BC HOCKEY 2010 – 2011 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Divisional Directors’ Reports Junior A Hockey .....................................................................................................................................2 Junior B Hockey .....................................................................................................................................3 Senior Male Hockey................................................................................................................................4 Senior Female Hockey ...........................................................................................................................5 District Directors’ Reports Kootenay – East .....................................................................................................................................6 Kootenay – West ....................................................................................................................................7 Lower Mainland ......................................................................................................................................8 North Central ........................................................................................................................................1 0 North East / Yukon ..............................................................................................................................1 0 North West ...........................................................................................................................................1 1 Okanagan Mainline ...............................................................................................................................1 2 Vancouver Island ..................................................................................................................................1 2 Committee Reports Coaching Committee ............................................................................................................................14 High Performance Committee ...............................................................................................................16 Female Hockey Development/ Female Midget AAA League Committee ............................................... 18 Minor Hockey Committee .....................................................................................................................20 Referee Committee ..............................................................................................................................22 Safety & Risk Management Committee ................................................................................................28 Midget AAA League ..............................................................................................................................29 APPENDICES BC Hockey Program Attendance Statistics ......................................................................... APPENDIX A Incomplete Suspensions ..................................................................................................... APPENDIX B Registrations ...................................................................................................................... APPENDIX C Championship Reports ....................................................................................................... APPENDIX D BC Hockey Awards ............................................................................................................. APPENDIX E 1 BC HOCKEY 2010 – 2011 ANNUAL REPORT DIVISIONAL REPORTS JUNIOR A John Grisdale, BC Hockey Junior A Divisional Director SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: • 8 Interior and 8 Coastal BCHL franchises started the 2010-11 regular season vying for the Fred Page Cup. • BCHL players have secured 92 scholarships to NCAA Universities and Canadian Universities and Colleges as of March 16, 2011. There are 353 former BCHL players currently playing in post secondary institutions. • 7 BCHL players are listed as possible draft picks by the NHL Central Scouting for the June 2011 draft. • 43 former BCHL players in the NCAA Final 16 Tournament, six NHL draft picks among them (can revise if this gets to frozen four). • Since September 1, 2010 there have been nearly 347,000 unique visitors to the website at www.bchl.ca (1,543,000 total visits). • BCHL Pay per View has grown by about 20% in this, its third season. Pay per View is no on the NeuLion platform with the Archives tool becoming increasingly important for BC Hockey officials. • The BCHL operated under the Junior A supplement and we’re very pleased with the first year and its emphasis on curtailing blows to the head and checking from behind. Fighting majors are down 50% also. • The Vernon Vipers won their 6th RBC Cup in Dauphin, Manitoba. It was their second consecutive national title. • Four BCHL grads made their debuts in the NHL: Zac Dalpe with the Carolina Hurricanes, Colin Greening and Patrick Wiercioch with the Ottawa Senators and Brendon Nash with the Montreal Canadiens. • 10 form BCHL players made it to the NHL’s frozen four, in Detroit’s Ford Field with over 60 listed on final 16 rosters. 2 BC HOCKEY 2010 – 2011 ANNUAL REPORT JUNIOR B Brian Harrison, BC Hockey Junior B Divisional Director The 2010-2011 Season was once again a success for Jr.B in the Province. All three Leagues made the adjustment to the suspension system for a game misconduct in the last ten minutes of the game. The end result, I believe, had the desired outcome for what was intended by this change in Hockey Canada regulations. Jr. B shares the concern with respect to concussions and headshots and will support fully, anticipated HC changes that are hoped will lead to reductions in both of these areas of concern. It is our belief that we must make our game as safe as possible for participants. Further, it is our hope to standardize the playing rules for all three Leagues this coming season, which will supplement the initiative of Hockey Canada. This year saw the KIJHL expand into Osoyoos. This expansion team had a phenomenal season by losing just two games and emerging as KIJHL Champions. Well done, Osoyoos!! Next season the KIJHL will be expanding by two teams with Jr.B returning to both Chase and Summerland. Unfortunately, the VIJHL lost a team part way through the season with the folding of the West Shore team. Fernie did an outstanding job of hosting the Cyclone Taylor Cup this year. The event was well organized and very well attended. Teams participating included Richmond (PIJHL), Osoyoos (KIJHL), Peninsula (SIDNEY, VIJHL) and Host, Fernie. Peninsula came out on top and won the right to continue to the Keystone in a hard-fought game vs Fernie. Osoyoos won the Bronze medal game vs Richmond. Congratulations to all teams and players. The Keystone Cup (Western Canadian Championship) was held in Sherwood Park, Alberta. While Peninsula didn’t finish in the medals (Fourth) they did represent us very well. This is an extremely difficult tournament, as often a team must play 3 games in 27 hours. One of the concerns about taking part in the Keystone centers around the high cost of participating. The costs are making it difficult, if not impossible, for all teams to participate. To help with the costs, the three Leagues are exploring avenues by which the cost of participating in the Keystone can be financed on a shared basis. As a result of changes in the BCHL (starting later in September), Jr.B Leagues are looking at ways of adjusting their schedule to minimize the impact on their schedules. This could mean a later start in the season for Jr.B as well. And finally, thanks go to the B.C.Hockey staff, as well as the Executives of all three Jr.B Leagues for their assistance in making my task as Jr.B Director much easier. 3 BC HOCKEY 2010 – 2011 ANNUAL REPORT SENIOR MALE HOCKEY Mike Fraser, BC Hockey Senior Male / Recreational Divisional Director Being new to this position, the first month I touched base with the teams in Senior Hockey by mass email introduction followed by familiarization of CIHL, BCIHL, Powell River, Mid Island and Sechelt playing in a makeshift league with a number of games. I answered many inquiries and questions regarding all phases of Senior Hockey with help from BC Hockey Office. Handling suspensions was another facet of this position. Communication with these Senior teams was the most important part in the early going setting the stage for a very busy new year. Through the resources I had in the Office I learned more about registrations, transfers, player movement and other Senior hockey related matters. The Coy Cup was held in early March in Prince Rupert with four (4) teams competing in a very close competition. The Kitimat Ice demons were crowned Coy Cup Champions defeating Williams Lake in the final game. Next up was the Savage Cup held three (3) days later in Fort St John with three (3) teams competing in what turned out to be a two (2) team, two (2) game total goal final with Prince George and Fort St John. The Penticton Vees were disqualified for using an ineligible player. Different rules will have to be put forward as resolutions for future Championships of this nature. Fort St John won the Savage Cup quite easily defeating Prince George. Four days after the Savage Cup, the BCIHL Championship was held in Burnaby with five (5) teams competing with stiff competition and higher caliber hockey than I anticipated. After five (5) days of competition SFU defeated Thompson River