liability insurance policy, MH does not assume, and indeed disclaims, any liability for any actions or omissions of Affiliate. (2) Affiliate agrees to use reasonable efforts to purchase, acquire or provide, and maintain in full force and effect at all times, directors and officers' liability insurance, and (to the extent such insurance is not obtained through USA Hockey) name MH as an additional insured thereunder.
J. 501(c)(3) Status Affiliate should at all times during the term of this Agreement maintain its tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
K. Abuse Affiliate shall adopt policies prohibiting sexual and physical abuse which meet certain minimum criteria established by MH (subject to any contrary requirements contained in state or local law applicable to Affiliate).
L. Adoption Affiliate shall adopt, as amendments to its By-Laws or as official policy, the foregoing principles set forth in Sections II and III within 180 days of the date of this Agreement. It shall be a condition of the continuation of the grant of affiliate status contained herein for Affiliate to deliver, upon request, written proof of such adoption to MH. If Affiliate does not adopt the foregoing principles as required herein, its members shall not be entitled to the benefits of membership in MH.
48 IV. TERM The term of this Agreement shall be for one (1) year, from September 1, ______to August 31, ______and renewed annually thereafter, unless (i) either party shall notify the other of an intention to terminate the relationship herein created no less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the term provided for above or (ii) earlier terminated for breach as hereinafter provided.
V. BREACH In the event that Affiliate shall breach any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or any of the By- Laws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules or decisions of the Board of Directors of MH (which provisions are incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth herein), then MH shall have the right to impose sanctions pursuant to By-Law Article 6 of MH’s By-Laws and/or terminate (subject to a 30 day right to cure) this Agreement and the status herein granted to Affiliate.
In the event that MH shall breach any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, then Affiliate shall have the right to terminate (subject to a 30 day right to cure) this Agreement and the status herein granted.
VI. MISCELLANEOUS For the purposes of consistent administration of this Agreement, the following shall govern and control the relationship between MH and Affiliate:
A. Notice Each party hereby designates (and agrees to notify the other party hereto promptly in the event of a change in such designation) the following official representative to whom notice should be given of any and all matters involving MH and Affiliate as provided for in this Agreement:
1. Minnesota Hockey 317 Washington Street St Paul, MN 55102
2. Affiliate
B. Amendment This Agreement is not subject to any addition, alteration, modification, or amendment, unless and upon condition that said addition, alteration, modification or amendment is in writing, and signed by both parties hereto.
C. Severability In the event that any article, section, or clause of this Agreement shall be declared illegal or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the article, section or clause so declared shall be deleted from this Agreement to the extent that it violates the law, or has been declared void. The remaining articles, sections and clauses shall remain in full force and effect throughout the entire term hereof.
D. Entire Agreement This Agreement shall be binding upon both parties hereto, and supersedes all other agreements and understandings by and between the parties hereto.
E. Governing Law This Agreement shall be construed, administered, enforced and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Minnesota.
In witness whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective representatives, and attested to by their respective representatives on this ___ day of ______, ______. (Month) (Year)
MH AFFILIATE
By: ______By: ______
Its: ______Its: ______
______(Printed Name) (Printed Name)
Date: ______Date: ______Created 11/26/94 Adopted 1/29/95 Revised 1/23/2000 Handbook Rev 7/17/2006 49 SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND SCREENING POLICY Revised June 2009
Section 1: Intent The intent of these rules is to reduce the risk of a MH participant becoming the victim of sexual or physical abuse.
Section 2: Uniformity of Standard All personnel of MH and of its affiliates are subject to this screening standard.
Section 3: Applicability of Standard A. The personnel of all MH associated organizations shall be screened pursuant to these screening rules. B. For purposes of these screening rules, MH associated organizations shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, MH (the officers and directors of MH and the members of all of its committees), affiliated community hockey associations, other affiliates, teams of affiliates, affiliated girl's/women's programs, all teams or organizations registered with MH, and Team Minnesota, USA Hockey/MH festivals and development camps. C. For purposes of these screening rules only, on-ice officials who officiate games for MH teams shall be considered personnel of an MH associated organization. D. For purposes of these screening rules, personnel shall include officers, members of boards of directors, coaches, team managers, referees and coaching or referee instructors, whether or not they receive compensation for their services. Other personnel may be included at the discretion of the MH Screening Committee. E. For purposes of these screening rules, the personnel required to be screened under these screening rules shall collectively be referred to as “members.” F. For purposes of these screening rules, participation as such members (including participation by other person- nel screened who thereby become members) shall collectively be referred to as “screened activities.” G. MH affiliates or associated organizations may, in their discretion, apply the requirements of these screening rules to other volunteer personnel not carried on rosters or registered by means of a USA Hockey Individual Member Registration form (or by electronic registration) and not specifically mentioned herein. H. All persons subject to these screening rules shall be randomly screened at least once every three years, absent special circumstances requiring more frequent screening. Each year the MH Screening Committee shall divide the group of persons subject to these rules into three approximately equal sized groups for screening. In each year, it shall screen one such group, plus such other persons which it shall identify, in its sole discretion. Special circumstances requiring discretionary screening would include, but not be limited to, the situation in which MH or a MH associated organization becomes aware that a person subject to these rules has recently been convicted of a crime which may render that person ineligible to participate in activities of MH and its associated organizations. It is also intended that members identified as new coaches, team managers or referees each year shall also be identified each season and screened before they are allowed to participate in MH screened activities where they would have direct contact with minor participants. I. A member who does not consent to be subject to the application of these screening rules and to provide the MH Screening Committee with complete and accurate identifying information as requested, shall not be allowed to participate in screened activities. For purposes of this policy, it is determined that, at a minimum, members shall be required to provide the following information: 1. First, full middle and last name; 2. Any previous names used, including but not limited to maiden name or nickname; 3. Current and any other residence addresses for the last ten years; 4. Date of birth; 5. Social Security number; 6. Home telephone number; 7. Any past criminal conviction or civil action which may disqualify that member under Section 4 of this policy; and 8. Such other identifying information as shall be specified in a Minnesota Hockey Confidential Screening and Consent Form adopted by the Board of Minnesota Hockey from time to time.
Section 4. Standard for Participation of MH and its associated organizations. A. A person shall be disqualified and prohibited from participating in screened activities, if the member has been convicted of any "Background check crime" or any "Child Abuse crime" as defined in Minn. Stat. § 299C.61, and/or any of the following crimes as they may be defined in any jurisdiction: Murder in the first, second or third degree Mistreatment of residents or patients Manslaughter in the first or second degree Criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult Assault in the first, second, third, or fourth degree Kidnapping Arson in the first or second degree Abduction Controlled substance crime in the first, second, or third degree Solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct Great bodily harm caused by distribution of drugs Malicious punishment of a child Crime committed for the benefit of a gang Neglect or endangerment of a child Criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, third, fourth or fifth degree 50 B. A person may be disqualified and prohibited from participating in screened activities if: 1. The member has been convicted (including crimes the record of which has been expunged and pleas of "no contest") of any crime of violence against minors, or any crime which indicates the person may pose a threat of harm or risk to the safety and well-being of players, parents, organization or others under his/her direction, stewardship or relationship. Such crimes include but are not limited to all felonies not described in A. above, domestic assault, indecent exposure, and multiple convictions for operating motor vehicles or watercraft while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances; or 2. It is determined that he/she has been adjudged liable for civil penalties or damages involving sexual or physical abuse of children, is subject to any court order involving sexual abuse or physical abuse of a minor, including, but not limited to, domestic order for protection, has had his/her parental rights terminated for reasons involving sexual or physical abuse of children; or 3. MH or any of its affiliates comes into possession of verified information that he/she has a history with another organization (as a volunteer, employee or otherwise) of complaints of physical or sexual abuse of minors, resigned, been terminated or been asked to resign from a position, whether paid or unpaid, due to complaint(s) of sexual or physical abuse of minors. Disqualification under this section 4.B. shall be at the discretion of the Screening Committee after due consideration of relevant information. C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4.A. and 4.B. above: 1. In the event that a person has been convicted of any “Background check crime” or any “Child Abuse Crime” as defined in Minn. Stat. § 299C.61 or any of the crimes enumerated in Section 4.A., and this conviction was entered more than ten (10) years before the beginning of the current hockey season (on or after September 1), the committee may utilize it’s discretion whether to disqualify that person under the Policy; and 2. In the event that a person has been disqualified under Section 4.A. above, that person may apply, in writing, to the Committee for reinstatement when either of the following is true: a. more than ten years have elapsed since the conduct on which the disqualification was based occurred; or b. in the event that the disqualifying conduct occurred ten years or more before the disqualification, more than ten years have elapsed since the disqualification was made by the Committee. 3. In the event that a person has been disqualified under Section 4.B. above, that that person may apply, in writing, to the Committee for reinstatement if more than ten years have elapsed since the conduct on which the disqualification was based occurred. 4. In the case of subparagraph 2. or 3. above, the Committee shall review the applicant’s criminal record and overall conduct in the relevant period and may exercise it’s discretion to either reinstate or again disqualify the applicant. 5. Nothing in this Section 4.C. shall prevent the Committee from disqualifying an applicant under either Section 4.A. or 4.B. in the exercise of it’s discretion after reviewing the record of conduct of the applicant. 6. Any decision by the Committee pursuant to this Section 4.C. shall be appealable by the applicant as provided in Section 7. Below.
Section 5. Screening Procedure A. Individual Members. Each person seeking to participate in MH activities shall consent to be screened as provided by these screening rules and shall sign a consent form provided by MH before participating in screened activities. Such form shall be signed each year, and it shall authorize MH or its designee to perform one or more background checks to determine whether the signer is the subject of any reported criminal conviction or otherwise poses a risk to the safety and well-being of participants under his/her direction or stewardship. The consent form shall be provided at the time or times requested by MH. B. Registration Personnel 1. Minnesota District Registrar and Associate Registrars. Screening forms and related instructional materials shall be provided by the MH Screening Committee to the Minnesota District Registrar in time for distribution of them with registration materials. The Minnesota Registrar and/or Associate Registrars shall distribute the screening forms and instructional materials to the MH associated organizations when registration materials are distributed to them. 2. Local Association registration coordinators, ACE Coordinators, MH event and camp directors. a. Except as directed below for new coaches and new team managers, MH associated organizations shall each collect the signed consent forms from all members and submit those forms in a timely manner through the team registration process to the MH Screening Committee for review. Event or camp registrars shall have the same responsibility. b. At the local association level, it shall be the responsibility of the local association registration coordinator to: 1) Identify any new coaches and team managers. For purposes of this Screening Policy, a “new coach” or “new team manager” is either an individual who did not participate at all in MH activities in the preceding season or who did participate, but with a different MH associated organization or who participated previously as a minor and now has reached majority.
51 2) Obtain the necessary identifying information for screening from that coach or team manager on a signed Minnesota Hockey Confidential Screening and Consent Form and provide it to the local registration coordinator before those new coaches or team managers are allowed to participate in screened activities where they would have direct contact with minor participants. c. It shall be the responsibility of the local registration coordinator (or the Association President or Chair) to transmit the necessary identifying information for new coaches and new team managers electronically to the MH Screening Committee immediately upon receipt, but in any event before the new coach or new team manager is allowed to participate in screened activities where they would have direct contact with minor participants. Concurrent responsibility for this restriction shall rest with the local association’s president with the assistance of the local ACE Coordinator or coach-in-chief. d. For purposes of the foregoing, if a local registration coordinator is not in place, it shall be the responsibility of the local Association President or Chair to comply with the foregoing subparagraphs a-c and provide the necessary information and screening forms to the MH Screening Committee. C. MH Referee Section Director. At the direction of the Referee Section Director: 1. All referee registration, training and certification programs shall include a process whereby signed Minnesota Hockey Confidential Screening and Consent Form are collected from all referees each season and submitted in a timely manner to the MH Screening Committee for review. 2. New referees shall be identified by the MH District Supervisors of Officials (or their designees) at the time of registration and training. It shall be the responsibility of the MH District Supervisors of Officials or his designee to obtain and transmit the necessary identifying information for new referees electronically to the MH Screening Committee immediately upon receipt or before those new referees are allowed to participate in screened activities where they would have direct contact with minor participants. For purposes of this policy, a “new referee” is either an individual who did not participate at all in MH activities in the preceding season or who did participate, but with a different MH associated organization, or who participated previously as a minor and now has reached majority. D. Board Presidents or Chairs and Advance Program Directors. The chief officer of each MH associated organization or Advance Program shall: 1. Compile a list of names of all members from such organization to be screened according to this policy (including coaches, team managers, and board members). 2. Certify in writing that the list of names is complete for the current season, by sending a copy of that list to the MH Screening Committee. 3. Submit the certified list of names and signed consent forms to the cognizant MH District Director or Advance Program coordinator at the time of team registration. Partial lists of names of members and partial groups of signed consent forms may be submitted at different times, but such partial lists and groups, taken together, shall comprise a complete list of the names of all members to be screened, and the certification shall state that the lists taken together comprise a complete list of the names of all members to be screened. 4. As to new coaches and new team managers, assist the local registration coordinator in identifying those individuals and transmitting their identifying information to the Screening Committee before those members are allowed to participate in MH activities where they would have direct contact with minor participants. 5. In recognition of special circumstances arising in the timing of identifying coaches for Advance Program tryout festivals, application may be made to the MH Vice President for Hockey Operations for an extension of time to transmit the identifying information to the Screening Committee so that a coach may be allowed to participate in screened activities where they would have direct contact with minor participants pending completion of screening of that coach. The MH VP of Hockey Operations shall have discretion to grant a reasonable extension after consideration of relevant information. E. MH District Directors. It shall be the responsibility of the MH District Directors to oversee the timely collection and submission of screening information according to this policy. Upon receipt of verified lists, the MH District Directors shall forward them to the MH Screening Committee. District Directors shall not authorize a team roster for which there is not a signed consent form for each coach or team manager. The signed consent forms shall be collected by, or delivered to, the cognizant MH District Director, who shall promptly forward them to the MH Screening Committee within 10 days of a team’s roster authorization. F. Screening Committee. The Screening Committee shall consist of the MH Women's Director, the Minnesota District Risk Manager, the Minnesota District Registrar, and four or more other members appointed by the MH President. No MH District Director shall serve on the Screening Committee. The Screening Committee shall: 1. Collect all verified lists of members to be screened and signed consent forms, and construct a computer data base of all members. 2. Promptly conduct background checks on the selected members utilizing a database service appropriate to the purposes of this policy. 3. Receive and review the information disclosed by the background checks, applying the criteria for disqualification specified in this policy. 4. If relevant information, as defined by Section 4 of this policy is received concerning a member, promptly review and discuss the information, and determine whether the member is eligible to participate in activities of MH or its associated organizations. 52 5. If the Screening Committee determines that the member is disqualified and prohibited from participating in screened activities, its Chair shall notify in writing the member, the member's affiliate, the Minnesota District Registrar and the cognizant MH District Director that the member is not eligible to participate in screened activities. The notice to the disqualified member shall provide instructions for an appeal of the decision. 6. Schedule and conduct appeals to the Screening Committee as provided in Section 7 of this policy. 7. Maintain and update the data base to indicate when the criminal background check was made on each member, and all information received. 8. Safeguard all information, so as to comply with all statutory data privacy requirements, and the member's personal rights to privacy. 9. Seek better methods of implementation and assist members in implementing these rules, and with the approval of the MH Executive Committee, audit affiliates to gather data on compliance with these rules. 10. If the screening committee employs persons or companies to assist in obtaining and reviewing background check information, such persons or companies shall observe standards of strict confidentiality concerning his, her or its work, and shall reveal the screening information only to the Screening Committee.
Section 6. Awareness Program MH shall incorporate into its various literature and clinic programs education/awareness information as developed by the Screening Committee or by USA Hockey, or other authoritative sources as pertinent information become available.
Section 7. Appeals A. Members who are determined to be ineligible to participate in the screened activities may appeal in writing such determination of the Screening Committee within l0 days of receipt of the notice of ineligibility. The appeal shall be in writing addressed to the Chair of the Screening Committee, at the address given in notice of ineligibility. B. The Screening Committee, or a designated subcommittee thereof consisting of not less than three members, shall hear all such appeals within 30 days of receipt of the written appeal. The appeal shall be heard at a place and time determined by the Screening Committee, and shall be conducted in accordance with the practices of MH as set forth in Article 6 of the By-Laws of MH. The appealing member shall be given reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing, and shall be invited to attend. A decision on the appeal shall be given in writing, signed by the Chair of the Screening Committee (in the case of a subcommittee, by the chair of the subcommittee), and shall be rendered within 10 days of the hearing. C. A member whose appeal to the Screening Committee results in an adverse ruling may appeal to the Screening Appeals Committee of MH within 10 days of the receipt of the adverse ruling by the Screening Committee. The Screening Appeals Committee shall consist of five members, who shall be the MH President, the Minnesota or MH Risk Manager, and three members appointed by the MH President. No MH District Director shall serve on the MH Screening Appeals Committee. The appeal shall be in writing addressed to the MH President. The Screening Appeals Committee shall hear such appeal within 30 days of the receipt of the written appeal. The appeal shall be heard at a place and time determined by the Screening Appeals Committee, and shall be in accordance with the rules and practices of MH, as set forth in Article 6 of the MH By-Laws. A decision on the appeal shall be given in writing, signed by the President of MH, and shall be rendered within 10 days of the hearing.
Section 8. Complaints of Sexual and/or Physical Abuse A. Complaints concerning violations of the provisions of this Article and/or of MH's Sexual and Physical Abuse Policy (By-laws, Article 13) shall be in writing addressed to the President of MH, and shall be signed by the complainant. The complaint shall state in full and complete detail the basis of the complaint concerning the alleged violations. B. Upon receipt of such written complaint, the President shall refer the matter to the Screening Committee for its review. All credible complaints of sexual and/or physical abuse shall be referred to the appropriate law enforcement officials by the President after the Screening Committee review. C. The Screening Committee or a subcommittee of the Screening Committee consisting of at least five members may, in its discretion, initiate administrative action against the member against whom the complaint was made pursuant to the applicable sections of the By-laws and Rules of MH, including this Article. D. The member may appeal any adverse decision or other action of the Screening Committee in writing within ten days of the receipt of the decision to the Screening Appeals Committee. Such appeal shall be processes in accordance with Section 7.C. of these Screening Rules. A written decision signed by the Chair of the Screening Committee (or in the case of a decision by a subcommittee, by the chair of the subcommittee) shall be considered prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein, and the burden of proof as to why the member should become eligible for participation in screened activities shall be upon the appealing member in any hearing before the Screening Appeals Committee.
End of Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse And Criminal Background Screening Policy 53 ADULT RULES AND REGULATIONS Revised June 2006
A. Team and Player Registration. All teams must be properly registered with USA Hockey and MH (Team Membership Applications and Rosters) on or before February 15th of the current season to be eligible to participate in MH State Age-Based or Skill-Based Tournaments in the various classifications as set out herein. A team may roster up to twenty-five (25) players, including two (2) goalies. B. Age Classifications. All Adult teams shall be classified as Adult Elite, Adult U.S. and Adult Non- Checking. The teams participating in the non-checking classification may be further classified as Adult Non-Checking, Adult Non-Checking 30 and Over and Adult Non-Checking 35 and Over, etc. Refer to the USA Hockey Annual Guide, Rules and Regulations, Section III Classifications, (A) Adults. C. National Tournament Classifications. For those teams wishing to participate in USA Hockey National Adult Tournaments please refer to the USA Hockey Adult Council’s Adult Regulations for National Championships. D. Skill Classifications. For the Adult Hockey Association (AHA) and other Novice Adult Non-Check Leagues, teams shall be classified based on skill. This is necessary in order to create parity within levels of play and to help create a standard of competitiveness across non-check adult hockey associations. Skill based levels of play shall include: D2. Beginner players having recently been introduced to the sport of ice hockey, typically 1-3 years of experience. Individual and teams skills in early development. D1. Advanced Beginners with approximately 1-5 years of ice hockey experience. Individual and team skills progressing. C2. Intermediate with approximately 3-7 years of ice hockey experience. Basic understanding of all aspects of the game. C1. Bronze. Advanced intermediate with approximately 5-10 years of experience. Teams may consist of some players with high school level of experience as a youth but are more comfortable in a more relaxed level of competition. B. Silver. Teams consist of players with advanced skills and experience. This may consist of some players with college level experience. A. Gold. Open to players of any experience level. The AHA and other Novice Adult non-check leagues shall organize playoffs and championships at their direction. Minnesota Hockey supports the creation of a state wide Novice Non-Check Championship tournament separate but not exclusive to Age based tournaments. E. State Tournaments. All registered Adult teams are eligible to participate in MH State Tournaments either Age based or Skill based. Depending on the number of teams and/or leagues involved each season in Adult classifications, all teams desiring to participate in a state tournament may face the possibility of having a playoff with another team in order to gain a berth in the state tournament. 1. Adult tournaments are under the direct supervision of the MH Adult Committee. MH directors in the area of the tournaments may assist whenever possible. The USA Hockey playing rules shall guide all State Tournaments. 2. The Adult Committee, in its discretion, may appoint a local tournament director with such powers and duties as are established by the committee. The Adult Committee has the authority to adjust matters pertaining to state tournament play at any time in the best interest of hockey. The Adult Committee shall be responsible for adopting detailed tournament rules consistent with the provisions of these regulations. F. Authority, Appeals, Suspensions, and Court Actions 1. Authority: The affiliate, local governing body or league has the authority to make decisions in the management of their local program in the event of a dispute. The vested authority shall promptly and equitable attempt to resolve the grievance, allowing affected parties to have input which may require conducting a hearing. 2. Grievable Decision: If a decision is viewed to be a violation of existing rules, that decision may be appealed. In all appeals, the appealing party is required to establish the merits of the appeal. 3. Appeals: Any person, team or league may appeal a grievable decision, in writing, to the Adult Grievance Committee, the members of which shall be designated by the Adult Director, for a period of ten (10) calendar days, after a decision was rendered or a hearing being refused within its own league. Such appeal must state that it is an appeal, state the rule that is claimed to be violated, and why the grieved action is a violation. The Adult Grievance Committee shall make a written determination within twelve (12) calendar days of receipt of a valid appeal. The written decision of the Adult Grievance Committee may be appealed, in writing, for a period of ten (10) calendar days to the MN Hockey Grievance Committee which must make a written determination within twelve (12) calendar days of receipt of a written appeal. The decision of the MN Hockey Grievance Committee shall be final except as noted in MN Hockey Hand Book under Article 6., paragraph G. a. The Adult Grievance Committee shall have the same options as the MN Hockey Grievance Committee in makings its determination. See MN Hockey Hand Book, Article 6, Paragraph C, 1.
54 4. Hearing Representation: The person, team or league making an appeal shall be permitted to be represented at a hearing conducted by the league, Adult Grievance Committee or MN Hockey Grievance Committee. Such representation may consist of the appealing individual plus one representative, or two representatives, for the individual, team or league. Said representative(s) may, without a personal appearance, present their position through written statements and letters not to exceed 5 letter sized pages of single spaced text. 5. Suspension: Players, Teams or League officials and Others. The power to suspend any person shall be with the local governing body in accordance with their rules and regulations. Whoever is vested with the authority at the local level may conduct a hearing in situations where the facts of the case are in dispute. All parties involved in the incident and witnesses shall be given the opportunity to give their version of the facts. Automatic suspensions involving violations of US Hockey or MN Hockey playing rules do not require a hearing. 6. Court Actions: Any recourse to the courts of any jurisdiction by any member or individual before all the rights and remedies available under the Articles and By-Laws of MN Hockey have been exhausted, shall be deemed conduct detrimental to the best interests of hockey and a violation of the Articles and By-Laws of MN Hockey and USA Hockey and therefore grounds for suspension and or expulsion.
End of Adult Rules
WHAM MISSION STATEMENT The Women’s Hockey Association of Minnesota (“WHAM”) is a non-profit, recreational hockey association open to all women players ages eighteen (18) years and older. WHAM recognizes and encourages participation among members with a broad range of commitment and ability, from the true beginner to the elite, Olympic-caliber athlete. WHAM strives to provide organized, recreational ice hockey competition at all levels that is challenging, instructional, fun and affordable. WHAM’s hockey experience offers opportunities for women to socialize and improve fitness, while promoting the values of teamwork, good sportsmanship and mutual respect.
WHAM HANDBOOK AND INFORMATION WHAM creates an annual League Handbook, which includes WHAM’s operating rules, procedures, and bylaws, that is distributed to each member of WHAM at the fall meeting of its members. Non-members interested in accessing WHAM’s League Handbook, and persons interested in learning more about WHAM, should visit our website: www.whamhockey.org
55 2009 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Peewee A at New Hope Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship MPLS Park 5 – E Grand Forks 1 Woodbury 4 – MPLS Park 3 OT Roseau 6 – Woodbury 1 Woodbury 3 – Blaine 2 Roseau 4 – Edina 3 Third Place Roseau 7 – Owatonna 1 Consolation Edina 6 – MPLS Park 4 Edina 7 – Wayzata 4 Blaine 7 – E Grand Forks 3 Consolation Champion Wayzata 10 – Owatonna 1 Blaine 6 – Wayzata 4
Peewee B at St. Cloud Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Duluth East Black 4 – MPLS Park 3 OT Elk River 6 – Duluth East Black 0 Elk River 5 – Edina Green 2 Elk River 5 – Roseville 1 Edina Green 4 – E Grand Forks 0 Third Place E Grand Forks 5 – Highland 4 Consolation E Grand Forks 4 – Duluth East 3 Edina Green 2 – Osseo-Maple Grove 1 Roseville 4 – MPLS Park 3 Consolation Champion Osseo-Maple Grove 1 – Highland 5 Roseville 7 – Osseo-Maple Grove 3
Bantam A at Thief River Falls Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Duluth East 5 – MPLS Park 2 Rochester 5 – Duluth East 4 OT Wayzata 3 – Rochester 1 Rochester 4 – Osseo-Maple Grove 1 Wayzata 6 – Bemidji 3 Third Place Bemidji 5 – Highland 0 Consolation Duluth East 5 – Bemidji 4 Wayzata 3 – Apple Valley 2 Osseo-Maple Grove 9 – MPLS Park 3 Consolation Champion Apple Valley4 – Highland 1 Osseo-Maple Grove 5 – Apple Valley 2
Bantam B at St Cloud Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Duluth East 2 – MPLS Park 1 Duluth East 8 – Elk River 6 Duluth East 3 – Wayzata Blue 2 Elk River 3 – Eagan Blue 1 Wayzata Blue 6 – Duluth Lakers 0 Third Place Duluth Lakers 5 – River Lakes 1 Consolation Duluth Lakers 5 – Elk River 1 Wayzata Blue 4 – Burnsville 0 Eagan Blue 5 – MPLS Park 1 Consolation Champion Burnsville 10 – River Lakes 1 Eagan Blue 4 – Burnsville 1
Junior Gold A at Richfield Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Wayzata 4 – Duluth 0 Wayzata 4 – Minnetonka 0 Edina 2 – Wayzata 1 Minnetonka 3 – Centennial 1 Edina 4 – Eden Prairie 0 Third Place Edina 4 – Moorhead 3 Consolation Eden Prairie 4 – Minnetonka 3 3OT Eden Prairie 4 – Wessey’s Boys 1 Centennial 4 – Duluth 3 Consolation Champion Wessy’s Boys 9 – Moorhead 2 Centennial 4 – Wessy’s Boys 3 2OT
Junior Gold B at Rochester Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Wayzata Gold 2 – Edina Green 0 Lakeville 5 – Wayzata 1 Lakeville 4 – WBL Orange 3 Lakeville 6 – Osseo-Maple Grove 2 WBL Orange 5 – Inver Gr. Heights 2 Third Place WBL Orange 5 – Roseville 3 Consolation Wayzata 5 – Inver Gr. Heights 4 OT Inver Gr. Heights 6 – Edina 1 Edina Green 6 – Osseo-MG 3 Consolation Champion Roseville 2 – Edina 1 OT Edina Green 6 – Roseville 2
Youth 16 & Under at Burnsville Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Champlin Park 6 – Wayzata Gold 1 Champlin Park 5 – Stillwater 2 Champlin Park 4 – Centennial 0 Stillwater 2 – Edina Green 0 Centennial 1 – Woodbury 0 Third Place Centennial 8 – No St Paul 1 Consolation Woodbury 4 – Stillwater 3 Woodbury 6 – Edina White 3 Edina Green 4 – Wayzata Gold 2 Consolation Champion No St Paul 4 – Edina White 2 No St Paul 2 – Edina Green 0
12 & Under A at Grand Rapids Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Anoka 4 – Highland 1 Anoka 2 – Lakeville 1 Edina Green 5 – Anoka 0 Lakeville 7 – Roseau 1 Edina Green 3 – Burnsville 1 Third Place Burnsville 3 – Cottage Grove 1 Consolation Burnsville 4 – Lakeville 2 Edina Green 9 – Thief River Falls 1 Highland 2 – Roseau 1 OT Consolation Champion TRF 2 – Cottage Grove 1 OT Thief River Falls 2 – Highland 1 56 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS (Continued)
12 & Under B at Breezy Point Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Princeton 2 – Lakeville Gold 1 Centennial 2 – Princeton 1 Proctor 6 – Centennial 3 Centennial 1 – Park Rapids 0 Proctor 4 – Osseo-Maple Grove 0 Third Place Osseo-Maple Grove 2 – Red Wing 1 Consolation Princeton 3 – Osseo-Maple Grove 2 OT Proctor 1 – Eden Prairie 0 Park Rapids 4 – Lakeville Gold 0 Consolation Champion Red Wing 8 Eden Prairie 3 Park Rapids 4 – Red Wing 3 OT
14 & Under A at Buffalo Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Chaska/Chanhassen 5 – United 1 Roseau 2 – Chaska/Chanhassen 1 Minnetonka 5 – Roseau 4 OT Roseau 6 – Owatonna 0 Minnetonka 1 – Centennial 0 Third Place Minnetonka 1 – Wayzata 0 Consolation Chaska/Chanhassen 3 – Centennial 2 OT Centennial 2 – Bemidji 2 OT Owatonna 3 – United 1 Consolation Champion Bemidji 6 – Wayzata 2 Bemidji 5 – Owatonna 4 OT
14 & Under B at Marshall Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Burnsville 2 – Cambridge/Isanti 1 Chaska 4 – Burnsville 0 Minnetonka 3 – Chaska 1 Chaska 2 – Washburn 1 Minnetonka 1 – Wayzata 0 Third Place Wayzata 4 – Centennial 0 Consolation Burnsville 3 – Wayzata 2 Mahtomedi-Moundsview 5 – New Ulm 1 Washburn 6 – Cambridge/Isanti 0 Consolation Champion Centennial 2 – Edina 1 OT Washburn 1 – Centennial 0
19 & Under B at Oakdale (Tartan) Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Osseo-Maple Grove 6 – Edina White 3 Edina GR 3 – Osseo-Maple Gr. 2 OT Edina Green 1 – Cottage Grove 0 3OT Centennial 5 – Eden Prairie 3 Cottage Grove 5 – Centennial 0 Third Place Osseo-Maple Grove 3 – Centennial 1 Consolation Champion Eden Prairie 2 – Edina White 1
Minnesota District Playoff 19 & Under A at Blaine Shattuck/St Mary’s 4 – MN Thoroughbreds 0 Shattuck/St. Mary’s 7 – MN Thoroughbreds 1 MN Thoroughbreds 0 – Shattuck/St. Mary’s 4
Women A2 at Blaine Women B1 at Blaine Championship Eagles 5 – Outer Edge 4 SO Championship Northland Thunder 4 – Hinotes Heros 3 SO Third Place Flames 3 – Mn Xtreme 2 Third Place Northern Lights 4 – Flyers 0
Women B2 at Blaine Women C1 at Blaine Championship Agvantage 4 – Renegades 1 Championship Zambonis 3 – Billys 0 Third Place Arrows 4 – Synergy 3 Third Place River Heights Raptors 1 – Ice Dogs 3
Women C2 at Blaine Women C3 at Blaine Championship Chicklets 3 – Blue Diamonds 2 SO Championship The Cardinal 3 – Hot Flash 0 Third Place Ice Pack 4 – Women On Edge 2 Third Place Surge 5 – Hot Tamales 2
57 SENIOR AND JUNIOR CLASS CHAMPIONS
ICE POLO 1987 ...... St. Paul Donatelles 1996 ...... Mpls Green Mill 1887 ...... S.P. Carnival Club 1988 ...... Blaine Hooters 1997 ...... Mpls Bucks 1888 ...... St. Paul St. George 1989 ...... Blaine Hooters 1998 ...... Mpls Bucks 1893 ...... St. Paul Henriettes 1990 ...... 1999 ...... Mpls Bucks 1894 ...... Duluth Ice Polo Club 1991 ...... Mpls. Poodle Club 2000 ...... Mpls Green Mill
1897 ...... St. Paul NP 2001 ...... Mpls Bucks 1898 ...... St. Paul Summits SENIOR CLASS 2002 ...... Mpls Bucks 1899 ...... Duluth Zeniths 1916 ...... ++Thief River Falls 2003 ...... Mpls Bucks (Discontinued after 1899) 1930 ...... ***Duluth West End 2004 ...... Mpls Bucks 1932 ...... St. Paul Paramount 2005 ...... Gorillas HOCKEY 1933 ...... St. Thomas College 2006 ...... Wright Homes 1937 ...... Eveleth Golden Bears 2007 ...... Wright Homes SENIOR "A" CLASS 1938 ...... St. Paul Cummings 2008 ...... Wright Homes 1902 ...... *S.P. Virginias 1939 ...... Eveleth Golden Bears 2009 ...... Wright Homes 1903-1907 ...... St. Paul Victorias 1940 ...... +++S.P. McConville Champions of Twin City League 1908 ...... St. Paul Mic Macs +++Mpls. S. Lawrence to 1911 1909-1911 ...... St. Paul Phoenix 1949 ...... +N. Mankato Vikings Minnesota Recreation 1926 ...... **Eveleth Cubs 1950 ...... Mpls. Eastside Association to 1929 1927 ...... Mpls Buzza 1951 ...... Mpls. Honeywell AAU to 1940, MAHA 1948 on 1928 ...... Duluth Gateleys 1952 ...... Duluth 402 Lounge +MAHA 1948 on 1929 ...... Eveleth JC 1953 ...... +++White Bear ++St. Paul Winter Carnival 1930-1931 ...... ***Evth Rangers Soderville Flyers +++Co-Champions 1932 ...... Eveleth JC +++Virginia Americans 1933-1934 ...... Genoa Ams. 1954 ...... St. Paul Koppys JUNIOR "A" CLASS 1935 ...... St. Cloud Teachers 1955 ...... Taconite Hornets 1973 ...... St. Paul Vulcans 1936 ...... Mpls Wheaties 1956 ...... Mpls. Culbertsons 1974 ...... St. Paul Vulcans 1937 ...... Mpls Jerseys 1957 ...... Mpls. Bungalows 1975 ...... Minnesota Stars 1938 ...... Wyzta Red Squirrels 1958 ...... St. Paul Phalen 1976 ...... St. Paul Vulcans 1939 ...... Mpls Barnes 1959 ...... Mpls. Royals 1977 ...... Bloomington Stars 1940 ...... Eveleth JC 1960 ...... Duluth Swan Power 1978 ...... St. Paul Vulcans 1948 ...... +G.F. Amerks 1961 ...... St. Louis Park Aces 1979 ...... Austin Mavericks 1949 ...... St. Paul Sevens 1962 ...... St. Paul Geigers 1980 ...... Austin Mavericks 1950 ...... Grand Forks Amerks 1963 ...... So. St. Paul Packers 1981 ...... Austin Mavericks 1951 ...... Crookston Pirates 1964 ...... St. Paul Eastside 1982 ...... Bloomington Stars 1952 ...... Hibbing Flyers 1965 ...... St. Paul Como Rec 1983 ...... Austin Mavericks 1958 ...... Mpls. Bungalows 1966 ...... So. St. Paul Packers 1984 ...... St. Paul Vulcans 1959 ...... St. Paul MMM 1967 ...... St. Cloud Rockets 1985 ...... Austin Mavericks 1960 ...... St. Paul Weirs 1968 ...... Mounds Park 1986 ...... Rochester Mustangs 1961 ...... Mpls Royals 1969 ...... Mpls. Bungalows 1987 ...... Rochester Mustangs 1962 ...... Taconite Hornets 1970 ...... St. Paul North Stars 1963 ...... Mpls. Bungalows 1971 ...... S.P. Park Kostkas 1964 ...... St. L.P. Stephens 1972 ...... So. St. Paul Kaposias 1965 ...... Taconite Hornets 1973-75 ...... S.P. Park Kostkas 1966 ...... St. L.P. Stephens 1976-78 ...... Roseau Leafs 1967 ...... Grand Rapids Bruins 1979 ...... St. Paul Parkers 1968 ...... Taconite Hornets 1980 ...... St. Paul Parkers 1969 ...... No Tournament 1981 ...... St. Paul Parkers
1982 ...... St. Paul Parkers SENIOR "B" CLASS 1983 ...... Hastings 1973 ...... Anoka Masters 1984 ...... Mpls. Bucks 1974 ...... St. Paul Club Bar 1985 ...... Mpls. Bucks 1975 ...... Duluth 1986 ...... Mpls. Moby Dicks 1976 ...... International Falls 1987 ...... Mpls. Bucks 1977 ...... Rochester 1988 ...... St. Paul Parkers 1978-1979 ...... Eveleth 1989 ...... St. Paul Parkers 1980 ...... Duluth Spot Bar 1990 ...... St. Paul Parkers 1981 ...... Duluth Spot Bar 1991 ...... St. Paul Parkers 1982 ...... Rochester 1992 ...... Mpls Bucks 1983 ...... Mpls. Pearsons 1993 ...... Mpls Bucks 1984 ...... Mpls. Pearsons 1994 ...... Mpls Bucks 1985 ...... Mpls. AA Enterprises 1995 ...... Mpls Bucks 1986 ...... Kings 58 STATE CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS-UP
PEEWEE A 1966 at Grand Rapids...... (C) Duluth Zephyr ...... (R) Anoka 1967 at Duluth ...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) International Falls 1968 at Bemidji ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Duluth East 1969 at International Falls ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Duluth East 1970 at Roseville ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Virginia 1971 at Bloomington ...... (C) Mounds View ...... (R) Roseau 1972 at Bloomington ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Roseville 1973 at Bloomington ...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) Hopkins-Glen Lake 1974 at Hoyt Lakes ...... (C) Duluth East ...... (R) St Croix 1975 at Minneapolis ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) St Croix 1976 at Thief River Falls ...... (C) Irondale ...... (R) Duluth Stewarts 1977 at Cottage Grove ...... (C) Rochester ...... (R)South St Paul 1978 at Grand Rapids...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) Duluth Stewarts 1979 at Albert Lea ...... (C) Duluth Stewarts ...... (R) Minnetonka 1980 at International Falls ...... (C) International Falls ...... (R) New Hope 1981 at Minneapolis ...... (C) Duluth Stewarts ...... (R) White Bear Lake 1982 at Virginia ...... (C) Greenway ...... (R) Brooklyn Park 1983 at Austin ...... (C) Crookston ...... (R) Greenway 1984 at Warroad ...... (C) Roseau ...... (R) Rochester 1985 at Litchfield...... (C) Roseau ...... (R) Grand Rapids 1986 at Duluth ...... (C) Roseau ...... (R) Duluth Stewarts 1987 at Burnsville ...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) Roseau 1988 at Brainerd ...... (C) Bloom, Jefferson ...... (R) Edina 1989 at Minneapolis ...... (C) Cottage Grove ...... (R) Hibbing 1990 at Coleraine ...... (C) Moorhead ...... (R) White Bear Lake 1991 at So. St Paul ...... (C) Duluth Stewarts ...... (R) Bloom-Jefferson 1992 at Chisholm ...... (C) Hibbing ...... (R) Anoka 1993 at Blaine ...... (C) Bloomington Jefferson ...... (R) Anoka 1994 at Hermantown ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) Duluth Staubers 1995 at Roseville ...... (C) Osseo/Mpl Grove ...... (R) Elk River 1996 at Willmar ...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) Wayzata 1997 at New Hope ...... (C) Rochester ...... (R) Duluth East 1998 at Mankato ...... (C) Bloomington Jefferson ...... (R) Hastings 1999 at Burnsville ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) Eden Prairie 2000 at Brainerd ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Roseville 2001 at St Paul Highland ...... (C) Bloomington Jefferson ...... (R) Bloomington Kennedy 2002 at Warroad ...... (C) Duluth East ...... (R) Bloomington Jefferson 2003 at South St Paul ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) St Cloud 2004 at Virginia ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) White Bear Lake 2005 at Blaine ...... (C) Centennial ...... (R) Chaska 2006 at Duluth ...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) Wayzata 2007 at Oakdale (Tartan) ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Apple Valley 2008 at Willmar ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Grand Rapids 2009 at New Hope ...... (C) Roseau ...... (R) Woodbury
PEEWEE B 2005 at Burnsville ...... (C) Wayzata Gold ...... (R) Eden Prairie 2006 at Buffalo...... (C) Chaska ...... (R) Minnetonka 2007 at Plymouth (Wayzata) ...... (C) Wayzata Gold ...... (R) Wayzata Blue 2008 at New Ulm ...... (C) Edina Green ...... (R) Edina White 2009 at St. Cloud ...... (C) Elk River ...... (R) Edina Green
BANTAM A 1951 at White Bear ...... (C) Duluth Glen Avon ...... (R) White Bear 1952 at Warroad ...... (C) Eveleth ...... (R) Warroad 1953 at Eveleth ...... (C) Eveleth ...... (R) Minnehaha Falls 1954 at Rochester ...... (C) Eveleth ...... (R) International Falls 1955 at Thief River Falls ...... (C) Duluth Midgets ...... (R) International Falls 1956 at Hibbing...... (C) Eveleth ...... (R) International Falls 1957 at Duluth ...... (C) Mpls. Harriers ...... (R) Duluth Irving 1958 at Warroad ...... (C)Duluth Glen Avon ...... (R) St Paul Shop Pond 59 BANTAM A (continued)
1959 at St Paul ...... (C) Roseau ...... (R) Eveleth 1960 at St Louis Park ...... (C) White Bear ...... (R) Duluth Glen Avon 1961 at Duluth ...... (C) International Falls ...... (R) Duluth Lower Chester 1962 at Hibbing...... (C) Greenway ...... (R) Duluth Steelers 1963 at South St Paul ...... (C) Duluth Lower Chester ...... (R) South St Paul 1964 at South St Paul ...... (C) Warroad ...... (R) Duluth Lower Chester 1965 at South St Paul ...... (C) Mounds View ...... (R) Minneapolis VFW 1966 at South St Paul ...... (C) Eveleth ...... (R) Minneapolis LL 1967 at South St Paul ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Eveleth 1968 at South St Paul ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) South St Paul 1969 at South St Paul ...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) Roseville 1970 at Edina...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Grand Rapids 1971 at Bloomington ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Mounds View 1972 at Bloomington ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Greenway 1973 at Bloomington ...... (C) Mounds View ...... (R) Greenway 1974 at Roseville ...... (C) Roseville ...... (R) South St Paul 1975 at Grand Rapids...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) Rochester 1976 at New Hope ...... (C) Edina West ...... (R) Rochester 1977 at Eveleth ...... (C) Greenway ...... (R) Duluth Rotary 1978 at Roseville ...... (C) Irondale ...... (R) Fridley 1979 at Fridley ...... (C) Bloom, Jefferson ...... (R) Minnetonka 1980 at Minnetonka ...... (C) Columbia Heights ...... (R) Minnetonka 1981 at Cloquet ...... (C) Duluth Sports Locker...... (R) Fergus Falls 1982 at St Paul ...... (C) Park Cottage Grove ...... (R) Burnsville 1983 at Bemidji ...... (C) St Paul Johnson ...... (R) Duluth Stewarts 1984 at Edina...... (C) Kennedy ...... (R) Greenway 1985 at Hibbing...... (C) Rochester ...... (R) Bloom. Jefferson 1986 at Minneapolis Edison...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) International Falls 1987 at Eveleth ...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) Roseau 1988 at Cottage Grove ...... (C) Bloomington Kennedy ...... (R) Grand Rapids 1989 at Roseau ...... (C) Richfield ...... (R) Grand Rapids 1990 at St Cloud ...... (C) Bloom Jefferson ...... (R) Moorhead 1991 at Cloquet ...... (C) Moorhead ...... (R) Anoka 1992 at Roseville ...... (C) St Paul Johnson ...... (R) Moorhead 1993 at Albert Lea ...... (C) Bloomington Jefferson ...... (R) Duluth Perkins 1994 at New Hope ...... (C) Hibbing ...... (R) Rochester John Marshall 1995 at Moorhead ...... (C) Anoka ...... (R) Rochester John Marshall 1996 at Edina...... (C) Duluth East ...... (R) Osseo/Maple Grove 1997 at East Grand Forks ...... (C) Osseo/Maple Grove ...... (R) White Bear Lake 1998 at Minneapolis ...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) White Bear Lake 1999 at International Falls ...... (C) Rochester North ...... (R) Brooklyn Park 2000 at South St Paul ...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) Alexandria 2001 at Willmar ...... (C) Centennial ...... (R) White Bear Lake 2002 at Blaine ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Roseville 2003 at Cloquet ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) Centennial 2004 at Stillwater ...... (C) Moorhead ...... (R) Duluth East 2005 at New Ulm ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Centennial 2006 at New Hope ...... (C) Centennial ...... (R) Edina 2007 at Alexandria ...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) Centennial 2008 at Edina...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) Centennial 2009 at Thief River Falls ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Rochester
BANTAM B 2005 at Burnsville ...... (C) Maple Grove ...... (R) Centennial Red 2006 at Buffalo...... (C) Wayzata Blue ...... (R) Chaska 2007 at Plymouth (Wayzata) ...... (C) White Bear Lake Orange ...... (R) Eden Prairie Red 2008 at New Ulm ...... (C) Blake ...... (R) Wayzata Blue 2009 at St. Cloud ...... (C) Duluth East ...... (R) Wayzata Blue
60 MIDGET A 1961 at Duluth ...... (C) Duluth Lower Chester ...... (R) Owatonna 1962 at Duluth ...... (C) Duluth Longview ...... (R) Owatonna 1963 at St Paul ...... (C) Owatonna ...... (R) Virginia 1964 at St Paul ...... (C) St Paul Shop Pond ...... (R) Owatonna 1965 at St Paul ...... (C) International Falls ...... (R) Owatonna 1966 at St Paul ...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) International Falls 1967 at St Paul ...... (C) Duluth Glen Avon ...... (R) St Paul Eastview 1968 at St Pual ...... (C) International Falls ...... (R) Roseville 1969 at St Paul ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Anoka 1970 at St Paul ...... (C) International Falls ...... (R) Edina 1971 at Bloomington ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) International Falls 1972 at Bloomington ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) International Falls 1973 at Bloomington ...... (C) International Falls ...... (R) St Paul 1974 at International Falls ...... (C) Duluth ...... (R) East St Paul 1975 at Minnetonka ...... (C) Duluth ...... (R) St Paul 1976 at Edina...... (C) South St Paul ...... (R) Duluth Aerials 1977 at Minnetonka ...... (C) Edina West ...... (R) Duluth Aerials 1978 at Duluth ...... (C) Duluth Aerials ...... (R) East St Paul 1979 at Cottage Grove ...... (C) W. St Paul ...... (R) Duluth Aerials 1980 at Edina...... (C) Anoka ...... (R) Eastside 1981 at Cottage Grove ...... (C) Blaine ...... (R) Park Grove 1982 at Eden Prairie ...... (C) Edina Green ...... (R) 1983 at Fridley ...... (C) Burnsville...... (R) W. St Paul 1984 at Cottage Grove ...... (C) Edina White...... (R) Minnetonka 1985 at Roseville ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Bloom. Jefferson 1986 at Bloomington ...... (C) Apple Valley ...... (R) Armstrong 1987 at Cottage Grove ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) White Bear Lake 1988 at Blaine ...... (C) Minnetonka ...... (R) Burnsville 1989 at Aldrich ...... (C) Minnetonka ...... (R) Edina 1990 at Roseville ...... (C) Roseville ...... (R) Duluth 1991 at New Hope ...... (C) West St Paul ...... (R) East St Paul 1992 at New Hope ...... (C) East Side ...... (R) Coon Rapids 1993 at Red Wing ...... (C) Duluth Selects ...... (R) St Croix 1994 at Eden Prairie ...... (C) Shattuck/St Marys ...... (R) St Croix 1995 at Hopkins ...... (C) Burnsville Black ...... (R) St Croix
JUNIOR GOLD A (JUVENILE) 1956 at Duluth ...... (C) St Paul Arlington ...... (R) Mountain Iron Reds 1962 at St Louis Park ...... (C) St Paul Rice ...... (R) Edina 1963 at South St Paul ...... (C) Hayden Heights ...... (R) Edina 1964 at South St Paul ...... (C) Prosperity Heights ...... (R) Minneapolis C.C. 1965 at South St Paul ...... (C) St Paul Rice ...... (R) Edina 1966 at Edina...... (C) Minneapolis Hiawatha ...... (R) St Paul Front 1967 at Edina...... (C) St Paul Moose ...... (R) Duluth Portman 1968 at Edina...... (C) Duluth Portman ...... (R) Roseville 1969 at Edina...... (C) Roseville ...... (R) Duluth Woodland 1970 at Duluth ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Duluth Woodland 1971 at Duluth ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Duluth Congdon 1972 at Fridley ...... (C) Duluth Congdon ...... (R) Edina 1973 at North St Paul ...... (C) North St Paul ...... (R) Duluth Congdon 1974 -1983 - DISCONTINUED 1984 at Wayzata ...... (C) Oakdale ...... (R) Grand Rapids 1985 at Grand Rapids...... (C) New Hope/Plymouth ...... (R) Duluth Maple Leaf 1986 at St Paul ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Grand Rapids 1987 at Buffalo...... (C) Bloomington Kennedy ...... (R) Eveleth 1988 at Duluth ...... (C) Minnetonka ...... (R) Grand Rapids 1989 at Richfield ...... (C) Minnetonka ...... (R) Hill Murray 1990 at Albert Lea ...... (C) Hill Murray ...... (R) Edina 1991 at Grand Rapids...... (C) Grand Rapids ...... (R) Osseo/Maple Grove 1992 at Burnsville ...... (C) Burnsville...... (R) Anoka 1993 at Duluth ...... (C) Burnsville...... (R) Duluth 1994 at Eden Prairie ...... (C) Windom ...... (R) White Bear Lake 1995 at Hibbing...... (C) Moorhead ...... (R) Edina 1996 at West St Paul ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Edina 61 1997 at Grand Rapids...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Burnsville 1998 at Elk River ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Moorhead 1999 at Moorhead ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) St Croix 2000 at White Bear Lake ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) Eden Prairie 2001 at Plymouth ...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) Bloomington Jefferson 2002 at Duluth ...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) Burnsville 2003 at Eden Prairie ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Minnetonka 2004 at Minneapolis ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Edina 2005 at Hoyt Lakes ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Eden Prairie 2006 at Eagan ...... (C) Hastings ...... (R) Eden Prairie 2007 at Champlin ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) TC Wessy's Boys 2008 at Grand Rapids...... (C) Bloomington Jefferson ...... (R) Centennial 2009 at Richfield ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Wayzata
JUNIOR GOLD B 2005 at Maple Grove ...... (C) Roseville ...... (R) Eden Prairie 2006 at Prior Lake ...... (C) Wayzata Blue ...... (R) Minnetonka Blue 2007 at St Paul ...... (C) Inver Grove Heights Red .... (R) Rosemount/Apple Valley/Eagan 2008 at Oakdale (Tartan) ...... (C) Lakeville ...... (R) Roseville 2009 at Rochester ...... (C) Lakeville ...... (R) White Bear Lake Orange
YOUTH 16 & UNDER 2005 at Maple Grove ...... (C) Hastings ...... (R) Cottage Grove 2006 at Oakdale (Tartan) ...... (C) Centennial White...... (R) Stillwater 2007 at Cottage Grove ...... (C) Stillwater ...... (R) Centennial 2008 at Coon Rapids ...... (C) Edina White...... (R) Centennial 2009 at Burnsville ...... (C) Champlin Park ...... (R) Centennial
JUNIOR "B" 1974 at North St Paul ...... (C) North St Paul ...... (R) Minnetonka 1975 at North St Paul ...... (C) West St Paul ...... (R) Roseville 1976 at Hoyt Lakes ...... (C) West St Paul ...... (R) St Paul Eastside 1977 at Bloomington ...... (C) Bloomington ...... (R) N. Hennepin 1978 at Twin Cities ...... (C) West St Paul ...... (R) St Paul Prosperity 1979 at Minneapolis ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) St Paul Prosperity 1980 at Edina...... (C) West St Paul ...... (R) St Paul Prosperity 1981 at West St Paul ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) St Paul Prosperity 1982 at West St Paul ...... (C) North Suburban ...... (R) Wayzata 1983 at Blaine ...... (C) North Suburban ...... (R) Edina 1984 at West St Paul ...... (C) West St Paul ...... (R) Edina 1985 at Roseville ...... (C) North Suburban ...... (R) Tri-Metro 1986 at Roseville ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Tri-Metro 1987 at Roseville ...... (C) Tri-Metro ...... (R) North Suburban 1988 at Roseville ...... (C) Tri-Metro Whalers ...... (R) 20th Suburban Hawks 1989 at Roseville ...... (C) North Suburban Hawks ...... (R) Tri-Metro Whalers 1990 at St Louis Park ...... (C) West Suburban Kodiaks ...... (R) Northland Voyageurs 1991 at Anoka ...... (C) Tri-Metro Whalers ...... (R) Northland Voyageurs 1992 at Deerwood ...... (C) Northland Voyageurs...... (R) Tri-Metro Whalers 1993 at Deerwood ...... (C) West Suburban Kodiaks ...... (R) Winter Hawks 1994 at Centennial...... (C) North Metro Owls ...... (R) North Suburban Hawks 1995 at East Bethel ...... (C) Minneapolis Kodiaks ...... (R) North Suburban Owls 1996 at Eden Prairie ...... (C) Minneapolis Kodiaks ...... (R) South St Paul Steers 1997 at South St Paul ...... (C) Junior Kodiaks...... (R) North Metro Owls 1998 at Wakota ...... (C) North Metro Owls ...... (R) East Metro Lakers 1999 at Blaine ...... (C) East Metro Lakers ...... (R) South Suburban Steers 2000 at Blaine ...... (C) IR Yellow Jackets ...... (R) Junior Owls 2001 at Coleraine ...... (C) IR Yellow Jackets ...... (R) Junior Owls 2002 at Spooner, WI ...... (C) IR Yellow Jackets ...... (R) WI Knights 2003 at Dubuque, IA ...... (C) Twin Cities Northern Lights ...... (R) Dubuque Thunderbirds 2004 at Rochester ...... (C) Dubuque Thunderbirds ...... (R) Minnesota Ice Hawks 2005 at Rochester ...... (C) Minnesota Ice Hawks ...... (R) Dubuque Thunderbirds 2006 at Rochester ...... (C) Minnesota Ice Hawks ...... (R) Twin Cities Northern Lights 2007 at Rochester ...... (C) Minnesota Ice Hawks ...... (R) Minnesota Owls 2008 at Blaine ...... (C) Minnesota Ice Hawks ...... (R) Minnesota Owls 2009 at St. Cloud ...... (C) Minnesota Ice Hawks ...... (R) Granite City Lumberjacks 62 12&UNDER A (Girls) 1999 at West St Paul ...... (C) South St Paul ...... (R) Sibley 2000 at Plymouth ...... (C) South St Paul ...... (R) Highland 2001 at Isanti ...... (C) Roseville ...... (R) Edina 2002 at Orono ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) Edina 2003 at Roseville ...... (C) Roseville ...... (R) Stillwater 2004 at Eden Prairie ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Stillwater 2005 at Richfield ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) Minnetonka 2006 at Warroad ...... (C) White Bear Lake ...... (R) Edina 2007 at Buffalo...... (C) Centennial ...... (R) Stillwater 2008 at Duluth ...... (C) Shakopee ...... (R) Minnetonka 2009 at Grand Rapids...... (C) Edina Green ...... (R) Anoka
12&UNDER B Girls 2005 at Buffalo...... (C) New Prague ...... (R) Hibbing 2006 at Albert Lea ...... (C) Owatonna ...... (R) Stillwater 2007 at Cloquet ...... (C) Duluth ...... (R) Cloquet 2008 at Richfield ...... (C) Lakeville Black ...... (R) Mahtomedi 2009 at Breezy Point ...... (C) Proctor ...... (R) Centennial
15&UNDER A Girls 1989 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds ...... (R) 1990 ...... (C) St Croix Fillies ...... (R) Fergus Falls 1991 ...... (C) Fergus Falls ...... (R) Frost Lake 1992 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds ...... (R) Fergus Falls 1993 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds #1 ...... (R) Thoroughbreds #2 1994 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds Red ...... (R) Greater St Paul Black 1995 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds Red ...... (R) Burnsville Black 1996 ...... (C) Duluth ...... (R) Moundsview 1997 at Eden Prairie ...... (C) South St Paul ...... (R) West St Paul 1998 at North St Paul ...... (C) South St Paul ...... (R) St Croix 1999 at Coon Rapids ...... (C) South St Paul ...... (R) Wayzata 2000 at St Paul Highland ...... (C) West St Paul ...... (R) South St Paul 2001 at South St Paul ...... (C) North St Paul ...... (R) South St Paul 2002 at Roseville ...... (C) Roseville ...... (R) North St Paul 2003 at Plymouth ...... (C) Wayzata ...... (R) West St Paul
14&UNDER A Girls 2004 at Coon Rapids ...... (C) Centennial ...... (R) Eden Prairie 2005 at Bemidji ...... (C) Warroad ...... (R) Edina 2006 at Grand Rapids...... (C) Edina ...... (R) White Bear Lake 2007 at Minnetonka ...... (C) Minnetonka ...... (R) Warroad 2008 at Moorhead ...... (C) N St Paul/Tartan/Roseville ...... (R) Centennial Red 2009 at Buffalo...... (C) Minnetonka ...... (R) Roseau
14&UNDER B Girls 2005 at Buffalo...... (C) Tri City ...... (R) Cottage Grove 2006 at Albert Lea ...... (C) Burnsville...... (R) Centennial 2007 at Duluth ...... (C) Minnetonka ...... (R) New Ulm 2008 at St Paul (Highland) ...... (C) Edina Green ...... (R) Mahtomedi 2009 at Marshall ...... (C) Minnetonka ...... (R) Chaska
16&UNDER A Girls 2004 at Babbitt...... (C) Babbitt ...... (R) Pine City 2005 ...... Discontinued
63 19&UNDER A Girls USA HOCKEY DISTRICT PLAYOFF 1992 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds ...... (R) St Croix 1993 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds ...... (R) St Croix 1994 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds ...... (R) St Croix 1995 ...... (C) Thoroughbreds ...... (R) 1996 ...... (C) ...... (R) 1997 at Bloomington ...... (C) Thoroughbreds White ...... (R) Thoroughbreds Red 1998 at Bloomington ...... (C) Thoroughbreds White ...... (R) Shattuck/St Mary’s 1999 at Bloomington ...... (C) Thoroughbreds White ...... (R) Shattuck/St Mary’s 2000 at Bloomington ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Thoroughbreds White 2001 at Bloomington ...... (C) Thoroughbreds White ...... (R) Shattuck/St Mary’s 2002 at Bloomington ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Thoroughbreds 2003 at Bloomington ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Thoroughbreds 2004 at Bloomington ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Thoroughbreds 2005 at Bloomington ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Thoroughbreds 2006 at Bloomington ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Minnesota Rapids 2007 at Blaine SuperRink ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Thoroughbreds 2008 at Blaine SuperRink ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Thoroughbreds 2009 at Blaine SuperRink ...... (C) Shattuck/St Mary’s ...... (R) Thoroughbreds
19&UNDER B Girls 2006 at Pine City ...... (C) Eden Prairie ...... (R) Edina 2007 at Minnetonka ...... (C) Edina ...... (R) Eden Prairie 2008 at Minnetonka ...... (C) Edina White...... (R) Eden Prairie 2009 at Oakdale (Tartan) ...... (C) Edina Green ...... (R) Cottage Grove
WOMENS’ SENIOR A 1996 ...... (C) Blue J’s ...... (R) Northern Lights 1997 at Bloomington ...... (C) McGovern’s ...... (R) Blue J’s 1998 at Bloomington ...... (C) Northern Lights ...... (R) Blue J’s 1999 at Bloomington ...... (C) Northern Lights ...... (R) Twin City Express 2000 at Bloomington ...... (C) Blue J’s ...... (R) Patrick McGoverns 2001 at Bloomington ...... (C) Patrick McGoverns ...... (R) Blue J’s 2002 at Bloomington ...... (C) Patrick McGoverns ...... (R) Blue J’s 2003 at Bloomington ...... (C) Patrick McGoverns ...... (R) Outer Edge 2004 at Bloomington ...... (C) Patrick McGoverns ...... (R) Outer Edge 2005 at Bloomington ...... (C) Outer Edge ...... (R) McGoverns 2006 at Bloomington ...... (C) McGoverns ...... (R) Blue J’s 2007 at Blaine SuperRink ...... (C) Blue J's ...... (R) 2008 at Blaine SuperRink ...... (C) Outer Edge ...... (R) Blue Maneraqs 2009 at Blaine SuperRink ...... (C) Eagles ...... (R) Outer Edge
64 ENCLOSED ARENAS (Rev. July 2009)
NAME ICE SIZE SHEET CAPACITY LOCATION City Arena Rink 1 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Albert Lea City Arena Rink 2 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Albert Lea St. Michael-Albertville Arena 200x85 Artificial 400 Albertville Ice Bubble 200x85 Artificial 200 Alexandria Runestone Comm. Ctr. 200x85 Artificial 1,500 Alexandria Andover Community Center 200x85 Artificial 900 Andover Ice Arena 1 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Anoka Ice Arena 2 200x85 Artificial 300 Anoka Apple Valley Arena (HS) 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Apple Valley Hayes Arena 200x85 Artificial 600 Apple Valley Riverside Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,000 Austin Packer Arena 200x85 Artificial 300 Austin Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Babbit Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Bagley The Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Baudette College Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,100 Bemidji Nymore Arena 200x85 Artificial 200 Bemidji Neilson-Reese Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,100 Bemidji Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Benson Fogerty Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,800 Blaine Schwann Super Rink #1 200x100 Artificial 750 Blaine Schwann Super Rink #2 200x100 Artificial 750 Blaine Schwann Super Rink #3 200x100 Artificial 750 Blaine Schwann Super Rink #4 200x100 Artificial 750 Blaine Schwann Super Rink #5 200x85 Artificial 750 Blaine Schwann Super Rink #6 200x85 Artificial 750 Blaine Schwann Super Rink #7 200x85 Artificial 750 Blaine Schwann Super Rink #8 200x85 Artificial 750 Blaine Ice Gardens Arena 1 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Bloomington Ice Gardens Arena 2 200x85 Artificial 400 Bloomington Ice Gardens Arena 3 200x100 Artificial 2,000 Bloomington Brainerd Area Civic Center 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Brainerd Civic Center Annex 200x85 Artificial 500 Brainerd Breezy Point Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 300 Breezy Point Community Center 1 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Brooklyn Park Community Center 2 200x85 Artificial 600 Brooklyn Park Wright County Civic Center 1 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Buffalo Wright County Civic Center 2 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Buffalo Ice Arena 1 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Burnsville Ice Arena 2 200x85 Artificial 800 Burnsville Forum 200x100 Artificial 1,200 Champlin Community Center 200x85 Artificial 1,800 Chaska Community Center Annex 200x85 Artificial 400 Chaska Winter Sports Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Chisholm Centennial Arena 200x100 Artificial 1,000 Circle Pines Pine Valley Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Cloquet Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,500 Cloquet West Range Arena 192x85 Artificial 2,000 Coleraine Cook Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Coon Rapids Cottage Grove Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,600 Cottage Grove Ice Arena Annex 120x65 Artificial 200 Cottage Grove New Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Crookston Winter Sports Arena 170x85 Artificial 1,400 Crookston Hallett Community Center 200x85 Artificial 300 Crosby Heartland Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Deerwood Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Delano Kent Freeman Arena #1 195x85 Artificial 1,200 Detroit Lakes Kent Freeman Arena #2 200x85 Artificial 0 Detroit Lakes DECC Arena 190x95 Artificial 5,800 Duluth Fryberger Arena 200x85 Artificial 600 Duluth Heritage Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,500 Duluth Heritage Pavillion 200x85 Artificial 200 Duluth Mars Lakeview Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,600 Duluth Pioneer Hall 200x85 Artificial 1,500 Duluth UMD Arena 200x100 Artificial 400 Duluth 65 ENCLOSED ARENAS (cont.)
NAME ICE SIZE SHEET CAPACITY LOCATION Civic Center West (#1) 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Eagan Civic Center East (#2) 200x85 Artificial 600 Eagan North Anoka County Rink 200x85 Artificial 1,200 East Bethel Civic Center 200x85 Artificial 2,500 East Grand Forks VFW Memorial Arena 200x85 Artificial 900 East Grand Forks Community Center Main 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Eden Prairie Community Center Olympic 200x100 Artificial 400 Eden Prairie Braemar Arena West 200x85 Artificial 3,600 Edina Braemar Arena East 200x85 Artificial 800 Edina Braemar Arena South 200x85 Artificial 300 Edina Minnesota Made Rink #1 200x85 Artificial 300 Edina Minnesota Made Rink #2 200x90 Artificial 300 Edina Sports Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Elk River Sports Arena Annex 200x100 Artificial 2,000 Elk River Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Ely Hippodrome 187x85 Artificial 3,000 Eveleth Martin County Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Fairmont Faribault Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Faribault Shattuck Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Faribault Farmington Civic Center 200x85 Artificial 1,500 Farmington Pavilion 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Fergus Falls Annex 185x85 Artificial 200 Fergus Falls Maroon and Gold Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Forest Lake Arena 200x85 Natural 200 Gilbert Breck Arena 200x85 Artificial 800 Golden Valley I.R.A. Civic Center West 190x85 Artificial 2,800 Grand Rapids I.R.A. Civic Center East 200x100 Artificial 400 Grand Rapids Brian Olson Memorial Arena Grygla Municipal Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Hallock Hastings Civic Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Hastings Hastings Civic Arena #2 200x85 Artificial 400 Hastings Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Hermantown Fairgrounds Pavilion 185x85 Artificial 100 Hibbing Memorial Arena 200x90 Artificial 4,000 Hibbing Blake Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Hopkins Pavilion 200x85 Artificial 400 Hopkins Sports Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Hoyt Lakes Civic Center Rink 1 200x85 Artificial 2,500 Hutchinson Civic Center Rink 2 200x85 Artificial 2,500 Hutchinson Bronco Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,000 International Falls Falls Rink 200x85 Natural 500 International Falls Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Inver Grove Hts. Arena Annex 200x85 Artificial 500 Inver Grove Hts. Isanti County Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Isanti Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Kasson Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 La Crescent St. Mary's Point Arena 185x82 Artificial 200 Lakeland Ames Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Lakeville Ames Arena Annex 200x85 Artificial 300 Lakeville Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 LeSueur Chisago Lakes Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Lindstrom Civic Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,500 Litchfield Exchange Arena 200x85 Artificial 900 Little Falls Pavilion 200x85 Artificial 600 Long Prairie Blue Mound Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Luverne Four Seasons Rink 1 200x85 Artificial 1,800 Mankato Four Seasons Rink 2 200x85 Artificial 1,800 Mankato Mankato Arena 200x100 Artificial 5,000 Mankato Schwan's Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Marshall Maple Grove Comm. Center #1 200x100 Artificial 1,110 Maple Grove Maple Grove Comm. Center #2 200x85 Artificial 300 Maple Grove St Thomas Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,100 Mendota Heights Augsburg Arena A 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Minneapolis Augsburg Arena B 180x85 Artificial 100 Minneapolis
66 ENCLOSED ARENAS (cont.)
NAME ICE SIZE SHEET CAPACITY LOCATION Edison Civic Arena 200x85 Artificial 400 Minneapolis Mariucci Arena 200x100 Artificial 9,500 Minneapolis Minnehaha Academy 200x85 Artificial 600 Minneapolis Parade Ice Garden South 200x85 Artificial 300 Minneapolis Parade Ice Garden North 200x85 Artificial 1700 Minneapolis Parade Ice Garden Studio Rink 96x56 Artificial 0 Minneapolis Ridder Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,400 Minneapolis Target Center 200x85 Artificial 17,000 Minneapolis Victory Memorial Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,800 Minneapolis Minnetonka Arena A 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Minnetonka Minnetonka Arena B 200x85 Artificial 500 Minnetonka Pagel Activity Center 200x85 Artificial 1500 Minnetonka Moose Sherritt Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 250 Monticello MYHA North Arena 200x85 Artificial 300 Moorhead MYHA South Arena 200x85 Artificial 1000 Moorhead Sports Center 200x85 Artificial 3,500 Moorhead Sports Center Annex 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Moorhead Riverside Arena 200x85 Artificial 600 Moose Lake Mora Civic Center 200x85 Artificial 800 Mora Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Morris Pond Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Mound Ice Arena 200x85 Natural 1,000 Nashwauk North Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,200 New Hope South Arena 200x85 Artificial 700 New Hope New Prague Arena 200x85 Artificial 600 New Prague New Ulm Civic Center North 200x85 Artificial 300 New Ulm New Ulm Civic Center South 200x100 Artificial 1,000 New Ulm Polar Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 North St. Paul Northfield Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,100 Northfield Tartan Arena 200x85 Artificial 600 Oakdale Tartan Bubble 200x85 Artificial 400 Oakdale Orono Ice Arena 200x100 Artificial 600 Orono East Arena 200x85 Artificial 800 Osseo West Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Osseo Four Seasons Rink 1 200x85 Artificial 2,600 Owatonna Four Seasons Rink 2 200x85 Artificial 2,600 Owatonna Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 900 Park Rapids Ice Arena 200x85 Natural 500 Paynesville Pine City Civic Center Pine City Don Smith Arena 160x60 Natural 100 Pine River Ice Center A 200x100 Artificial 1,000 Plymouth Ice Center B 200x85 Artificial 300 Plymouth Ice Center C 200x85 Artificial 500 Plymouth Wayzata Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Plymouth Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Princeton Dakotah Sports Center 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Prior Lake Sports Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Proctor Sports Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Red Lake Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Red Lake Falls George A. Bergwall Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Red Wing Prairie Island Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,821 Red Wing Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Redwood Falls Arena 1 200x85 Artificial 2,200 Richfield Arena 2 200x85 Artificial 400 Richfield River Lakes Civic Arena 200x85 Artificial 400 Richmond Graham East Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,000 Rochester Graham West Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Rochester Graham North Arena 200x85 Artificial 600 Rochester Rec Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,600 Rochester Rec Arena Annex 200x85 Artificial 200 Rochester Activity Center 200x85 Artificial 500 Rogers Roosevelt Arena 150x60 Natural 100 Roosevelt Arena 195x85 Artificial 2,000 Roseau Youth Arena 170x72 Natural 200 Roseau
67 ENCLOSED ARENAS (cont.)
NAME ICE SIZE SHEET CAPACITY LOCATION Sports Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Rosemount Roseville Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,400 Roseville Bernicks Pepsi Arena 200x85 Artificial 300 Sartell Civic Center 200x85 Artificial 1,500 Sauk Centre Metro Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Sauk Rapids Municipal Arena 1 200x85 Artificial 3,000 St. Cloud Municipal Arena 2 200x85 Artificial 650 St. Cloud National Ice Center 200x100 Artificial 7,000 St. Cloud National Ice Center #2 200x100 Artificial 200 St. Cloud St. Croix Valley Rec. Ctr. 200x85 Artificial 2000 St. Croix Horsemanship Center 160x60 Natural 100 St. Joseph Hat Trick Arena #1 131x64 Artificial St. Louis Park Hat Trick Arena #2 112x55 Artificial St. Louis Park Recreation Center West 200x85 Artificial 1,200 St. Louis Park Recreation Center East 200x85 Artificial 500 St. Louis Park STMA Arena 200x85 Artificial 750 St Michael Biff Adams Arena 200x85 Artificial 150 St. Paul Aldrich Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,800 St. Paul Coliseum 200x85 Artificial 6,000 St. Paul Drake Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 St. Paul Harding Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 St. Paul Highland Arena North 200x85 Artificial 1,000 St. Paul Highland Arena South 200x85 Artificial 400 St. Paul Oscar Johnson Arena 200x85 Artificial 200 St. Paul Phalen Arena 200x85 Artificial 200 St. Paul Pleasant Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 St. Paul West Side Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 200x85 Artificial 18,600 St. Paul Lund Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,000 St. Peter Shakopee Comm Ctr 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Shakopee Shoreview Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Shoreview Rukavina Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Silver Bay Arena 200x85 Artificial 900 Sleepy Eye Wakota Arena 1 200x85 Artificial 2,400 South St. Paul Wakota Arena 2 200x85 Artificial 500 South St. Paul Lake Lily Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,400 Stillwater St. Croix Valley Rec. Ctr - North 200x85 Artificial 1,300 Stillwater St. Croix Valley Rec. Ctr - South 200x85 Artificial 300 Stillwater Lilly Lake Arena 200x85 Artificial 700 Stillwater Municipal Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,600 Thief River Falls Ralph Engelstad Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,200 Thief River Falls Recreation Arena 182x85 Artificial 1,600 Thief River Falls Lake County Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,200 Two Harbors Field House 200x85 Artificial 600 Victoria Field House 200x85 Artificial 600 Victoria Miner's Memorial Arena 200x85 Artificial 2,500 Virginia Miner's Memorial Arena 2 185x85 Natural 500 Virginia Tri-County Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Wadena Garden Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Warroad Olympic Arena 200x100 Artificial 1,700 Warroad Community Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Waseca West St. Paul Arena 200x85 Artificial 1,000 West St. Paul Sports Center 200x85 Artificial 1,000 White Bear Lake Hippodrome 171x71 Artificial 800 White Bear Lake Ramsey County Arena 200x85 Artificial 200 White Bear Lake Arena 200x85 Natural 600 Williams Civic Center Rink 1 200x85 Artificial 3,500 Willmar Civic Center Rink 2 200x85 Natural 500 Willmar Cottonwood County Arena 200x85 Artificial 3,500 Windom King Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 400 Winona St. Mary's Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Winona Bielenberg Rink 1 200x85 Artificial 1,000 Woodbury Bielenberg Rink 2 200x85 Artificial 300 Woodbury Ice Arena 200x85 Artificial 500 Worthington
68 PRESIDENTS’ AWARD RECIPIENTS
1966 Lavern Schumack, Minneapolis 1984 Rick Finke, Minneapolis Alfred Crary, Minneapolis Wes Barrette, St Paul Mike Wold, St Paul 1967 Thomas Hofmann, St Cloud Lewis Schmidt, Farmington 1985 John Carter, Roseau Carson Hedlund, Roseau 1968 Marvey Nelson, Minneapolis John Parker, Warroad 1986 Vern Harper, Brooklyn Center Raymond Schaffer, Austin Gerry Brown, St Louis Park
1969 Gene Roth, Grand Rapids 1987 Elmer Walls, Brainerd Everett (Buck) Riley, International Falls Jim Stillings, Roseville Ralph Goldhirsch, Crystal 1970 Cal Marvin, Warroad 1989 Dale LaRoque 1971 James H. Claypool, Duluth John Banks, Jr., Superior, WI 1990 Ted Brill, Grand Rapids John V. Hoene, West St Paul Bill McDonald, Grand Rapids
1972 Walter L. Bush, Jr., Edina 1991 Gary Gibbons, Plymouth Donald Lealos, Aurora John Ericson, Orono Jack Wright, Edina Ted Fenske, Roseville
1973 Ed Sampson, International Falls 1992 Bob Backstrom, Duluth Win Stephens, Jr., Edina Jim Brekke, Moorhead Stanley Hubbard, Lakeland Dennis Green, Elk River Dave Meisner, Oakdale 1974 Ken Austin, Owatonna Lynn Olson, Minneapolis Bob Ridder, St Paul Tim Sweezo, Maple Plain Tom Allen, Minneapolis George Swentik, Baudette 1975 James Tapp, Fifty Lakes 1993 Dick Emahiser, Chaska Don Clark, Cumberland, WI Dick Haney, Duluth 1976 Bob Zywiec, South St Paul Art Sprague, Brooklyn Park Michael Orlovich, Pengilly 1994 Jim Bullard, Mankato 1977 Jack Marvin, Warroad Dennis Green, Elk River Jerry Smith, New Brighton Tim Sweezo, Maple Plain
1978 Dick Humleker, Excelsior 1995 Gerry Brown, St Louis Park Dick Tyson, Moundsview 1996 John Ericson, Orono
Wally Odell, Elk River 1979 Pete Paulos, Moundsview Cliff Kauppi, Grand Rapids 1997 Wes Barrette, St Paul
1980 Don Pavek, Edina 1998 Bob Halverson, New Hope Ralph DeYoung, Moundsview Bill Leslie, White Bear Lake Bob Mars, Duluth 1999 Bruce Kruger, Plymouth 1981 Glenn Stevens, Duluth Jack Neveaux, Wayzata Dick Johnson, Roseau 2000 Glenn Young, Litchfield 1982 Jim Foley, Stillwater 2001 Lloyd Armstrong, Fargo, ND Bob Utecht, Bloomington Paul Moen, South St Paul Mike Killen, St Paul Mary Sweezo, Maple Plain 1983 Stan Wilson, North St Paul Harwood Teal, Shoreview Chuck Muhich, Eveleth 2002 Barry Ford, Coon Rapids Bob Gernander, Coleraine Charlie Graves, Apple Valley Roger A. Godin, Eveleth Dick Stewart, Duluth Gerry Brown, St Louis Park (Leadership Award)
69 PRESIDENTS’ AWARD RECIPIENTS (Continued)
2008 Bob Halverson, New Hope 2003 Nancy Boyles, Maplewood Viking Trophy, Brooklyn Park Lynn Brandt, Plymouth Helen Brown, St Louis Park 2009 Custom Lettering Carol Carlson, Stillwater Mark Jorgensen, Mahtomedi Joel Carlson, Zimmerman Bill Gable, Isanti Pat Fiedler, Eden Prairie Bill McDonald, Grand Rapids Rich Rakness, South St Paul Glenn Young, Litchfield
2004 Denny Malarkey, Roseville Tom Slaird, Edina Rick Wesp, Anoka
2005 David Margenau, Maple Grove Diane Margenau, Maple Grove
2006 Gerry Brown, St Louis Park John Ericson, Orono
2007 Jack Neveaux, Orono Brian Schoenborn, St Cloud Hal Tearse, Plymouth
DON CLARK AWARD RECIPIENTS
2000 Everett (Buck) Riley, International Falls 2001 Ken Austin, Owatonna 2002 Robert (Bob) Utect, Bloomington 2003 Elmer Walls, Baxter 2004 Ted Brill, Grand Rapids 2005 Wally Odell, Elk River 2006 Dan Smeins, Luverne 2007 Glenn Young, Litchfield 2008 Louie Schmitz, Farmington 2009 Gerry Brown, St Louis Park
TED BRILL AWARD RECIPIENTS
2006 Gary Gregus, Shakopee Gary Gibbons, Alexandria 2007 Larry Morales, Mankato 2008 Joan Shocinski, Minneapolis 2009 Terry Shercliffe, Moorhead
70 Don Clark Award
The prestigious Don Clark Award is presented annually by Minnesota Hockey to an individual who over a period of many years has been dedicated to the grassroots growth and development of youth hockey in Minnesota.
The ideal candidate has voluntarily and unselfishly given of himself or herself to make the sport of hockey better by providing opportunities for youth to play and enjoy the game.
Ted Brill Award "Think out of the box"
Minnesota Hockey established the Ted Brill Award with great respect and fond memories of one of our most influential leaders. It is presented annually to an individual who has at least ten years of service to any of the various player development programs (such as STP, HEP, Advanced/Selects, HS All-Star Series). The Vice President of Hockey Operations will present this award.
Submit nominations for the Don Clark and Ted Brill Awards to Jim Bullard at the address below no later than February 15th of the year of the award. The nomination form is available on the Minnesota Hockey web site www.minnesotahockey.org. The Awards Committee screens nominations and selects the recipients. The awards are presented at the Minnesota Hockey Annual Meeting in the spring.
For more information contact Jim Bullard, 12336 Yancy Cir NE - #C, Blaine, MN 55449.
Player Achievement Awards
Zero Award - For a goalkeeper playing a complete game without allowing a goal Hat Trick Award - For a player scoring three goals in a game Playmaker Award - For a player registering three assists in a game
The awards are distributed under the following conditions: 1. Recipient is a registered player. 2. The game was in league competition (not scrimmage or exhibition), a sanctioned tournament or a MH playoff involving only registered USA hockey teams. 3. The game was officiated by a registered USA Hockey Referee. 4. Eligible player categories: All players squirt and above. 5. Copy of the scoresheet is supplied with application. 6. No patches will be awarded for games in which the goal difference is 10 or greater (i.e. 10 to 0, 12 to 2, 13 to 1, etc.) 7. Limit of one of each award per player per season.
Mail requests with recap of names and awards earned to: Sue Sentieri 1540 Oakwood Terrace Shoreview, MN 55126
Please allow 10 to 14 days for processing. Be sure to include your return address. 71 MINNESOTA HOCKEY and MINNESOTA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENTS
Year Name City 1947-49 Robert B. Ridder St Paul 1949-50 Joseph Nelson Eveleth 1950-52 Fred W. Edwards Minneapolis 1952-53 Robert B. Ridder St Paul 1953-54 Hilding Silverston Duluth 1954-57 Donald M. Clark Farmington 1957-58 James Claypool Duluth 1958-61 Calvin Marvin Warroad 1961-63 Walter Bush, Jr. St Louis Park 1963-65 John Banks, Jr. Duluth 1965-67 Robert Fleming Rochester 1967-69 Kenneth Austin Owatonna 1969-71 Henry Dornseif Edina 1971-73 Ronald Woodey Minneapolis 1973-75 John Heneman Warroad 1975-77 Harold Kostka Newport 1977-80 Ralph Jasinski New Brighton 1980-83 Ted Brill Grand Rapids 1983-86 Peter Lindberg Edina 1986-94 Jerry Chernivec White Bear Lake 1994-02 Elmer Walls Baxter 2002- Dennis Green Elk River
SECRETARY/TREASURERS
1947-49 Fred W. Edwards Minneapolis 1949-53 Donald M. Clark Anoka 1953-55 Donald M. Clark Farmington 1955-56 Russell McLean Duluth 1956-58 Warren Johnson Albert Lea 1958-59 Donald M. Clark Farmington 1959-60 Donald M. Clark Green Bay, WI 1960-74 Donald M. Clark Cumberland, WI 1974-83 Roger A. Godin Eveleth 1983-84 Donald M. Clark Cumberland, WI 1984-05 William P. McDonald Grand Rapids 2005-08 Phil Graber Andover 2008- Jerry DeMeo Duluth
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
1988-99 Donald M. Clark Cumberland, WI 2004 George Swentik Baudette 2005 John Carter Roseau 2005 William P. McDonald Grand Rapids 2005 Wallace C. Odell Elk River 2008 Phil Graber Andover 2008 Bruce Johnson Plymouth 2009 Bill Gable Isanti
72 MINNESOTA HOCKEY OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS Amended April 26, 2008
ARTICLE I - OFFICE of the CORPORATION The office of the Corporation shall be located in the City and State designated in the Articles of Incorporation. The Corporation may also maintain offices at such other places within or without the United States as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, determine.
ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP Section 1 - Membership Qualifications. Membership shall be open to hockey officials who have successfully completed the current hockey season registration process with USA Hockey. Additional qualifications may be established by the Board of Directors.
Section 2 - Voting Rights. Each member is entitled to one vote on any issue requiring the consent of the general membership providing that said member has completed the USA Hockey registration process and has also applied to and paid the registration fee for membership in the Minnesota Hockey Officials Association. Membership in the corporation shall be renewed each year. The President shall have voting rights at all meetings, including committees, with the exception of meetings of the general membership where he will cast a vote only to make or break a tie.
Section 3 - Registration Fees. Registration fees for all officials shall be $10.00 per year for this corporation, plus any additional amount deemed necessary by this corporation's Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III - JURISDICTION Section 1 - Jurisdiction. Minnesota Hockey (MH, formerly known as Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association) shall have the final jurisdiction over all amateur officials in Minnesota through its rules and applying the membership standards as established by this corporation and the registration rules as established by USA Hockey.
ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS Section 1 - Annual Meeting. The annual meeting shall be held in the spring of each year at the same time and in conjunction with the meeting of MH, for the purposes of electing officers and for the transaction of any other business which may come before the meeting.
Section 2 - Special Meeting. Special meetings of the members may be called by the President, by a majority vote of the Board of Directors or by not less than one-fifth of all the members of the corporation.
Section 3 - Place of Meetings. The President may designate any place within the state of Minnesota as the site of any annual or special meeting.
Section 4 - Notice of Meetings. Written notice via US Mail, e-mail, website posting or telephone call, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting shall be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the meeting. In the event that a special meeting of the Board of Directors is required, the notice requirement shall be "not less than 24 hours".
Section 5 - Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.
Section 6 - Proxies. There shall be no representation by proxy of members of this corporation or its Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V - BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 'SUPERVISOR OF OFFICIALS' Section 1 - General Powers. The Board of Directors shall have the power to run the business affairs of the corporation and shall also be MH Supervisors of Officials.
Section 2 - Number of Members. The number of Directors of the corporation shall be not less than one (1) Supervisor of Officials elected and/or appointed from each MH District, plus the USA Hockey District Referee-In-Chief. Each Director, with the exception of the USA Hockey District Referee-In-Chief, shall be elected by members of each MH District and/or appointed by the MH Referee Section Director and shall be a representative of that District. Each elected and/or appointed Director shall hold office for one (1) year. The Board of Directors may also invite the Supervisor of Officials of a MH sanctioned league, such as Junior hockey, to be a sitting Board member of the corporation. In the event of vacancy by resignation or other reason, the President shall appoint a Director to fill such unexpired term. In the event the President fails to make said appointment within thirty (30) days from the date of vacancy, that District shall hold an election within thirty (30) days to elect a new Director and/or one will be appointed by the MH Referee Section Director. 73 Section 3 - Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called pursuant to Article IV, Section 4.
Section 4 - Ex-Officio Members. The USA Hockey Referee-In-Chief and USA Hockey Officiating Program Director shall not be an elected member of the Board of Directors under provisions of Section 2 of this Article, but shall be ex-officio members of the Board of Directors without voting rights.
Section 5 - Duties: Board of Directors. The duties of the Board of Directors shall be:
A. Elect a President, Two (2) Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer pursuant to Article IV, Section 1. B. To hear and rule on any matters or disputes for which another procedure is not provided for in these bylaws.
ARTICLE VI - OFFICERS Section 1 - Number. The officers of the corporation shall be the President, who shall also be known as the Minnesota Referee Section Director, two (2) Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer; and shall be elected, pursuant to Article IV, Section 1, by the Board of Directors to terms of office two (2) years in duration.
Section 2 - Removal. Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed by a vote of eight (8) or more of the voting members of the Board when the Board judges that removal is in the best interest of the corporation.
Section 3 - Vacancies. Any vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.
Section 4 - President (Minnesota Referee Section Director). The President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, in general, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. The President shall be responsible for all activities of officials with respect to training, rules, procedures and conduct. The President shall be responsible for coordinating these activities with USA Hockey through the MH District Supervisors of Officials. The President shall preside at all meetings, serve as an ex-officio member of all committees, call special meetings of the association or Board of Directors that the President considers necessary, and appoint committees as required by these Bylaws or as the President deems necessary.
Section 5 - Two Vice Presidents. There shall be two (2) Vice Presidents; one from the North Districts and one from the South Districts. In the event the Vice President has to take the place of the President for any reason, the North Vice President shall do so on odd years and the South Vice President shall do so on even years. In the absence of the President or the event of his inability or refusal to act, the Vice President shall perform the duties of the President and when so acting, shall have all the powers of the President.
Section 6 - Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all the funds of the corporation. The Treasurer shall provide an annual report at the annual spring meeting and any other report deemed necessary by the President.
Section 7 - Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings, see that all notices are given in accordance with these bylaws and in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary. The Secretary shall be the Chairman of the Registration Committee and an ex-officio member of the Ethics Committee.
Section 8 – Conflict of Interest. The President of this association shall not supervise, schedule, or participate on any Board of a District or League under the jurisdiction of MH and shall not accept jobs or roles in his/her area of responsibility, except acting as an on ice official shall be permitted, in order to avoid any possibility of a conflict of interest in the performance of his duties. Exceptions to this rule can be made upon two-thirds (2/3) vote of the MHOA and MH Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VII - STANDING COMMITTEES Section 1 - General. The size of any committee in the succeeding section will be the number shown, plus the President and any other ex-officio member.
Section 2 - Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee will consist of three members of the corporation. The chairman shall be a member of the Board of Directors. The committee is responsible for the hearing and ruling on complaints regarding officials and taking appropriate action against any member for violation of the Bylaws or for conduct detrimental to amateur hockey while officiating or while engaged in any other activity.
74 Section 3 - Registration Committee. The Registration Committee shall be composed of the Secretary and any member of the Board of Directors as appointed by the President. The committee shall be responsible for annual registration of officials in the corporation.
Section 4 - Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall consist of three (3) members of the corporation appointed annually by the President. It shall be responsible for all rules interpretation and to consider and introduce proposed changes or amendments to the bylaws of the corporation at the annual meeting or at any special meeting.
Section 5 - Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee shall consist of three (3) members of the corporation, as appointed by the President, to be responsible for presenting a slate of candidates for the officers of this organization. Nominations shall be accepted from the floor during the annual meeting. The Immediate Past President shall be chairman of this committee.
ARTICLE VII - SUSPENSIONS-APPEALS-COURT ACTIONS Section 1 - General. The power to suspend any official shall be with the local Supervisor of Officials in accordance with the rules and regulations of the local officials association or the MH District. The supervisor may suspend an official at any time pending a hearing as required by these rules. The supervisor is vested with the authority to conduct a hearing. All parties involved in the incident and witnesses shall be given the opportunity to give their version of the facts. These suspensions may be in addition any suspension prescribed by USA Hockey.
Section 2 - Appeals. Any appeal of a disputed case may be made to the Divisional Vice President, North or South for a period of 10 days following the hearing held by the local Supervisor or MH District, or if a hearing has been refused. The Vice President shall hold a hearing within ten (10) days of receipt of the appeal, which must be in writing. Any decision of the Vice President may be appealed for a period of ten (10) days to the Ethics Committee of the Association which must hold a hearing within ten (10) days of receipt of a written appeal. The Ethics Committee decision shall be final.
A. The Ethics Committee shall, at its option, use any of the following procedures in making its determination, to wit: 1. Hold a preliminary fact finding meeting involving two (2) or more of the Ethics Committee members. 2. Use mail, e-mail or conference calls as procedures, involving the full Committee to render either preliminary or final determinations of grievance. B. Only two (2) representatives of each person, or local association making an appeal, in addition to two (2) association officials, if any, shall be permitted to appear before the Local Supervisor, at a Ethics Committee fact finding meeting or Ethics Committee meeting. Said representative(s) may, without a personal appearance, appear before the Ethics Committee, or any sub-division thereof, through written statements and letters only.
Section 3 - Recourse. Any recourse to the courts of any jurisdiction by any member or individual before all of the rights and remedies available under the Articles and by-laws of this association have been exhausted, shall be deemed Conduct detrimental to the best interests of hockey and therefore grounds for suspension or expulsion pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS Section 1 - Procedure. These bylaws may be amended or changed at the annual meeting or at any meeting of the general membership. Each proposed amendment must be submitted to the President who shall present it to the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall decide whether or not to recommend its adoption at the next annual or special meeting. No amendment shall be eligible for presentation at a meeting unless it shall have been distributed in writing to the membership of the corporation at least ten (10) days prior to said meeting.
Section 2 - Adoption. The proposed amendment shall then be presented at the next annual or special meeting, with or without the Rules Committee's recommendation. A vote of the majority of the eligible voters voting at the meeting shall be required to adopt the amendment.
ARTICLE X - PARLIAMENTARIAN The Secretary shall act as Parliamentarian at all meetings and the corporation shall follow Robert's Rules of Order. End of MHOA By-laws
75 USA HOCKEY - MINNESOTA DISTRICT Registration Requirements
When the requirements below have been met, the insurance provided by membership in USA Hockey is in effect. This includes Sports Accident Coverage, Catastrophic Injury Coverage and Liability Coverage. Refer to the Membership brochure for information on these coverages. Further, the local associations are protected by the USA Hockey Liability Insurance against player injury provided that all participants (players, coaches and managers) and all teams of the local association are registered.
In addition to players, coaches and managers, certain other individuals considered essential to the game are also covered during games. These individuals include timekeepers, scorekeepers, penalty box attendants and goal judges.
1. Each player and coach on the team is individually registered with USA Hockey by having filled out the Individual Membership Registration form or has been electronically registered and either the IMRs or the electronic registrations, and the member registration fees are in the possession of the Registrar or the cognizant Associate Registrar.
2. All players and all coaches, having been individually registered above, are listed on the Official USA Hockey Team roster. (Note: This does not mean listed on a roster somewhere; it means listed on the roster of the team on which they are participating).
3. The team must be participating in a sanctioned event. Sanctioned events are team practices, scrimmage games against other registered teams, league games, tournament games played in sanctioned tournaments, the state affiliate’s District, Region and State Tournaments and USA Hockey National Tournaments. All games must be played using USA Hockey playing rules and all referees must be registered with USA Hockey. If a team participates in international competition, including Canada, a travel permit is required.
Any team that participates in competition against a non-registered team, participates in a non-sanctioned tournament or participates in international competition without a travel permit is subject to penalties including suspension by the state affiliate.
The following are exceptions to the above:
1. Prior to the regular hockey season it is recognized that Associations may conduct clinics and tryouts that are necessary to decide who is assigned to which team. This period is between when the individual members register and the regular season teams are formed and actually begin playing games. During this period all members are covered by the insurance described above provided that all of the participants (players, coaches and managers) are individually registered prior to participating in any activities. The assumption here is that all participants will ultimately appear on the roster of a registered team. This exception only applies in the fall prior to the regular season. It does not apply to spring or summer programs even though these programs are run by the local association. Note that every participant (players, coaches and managers) must be registered with their local association prior to participation in any activity and that these registrations must be sent to the Registrar or cognizant Associate Registrar not later than ten (10) days following the commencement of these activities. 2. From time to time it may be desirable to have High School players that are not registered members of USA Hockey to provide some coaching assistance for younger youth teams. If this occurs once or twice during the regular season, these individuals will be covered as incidental participants and it is not necessary for them to be registered or rostered. If it occurs more than once or twice, then the individuals must 76 be registered and rostered on the team to which they are providing coaching assistance. There is no limit to the number of coaches that can be rostered on a team. There is a limit of four (4) Team Officials that can be on the bench during any given game.
If any Association wants to run a spring and or summer program that is essentially a clinic format, then additional registrations are required. The players and coaches participating in this spring or summer clinic need to be individually registered and be listed on roster(s) or on a team list(s) that is in the hands of the Minnesota District Registrar when the individuals are on the ice for the program. Individual registration runs from September 1, to August 31, and it is probable that most or all of the participants are already registered as individual members. The roster(s) or the team list(s) can be done alphabetically or otherwise with a limit of twenty (20) players per roster. If the spring or summer program teams plan to participate outside of their local program, the team MUST have a roster signed by all individuals and approved by the Minnesota District Registrar or designate.
It is recognized that some teams use scrimmage games as part of their tryout process. It is acceptable for a team to participate in 2 or 3 scrimmage games as part of the tryout process and because this is part of the tryout process, no rosters are required.
It is further recognized that once tryouts are completed, teams may participate in a few scrimmage games before their roster is verified and signed. After tryouts are complete, the basic registration requirements must be met.
1. The individual membership registrations for all participants (players and coaches) must have been received by the cognizant Associate Registrar 2. A copy of the team roster (see notes below) must be in the possession of the cognizant Associate Registrar. This roster should be clearly marked “preliminary” or “temporary”.
Notes concerning the team roster in 2 above:
This roster must contain the names of all of the participants (players and coaches). This roster does not have to be signed by the players or coaches. This roster does not have to be approved by the “Proper Authority”. This roster is only valid for pre-season scrimmage games. It is not valid for League Games, Tournament games or games played outside of USA Hockey (i.e. Canada). Games played while this temporary roster is in effect, do not count toward meeting the National Tournament eligibility requirements. This roster will be retained by the Associate Registrar until the Official Roster is validated and approved, at which time, the Associate Registrar will discard this temporary roster.
77 Team Credentials Package
Each team participating in invitational, district, region or state tournaments must present the following credentials package to the tournament Credentials Committee prior to participating in the tournament. Any team that does not have a properly completed credentials package will not be allowed to participate in the tournament.
Minnesota District Teams Player Roster completely filled out including the signatures of all participants (players and team officials). This roster must be signed by an individual that is authorized to approve rosters. A birth certificate issued by a governmental body (not a hospital certificate or a baptismal certificate) or passport for each rostered player. Individuals listed as “Managers” on the Official Roster are not allowed on the bench. Waivers for any players who are not members of the team's affiliate, based on the Participation Rule. Waivers apply only to MH teams. Invitational Tournaments are not required to check waivers. An approval letter from the Minnesota District Registrar for any player participating in a younger age group than is implicit based on the player's birthdate. High School attendance certification form for Junior Gold and Youth MN 16 & Under teams (This applies to Minnesota District teams only). Invitational Tournaments are not required to check attendance certification forms.
Non-Minnesota District Teams Player Roster completely filled out including the signatures of all participants (players and team officials). This roster must be signed by an individual that is authorized to approve rosters. The copy of the IMR for each rostered player. Players registered and rostered via the Cyber Sport Registration System do not need IMR copies. A birth certificate issued by a governmental body (not a hospital certificate or a baptismal certificate) or passport for each rostered player. A copy of the IMR for each rostered team official. Team officials registered and rostered via the Cyber Sport Registration System do not need IMR copies. Individuals listed as “Managers” on the Official Roster are not allowed on the bench.
Note to Credentials Committees Teams from USA Hockey Districts other than Minnesota may have credentials packages that vary from our standard. If a team from outside of the Minnesota District does not have the credentials listed above for Non-Minnesota District teams, you should contact:
Kevin Dickie, MH Vice President of Tournaments, or Tim Sweezo, MH Assistant for Tournaments, or Carol Carlson, USA Hockey Minnesota District Registrar, or The USA Hockey Registrar or Associate Registrar for the USA Hockey District that the team is from.
If any one of the above states that the team is properly registered, note who you talked to and allow the team to play.
The USA Hockey Registrars and Associate Registrars are listed in the USA Hockey Annual Guide.
78 COMMITTEES
Executive Diversity Juniors Rules Green, Chair Development Breu, Chair Halverson, Chair Bakke Mickus, Chair Gaber, K Brown, Gerry Bullard Rakness Graber Carlson, Carol DeMeo Graber, Phil Hayne, Ralph Dornfeld Dickie Hulme, D Kruger, Bruce Gable Ford Hewitt Olson, Eric Kephart Margenau Margenau Stigen Olson, Lynn Meisner Perry, John Oleheiser Finance/Budget Jr Gold/Midget Stigen DeMeo, Chair Kruger, B Chair Safety Timm Bullard Breu Tearse, Chair Graber Hewitt Bushy Administrative Hewitt Jacobs Oncay, S Management Perry, John Nagan Screening Green, Chair Oleheiser Nielsen, Randy Bakke Oleheiser Gray, Scott, Chair Bullard Girls League Slaird, Tom Carlson, Carol DeMeo Margenau, CoChair Sub Committee: Donovan, Coleen Hewitt Stigen, CoChair Metro Hockey Jwanouskos, R Kephart Wedell, Greta League Kruger, Bruce Meisner District Girls Welles Coordinators (12) Planning Olson, Lynn Adult Bakke, Chair Ytuarte, D Swenson, Chair Grievance Bullard Wanka, R Carlson, Pete DeMeo, Chair DeMeo Tournaments Greeley, Jim Carter Halverson, Bob Morrow, Pete Graber Margenau Dickie, Chair Peterson, Steve Kephart Odell, Wally Bullard Perry, John Perry, John Gable Audit Hewitt Handbook Shuman, Bob Elliott, Chair Slaird, Tom Hill Halverson, Chair Jacobs Awards Gable Tearse Meisner Dickie, CoChair Hockey Publicity and Olson, Eric Sweezo, CoChair Promotion Olson, Lynn Bullard Operations Ford, Chair Meisner, Chair Sweezo Gable Bullard Timm Jacobs Bushy Eigner, Ty Dickie Zwerdling, Jeff Timm Graber Evavold, Terry Women Disabled Hockey Johnson, Bruce Hill Margenau Welles, Chair Boelter, T, Chair MacMillan, Mike Reisdorf, Sara Nolin, Bill Margenau Mickus Caffrey, Cheryl Morris Morris Evans, Lonny Nagan Olson, Lynn Schmitz, Luke Odell, Wally Olson, Shari Swenson Tearse Snee Westrum, Pat
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