ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
February 9, 2008, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel
Hook-up to Conference Call If Needed- Conference call hooked up for Brian Yox, Greg Schursky. Mary Stewart
Call to Order and Verification of Quorum—15 Voting board members present: John Jozwick, Mark DeRosa, Pam Mueller,Brad Fribbs , Debra Sult, Mary Ann Williams, Cheryl Ghormley, Rich Wasser, Jon Brooks, Steve Bell, John Calder, Vincent Salvione, Brian Yox and Greg Schursky, Mary Stewart (teleconference) - 1 Voting members absent- Tina Dudek, 7 Non voting members present: Ladee Rickard, Rob Powell, Jim Baudanza., Andres Douzoglou, Al Cote, Leitha Jones, John Mikan 3 Non voting members absent: Dave Kornowski, Andy Blackledge, , Thomas Stewart,
Introductions- Introductions were made around the room.
Observe Moment of Silence for Fred Gray, former Board member.- of silence observed for Fred Gray. Jon Brooks Asked the group to come up with ideas for a memorial tribute for former board members and players who have passed away. Ideas to be funneled through Mark DeRosa.
Review & Acceptance of Agenda- Review and acceptance discussion of the Jan.2008 Board Meeting agenda was conducted. Motion made by Cheryl Ghormley to approve the Jan 2008 Board Meeting agenda. Second by Debra Sult, Motion passed.
Review and Acceptance of January 2008 Monthly Board Meeting Minutes- Review and acceptance discussion of the Dec. 2007 Board Meeting Minutes was Postponed because they have not been posted yet to the website.
Treasurer's Report-Mary Ann Williams had no update report. Jon Brooks led a discussion about how the Thunder program league games are being billed.These games will be reviewed off line with Rob Powell and John Calder from thunder. Rich Wasser inquired about how the Polar Ice insurance issue was being handled. The board approved a voluntary payment participation at a past board meeting. Vince Salvione to volunteer to go to Polar Ice and obtain an insurance certificate.
Brad Fribbs made a motion; That the Thunder team should bear the cost of the non Arena games and the league should bear half the cost for the arena games. Second by Debra Sult. After discussion: (8 to 5) motion defeated. Mary Ann Williams made a motion that The Thunder games count as and be billed as an exhibition game for the Thunder team and a practice for the Ahsha teams. Second by Cheryl Ghormley: (9-3-1) motion passed. Steve Bell to coordinate a committee to explore how the Thunder team fits into the league in the future.
Old Business
Discussion of Playoff Eligibility for Players (both number of games played and
discipline issues) John Jozwick went over discipline issues and their effect on players and any teams participation in the playoffs. A general discussion ensued about various discipline and behavioral issues.
Discussion of the Sunrise Mountain team and their participation through the balance of the season and playoffs-John Jozwick went over the disciplinary issues surrounding the Sunrise Mtn Varsity B team. They have as a team exceeded the penalty total to participate in playoffs. Don Middleton (team manager) gave a synopsis of the team’s season and the team’s behavior indicating that there are players that are good clean players that want to participate in the playoffs. The problem seems to be the result of bad behavior from just a few players. Rob Powell gave his opinion on the 3 players in question and would be willing to take on the coaching duties for the Sunrise Mtn team. Mark DeRosa made a motion to accept Rob Powell’s offer as an AHSHA represenitive to coach the team with the stipulation that if another incident occurs (GM, MP, 15 penalties in a gm) that the Sunrise Mtn team will not participate in the balance of the season or playoffs which follows existing AHSHA policies. Second by Brian Yox. After discussion. (11-0-1) motion passed.
Brad Fribbs made a motion to refuse to accept Mike McGuire‘s resignation and remove him as coach of the Sunrise Mtn team. If he wants to coach for AHSHA in the future he would need to come before the DC.Second by Steve Bell (10-0-2) motion passed.
Discuss having the referees call the instigator penalty and more unsportsmanlike or misconducts for language on the ice.-The group discussed the referees calling more unsportsmanlike conduct ,and instigator penalties as a tool to curb some of the escalating more serious penalties. After discussion the group agreed to pursue with the referees as an action in future AHSHA sessions.
Review Playoffs Schedule and Brackets-Jon Brooks went over remaining season schedule
Review Player and Coach Monthly Recognition Plans (budget, awards, distribution ,plans,etc.) Player and Coaches of the month selections have been picked and posted to the AHSHA website.
Review Chicago Showcase Tryouts Process-
Chicago Showcase Tryouts
Registration will be set up on Sportability – tryouts will cost $150 and include a jersey
Open to juniors and seniors only – Cost per player is $600 to $750 plus airfare
Tryouts will be held on March 5 & 12 at Arcadia at 9 PM
Tryouts will also be held on March 7, 8 & 9 at a location and time TBD – New Mexico players will also be invited to this weekend tryout to compete for spots with Arizona players – we will be looking for billet families to host the New Mexico players
Head Coach – Rob Powell Assistant Coaches – Mark Ciaccio, Steve McGinn
Team Manager – John Calder Showcase will be held April 16-20 in Chicago
Jon Brooks discussed some issues about High School Hockey national playoffs and Arizona’s participation and possibly hosting a national playoff tournament of some sort in the future.
Review Junior and Senior Showcase Games and Skills Process-
Junior & Senior Showcase Games
Registration will be set up on Sportability and will be by invitation only - $75 for seniors, $50 for juniors
Junior Game – Saturday, April 12 at 5 PM
Senior Game – Saturday, April 12 at 6:30 PM
Senior Game – Sunday April 13 at 8 AM
Coaches from Junior and College teams will be evaluating players and talking about their programs.
Review And Finalize Spring Summer Program-
Spring Summer High School Program-
Registration will be set up on Sportability – Cost will be $399 and $349 early bird sign up by 13-April.
Project 10-12 B and 10-12 C teams – two divisions – JV teams will play in the C division
Solid color jerseys are provided for each team – jerseys are not to be personalized with player names
Season will start on Tuesday, May 27 and end on Sunday, August 3
All teams will have two practices and 10 regular season games and playoffs
All teams make the playoffs – single elimination – no trophies will be provided
Teams will play games both during the week and on the weekends at Phoenix area rinks
Teams will have multiple practices and play multiple games per week because the season is only projected to take 10 weeks
John Brooks will send out the 1st Sign up e-mail.
New Business-
Jon Brooks told the group that Mike Caracciola has been removed by Brophy High School as head coach. After discussion; Steve Bell made a motion to permit Aaron Jackson to assume responsibility as head coach for the Brophy HS hockey program. Second by Mary Ann Williams-motion passed
Review All State Selection Process and Schedule-Ladee Rickard and Rob Powell requested Information about all state selections be reviewed and possibly modified. After discussion it was decided that all the ballots be received by 17-feb.with coach’s decisions needed by 1-March. All state players to be announced at a future Roadrunners game 3-April and Coyotes game 20-March.It was decided the criteria be similar to the All State criteria from past seasons.
-Scott Schiff of the Phoenix Coyotes joined via conference call,and shared the Coyotes participation in upcoming events(Hockey weekend across America and AHSHA All Star and playoff events)
Demchik Scholarship- Andy Blackledge absent-No report.
Discuss plans for upcoming Hockey Weekend Across America- Jon Brooks talked about the upcoming Hockey Weekend Across America events.The Pheonix Coyotes are promoting participation. Jon also discussed The 24 hr Hockey Across America Game and AHSHA’s participation.
Discuss the possibility of Highland Ice Hawks doing a 50/50 raffle at a Coyote’s game. In order to do this an organization has to have a 501c3.Could they do it under AHSHA’s ? Mary Ann Williams made a motion to allow Highland to use the AHSHA 501c3, per existing league guidelines. Second by Steve Bell; Motion passed
Request to discuss Notre Dame Rotating 3 goalies on their Varsity A team. Mark Ciaccio would like to carry 2 goalies on their playoff roster, and have one non dressed goalie able to participate in team award festivities. No action required .Notre Dame has a player who signed up late that did not participate in any JV games because of no room on the varsity team. Can he move him to varsity and send another player down to JV against AHSHA roster policies? Motion made by Mary Stewart to allow Matt Krone to be moved up to Notre Dame Varsity A team and allow Bannon Lynott to be moved to JV,as a one time exception to our roster policies.Second by John Calder.(6-5-1 )motion passed.
Request to discuss Cactus Centenial player eligibility issue-The team signed up 2 players at the 10game min point to participate in the playoffs.One of the players received a GM and now will not be eligible for playoffs.Coach Boudanza is asking for an exception to our AHSHA rule. Brad Fribbs made a motion to allow the player to play providing he has no other issues.Second by John Calder, After discussion : ( 4 to 10 )motion defeated.
Committee Reports
President’s Report- Jon Brooks met with Doug Moss from the Phoenix Coyotes and discussed how the Coyotes could help AHSHA grow .He asked the group to come up with ideas that involve the Coyotes to help grow hockey within our league.
Vice President’s Report-No further report
Planning Committee Report-No report
Referees Committee – PHIRA & IOA-Jon Brooks renewed our request for PHIRA & IOA to get together to have the best referees from both referee organizations and pick the best referees to referee our playoff games.
Disciplinary Committee Report-No further report
AZ Thunder Team Report- Request to discuss Chaparral/Thunder issue about a forfeited game. Seems like a miss communication. Motion made by John Jozwick to list the game as a forfeit with no further action required. Second by Cheryl Ghormley; Motion passed. Rob Powell and his staff were complimented for an outstanding job coordinating the all star festivities for the A, B, and JV Divisions.
League Administrator Report-Ladee Rickard discussed over e-mail distribution among the board members. After discussion the board directed Ladee to resume sending out blanket communications. Ladee reviewed the yearbook process and gave an update on the status of the yearbook. She passed out a preliminary copy to be reviewed by the group.Ladee also discussed participation at AHSHA events at the arena games.Ladee passed around a puck and medals to be given out at AHSHA award events
Tucson, Prescott & Flagstaff Report-No report
Any other Committee Chairs or Members Prepared to Provide the Board with a
Report-
The Scott Gower Memorial Trophy Committee-Mark DeRosa and Rob Powell informed the group that The Central Hockey league donated $500 and Brad and Darla Fribbs donated $150 for the SGMA Trophies.
Andres Douzoglou to demo the blog site he has created and discussed in past meetings.-No screen available today.Andres to E-mail board members the website to review. There was discussion on functionality and how to manage the website.
Alumni committee- Al Cote passed out a hand out for the alumni application form he created for the board to review.
Next Meeting – March 8, 2008
Motion to Adjourn- Motion to adjourn made by Mark DeRosa,Second by Steve Bell. Motion passed.
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