AYHA

Meeting Minutes

April 10, 2017

I.ATTENDEES

Henry Vanderminden - President / Laura Moore – Ways and Means
Marlanne McCarty – Secretary / Beth Gilles – Mini-Mites Director
Jeff Willis – VP/Boys Travel / Brendan Greenwood – Facilities Co-Dir.
Anthony Bruno – Registrar / Matt Mello - Concessions
Marc Yrsha - Treasurer / Chelsea Little - Marketing
Mark Cozzens – Scheduler / Jody Pratt – ECHL Director
Ian Rueckert – Associate Registrar / Kelly Price – Majors House
Tom Powers – Member

II. OPENING

The regular meeting of the AYHA was called to order at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 10, 2017 at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, NY.

III.MiNUTEs

Minutes from the Board Meeting held onMarch 13, 2017 were approved.

IIII. VISITORS STATEMENTS

No Visitors statements

V. TREASURERS REPORT

A Treasurers report wasprovided for the meeting.

VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

North Stars– The Girls Winter Classic Tournament is scheduled for Friday, January 12, 2018 - Monday, January 15, 2018. An end of season banquet was attended by all North Star girls.

Boys Tournament Director –The Boys ‘A’ Fire on Ice Tournament is scheduled for Friday, November 10, 2017 – Sunday November 12, 2017 and the Boys ‘B’ Extreme Freeze Tournament is scheduled for Friday, January 19, 2018 – Sunday, January 21, 2018. The Midget Tournament is scheduled for Friday, March 16, 2018 – Sunday, March 18, 2018. Banners will be purchased for the Champion and runner-up teams for each of the tournaments. The Tournament Director will also be pricing ADK Thunder logo pins for our home tournaments and for teams to purchase for tournament gifts.

Director of ECHL Relations– There will be no discounts for playoff ticket purchases. The ECHL Adirondack Thunder had the biggest increase in attendance for the 2016-17 season compared to other ECHL teams.

Ways and Means – No Report

Registrar – Preregistration as of April 6th were at 33 registered members. There were 18 Section II team registered players. A member survey is available on the exit page of preregistration. An email will be sent to our membership with the survey link. More information regarding preregistration and the survey will be available at the next Board meeting. The Adirondack Youth Hockey website will change over to a new website design in the upcoming months.

Marketing & Communications – Paperwork for the 2x2 challenge were submitted to USA Hockey. The Marketing and Communication Director will be getting quotes for new yard signs and a banner.

Concessions- No Report

Facilities- Brendan Greenwood will continue as Facilities Director for the 2017-18 season. The replacement glass has been ordered for the boards, and new showerheads will be purchased for the locker rooms. An additional television needs to be purchased for events and tournaments at the GFRC.

Scheduler – Tryout dates and times need to be scheduled with the Glens Falls Civic Center for Squirts, Peewees, and Bantams.

ACE– No Report

Boys Travel Director–Tryouts for the Section II team will be held on April 12th, 13th, and May 2nd, 2017. The Section II team will be hosted by local organizations such as Bethlehem, Schenectady, Saratoga, and Adirondack on a one year rotation. The Association will have a non-tournament bound 16U Midget wrap team.

Termite/Mite Director –No Report

Mini-Mite Director – No Report

Squirt House League – No Report

Majors House League – A motion was made and the board approved the formation of C Travel Teams at the Peewee and Squirt levels for the 2017-18 season if our registration numbers can support it. The C House Travel Team will be an adjunct team with the house league and will have written established rules including but not limited to practices, away and home games, and jerseys. There will be no additional fees for the ‘C’ teams. An email will be sent out to the membership outlining the ‘C’ house travel team. A motion was made and the board approved to maintain the age cap at 18 for the House Majors.

VII. NEW BUSINESS

The following positions are up for re-election this year;

Vice President, Treasurer, Ways and Means, and Girls Administrative Director. An email will be sent out to the membership about these positions.

VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

No Executive Session

IX. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 9:35pm. The next meeting will be held on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the Birch Room of Heritage Hall at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, NY. Minutes submitted by: Marlanne McCarty on May 7, 2017.

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