/i'.ftTION.j\L IC~ HOCKEY OFFICIl;,LS

4·8 (501l.rt t; "'e r-e 0('; ·tExeterD ~.HQ 03833

The i1.r~::Tugl Neeting of the Board of Dlrectors of the lUHOA~-UH3 held att.ne Hol~d{)y Inn; Holyoke ~ Hass., ~ just off' th,s Mass Pike near WeatSp!'ir~s:rield, i'-:iass":l on ~p:('il 6~ 1975e- at lO~OOJLMo

CtHH2~r HEE£:Ei~en:t,Lt!:i-..Y~s~Berkshirte ~ Do SouleCape emu ~ \'1" HallettCentnil r.faBs ~ Gc ~ient.zellCentral N~Y.s =------=Colorado~ ==~_""'_r~=Gonnecticut~ J" :t-:lcDonoughEastern £.1ass: D" HennJ.gar, WC' Hutchinson" S" t:lnlinli~aster~n,£,1 :;.~{ ~: =~'=~C"'~r--e"~

Eastern J?a,j=N"J .,,; n" LTr'ec-mleafIllinois: =---~----I\.~a:lne: ~r==='fI"~==~¢"

Metro" N9Y <=K.s , : V" GodleskiNelil HBffinshli"13 ~ ===,=~-===

Nlagara~Fro~tiers -=-===North .shore: = ~=~o_=~,=~=Nort,he:('l.1 N "'1,, ~ H" JoaRatteOhio z ====<~-=====

Rhode IsIRno ~ P .• ~!.'ie:r·nanSoutl1.eX~11 rnd5~ana. ~=~~~e'~

Stc l.,ouis: r'c.. RosenthalSouth Central NoYolSouth Shore~ Te Lynch, ao PowersSyracu8e~ ~=--~~--===Ver.mont~ ~=~~=~~~-~=WestChester; ===========Western College 11oAo: ===Waste~~ ~GYct ~=~~~==~~~vlestern Mass ~ =e••'~__ =~===Viestern Fe,,,: =====-=~-=

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11~tmb!U':e(not Dlrect,ora):Ber-ksbi re s J o Br.enneng D., ~royCentral gaBs; '0.-, MungerEastern Hass~ E; •..BunyonEaste:r'11. Pa=NJ •.: r,~Pundt\vestarn Mass~ J"., Bucholz, R" Ruslecld p w , Ryan!}

L.,.Trines!'!N~!UH£1~:I~.R(acc8pted ~:tmeeting);

Chai11pld:':a=ArJiif1Qna:ack; Albert 1~1~Hassler(Ne"",r York)

1: II-fOit

,~nr·1(r.' of O~'h~Y. ·""'oh--;-;'.r' 1 i 'I1~1'" ''''o';n,1~_ •.•..;VTc- •....•.•••••.60.. :..J4~'-'"", .:..,.I\. .;:.,,t.s.v •.Ja ':tol M ••••• '..I. ...•...:..r)!J.

G0a30n In !1.1:1crican hockey ee- = thatt.he shoulder 0, ma~or nenHlty~___ 1'(ol~.........-..••...&.~....#"~~

2) b'·a08 iooor~ He said. t·hat, Commit S~_O:n01'" \<fhltelf','1ris" 'J • • , ..;' ..t:t 1. - ] J'"re!3?>:t:,'u:Llre t:fJ sllgp;esLtlOl1.S ""()O r8~1..!.SC r.ne .tef:: acneuu _6 l'~rn~l[{.l~ttSeven

tho'J.gh the l"C~qU0St, f:r'om )21:"'05" QUir:!l'l as th~1NIHOA :f'aprBBon:l:.atlver-e8..ohed t.he r~GAC office t{:W late to be ccns Ide red :["or the n'l'S seaaon ,

3; Oll111Cf~= ]:.J.8 r-epcr...•t.ed that. a.ll three Clinicsand at,teD.cl?..ncB!) hosted by EBstel"U glass" Corm.ectlcllt-Y -,. 'L 1;.; J' r »: ~,J.,' ~ - ' • ~l))eW ':"01" .•;:= !'.e1-! ' crEey 0 \.1-:0 ::3.0{.>a:l.J.ec~ l"epoI'1:.S !"eacne,..!.tha.t. 11.0 couId :tn.elude them 1n the minutos 0)

pJ.ay and. h:i.Cht.he Oa'l1.ao.iens

sticko11.nt a of th:1.s past3"0iol'! above

hac1.andthe

e;oe:d SU{~Cer1S}!:st.ro:po 11.t.anSGo:r-etBry no

TRE1~SURE::(VB HEPORT~ 1'b,(; report was pl->enented :1.nmimeog:<,sa;.•hGCl f'o~"rr.i<'l It snovaa~hearth:l··"bal~ aftel'> all billa lie r-e palO. ~ It 1:1B,S &ccep';"oo.Co

~t.§l:1~:JL£'-9J2.Q£tt:Th.:i,8 repo;pt~ Was 111{8-wisep:r'intsd up for &:tstrlcut1ono Itcovered ::.he act1vitlea of the liIHOll, r oz- the yoal" 197j-}·~75.., It shmis a fineyea:!' P8.1;)';and pain~~g an opt~im:i.8tie future e..headQ It \'laz E!«cc-epted\)

that the sec!"eta1"'Yhave the minutes :1.11.the llenda ofa~11Ohapters ~~l ·tl1J~ end of the SlIDlrael).o

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a feu gelief] '" "'-":lgh;:st.icks aJ."lc. l"',rm1:lr'.g i~l"'Om the 1"0B.r were the most pr-ovoc-./.." 4' " " ~~ * I:. ......,. t- .0} l"'1 t 0 ~ 0 lc"l kaen s·· ~... ""t-~ <:'!: "t ;. #"l~e80\;:1.."<.;-0 l.11.{~~uenlJS ~ e 0J!lPJ.1UfD.z-ea. ").f.',u I.;'o'a.p'c,-:;,X'O EW. ' .l. ,a;;'v"'1 )JI?.J..1.'.!.2.oI.'.:r.v .n.~t14-l!

cancids.t,os mU8t kr.l.Ov[ t,h.e j,"ulea; miJ.~jt, be ab'Lo to slca-tQ; :muilt have hocl\:Gybac1-:;;?)x"Ouud'ii He :£'01t t.h2,-'r. hool(c,};,r ahcn:r.lcl nave some 1ct:n_d of int0rpret8,t5.o.nbooltl~3..t. on the rules Buell aa foot.ball haa ~

(At, thif3 tIne D. 1)J;<.-ee.irfor coffee H.n6. :t"'0frcshme:nts:,}

V(,O accept ~~~}leChanl:olaiTJ.;o=-~l.d1l~Ond8.,cl~sOha.l)j(..el~ as c~member- oJ: -'~jhe l~~IR(j~l(.)

CorresponC!.ence'iv'as 3:'00!.1 on ';('11.0 p0'tlt:ion oi a 3:?OUP in Oolo:~"'8..cI0";1)'''':;'''''('''8 t.o J< ,., .••.•••• .1_1._ c: !'TTI.:jr. .:·, 11" • -{ ~ '1'\' t. ,1I':H j.. ~.L(;>. V .....J..:s,..~. V~'>.d "''i _ ,~\Jt::l. t3,S S. vI1.f..1P";'~,l"l ~I ·.tne sec:c=e-GtllJi'lla~

talked. '\orj.1:.h ?'" D;tNa})oli of the 1)1:'8B8ut 00102'6,0.0 Gh8,ptO:i:~on thophone and had he.a.. fUJ.:~t};'0:rl cor~:,.~eS·~0o;O..C.t-;Ti ~0 ~i·'" '!-,,~A 1-:'J1f; A ·l·O.~"-~r;

tl0 <18X1::l 'tll(:· C01.0~(1'ci(10·Gl"")O'tl~9aclrrlj~~r:ri.Ol1 ~to tIle 1,.r:CI!Oi\ £11:~(;ll:LB 't,jl$1-e"bu:1'.to CYlC01.l1"fIge 1t:. to loolr. to i\;r[jl).:re gdm:t88 ].01'2 1;;i.Ehocke;)i"C'·0><; ·f..t 'I'>" ue 1(' ,/. ('< q'."(%1 ·1''I ';'h "" g 'f' '" t es., -Ao-'lt J A •••• ,t'\ s;:~ -lJ~' ;,:.;;4 .~.. ..:...J~.... t·]•••,;:-;,,,", l¥:/ \~t;u ~•.•a.

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VOTED:

s. gOOo. clf~aloT ct1s(ru~s,!~·loll f,oJ~:lo~~itea0l1.. ,!:,[1Sl~t\iltlC~,: Pol1.o·1es ~ Itw as felt thLtt 'the Bill Cleary policy is good but most Directol"ssaid Ch.s.pte:cs 1'1181'1E:,c1 to Lnaur-e 1n t.he Lr.• own comnun Lt.Le s , ,Somefelt that -the Lnaur-an ce should be pr:lrt 01;' t116 dues system"FL.~oanett:.e s t.at.ed that Natiom<i'lc1.e covered for 5 months e It\~'as"expr8sEiec1 t.hat more Information should be comptIed on thismatter and passed on to Ch8Pt,€;:!. ..•S..,

'l'he seCl"'et8Y.'yGs fee came under dLscus adon ; it was expr-essedthat at present it is insuf'ficie:nt 1'01" the amount of timeand effort. LrivoLved j thf).t t.he Directors will hove to p;ivet.his more thought in the rut.ure •. After ccns Ide r-at ion T" Lynchmoved , seconded by .J" KeDonough,. and j.t '\I!8J3

that the ae cret~l"Y fee fox' handling the bus Ine s s of the NIHO~\be raised to 6400~OO per yearD

CHiU-"TEH RE.!OR!S sVa Godleski (Met Nx=NJ) 1 011ni08 increase lnterest •• Iheirs this seex:Csc'ACf=N:tlfl5.td ~reat = explosion of hockey = must t.ake faster stepsto get offi cLaLs = ;~eea out norr- s}<::[{t,ersand non-c r f'icials.,. Haveste:bted a CAD}:;T pr-ogr am this J88.:C .•• Accept any 8.ppl1cat:1.on and give2 ve az-s t.o D~S!'l ci....•'1+e·,"'\!:>;:, Ivlust wor-k ',li'q, q""'oioY' off'1C'la1 .. C;::;d""'t••......;.\_:u \..,: :~ •...•. _ ...•.....v.# -:-"-~ '..I- ." .••.••• '~ •• '.~uc:,.~~ ....•' ....•..• -''l~-~::'':,.;..~~,..- -, ~"..-Oft:LCJ.8.1s b.sted onl;r J.n N"J" OfLU;V'1.LS .Ll.St,,,, O££d~J.'j!:'J:~:!::Af;~ J.) .1."lUStpass ~\?r1.tten exam; 2) Be aupe r-v'lsed by member in good stnud:tng;3' ,-. .. .. 'h' ~ .. , J' • t

i \",2me experJ.ence = m1.UH.. oe ODS81'''i,ieQ = mus t pass n Si::8.(,].ng t,.23J h ~\JTHO" An '1 ., ""'?'m ~~ .. .• .. -j ..• ':1 ~ " .. . 1USE; f,,~8 L..L .N. ~ .••nhB..;. ~XD:l. i\!O l'>a.t].rJ.g~ &e.J.••s cana.lCLac.e O.l!.'GCn:.-.y",

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NIHO£:t ~75 Xvlinutes (cent, l»

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~15E.!::'''1m.1 (Rhode Island) ~ Chcpter 1:.01(182 sessions a. year f'or- candlt.=8.t-SS•• I'lust.. slt:[!te fiX'st, then ru Le s and rink sit,uetio:rls, . .Ars a l.l.owed u-se ccnd chance 0 == {3,coepted if succe as ru I as pr-obat.Lonary members =

15 took the tests thls year',:>3 accepted G Closed book exam 0

R•• Rosenthal (~3te LouiB) ~ On the lookout.]t for Qualified candidates =broti'e;hi:;-'~ln'"-probatloncn"y officilals this yeer = scheduled each Hi tha member- "-> 18 nominated thi£\ P2<St season = 10 reques1;,s eo 9 a,ccep"ted (.>

~.!e Hallett (Gepe ODd): 6 skating r-Inks = 2 officials t.o e ach rink ee

fian .f!Cl"eenir15 boa.r-J = 15 applications = _accepted 7 = graded onaketlng abi.llty ; position play (~l1tlcipat ..ion): l"1J.188 kno\,iledge and then'~lX'e C011s:'..dercd by the Chapter as a ·••.lhole o

~.::viqRill!.ptt6.h (Gonn) •. F.;x!;:mf1rst = charge ~;25000~ x'efuJ:lo. of ~15GOO ifnot aucce saf'uL~ .Proceo.u.l'lcS of '(,eating very similar to those alresd:1'ment.i.oned e

H" ·Joanette (Nol"t.he:C~'1N •.Y..): lnvl tea eand:1.dat08 intereBted to try =

lr~16~Y;esuccessful ~ .Must be able to skate first. 0

He then rep01->t,eo e. very touchy 61t.uat Lon invclv1ng CStnao.ie1'l Officials= s ome not NIHOI~ member'S = coming, acr-os s the border- .•.Tlt.hou ..•.•a. rmrkpS!"lli t !iDG being 3i':.ren EG/~C 8Bslgu.nlents., Some Viore no cr'ests ~ 52assignments at, Cle.:r'l<::sol1an€\. St 0 Lai"rence \.vhile j.-l.il1el"i C8•.n officia.lsr-ecsIved only 10" Only 2 of these officials Ij.sted 5.11 the GuIde ,YCU"lfS9'" o.f'··<"l.'C·'nlnIn t.hs '''''0"/.-,+'1.1 U'''' 'in ,">-"'l""'" 00""(1 ''In':'J·7''v 'Ro.,,,Fte"i" o'f'l·'·'i~·tl~l·-... ~o ~ .!..}. ..J.. ••..•• -:-;;J .••.•..•..~ t -..;; ••..~ • ~l 1"'" ~ •.•• a.L..!.Lla~ Ii...'S. ••t._. J. ~\.I .••••y ~ ,L .•..• _ _ ..;..~..-G:J ••

but. \'i'Ou.ld X'Dther settle it through the 50AG" Have contacted V~ Reilly*Thi::i yeal"": 3 Ganad 1031'1Officials hasre pe,ld dues !I i.,.:U..flye, no!;.:- 'fhe Ghe.ptel"req1.l.6sts the support oi' the NIHOA in this matt.er , The DinGctol"s wer-edee:;Jly '0011earned by this ropol'>t:. The 'EC•.IlC has in \ihe past assignedEC!ti} gpmes to KIHO.;,t\member's 0 u:~ detini "Ge rift 01"> split, in policy seemedevident.., In add i tion the C8nadien officials do not. kno,'l the NCAJ'~rt:l.lesas a group and have looser interpretations of the rules { appe.rentlyper:.:'erx"ed by some coaches) (>

that. a strong letter be wX'i tten to the l\;CiW supportingthe N.N"Y~ Ghapt.ero

(~~ Shortly aft.e:t"" the HIHOAmeeting the secretary talKed l'lith Mr<;>v;Re:llly on t.he phone about, the above matt.er" lYlr", Hel11y gcl'\re~l-,"it.nout pe r-suaa l.on , a firm comrni, ttement that no ECAC assignmentsw ouId 'be 131yen ~{!~,¥,I$§;¥to officials r~ listed 5.n the 1976Hockey Gul6..e~ the Official handbook of the J:JCJ~:Afor amateur'hockey playing ruleB in AmericcJC' :rJIr~Reilly also stated hisfir;:n personal be 11ei" and trust in t.he philosophy and effortsof the NIHO,A tr o bet-i;.er the game of nockey , J~s expr-eaaed manytime:s;\, the N!H(M i8 the onlyorganization dedicated to followingthe: rules (~::mateur) 8S set up by the NCAAHockey Rules Committee ~)

""'J'vcr--'(l'll- PO.,...···.,. .••·("'>1::)c· rm . !l l..:J .• " "I f t fi' ~:1t.\...;::~\..:1·'....f~i-~--.t1..±~!~~ rns sect·et..ary C.r..!'CU aGEK.I.8.. c,en'ts:c ...ve 'orrna ~ r'ormeefrom ideas expressed b3'msny over a period of timG{> In essei1ce~ it,1'1£ s to return the pr-e s Idency to !1 one-ye az- t.e rm, to have 3 Vi~e=Presidents step-:)ing Up :Ln o'i"'der- on a r"f3gional b;.sie., The main idea1.<1[,S to spread the l"espona:lb:Lli 1,:,1e8 of t11.6 NIHOA, over' more of theCCLlntrJ'r 0

I~h:.chdiscussion folJ.owed" £(; Bunyon s need 2 YEier's if Pres 0 Ls toaccomplish much; H•. Rosenthal: do ::10t need more than one V'"E>.,; stillnC't the time for a \[/estern r~:res~ J •. !>1cDonough: keep the z-ecommendationsor. the "0001'':8 == possibility 1'01" t.ne ruture = strcmser !'01atlonshipo

VOTED ~ at this til!'1e {;system

:tnr·IOA I-liYlutea (00'''''-:- ).,'" 4 .•• ~ (!

vi" HaLl.e tt, of 03pa Cod ~ act.Ing fo'l' a:bsel1-'G- Nomination ChaiI'TIlan A" keel" ofEestem 1'-~y<>; presented a. alate of officel?S fOl" 1975='{6 .•,/>.. po:i.nt C'f or-d.e.t' of tho Bv=La"'l'S 118.8 raised. 0 rW~:Im~;: :,c pr-occ od t·;it.h t.helist of those pr-e sen t, as in the past 0 MOTION ;~111\;7ElIDli~D::All GhOS6 present.are deaifTIat::::d as Directorn for their re spe ct.Lvo Ch.aptEn>sG O.RIGIONAJ.. IVlOTIONAMMENDED:;Suspend Article 13 of the By=Lai'IS for t.he meeting ':;!.".;~__!lY.9.llQlz of' vlesteril :t-iass Dllcl p..~$:..Jl~nnJ_f.~:r'of ~asteT"n ]'1asEl wer-e nomlnatedfor' the 11ce=F'1,'>Gsio.ency" In a closed ballot :cun,=·off J •. Buoho Lz 13 = De}Ien11igar f7 ~

I~1,e :ftlne..J~ ala.te ~

of D term1'1ot..ion ms.:lG .r:,h.e-'~ tht3 see ,,'=tl"8.sU;J o eas t. one vote 1'o:r' V:t(le=l)l't~s"

Incoming ?.£~;,!=tCle~~I~._~,E!£12!n,at th~} helm for- 2 y0urH~ than.ked all thoseprcsent.. i'o1" eo;:ning so rar-, Be t.hanked OU~=30il1g P:t>0,slclen'/t:.J Q ~~uil1n fOI' doinga fine job O1r81"' the pat::r't.l t,.vfQ ye81"6~ (He asked the Directo:cs to rise and giveJoe a 8t~r:1cl:b:1~~ovatLon s ) He them.ked the Di:r.:eetors for' nthei~ vote of' confid=i.n h im" <;' Fie steted. the.t full communication and cooper-at,loLl 'vrlll be his a.imthr-oughou t his term 8.8 ?resident"

It11 hUf'iness havi':lg been completed, the me- tins ,iB s ad j ourned

~~L'l:10 '.l:.leil'lNU<hlL 1£xe.m, pJ:'epal"i.3d by Pres c Hob In , has gone to press" You.

1'Hll z-eceIve it. in rnid=3eptembe:C'c

'rIle 1976 Guide order' 1:1130hRS gone toi ,"" t •i ~ i" r".. ..•~11.i:.h.r.n·rnee J.~l·ss .•,Ol1i} J,I.Dl'13C1S <> rnose 01

W:-.l1 roceive theme- If other CHil,P'l'Ji;RSme know immed1.et,ely (t

the NCA~4'?ub1ishlng i3ervJ.ceyou who ttsked. fOT' 2l£..tJ:g G-UID&~,swarrc more GU3,des, you !!!1l:~. let.

The (JI".l.8. 1:tel'" listf3 have';1:'.11 be continued. ~ the...,.~~.~.•...•.•••.•.••.~-~.plEa from this office~

been PHOOF read S11d 1'etw:>.necl0 The DIREC'ErVjiNCA,,4.her} voted to delete it t.lnt:ll a strong

Have a good early seaSono