MAHOCKEY.ORG | 1 2020-2021
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Annual Guide printed September 2020.
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Founded 1973, Incorporated 1974
As an affiliate of USA Hockey, Massachusetts Hockey, Inc., is the nationally recognized body responsible for the administration and development of ice hockey in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In Remembrance of
BARBARA WRIGHT
The 2020-21 Massachusetts Hockey Annual Guide is dedicated to the memory of Barbara Wright. Barbara was one of the reasons that youth hockey flourished in western Massachusetts over the last 30+ years. As a truly dedicated volunteer, Barbara was involved at all levels of the sport. Locally, state-wide and nationally, all who knew Barbara appreciated her effort and dedication to making the game enjoyable for the kids. Barbara was inducted to the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011, which typically symbolizes the end of an impressive career however not for Barbara…she continued to serve in her roles for several years after her induction. Locally, Massachusetts Hockey board members enjoyed visiting with Barbara and Allen at the monthly meetings and in the hospitality suite at the Annual Meeting each year. Nationally, it was always an impressive sight to see the various USA Hockey board members and staff spend time with her in the lobby during Annual Congress each year. The dedication and commitment that Barbara had as a volunteer will be missed and is not easily replaced. Massachusetts Hockey celebrates Barbara and dedicates this Annual Guide to her memory. “District 6…All Quiet!”
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS
MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY BYLAWS 6 ARTICLE I – NAME AND MISSION 6 ARTICLE II – PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES 6 ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP 7 ARTICLE IV – BOARD OF DIRECTORS 7 ARTICLE V – EXECUTIVE BOARD 8 ARTICLE VI – DUTIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 9 ARTICLE VII – NOMINATION AND ELECTIONS OF USA HOCKEY DIRECTORS, USA HOCKEY SECTION REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS 11 ARTICLE VIII – DUTIES OF DISTRICT/ DIVISION REGISTRARS & DIRECTORS 14 ARTICLE IX – COMMITTEES 14 ARTICLE X – ANNUAL MEETING 15 ARTICLE XI – PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY 16 ARTICLE XII – INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION 16 ARTICLE XIII – EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND RESOLUTION OF GRIEVANCES 17 ARTICLE XIV – SUSPENSION, EXPULSION, OTHER DISCIPLINE; APPEALS 17 ARTICLE XV – AMENDMENTS 26 ARTICLE XVI – FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 26
MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY RULES AND REGULATIONS 28 ARTICLE I – ASSOCIATION REQUIREMENTS 28 ARTICLE II – TEAMS, TRYOUTS & ROSTERS 31 ARTICLE III – COACHES AND MANAGERS; CERTIFICATIONS 35 ARTICLE IV – REFEREES 36 ARTICLE V – NON-REGISTERED & INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 36 ARTICLE VI – A GAME 37 ARTICLE VII – AWARDS 37 ARTICLE VIII – ASSOCIATION & MERGERS & DIVISIONS 37 ARTICLE IX – SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE SCREENING 38 ARTICLE X – MEDICAL WAIVERS 39 ARTICLE XI – INJURY PREVENTION 39 ARTICLE XII – LOCAL RULINGS 39
POLICIES OF MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY 41 SAFESPORT 41 COACHING CODE OF ETHICS 41 CONFLICT OF INTEREST 41 GRANDFATHERING 42 USA HOCKEY ASSOCIATE REGISTRARS 42 COACH HELMET USAGE ENFORCEMENT POLICY 42 POLICIES: CONFLICT OF INTEREST, CONFIDENTIALITY, FINANCIAL MANAGE- NENT, HEADS UP DONT DUCK TRAINING, GAME SHEET LABELS, LOOK UP LINE, SPORTS CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT, TRANSGENDER (LGBT NON-BINARY) ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY 43
4 | MAHOCKEY.ORG MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY, INC. WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY 44
2020-2021 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES 46
GIRLS/WOMEN CLASSIFICATION 49
2020-2021 MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY EXECUTIVE BOARD 50
USA HOCKEY REPRESENTATIVES & MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY STAFF 51
USA HOCKEY ASSOCIATE REGISTRARS 52
DISTRICT DIRECTORS 53
DIRECTOR AT LARGE & HONORARY MEMBERS 54
USA HOCKEY REFEREE SUPERVISORS 56
COMMITTEES 57
DISTRICTS/PROGRAMS 61 DISTRICT 1 PROGRAMS SUFFOLK COUNTY 61 DISTRICT 2 PROGRAMS ESSEX COUNTY 61 DISTRICT 3 PROGRAMS NORFOLK COUNTY 63 DISTRICT 4 PROGRAMS PLYMOUTH COUNTY 64 DISTRICT 5 PROGRAMS BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, DUKES & NANTUCKET COUNTIES 65 DISTRICT 6 PROGRAMS BERKSHIRE, FRANKLIN, HAMDEN & HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES 66 DISTRICT 7 PROGRAMS WORCESTER COUNTY 67 DISTRICT 8 PROGRAMS FIRST MIDDLESEX COUNTY 68 DISTRICT 9 PROGRAMS SECOND MIDDLESEX COUNTY 69 DISTRICT 10 PROGRAMS THIRD MIDDLESEX COUNTY 70 GIRLS PROGRAMS 71 WOMENS PROGRAMS 72 CLUB TEAMS 73
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 5 MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY BYLAWS
As amended and revised at the Annual Meeting, at Plymouth, Massachusetts, June 29, 2020.
ARTICLE I - NAME AND MISSION selection of teams for District, State and The name of the organization shall be Massa- National Tournaments, and to organize chusetts Hockey, Inc. and select teams for other tournaments; H. To register players, coaches, referees, The Mission of Massachusetts Hockey is to managers, teams and leagues composed provide a safe and enjoyable atmosphere where only of teams registered in Massachusetts, participants are given the opportunity to learn, (referred to herein as “registered leagues”) grow and play the game of ice hockey. to certify associations in Massachusetts and sanction multi USA Affiliate leagues ARTICLE II - PURPOSE & that include teams registered with OBJECTIVES Massachusetts Hockey; Massachusetts Hockey is a not for profit, tax- I. To be guided by the USA Hockey core exempt Massachusetts corporation established in values of sportsmanship, respect for the accordance with the provisions of G.L. Chapter individual, integrity, pursuit of excellence at 180 and section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal the individual and team and organizational Revenue Code, respectively, whose purposes and levels, enjoyment, loyalty and teamwork; objectives are: J. To do any and all acts necessary and desirable to further the foregoing purposes A. To serve as the affiliate association of and objectives. USA Hockey, Inc. in accordance with the terms of its Affiliate Agreement with Massachusetts Hockey, an affiliate association USA Hockey, Inc. in the Commonwealth of USA Hockey, Inc., shall abide by and act in of Massachusetts, and as such affiliate accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, association, to be the governing body for Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Playing Rules the sport of hockey in Massachusetts; and decisions of the Board of Directors of B. To foster, advance, develop and encourage USA Hockey, and such documents and/ participation in the sport of hockey in or decisions shall take precedence over and Massachusetts; supersede all similar governing documents C. To develop and encourage sportsmanship and/or decisions of Massachusetts Hockey. among all players for the betterment of Further Massachusetts Hockey (I) shall their physical and social well-being; assist USA Hockey in the administration and D. To develop and improve the standards of enforcement of the provisions of the Articles of the sport; Incorporation, Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, E. To educate and train players, coaches, Playing Rules and decisions of the Board of referees, managers, administrators and Directors of USA Hockey, within and upon parents; its members and/or within its jurisdiction and F. To foster association with other USA (II) agrees to be guided by the core values of Hockey Affiliates and International Ice USA Hockey. Hockey Federations; G. To conduct tournaments leading to the
6 | MAHOCKEY.ORG ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP not have direct voting rights for the officers, Membership in Massachusetts Hockey shall directors, registrars and all other positions in be open to all persons and associations approved Massachusetts Hockey as the election process by Massachusetts Hockey in accordance with the for the same is set out herein. provisions of these Bylaws and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: ARTICLE IV - BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors shall have all the A. Hometown Programs certified in powers necessary or desirable to carry out the accordance with Massachusetts Hockey management of the affairs of Massachusetts Bylaws and Rules and Regulations; Hockey. The powers and duties of the B. Leagues (both registered and sanctioned) Board of Directors shall include, but not recognized by Massachusetts Hockey to be limited to, the power to put into effect coordinate team play; rules and regulations, adopt policies and C. Club Programs recognized in accordance procedures, annually select an Auditor to with Massachusetts Hockey Bylaws and perform a Certified Audit of Massachusetts Rules and Regulations. Hockey accounts at the end of each fiscal D. Girls/Women’s Programs recognized in year, and establish fees, dues and assessments, accordance with Massachusetts Hockey necessary for the management of the affairs of Bylaws and Rules and Regulations. Massachusetts Hockey. E. Special Hockey Programs - any USA The Board of Directors shall be comprised Hockey Sanctioned Special Hockey of members of the Executive Board, District/ Program based within the Commonwealth Divisional Directors and Directors at Large. of Massachusetts and recognized in The majority of the Board of Directors shall at accordance with Massachusetts Hockey all times be comprised of the District/Division Bylaws and Rules and Regulations. Directors, elected Officers of Massachusetts F. Honorary members elected by the Board of Hockey and non-voting USA Hockey Directors of Massachusetts Hockey. appointed Registrars. One-third of the Directors then in office Membership shall include but not be limited to shall constitute a quorum at meetings of those individuals who have registered with USA the Board of Directors. Each member shall Hockey; the immediate families and guardians of have only one vote, regardless of the number registered players; directors, officers, employees, of positions held. No proxy votes shall be and volunteers of associations, districts, allowed. Alternate Directors may vote in registered and sanctioned Hometown Programs, the absence of a Director from a District/ Club Programs, Girls/Women’s Programs, Division if registered, indicating the Director Special Hockey Programs, leagues and teams; being replaced with the Secretary prior to the and all members of the Massachusetts Hockey meeting being called to order by the presiding Board of Directors. officer. Once a Director is replaced he/she is ineligible to vote during the current session Members shall be governed by the provisions of the meeting. All actions of the Board of Massachusetts Hockey and/or USA Hockey shall be subject to majority of the votes cast Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Policies and unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws. Procedures, Codes of Conduct, Codes of Ethics The presiding officer shall vote only to break and USA Hockey Playing Rules and shall enjoy a tie. The President may surrender the Chair the benefits and privileges herein as long as they to vote from the floor. shall be in good standing. Such members shall There shall be at least four (4) meetings
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 7 of the Board of Directors annually. Special A meeting of the Board of Directors meetings of the Board of Directors may may be held by any means of electronic be called by the President or upon written or other communications through which all request of six (6) or more Directors from participating Directors can hear each other if separate Districts/Divisions. Special meetings and when the President determines the need shall be held within thirty (30) days of receipt for such a meeting or if the Board of Directors of such a request with a minimum of seven (7) votes to conduct such a meeting. days’ notice being given to the members of the Notwithstanding this provision, such Board of Directors. a meeting shall not be a replacement or Any member of the Board of Directors substitute meeting for any Board meetings may be removed for cause by vote of two- required to be held annually or for any thirds majority of the Board. For purposes special meeting that may be called under the of this provision, cause shall be deemed to provisions of this Bylaw unless those calling be the material noncompliance by a member such a meeting agree to this procedure. All with the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and/ the provisions for notice, quorum and voting or Policies and Procedures of Massachusetts applicable to board meetings shall apply to Hockey. Material noncompliance may include, such meeting provided herein. but not be limited to, failure to perform the duties of an elected or appointed office ARTICLE V - EXECUTIVE BOARD by a member, failure to attend meetings of The Executive Board shall consist of the the Board of Directors, failure to comply President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secre- with or act in a manner consistent with the tary, Referee Coordinator, Chair of the Rules organization’s Bylaws, Rules and Regulations Committee, Chair of the Discipline Commit- and/or Policies and Procedures, USA Hockey tee, Massachusetts Hockey Director of Coach- Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and/or Policies ing Education, General Counsel, and two and Procedures, Codes of Conduct, Codes of members of the Board of Directors who are Ethics and USA Hockey playing rules or any elected annually, by the Board of Directors for a other misconduct by a member not appropriate one-year term and may not serve for more than for such member. Any member subject to two (2) years. The Executive Board shall be re- removal for cause must be given written notice sponsible for carrying out the directives of the of the proposed removal by the President or Board of Directors and running the day-to-day Secretary no later than ten (10) days prior to activities of the organization. The USA Hockey the meeting of the Board of Directors at which District Registrar, the USA Hockey Coach in the action shall be considered and the member Chief, USAH Referee in Chief and the USAH shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at Risk Manager may participate in the Executive the said meeting prior to any vote being taken. Board meeting but may not vote. The Execu- The President or Secretary shall only issue tive Board shall be solely responsible for all hir- such notice if ten (10) members of the Board ing decisions and the execution of employment of Directors have made a written request of contracts. The Executive Board shall meet as him to take such action. Any action taken by often as its members deem necessary without the Board of Directors to remove a member the requirement of any notice to the Board of shall be final with no appeal available under Directors or the membership and it may con- any of the organization’s rules of procedure. duct its business as informally as it deems nec- Removal for cause pursuant to this paragraph essary. Each member of the Executive Board shall not be the only remedy for a violation of shall have one vote. All actions of the Executive any Applicable Rule as defined herein. Board shall be subject to majority vote. Actions
8 | MAHOCKEY.ORG taken by the Executive Board shall be reported President, Second Vice President, Third Vice to the Board of Directors at its next meeting. President, Fourth Vice President and Fifth A meeting of the Executive Board may be Vice President. held by any means of electronic or other com- The First Vice President shall, in the ab- munication through which all the participants sence of the President, have all the power and can hear each other. perform all the duties of the President. In the absence of higher-ranking officers, the 2nd, ARTICLE VI - DUTIES OF THE 3rd, 4th and 5th Vice Presidents shall have all MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE the powers and duties of the higher ranking BOARD officers in their respective order of holding Elected Officers office. The elected officers shall be the President, Each Vice President shall be responsible for Vice Presidents, Treasurer, and Secretary. supervising, overseeing, organizing and re- porting on the organizations committees and The President shall: shall be assigned these responsibilities by the A. Preside over all meetings of the Executive President in consultation with the Vice Pres- Board and the Board of Directors; idents on an annual basis after the elections B. Generally supervise all the activities of take place. Massachusetts Hockey, and ensure that all rules and regulations and stated policies The Treasurer shall have the responsibility and procedures of the organization are ob- for carrying out all of the duties usually asso- served; ciated with the position of Treasurer, includ- C. Have the power to rule on questions not ing the following: provided for in the Bylaws until the next A. Receive all funds due Massachusetts Hock- regular or special meeting of the Board of ey, depositing them in a chartered bank Directors; and paying the rightful obligations of the D. Represent Massachusetts Hockey and be Corporation; its spokesperson at all public and private B. Sign the checks on the Corporation’s ac- forums and places; counts; E. In the absence of the Treasurer, have the C. Submit in writing at the regularly sched- right to sign checks; uled Board of Directors meetings and at F. Appoint the non-elected members of the the Annual Meeting a Treasurer’s Report Executive Board; to the Board of Directors, containing all G. Establish committees as needed from time Massachusetts Hockey Accounts. The re- to time; ports shall include Profit and Loss state- H. Appoint the Chairs and members of all ments by revenue and year to date status, committees; and at least one past year for purpose of I. Be an ex officio member of all committees; comparison; and D. Provide necessary materials to the Audi- J. Sign all contracts for Massachusetts Hock- tor for the certified audit of Corporation ey that are in excess of $10,000 that have books as required been approved by the Finance Committee E. Review reports of each Massachusetts except Ice Rental contracts. Hockey account; F. Co-signature on all Massachusetts Hockey There shall be five (5) Vice Presidents: They accounts; shall be elected to the positions of First Vice G. Chair the Finance Committee and conduct
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 9 at least three (3) scheduled meetings of the The Chair of the Rules Committee shall: Finance Committee per year. The reports A. Be appointed by the President, subject to for all Massachusetts Hockey accounts the approval of the Executive Board; shall be reviewed at one of these meetings; B. Hold committee meetings for review of H. Prepare or have prepared the annual 990 Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and poli- return to the Internal Revenue Service cies and procedures; and and the PC-1 to the Attorney General’s C. Review and make recommendations on Division of Public Charities and file these all proposed amendments to the Bylaws, reports by their due date. Distribute the Rules and Regulations, Policies and Proce- completed reports with a copy of the Audit dures to the Board of Directors. report attached to the Board of Directors; and The Massachusetts Hockey Director of the I. File the General Laws Chapter 180 Cor- Coaching Education shall: poration Annual Report annually and any A Be appointed by the President, subject to Corporation updates with the Secretary of the approval of the Executive Board; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Be B. Coordinate all the coaching clinics held the official custodian of the Corporation in Massachusetts with the USA Hockey Records. Coach-in-Chief; C. Establish dates and locations for all clin- The Secretary shall: ics in cooperation with the USA Hockey A. Compile and distribute minutes of all Mas- Coach-in-Chief, and notify all District/Di- sachusetts Hockey meetings; visional Registrars, Associations, and Ref- B. Be the official custodian of the Corpora- erees-in-Chief of those dates and location; tion’s meeting records; D. Receive copies of all Clinic Registration C. Advise the Board of Directors of all the Forms and maintain a file of all attendees; upcoming meeting and other important E. Maintain a computer file by District of information; all individuals successfully completing re- D. Verify eligibility of voting members pres- quirements of the Coaching Education ent at any meeting; Program; and E. Verify a quorum is present of eligible vot- F. Distribute current lists of accredited ing members of the Executive Board; and coaches to the District/Divisional Regis- F. Publish the attendance records of each trars periodically. meeting. The Chair of the Discipline Committee shall: The Referee Coordinator shall: A. Be appointed by the President, subject to A. Be appointed by the President, subject to the approval of the Executive Board; the approval of the Executive Board; B. Coordinate the Discipline process; and B. Register all referee applicants, and collect C. Maintain records of the disciplinary ac- all fees due Massachusetts Hockey from tions of Massachusetts Hockey and report the applicants; and these actions to the Board of Directors. C. Coordinate referee assignments to all State Final sites with the Referee-in-Chief, Ref- The General Counsel shall: eree Supervisors and the State Tournament A. Provide legal advice to Massachusetts Coordinator. Hockey
10 | MAHOCKEY.ORG ARTICLE VII - NOMINATION AND decision in writing or via email to the full Board ELECTIONS OF USA HOCKEY of Directors and the candidate. DIRECTORS, USA HOCKEY One week prior to the March meeting, SECTION REPRESENTATIVES, the Nominating Committee shall notify the OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE BOARD Board of Directors of the names of those who MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS it intends to list on the official ballot and those, Nominations of Officers, Executive Board if any, deemed not qualified, unless the aspiring Members, USA Hockey Directors: and USA candidate has withdrawn his/her name from Hockey Section Representatives. consideration. After the Nominating Committee There shall be a Nominating Committee, has made its report at the March meeting of the as provided in Article IX of this document, Board of Directors, nominations may be made consisting of no more than five (5) nor less than from the floor by a motion with a second for all three (3) members, who shall be responsible for elected positions. After that time, nominations will nominating candidates for all elected offices of be closed. the organization. They shall conduct its business If any candidate nominated from the floor was as its members deem fit, and it shall meet as often deemed not qualified by the Nominating Com- as its members consider necessary. They shall mittee to be placed on the ballot for election at prepare the official ballot for theAnnual Meeting. the Annual meeting, the chair of said committee Candidates desiring to be listed on the ballot must shall state to the Board prior to any vote being tak- submit their name and the position they seek to the en why that candidate was deemed not qualified. chair of the Nominating Committee by February Unless otherwise stated herein, candidates must 20. The Nominating Committee shall determine be former Executive Board members or current whether or not any potential candidate is eligible members of the Board of Directors and must be to be placed on the official ballot pursuant to in good standing with Massachusetts Hockey to the bylaws of the corporation and any applicable be eligible (Background Screening completed statutes. and Conflict of Interest Forms are accurate and The Nominating Committee shall review submitted to the respective chairs, they have no the qualifications of all candidates prior to a outstanding financial issues and they are not under candidate’s name being placed on the ballot. suspension). Any member who holds an appointed That review shall consist at a minimum of position from USA Hockey and is specifically ex- determining whether a prospective candidate cluded from holding office in a USA Hockey Affili- has on file with the Treasurer a complete and ate and/or District by USA Hockey’s Bylaws, Rules up to date conflict of interest disclosure form, and Regulations and/or Policies and Procedures whether that candidate holds any other position shall not be eligible to hold any elected position in in Massachusetts Hockey and/or USA Hockey Massachusetts Hockey. that would disqualify him/her for holding the office sought and whether that candidate holds Elections of Officers and USA Hockey Directors: any other position outside of Massachusetts Elections of the Officers, and Executive Board Hockey that would place that candidate in a Members of corporation, and the election of the conflict of interest and prevent him/her in the corporation’s USA Hockey Directors and USA opinion of the Committee from exercising his/ Hockey Section Representatives shall take place at her independent judgment on behalf of the best the Annual Meeting. Voting shall be by secret bal- interests of Massachusetts Hockey. In the event lot and candidates receiving a simple majority of the the Committee determines the candidate is not votes shall be elected. The President’s vote shall not qualified, the Committee will not place the be counted except to break a tie. All candidates will candidate’s name on the ballot and will report its be allowed time to make a statement to the Board of
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 11 Directors prior to the ballots being cast. Upon com- depicted in the Annual Guide. pletion of the counting of the votes for each elective 5. District 5, consisting of the Hometown office the vote tally shall be announced. If no candi- Programs within the geographical area date receives a majority then the candidate with the depicted in the Annual Guide. least number of votes and any candidates tied with 6. District 6, consisting of the Hometown the least number of votes will be dropped for fur- Programs within the geographical area ther voting until one person receives a majority. The depicted in the Annual Guide. President shall be elected for a two (2) year term. All 7. District 7, consisting of the Hometown other officers shall be elected for a two (2) year term, Programs within the geographical area unless elected at a special election to fill the remain- depicted in the Annual Guide. ing term of an officer whose seat has been vacated. 8. District 8, consisting of the Hometown Programs within the geographical area Elections of Officers shall be held as follows: depicted in the Annual Guide. 9. District 9, consisting of the Hometown For elections being held at annual meetings in Programs within the geographical area odd calendar years – President, Treasurer, 3rd depicted in the Annual Guide. and 5th Vice Presidents 10. District 10, consisting of the Home- town Programs within the geographical For elections being held at annual meetings in area depicted in the Annual Guide. even calendar years the Secretary, the 1st, the 11. Girls’ / Women Division, consisting 2nd, the 4th Vice Presidents of the Girls’/Women’s Programs regis- tered and certified by the USA Hockey There shall be separate ballots for each office Registrar for Massachusetts as of Janu- subject to election with the President’s office ary 1st of each year. being first voted, then the Vice Presidents, Sec- 12. Club Division, consisting of the Club retary, Treasurer, and continuing in an order Programs registered and certified by determined by the Chair of the Nominating the USA Hockey Registrar for Massa- Committee until all elected positions are filled. chusetts as of January 1st of each year. No person shall serve as President for more than B. District and Division elections shall be four (4) consecutive years. held by District/Division Registrars no lat- er than March 15 of each year. A quorum Election of District/Division Directors: of one-third of the associations/programs A. Five (5) Directors shall be elected annually of the District/Division shall constitute a from each of the following twelve (12) Dis- quorum at meetings of the Districts/Divi- tricts/Divisions: sions when elections are held. Notification 1. District 1, consisting of the Hometown of the election meeting shall be given in Programs within the geographical area writing or electronically by the Registrar depicted in the Annual Guide. to each program or team at least three 2. District 2, consisting of the Hometown weeks prior to said election. Programs within the geographical area C. Nominees shall be members of Massachu- depicted in the Annual Guide. setts Hockey and shall be eligible only in 3. District 3, consisting of the Hometown the District/Division in which they partic- Programs within the geographical area ipate or reside and shall have been in good depicted in the Annual Guide. standing for at least one year immediately 4. District 4, consisting of the Hometown prior to nomination. For the purpose of Programs within the geographical area this paragraph, participation shall mean
12 | MAHOCKEY.ORG active engagement with an association/ Directors by April 1. program in the District/Division for at least one year prior to nomination. Directors at Large: D. USA Hockey appointed individuals inter- Executive Board members not re-elected, or ested in running for office must resign in re-appointed may remain on the Board of Direc- writing to the President of Massachusetts tors after the expiration of their term as a Direc- Hockey with an effective date prior to the tor at Large with voting privileges for one year District/Division election. If the resigned only, except those who have been a member of individual is the District/Division Reg- the Executive Board for fifteen (15) years who istrar, the USA Hockey Registrar or des- shall be Directors at Large with voting privileges ignee will then run the District/Division for life. This bylaw does not apply to At Large elections. Executive Board members who concurrently E. In District/Division elections for Direc- serve as District Directors. tors, each registered and certified asso- ciation/program shall have one vote for Election of USA Hockey Directors: each Registered Participant Member as The Board of Directors shall elect a USA Hockey of March 1 as reported in the most recent Director for a three (3) year term annually, by a census complied by the USA Hockey As- simple majority at the Annual meeting. The terms sociate Registrar. In all other matters, each will be staggered so as to minimize the number of association shall have one vote at District Directors whose term ends in any one year. meetings. Any Hometown Program con- sisting of groupings of cities and/or towns Election of USA Hockey Section Representatives: located within two or more of the of the The Board of Directors shall elect a Represen- ten (10) Districts described in paragraph tative to the USA Hockey Disabled Section, A shall be assigned to one of the Districts a Representative to the USA Hockey Girls’/ containing any of theHometown Pro- Women Section and a Representative to the gram’s cities and/or towns by a vote of USA Hockey High School Section. No person the Board of Directors of Massachusetts shall hold more than one USA Hockey Section Hockey. Representative position at a time. Candidates for F. Directors’ term shall run from the close of the position of USA Hockey Section Represen- the Annual Meeting to the close of the next tative must: be a former or current USA Hockey Annual Meeting. Registrar or Associate Registrar for Massachu- G. Alternate Director(s), if any, shall be elect- setts or a former or current member of either the ed by the same process as Directors. Executive Board or Board of Directors; submit H. Names of elected Director(s) and Alter- CORI, Background Screening and Conflict of nate Director(s), if any, shall be reported Interest Forms; have no financial issues; and not to the Secretary of Massachusetts Hock- be under suspension. Each USA Hockey Sec- ey by USA Hockey Associate Registrars tion Representative shall be elected for a term of no later than March 25. Failure to report three (3) years. names to the Secretary in a timely fashion shall cause individuals to be excluded from Vacancies: voting in the next regularly scheduled, spe- In the event of a vacancy in any elected office cial or Annual Meeting, whichever comes of the organization due to resignation, removal, first. The Executive Board shall receive all death, or other cause, the vacancy shall be filled credentials and forward to the Secretary a by election at the next regularly scheduled or list of properly elected District/Division specifically called meeting of the Board of Di-
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 13 rectors for the balance of the term remaining. play downs and other business of their re- Upon notice of such a vacancy, the President, or spective District/Divisions; if the President’s office is vacant, the next high- C. Fulfill all the fiduciary responsibilities and est-ranking officer, shall request the Nominating obligations required by virtue of being an Committee to inform the Board of Directors of elected member of the Board of Directors the opening and to prepare for such an election. of Massachusetts Hockey; The Secretary shall give notice of the scheduled D. Be eligible for appointment as a voting election to the Board of Directors. member of any disciplinary panel in accor- dance with Article XIV unless conflict of ARTICLE VIII - DUTIES OF interest considerations dictates otherwise. DISTRICT/DIVISION REGISTRARS & DIRECTORS ARTICLE IX – COMMITTEES USA Hockey Associate Registrars shall: A. The permanent committees of A. Be directly responsible to the USA Hockey Massachusetts Hockey shall be: Audit, Registrar; Adaptive Hockey, American Development B. Hold District/Division meetings with a Model (ADM) & Player Development, minimum of four per year; Discipline, Finance, Nominating, C. Distribute all materials supplied to the Background Screening, Rules, District/Division associations; Tournaments, SafeSport and Safety. D. Check player registrations for ineligible B. The Chairs of the Rules Committee, players, overall completeness and compli- Coaching Education Program, and ance with Massachusetts Hockey and USA Discipline Committee shall be appointed Hockey forms; annually by the President subject to the E. Confirm Tournament applications with the approval of the Executive Board. The chairs State Tournament Coordinator; of all other Committees and members F. Review and approve all player transfers of all Committees shall be appointed within the District; annually by the President, except that the G. Coordinate District/Division Playdowns, Treasurer shall be the Chair of the Finance and qualify players and teams for partici- Committee. pation in District/Division Playdowns; C. The President may from time to time H. Hold District/Division Elections in accor- appoint other committees for specific dance with Article VII of these Bylaws; purposes and terms. I. Maintain all District/Division records, D. The President and President elect shall be and provide to the USA Hockey Registrar ex-officio members of all Committees. upon request; E. All committee action except action under J. Report rules violations to the President; Article XIII and XIV of these Bylaws K. Preside, without voting, at District Hear- shall be subject to review of the Executive ings. Registrars may decline to serve in this Board on its own motion or at the request capacity. of the committee Chairperson. Any such review shall be limited to a review of the Massachusetts Hockey District/Division Direc- committee’s decision on the record before tors shall: it. A. Attend Massachusetts Hockey State and F. The Chair of the Discipline Committee appropriate District/Division meetings; in consultation with the President and B. Cooperate with the District/Division Reg- Counsel, if any, shall be the sole judge of istrars in coordinating District/Division the definition and meaning of all terms,
14 | MAHOCKEY.ORG phrases, words and procedures as they Article VI Duties of the Members of the relate to the discipline process as set out Executive Board. in Article XIV of Massachusetts Hockey K. The Finance Committee: Refer to Article Bylaws. VI Duties of the Members of the Executive G. Any committee meeting may be held Board. by any means of electronic or other L. The Rules Committee: Refer to Article VI communication through which all the Duties of the Members of the Executive participants can hear each other. Board. H. The Audit committee shall consist of at M. The Tournaments Committee shall: least three (3) members. The majority of 1. Have the responsibility of coordinating the members must be members of the Board all State Championship Tournaments; of Directors and none of the members 2. Oversee all State Championships and can have any material financial interest District Playdown activity; in any entity doing significant business 3. Receive all District Playdown with Massachusetts Hockey. The Audit applications and fees; committee shall make recommendations to 4. Ensure that all established deadlines are the Board of Directors regarding: upheld; 1. Selection, retention; and termination of 5. Award State Tournaments to the an independent auditor; Districts at the annual meeting; 2. The compensation of the auditor; 6. Accept Tournament sites; 3. Measures to insure that the internal 7. Receive Tournament Compliance controls are documented by Forms from each Tournament site prior management and evaluated as part of to the annual Tournament meeting; the audit; 8. Appoint ‘on-site’ Tournament Directors 4. Process by which the audit committee to oversee each Tournament site; shall review the audit and the 9. Receive the reports from each management letter, if any, with the Tournament Committee and each auditor and work with the auditor and ‘on-site’ Director; and management of Massachusetts Hockey 10. Issue a report on all Tournaments at the to resolve or recommend resolution Annual Meeting. to the board of any issues of concern N. The Nominating Committee: Refer arising from the audit or management to Article VII for the duties of the letter; and Nominating Committee. 5. Measures to ensure that any non- audit services provided by the auditing ARTICLE X - ANNUAL MEETING firm con form with the standards of The Annual Meeting of Massachusetts Hockey independence required. shall be held in the month of June. The time and The committee shall prior to the place shall be designated by the President in writ- board’s consideration of and action on ing and/or via electronic email using the mahock- the independent auditor’s report, the ey.org email address to the Board of Directors not committee shall report to the board on less than fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting. the results of the audit. I. The Background Screening Committee shall: Refer to Article VI Duties of the Members of the Executive Board. J. The Discipline Committee: Refer to
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 15 ARTICLE XI - PARLIAMENTARY of, the defense or disposition of any action, suit AUTHORITY or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, All meetings of the organization, including which such person may be a defendant or with meetings of the Board of Directors, shall be gov- which such person is threatened or otherwise in- erned by Robert’s Rules of Order, except to the volved, directly or indirectly, by reason of such extent said Rules conflict with these Bylaws. person’s holding or having held such position. The provisions of this paragraph shall not ap- ARTICLE XII - INDEMNIFICATION ply to any person who has been adjudicated or AND EXCULPATION determined in such action, suit or proceeding Massachusetts Hockey shall indemnify or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable protect and hold harmless USA Hockey, Inc., its belief that his or her action was in the best inter- Directors, members, councils, committees and ests of the Corporation. Massachusetts Hockey each member thereof, and all other elected, ap- shall provide no indemnification with respect to pointed, employed or volunteer representatives any matter settled or compromised, pursuant to of USA Hockey from any and all claims, liabili- consent decree or otherwise, unless such settle- ty, judgments, costs, attorneys’ fees, charges and ment or compromise shall have been approved expenses whatsoever, arising from the acts and as in the best interest of Massachusetts Hockey omissions of Massachusetts Hockey, except to by (1) a disinterested majority of the Board of the extent (i) that USA Hockey, Inc., or its afore- Directors of the Corporation or (2) if there were described representatives caused such claims. Li- no disinterested directors, by independent legal ability, judgments, costs, attorneys’ fees, charges counsel representing Massachusetts Hockey and or expenses by their own intentional neglect or appointed by a majority of the directors then in default or (ii) that such acts or omissions were office. The right of indemnification provided in the direct result of compliance with the Articles this Article shall not be exclusive of or affect any of Incorporation, Bylaws, Rules and Regula- other rights to which any director, officer, em- tions, Playing Rules or decisions of the Board ployee or volunteer may be entitled under any or Directors of USA Hockey. Further, Massa- agreement, statue or otherwise. Massachusetts chusetts Hockey understands and acknowledges Hockey’s obligation to provide indemnification that USA Hockey, Inc., and its aforedescribed under the Article shall be offset by and to the representatives have assumed such assignment, extent of any other source of indemnification. function, office or capacity upon the express un- Nothing contained in this Article shall affect any derstanding, agreement and condition that they rights to which Massachusetts Hockey personnel be so indemnified and held harmless to the ex- other than directors or officers may be entitled tent described in this Bylaw. by contract or otherwise. Indemnification: Massachusetts Hockey shall No Personal Liability: No director, officer, indemnify or protect each person who is or was employee of this Corporation or a volunteer act- a director, officer or employee, or a volunteer ing on behalf of Massachusetts Hockey and/or its acting within the scope of his/her authority on affiliates shall be personally liable to Massachu- behalf of Massachusetts Hockey and/or its af- setts Hockey for monetary damages for breach filiates, such person’s heirs, executors and legal of fiduciary duty as a director, officer, employee representatives, against all liabilities and expens- or volunteer notwithstanding any provisions of es, including judgments, fines, penalties and law imposing such liability: provided, however, reasonable attorney’s fees and all amounts paid, that the liability of an officer, director, employee other than to Massachusetts Hockey, in compro- or volunteer to the extent that such liability is mise or settlement, imposed upon or incurred by imposed by applicable law, shall not be elimi- such person in connection with, or arising out nated (1) for any breach of such person’s duty of
16 | MAHOCKEY.ORG loyalty to Massachusetts Hockey; (2) for acts or ministrators and officials to participate, consistent omissions not in good faith or which involve an with the requirements of the Amateur Sports Act intentional or a knowing violation of law, or (3) of 1978, as amended, in amateur athletic compe- for any transaction from which such derived an tition without discrimination on the basis of race, improper benefit. color, religion, age, sex or national origin. The directors, officer, employees and volun- Massachusetts Hockey shall provide for the teers of Massachusetts Hockey shall not be per- prompt and equitable resolution of grievances of sonally liable for any debt, liability or obligation its members, including fair notice and opportuni- of the Corporation. All persons, corporations or ty for a hearing consistent with the provisions of other entities extending credit to, contracting these Bylaws and the requirements of the Ama- with, or having any such claims against Massa- teur Sports Act of 1978 as amended. chusetts Hockey, may look only to the funds and Any grievance filed under this Article must be property of this Corporation for the payment filed with the President of Massachusetts Hock- of such contract or claim, or for the payment of ey with a copy of the grievance forwarded to the any debt, damages, judgment or decree, or any Chair of the Disciplinary Committee and the amount that may otherwise become due or pay- General Counsel. Only a member in good stand- able to them from Massachusetts Hockey. ing may file a grievance and for the purpose of Massachusetts Hockey agrees, at all times, to this Article. A grievance shall only be entertained be covered by the general liability insurance pol- and acted upon if it deals with a material violation icy maintained by USA Hockey. USA Hockey by a member of Massachusetts Hockey and/or shall inform Massachusetts Hockey of the limits USA Hockey Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Pol- of that policy, and of any changes to those limits icies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct, Codes which may be made by USA Hockey at its sole of Ethics and USA Hockey playing rules and prerogative. By purchasing and maintaining the such violation is clearly contrary to any practice aforementioned general liability insurance poli- or precedent consistent with said Bylaws, Rules cy, USA Hockey does not assume any liability for and Regulations, Policies and Procedures, Codes any actions or omissions of Massachusetts Hock- of Conduct, Codes of Ethics and Playing Rules. ey. Massachusetts Hockey agrees to use reason- able efforts to purchase, acquire or provide and ARTICLE XIV - SUSPENSION, maintain in full force and effect at all times, EXPULSION, OTHER DISCIPLINE; directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and APPEALS to name USA Hockey as an additional insured A. General: thereunder if such insurance is not obtained Except as may be permitted in section F through USA Hockey. Massachusetts Hockey below, no Party may be suspended from retains right to obtain whatever additional insur- participation or otherwise disciplined un- ance coverage’s it may desire, at its own expense, less a hearing has been held prior to the but agrees to name USA Hockey as an additional action being taken according to the provi- insured thereof. sions of these rules. B. Purpose: ARTICLE XIII - EQUAL It is the purpose of these rules to provide OPPORTUNITY AND Parties a fair hearing (a) prior to being RESOLUTION OF GRIEVANCES subject to discipline, which shall include Massachusetts Hockey shall provide an equal reasonable notice of the grounds for the competitive opportunity, taking into account proposed discipline, and (b) to contest an ability, physical size and other athletic criteria, to administrative action. A party to a hear- amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, ad- ing shall have the reasonable opportunity
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 17 to prepare and present their case and ar- any action or decision by USA Hock- gument in accordance with these rules, ey, an Affiliate Association or a local including the opportunity to call witnesses league, association or program (other and present evidence, the opportunity to than “Discipline” as defined below) that see all evidence intended to be used at the affects any Parties’ eligibility to partic- hearing and question witnesses and to be ipate in domestic competition and/or assisted by counsel at the hearing, as deter- their membership in any organization mined by the Hearing Panel and/or Hear- within the jurisdiction of these Bylaws. ing Facilitator, and in accordance with the 2. “Appeal Authority” shall mean the Mas- provisions of section E below. sachusetts Discipline Committee or any C. Disciplinary Action Appeal Panel appointed thereby. 1. Suspension, expulsion or other disci- 3. “Applicable Rules,” shall mean the plinary action of any member may occur Bylaws, rules and regulations, playing by operation of or violation of: rules, policies, codes of conduct, ethics, a. USA Hockey or Massachusetts core values and decisions of the Board Hockey, Association Bylaws, Rules & of Directors of USA Hockey and Mas- Regulations, Policies; sachusetts Hockey, and comparable By- b. The playing rules of the game as pro- laws, rules, documents and decisions of mulgated by USA Hockey; any applicable District, League sponsor, c. Administrative action taken by Mas- facility, other group, organization or sachusetts Hockey, or any Associa- Massachusetts Hockey Association. tion, league, district, or other orga- 4. “Disciplinary Authority” shall mean nization certified and/or registered Massachusetts Hockey, including each with Massachusetts Hockey with District of Massachusetts Hockey, any authority to do same. League, any Association, or a local d. Additional violations for which dis- league, association or program having cipline may be imposed include, but jurisdiction to issue Discipline to any are not limited to: Party within the jurisdiction of USA i. threats or action against officials Hockey. of Massachusetts Hockey or USA 5. “Discipline” shall mean a suspension, Hockey; probation, censure or other discipline ii. any conduct unbecoming or detri- of a Party. mental to the sport of hockey; 6. “Party” shall mean members of Mas- iii. allowing participation by ineligi- sachusetts Hockey and other members ble or unregistered players, coach- within the jurisdiction of USA Hockey, es, officials or teams in sanctioned USA Hockey itself or its Affiliate Asso- events; ciations, including, but not limited to iv. participation in events not official- Massachusetts Hockey Board Members, ly sanctioned; Massachusetts Hockey Executive Board v. any violation of USA Hockey Members, Massachusetts Hockey Asso- SafeSport Policies. ciations, Board Members, each parent, D. Definitions: guardian, agent or other person or par- For the purposes of this Article, the words, ticipant, and each league, club, sponsor, terms and phrases used in this Article XIV facility or other group or organization, shall have the following definitions: that is engaged in domestic competition 1. “Administrative Action” shall mean or participating in a USA Hockey and/
18 | MAHOCKEY.ORG or Massachusetts Hockey sanctioned pointment unless a later date is agreed event of any kind. upon by the Parties and approved by the 7. “Playing Rules” shall mean playing Hearing Panel. rules of the game adopted from time to 3. Hearing Notice: time by USA Hockey and published as Not later than seven (7) calendar days USA Hockey Playing Rules. before the hearing date, the Hearing 8. “Playing Rules Suspension” shall mean Panel shall provide written notice to suspensions expressly permitted or all interested Parties of the time and mandated by the USA Hockey Playing place of the hearing, the names of the Rules. hearing panel members and any hear- 9. “Summary Suspension” shall mean a ing facilitator, the manner in which the suspension issued by a Disciplinary hearing is to be conducted, the grounds Authority prior to a hearing being con- for any proposed suspension, discipline ducted. or Administrative Action, the possible E. Hearing Procedure consequences of an adverse finding, and 1. Hearing Panel: the issues to be resolved by the Hearing The Disciplinary Authority considering Panel. A party to a hearing may waive, issuing any Discipline, or upon demand in writing, the seven (7) day notice re- by a Party contesting a suspension or quirement for a hearing. other disciplinary action where no hear- 4. Hearing Location: ing was held, or desires to contest an The Hearing Panel shall make every Administrative Action, shall appoint a reasonable effort to convene the hearing Hearing Panel of a minimum of three in a location accessible to all the Parties. and maximum of five reasonably dis- 5. Conduct of Hearing: interested and impartial persons to The Hearing Panel may in its discretion conduct the hearing. The Discipline hold a formal or informal hearing, in Authority may also appoint a Hearing person or by telephonic conference call Facilitator whose function shall be to or video conference, hear any evidence facilitate the discipline process. The it believes is relevant to the issue(s) be- Hearing Panel and/or Hearing Facilita- fore it, place limits on time, evidence tor shall determine the order of hearing and documentation, have witnesses or cases (e.g witnesses, manner in which written statements and establish other testimony may be obtained, duration hearing rules so long as the Parties are of testimony) determine the appropri- informed of the established procedures, ateness, scope and manner of questions each Party has a reasonable opportuni- and/or testimony, and shall have the ty to present its case and argument in final procedural authority during the accordance with the Hearing Panel’s hearing. The Hearing Facilitator shall rules, and each Party is treated in a sub- not have a vote on any Discipline issue stantially equal manner. The Rules of and may participate in the facilitation of Evidence in judicial proceedings shall the hearing process at the discretion of not apply in the hearing. The Parties the Hearing Panel. may be represented by counsel of their 2. Hearing Timing: choosing at their own expense, provid- Absent good cause, the Hearing Panel ed that the Hearing Panel may set rules should hold the hearing no later than for the involvement of counsel in the thirty (30) calendar days after its ap- hearing. Unless permitted by the Hear-
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 19 ing Panel and/or Hearing Facilitator, pline shall have the burden of proof and counsel may not ask questions, interject, shall present evidence to support the coach, advocate for, or otherwise speak suspension or discipline by a prepon- on a party’s behalf during a hearing. derance of the evidence. In the case of Generally, only witnesses who can attest an Administrative Action, the burden of to the facts of the incident are permitted proof shall be on the Party challenging to be part of the hearing process. The the Administrative Action to prove by a Hearing Facilitator may limit, in his or preponderance of the evidence that the her sole discretion, the involvement of Administrative Action was made in an general character witnesses who lack arbitrary or capricious manner or was any knowledge of the facts of the inci- not supported by the facts. In a contest dent. It is the responsibility of a party of an Administrative Action, only the to notify witnesses of the date, time and evidence presented to or considered by location of the hearing. If the Hearing the Party taking the Administrative Ac- Panel has not made arrangements for a tion shall be presented and considered record of the proceedings, a Party may by the hearing panel. at its own expense create a stenographic 7. Decision: or other record of the proceedings and The Hearing Panel shall use reasonable must inform the Hearing Panel prior efforts to (i) render its decision within to the hearing of any arrangements so five (5) business days of the completion made. A copy of any such record cre- of the hearing or the closing of the re- ated by or for a Party shall be provid- cord whichever is later, and (ii) prepare ed at such Party’s cost to the Hearing and deliver a written decision to the Panel. Other Parties will be permitted Parties within fifteen (15) business days to secure a copy of the record in the of the completion of the hearing or the normal course at their own expense. close of the record, whichever is later. The Discipline Authority and/or Chair The written decision shall contain find- of the Massachusetts Hockey Discipline ings of material facts, conclusions, the Committee shall have the authority to order of the Hearing Panel and a state- require a Party or any participants to a ment of any right of appeal a Party may hearing to enter into a confidentiality have as a result of the decision. Delivery and non-disclosure agreement to pro- of the decision to the Parties may be tect the interests of the parties and any made by first class mail or other delivery witness from the release or disclosure service or electronic mail in the discre- of any evidence, testimony or written tion of the Hearing Panel. statements contained within the record 8. Scope of Hearing Panel Decision: outside the scope of the hearing. Unless explicitly accepted by another 6. Burden of Proof: provision of these rules or the rules of In order to impose a suspension or USA Hockey the decision of the Hear- discipline, the Hearing Panel must by ing Panel shall be in effect only for the a simple majority of the Hearing Pan- program governed by the Disciplinary el make a finding supported by a pre- Authority and subject to appeal as set ponderance of the evidence (i.e., more out in Section J below. If the Hearing likely true than not true) that the Party Panel wishes to extend any suspen- violated an Applicable Rule. The Disci- sion or discipline it ordered beyond its plinary Authority proposing the Disci- program, it must notify the Chair of
20 | MAHOCKEY.ORG the Massachusetts Hockey Discipline where a Party has been arrested for Committee. If the suspension or disci- a crime alleged to have been com- pline is imposed by a Hearing Panel’s mitted; where a Party has assaulted decision is affirmed by an Appeal Panel another or violated the USA Hock- or there is no appeal from the decision ey Safe Sport Policy, including such of the Hearing Panel, and Massachu- abuse between adults, or other viola- setts Hockey wishes to extend the scope tions of USA Hockey or Massachu- of the hearing panel’s decision beyond setts Hockey Policies, provided such Massachusetts it may only do so by sub- Policies are in writing and have been mitting a written request to do so and a approved by the Board of Directors, copy of the written Disciplinary Panel’s and when an individual is named in a and/or Appeal Panel’s decision to the lawsuit against Massachusetts Hock- Executive Director of USA Hockey, ey. who shall advise all other Affiliate Asso- d. Any summary suspension must be in ciations of the suspension or Discipline writing and given to the individual and upon such notice the suspension or affected and the writing shall inform Discipline shall be in effect for all Affil- the individual of his/her right to re- iate Associations. quest a hearing within seven (7) cal- 9. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, endar days of being notified of the any suspension imposed by Massachu- suspension. Any hearing requested setts Hockey (1) for violation of sexual hereunder shall be conducted ac- misconduct policies of USCSS or USA cording to the provisions of these Hockey; or (2) for violation of any USA rules. or Massachusetts Hockey Bylaw, Rule 2. Playing Rules Suspensions: or Regulation, Policy, Code of Conduct a. Any Playing Rules Suspension does or Ethics that is one year or more in not require a hearing except that, length, shall automatically be consid- in the event of the imposition of a ered a national suspension, and shall be match penalty as defined in the Play- in effect across all USA Hockey sanc- ing Rules, a hearing must be offered tioned programs. to be held as set forth in the Play- F Exclusions: ing Rules, and the terms and length 1. Summary Suspensions of the Party’s suspension shall be as a. After consultation with the Chair set forth in the Playing Rules unless of the Massachusetts Hockey Disci- modified or revoked by the Hearing pline Committee, any member may Panel. be suspended without a hearing by a b. Any hearing for a match penalty shall Discipline Authority. be conducted according to these b. In the absence of the Chair of the rules; provided that, in the case of Discipline Committee, a summary a match penalty being imposed in suspension may be issued after con- a district or national championship sultation with the Executive Director tournament, the hearing will be con- of Massachusetts Hockey and either ducted immediately after the game in the President or a Vice President of question by the on-site USA Hockey Massachusetts Hockey. personnel. c. A Summary suspension may be im- c. All applicable game score sheets and pose for any of the following reasons: referee reports must be presented to
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 21 the Hearing Panel and made avail- duration without a hearing as provided able to the Party subject to suspen- herein, then said Officials’ Organization sion. shall be subject to suspension or expul- d. Any Playing Rule Suspension shall sion in accordance with the rules and remain in force and effect and be regulations herein and that restriction final unless modified or revoked at a or denied assignment shall have no ef- hearing, except that if the hearing is fect. not held within thirty (30) calendar 4. Pursuant to USA Hockey Bylaw 10(D) days of the incident together with a (3)(c), a registered USA Hockey offi- decision in accordance with these cial who receives a match penalty while rules, the suspended Party shall be playing or coaching, shall also be sus- automatically reinstated after the 30- pended from officiating subject to a day period. process for review as set forth in USA e. The failure to offer the hearing shall Hockey Bylaw 10(D)(3)(c). not prohibit the Discipline Authori- H. Assault on Game Official: ty from conducting the hearing after 1. Assaults on Game Officials are viola- the 30-day period and thereafter im- tions of USA Hockey Playing Rules and posing further disciplinary action. as such are subject to the provisions for G. Officiating Suspensions: Playing Rules Suspensions. 1. The applicable state association or 2. In the event of a match penalty for vi- league or local supervisor of officials olation of USA Hockey Playing Rule shall have the authority to suspend a 601(f)1, the offending Party shall be referee up to ten (10) calendar days immediately suspended from all USA without a prior hearing. The state as- Hockey sanctioned activity and if such sociation or Affiliate Association shall penalty is affirmed after a hearing, the have the authority to suspend a referee offending Party shall be suspended for after a hearing (held in accordance with not less than one calendar year with one these rules) or in accordance with the year calendar year probation thereafter. Summary Suspension procedures. 3. In the cases of match penalties for vi- 2. Any official(s) who boycotts any game(s) olation of USA Hockey Playing Rule due to any disciplinary action taken or 601(f)1, the Massachusetts Hockey Dis- not taken by a Disciplinary Authority cipline Committee shall exercise origi- shall subject said official(s) to Discipline nal jurisdiction in such matter. in accordance with these rules conduct- 4. Suspensions for violation of USA Hock- ed by the organization subjected to said ey Playing Rule 601(f)1 shall be imme- boycott. diately reported to the Massachusetts 3. USA Hockey does not recognize of- Hockey Discipline Committee, and the ficial’s organizations. However, if any appropriate registrar(s). registered USA Hockey official is re- 5. Any game official assessing said penalty stricted or denied assignment eligibility shall file with his/her USA Hockey Dis- for any USA Hockey game by an offi- trict Referee-in-Chief a written game cials’ organization or group of officials report within forty-eight (48) hours of (“Officials’ Organization”), except for the incident. good cause shown in accordance with 6. The District Referee-in-Chief shall im- the Officials’ Organization written mediately investigate the incident and rules and then only for a very limited promptly submit a written opinion, to-
22 | MAHOCKEY.ORG gether with the game sheets and reports violations of USA Hockey’s SafeSport to the applicable Disciplinary Authority, Policies that are reasonably related to indicating whether the incident is appli- and accompany a report of allegations cable under Rule 601(f)1 or is more ap- of sexual abuse or misconduct, to issue plicable under a different playing rule. any interim suspension or measures 7. A copy of the Referee-in-Chief’s writ- pending conclusion of the investigation, ten report and opinion shall be sent by to make recommendations of sanctions the Disciplinary Authority to both the or disciplinary action as a result of such player, team official and game official investigation, and to adjudicate such involved. matter according to the USCSS pro- I. Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse or cedures for adjudication. The USCSS Misconduct shall also have discretionary authority 1. Reporting. In the event that any Par- and jurisdiction over other violations of ticipant under the jurisdiction of the the USCSS Code. Neither USA Hock- U.S. Center for SafeSport (“USCSS”) ey nor any USA Hockey Affiliate or is alleged to have violated the USA program shall engage in its own investi- Hockey SafeSport Policy prohibiting gation or disciplinary process related to sexual abuse or misconduct (see current any allegations or reports that are with- edition of USA Hockey SafeSport Pro- in the jurisdiction of USCSS. However, gram Handbook and USCSS Policies & USA Hockey and its Affiliates and local Procedures), or in the event that USA programs may issue a Summary Suspen- Hockey, any USA Hockey Affiliate or sion under Bylaw 10.D(3)(a) which shall local program or any adult Participant be effective until such time as USCSS receives a report that is required by has exercised jurisdiction over the mat- the USCSS Code to be referred to the ter and made a determination related to USCSS, USA Hockey, its Affiliates, a person’s eligibility pending the inves- local programs and adult Participants tigation and adjudication process, and shall immediately report and refer such may issue other protective measures less matter to USCSS. The duty to report than a suspension that are necessary or to USCSS and USCSS’s jurisdiction to appropriate to address the safety of Par- investigate shall not supersede any local, ticipants in USA Hockey programs. state, or federal reporting requirements 3. Appeals. There shall be no appeals of or jurisdiction, and shall not affect or any decisions adjudicated by USCSS impair the ability of any person that re- except through arbitration with the ports to the USCSS from also reporting applicable arbitration body in confor- to the appropriate local, state or federal mance with the USCSS Code or other authorities. applicable USCSS or USOPC govern- 2. Investigation/Discipline/Adjudication. ing documents in effect at such time. The USCSS shall have jurisdiction and 4. Enforcement of USCSS Sanctions. authority to investigate allegations or Upon the issuance by USCSS of any reports that a Participant has engaged interim or permanent suspension, in conduct defined in the USCSS Code disciplinary action, sanction or other to be within the USCSS’s exclusive ju- measures, after conclusion of the adju- risdiction, including without limitation dicative process or by agreement with allegations or reports of sexual abuse a Participant subject to suspension or or misconduct and of any allegations of other sanction, USA Hockey and its Af-
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 23 filiates and programs shall enforce such tions or other disciplinary actions not suspension, measures or other sanctions involving a suspension. throughout USA Hockey programs. c. Officials: USA Hockey and its Affiliates and pro- Officials may appeal a suspension, grams shall enforce any suspension or other disciplinary action or an adverse other sanction issued by the USCSS Administrative Action if by a state even if arising from allegations outside of association, USA Hockey District USA Hockey programs. Referee in Chief or local supervisor 5. Related SafeSport Violations. The del- of officials to the applicable Affiliate egation of authority and jurisdiction to Association. If the official has been USCSS as set forth above, and the re- disciplined by the Affiliate Associ- striction on USA Hockey, Affiliates and ation or if the Affiliate Association local programs, shall also include the has affirmed the discipline previously investigation and issuance of sanctions imposed, the official may appeal the related to allegations of other violations discipline to a committee consisting of USA Hockey SafeSport Policies (e.g., of the National Referee in Chief, a physical abuse, emotional abuse, bully- District Director from the District to ing, harassment and hazing) that are rea- which the Affiliate belongs and a third sonably related to and which accompany impartial individual selected by those an allegation that involves sexual abuse two. There shall be no further appeal or misconduct, or matters that do not in- of any decision by the said committee volve sexual abuse or misconduct which and the Discipline shall be final. the USCSS has exercised jurisdiction d. District/National Championship over in its discretionary authority. Rules Appeals: J. Appeals: District or national championship 1. Right to Appeal rules or special jurisdictional hockey Any Party that is suspended otherwise association rules shall be appealable disciplined or subject to an Administra- to the USA Hockey council or its tive Action pursuant to these rules may, designee having jurisdiction over the after a hearing or failure to have a hear- program. There shall be no further ing in accordance with these rules, appeal appeal of any decision by the said such action as follows: council and the decision shall be final. a. Suspensions: 2. Appeal Procedure: Match penalty suspensions or sus- The appeal procedure for all appeals as pensions for violations of bylaw and/ described in Section J (1) above shall be or rules of local, league or District as follows: organizations, shall be appealable to a. Statement of Appeal: the Massachusetts Hockey Discipline The appealing Party must submit a Committee (the “Appeal Authority”). Statement of Appeal in writing to the b. Appeals Not Involving Suspensions: Chair of the Massachusetts Hockey Appeals of Administrative Actions or Discipline Committee, with a copy other disciplinary action that do not to the Disciplinary Authority and the involve suspension shall be appealed Hearing Panel, of the decision ap- to the Massachusetts Hockey Disci- pealed from within fourteen (14) cal- pline Committee. There shall be no endar days of receipt of the decision further appeals of Administrative Ac- appealed or of the date of the failure
24 | MAHOCKEY.ORG to hold a hearing, whichever is appli- appoint an Appeal Panel to consider cable. The Statement of Appeal shall any appeals pursuant to these rules. include a statement of why the Dis- The Appeal Panel may in its discre- cipline should be overturned or re- tion hold a hearing or consider the versed, and should attach the record appeal on the written submissions of the hearing panel, if any, and a copy of the Parties and establish other of the decision. The Disciplinary Au- hearing rules so long as each Party thority, Discipline Panel and/or any is treated substantially equal. Notice responding Party shall have fourteen of an appeal hearing, if any, shall be (14) calendar days from the receipt given to all Parties, and any appeal of the Statement of Appeal to file a hearing may, in the discretion of the reply and any reply must be served Appeal Panel, be held in person, tele- upon the Appeal Authority and the phonically or by video conference. appealing Party. The Statement of Only the evidence and theories pre- Appeal and reply should be a com- sented to the Hearing Panel or party plete and comprehensive document taking the Administrative Action pri- and include all material from the or to rendering its decision shall be original discipline hearing the Party presented or considered on appeal. wishes to be considered. Letters and The only basis for appeal will be that other documents not submitted by the Hearing Panel acted erroneous- the Party him/herself as part of the ly in interpreting or applying USA Statement of Appeal need not be or Massachusetts Hockey Bylaws, considered by the Appeal Authority. Rules, Regulations, Policies or Codes If a Statement of Appeal is not re- of Conduct and Ethics to the facts. ceived by the Chair of the Massachu- c. Appeal Decision setts Hockey Discipline Committee The Appeal Panel shall make every within the fourteen (14) calendar day reasonable effort to issue a written period, the discipline shall be final. decision that shall include a state- The failure to respond by any Party ment finding of the facts that were will exclude that Party from further proven at the initial discipline hear- participation in the appeal proceed- ing and the conclusions of the Appeal ings. The Statement of Appeal and Panel within fourteen (14) calendar any reply shall be no longer than days of the appeal hearing, if any, ten (10) typed double-spaced 8 ½ x otherwise within thirty (30) calen- 11 inch pages with 1 inch margins a dar days of the last submission to the font size no smaller than twelve (12) Appeal Panel by a Party to an appeal. point. Exhibits to support the State- The Appeal Panel may affirm, re- ment of Appeal and/or reply may also verse or modify (including increase be attached, including any relevant or decrease the term of a suspension) governing documents the Party is re- any decision, or order a new hearing, lying upon to support its argument. in its sole discretion and as it deems Exhibits shall not be included in the proper under the circumstances. ten (10) page limitation. d. Suspension or Discipline Remains in b. Conduct of Appeal Hearing: Effect The Chair of the Massachusetts Any suspension, discipline or Admin- Hockey Discipline Committee shall istrative Action imposed or ordered
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 25 that is appealed shall not be stayed rectors at least fourteen (14) calendar days during any appeal and shall remain prior to the meeting. in force and effect until it expires, is C. The Rules and Regulations may be amend- reversed or is modified by the Appeal ed at any regularly scheduled or special Authority. meeting of the Board of Directors pro- 3. Further Appeals: vided a quorum exists. If the Rules Com- If allowed by the rules of USA Hock- mittee has not acted within 30 days of the ey, any party aggrieved by the decision submission of the proposal, the submitter of the Appeal Panel may appeal to the may bring the proposal to the Board of Executive Committee of USA Hockey Directors by providing a written copy to in accordance with the applicable USA each member of the Board of Directors at Hockey rules. There shall be no further least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to appeal of any decision by the Executive the meeting. Committee of USA Hockey in matters D. A two-thirds (2/3) majority of the votes concerning Discipline and its decision cast is required to amend or change the By- shall be final as it is the final Appeal Au- laws and a simple majority of the votes cast thority in this appeal process. is required to amend or change the Rules K. Discipline Action Reports: and Regulations. All discipline action shall be reported in E. Any proposed amendment determined by writing to the Chair of the Massachu- the Rules Committee to be in the same setts Hockey Discipline Committee. The or similar form and/or substance to one Chair of the Massachusetts Hockey Disci- which was rejected during the current or pline Committee shall limit the release of prior season cannot be placed before the any discipline action reports to the Party Board of Directors unless it has received a subject to the Discipline, members of the two-thirds (2/3) majority vote cast by the Hearing Panel, and members of the Mas- Board of Directors recommending that it sachusetts Hockey Executive Board as ap- be placed before the Board of Directors. propriate. F. The failure of any Member of the Board of L. Refer to USA Hockey Annual Guide By- Directors to receive such written or elec- Law 10.D (3)(j) Unified Procedures Not tronic notice shall not make any actions at Applicable to Financial Disputes. the meeting invalid, provided that a good faith effort was made to comply with the ARTICLE XV – AMENDMENTS provisions of sections A, B and C above. A. Proposed amendments to the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations must be submit- ARTICLE XVI - FINANCE AND ted to the Rules Committee in writing or ACCOUNTING electronically for their recommendation as A. The Treasurer of Massachusetts Hockey to adoption, rejection, modification or de- shall submit annually at the annual meet- ferral prior to any vote being taken by the ing of the Massachusetts Hockey Board of Board of Directors. Directors the recommended budget pro- B. These Bylaws may be amended at the An- posal of Massachusetts Hockey for the up- nual Meeting of the Board of Directors coming season. Said budget proposal shall provided a quorum exists if the proposed be recommended by the Finance Commit- amendments have been presented in writ- tee after prior review for a ratification vote ing or electronically by the Rules Commit- (approval/disapproval) by the members of tee to each member of the Board of Di- the Board of Directors.
26 | MAHOCKEY.ORG B. The Treasurer shall cause an annual inde- pendent audit to be performed on all the Massachusetts Hockey accounts. Said audit shall be presented in writing to the Board of Directors within six (6) months of the fiscal year end of Massachusetts Hockey. C. The Treasurer shall file at the times re- quired any and all financial forms required by all governmental agencies. D. Prior to being presented to the Board of Directors any proposal or request for mon- ies that deviate from the approved annual budget of Massachusetts Hockey in the amount of $2,500 or more must be submit- ted in writing to the Finance Committee for a review for a recommendation vote (approval/disapproval). Said recommen- dation shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for a ratification vote. A proposal or request for monies shall not be broken down into separate sums below $2,500 in an attempt to circumvent a recommen- dation of the Finance Committee. Any proposal or requests for monies that are below can be presented from the floor of a monthly meeting of the Board of Directors for approval/disapproval. E. The Finance Committee shall keep and maintain records of any and all meetings and their recommendations. Said records shall be available upon request to any and all members of Massachusetts Hockey Board of Directors. F. The Finance Committee shall establish, maintain and publish the Massachusetts Hockey Accounting and Financial Proce- dures. G. Massachusetts Hockey Memorial Fund contributions may not exceed $1,000 per year in the name of a single individual. Fund contributions may not exceed five (5) years, consecutive or otherwise, in memory of a single individual
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 27 MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY RULES AND REGULATIONS
As amended and revised at the Annual Meeting, at Plymouth, Massachusetts, June 29, 2020.
ARTICLE I - ASSOCIATION submit a copy of same to Massachu- REQUIREMENTS setts Hockey as required; Section 1. Registration b. Ensure that membership and voting Persons, Associations, Leagues and Teams de- powers of its governing body consist siring membership in Massachusetts Hockey are of not less than 20% of members required to register in the category of member- who have children actively skating in ship sought as defined in Article III of the Bylaws the Hometown Program; of Mass Hockey. c. Provide the right to vote to par- ents(s)/guardian(s) of minor players, The term “Association” shall refer to and in- coaches, and any other volunteers clude, but not be limited to, Hometown Pro- in that association in the process grams, Girls/Women’s Programs and Club Pro- for nomination and election of Di- grams, as further defined below. rectors. The Officers of the Home- A. Hometown Programs town Program must be elected on Organizations recognized by Massachu- an annual or biannual basis by either setts Hockey as serving a designated city or the Hometown Program’s Board of town or recognized grouping of cities and Directors or by the parent(s)/guard- towns and subject to the following: ian(s) of minor players, coaches and 1. Only one Hometown Program shall any other volunteers in the Home- be registered for each city and town town Program; or groupings of cities and towns in d. Hold no fewer than four meetings the Commonwealth of Massachusetts per year open to all members of the with populations of less than 150,000 Hometown Program; residents. More than one Hometown e. One of these meetings will be an an- Program may be registered in cities of nual meeting at which time towns with populations over 150,000. i. A written financial report for the Such programs shall consist of two or most recent year ending shall be more groups of players who engage in presented to its members; competitive hockey play and may be ii. The election of its Board of Di- referred to hereinafter as a Hometown rectors shall be held; Program. iii. Such meetings shall be conducted 2. In order to be registered each such in accordance with generally ac- Hometown Program shall: cepted parliamentary procedures; a. Adopt a constitution and/or Bylaws iv. Forward to Massachusetts Hock- that provide for the election of offi- ey, upon request, the following: cers, a Board of Directors, the con- *Date, time and location of the ducting of its business and affairs in meeting accordance with generally accepted *Agenda parliamentary procedures, and that *Minutes define who has the right to vote and *Nominees and winners of the annual
28 | MAHOCKEY.ORG election iii. The Hometown Program has no *Method of communication (rink space available. posting, newspaper, etc.) that served as notice to the eligible Adverse decisions may be appealed to Mas- members of the Hometown Pro- sachusetts Hockey in accordance with By- gram regarding the meeting law XIII, Grievance Procedure. f. Make copies of its Bylaws and/or Constitution Rules/Regulations, B. Girls/Women’s Programs: Organizations including methods of becoming recognized by Massachusetts Hockey that an Officer or Director, method do not fit into the definition of a Home- of selecting coaches, definition town Program above and have open try- of membership and voting rights outs not subject to any geographical re- and a list of current Officers and striction and are composed exclusively of Directors, available to all parents, female participants and are comprised of a coaches, players and other mem- majority of Massachusetts residents. bers of the Hometown Program; C. Club Programs: Organizations recognized g. Abide by Massachusetts Hockey’s by Massachusetts Hockey that do not fit Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, into the definition of a Hometown Pro- and Policies and Procedures, in- gram above and have open tryouts not sub- cluding but not limited to, those ject to any geographical restriction and are regarding the prevention of Phys- comprised of a majority of Massachusetts ical and Sexual Abuse; residents. h. Secure and prepare team rosters Note – Programs with a single Massachu- for all teams; setts Hockey Registration number may be i. Pay required fees as established by both Girls/Women’s Programs and Club USA Hockey and Massachusetts Programs. Hockey and as set out in the Fee D. Association Requirements Schedule herein; 1. All Associations, whose teams wish to j. Maintain a file of signed Massa- participate in Massachusetts Hockey/ chusetts Hockey Coaches Code USA Hockey must sign a Massachusetts of Conduct for each Coach and Hockey Association Affiliate Agreement Manager; and (Affiliate Agreement) and pay annual 3. No Hometown Program may refuse fees in an amount established by the to register a skater, who resides within MH Board of Directors. Such Associa- the Hometown Program’s geographic tions shall have the right to vote for a boundaries for any reason other than director from the district in which the the following: member has been assigned by the Board i. A player is delinquent in payment of Directors (ie., Hometown Program, of its financial obligations to this Club Program, Girls/Women Program, or any other Massachusetts Hock- League, etc.) ey Association, 2. All Associations must abide by USA ii. The player and/or member is or Hockey and Massachusetts Hockey By- has been subject to formal disci- laws, Rules & Regulations, Policies and plinary action by the Hometown Procedures. Program within the last five (5) 3. All Associations must secure and pre- seasons, pare team rosters for all teams and play-
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 29 ers in their program. ing compliance with these require- 4. All Associations must pay required fees ments; as established by USA Hockey and Mas- d. File a copy of current Bylaws, Rules sachusetts Hockey. & Regulations with Massachusetts 5. All Associations must agree to and com- Hockey. ply with the SafeSport Program Policies 2. Multi-USA Hockey Affiliate Leagues: and all requirements of the SafeSport Multi USA Hockey Leagues are Program Handbook. defined as any league composed of teams 6. All Associations must provide to Mas- from Massachusetts Hockey and one or sachusetts Hockey annually, and to more other USA Hockey Affiliates who any parents, coaches, players and other wish to be sanctioned by Massachusetts members of the Association, upon re- Hockey. quest, a list of current Officers and Di- Multi-USA Hockey Affiliate League rectors of the Association. who wishes to be sanctioned by Massachu- 7. Upon request by Massachusetts Hock- setts Hockey shall submit what is required ey, any Association shall provide to by USA Hockey Rules and Regulations Massachusetts Hockey, within a reason- with the Secretary. Upon sanctioning of able period of time based on circum- the Multi-USA Hockey Affiliate League, stances, any documents Massachusetts the Massachusetts Hockey President shall Hockey may request from time to time issue a Massachusetts Hockey Sanctioning or for a specific purpose, including any agreement to be signed by the Multi-USA documents related to membership. Hockey Affiliate League. The Start date E. Leagues: of the agreement shall be upon receipt 1. Massachusetts Registered Leagues: by the Massachusetts Hockey President Leagues composed of teams registered of the agreement signed by an authorized with Massachusetts Hockey organized official of the Multi-USA Hockey Affiliate for competitive play in the Common- League. wealth of Massachusetts shall be regis- F. Individual Members: tered with Massachusetts Hockey. Those individual members who are play- In order to be registered each such ers, coaches and/or referees shall be reg- league shall: istered with Massachusetts Hockey, must a. Be comprised of associations, teams complete the USA Hockey Registration and members registered in agree- process and pay required registration fee, ment with the provisions of these and completed a Background Screening. Rules and Regulations, or pursuant G. Honorary Members: to the rules of any other affiliate Dis- Honorary members shall not be required trict of USA Hockey; to register and shall be elected as honorary b. Agree to abide by Massachusetts members by vote of the Board of Directors Hockey’s Bylaws, Rules and Regu- of Massachusetts Hockey. lation, Policies and Procedures; and Local Rulings and USA Hockey Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and Playing Rules. c. Sanctioned and Registered Leagues file a league registration annually with Massachusetts Hockey certify-
30 | MAHOCKEY.ORG ARTICLE II - TEAMS, TRYOUTS & teams, then those 8U (Mite) teams ROSTERS must comply with ADM cross-ice A. TEAMS according to Massachusetts Hockey All Associations shall register their Rules and Regulations (Article VI. teams in one of the following categories Section 3 8U (Mite) Games); and abide by all the applicable Rules & c. Must have registered as Regulations: Massachusetts Hockey teams the 1. Youth: Teams which are members of a previous three (3) seasons; Hometown Program. d. Roster for 14U (Bantam) and 16U 2. Youth Tier I and Tier II National (Midget) and 19U (Midget) levels Bound: Teams must belong to an may not have out-of-state player organization that meets the following restrictions except they must comply requirements: with the USA Hockey requirements a. Field teams at a minimum of two as to where they must register; age classifications; e. Meet all USA Hockey tournament b. If the National Bound Tier I/ requirements including, but not Tier II association has 8U (Mite) limited to, number of games played, teams, then those 8U (Mite) teams roster and credential requirements; must comply with ADM cross-ice f. Each organization may not have according to Massachusetts Hockey more than one Tier I national Rules and Regulations (Article VI. bound team and one Tier II national Section 3 8U (Mite) Games); bound team at each age level. c. Must have registered as 4. Tier II Non-National Bound. All Massachusetts Hockey teams the Girls/Women’s and Club Programs previous three (3) seasons; registering teams that are not National d. Roster for 14U (Bantam), 15 Only Bound may register their teams as Tier (Midget), 16U (Midget) and 18U II - Non-National Bound and may (Midget) levels may not have out-of- register multiple Tier II Non-National state player restrictions except they Bound teams. must comply with the USA Hockey 5. Hometown Programs. All Hometown requirements as to where they must Programs shall register their teams as register; Tier II - Non-National Bound, Tier e. Meet all USA Hockey tournament III, and Tier IV, and may register requirements including, but not multiple teams at a level. Hometown limited to, number of games played, programs may also elect to register roster and credential requirements; teams as a Tier II National Bound. f. Each organization may not have B. TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS more than one Tier I national 1. Tryouts for all Massachusetts Hockey bound team and one Tier II national Associations (Hometown, Girls/ bound team at each age level. Women’s and Club Programs) shall not 3. Girls/Women’s Tier I and Tier II be held before the following dates: National Bound a. After the second full weekend of a. Field teams at a minimum of three March for all Non-National Bound age classifications; tournament age classifications in a b. If the National Bound Tier I/ program. Tier II association has 8U (Mite) b. 48 Hours after the conclusion of the
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 31 USA Hockey National Tournament for to participate in any Massachusetts programs intending to enter team(s) Hockey State Tournament for the into a National Bound level in an age following season at the specific age classification. classification for holding tryouts 2. If an Association enters or intends to at that age classification prior to enter a team into a National Bound age the date specified in Section 1A, or classification, it must hold all tryouts violations of Sections 3 or 4 for that age classification no earlier b. The Association will be ineligible than 48 hours after the conclusion of to participate in National Bound USA Hockey Nationals. Classifications for the following For the purpose of clarification, and as three seasons at the specific age an example, an Association cannot hold classification for holding tryouts at a tryout for its 14U “Non-National that age classification prior to the Bound” teams, earlier than 48 hours date specified in 1B, or violations of after the conclusion of USA Hockey sections 3 or 4. Nationals if it intends to enter a 14U c. The Association may lose its National Bound team. The same membership and good standing restriction applies to all National status with Mass Hockey and Bound levels, 14U, 15 Only, 16U, 18U USA Hockey, lose access to USA and 19U. Hockey's Registration Portal and be 3. No contracts can be offered to players unable to prepare rosters or register prior to the dates specified above. teams. 4. Associations may not send direct 7. Hardships to Section 1a, due to the solicitation letters (email, US Mail, use of a facility not being available direct messaging on social media can be appealed to the Massachusetts platforms) to players outside of their Hockey Tryout Scheduling Committee own Association. Associations may by December 1 of the current season post tryout dates, times, locations and for Associations not fielding National application for the upcoming season Bound teams. on their website after January 15th 8. Massachusetts Hockey will publish the the current season. Associations may specific dates for Sections 1a and 1b respond to inquiries from prospective in the Massachusetts Hockey Annual players advising them of the dates, Guide, and on the Massachusetts times, location of tryouts and the Hockey website (www.mahockey. number of teams planned at each age org) with this Policy no later than level. September 15th of the current season. 5. Open skates, skills sessions, NATIONAL BOUND TRYOUT identification skates, Association REQUIREMENTS skills, or team practices which include Tier I teams: players that have not been on a regular a. Tier I teams can recruit players and season USA Hockey Roster with that have open tryout. Association prior to January 1 of the b. Tier I teams have the intent to play current season are not permitted. at the highest competitive level 6. Violations of the Massachusetts possible. Hockey Tryout Policy will lead to: Tier II teams: a. The Association will be ineligible a. Tier II teams register as Tier II. Tier
32 | MAHOCKEY.ORG II denotes an intermediate level of Tournament Committee to roster competition. one (1) player who is age 12 as b. Tryouts are open tryouts. defined in the age classification C. ROSTER REQUIREMENTS and chart for the current season. DEADLINES Programs with more than one 1. Teams shall not be considered team at the 14U Girls' level may registered until a roster is submitted not apply for this waiver. A waiver via USAH Registry to the District/ process for Hometown Programs Division Registrar. and Girls/Women’s programs but 2. Teams shall compiled and rosters excluding club programs, showing completed by the following deadlines: a hardship at the 8 and under a. For all 19U, 18U, 16U, 15 Only level may be filed with the Player teams (Midget levels), including Movement Committee. Player National Bound and non-national movement waiver requests must bound, and for 14U National Bound be submitted by December 1 of teams prior to their first competitive the current playing season. For the game and no later than September purpose of this policy, a hardship 15; would consist of one or more of the b. For all 10U, 12U teams and 14U following criteria: non-national bound teams, by • No 8 and under team for the player October 1st. to participate on, c. All other rosters must be submitted • A history of low registrations at 8U by December 1. (Mite) and 10U (Squirt) levels, d. Failure to comply with these due • Programs with an approved 8U dates could result in teams and/ girl’s roster may roster up to three or Associations being ineligible (3) 8U players on a 10U girl’s roster, for district playdowns, state • Other extenuating circumstances tournaments, fines or suspensions. D. HOMETOWN PROGRAM PLAYER e. It is the policy of Massachusetts MOVEMENT & ROSTERS Hockey that players play in their 1. Players registered as individual age-appropriate classification. In members on a youth team must exceptional circumstances, a player play for the Hometown Program of (except for 8 and under) may be residence, except that a resident of rostered in a higher age group a city or town that does not have a with approval of their association/ registered Hometown Program may program. Approval is required at the join a Hometown Program in another start of each season. No player 12 city or town. A member from a city or years of age or younger, as defined town that does not have a registered in the age classification chart for Hometown Program who has joined the current season, is eligible another Hometown Program shall to play on a team intending to be deemed to be a member of that declare to compete towards a USA Hometown Program for his/her Hockey National Championship. youth hockey career and shall not At the Girls 14U Tier II level only, be considered a non-resident player programs may request approval (as per 3 below) in their original from the Tier I/Tier II Girls State association. In addition, a player may
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 33 remain a member of the Hometown Directors and Hometown Program Program he/she has played for if the representatives may attend a meeting player’s family relocates to another held for such a vote in another District city/town and that player will not be to state their opinion on the roster considered a non-resident player as per exemption; however, these individuals paragraph 2 below; however, once the shall have no vote. The District player no longer participates in that Registrar shall give seven (7) days’ original Hometown Program, he/she notice of a meeting held for such a would be considered a non-resident vote, however, the Registrar is not player (per paragraph 2 below) if he/ required to communicate this to other she subsequently returns to the original districts. Hometown Program (and does not 4. Any decision of the District may be reside in the city or town). appealed by a Hometown Program to 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 above, the Roster Committee. The District a Hometown Program may register approvals, including rosters or lists and roster up to three (3) members of players shall be forwarded to the per roster who are non-residents Roster Committee by the District provided such member does not have Registrar within 10 days of the vote for outstanding financial obligations to a review. The review shall be limited another Massachusetts Hockey or to established precedents in relation USA Hockey affiliated Association. to creating teams from combinations Any player coming into a program of Hometown Programs, rostering who played elsewhere the previous out of state players and the adverse season must provide a written financial effect of such teams on competition release from their previous program factors for state bound tournaments. to the new organization at the time The Roster Committee shall notify of registration. Any disagreements the District Registrar of its findings on whether a player owes money to within fourteen (14) days. The decision another program shall be resolved shall be final with no appeal. The in accordance with USA Hockey’s decision of the District (or the Roster Bylaws on Participant Ineligibility Committee, if appealed) is valid for the Determinations Based on Financial current hockey season only. Petitions Disputes. for a waiver from the requirements of 3. A Hometown Program may petition three (3) non-resident member limit of for a waiver from the three (3) non- paragraph 3 above filed after October resident member limit of paragraph 2 15 but not later than December 1st above to their District Registrar who shall be acted on at the next District shall present it at the next District meeting. Meeting or a special meeting for a 5. A Hometown Program must receive vote. The meeting held for such a and retain a form signed by all non- vote must occur on or before October resident players and their parents/ 15. In such a case, a vote shall be guardians indicating that they are held for each individual roster, not a aware that they are a non-resident group of rosters. A simple majority participant and that the Hometown vote is required for approval. There Program may be applying for a roster shall be no absentee voting. District exemption. The blank form will be
34 | MAHOCKEY.ORG available on the Massachusetts Hockey another team in National Bound or website. It is recommended that an Super Regional Bound playdown electronic version of this form be or State Tournament games for the included with Hometown Program balance of the season. registration materials. The following 7. 15 Only, 16U and 18U youth (Midget) are not required to complete this form: level teams/players, players rostered on a. A player who resides in a city or a National Bound 14U (Bantam) team town that does not have a registered and all Girls/Women teams/players Massachusetts Hockey affiliate participating above the Girls/Women Hometown Program who has joined Tier III level shall not be subject to another Hometown Program shall these Hometown Program roster be deemed to be a member of that requirements. Hometown Program for his/her youth hockey career and shall not be ARTICLE III - COACHES AND MAN- considered a non-resident player in AGERS; CERTIFICATION their original Hometown Program. Coaches, managers and all bench personnel This form is not required in this (“Team Officials”) shall be registered as mem- case. bers of Massachusetts Hockey, Inc., and shall be b. A player who relocates and identified as such on approved roster forms. who remains a member of the A. Team Activities: Team Officials shall be re- Hometown Program he/she has sponsible for the conduct of all members played for previously will not be of their teams during sanctioned activities, considered a non-resident player for which shall include in any on or off ice as long as the player stays with the hockey related practice, skills, or training original Hometown Program and, session being conducted on or off ice in therefore, need not complete this any arena or training facility. form. B. Game Personnel c. Teams described in Paragraph 7 1. There shall not be less than one (1) nor below. more than four (4) bench personnel in 6. No player in a Hometown Program, the bench area during a game, and a Girls/Women’s Program or Club game shall be forfeited upon a failure to Program shall be rostered on more comply with the minimum requirement than one team during the season of one, all of whom must be certified that participates in games leading to pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 National Bound State Tournaments of the Article. and a National Championship 2. Teams representing Massachusetts Tournament and/or Super Regional Hockey in the USA Hockey Nation- Bound State Tournaments and a Super al Championships shall not have less Regional Championship Tournament. than two (2) properly certified, rostered National Bound and Super Regional coaches on site during the games for the Bound specifically refer to Tier I and duration of the National Champion- Tier II play. Once players participate ships. in a National Bound or Super Regional C. All Team Officials are required annually to Bound playdown or State Tournament read, sign and be in compliance with the game during the season they are USAH Participant Code of Conduct. no longer eligible to participate on D. Rostered Team Officials may be changed
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 35 during the season by submitting a roster suspensions of program administrators. change in the USAH Registry, and pay 4. It will be the responsibility of the Mas- the appropriate fee to a District/Divisional sachusetts Hockey Vice President who registrar. handles coaching matters, Massachu- E. Coaching Requirements setts Hockey Director of Coaching Ed- 1. All coaches must have completed the ucation and/or the USA Hockey Coach following requirements in order to be in Chief for the Massachusetts district eligible to coach: to determine if discipline proceedings a. Current USA Hockey Registration; are appropriate for an individual coach b. Current up-to-date USA Hockey or Association who ensure compliance Coaching Education Program level with these coaching requirements. endorsement (CEP); c. Current online module certification ARTICLE IV - REFEREES for the appropriate level Only Level 2, 3 and 4 referees shall be eligible d. SafeSport certification; and to referee youth/girls 10U (Squirt), 12U (Pee e. Completed USA Hockey back- Wee), 14U (Bantam), 16U (Midget) and 18U ground screening. (Midget), 19U Girls/Women and Junior Massa- 2. If a Coach (Head or Assistant) is not in chusetts Hockey tournaments. possession of these requirements they will be ineligible to coach or participate Each referee must report all Major, Game Mis- in any team activities until such time as conduct and Match penalties within 48 hours, by all requirements are current and up-to- entering them into the USA Game Reporting date. Provided however, a coach in their System, including attaching the relevant game inaugural season who is unable to ob- sheet if possible. Match penalties also require a tain a CEP prior to the commencement phone call to his/her District Referee Supervi- of the season will be required to regis- sor or the MA/USA Hockey Referee-in-Chief. ter for the appropriate CEP as soon as The District Referee Supervisor in receipt of the possible and complete the same prior to referees’ report will forward a copy to the Refer- December 1 of their inaugural season, ee-In-Chief and the Chairman of the Discipline and will be required to complete all oth- Committee within 48 hours. Referees failing to er requirements of Paragraph 1 above report any of these penalties in the allotted time before participating in any team activ- may be subject to suspension from Massachu- ities. Coaches in their inaugural season setts Hockey. who fail to achieve their appropriate CEP will be declared ineligible for sub- ARTICLE V - NON-REGISTERED sequent season(s) until they do so. & INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 3. It will be the responsibility of the As- Massachusetts registered Teams shall not play sociation registering the team to ensure any team not recognized by or registered with the Team Officials compliance with Massachusetts Hockey, USA Hockey or Hockey these requirements. Associations failing Canada or any team, which has been suspend- to ensure compliance by its Team Offi- ed and/or expelled by Massachusetts Hockey cials may be subject to discipline by the or USA Hockey, Inc. All teams may only play Discipline Committee, which discipline against USA Hockey and Canadian Amateur may include and is not limited to fines, Hockey Association registered teams, using suspension from state and national tour- USA Hockey playing rules, and registered USA naments, suspensions of coaches, and Hockey referees when playing within the United
36 | MAHOCKEY.ORG States. Massachusetts registered Teams shall not Association. Included in this discipline but play in international competition without secur- not limited to fines, suspension from state ing any Travel Permits or other required written and national tournaments, suspensions of permission from the USA Hockey Registrar sub- coaches, suspensions of program adminis- mitted on the forms and in the manner estab- trators. lished by said Registrar and after having paid the C. Recommended Guidelines for ADM required fee, if any. Cross-Ice Games: 1. At least two (2) games with at least two ARTICLE VI - A GAME teams each per sheet of ice. Section 1. Games and Scrimmages 2. Four players versus four players (4 v.4) The following conditions shall constitute a without goalies with mini nets, or three game: players versus three players (3 v.3) with A. When two (2) teams occupy the same ice goalies and intermediate/regular-size surface for the purpose of competitive play, nets. including scrimmages, at least for the min- 3. Groups formed from both teams (Game imum time and following all rules estab- Group, Fun Zone Group and Rest lished by USA Hockey. Group) B. Any tournament or exhibition game played 4. Rotate groups every 1.5 to 2 minutes. with teams from other USA Hockey Dis- 5. Lines should match the other teams’ tricts or teams approved by USA Hockey competition. from other countries. 6. All on ice personnel shall be certified Section 2. Referee Requirements coaches or referees. A. All playdown games are under the jurisdic- 7. Home team is responsible for commu- tion of Massachusetts Hockey and must be nicating with visiting team and agreeing officiated by Massachusetts Hockey regis- on format of zones. tered referees. B. Score sheets are required for all games ARTICLE VII - AWARDS played. It is mandatory that all games lead- Hat Trick, Playmaker and Zero Club awards ing to District Playdowns including Tier (one per player, per season) will be issued to IV playdowns be played with Massachu- players who earn them during the regular sea- setts Hockey Referees. Before the begin- son, State Finals and Tournament Games, pro- ning of the game the referees shall print viding the roster of the team has been registered their names on the game sheet. At the end with Massachusetts Hockey. A copy of the offi- of the game the referees shall sign and/or cial game sheet must be submitted to Massachu- initial the game sheet. setts Hockey on the proper Award Form. Game Section 3. 8U (Mite) Games sheets copies will be returned only upon request. A. All 6 and Under and 7-8 year old Massa- chusetts Teams within all classifications are ARTICLE VIII - ASSOCIATION required to play age-appropriate hockey MERGERS AND DIVISIONS in accordance to USA Hockey’s Annual Mergers and/or divisive reorganizations of Guide Article VIII. (Games, Exhibition existing Hometown Programs must be approved Games, Invitational Tournaments and by the Massachusetts Hockey Board of Directors. Sanctioned Events), Section A (Definition Hometown Programs shall further be required of a Game). to comply with any applicable Massachusetts B. Failure to comply with this requirement general laws relating to mergers or divisive may lead to disciplinary action against the reorganizations of non-profit corporations.
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 37 Section 1. Purposes of Screening Policy: Any request for a merger or division shall be • Protect USA/Mass Hockey participants from made in writing to the Massachusetts Hockey known offenders so that known offenders do not President and their local registrar and shall have access to USA/Mass Hockey members. identify the proponents or supporters of • Deter offenders who have not been caught the merger or division, define the proposed from joining USA/Mass Hockey programs be- geographic area to be merged or divided cause the program has a known policy against and give a brief statement of the purpose of abuse. the merger or division, including, but not • Protect USA/Mass Hockey’s reputation as a necessarily limited to, the number of players sport where participants are safe from abuse. affected by the proposed action, the effect on • Help protect USA/Mass Hockey and their re- any existing association and the financial plans spective employees and volunteers from liability of the proponents or supporters of the merger. which could arise from allowing a previous of- The President shall inform any affected existing fender to have access to minor participants. Hometown Programs of the proposal and shall refer the matter to a subcommittee for an Section 2. Applicability and Process: investigation of the merits of the proposal. • All screening shall be performed under screen- ing program for all USA Hockey programs The subcommittee may in its discretion interview through a single vendor managed by USA Hock- the proponents or supporters of the merger ey. It will be implemented through a national and any affected existing associations and the portal connected to the USA Hockey database. affected Districts and shall determine, whether • The policies regarding background screen- through hearing or written submissions, whether ing and required reporting are part of the USA the proposal is consistent with Massachusetts Hockey SafeSport Program. Hockey’s Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and • The Policies and information on required Policies and Procedures and in the best interest background screening are available at www.usa- of Massachusetts Hockey. After the committee hockey.com/safesportprogram. completes its review of the request, it shall • All organizations, associations or members report its findings and recommendations to the shall be responsible for ensuring their partici- Board of Directors for action. The Committee pant members comply with the provision of this shall so report no later than sixty (60) days after Article. the request has been referred to it. Any mergers or divisive reorganizations of any Hometown Section 3. Who Must Be Screened: Program shall be voted upon and approved by • Members of the Massachusetts Hockey both of the Hometown Programs’ membership Board of Directors in accordance with any applicable Massachusetts • All Association (Hometown Program, general laws relating to mergers or divisive Girls/Women’s Program and Club Pro- reorganizations of non-profit corporations. gram) administrators, including board members, hockey directors and program ARTICLE IX - SEXUAL AND staff PHYSICAL ABUSE SCREENING • Coaches All screening shall be conducted in accordance • Team managers with USA Hockey’s policies. Please see www. • Officials usahockey.com/safesportprogram for complete • Locker Room monitors program including application, process, and ap- • Team drivers peal of adverse decisions. • Travel chaperones
38 | MAHOCKEY.ORG • Everyone with regular access to youth par- ARTICLE XI - INJURY PREVENTION ticipants For the prevention of injuries, -Massachusetts Hockey recommends that each Association ARTICLE X - MEDICAL WAIVERS have the following: Medical waivers to play down one age level may be granted by Massachusetts Hockey after review 1. A Safety Coordinator; by qualified personal. Once approved the medi- 2. A Concussion Management Program; cal waiver approval shall be sent to the parent 3. A policy for viewing of the “Heads Up, or guardian of the player, USAH Registrar and Don’t Duck” video by all players and coach- appropriate Associate Registrar, Massachusetts es and conduct “Heads Up, Don’t Duck” Hockey President, Massachusetts Hockey Execu- drills in at least one practice per month; tive Director and appropriate staff. Medical con- 4. Coaching personnel complete a first aid ditions that might indicate that a player should be treatment education program or receive a allowed to play down include but are not limit- certification in EMT training and/or CPR ed to small stature, or other physical or medical techniques. conditions which may justify a waiver. To apply for such waiver, an applicant shall complete and ARTICLE XII - LOCAL RULINGS submit the Medical Waiver request form and the Section 1. Program Resolution Release and Waiver of Liability form, which can All Associations must attempt to resolve their be found on the Massachusetts Hockey website problems within their District, and the District (mahockey.org). Forward both completed forms recommendation shall be considered and given to your District/Divisional Registrar, who will probative value prior to cases being presented to forward it to the appropriate person for a deter- the Massachusetts Hockey Board of Directors. mination. Section 2. Learn-to-Skate/Initiation Program The following restrictions apply to the waived Equipment Requirement player: All Learn-to-Skate and Initiation Program play- • The waiver is for only one season and will ers must wear HECC-approved helmets with a not be automatically renewed, face mask. • Waivers will not be issued to players on Tier I or Tier II teams, Section 3. Rules Interpretations • Waivers will only be issued to players on A. Refusing to Start Play or Leaving the Ice. Tier III teams if it is the lowest-level team If when both teams are on the ice, a team in the program. official(s) for any reason pulls his/her team • Waivers will be issued to players on Tier IV from the ice, rule 633 (Refusing to start Teams. play) in the USA Hockey Rule Book shall • Waived Players cannot participate in Dis- apply. If the Referee imposes a Match Pen- trict Playdowns or State Championship alty under this rule, and the team official(s) Tournaments at any level. has been found guilty of such actions, the game in question shall be forfeited and the Waived players can: team official(s) may be suspended for one • Participate in league play only if the league year as the result of a hearing. approves the participation at the lower age B. Penalty Times. Massachusetts Hockey has level. adopted the following minimum penalty • Participate in Invitational Tournaments standards pursuant to USA Hockey Rule only if the Tournament Director approves 402: it.
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 39 For those playing reduced penalty times. (You are not required to use them but can use any or all or a combination of the stan- dard Minor 2:00, Major 5:00 and Miscon- duct 10:00) times. Applies only to:
Period Length 12 minutes or less only Minor 1:30 Major 4:00 Misconduct 6:00
Period Length over 12 minutes are re- quired to play the USA Hockey standard penalties times (Minor 2:00, Major 5:00 and Misconduct 10:00).
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SAFESPORT ment authorities. The safety of its participants is of paramount For the complete USA Hockey SafeSport importance to USA Hockey. This includes not Handbook, visit usahockey.com/safesport. only on-ice safety, but also off-ice safety in any part of USA Hockey’s programs. SAFESPORT REGISTRATION USA Hockey has ZERO TOLERANCE for For specific details regarding registration abuse and misconduct. requirements related to SafeSport please refer USA Hockey SafeSport is a program focused to the Registration Procedures section of the on the organization’s off-ice safety efforts. Massachusetts Hockey Annual Guide. The USA Hockey SafeSport Handbook ad- dresses the following: COACHING CODE OF ETHICS • Policies prohibiting the following: All coaches who have not previously signed the • Sexual abuse Participant Code of Conduct with their Program • Physical abuse will be required to sign this form prior to starting • Emotional abuse their coaching activities. The participating Pro- • Bullying, threats and harassment gram will keep the forms on file. • Hazing Other policies included address areas where CONFLICT OF INTEREST misconduct can occur and are intended to reduce Officers and Directors of the corporation (Mas- the risk of potential abuse, including: sachusetts Hockey, Inc.) shall not engage in any • A locker room policy activity that violates their duty of loyalty to the • An electronic communications policy corporation and presents a conflict of interest • A travel policy in their position with the corporation without • A billeting policy disclosing the involvement in such activity to • An education and awareness training poli- the President of the corporation and without cy securing approval of the involvement in such • Education and awareness training activity from the President, Board of Directors, • Screening and background check Committee, District or Division as appropriate. program A conflict of interest exists when an individu- • Reporting of concerns of abuse al’s actions and/or relationships present the po- • Responding to abuse and other mis- tential for improper personal gain or advantage conduct or an unfavorable effect on the interests of the • Monitoring and supervision of the SafeS- corporation as a result of the individual’s position port Program in the corporation. Conflicts of interest relate to A USA Hockey member or parent of any mem- and arise from, including but are not necessarily ber who (1) violates any of the SafeSport policies limited to self-dealing and interested transac- or (2) fails to consent to, and pass a screening and tions between the corporation and its Officers background check in compliance with the Screen- and Directors, the purchase and sale of goods ing and Background Check Program, may be de- and services, the use of corporate assets for a nied eligibility within any USA Hockey program private benefit, the interference with or appro- and is subject to appropriate disciplinary action priation of a corporate opportunity, the accep- including, but not limited to, suspension, perma- tance of gifts, entertainment and/or favors and nent suspension, and/or referral to law enforce- failure to deal fairly with the corporation and its
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 41 Directors and members. of the corporation acknowledge their understand- Additionally, Officers and Directors shall ex- ing of, and agreement with, this Conflict of In- ercise reasonable care not to disclose confidential terest Policy. information acquired in their official capacity Any violation of this Conflict of Interest Pol- with the corporation, the disclosure of which icy shall be dealt with using the removal proce- might be adverse to the corporation, and no Offi- dures as set forth in Article IV, entitled “Board of cer or Director shall use confidential information Directors,” of the corporation’s Bylaws. for his or her own personal gain. This conflict of interest policy shall apply to GRANDFATHERING the Officers and Directors of the corporation Without explicit exemption in the rule, none of and their family members and any other organi- these Rules and Regulations have in any way, shape zation under their control. For purposes of this or form a “Grandfather Condition or Clause.” policy, a family member is a spouse, parent, child or spouse of a child, brother, sister or spouse of USA HOCKEY ASSOCIATE a brother or sister. Control exists if an Officer REGISTRARS or Director or family member owns, directly or USA Hockey Associate Registrars are cautioned indirectly, at least 50% of the stock ownership or against accepting too many jobs and responsi- membership interests of another organization or bilities in Massachusetts Hockey. The fact that has the right and/or ability to control the man- they have leadership qualities is the reason for agement and policies of another organization. their appointment as District/Divisional Regis- Officers and Directors who anticipate having trars. Two major problems develop from taking a conflict of interest shall report the conflict to on additional duties: 1) Registrars do not have the President of the corporation, or to an indi- enough time to do one job properly; and 2) there vidual or committee designated by the President, can be a conflict of interest when matters of con- immediately upon identifying the conflict. The troversy arise. President or his/her designee shall report the conflict to the Board of Directors, committee, COACH HELMET USAGE District or Division that is considering, or has ENFORCEMENT POLICY considered, the transaction to which the conflict As per USA Hockey Rules and Regulations; A. All applies. The transaction shall be approved by a ice hockey coaches and instructors of registered majority vote of the deliberating body, but in any USA Hockey Youth 18 & Under and below, high case the Officer or Director who has the conflict school, girls’/women’s 19 & under and below, may not speak or vote on the matter and shall not and disabled programs must properly wear an be counted for purposes of a quorum. The record approved ice hockey helmet during all on-ice ses- of the proceedings shall reflect the required dis- sions, including practices, controlled scrimmages closures and the Officer or Director’s ineligibility and all Coaching Education Program clinics and/ to vote. or workshops. Failure to comply will result in a 30 In the event that there is any inconsistency day suspension from all activities involving USA between this Conflict of Interest Policy and the Hockey registered programs. laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the laws of the Commonwealth shall govern. By * The language above was voted on and adopted at the virtue of their position as Officers and Directors 2018 USA Hockey Annual Congress. of the corporation, their involvement in monthly and annual meetings of the corporation and their receipt of copies of the corporation’s Bylaws and Rules and Regulations, the Officers and Directors
42 | MAHOCKEY.ORG ABUSE OF OFFICIALS POLICY LOOK UP LINE POLICIES Refer to mahockey.org for up to date policies. Refer to USA Hockey Annual Guide.
COVID19 POLICY SPORTS CONCUSSION Refer to mahockey.org for up to date policies. MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Refer to USA Hockey Annual Guide. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY Refer to mahockey.org for up to date policies. USA HOCKEY TRANSGENDER ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY POLICIES CONFIDENTIALY POLICY Refer to USA Hockey Annual Guide. Refer to mahockey.org for up to date policies.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES Refer to mahockey.org for up to date policies.
GAME SHEET LABELS All teams are recommended to utilize pre-printed game sheet labels on each page of the scoresheet which list out all players in alphanumerical (jer- sey) or alphabetical order (last name). The label shall list jersey numbers, last name and first name. In addition, the label shall list all coaches who are approved on the roster with CEP #, CEP Level Number, CEP Level Expiration year as well as the association code with team number.
HEADS UP DONT DUCK TRAINING Any player who is penalized for a check from be- hind resulting in a game misconduct or a match penalty shall engage in remedial training, includ- ing watching the Heads Up Don’t Duck video. Any head coach who coaches a player who is penalized for a check from behind resulting in a game misconduct or a match penalty shall watch the Heads Up Don’t Duck video and shall devote some portion of the next two practices towards training players in accordance with Heads Up Don’t Duck.
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INTRODUCTION tion of a reported violation. All board members and volunteers are to observe Retaliation in any form will not be tolerated. the highest standards of business and personal Any act of alleged retaliation should be report- ethics in the conduct of their duties and respon- ed immediately and will be promptly investigat- sibilities. As representatives of Massachusetts ed. Anyone who retaliates against someone who Hockey, Inc., we must practice honesty and integ- has reported a violation in good faith is subject rity in fulfilling our responsibilities and comply to discipline up to and including expulsion from with all applicable laws and regulations. Set forth the organization. This Whistleblower Policy is below is Massachusetts Hockey, Inc.’s policy with intended to encourage and enable individuals respect to reporting good faith concerns about to raise serious concerns within Massachusetts the legality or propriety of Massachusetts Hock- Hockey, Inc., prior to seeking resolution outside ey’s actions or plans. the organization.
REPORTING OF CONCERNS HOW TO REPORT CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS OR COMPLAINTS It is the responsibility of all board members and A complaining individual may communicate sus- volunteers to comply with Massachusetts Hockey pected violations of its Bylaws, Rules and Regu- Inc.’s By Laws, Rules and Regulations, Policies, lations, Policies, Code of Ethics and Conduct, Code of Ethics and Conduct and applicable law applicable law or other wrongdoing or alleged and to report violations or suspected violations in retaliation by contacting Massachusetts Hockey, accordance with this Whistleblower Policy. Inc.’s Chair of the Discipline Committee. If you wish to remain anonymous, it is not necessary CONFIDENTIALITY that you give your name or position in any no- Massachusetts Hockey, Inc., will treat all commu- tification. nications under this policy in a confidential man- Whether or not you identify yourself, for a ner, except to the extent necessary 1) to conduct proper investigation to be conducted, please pro- a complete and fair investigation, or 2) for review vide Massachusetts Hockey, Inc., with as much of Massachusetts Hockey, Inc.’s operations by the information as you can, sufficient to do a proper Massachusetts Hockey, Inc., Board, its audit com- investigation, including where and when the in- mittee, Massachusetts Hockey, Inc.’s independent cident occurred, names and titles of the individ- public accountants and Massachusetts Hockey, uals involved, and as much other detail as you can Inc.’s legal counsel. provide.
RETALIATION ILLUSTRATIVE TYPES OF Massachusetts Hockey, Inc., will not permit any CONCERNS negative or adverse actions to be taken against The following is a non-exhaustive list of the kinds any individual for making a good faith report of of improprieties that should be reported: a possible violation of its Bylaws, Rules and Reg- • Supplying false or misleading information on ulations, Policies, Code of Ethics and Conduct or Massachusetts Hockey, Inc.’s financial or other applicable law, even if the report is mistaken, or public documents, including its Form 990. against any individual who assists in the investiga- • Providing false information to or withhold-
44 | MAHOCKEY.ORG ing material information from Massachusetts • Violating Massachusetts Hockey, Inc.’s By- Hockey, Inc.’s board or auditors. laws, Rules and Regulations, Policies, Code • Destroying, altering, mutilating, concealing, of Ethics and Conduct or applicable law. covering up, falsifying or making a false entry • Facilitating or concealing any of the above or in any records that may be connected to an similar actions. official proceeding, in violation of federal or state law or regulations. QUESTIONS • Altering, destroying or concealing a docu- If you have any questions regarding this policy, ment, or attempting to do so, with the in- please contact the Chair of the Massachusetts tent to impair the document’s availability for Hockey, Inc., Discipline Committee, whose name use in an official proceeding or otherwise and contact information can be found on the Mas- obstructing, influencing or impeding any sachusetts Hockey’s website, mahockey.org. official proceeding, in violation of federal or state law or regulations. • Embezzling, self-dealing, private internment (i.e., Massachusetts Hockey, Inc., earnings inuring to the benefit of a director, officer, or volunteer) and private benefit (i.e., Mas- sachusetts Hockey, Inc., assets being used by anyone in the organization for personal gain or benefit). • Paying for services or goods that are not ren- dered or delivered. • Using remarks for actions of a sexual na- ture that are not welcome and are likely to be viewed as personally offensive, including sexual flirtations; unwelcome physical or verbal advances; sexual propositions; verbal abuse of a sexual nature; the display of sexu- ally suggestive objects, cartoons, or pictures; and physical contact of a sexual or particu- larly personal nature. • Using epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping and threatening, intimidating or hostile acts that relate to race, color, religion, gender, na- tional origin, age or disability. • Circulating or posting written or graphic material in the workplace that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individ- ual or group because of race, color, religion, gender, nationality, age or disability. • Discriminating against an employee or po- tential employee due to a person’s race, col- or, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental impairment or veteran status.
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 45 2020-2021 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
ONLINE REGISTRATION coaching application along with the SafeSport Online registration allows individual Members online Training program. to register with USA Hockey. The Waiver of Liability is completed during online registration; TEAM MANAGERS/VOLUNTEER - copies of Waivers are not required for those reg- ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE istering online. This registration is provided for your program • Instruct your members to register online and to track volunteer participation through your send their confirmation number/page to you. Registry. Instruct all your approved Managers • Let your members know the following fees and Volunteers that they are to register online are collected during online registration: USA with USAH (select ice MANAGER/VOLUN- Hockey fee of $46 for age 7 & over and $0 TEER) and submit their confirmation numbers for 6 & under and MASS fee of $10.50 for to you. age 7 to 19, $0 for age 6 & Under, $2.50 for The Manager/Volunteer confirmation number ages 19 & over. Officials MASS fee of $28. will have “XX” as the first two letters. There is Off-Ice Volunteers MASS fee of $0. no charge for this registration. Manager/Volun- • Connect to your Registry and click on teer registration does not allow on-ice participa- Registration. tion. A Coach/Player may act in the capacity of • Select appropriate member type and scan a manager and their confirmation number can be or type the confirmation number for all transmitted through your Registry as a Manager participants being registered. A file listing or Volunteer. member type and confirmation number can also be imported. SAFESPORT TRAINING & • Click on Submit Member List. All data the REQUIREMENTS Participant entered during the Online Reg- All referees and coaches, as well as volunteers istration process will be sent to your Regis- and employees who have regular, routine or try completing the registration process and frequent access to youth players, must have a allowing that Participant to be placed on a SAFESPORT Training certificate prior to any Team Roster. coaching, referring or volunteering. Important: You must transmit all Players and SAFESPORT Training must be renewed ev- Coaches as instructed above. You do not need to ery year. do data entry, create transmittal disks or collect The link to take the Training or re-certifica- USAH and MASS fees. The online registration tion is a usahockey.org; process is not complete until you transmit the • Click on “Safety:” confirmation numbers through your USAH • Click on Training Registry. You may then assign your players and “SafeSport Training” will appear on the Per- coaches to teams and create the Official Player sonnel screen for any member in your program Roster Form. who has completed the SafeSport online training. Any adult who is on the ice or bench with That information will also be reflected in the Staff youth players must be registered through your area of the Official Roster and the Credentials Program as a Coach – member type C (or CP if Verification form. he is also a Player in your program). Note: On- Each time that you sign into your Registry line confirmation numbers are required to sign you will receive the most current data for your up for coach clinics, coaching modules and the members – completed coach clinics, coach
46 | MAHOCKEY.ORG modules, SafeSport video training, date of birth CLASSIFICATION verification, non-US citizen transfer information, Classification is the age of play [i.e. 10U etc. – anything that has been updated since you (SQUIRT), 19U GIRLS, SR. WOMEN last viewed your membership data will be there. High school teams, please note: Division 1 Contact Christine Mayer, USA Hockey are high school teams consisting of full-time stu- SafeSport Coordinator, with questions at (617) dents attending more than one high school. 429-2103 and/or [email protected]. Division 2 is high school teams consisting of full-time students exclusively from one high BUILDING TEAMS school. The Team Roster Form provides all information previously on the Team Application form. DIVISION Use N/A or leave blank TEAM. COACHING EDUCATION PROGRAM (CEP) INFORMATION ROSTER Note: Online confirmation numbers are re- Remember that player signatures are no longer quired to sign up for coach clinics, coaching required on Rosters. modules and the coaching application. You will submit your Rosters through your All Team Rosters require at least one Coach Registry (online) to your USA Hockey Registrar to be assigned to the Official Roster. At least and you will receive pending and approved Ros- one of the rostered coaches should be certified ters back in your Registry. You will also receive a at Level 3 to begin the season from 10U (Squirt) link to the Official Certified Roster that you can teams up to 16U (Midget) and 18U (Midget) distribute as necessary. This link will remain the teams and from Girls 10U up to Girls 19U. Not same all season – even if changes are made to the required as of 2015. roster. You are still able to print Rosters if you Massachusetts prefers a Head Coach be des- want. If you do print a Roster, be sure to print ignated for all Youth, High School and Girls/ from the link. This is the Official Roster but with Women’s teams. That “Head Coach” would limited player information. Please make sure you preferably be the highest certified Coach listed have assigned at least one coach to each Team on the Team Roster. Roster; preferably a coach certified at Level 3 to begin the season. TEAM NAME Please note: Girls Tier III Rosters are sub- The Team Name field is a maximum of 25 char- mitted to the respective District Registrar for acters; your choice. approval and processing. Girls Tier III Teams generally fall under a Local Youth Hockey As- CATEGORY sociation. This is a required field. Use Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, The Credential Verification Form is available Tier IV, Tier V, House/Rec, Club, Girls/Women. through the Reports button and can be created Note: If you want to register Tier I or Tier II for each team. Please use this form for all teams 10U (Squirt) team(s) you will need to do this for going to the State/District tournament. The col- each new category: in the Category field, type umns A-D labeled “Local Use” do not apply and the words Tier One and hit enter. A box will ap- can be left blank. pear saying “This Category is new! Do you want to add it?” Click yes, and then you will be able NON-US CITIZEN INFORMATION to register Tier One 10U (Squirt) teams. Follow International Ice Hockey Federation regula- the same procedure to add Tier Two. tions require that all non-U.S. citizen players on youth and girls/women’s classification teams
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 47 be transferred by means of a letter of approval. Cultural Exchange Program participants. This There is no fee to process this written transfer restriction does not apply to non-U.S. citizens for youth-aged players. Under Forms in your temporarily residing in the U.S. under category Registry, there are three Transfer Forms – one P-4, referenced above, or other visa categories for Canadian Women, one for Canadian Youth not referenced above, excluding category B. and a separate one for all other non-U.S. citi- Temporary Visitor. zens. Complete the appropriate form for all non- There are a number of Forms available U.S. citizen youth and girls/women’s players in through your Registry including the Participant your program before games are played. There is Accident Claim Form. Click on Forms to access. a fee for transferring women’s players 18 years Before you sign a claim form for USA Hock- of age or older on national championship bound ey, make sure that the participant is properly reg- teams along with male players 18 years of age istered with your association. or older. In addition to a completed transfer, non-U.S. citizen youth and all non-US citizen female players must also provide proof of resident status in the U.S. This information should be kept with the team registration materials and should be provided prior to regular season games. Additional information is available on the Youth Transfer Forms. When a non-U.S. citizen’s transfer is com- plete and proof of resident status has been ap- proved by the national office, the player’s record will be marked as “Transfer Complete” in the na- tional database. There is a column on the Player Roster and on the Credential Verification sheet that identifies non-U.S. citizens. If the symbol is an O, the transfer is not complete. If the symbol includes a T (valid visa) or S (student visa), the transfer is complete. There is a rule limiting the number of non- U.S. players in this country without their par- ents (student visa) for participation on Youth and Girl’s National Tournament bound teams. All girls’ national championship bound teams are restricted to only two (2) players, and all youth national championship bound teams shall be re- stricted to only four (4) players, in either case, that are non-U.S. citizens temporarily residing in the U.S. under any combination of the fol- lowing immigration visa categories: F. Academ- ic Students; J. Exchange Alien Visa; P. Athletes and Entertainers [excluding their spouses and children under visa category P-4]; Category M. Non-Academic Student and Q. International
48 | MAHOCKEY.ORG GIRLS/WOMEN CLASSIFICATION
Note: In addition to the procedures below, all must be submitted to the Girls/Women Regis- USA Hockey and Massachusetts Hockey By- trar through the USA Hockey Registry with the laws, Rules and Regulations and Procedures proper fee for their approval before the player shall also apply. is eligible to participate with the association and Team registrations are due October 1 for specific team. National Tournament bound teams, October Game count toward State and/or National 15 for Non-National Tournament bound teams, Tournament eligibility does not start for players and the balance of teams by November 1. New until the date they are approved on the roster. Teams, non-tournament bound, may be formed Non-Tournament teams may make roster after December 1 of the current season by apply- changes at any time by submitting them through ing to the Girls/Women’s Registrar. the USA Hockey Registry for approval by the Girls/Women Registrar. PLAYER REGISTRATION Each player registering for the first time with a DUAL REGISTRATION Massachusetts Hockey Girls/Women program is Girls who register with more than one team must allowed to register in any Girls/Women associa- declare in writing to their USA Hockey District tion at their respective age classification or above. Registrar, or his/her designee, before Novem- • GIRLS — High School ber 1 for fall state tournaments and December • GIRLS 19U — Seventeen through nineteen 31 for spring state tournaments, which tourna- years of age as of December 31 ment-bound team she wishes to be eligible to ad- • GIRLS 16U — Fifteen and Sixteen years of vance to the District, State and National Tourna- age as of December 31 ment. If the player does not indicate which team • GIRLS 14U — Thirteen and Fourteen years she wishes to be eligible for District, State and of age as of December 31 National Tournaments, the District Registrar shall • GIRLS 12U — Eleven and Twelve years of have authority to certify the eligibility of any such age as of December 31 player solely on the basis of the date of the earliest • GIRLS 10U — Nine and Ten years of age as Team Roster Registration form is received. of December 31 • GIRLS 8U — Eight years of age or under as of December 31
ROSTER CHANGES All applications for a roster change for the Na- tional Bound Teams Rosters must be submitted to the Girls/Women Registrar through the USA Hockey Registry before November 15 for fall state tournament teams and before December 31 for spring state tournament teams with the proper fee for their approval and signature be- fore the player is eligible to participate with the association and specific team. All applications for a roster change for non-National Bound State Tournament teams
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 49 2020-2021 MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY EXECUTIVE BOARD
OFFICERS TREASURER APPOINTED PRESIDENT Chris Holden REFEREE COORDINATOR Bob Joyce (617) 504-3882 C John Murray (617) 620-1302 C [email protected] (978) 771-2070 [email protected] 118 Main Street, Unit B [email protected] 72 Fairway Drive Norfolk, MA 02056 PO Box 361 Newton, MA 02465 Tewksbury, MA 01876 SECRETARY 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT Tim McMahon RULES COMMITTEE Jeff Brown, Esq. (413) 453-4615 CO-CHAIRS (413) 330-3681 C [email protected] Jeff Brown, Esq. (413) 348-8557 W (413) 330-3681 C [email protected] ELECTED DIRECTOR (413) 348-8557 W MEMBERS [email protected] 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT Chip Bradbury Christine Mayer (978) 314-4045 Christopher Gong (617) 429-2103 [email protected] (781) 741-5205 H [email protected] 34 Sandra Lane Methuen, (617) 388-5761 C 44 Skyline Drive MA 01844 [email protected] Wellesley, MA 02482 David Hymovitz DIRECTOR OF 3RD VICE-PRESIDENT (617) 510-1475 C COACHING EDUCATION Steve Rizzo [email protected] Kip St. Germaine (781) 799-7639 C 88 Reservoir Street (508) 737-7777 C [email protected] Needham, MA 02494 [email protected]
4TH VICE-PRESIDENT DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE Phil Zona CHAIR (617) 696-8921 Christine Mayer [email protected] (617) 429-2103 22 Sugar Maple Lane [email protected] Milton, MA 02186 GENERAL COUNSEL 5TH VICE-PRESIDENT Maura Sheehan Jay O’Neil (781) 860-9593 W (978) 858-3865 H [email protected] (508) 328-2681 C [email protected]
50 | MAHOCKEY.ORG SAFESPORT COORDINATOR USA HOCKEY Christine Mayer (617) 429-2103 COACH-IN-CHIEF [email protected] Paul Moore (508) 326-8034 USA HOCKEY DIRECTORS [email protected] Christine Mayer (2021) (617) 429-2103 GOALTENDING COORDINATOR [email protected] Brian Eklund (781) 964-4029 Jim Maimone (2022) [email protected] (781) 438-3234 H 78 Crabtree Lane (617) 824-1422 C Abington, MA 02351 [email protected] 11 Oak Ridge Road PLAYER SAFETY COORDINATOR Stoneham, MA 02180 Nicole Siglin (617) 548-7732 Thomas McGrath (2023) [email protected] (857) 204-5825 [email protected] REFEREE-IN-CHIEF 170 M Street Kevin Donovan South Boston, MA 02127 (781) 821-0905 [email protected] Steve Rizzo (2021) 3 Adrienne Drive (781) 799-7639 C Canton, MA 02021 [email protected]
REGIONAL MANAGER STAFF American Development Model (ADM) Roger Grillo EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (719) 304-1884 Kevin Kavanagh [email protected] (781) 664-2700 x101 W [email protected] REGISTRAR PO Box 1788 Stephen Palmacci Duxbury, MA 02332 (781) 620-2140 H (781) 820-7911 C MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS & (781) 620-2141 F EVENTS [email protected] Elizabeth Cohen 35 Walsh Ave (781) 664-2700 x102 W Stoneham, MA 02180 [email protected] PO Box 1788 RISK MANAGER Duxbury, MA 02332 Stephen Fitzgerald (508) 668-4100 W PROGRAM SUPPORT COORDINATOR (508) 668-4199 F Michael DiOrio [email protected] (781) 664-2700 x103 W 713 East Street [email protected] Walpole, MA 02081 PO Box 1788 Duxbury, MA 02332 MAHOCKEY.ORG | 51 USA HOCKEY ASSOCIATE REGISTRARS
DISTRICT 1 & DISTRICT 10 Peter Giuliano DISTRICT 6 NATIONAL BOUND & (617) 966-6598 C Ryan Scott HIGH SCHOOL - SENIORS & [email protected] (508) 887-1275 MIDDLE SCHOOL [email protected] Stephen Palmacci DISTRICT 2 33 Stockwell Road (781) 620-2140 H Charlie Bradbury Hadley, MA 01035 (781) 820-7911 C (978) 682-3296 (781) 620-2141 F (978) 682-2782 F DISTRICT 7 [email protected] [email protected] David Briggs 35 Walsh Ave 34 Sandra Lane (508) 476-9796 H Stoneham, MA 02180 Metheun, MA 01844 (508) 873-6699 C [email protected] CLUB DISTRICT 3 Jean Ann Nigro Pat McCarthy DISTRICT 8 (781) 246-2309 H (617) 785-3100 Mark Boldrighini (781) 308-5473 C [email protected] (978) 846-1640 C [email protected] [email protected] 18 Sunset Drive DISTRICT 4 14 Snow Drive Wakefield, MA 01880 Paul Crowley Littleton, MA 01460 (781) 956-2667 [email protected] DISTRICT 9 Felix Costanza DISTRICT 5 (781) 272-4709 Alfred Smith (339) 234-3997 C (508) 394-7112 H [email protected] 113 (508) 237-6148 C Wilmington Road (508) 398-6084 W Burlington, MA 01803 (508) 394-4077 F [email protected] GIRLS/WOMEN 93 Bettys Path Mark Lissner West Yarmouth, MA 02673 (781) 910-9311 C (781) 935-0468 W Joan Smith [email protected] 11 (508) 394-7112 H Coventry Lane Woburn, MA (508) 237-2555 C 01801 [email protected]
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DISTRICT 1 Rob Lynch Gary Gates Patrick Bohan (978) 437-7928 (508) 224-6342 H (617) 908-0662 [email protected] (781) 974-3295 C [email protected] [email protected] 11 Charlemont Street Steve Maiuri 15 Flying Jib Lane Dorchester, MA 02122 (978) 807-9001 Plymouth, MA 02360 [email protected] Jeff Hampton Jeremiah Tabor (617) 347-1757 DISTRICT 3 (781) 710-0707 [email protected] Dan McGlone [email protected] 15 Glide Street (617) 799-8036 Dorchester, MA 02122 [email protected] Jeff Uva 51 Norma Ave (781) 718-5569 Thomas McGrath Weymouth, MA 02188 [email protected] (857) 204-5825 298 Brook Street [email protected] Dave Moses Hanson, MA 02341 170 M Street (781) 540-1733 C South Boston, MA 02127 [email protected] DISTRICT 5 Christine Fries Phil Olsen Tom Sweeney (508) 778-0626 (617) 616-6851 (781) 329-6158 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 7 Tomahawk Drive 38 Laban Pratt Road 5 Gay Street Ext. Centerville, MA 02632 Dorchester, MA 02122 Westwood, MA 02090 Christine Smith DISTRICT 2 Randy Yanoshak (774) 994-1873 Chip Bradbury (571) 215-7729 [email protected] (978) 688-4064 [email protected] [email protected] 5 Cody Lane Joan Smith 34 Sandra Lane Wrentham, MA 02093 (508) 394-7112 Metheun, MA 01844 [email protected] David Young 93 Bettys Path Scott DeLuccia (617) 529-0165 West Yarmouth, MA 02673 (781) 241-2502 [email protected] [email protected] 74 Washington Street, Tom Welch 8 Russet Lane Milton, MA 02186 (508) 737-7591 Lynnfield, MA 01940 [email protected] DISTRICT 4 PO Box 1449 Dana DeMatteo Kevin Cote Sandwich, MA 02563 (617) 593-8679 C (508) 789-4625 [email protected] [email protected] 44 St. Edward Road East Boston, MA 02128
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 53 DISTRICT 6 DISTRICT 8 Joseph Normant Kristin Balboni Keri-Anne Allan (978) 758-2160 (413) 237-5891 (978) 337-4692 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 44 Fardon Street Billerica, MA 01821 Buddy Lafleur David Baker (413) 584-4008 H (978) 417-9209 DISTRICT 10 (413) 326-1154 C [email protected] James Donovan [email protected] (508) 615-5790 19 White Pine Drive Howie Hunter [email protected] Florence, MA 01062 (978) 758-9552 [email protected] Joe Higgins Sean Munster (978) 761-7110 (413) 626-6668 C Carl Smith [email protected] [email protected] (508) 380-4371 15 Amherst Road [email protected] Wilmington, MA 01887 Richard Vadnais (413) 568-5916 H Wes Tuttle Jim Maimone (413) 348-7867 C (978) 423-8095 C (781) 438-3234 [email protected] (508) 229-2700 W (617) 824-1422 C 40 Crown Street [email protected] [email protected] Westfield, MA 01085 22 Red Spring Road 11 Oak Ridge Road Marlboro, MA 01752 Stoneham, MA 02180 DISTRICT 7 Joe Briggs DISTRICT 9 Joan Nardone (508) 476-9796 Ron Cincotta (781) 245-2917 H [email protected] (781) 248-3401 (781) 690-0787 C [email protected] [email protected] Paul Davey 4 Leslie Road 34 Bryant Street (508) 688-7937 Waltham, MA 02451 Wakefield, MA 01880 [email protected] 55 Flint Road Shawn Crowley Bill Welch Charlton, MA 01507 (978) 758-0429 (617) 306-1706 [email protected] [email protected] Chris Valeri 9 Western Ave (508) 615-9298 Bruce Finethy Wakefield, MA 01880 [email protected] (781) 956-7552 [email protected] Chuck Weaver 24 Auburn Street (978) 852-7445 Woburn, MA 01801 [email protected] Mark Hickey (617) 429-8745 [email protected] 46 Shirley Road Waltham, MA 02452
54 | MAHOCKEY.ORG GIRLS/WOMEN DIRECTORS AT LARGE Karla Aguirre Carol Champagne (781) 789-8966 (508) 238-9647 [email protected] [email protected] PO Box 1286 Christopher Gong Easton, MA 02334 (781) 741-5205 H (617) 388-5761 C Ron DiFilippo [email protected] (978) 774-2813 102 Kilby Street [email protected] Hingham, MA 02043 9 Mohawk Street Danvers, MA 01923 Chris Holden Dan Esdale (617) 504-3882 C (617) 438-7942 [email protected] [email protected] 118 Main Street, Unit B Norfolk, MA 02056 Greg Sophis (781) 838-1899 David Hymovitz [email protected] (617) 510-1475 C [email protected] John L. Tobin, Esq. 88 Reservoir Street (617) 242-7881 Needham, MA 02494 [email protected] 1 Thompson Square, Ste. 105 Charlestown, MA 02129 Don McNeil (508) 294-4097 C Allen Wright [email protected] (413) 734-3521 [email protected] 20 Gregory Lane West Springfield, MA 01089
HONORARY MEMBERS
Dr. Alan Ashare (617) 653-8152 [email protected] 19 Sheffield Road Waltham, MA 02451
Joe Curnane (617) 780-6662 [email protected]
1 Michelangelo Street, APT M306 Boston, MA 02113
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DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT 10 Gene Binda Jr. David Costa John Mitchell (617) 968-1885 (508) 524-0845 (781) 438-1978 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Steve Drain Rachel Hutchinson Ken Murphy (617) 512-0725 (315) 212-0953 (617) 945-3829 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 6 GIRLS/WOMEN Jim Troup Mark Rhodes Jen Cameron (781) 630-2785 (413) 478-5681 (954) 296-8155 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
DISTRICT 3 Mark Sampson Jennifer Glynn Chip Fagan (413) 565-4687 (508) 965-1575 (508) 376-9199 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DISTRICT 7 Rachel Hutchinson John Mackinnon Joe Hilton (315) 212-0953 (781) 843-5009 (508) 377-3336 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DISTRICT ADVISOR Ed Vahey Robert Sachse Bill Dunk (781) 708-2269 (508) 829-2629 (508) 454-1599 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 8 Ernie Baird Carl Lodi (781) 799-0898 (508) 651-0588 [email protected] [email protected]
Warren Church DISTRICT 9 (508) 584-3262 Billy Marcotte [email protected] (978) 808-6028 [email protected] Rick Holmberg (781) 838-1968 Michael Paynter [email protected] (978) 697-5543 [email protected]
56 | MAHOCKEY.ORG COMMITTEES
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION Jeff Brown Christine Mayer
TOURNAMENTS DISCIPLINE NATIONAL BOUND TOURNAMENTS Chair: Christine Mayer GIRLS (617) 429-2103 Chair: Mark Lissner [email protected] (781) 935-0468 W (781) 910-9311 C Chip Bradbury, Jeff Brown, Ron Cincotta, [email protected] Felix Costanza, Kevin Cote, Paul Davey, Dana DeMatteo, Steve Fitzgerald, Gary Karla Aguirre, Anthony Cornacchia, Colleen Gates, Christopher Gong, Peter Giuliano, Jeff Fagan, Christopher Gong, Paula Gray, Chris Hampton, Chris Holden, Howie Hunter, Robert Holden, David Hymovitz, Don McNeil, Jay Lynch, Nick McCummings, Tim McMahon, O'Neil, Mindy O'Neil, David Palumbo, Dave Dan McGlone, Sean Munster, John Murray, Phil Pelletier, Deb Pond Olsen, Steve Rizzo, Dennis Shea, Nicole Siglin, Carl Smith, Greg Sophis, Tom Sweeney, Rick NATIONAL BOUND TOURNAMENTS Vadnais, Chris Valeri, Randy Yanoshak, David YOUTH Young Chair: David Hymovitz (617) 510-1475 C NOMINATING COMMITTEE [email protected] Chair: Stephen Fitzgerald (508) 668-4100 W Andrew Andricopoulos, Eugene Binda, Pat (508) 981-3854 C Bohan, Scott Deluccia, Bruce Finethy, Richard (508) 668-4199 F Gallant, Gary Gates, Peter Giuliano, Jeff [email protected] Hampton, Tom McGrath, Jean Ann Nigro, Phil Olsen, Steve Palmacci, Kevin Poulin, David Mark Hickey, Christine Mayer, Dave Moses Young PARENT AWARENESS & STATE TOURNAMENTS MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION Chair: Peter Giuliano Chair: Dan Esdale (617) 966-6598 C (617) 438-7942 [email protected] [email protected]
Pat Bohan, Mark Boldrighini, Ron Cincotta, Dr. Alan Ashare, Kristin Balboni, Paul Davey, Felix Costanza, Scott Deluccia, Kevin Donovan, Kevin Donovan, Gary Gates, Christine Mayer , Bruce Finethy, Jeff Hampton, Mark Hickey, Joe John Murray, Dave Moses Higgins, Buddy Lafleur, Pat McCarthy, Sean Munster, Phil Olsen, Jay O'Neil, Steve Palmacci, Tom McGrath, Carl Smith, Ryan Scott, Al Smith, Rick Vadnais, Tom Welch, David Young
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 57 RULES GIRLS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Chair: Co-Chair: Jeff Brown, Esq. Don McNeil (413) 330-3681 C (508) 294-4097 (413) 348-8557 W [email protected] [email protected] Karla Aguirre, Keri-Anne Allan, David Co-Chair: Christopher Gong Baker, Kristin Balboni, Chris Holden, Mark (781) 741-5205 H Lissner, Robert Lynch, Carl Smith, Greg (617) 388-5761 C Sophis, Jeremiah Tabor [email protected] BOYS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Paul Davey, Kevin Donovan, Howie Hunter, Chair: Steve Rizzo Mark Lissner, Christine Mayer, Tim McMahon, (781) 799-7639 C Don McNeil, John Murray, Jay O'Neil, Maura [email protected] Sheehan, Greg Sophis, Tom Sweeney, Chris Valeri Chip Bradbury, Scott Deluccia, Gary Gates, Jim Maimone, Joe Higgins, David Hymovitz, SAFESPORT Tom McGrath, Jean Ann Nigro, Greg Sophis, Chair: Christine Mayer Jeremiah Tabor (617) 429-2103 [email protected] FOURTH VICE PRESIDENT, EVENTS Phil Zona David Baker, Felix Costanza, Pat McCarthy, Nick McCummings, Dan McGlone, John AWARDS / EVENTS Carol Champagne, Paul Crowley, Mark Hickey, Murray, Joe Normant, Nick McCummings, Buddy Lafleur, Christine Mayer, Dan McGlone, Maura Sheehan, Ryan Scott, Randy Yanoshak Joan Nardone, Jean Ann Nigro, Phil Zona
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS B Steve Rizzo HALL OF FAME Chair: Joe Bertagna (978) 376-5494 ADAPTIVE HOCKEY [email protected] Chair: Nick McCummings (339) 237-1170 Paul Crowley, Paul Davey, Dana DeMatteo, [email protected] Ron DiFilippo, Gary Eggleston, Dan Esdale, Paul George, Mark Hickey, Robert Lynch, Chip Bradbury, Kip St. Germaine, Jeremiah Tom McGrath, Joan Nardone, Jean Ann Tabor Nigro, Julie Piacentini, Maura Sheehan
ADM Chair: Jim Maimone (617) 823-1422 C [email protected]
Dr. Alan Ashare, Keri-Anne Allan, Dave Baker, Kevin Cote, Mark Lissner, Nick McCummings, Joe Normant, Carl Smith, Kip St. Germaine
58 | MAHOCKEY.ORG FIFTH VICE PRESIDENT, PLANNING BACKGROUND SCREENING Jay O’Neil REVIEW Paul Crowley, Lauren Harless, John Murray, LONG RANGE PLANNING David Young Chair: Tim McMahon (413) 453-4615 CHEEVER/GROW HOCKEY [email protected] Co-Chair: Jay O’Neil (978) 858-3865 H Keri-Anne Allan, Jeff Brown, Kevin Cote, Kevin (508) 328-2681 C Donovan, Steve Fitzgerald, Jim Maimone, Pat [email protected] McCarthy, Dan McGlone, Sean Munster, Joe Normant, Steve Rizzo, Greg Sophis Co-Chair: Mindy O'Neil (978) 569-4315 SAFETY [email protected] Chair: Tom Smith (781) 254-6811 Buddy Lafleur, Robert Lynch, Christine Mayer, [email protected] Nick McCummings, Joe Normant, Rick Vadnais
Dr. Alan Ashare, Mark Boldrighini, Ron COACHING EDUCATION Cincotta, Dana DeMatteo, Dan Esdale, Steve Chair: Kip St. Germaine Fitzgerald, Howie Hunter, Tim McMahon, (508) 737-7777 C John Murray, Joan Nardone, Ryan Scott, Maura [email protected] Sheehan, Nicole Siglin, Jeremiah Tabor, Chris Valeri Dr. Alan Ashare, David Baker, Mark Boldrighini, TREASURER Peter Giuliano, Howie Hunter, Steve Rizzo, Rick Vadnais Chris Holden
AUDIT DIVERSITY/INCLUSION Co-Chair: Christopher Gong Chair: Steve Fitzgerald (781) 741-5205 H (508) 668-4100 (617) 388-5761 C [email protected] [email protected]
Mark Lissner, Jay O'Neil, Steve Rizzo, Chris Valeri Co-Chair: Karla Aguirre (781) 789-8966 C FINANCE [email protected] Co-Chair: Chris Holden (617) 506-3882 Kristin Balboni, Christine Mayer, Phil Olsen, Jay [email protected] Rush, Ryan Scott, Kip St. Germaine, Wendell Taylor, Deniere Watford-Jackson Co-Chair: Jeff Brown, Esq. (413) 330-3681 C (413) 348-8557 W [email protected]
Ron Cincotta, Dana Dematteo, Christopher Gong, Peter Giuliano, Dave Moses, Edward Pollis, Kip St. Germain, Phil Zona
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 59 GOALTENDING DEVELOPMENT LIASON David Briggs (508) 476-9796 H (508) 873-6699 C [email protected]
HUMAN RESOURCES/EMPLOYMENT Chair: Jeff Brown (413) 330-3681 [email protected]
Chris Holden, Tim McMahon, John Murray
MEDICAL WAIVER Chair: Dr. Alan Ashare (617) 789-2828 [email protected]
Steve Palmacci
OFFICIATING Co-Chair: Kevin Donovan (781) 821-0905 [email protected]
Co-Chair: John Murray (978) 771-2070 [email protected]
Gene Binda, Kevin Cote, Pat Bohan, Chip Bradbury, Bruce Finethy, Jeff Hampton, Tom Sweeney, Chris Valeri, David Young
PLAYER MOVEMENT Chair: Pat McCarthy (617) 785-3100 [email protected]
ROSTER Chair: Steve Palmacci (781) 620-2140 [email protected]
60 | MAHOCKEY.ORG DISTRICT 1 PROGRAMS SUFFOLK COUNTY
ALLSTON-BRIGHTON YOUTH HOCKEY
JOHN ENRIGHT evere (617)-293-3437 verett helsea [email protected] inthrop
CHARLESTOWN YOUTH HOCKEY JOHN SUTICH (617) 279-5659 Boston [email protected]
DORCHESTER YOUTH HOCKEY JEFF HAMPTON (617) 347-1757 PARKWAY YOUTH HOCKEY [email protected] MICHAEL O'BRIEN (617) 676-7851 EAST COAST JR. PATRIOTS [email protected] (EVERETT/REVERE/MALDEN/EAST BOSTON) JOSEPH DeSANTIS SOUTH BOSTON YOUTH HOCKEY (781) 760-7883 JOHN GILMARTIN [email protected] (617) 592-7255 [email protected] HYDE PARK YOUTH HOCKEY JAY ROURKE WINTHROP YOUTH HOCKEY (617) 833-7397 STEPHEN INDRISANO [email protected] (617) 388-6503 [email protected]
DISTRICT 2 PROGRAMS ESSEX COUNTY
AGAWAM YOUTH HOCKEY INC ANDOVER HOCKEY LEE APGAR ASSOCIATION INC. (978) 468-5891 MICHAEL STEVENS [email protected] (617) 634-9267 [email protected] AMESBURY YOUTH HOCKEY SCOTT GUERTIN BEVERLY YOUTH HOCKEY (978) 886-7420 DAVE COOK [email protected] (978) 880-3767 [email protected]
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 61 DISTRICT 2 PROGRAMS ESSEX COUNTY
Amesbury Salisbury errimac Newburyport CAPE ANN YOUTH HOCKEY . Newbury averhill Newbury JESSICA CUSUMANO Groveland (978) 985-7971 ethuen Georgetown owley awrence [email protected] Boxford Ipswich N. Andover Andover oc port opsfield amilton ssex Gloucester iddleton DANVERS YOUTH HOCKEY enham anchester ROBERT KENNEDY anvers Beverly (978) 265-7811 ynnfield Peabody Salem arblehead [email protected] ynn Saugus Swampscott
Nahant GREATER HAVERHILL/ PENTUCKET YOUTH HOCKEY NORTH ANDOVER YOUTH HOCKEY CHRIS BAKER ROBERT LYNCH (617) 784-8561 (978) 427-7928 [email protected] [email protected]
LYNN YOUTH HOCKEY PEABODY YOUTH HOCKEY BRIAN BOISSON MARK LEONARD (781) 367-9833 (617) 803-4850 [email protected] [email protected]
MARBLEHEAD YOUTH HOCKEY SALEM SWAMPSCOTT YOUTH HOCKEY JOHN PAYNE MATT SACHAR (617) 650-6062 (781) 248-2299 [email protected] [email protected]
MASCO YOUTH HOCKEY SAUGUS LYNNFIELD HOCKEY JEFF YESPY KEVIN HERBERT (774) 269-9533 (617) 549-4332 [email protected] [email protected]
METHUEN YOUTH HOCKEY TRITON YOUTH HOCKEY JOSEPH BOYDEN CHRIS MCDONALD (978) 846-0162 (978) 423-2408 [email protected] [email protected]
NEWBURYPORT YOUTH HOCKEY JOSH FREEMAN (978)265-3590 [email protected]
62 | MAHOCKEY.ORG DISTRICT 3 PROGRAMS NORFOLK COUNTY
Broo line ellesley
BRAINTREE YOUTH HOCKEY Needham ANDY HANLON edham uincy over ilton estwood (617) 828-2599 Braintree edfield ey- Norwood an- [email protected] illis anton dolph mouth ol- edway broo alpole StoughtonAvon Norfol BROOKLINE YOUTH HOCKEY Belling- ham Fran lin Broc ton
BOB ALLEN rentham (617) 899-3424 Plainville [email protected] NEEDHAM YOUTH HOCKEY CANTON YOUTH HOCKEY LEE HARRINGTON NICHOLAS MAFFEO (617) 840-2755 (781) 828-2385 [email protected] [email protected] NORWOOD NUGGETS YOUTH HOCKEY DEDHAM YOUTH HOCKEY WALTER CORCORAN MATTHEW GALLAGHER (508) 294-9985 (914) 522-2571 [email protected] [email protected] QUINCY YOUTH HOCKEY FRANKLIN YOUTH HOCKEY JOHN MACNEIL JONATHAN PIRRONG (857) 939-5735 (508) 247-7243 [email protected] [email protected] SOUTHEAST CYCLONES YOUTH HOCKEY KING PHILLIP WALPOLE YOUTH HOCKEY STEVEN MARSHALL GARY D'ENTREMONT (617) 352-5919 (617) 372-5530 [email protected] [email protected] WELLESLEY YOUTH HOCKEY MEDFIELD YOUTH HOCKEY SCOTT DUDDY KAREN VAZQUEZ (860) 874-9771 (857) 234-0546 [email protected] [email protected] WESTWOOD YOUTH HOCKEY MILTON YOUTH HOCKEY ED GALVIN MOLLIE NAUGHTON (917) 655-6103 (508) 982-5869 [email protected] [email protected] WEYMOUTH YOUTH HOCKEY STEVE BUCCIGROSS (617) 645-0983 [email protected]
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 63 DISTRICT 4 PROGRAMS PLYMOUTH COUNTY
ull BREWINS YOUTH HOCKEY CHRISTOPHER ALLES (508) 631-8686 ohasset ingham [email protected] Scituate
Norwell DUXBURY YOUTH HOCKEY oc - DAN PITTENGER Abington land anover (617) 291-4058 hitman [email protected] Pembro e anson . uxbury . Bridgewater HANOVER YOUTH HOCKEY Bridgewater alifax JOHN FANNING ingston Bridgewater (781) 727-3909 Plympton
[email protected] aynham aunton
HINGHAM YOUTH HOCKEY iddleboro arver Plymouth ROB BUCEY (617) 640-8646 a eville [email protected]
MARSHFIELD YOUTH HOCKEY MAX PETRIE SOUTH SHORE SEAHAWKS (617) 596-9291 ED SMITH [email protected] [email protected]
PEMBROKE YOUTH HOCKEY WHITMAN-HANSON-KINGSTON HAWKS JEREMIAH TABOR FERDINAND KRAL (781) 710-0707 (781) 447-7900 [email protected] [email protected]
PLYMOUTH YOUTH HOCKEY LYNN SAWISKI (508) 465-6558 [email protected]
SOUTH SHORE EAGLES DAVE KANE (508) 577-2654 [email protected]
64 | MAHOCKEY.ORG DISTRICT 5 PROGRAMS BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, DUKES & NANTUCKET COUNTIES
Sharon
Provincetown BARNSTABLE Foxboro YOUTH HOCKEY aston ansfield ruro CHRISTINE FRIES N. Attleboro Norton ellfleet (508) 778-0626 Attleboro [email protected] astham
ehoboth ighton Ber ley See on
CAPE COD CANAL rleans areham Freetown YOUTH HOCKEY Swansea ochester Brewster ennis Fall iver arion Bourne Sandwich Acush- net arwich JEFF HOPWOOD New hatham Bedford (508) 296-5319 attapoisett Barnstable Yarmouth Fairhaven ashpee [email protected] estport Falmouth
FALMOUTH YOUTH HOCKEY PAUL HENNESSY Gosnold isbury (508) 548-7080 a Bluffs
. isbury [email protected] dgartown
hilmar Gay ead GATEWAY YOUTH HOCKEY BEN HATHAWAY Nantuc et (774) 454-1114 [email protected] SOUTH COAST PANTHERS LOWER CAPE YOUTH HOCKEY CHAD BEATTIE MIKE GIORGIO (508) 742-5872 (774) 353-6519 [email protected] [email protected] SWS YOUTH HOCKEY MARTHA’S VINEYARD YOUTH HOCKEY MARK AGUIAR JOE MIKOS (508) 642-0084 (212) 633-8533 [email protected] [email protected] TRI-COUNTY SAINTS NANTUCKET YOUTH HOCKEY DJ ROGOWSKI MARIANNE JENKINSON (617) 835-6021 (774) 236-0176 [email protected] [email protected] YARMOUTH/DENNIS YOUTH HOCKEY NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH YOUTH HOCKEY JON MANUEL PATTI McTERNAN (617) 334-3851 (508) 507-1952 [email protected] [email protected]
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 65 DISTRICT 6 PROGRAMS BERKSHIRE, FRANKLIN, HAMDEN & HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES
lar sburg onroe AMHERST HOCKEY owe N. Adams eyden illiamstown eath olrain Florida Bernardston arwic
KRISZTINA FILEP Northfield harlemont Adams Gill New Greenfield (413) 772-9131 Shelburne rving range Ashford Savoy Buc land awley
amhersthockeypresi- heshire ontague endell anesboro [email protected] Plainfield Ashfield indsor onway eerfield alton ancoc everett Sunder- Shutes- ummington New land bury Pittsfield Salem insdale Goshen hately BERKSHIRE YOUTH Peru
ichmond orthington illiamsburg atfield HOCKEY INC enox hesterfield Pelham ashington iddlefield RICK ROSSANO adley . Amherst Stoc bridge est- Northhampton ee hampton (518) 965-5634 Stoc bridge hester Bec et ast- unting- Belchertown are yringham hampton ton Granby [email protected] S. Alford Southampton adley Great ont- Barrington onterey tis gomery olyo e Blandford udlow hicopee Palmer FRANKLIN COUNTY gremont ussell estfield . Springfield Springfield ilbraham Brimfield HOCKEY Sheffield Sandisfield ount ashington New arlboro olland onson Granville SEAN LAVOINE Agawam . ampden ales Southwic ong - ong- olland (413) 531-9239 meadow meadow [email protected]
HOLY NAME HOCKEY PIONEER VALLEY YOUTH HOCKEY CHRIS ORSZULAK STEVE ROY (413) 627-4949 413-563-9819 [email protected] [email protected]
LUDLOW HOCKEY SPRINGFIELD YOUTH HOCKEY DAVID CORBIN JAMIE SCHERBAN (413) 356-2975 (413) 426-7448 [email protected] [email protected]
NONOTUCK VALLEY HOCKEY WESTFIELD YOUTH HOCKEY SEAN MUNSTER AARON MICHELUCCI (413) 527-7800 (413) 335-4753 [email protected] [email protected]
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE HOCKEY WILBRAHAM TWIN MEADOWS GUY CARIDDI YOUTH HOCKEY (413) 822-1369 RYAN DEANE [email protected] (413) 949-0904 [email protected]
66 | MAHOCKEY.ORG DISTRICT 7 PROGRAMS WORCESTER COUNTY
oyalston inchendon Ashby ownsend Pepperell Ashburnham
Fitchburg Gardner unenburg Athol empleton Phillipston estminster eominster arvard ancaster ubbardston Petersham Princeton Sterling Bolton Barre linton . utland udson Boylston Berlin ardwic a ham olden Boylston
Northboro New Braintree Paxton Southboro
. N. orcester Shrewsbury estboro Broo field Broo field
Spencer eicester
. Grafton arren Auburn Broo field Broo field illbury pton ilford
harlton Sutton xford opedale Sturbridge endon
udley ouglas xbridge Southbridge ebster Blac stone illville
CENTRAL MA REVOLUTION NORTH CENTRAL MASS YOUTH HOCKEY John Lloyd RICHARD HYLAN [email protected] (978) 503-9691 [email protected] JUNIOR CRUSADERS YOUTH HOCKEY CATHY PRUNEAU TWIN CITY YOUTH HOCKEY (978) 422-3230 JEN LEIDER [email protected] [email protected]
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 67 DISTRICT 8 PROGRAMS FIRST MIDDLESEX COUNTY
unstable yngsboro
Groton
ACTON BOXBORO YOUTH estford Shirley HOCKEY Ayer JOHN O'CONNOR ittleton (617) 794-7391 [email protected] Boxboro Acton CONCORD CARLISLE YOUTH oncord HOCKEY DAVID BAKER Stow ay- nard [email protected]
CRUSADERS YOUTH HOCKEY Sudbury ay- eston DARRIN OHANESIAN arlboro land (978) 844-1060 [email protected] Framingham
DEMONS YOUTH HOCKEY Natic BLAKE LUKIS Ashland [email protected] Sherborn op inton FRAMINGHAM YOUTH HOCKEY olliston CARL SMITH (508) 380-4371 [email protected]
NASHOBA YOUTH HOCKEY S.M.S. YOUTH HOCKEY MICHAEL BONENFANT JEFF LAPLANTE (978) 590-0787 (978) 467-5132 [email protected] [email protected]
NATICK COMETS HOCKEY CLUB TRIBORO YOUTH HOCKEY LARRY SLOTNICK KYLE GRAHAM (857) 636-0154 (508) 736-5018 [email protected] [email protected]
68 | MAHOCKEY.ORG DISTRICT 9 PROGRAMS SECOND MIDDLESEX COUNTY
helmsford
ARLINGTON YOUTH HOCKEY Billerica MICHAEL RAAB arlisle (617) 905-9500 [email protected] Burlington Bedford oburn BELMONT RANGERS YOUTH HOCKEY MICHAEL FRENCH exington inchester (617) 908-0023 incoln [email protected] Arlington Belmont altham BILLERICA HOCKEY ASSOC atertown TONY MEDIEROS (781)879-6473 Newton [email protected]
BURLINGTON HOCKEY & SKATING CLUB BRUCE FLETT WALTHAM YOUTH HOCKEY (617) 908-3003 MARK HICKEY [email protected] (617) 429-8745 [email protected] CHELMSFORD HOCKEY ASSOC HEATHER HOFFMAN WATERTOWN YOUTH HOCKEY (978) 987-7036 JASON TOURVILLE [email protected] (617) 913-9816 [email protected] LEXINGTON-BEDFORD YOUTH HOCKEY RON TASHJIAN WINCHESTER YOUTH HOCKEY (617) 233-7474 MICHAEL BURNS [email protected] (617) 331-2272 [email protected] NEWTON YOUTH HOCKEY CHRISTOPHER PAYTON WOBURN YOUTH HOCKEY (617) 744-9209 DON CHAMBERLAIN [email protected] (617) 981-2331 [email protected]
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 69 DISTRICT 10 PROGRAMS THIRD MIDDLESEX COUNTY
racut CAMBRIDGE YOUTH HOCKEY DREW MOTTA (617) 921-0997 owell [email protected] ew sbury
N. GREATER LOWELL YOUTH HOCKEY eading RICHARD CONLEY ilmington (978) 758-1574 eading [email protected]
a efield MEDFORD RECREATIONAL HOCKEY JOE SALERA Stone- ham [email protected] elrose
MELROSE YOUTH HOCKEY edford alden FRANK SORRENTI (781) 771-7452 Somerville ambridge [email protected]
NORTH READING SKATING ASSOCIATION TEWKSBURY YOUTH HOCKEY VICTOR D'ANGELO CHRIS CONROY (617) 285-2943 (978) 587-4592 [email protected] [email protected]
READING YOUTH HOCKEY WAKEFIELD YOUTH SKATING SEAN COLLINS ASSOCIATION (781) 439-7450 BRIAN CASEY [email protected] (617) 699-4928 [email protected] SOMERVILLE YOUTH HOCKEY ANTHONY DICARLO WILMINGTON YOUTH HOCKEY (617) 501-3663 JOSEPH HIGGINS [email protected] (978) 761-7110 [email protected] STONEHAM YOUTH HOCKEY JAMES DONOVAN (781) 438-8920 [email protected]
70 | MAHOCKEY.ORG GIRLS PROGRAMS MASSACHUSETTS SPITFIRES CAPE COD STORM KAREN McCABE ASSABET VALLEY GIRLS ALISON LORUSSO (617) 416-2317 HOCKEY (508) 566-5520 [email protected] PAULA GRAY [email protected] (978) 846-3423 MINUTEMAN LADY [email protected] CAPE COD WAVES FLAMES JILLIAN PENNA MIKE MEAD BAY STATE BREAKERS (413) 522-0302 (508) 615-3676 CHRISTOPHER GONG [email protected] [email protected] (781) 741-5205 [email protected] CHARLES RIVER (BOCH NEW ENGLAND PIONEERS BLAZERS) FRAN MACKIN BOSTON ADVANTAGE DOUG NOLAN (802) 989-1174 C ROB HIMBERG (781) 381-5211 [email protected] (781) 424-2750 [email protected] [email protected] NORTH SHORE VIPERS CRIMSON PRIDE KERRY WHITE BOSTON JR EAGLES KATELYN KURTH (617) 875-1726 DAVID HYMOVITZ (908) 268-9676 [email protected] (617) 510-1475 katelyn@stoughtonicecenter. [email protected] com NORTH SUBURBAN WINGS BOSTON JUNIOR HUSKIES EAST COAST WIZARDS ANTHONY BUBBA MCNIECE SCOTT FUSCO CORNACCHIA (617) 797-2005 (781) 275-9700 (617) 767-1625 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
BOSTON JUNIOR EAST COAST MILITIA SPRINGFIELD RIFLES TERRIERS NIK TASIOPOULOUS BRIAN FOLEY TERRENCE BUTTS (781) 424-4010 (413) 348-6461 (781) 821-0304 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ISLANDERS HOCKEY WALPOLE EXPRESS BOSTON SHAMROCKS CLUB TODD STIRLING BOB ROTONDO STEPHANIE WOOD [email protected] (781) 838-0352 (978) 837-5542 [email protected] [email protected] WORCESTER JUNIOR CRUSADERS BRIDGEWATER BANDITS JUNIOR THUNDERBIRDS MICHAEL CHISHOLM THOMAS MACDONALD CAROL LESSARD (781) 962-0727 (508) 279-0600 x308 (860) 745-2461 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] WORCESTER WHITE HAWKS DEBRA POND (978) 580-9036 [email protected]
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 71 WOMENS PROGRAMS
ASSABET PHANTOMS PAULA GRAY CHRIS STOVER ((978) 846-3423 (978) 323-9926 [email protected] [email protected]
CENTRAL MASS WOMENS NIGHTHAWKS PUMAS NICK CARDINALE BRIDGET R. WAITKUS (508) 229-0436 [email protected] [email protected] QUINCY FIGHTING SQUIRRELS DEMOLITION DIVAS MARY ELLEN RIORDAN MARIAN CHEEVERS (617) 686-0702 (617) 361-6749 [email protected] [email protected] RAGING STORM EAST COAST WIZARDS CARA “CJ” JOHNSON KATHY NEWHALL (978) 250-7241 (978) 664-9960 [email protected] [email protected] RANDOLPH WOMEN’S HAPPY COWS ALICIA GOOD KAITLIN ROWE (401) 333-9244 (617) 413-7637 [email protected] [email protected] RENEGADES ICE DEVILS TRICIA DEVINE ROY CARLSON (508) 540-0070 (508) 473-0588 [email protected] [email protected] SHAMROCKS-LOWELL, MA LIGHTNING JENNIFER DEVLIN CHRIS GURSKIS (978) 337-4430 (781) 771-7937 [email protected] [email protected] STONEHAM WOMEN’S HOCKEY MASS CHAOS JENNIFER RAUCH KATY ANDERKA [email protected] [email protected] STORM NOREASTERS STACY PAICOS BETH SMITH (617) 748-2205 (508) 376-5025 [email protected] [email protected]
72 | MAHOCKEY.ORG CLUB TEAMS
95 GIANTS BOSTON JR BRUINS ROB LIBERATORE PETER MASTERS (603) 818-9037 (617) 680-2509 [email protected] [email protected]
495 STARS BOSTON JR EAGLES MARK BOLDRIGHINI JOHN JOYCE (978) 846-1640 C (781) 864-4833 [email protected] [email protected]
ADVANTAGE ICE DAVID HYMOVITZ DANIELE WILSON (617) 510-1475 (508) 397-2342 [email protected] [email protected] BOSTON JR HUSKIES BAY STATE BREAKERS BUBBA MCNIECE CHRISTOPHER GONG (617) 797-2005 (617) 388-5761 [email protected] [email protected] BOSTON JR PENGUINS BGC BERKSHIRE BRUINS STEVE MIX MATTHEW SHEEHY (617) 429-2451 (412) 680-5172 [email protected] [email protected] BOSTON JR RANGERS BOCH BLAZERS DAVID HUGHES DOUG NOLAN (781) 771-3880 (617) 816-0620 [email protected] [email protected] BOSTON JR TERRIERS BOSTON ADVANTAGE RUSS DEMARIANO KEVIN POULIN (781) 821-0304 (603) 566-9721 [email protected] [email protected] BRIDGEWATER BANDITS BOSTON AMERICANS THOMAS MACDONALD JOHN GILMARTIN (508) 279-0600 x308 (978) 557-5518 [email protected] [email protected] CAPE COD WHALERS BOSTON IMPERIALS RICK COAN DENNIS FRANCZAK (617) 733-7863 (617) 504-4572 [email protected] [email protected]
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 73 CENTRAL MASS OUTLAWS KAREN WOJCIECHOWSKI (508) 479-3664 [email protected]
CENTRAL MASS SENATORS GREG THOMAS (978) 400-8129 [email protected]
CRIMSON HOCKEY CLUB KATELYN KURTH (908) 268-9676 GREATER BOSTON SELECTS [email protected] JOHN GILMARTIN (978) 557-5518 x101 CRUSADERS [email protected] DAVID MAIDA (508) 320-5540 GREATER BOSTON VIPERS [email protected] JOE KUKAS (617) 593-6290 EAST COAST WIZARDS [email protected] SCOTT FUSCO (781) 275-9700 ISLANDERS HOCKEY CLUB [email protected] BRIAN DONAHOE (781) 710-2234 MICHELLE PALUMBO [email protected] mpalumbo@the edgesportscenter.com JUNIOR RAILERS EASTERN MASS SENATORS JESSICA RESENER MIKE BONISH [email protected] (781) 983-0235 [email protected] JR SHARKS HEATHER SMITH EC SPARTANS (919) 610-6580 NEIL LISTON [email protected] (781) 858-3513 [email protected] JUNIOR WARRIORS JOHN GILMARTIN EAST COAST LEAFS (978) 557-5518 x101 MIKE LODGE [email protected] [email protected] LOVELL HOCKEY GREATER BOSTON JR BRUINS JOE LOVELL MIKE CASHMAN (781) 308-6700 (617) 787-2947 [email protected] [email protected]
74 | MAHOCKEY.ORG MAD DOGS HOCKEY MSHCA TEAM MASS GLEN BOCK BOB LAVIN (978) 216-7023 (508) 788-5567 [email protected] [email protected]
MASS BAY CHIEFS NEPONSET VALLEY RIVER RATS CHRIS RUGGIERO DEB MCDOUGAL [email protected] (508) 339-2110 [email protected] MASS BAY SHAMROCKS TOM MCGRATH NESC DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE (857) 204-5825 CHRIS VIGNEAU [email protected] (508) 229-2700 [email protected] MAX PRO JETS MAXIME GRATCHEV NEW ENGLAND BULLDOGS (617) 501-5080 MIKE EGAN [email protected] (617) 435-0004 [email protected] MERRIMACK VALLEY SELECTS JOHN GILMARTIN NEW ENGLAND FALL PREP LEAGUE (978) 557-5518 x101 KEVIN HART [email protected] (207) 712-5507 [email protected] MICRO ICE TRAINING CENTER DAVID BREENE NE PREDATORS (978) 681-7700 MARTHA CROWTHER (603) 894-1277 MIDDLESEX BLACK BEARS [email protected] ALEX MOODY (978) 807-6564 NORTH SHORE COMETS [email protected] BRIAN BOISSON (781) 367-9833 CHRIS PIATELLI [email protected] 617-595-6920 [email protected] NORTH SHORE COYOTES HOCKEY CLUB MARK LEONARD MIDDLESEX SELECTS (617) 803-4850 JOHN GILMARTIN [email protected] (978) 557-5518 X101 [email protected] NORTH SHORE ICE HAWKS WILLIAM HENEY MINUTEMAN FLAMES (978) 921-1050 WES TUTTLE [email protected] (508) 229-2700 [email protected] NORTH SHORE SELECTS JOHN GILMARTIN (978) 557-5518 X101 [email protected]
MAHOCKEY.ORG | 75 NORTH SHORE SHAMROCKS TOP GUN GUY CANTO PETER FERRIERO (978) 375-8372 (978)531-5900 [email protected] [email protected]
NORTH SUBURBAN WINGS TOP SHELF HOCKEY CHRIS NAGY JOHN DANBY (781) 640-2422 (508) 428-4129 [email protected] [email protected]
NORTHEAST GENERALS TOTAL ATHLETIC SEAHAWKS BRYAN ERIKSON KIM ZANIBONI (781) 500-1577 (906) 630-1466 [email protected] [email protected]
NORTHSTAR HOCKEY CLUB VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL STEVE TEPPER JOHN GILMARTIN (508) 366-1562 (978) 557-5518 X101 [email protected] [email protected]
PATRIOT HOCKEY WALPOLE EXPRESS GREG CARTER ROB BARLETTA (508) 397-1960 (617) 640-9645 [email protected] [email protected]
SCORE HOCKEY, INC TODD STIRLING MIKE LANIERI [email protected] [email protected] WESTERN MASS VIPERS SOUTH SHORE KINGS JIM WATKINS RAE BLACKMAN (413) 537-4297 (508) 698-0505 X212 [email protected] [email protected] WESTERN MA WIZARDS SPRINGFIELD PICS DAN POULIOT KEITH HILLEBRECHT (413) 687-4016 (860) 458-9246 [email protected] [email protected] WORCESTER JR CRUSADERS SPRINGFIELD RIFLES CATHY PRUNEAU BARBARA JEAN DELORIA (508) 981-5243 (413) 427-6547 [email protected] [email protected]
SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS NE JUNIOR FALCONS CAROL LESSARD (860) 490-6619 [email protected]
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Annual Guide printed September 2020.
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REGISTER FOR YOUR PLATES TODAY AT BruinsPlate.org How to get a license plate: Anyone with a registered vehicle in Massachusetts can obtain Boston Bruins plates. Available at: • Any full service RMV branch. Find yours at: massrmv.com/BranchMap.aspx. • Can be ordered online at massrmv.com. Fees: The initial special plate fee is $40 and distributed as follows: • $12 covers the cost of manufacturing the plate. • $28 goes to the designated organization. Upon renewal, the entire special plate fee goes to the designated organization, Massachusetts Hockey.
Renewal: Plates need to be renewed every two years.
What does the funding mean for Mass Hockey? These funds support programs to increase ice hockey participation including but not limited to town, girls’/women, adaptive hockey and promote improvement of parent and player behavior in Massachusetts.
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