SSWHL Meeting Minutes
Teams Present: Black Ice, Storm, Outlaws, RI Panthers, ECW B,
Panthers, Nighthawks, Nighthawks B, Cougars C&D, Ravens, Chaos, Hell’s
Belles, Lightning, Shamrocks, Phantoms, Bulldogs, Quincy, Stoneham, Demolition
Divas, Happy Cows, Pumas, Raging Storm,
The Pirates, Breakers, NH Lady Panthers C2, Bears,
Report from the Scheduler:
Cheetahs and Ice Devils dropped out;
Last meeting we had 46 teams; as of yesterday we have 43. No Christmas
or New Years Weekend
games– everyone will have a double bye over those two weekends;
the league will also give back 1 hour per week to
Divisions:
A: Assabet,
B1: Bears, Lady Monarchs, Mass Chaos, Nighthawks B,
B2: East Coast Wizards C, Nighthawks Blue, Ravens, RI Panthers C,
Shamrocks,
C1: Chaos, Ice Sharks, Phantoms, Pirates,
C2: Breakers, Cougars C, Demolition Divas, NH Lady Panthers,
Nighthawks Red, Nor’easters, Pumas, RI Raptors
D: Black Ice, Bulldogs, Cougars D, East Coast Wizards D, Hell’s
Belles, NEWHL Outlaws, Raging Storm, RI Panthers D, Storm Chasers
Be
patient on the schedule – not this week. September 10 and 11 will be the first
weekend, but many teams are playing in the Marnie
Crook fundraiser and some rinks are not open yet so there will not be a lot of
games that weekend. Also, many teams (9)
are doing the Darcy Tournament and asked for the following weekend off –
September 17 and 18. If any of those
teams can volunteer to play Sunday night, it would help Jill. Otherwise, the
other teams may be getting double headers that weekend. The seasons ends
March 25.
From the
President:
The Ice Devils team is owed money by Elizabeth MacLeod - so she has to be
cleared by Laura to play for any team this year. If any team is owed money from last year by a
player, contact Laura Bowser. Nick – is
pursuing this with his team with the G/W Registrar. Teams should seek a financial release from
any new player who played with a different team last year.
Report from Treasurer: We won’t have the total amount due for the year
until the schedule is set. The September
payment is $1100 and is due on 9/15.
Make check payable to SSWHL and mail to Louise Cardinale,
Registration: No signatures needed on USA Hockey rosters if not going
State/National bound tournament. Judy
will send out dates that rosters are due.
Everyone must have a current USA Hockey registration to go on the ice. Send the
Girls/Womens Section Info: The September meeting has been rescheduled forMonday 19th at
Marnie
Cook – update: primary, resistant and inoperable lung cancer, ovarian and bone
cancer; had surgery recently that went fairly well; her husband is still
unemployed, we think he works in the computer field; recently her kids were
given a trip to their first Red Sox game; free dental for life given to the
kids; Darcy tournament going to Marnie; Fundraiser
September 11: the last game of the night will be the 2 teams she played for:
Cougars and Friday Eagles – all will wear her number. Shoot for Marnie has raised $37,000 – in
Report from Timekeepers: Home
teams should go to the home bench. All
players need jerseys with numbers; captains/managers must check the game sheet.
Vote for Secretary: CJ Johnson nominated and voted in
unanimously.
Meeting adjourned.
Minutes SSWHL Meeting
Action Items for Teams:
1)
Next League Meeting is Wednesday, August 17
(probably at
2)
Team deposit of $300 is due at Aug. 17
meeting (if you don’t pay, you don’t play).
3)
Anyone interested in being the league
secretary, please contact Laura.
4)
By August 1, all teams must notify Jill Depto about their preference for their home rink and, if
desired, one weekend off request for the first half.
5)
If you can, please buy a raffle ticket to
support the fundraiser for Marnie Kelly-Crock! (described below)
I. Elections
·
One of two VP slots was up for election this
year, but after discussion, we voted to eliminate that 2nd VP
position since it seems like only one VP is really needed.
·
We voted to create a new registrar position on
the board which will be filled by Judy Sheldon (now a big job to make sure
every individual and each team is
·
Judy will be stepping down as secretary as soon
as we can find her replacement. Anyone
interested in the secretary position, please contact Laura.
II.
Treasurer
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We will play 24 games again this year. Final cost is not yet
finalized but expect it to be very similar to last year ($4,500).
·
Deposit of $300 is due at next league meeting on
August 17. If you don’t pay, you don’t
play.
·
Last year, some teams were still not paid up and
Laura had to chase them after the season ended.
Final payment this season is due by January 1.
II.
New Teams
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Two new teams were voted in at C1 level: (1) Pirates; (2) Rhode
Island Over 30.
·
New teams owe $200 initiation fee in addition to
the $300 deposit in August.
II.
Schedule Update
·
Please send your home rink preference and
one-weekend-off request for the first half to Jill by August. If you don’t need a weekend off in the first
half, please don’t request one because it makes scheduling easier.
·
Season will run September 10 to March 25
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There WILL be games Thanksgiving Weekend
·
NO games December 24 and 25
·
YES games on Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day) but NO
games on New Years’ Eve
·
No games on Super Bowl Sunday
·
There will be no Friday night games this year
II.
New Division Alignments
·
After discussion, we voted to try a new
divisional alignment for the first half of the season with the goal being to
have teams in each division more evenly matched.
·
There will be no crossover games except at the
A1 and A2 level
·
The new divisions are as follows:
A1 Division
1) Assabet A
2)
3) Nighthawks
A
A2 Division
1)
2) East
Coast Wizards
3) Lightning
4) NEWHL
Stars
5) Renegades
B1 Division
1) Bears
2) Cheetahs
3) Lady
Monarchs
4) Mass
Chaos
5) Nighthawks
B
6)
B2 Division
1) East
Coast Wizards Over 30
2) Ravens
3)
4) Shamrocks
5) Sirens
6)
C1 Division
1) Chaos
2) Ice
Sharks
3) Nighthawk
C
4) Phantoms
5) Pirates
6)
7)
8) Storm
C2 Division
1) Breakers
2) Cougars
C
3) Demolition
Divas
4) Ice
Devils
5) NH
Lady Panthers
6) Nighthawk
Red
7) Noreasters
8) Pumas
9) RI
Raptors
D Division
1) Black
Ice
2) Bulldogs
3) Cougars
D
4) East
Coast Wizards D
5) Hells
Belles
6) Outlaws
7) Raging
Storm
8) RI
Panthers
9) Storm
Chasers
II.
Quality of Play
·
The League is about having fun. Laura and others will continue to review game
sheets and this year action will be taken promptly to discipline and suspend
players who continuously get multiple and/or flagrant penalties.
·
Team coaches and reps need to control their
players. Players who can not be
controlled should be benched or asked to leave the team. The league has enough teams that we don’t need
to put up with teams that can not control their players and do not realize that
the league is about having fun.
II.
Referee Update
·
No major changes to USA Hockey rules at the
senior level.
·
USA hockey is moving away from A, B, C level
hockey for women and will eventually go with Over 30, Over 40 and Over 50
(similar to mens’ senior) – but probably not until
2013.
·
For now, still a C division for women with
waivers required for any woman who played college hockey. Waivers have been pretty easy to get in the
past but they will be tightening up the process this year so it may be more
difficult.
·
Nationals this year will be played at NESC.
·
If players have a complaint about the refs at
any games, please send Bill an email. He
will do his best to respond personally to all emails to him or complaints
brought to Laura.
II.
Fundraiser for Marnie
·
Please let your teams know about the fundraising
effort to support Marnie Kelly-Crock and her
family. Marnie
is a wonderful woman who plays on the Cougars in the SSWHL and is battling lung
and bone cancer. The jamboree fundraiser
on September 11 is now full, but you can still buy raffle tickets for the
drawing on August 14 – the prizes are great and it is for such a good cause!
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One page flyer (see below)
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Or visit the website at http://www.ashotformarnie.com