Slave Lake Minor Hockey Association
Minutes
Mar 7, 2012
Call to Order: 7:10pm
Present: Kim, Joe, Bobbi, Dave, Kevin, Owen, Jamie, Michelle, Fil, Alana
Absent Robyn, Margo, Chris, Terry, Richard, Lisa
Adopt Agenda: Joe, 2nd Bobbi
Adopt Previous Minutes: Jan – Joe, 2nd Bobbi
Feb - (Joe to bring to April meeting)
New Business:
· Pictures booked for Nov 13, 2012
· ATC Goalie Clinic Sep 29 – 30, 2012
· Artic Winter Games overview – Boys and Girls won Gold
· Spruce Grove vs Bonnyville overview – approx $1500.00 brought in
· Advertise for AGM and bylaw change proposals (PROPOSALS TO BE IN BY March 30)
o Michelle will advertise in paper
o Joe Street
o Kevin website
o Facebook
o Cable???
· RBC Play Hockey Grant – apply for coach clinics, powerskate, instructors, ice times, goalie camps. Michelle will look into this
· MOTION: Tanis Blocka and Kelly Person receive half off registration for one child for 2012/13 season for volunteer efforts to Sturgeon Pembina and Elk Island to represent Slave Lake. FAVOR – 7, AGAINST – 0 CARRIED
· Girls Team “Fundraising” –
o $1500 fine for league games, SLMHA may be thrown from Sturgeon Pembina
o MOTION to be made by Lisa for the Girls to keep the $1200 they made from fundraising IF there is no fine handed down from missed league games.
Treasurer:
Reviewed Financials
$1000.00 in donations and lost money in registrations (1st year players and players who lost
homes)
Registrar Report –
· Anyone wanting hockey Alberta numbers to play in native provincials is not a SLMHA issue, players are to contact hockey AB
· Michelle will check into protocol for getting peoples Hockey AB numbers
Fundraising:
· Find someone to get people in the stands and help raise money for minor hockey
· Have large fundraiser instead of numerous little ones
· Wind down for year end with a dance? Xmas party?
Ice Scheduler:
Practices are winding down, only a few teams left
Hockey AB –
No suspensions to date, get suspensions to Owen asap
Sturgeon Pembina:
Meeting in Whitecourt April 1st 10am (may be thrown from league)
Elk Island:
Wrapped up for year
Midget AA:
· Provincials this weekend. Rumor that grads to get $ for helping out. Stated last year after Atom provincials that this was unacceptable and not to happen again without boards consent
· Imports let teams down, any $ left owing by imports must be paid before registration will be accepted
Bantam AA:
· SPHL - tourney in Edmonton Mar 25th
- Few problems throughout the year
- Good coach!!!
· ERBHL - done for year
Peewee:
PeeWee B in Eagles tourney end of March
Atom:
Atom A in tourney at end of March
Atom b in tourney in Edmonton
Pre-Novice/Novice:
Pre-Novice: problems with the team! Tourney at end of month in GP
Novice: good games
Girls:
Issues regarding fundraising and possible fine for missed leage games with possibility of having league thrown from Sturgeon pembina
Girls Non-Travel:
Wrapping up for year
Ref in Chief:
No report
Equipment Manager
No report
Bylaw Committee:
o registration cut off to Jun 30 - Rules pg 5
o mouth guards mandatory for Atoms – Midgets. Goalies are exempt Rules pg 10
o bump teiring fee to Nov 30 – rules pg 5
o Crim Check note stating nothing changed since last year form “Change of Inditable offense” to be added to bylaw forms
o Social networking Bullying see Spruce Grove Social Cyber Bully policy Bylaws pg 30 sec 3.3
o Registrar position to go back to unpaid pg 20 Bylaws
o AA teams to keep bank accounts open for next year start up. Pg 11 #5 rules
o SLMHA has right NOT to fill AA team roster page 2 #f mission Statement
o TABLED: Mandatory Checking Clinic with affiliated atoms
o TABLED: Quiters/Joiners/Quiters again
o Offer ½ registration to the people who volunteer for outside leagues representing SLMHA
o Treasurer to have signing authourity on any teams open accounts
o Initiation and Novice attachment for registrastion form
Meeting Date: April 9 at 7PM
Coach Coordinator: No report
Meeting Date:
April 11, 2012 7:00pm at NLC
AGM April 30, 2012 7:00pm at NLC
May 2, 2012 7:00pm at NLC
Meeting Adjourned 9:30pm