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This presentation will be available following the AGM @ www.okotokshockey.com

Okotoks Minor Hockey Association2009/2010

Annual General MeetingThursday, May 20th , 2010Foothills Centennial Centre7:30pm – 9:30 pm

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• Roll Call of Officers & Directors• Review of 2009 IGM Minutes• President’s Report• Treasurer’s Report• Operations Coordinator• Director’s Reports• Elections• Motions• Questions & Concerns• Adjournment

Meeting Agenda

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n • Review of 2009 Interim General Meeting Minutes

– Questions or Concerns– Motion: Adopt the 2009 Interim General Meeting Minutes as

presented


IGM Minutes

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IGM Minutes

Interim General Meeting Minutes – November 26, 2009

Called to order at 7:30 pm

Welcome

Members in Attendance: Shirley Bordt, Stacy Bahl, Sean Fuller, Ken Hughes, Shirley Bordt, Steve Laycraft, Shannon Laycraft, Roy Bowlby and Tony FordRoll Call of Officers: Officers in Attendance: President-Robert Mercier, Past President-Kelly Fraser, VP Programs-Jim Elcombe, Treasurer-Bob McMaster, Operations Coordinator-Jamie Steer, Office Assistant-Karen Arnholtz, Game and Conduct-Dean Black, Novice Director-David Petrovich, Atom Director-Jeff Faye, Midget Director-Georgia Schneider, Female Director-Thor Bahl, Peewee Director-Sharlene Sylvestre, Equipment Directors-Doug & Teresa Moeckl, Bantam Director-Doug Skurdal and Doug Ashford-OOAA President

Reviewed Minutes of the Annual General Meeting Jim Elcombe-Motioned to dispense reading of minute; Thor Bahl-Seconded – CarriedDean Black-Motioned to accept 2009 AGM Minutes; Doug Skurdal-Seconded – Carried

Reports

a)President Robert Mercier – Please see attached presentation; discussion based on presentationi. Peewee, Bantam and Midget House – Discussion only with 4 communities Cochrane, Airdrie, Strathmore &

Okotoks. Something that will have to discuss with membership. Doug Ashford stated Hockey Alberta is discussing how so kids stay in hockey while still doing school sports.

ii. Coach Mentorship Program – Kevin will continue to help assist & provide all coaches learning opportunitiesiii. Game & Conduct – Dean Black informed members procedure is being followed and working iv. Review of Evaluations-Committed to review not change until it has been reviewed.v. Constitution in process of being updated

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n b) Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steeri. Registration numbers-Kelly asked how we’ll follow next season if there is a registration overflow. Karen

stated will be the same as this year. Shirley asked if we will work with other communities to fit any players we don’t have room for. Motion will be made on Registration Policy at next meeting

c) VP, Program – Jim Elcombe - Presentation posted on website

d) VP, Coach and Player Development – Kevin Kobelka - Presentation posted on website

e) Treasurer – Bob McMasteri. Casino 2010 is spread out over 2 years. Committee is looking at rural vs. cityii. Re-formatting for credit hours. iii. Reserve fund we are ahead of where we want to beiv. Reviewed Financial from year-end May 31, 2009

Thor Bahl Motioned to accept FinancialsDoug Moeckl SecondedCarried

Bob McMaster Motioned to AdjournDean Black Seconded


IGM Minutes

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2010 President’s Report(Robert F. Mercier)

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n • Recognition• Division Directors

– Nick Ruigrok (Initiation)– David Petrovich (Novice)– Jeff Faye (Atom)– Sharlene Sylvestre(Peewee)– Doug Skurdal(Bantam)– Georgia Schneider(Midget)– Thor Bahl (Female)– Iggy Hozjan (Shinney) - Iggy is retiring and a special thanks to

IGGY for his long standing commitment as Shinney Director• Further Acknowledgments

– Jamie Steer, 7th season as Operations Coordinator– Karen Arnholtz, Admin Assistant, Web & Admin


President’s Report

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nPresident’s Report

– The Executive Committee and Board of Directors– The Coaches, Managers, and other volunteers that made our

season successful– The Okotoks Referee Association– Nick Ruigrok – Tim Bits Tournament– David Petrovich – Novice Friendship Tournament– Carolyn Mercier/Toni Bouvier – Female Tournament– Doug & Teresa Moeckl – 7th season as Equipment Managers


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– Graduating OMHA Midget players who have played the last five years. These players will receive an OMHA jersey

• Females– Shelby-Lynn Haiste– Bret McLellan– Shayla Mulholland– Devan Schultz

• Males– Alessandro Chinea– Tanner Leaney– Ben Marsh– Kody McDougall– Joshua Paetkau– Kevin Peterson– Paulo Vacca– Mitch Washington


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• 2009/2010 Certificates of RecognitionOkotoks Minor Hockey Association is proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of the

following outstanding volunteers who have received the 2009/2010 Okotoks Minor Hockey Association Certificates of Recognition.

Coach of the Year 2009/2010Trevor Maxwell – Peewee 5a

Manager of the Year 2009/2010Shirley Bordt – Peewee 2

Volunteer of the Year 2009/2010Doug Moeckl


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• 2009/2010 Honorable MentionsThe following coaches received honorable mention for their nominations in their

respective divisions during the 2009-2010 seasonRob Hale– Novice

Brian Harshenin – AtomDaryl Stewart – Bantam

Cliff Bordt – MidgetRob Schultz/Shane Haiste – Female

Special recognition goes to Wanda Asuchak and Julie Rayfor their managing role this season as well.

The following managers were nominated by their coaches for going above and beyond in their role as manager for their respective teams: Lynette Braun, Grant Cooper, Anita and Bob Brown, Cathy Hornsby, Heather Iglesias, Hernan Iglesias, Carolyn Mercier,

Connie Morrison, Randy Partaker, and Signe Tudor .


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n • 2009/2010 Successes– Successful Tournaments in Initiation, Novice and Female– 21 of the 26 League (CAHL & RMFHL) teams made

playoffs– 3 - CAHL League Championship Banners - Atom 1,

Peewee 1, and Midget Female 1– 5 teams qualified and completed in provincials



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n • 2009/2010Successes– First full year of On-Line Registrations– Website continuously improved and increase distribution

of Okotoks Minor Hockey Newsline via email– On-Going Development of the Coach Mentorship

Program– Increased Coach Certifications as required by Hockey

Alberta– House evaluations were completed by parent volunteers– Developed a new Parent Feedback Form (Evaluation)

• Summaries sent to coaches in late May– Implemented Coach and Managers “Start-up Meeting”– Improved Coach Selection Process



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n • Evaluations– 9th season for hired evaluators– Players placed according to team placement from previous

season for first session to facilitate minimum movement– Worthwhile expense ($8000)– % of complaints is minimal when size of OMHA is

considered– Solicited member feedback regarding evaluations and based

on that feedback have eliminated any double cuts during OMHA evaluations

– Implemented volunteer evaluators for House in 2009/2010 season



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n • Challenges– Game & Conduct Issues /Respect for the Game– Zero Tolerance for abuse to officials, coaches,

opposition, team-mates.– Volunteers – how to engage more of the general

membership in the organization– Excess Goalies in Midget Division– Cap Registration or Reduce Ice Time



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n • 2010/2011 Goals- Improvements to the “On-Line Registration” process- Continue to develop OMHA Coach Mentorship Program– Develop an OMHA (On-Line) Handbook with guidelines for

all facets of the organization– Develop Sustainable Strategic Plan incorporating Priorities– Work with the Town of Okotoks to get more ice– Mentorship Program



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n • Questions or Concerns?



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2009Treasurer’s Report

(Bob McMaster)

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n • Fiscal Year 2009/2010

– May 31 is year end• Annual CA Prepared Financial Statements and

2009/2010 budget to be presented at IGM in Nov 2010

– 2009/2010 yearend will be in line with budget – Maintained reserve fund > 10% of annual operating

expenses


Treasurer’s Report

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n • 2009/2010

• Ice costs to increase by 5% on YOY basis• Current budget for 2010/2011 requires an average

increase of 1.8% over last year’s fees which generates a balanced budget for the upcoming season

• General Hockey Expenses budgeted at 80+ % of revenue in line with previous years

• Casino Revenue estimated to be $25,000• On-Line Registration ( 2.5% of Gross Rev- $25.00 per

player)



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Treaurer’s Report

• 2010/2011 – Proposed Fees

Division 2010/2011 Before 08/15/10 08/15 to 08/31/10 After 09/01/10 Incr. ($) Incr. (%)

Shinney $ 250.00 $ 250.00 $ 250.00 $ 250.00 $ 10.00 4.0%

TimBit $ 610.00 $ 585.00 $ 610.00 $ 660.00 $ 10.00 1.7%

Novice $ 725.00 $ 700.00 $ 725.00 $ 775.00 $ 15.00 2.1%

Atom $ 760.00 $ 735.00 $ 760.00 $ 810.00 $ 10.00 1.3%

PeeWee $ 810.00 $ 785.00 $ 810.00 $ 860.00 $ 10.00 1.3%

Bantam $ 860.00 $ 835.00 $ 860.00 $ 910.00 $ 10.00 1.2%

Midget $ 875.00 $ 850.00 $ 875.00 $ 925.00 $ 15.00 1.7%

Guaranteed if previous member

Not guaranteed a spot LATE

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nOperations Coordinator

2009 Operations Coordinator(Jamie Steer)


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n • Tune-Ups and Clinics– 8th year that OMHA provided Tune-ups – K2 Clinics ($5250)– Body checking clinic for Peewee Division– Goalie Clinics – conducted Sunday night Goalie Clinics


Operations Coordinator

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n • OMHA Teams– 1068 registered carded players (885 OMHA, 127 OOAA, 56

Foothills Bison's “AA”) Up 55 players - 5 teams– 26 House League teams (10 Init., 11 Novice and 5 Atom)– 28 league teams (includes CAHL and RMFHL)– 23 Teams made Playoffs (up 2)– 3 Teams won League & Championship banners


Operations Coordinator

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Ice Report

• Initiation: This division had 10 teams. They practiced almost every Wednesday for an hour, shared with three teams on the ice. On Saturday they played with 4 teams being there for 1 ½ hours and 4 more for another 1 ½ hours. One team got a bye and usually they were worked around tournaments.

• Novice House Teams: This division had 11 teams, one being female. They practiced twice each week for an hour on half ice, same day and same time. On the weekend they had 5 game spots so 10 teams played and 1 had a bye week. Again the byes were worked around tournaments as best as the director could. They had 20 weeks of games so around 16 to 17 home games that were 1 hour and 15 minutes in length.


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Ice Report

• Atom House Teams: This division had 5 teams. They practiced twice each week for an hour on half ice, same day and same time. On the weekend they had 2 game spots so 4 teams played and 1 had a bye week. Again the byes were worked around tournaments as best as the director could. They had 21 weeks of games so around 16 to 17 home games that were 1 hour and 15 minutes in length.

• Novice and Atom travel: 1 Novice and 5 Atom travel teams and 1 female atom travel. They practiced twice each week for an hour on half ice, same day and same time. They played in the CAHL and RMFHL and had between 15 and 20 league games with half being at home. All these teams added a minimum of 2 more in play-offs. These games were 1.5 hours. They were also given 1 home exhibition game from OMHA.


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Ice Report • Peewee: We had 7 male and 2 female teams. Each team practiced 2 times

a week for an hour. The rare time they had a shared practice and they always had an alone if they practiced in the morning. They had many 30-30-30 and 45-15-45 practices as well. They also had many alones at night. The female teams had no mornings so they had more shared and 30-30-30 than the male teams. The boys played in the CAHL and the females in the RMFHL and both had around 18 to 20 games plus play-offs for the teams that made it, half at home. The games were in 2 hour spots. They were also given 1 home exhibition game from OMHA. For 2010/2011 there may be some shared practice ice to accommodate increased registration.

• Bantam: We had 5 males and 2 female Bantam teams. They normally had an alone in the morning and an alone at night. The night time was sometimes a 30-30-30 but for the most part they were all alone. The females practiced once a week in Blackie alone but had no mornings. They all played in the CAHL/RMFHL and played in excess of 18 games including play-offs, half at home. The games were in 2 hour spots. They were also given 1 home exhibition game from OMHA.


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Ice Report • Midget: We had 4 males and 1 female Midget team. The boys had a

morning and a night alone, always Monday and Wednesday. The females were Wednesday alone in Blackie and their other practice was mostly alone but sometimes 30-30-30. This was done so they could all schedule around work. They all played in the CAHL and played in excess of 20 games including play-offs, half at home. The games were in 2 ½ hour spots. They were also given 1 home exhibition game from OMHA.

• GeneralAdditionally, we had 3 ice times on Wednesday in Stavely, 3 in Blackie. We used the outdoor rink in Black Diamond from November through February, 4 times a week, when the weather allowed. The Peewee and Bantam boys rotated through Stavely on Wednesday, The female Bantam and Midget had the Blackie spots permanently on Wednesday. The outdoor ice was given to every team once this season from Atom through Midget, female and male. A couple of teams had it twice.


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OMHA Player/Team Summary09-10 10-11# Players # Teams Per Team # Players # Teams Per Team

DivisionTimBit 138 10 13.8 140 10 14.0Novice 180 12 15 180 12 15Atom 170 11 15.5 176 11 16.0PeeWee 157 9 17.4 155 9 17.2Bantam 122 7 17.4 130 7 18.6Midget 88 5 17.6 90 5 18Female Numbers Included in DivisionTotals 855 54 15.8 871 54 16.1Increase 38 16

4.7% 1.9%

• The OMHA can add some players within a division but has little or no ability to add teams.

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• Managers and Coaches• OMHA Board/Division Directors• League Governors

– Ron Kanten– Dave Irvine– Doug Moeckl– J.R. Parker


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• Questions or Concerns?


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n • Shinny Division

– Director, Iggy Hojzan– Division will require a new director for 2010/2011– 30 players, no females

• 8 – 14 years old


Division Director's Reports

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This presentation will be available @ www.okotokshockey.com


• Initiation (Tim Bits) - Director: Nick Ruigrok

– 138 players on 10 teams (up 12, including females), – Cross-ice format (7th year) Introduced ½ ice and full ice as

season progressed– Initiation Program Manual (format, philosophy, goals)– Coaches – Jason Brown, Rob Cox, Lyle Edwards, Jay Gyug,

Brad Hussack, Dave Irvine, Chad Martin, Trevor McFarlane, Randy Partaker and Lee Watkins

– Teams continued to Skate with the Jr. A Oilers Hockey team at intermission, 20 team year-end tournament (Corporate & Individual sponsorship – lots of prizes & goody bags for players)

– Tim Horton's continues to provide outstanding support.

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n • Novice – Director: David Petrovich 163 players (up 15) 1 CAHL team, 11 House League teams 5 “A” division teams and 5

“B” division teams. 1 Novice/Atom girl’s team played in the B division Novice 1 Oilers (Greg Krebs), Finished 2nd in Tier 1 CAHL League. Lost in final round

of playoffs House League Coaches – Darren Gurr, Clay Bradley, John Forchuk, Patrick Kelm,

David Petrovich, David Dmytriw, Tyler Milford, Rob Hale, Jeff Bahr, Michelle McGeoch and Kevin Lepp (female)

• 10th Annual Friendship Tournament before the Christmas break continues to be successful, with 24 teams this year and lots of prizes & goodies for the players. The tournament donated proceeds of to Kids Sport



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n • Atom – Director: Jeff Faye155 players (up 1) on 5 CAHL and 5 House teams

• Atom 1 – Head Coach Jamie Steer - CAHL Tier 1, 4 teams, 13-0-2, finished in first place. Won division banner. Provincial zone champion, placed second in provincials.

• Atom 2 - Head Coach Wildcats Mike McCarthy - CAHL Tier 2, 4 teams, 7-6-2, finished in first place, but lost to Canmore in first round. Provincial playdowns lost vs. Lethbridge.

• Atom 3 - Head Coach Oilers Jay LaForge - CAHL Tier 3A, 11 teams, 16-4, finished in second place. Lost to Nanton in banner game. Provincial playdowns lost vs. Taber.

• Atom 4 – Head Coach Brian Harshenin - CAHL Tier 3B, 11 teams, 11-9, Fifth place. Lost to Nanton in the first round.

• Atom 5 – Head Coach Gord Trenaman - CAHL Tier 4, 8 teams, 9-4-1, Second place. Lost banner game in OT to Brooks. Provincial playdowns, lost to Crowsnest Pass in second round.



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n • Atom (continued)The ATOM House “Roughnecks” won the ATOM House championship trophy 3-2 in a hard fought game vs. the “Miners”

• Atom House Oilers – Head Coach Ken Marchant 2-9-0 record. Finished 5th

in the house standings. Round Robin 0-2-2 record and finished 5th.• Atom House Wildcats - Head Coach Dave Overland 4-6-1record. Finished

3rd in the house standings. Round Robin 0-2-2 record and finished 4th.• Atom House Thunderbirds – Co-coachs Shaun Brooks & Patrick Kelm - 3-

8-0 record. Finished 4th in the house standings. Round Robin 0-2-2 record and finished 3rd.

• Atom House Roughnecks– Head Coach Garry Poelzer - 9-1-1 record. Finished 1st in the house standings. Round Robin 2-0-2 record and finished 1st .

• Atom House Miners– Head Coach Carl Dimaulo - 8-2-2 record. Finished 2nd

in the house standings. Round Robin 3-1-0 record and finished 2nd .



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n • Peewee – Director: Sharlene Sylvestre• Season Overview

– Okotoks Minor Hockey registered 140 Peewee aged players. 14 players were selected by OOAA teams. The remaining 126 players made up 7 Peewee Teams within OMHA. With the exception of 2 teams, the teams were made up of 2 goalies, 6 defensemen and 10 forwards.

• Teams and Stats– Peewee 1 - Head Coach – Lane Mosby

• CAHL Tier 1, 10 teams, record of 16-1-1, 2nd place overall. Won Tier 1 CAHL banner– Peewee 2 - Head Coach – Dave Irvine

• CAHL Tier 2, 7 teams, record of 10-8-0, 4th place overall. Lost to Oyen in banner series (game 3)

– Peewee 3 - Head Coach – Ralph Frost• CAHL Tier 3, 8 teams, record of 6-4-4, 4th place overall. Eliminated in 1st round of playoffs

– Peewee 4 - Head Coach – Jamie Dillabough• CAHL Tier 4, 11 teams, record of 18-1-1, 1st place overall. Eliminated in 2nd round

– Peewee 5A - Head Coach – Trevor Maxwell• CAHL Tier 5, 7 teams, record of 5-12-1, 5th place overall.No playoffs

– Peewee 5B - Head Coach – Mike Peterson• CAHL Tier 5, 7 teams, record of 13-3-2, 2nd place overall. Eliminated in 1st round

– Peewee 5C - Head Coach – Howard Froese• CAHL Tier 5, 7 teams, record of 5-11-2, 6th place overall. - No playoffs



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n • Peewee (continued)• Successes

– 5 of 7 teams qualify for playoffs, – 3 teams entered provincial play in Peewee AA Minor (PW 1), Peewee B (PW 3) and Peewee C

(PW 5B)• Challenges

– Goalie shortage had 2 teams with only 1 goalie– Disparity among tier 5 teams– Fair play (ice time) arose as an issue between parents/coaches/players

• Recommendations– OMHA stance on fair ice time be more concretely stated in Constitutional documents– House league for tier 5 players/parents that do not wish to commit to travel hockey



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n • Bantam – Director: Doug Skurdal• Okotoks Minor Hockey registered 114 Bantam aged players. 23 players were selected by OOAA teams. The remaining 91 players

made up 5 Bantam Teams within OMHA. Each team had two goalies, 5 defensemen and11 forwards, except Bantam 4, which carries 12 forwards.

Teams and StatsBantam 1 Head Coach John Wilson, CAHL Tier 1, 6 teams, record of 7-10-3, 3rd place . Eliminated 1st round of playoffsBantam 2 Head Coach Daryl Stewart CAHL Tier 3, 8 teams, record of 8-5-1, 4th place Eliminated 1st round of playoffsBantam 3 Head Coach Dwayne Gelinas CAHL Tier 4, 10 teams, record 8-9-1, 5th place Eliminated 2nd round of playoffsBantam 4 Head Coach Dave Forsyth CAHL Tier 5, 7 teams, record of 8-9-1, 4th place Eliminated 1st round of playoffsBantam 5 Head Coach Darrel Zacharais CAHL Tier 6, 5 teams, record of 5-10-1, 5th place

SuccessesAbsenteeism non-existent due to communication failures during tune-ups, evaluations, and the team selection process.Great volunteer support during the tune-ups and evaluations.All teams have the benefit of a terrific coaching staff.

ChallengesParents complaining about the coach selection process when a child is not selected for two teams.Parents complaining when child does not get to try out for the team they expected.Parents complaining when a child moves down a group, or does not move at all during evaluations.

RecommendationsEnsure all reasonable efforts are made to communicate and explain the evaluation and team selection process.

RemarksMany thanks, to all the volunteers, for the dedication and commitment to their respective teams, the Bantam division and to OMHA. The

volunteer commitment is crucial and very much appreciated.

•This presentation will be available following the AGM @

www.okotokshockey.com


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n • Midget – Director: Georgia SchneiderThere were 99 registered players for the 09/10 season. 76 stayed with the OMHA, 1 quit, 1 (goalie) went to Calgary and 1 player was seriously injured during evaluations. The rest went either to M15 AAA, AA or UFA Bisons. The remaining players made up 4 midget teams with 19 players.

Teams and Stats

Team 1 - Head Coach was Cliff Bordt CAHL Tier 1 made up of 11 teams, and finished 6th place with a 9-10-1 record.Eliminated 2nd game round 1 of playoffs.

Team 2 - Head Coach was Ryan Eggar CAHL Tier 2 made up of 13 teams and finished in 12th place with a 4-17-3 record. Did not make playoffs

Team 3 - Head Coach - first half of the season Bob Schneider, last half of the season Doug Bean. CAHL Tier 3 made up of 10 teams and finished 8th place with a 6-10-2 record. Eliminated 2nd game round 1 of playoffs.

Team 4 - Head Coach was David Webster. CAHL Tier 4 made up of 5 teams and finished 2nd place with a 10-3-3 record.Lost in 3rd game of final round in last few seconds of the game.



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n • Female – Director: Thor BahlTeam Statistics:

Novice Division - Coach Kevin Lepp Team played in the Novice House League and participated for the first time in the Okotoks Female Hockey Classic TournamentAtom Division - Coach Greg Bodnarchuk, 3 wins 12 Loses 5 Ties. Placed 6 out of 7 in RMFHL, did not advance past the 2nd round of playoffs. Placed 5th at Provincials with a 2 and 2 recordPee Wee A - Coach Barry Borbely 6 Wins 11 Loses 3 Ties Placed 4th out of 7 in the RMFHL, did not advance past the first round of the playoffs. Placed 3rd in the ProvincialsPee Wee B - Coach Jay McFarlane 1 Win 17 Loses 2 Ties Placed 7 out of 7 in the RMFHL, did not advance past the first round of the playoffs.Bantam A - Coach Doug Hood 7 Wins 11 Loses 2 Ties Placed 6th out of 7 in the RMFHL, did not advance past the first round of the playoffsBantam B - Coach Ken Hughes 6 Wins 11 Loses 3 Ties Placed 5th out of 7 in the RMFHL, did not advance past the first round of the playoffsMidget A - Coach Rob Schultz, Shane Haiste, Tony Ford Overall record 29 Wins 6 Loses 5 Ties Alberta Midget A Provincial Zone Champs Attended Provincials and recorded 1 Win and 5 Ties

SuccessesFemale Director now part of the Executive of RMFHL, previously an all Calgary Executive, going forward Olds, Okotoks, & Calgary are all represented within the executive.Female Tournament Peewee T2 presented with the ORA Award Midgets won their BannerPeewee T1 raised $3500.00 in funds to donate back to those in need within the community during Dec.Dedicated Goalie Coach (Novice up to Bantam) in Ailis Deringer

ChallengesGoalie shortage at the Bantam level, 1 goalie was moved up from Peewee to cover both Bantam teams until Jan 10th, at which time a defenseman took over the position for the remainder of the season.



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2009Elections

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n2009 Elections

• President• Robert Mercier has served one year of a two year

term


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n2009 Elections

• VP, Coach and Player Development• Open

– 1st Call for nominations– 2nd Call for nominations– 3rd Call for nominations


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n2009 Elections

• VP, Programs• Doug Skurdal will let name stand



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n2009 Elections

• Treasurer• Bob McMaster will let name stand



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n2009 Elections

• Secretary• Val McLellan will let her name stand



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n2009 Elections

• Division Director (Initiation)• Nick Ruigrok will let his name stand

– 1st Call for nominations– 2nd Call for nominations– 3rd Call for nomination


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• Division Director (Novice)• Open

– 1st Call for nominations– 2nd Call for nominations– 3rd Call for nomination


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• Division Director (Atom)• Jeff Faye will let his name stand



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• Division Director (Peewee)• Howard Froese will let his name stand



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• Division Director (Bantam)• Berkeley Stone will let his name stand



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• Division Director (Midget)• Open



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• Division Director (Female)• Thor Bahl will let his name stand



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OMHA Motion 2010-01: The Okotoks Minor Hockey Association will move to accept an amended constitution as the governing document for the Okotoks Minor Hockey Association.


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nConstitution Summary

of ChangesArticle 5 Membership Termination(d) Any and all refund requests for membership withdrawal will be solely at the discretion of the Operations Coordinator and will

be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. - Change from Executive Committee to Operations Coordinator

Article 6 Officers (Executive Committee)The Officers of the OMHA will consist of the President, Vice-President of Programs, Vice President Coach and Player

Development, Past President, Okotoks Oilers Athletic Association President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President, Vice- Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer will be elected by a majority vote at the Annual Meeting of the OMHA. These Officers collectively form the Executive Committee.

The terms of office for the Executive Committee shall be: President two (2) years, Vice-President of Programs two (2) years, Vice President Coach and Player Development two (2) years, Past-President, minimum of 1 term of two (2) years, Secretary one (1) year, and the Treasurer one (1) year. Members of the Executive Committee shall remain in office until their successor is elected or appointed.

- one Vice President position (VP of Administration) has been removed from both (a) and (b)(d) The Executive Committee shall meet once a month or more as required to conduct its business. A meeting may be held by

conference telephone call or other secure electronic communication (video conference, chat line, etc.). Any Executive Committee member having not attended three (3) consecutive scheduled meeting may be subject to removal by the Executive Committee.

- The above sub articles has been removed as OMHA no longer holds scheduled, separate Executive Committee meeting.


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of ChangesArticle 7 Directors (Board of Directors)(d)Game and Conduct Director will be appointed by the Executive Committee, to implement the OMHA Game and Conduct

Policy. The Game and Conduct Director will appoint members to sit on any investigative committees as required. - Game and Conduct Director has been added to the Board of Directors(f)Directors listed in Article 7(d) and 7 (e) are appointed by the Executive Committee. These Directors report to the Vice-

President of Programs. - Changed to Vice President of Programs from Vice President of Administration(g) Meeting of the Board shall be held as often as required, but at least once every three (3) months, and shall be called by the President. Any Director having not attended three (3) consecutive scheduled meetings

may be subject to removal by the Board. - Has been changed to “Meeting of the Board shall be held once a month on yearly bases. The frequency of these

meetings may be changed at the discretion of the President.”(h) A quorum for the Board shall be fourteen (14) persons, including the President, who chairs the meeting, or his/her

designated Vice-President. - The quorum has changed to eight (8) persons

Article 8 Employees/Contractors of OMHAThe OMHA will hire an Operations Coordinator to run the day to day operations of the association. This position will be filled on

a yearly contract basis and the contract will be awarded by the Executive Committee. The Operations Coordinator will be a Director at Large and considered a part of the Board of Directors.

An Administrative Assistant will be hired by OMHA to assist the Operations Coordinator and the OMHA Board. This position willbe filled on a yearly contract bases and the contract will be awarded by the Executive Committee. The Administrative Assistant is considered a part of the Board of Directors.


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of ChangesA Coach Mentor may be hired by OMHA to assist the Vice President of Coach and Player Development. This position will be

filled on a yearly contract bases and the contract will be awarded by the Executive Committee.Employees of OMHA will be considered members of OMHA during the term of their contract regardless of the boundary they

reside in. OMHA employees are exempt from the Residency Status Policy (Appendix 2) based on approval from Hockey Alberta

- The above Article 8 has been added

Article 9 Meetings of the OMHA (b) The Annual Meeting of the Association will be held at the call of the President between April 1st and May 31st of each year.

The OMHA will also hold at least one Interim General Meeting between October 1st and November 30th.- IGM dates change to between October 1st and December 30th

By-law 101 Duties and Powers of the Executive CommitteeThe management of the affairs of the OMHA will be conducted by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee, acting

by majority vote, will have the power to adopt or enact any rules, regulations and appendices required for the operation or management of the Association.

- Appendices has been added

By-law 102 Duties and Powers of Officers

(f) The Vice-President – Administration, is responsible for the administrative portfolios created by the Executive Committee, and other projects as assigned from time to time by the Executive Committee.

- Above sub Bylaw (f) has been removed


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of Changes(j) The Treasurer and either the President or Vice-Presidents will be the signing officers of all financial transactions carried on in

the name of the OMHA. In the absence of the Treasurer, the President or the Vice-Presidents may assume this responsibility in his/her place.

- Has been changed to read: “The Treasurer and members assigned by the Treasurer will be the signing officers of all financial transactions carried on in the name of the OMHA. In the absence of the Treasurer, the President or the Vice-Presidents may assume this responsibility in his/her place.”

By-law 103 Duties and Powers of Directors - Sub Bylaw (v.) has been changed to read Ensure that all coaches are following proper guidelines set out by OMHA in

collaboration with the Vice President of Coach/Player Development.

By-law 104 Suspension and Expulsion of MembersIf any member shall willfully violate or fail to comply with the Constitution, Bylaws and Rules of the OMHA, decisions of the

Executive Committee, or be guilty of any conduct which is deemed detrimental to the welfare of the OMHA, or be in arrears for fees and assessments for any year, such member will be liable to automatic suspension by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Committee.

- By-law 104 has been revised to read as stated above

By-law 106 RemunerationOther than those positions identified under Article 8 of the OMHA Constitution, and/or unless authorized at a duly called General

Meeting of the OMHA or its Executive Committee and after notice of remuneration has been given to members, no elected/appointed officer or member of the Association will receive any remuneration for his/her services.



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of ChangesBy-law 108 Dues and FeesThe Board will set fees for each age Division on an annual basis.Fees for the upcoming season must be paid by the first ice time of the respective hockey season. Members with delinquent fees

will be suspended until payment is received.A late registration surcharge of $50.00 per family will be levied against OMHA members who have not registered as of August

15th. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to waive the late registration fee.The Executive Committee will attempt to solicit sponsorships from various Clubs and Service Groups in the Town of Okotoks to

support hockey players who cannot afford OMHA hockey registration fees. Requests for sponsorship are to be directed to the Clubs and Service Groups by the Operations Coordinator.

Upon receipt of written notice from the President of OOAA on or after October 1st, the Treasurer will issue a cheque in the amount equivalent to all registration monies, less OMHA’s fee that covers administration, ice equalization and other fixed costs related to the operation of the association, received from the players selected for the OOAA teams.


By-law 109 Appeal Committee c) Appeals must be in writing, accompanied by the appropriate Appeal Fee and delivered to the OMHA Secretary whereupon the

Appeal Committee will hold a hearing within 7 days of receipt of such appeal and will deliver a decision within 72 hours of the date of the hearing. Failure of the Appeal Committee to adhere to such time limits as set forth herein will result in theautomatic cancellation of the suspension to which the appeal relates.

- Hearing with 7 days has changed to 14 days


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of ChangesRule and Regulations 14 Organizational Chart -has been updated to reflect changes

The following Rules and Regulations have been included in the constitution as Appendices:Rules and Regulations 2 Player Acceleration Rules and Regulations 3 Overage Players Rules and Regulations 4 Coach Selection Rules and Regulations 5 Player Evaluation Rules and Regulations 6 Player Cards and Conduct Management Plan Pledge Forms - now referred to as Game and Conduct Management PlanRules and Regulations 9 Damage to Property -now referred to as Damage to FacilitiesRules and Regulations 11 Mouth guards

As well as the above becoming Appendices the following have also been added to the Appendices portionProgram DefinitionTeam DeclarationPrivacy PolicyResidency Status PolicyMerchandiseEquipment


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n2009 Appointments

• Appointed Positions (Confirmed at next board meeting)

– Director, Game and Conduct • Dean Black Volunteer

– Equipment Manager • Doug & Teresa Moeckl Volunteer

– CAHL Governors – Minimum 4 governors mandatory • Jamie Steer• Ron Kanten ?• _____________ (If interested in Governor position

contact Jamie Steer)


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• Members Open Forum– For members to ask questions– Express concerns– Provide feedback


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• Meeting Adjournment


Okotoks Minor Hockey Association Box 1152 Okotoks, Alberta T1S 1B2

403.938.6232 Answering Service 403.938.8819 FAX www.okotokshockey.com

Minutes of Annual General Meeting May 20th, 2010 at Okotoks Recreation Centre

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1) Meeting called to order at 7:35 pm – Refer to attached presentation. Minutes consist of discussion based on presentation.

a) Welcome

b) Agenda Reviewed – A motion to dispense reading the minutes from 2009 IGM was made by Dean Black. Doug Ashford seconded. All in favor. Carried.

A motion to accept the minutes from 2009 IGM was made by Doug Skurdal. Shar Sylvestre seconded. All in favor. Carried.

c) Roll Call of Officers:

i) Officers in Attendance: Robert Mercier, Kevin Kobelka, Bob McMaster, Val McLellan, Jamie Steer, Karen Arnholtz, Nick Ruigrok, Shar Sylvester, Jeff Faye, Doug Skurdal, Dean Black, Thor Bahl, Doug and Teresa Moeckl, and Doug Ashford (OOAA rep).

ii) Members in Attendance: Shirley Bordt, Jeff Bahr, Scott McLeod, Noel McArdle, Barry Borbely, Trevor Maxwell, Jamie Dillabough, Derek Fulton, Anthony Hansen, Sean Fuller, Terri Fuller, Howard Froese, Brian Harshenin, Cheryl Haiste, Jacquie Naay, Jim Mulholland, Hernan Iglesias, Lana Schultz, Greg Dodnarchuk, Randy Partaker, Toni Bouvier, Scott Harding, Steve Laycraft, Ken Hughes, Graham Sharpe.

2) Reports

a) President – Robert Mercier – please see attached presentation for all highlights i) Thanks to all OMHA coaches, parents, volunteers and players for a great season.

ii) Graduating Players – Graduating players from OMHA who have played in the OMHA for 7 years (or 5 years in female program) were acknowledged and presented with their jerseys. Players in attendance to receive their jerseys: Shelby Haiste, Bret McLellan, Shayla Mulholland, Devan Schultz, and Kevin Peterson.

iii) Thanks to board members and other volunteers who have contributed to the success of this season.

iv) Certificates of Recognition:

(1) Coach of the Year – Trevor Maxwell PW5

(2) Manager of the Year – Shirley Bordt PW2

(3) Volunteer of the Year – Doug Moeckl

v) Honorable Mentions – A number of coaches and managers were given honorable mentions for their contributions over the past year (please see report).

vi) 2009-10 Successes, Challenges, and Goals – please see attached report vii) Questions to Robert – It was asked if the Town is looking at new ice for Okotoks.

The Town will likely not be looking at any new ice for at least 5 years. OMHA is supporting the bid to build an arena in the Davisburg area. What will happen regarding capping registration. All returning players registered prior to Aug 15 will




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be accepted. Any registrations after this point are not guaranteed. OMHA cannot add any more teams to the association.

b) Treasurer (Bob McMaster) – please see attached report for highlights i) OMHA has maintained a balanced budget this year. ii) Our reserve fund is still approximately 10% of our annual operating expenses. iii) Fees will increase about 1.5-2% next year. iv) Questions to Bob – How are fees determined, as some teams seem to get less

games or less game time than other teams. Jamie stated that the league is the one who determines the # of games for each division. If teams are getting less time, Jamie tries to even this out by giving the teams some exhibition ice for free. This cannot always be accommodated but Jamie will try his best to do this. Robert stated that there will be a meeting for the Female program coming soon to discuss this issue and other issues, as this does relate particularly to the Female program.

c) Operations Coordinator (Jamie Steer) – please see attached report for highlights

i) Questions to Jamie – Graham Sharp thanked Jamie for the work that he has done with OMHA. From a coach and manager’s perspective, Jamie has been very accessible and helpful.

ii) Is it possible to shorten game times, to give us more ice time? Jamie stated we are unable to do this, as the league determines the times which must be allotted for games.

iii) Several questions were brought forward for Jamie. Will there be a shortage of goalies at the PeeWee level next year. Jamie stated that this is not likely and therefore, Bantam age goalies will not be able to be moved down. The Atom level generally doesn’t have enough goalies while the older groups often have too many. Can OMHA supply goalie equipment for House Atom teams? Yes, we do have several sets of equipment available for teams. Where will the Bantam AAA Female team practice? They will be using ice in Cochrane and Blackie. Kelly asked Doug what the OOAA has done to help out with the availability of ice in Okotoks. Doug replied that the OOAA has moved the Midget AAA Female program to High River and the Midget U15 AAA program to Strathmore.

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3) Elections

President is a two year position. Robert Mercier has agreed to stay in this position for the next year.

Vice President of Coach and Player Development – Nomination Calls 1st Call: Bob McMaster nominated Jeff Bahr, who accepted. Seconded by Doug Skurdal. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Jeff Bahr – VP of Coach and Player by acclamation

Vice President of Programs – Nomination Calls 1st Call: Howard Froese nominated Doug Skurdal, who accepted. Seconded by Carolyn Mercier. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Doug Skurdal – VP of Programs by acclamation

Treasurer – Nomination Calls

1st Call: Nick Ruigrok nominated Bob McMaster, who accepted. Seconded by Thor Bahl. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Bob McMaster – Treasurer by acclamation

Secretary – Nomination Calls

1st Call: Robert Mercier nominated Val McLellan, who accepted. Seconded by Bob McMaster. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Val McLellan – Secretary by acclamation

Pond Hockey Director – 1st Call: Doug Skurdal nominated Jason Krueger. Seconded by Nick Ruigrok. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Jason Krueger – Pond Hockey Director by acclamation

Initiation Director – 1st Call: Thor Bahl nominated Nick Ruigrok. Seconded by Ken Hughes. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Nick Ruigrok – Initiation Director by acclamation

Novice Director – 1st Call: Doug Skurdal nominated Anthony Hansen, who accepted. Seconded by Ken Hughes.




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2nd Call: 3rd Call: Anthony Hansen – Novice Director by acclamation

Atom Director – 1st Call: Jamie Dillabough nominated Jeff Faye, who accepted. Seconded by Nick R. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Jeff Faye – Atom Director by acclamation

Pee Wee Director – 1st Call: Carolyn Mercier nominated Howard Froese, who accepted. Seconded by Shar Sylvestre. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Howard Froese – Peewee Director by acclamation

Bantam Director – 1st Call: Doug Skurdal nominated Berkley Stone, who accepted. Seconded by Ken H. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Berkley Stone – Bantam Director by acclamation

Midget Director – 1st Call: 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Recruitment will be necessary to fill this position. Midget program will not proceed without a director.

Female Director – 1st Call: Nick R. nominated Thor Bahl, who accepted. Seconded by Bob M. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Thor Bahl – Female Director by acclamation

Appointments – Director of Game & Conduct – Dean Black

Equipment Manager – Doug & Teresa Moeckl CAHL Governors – Minimum of 4 mandatory Jamie Steer Ron Kanten Two more necessary. Anyone interested, please contact Jamie.

4) Motion – Okotoks Minor Hockey Association will move to accept an amended constitution as the governing document for the Okotoks Minor Hockey Association. A summary of revisions was presented.




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Nick Ruigrok motioned to accept the above motion brought forward by OMHA. Dean Black seconded. All in favor. No one opposed. Carried.

5) Open Forum a) Has a date been set for the meeting concerning the Female program? Possibly May 27,

2010 @ ORC. An email will go out to confirm. b) Doug Skurdal thanked Robert for his work this past year as President of OMHA. c) Nick Ruigrok thanked Kevin Kobelka for his work on the Mentorship Program. d) Hernan Iglesias acknowledged that 3 OMHA teams won the SMART award at

provincials.

Motion to adjourn by Bob McMaster. Seconded by Dean Black.



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingMonday, June 7th, 2010

1. Meeting called to order at 7:25pm 2. In attendance: Thor Bahl, Doug Moeckl, Doug Skurdal, Val McLellan, Bob McMaster,

Robert Mercier, Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Bahr, Dean Black, Howard Froese and Berkley Stone.

3. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Dean, seconded by Bob. Accepted. 4. Reports

a) Administrative Assistant – Karen Arnholtz i. Hockey Alberta AGM – Robert asked Karen to send a brief update after

the AGM this weekend. ii. Registration – Registration letters will go out at the end of June.

Returning players will be guaranteed a spot if they register prior to Aug 15. After this date it will be first come, first served. Karen does check addresses to be sure that players are from our area. As well, registrations are date stamped.

iii. Coaching credits will be applied at the time of registration. iv. Our new website will be up very soon.

5. Executive Reports a) Robert Mercier, President

i. Meeting Dates – Board meeting dates will be set up on Outlook. ii. As well, a calendar with all important dates for the upcoming season will

be sent out to all board members. iii. Robert will meet with Jeff, Jamie and Kevin to review evaluation

procedures. b) VP Programs, Doug Skurdal

i. Doug is completing our casino application. A mass email will go out for volunteers for Aug 24-25, 2010.

ii. Doug will meet with Directors prior to the season, if needed, to review all duties for the coming season.

iii. As well, Doug is looking at possibly creating a Director’s Handbook. iv. Prior to the season starting, Directors should go to Doug S with any

issues. If a Game and Conduct issue arises, this will then go to Dean in writing. After the season starts, issues will go first to the coach, then to the Director, and then to Doug.

v. Thor asked if Female program could do evaluations earlier. It is not likely we will be able to do this.

c) Treasurer, Bob McMaster i. Bob would like to have a Coaches and Manager’s Meeting on Tuesday,

Oct. 12, 2010. ii. Bob may have someone to fill in the position of Midget Director. He

will follow up on this.

The next meeting will be on Aug. 9th at 7:15pm, at Lakeview. Bob adjourned the meeting and Dean seconded.



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingMonday, August 9th, 2010

1. Meeting called to order at 7:30pm

2. In attendance: Jamie Steer, Thor Bahl, Doug Moeckl, Doug Skurdal, Val McLellan, Bob McMaster, Robert Mercier, Karen Arnholtz, Dean Black, Howard Froese, Anthony Hansen , Jeff Bahr, Berkley Stone, Bob Button.

3. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Thor Bahl, seconded by Doug Skurdal. Accepted.

4. Reports

a) Okotoks Referee Association – Jason Clark (absent)

i. There will be a Referee Clinic on Oct. 2 and 3rd. To register, please go to www.czrc.ab.ca or email Jason Clark.

b) Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steer i. Scheduling – Tune up schedule is completed. When final numbers are

in, the evaluation schedule will be done. ii. Pins – OMHA bought 5000 pins. Teams are able to buy pins for $1

each. These will be good for tournaments. iii. Evaluation Suggestion – Since we have no double drops, letters should

be sent out to indicate that a player has made a specific team, but they are still eligible to tryout for the next higher level. This is similar to the process used by Hockey Canada.

c) Administrative Assistant – Karen Arnholtz i. Evaluation Review Cttee – A letter from the Review Cttee should be

done to highlight changes to our Evaluation procedures. Robert and Karen will do this.

ii. Registration update – To date, there are 640 registrations. All those registered by Aug 15 will receive a confirmation email. After this, people will be clocked out of the online registration. There will be no guarantee of registration after this date.

iii. Midget Goalie registration – We will need a pre-evaluation for Midget goalies. An email will be sent out to these goalies as there will be more than needed.

iv. Website – The website has been changed, with more added. Let Karen know if you want anything added. Directors will be able to add practice schedules. Email addresses can be linked to the website and people should be able to get a calendar with their schedule on it.

5. Executive Reports a) VP Programs – Doug Skurdal

i. We have a Midget Director – Bob Button. ii. Hockey Alberta AGM Report – Hockey administrators spend most of

their time with a small percentage of the membership. All associations need to promote an atmosphere of respect through good communication.

iii. Our evaluation model is very close to the Hockey Canada model. The Coach Education Program will no longer have “Speak Out”. Instead, there will be “Respect in Sport”, which can be done online. OMHA Board Members will take the 3 hour Respect in Sport program. The “Intro to Coaching” now has an on-ice portion which is mandatory. This will give coaches their certification.

iv. Casino Update – We now have our casino license. More volunteers are needed.

v. Director Workshops – Doug will hold three one hour sessions with the Directors. The first meeting is August 11th. The second meeting will be Aug 24 @ 7:15pm at the Okotoks Rec Centre in the Lecture Room.

6. Directors a) Female, Thor Bahl –

i. Blackie is possibly looking at starting a Female PW team. Any requests for release from OMHA must come to Robert and Jamie.

Bob adjourned the meeting and Dean seconded.



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingWednesday, September 15th, 2010

1. Meeting called to order at 7:20pm 2. In attendance: Thor Bahl, Doug Moeckl, Doug Skurdal, Val McLellan, Bob Button,

Jamie Steer, Robert Mercier, Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Bahr, Dean Black, Anthony Hansen, Jason Krueger, Jason Clark, Doug Ashford, Jeff Faye and Berkley Stone.

3. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Doug S, seconded by Jeff F. Accepted. 4. Reports

a) ORA – Jason Clark i. Referee Clinic on Oct 2-3. 90 registered.

ii. New Ref Assignor – Brenda Honish. Brenda can be reached at [email protected] or 403-601-7362 or 403-938-6486.

iii. League play for OMHA starts Oct 18 and for OOAA, Sept 24. iv. ORA will be linked to the OMHA website.

b) Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steer i. CAHL will have an upgraded portal website.

ii. Midget Goalies – A pre-evaluation was done with 14 goalies. Four goalies received a letter stating that they may have difficulty making a team. Other associations may need goalies, which they have been informed about.

iii. Evaluations – Schedule has been completed. Directors need to pick up pucks and jerseys. 1 min buzzer for younger players.

c) Administrative Assistant – Karen Arnholtz i. Registration Update – Registration is closed. We are full with 984

players. ii. Overage/Underage – As we are capped at every level, there will be no

over or underage players. d) OOAA – Doug Ashford

i. OOAA teams are underway with league starting in 2 weeks. ii. Doug is stepping down as President.

e) Equipment Coordinator – Doug Moeckl i. Directors need to get pucks and cones for tune ups and evaluations.

Please return after evaluations. ii. Novice need 2 sets of goalie equipment for tune ups.

5. Executive Reports a) Robert Mercier, President

i. Evaluation Rankings – Will be provided, if requested. ii. Evaluation Procedures – Will be sent out to Directors soon.

b) VP Programs, Doug Skurdal i. Casino went well. Credit hours will be determined.

ii. PeeWee goalies – A bit of a shortage of goalies. iii. Doug will go over Team Selection process with the Directors.

c) Game and Conduct – Dean Black

i. Respect in Sport – All board members should take this. Doug S. will send website to everyone.

d) Female Director – Thor Bahl i. Esso Fun Days in High River went well with 35 kids in attendance.

ii. Female program short of goalies. iii. RMFHL – Thor will have a parent meeting for all parents of female

players. This league is going to lengthen game times at the Bantam level. They have passed a motion that any association that pulls a team out will have to pull out all teams.

e) VP Coach Development – Jeff Bahr i. Coach applications are coming in. Anyone interested in coaching must

send application in asap. Police checks are good for 3 years. f) Atom Director – Jeff Faye

i. Some teams in the House league will have 3 goalies. These players will be encouraged to play out if they are not playing goalie for a particular game.

Dean adjourned the meeting. Jeff F seconded.

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Oct. 12th at 7:15pm, at Lakeview. (Please note the change of date)



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingTuesday, October 12th, 2010

1. Meeting called to order at 7:14pm

2. In attendance: Jamie Steer, Thor Bahl, Doug Moeckl, Doug Skurdal, Val McLellan, Bob McMaster, Robert Mercier, Karen Arnholtz, Dean Black, Howard Froese, Anthony Hansen, Jeff Bahr, Berkley Stone, Bob Button, Jeff Faye.

3. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Jamie S, seconded by Thor Bahl. Accepted.

4. Reports

a) Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steer

i. Scheduling – Schedule for the next 2 weeks will be out very soon. ii. CAHL – Schedules are on their website. CAHL has scheduled our ice

for game times. iii. Rosters – Jamie needs rosters for all travel teams at least one week

before first scheduled game. Jersey numbers go to Karen. b) Administrative Assistant – Karen Arnholtz

i. Registration – Please let Karen know if there are any changes in registrations (i.e. Player leaving).

ii. Coach/Manager Meeting – Scheduled for Oct 13th. iii. Website Manager – Each team must assign a website manager to add

practice times. iv. Coach Clinics – There will be no coach clinics this year in Okotoks due

to lack of ice. Blackie will host these clinics. OMHA will still pay for coaches to take the clinics.

5. Executive Reports a) President – Robert Mercier

i. Thanks to all Directors for the work they have done during start-up and evaluations.

b) VP Programs – Doug Skurdal i. Goalie Clinic – Dean Stabler will run the clinics. Registration will be on

the website. Begins Oct 24th. ii. Casino – Gaming has told us that we will get our next casino in the Apr-

June 2013 quarter. iii. Director Workshop – Doug would like to meet with Directors one more

time to discuss successes of evaluations and what we can improve on, especially in regards to the Coach Selection process.

c) VP Coach and Player Development – Jeff Bahr i. Thanks to Directors regarding Coach Selection process. 43 interviews

were held. ii. Possibility that interviews may begin earlier next year if possible.

iii. It would be good to have the Coach Application available on the website. 6. Directors

a) Atom Director - Jeff Faye – i. Jeff suggested that we have pinneys for evaluations rather than jerseys.

Since new evaluation jerseys are needed anyway, could we switch to pinneys. Jamie will discuss the cost with Doug M.

ii. Evaluation Committee – The committee should ask the membership for feedback on the evaluation process. Also, it would be worthwhile to put a checkbox on the registration form to indicate that parents have read the evaluation procedures prior to registering.

iii. Committee should look at adding a Skill component to the Evaluation Process.

iv. It would be helpful if we could be done the evaluations prior to Thanksgiving weekend. This is difficult sometimes due to OOAA tryouts.

b) Female – Thor Bahl i. RMFHL has a coach meeting on the same night as our coach meeting,

which will affect some coaches. c) Midget – Bob Button

i. When a goalie drops down to the next level, is it possible to only have the goalies that aren’t a “lock” at the tryout? This will be discussed at the Evaluation Committee meeting.

d) Bantam – Anthony Hansen i. Will bring evaluation issues to the committee meeting.

e) Game and Conduct – Dean Black i. No issues arising from evaluations.

Bob adjourned the meeting and Dean seconded. Our next Board meeting will be on Nov 8, 7:15pm @Lakeview Inn.

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Minutes of Interim General Meeting November 25th, 2010 at Foothills Centennial Centre

Page 1 of 2

1) Meeting called to order at 7:35 pm

a) Welcome

i) Members in Attendance: Corey King, Tony Ford, Carolyn Mercier, Jay Froc, John Forchuk, Tara Chapis, Hernan Iglesias, Charlene MacKinnon, Jennifer Brow,

b) Roll Call of Officers:

i) Officers in Attendance: President-Robert Mercier, VP Programs- Doug Skurdal, Treasurer-Bob McMaster, Operations Coordinator-Jamie Steer, Office Assistant-Karen Arnholtz, Novice Director-Anthony Hansen, Atom Director-Jeff Faye, Bantam Director-Berkley Stone, Midget Director-Bob Button, Female Director-Thor Bahl, Pond Hockey Director-Jason Krueger. Equipment Directors-Doug & Teresa Moeckl

2) Reviewed Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

Jeff Bahr-Motioned to dispense reading of minute; Thor Bahl-Seconded – Carried

Doug Moeckl-Motioned to accept 2009 AGM Minutes; Doug Skurdal-Seconded - Carried

3) Reports

a) President Robert Mercier – Please see attached presentation; discussion based on presentation

b) Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steer

d) VP, Programs – Doug Skurdal

i) see attached presentation for report e) VP, Coach and Player Development – Jeff Bahr

i) Coach Clinics-Discussion on requirements that need to be posted on website so coaches are aware. Where and lack availability due to new ice requirements was discussed

f) Treasurer – Bob McMaster

i) See attached presentation for report Bob McMaster Motioned to accept Financials Corey King Seconded Carried



Minutes of Interim General Meeting November 25th, 2010 at Foothills Centennial Centre

Page 2 of 2

4) Open Forum

a) Discussion on incentives for Female goalies will be done on a case by case bases

b) Registration for 2011-With over 1,000 members we will be even more limited next season. There will be a cap in place again and will be similar to this previous season. The registration format will be communicated to the membership through email and the website

Bob McMaster Motioned to Adjourn Thor Bahl Seconded

Okotoks Minor Hockey Association“Practice and Play like a Champion Today”

November 25, 2010Interim General Meeting

“Practice and Play like a Champion Today!!”

2010 Interim General Meeting

Agenda• Roll Call of Officers and Directors• Review of 2010 AGM Minutes• Reports• Financial Report• Division Directors Reports• Open Forum


Motions to amend or change constitution and governance must be publicized for 3 weeks prior to the IGM. Any motions presented tonight will be tabled for the AGM in May 2011

– Review of the AGM Minutes May 20, 2010 • Motion to dispense with the formal reading of the minutes

since they have been posted on the OMHA website for all meeting Attendees to review

• Motion to approve the minutes of the AGM from May 20th, 2010




• President’s Report – Robert Mercier– Evaluations, removing the double drop– Review of Evaluation/Head Coach/Team Selection

Procedures– Coaches Mentorship Program– Game & Conduct issues have been reduced– Get the parents to read the evaluation/head coach and

team selection processes– Respect in sports– Additional Ice to accommodate growth of 50 – 60

Players per year



• Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steer– Q & A




• Administration Assistant – Karen Arnholtz– Coach Clinics that required ice were hosted in

Blackie this year as we had no ice. The only clinic that Okotoks will host is November 29th

& 30th Hockey Canada Safety. Information is posted on www.okotokshockey.com.

– Q & A


VP of Development – Jeff Bahr– Q & A


Where OMHA fees go to??(current annual budget is $625,000)


What makes up Other?($46,000 from previous slide)




• Treasurer Report Bob McMaster

-Casino’s-OOAA BudgetsNotice to the Readers from Thompson Darrach Chartered Accountants

On the basis of information provided by management. we have compiled the balance sheet of Okotoks Minor HockeyAssociation as at May 31, 2010 and the statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the year thenended.We have not performed an audit or a review engagement in respect of these financial statements and, accordingly, we expressno assurance thereon. Readers are cautioned that these statements may not be appropriate for their purposes

Year Budget Actual Difference2008/09 $572,000 $560,000 $13,0002009/10 $628,000 $625,000 $3,0002010/11 $650,000


• VP of Programs – Doug Skurdal– Evaluations

• Thank you directors for a tremendous job!• Thanks to the membership for being respectful

participants in the process.• Feedback from the directors to re-start the process of

improving the evaluation and team selection process for next year.

– Casino August 2010• Thank you volunteers!

– Q & A“Practice and Play like a Champion Today!!”

All Divisions(Total of 1003 players)

Age Division OMHA OOAA Total # of OMHA Teams

# of League Teams

Female 113 6 119 7 6

Initiation 132 132 9

Novice 182 182 12 2

Atom 163 163 10 5

Peewee 128 18 146 7 7

Bantam 97 24 121 5 5

Midget 83 26 109 4 4

Shinny 31 31

Total 929 74 1,003 54 29


Female DivisionDirector Thor Bahl

• 119 Players - 7 Teams

Novice B, Atom A, Pee Wee A Bantam A and B Midget A and B

Participating in two leagues CAHL and RMFHL

Recently held the 3rd Annual Female Classic, (the Bantam A team won their Division)


Initiation DivisionDirector Nick Ruigrok

132 Initiation aged players on 9 teams


Novice DivisionDirector Anthony Hansen

182 kids playing on 12 teamsTravel 1 - Coach: Greg Krebs - After the tiering round they are in the tier 1 group but have an 0-4 record and have

been outscored 40 -10, coach Krebs feels they are getting better as they had a close game in there lastouting.

Travel 2 - Coach: Dennis Inglis - After the tiering round they are in the tier 2 group and have a record of 2 winsand 1 loss by 1 goal. During the tiering round played games in which they were pretty dominant and shoulddo well this season.

House ‘A’ - Coaches: Rob Cox – Thunderbolts; Paul Bartlett – Blades; Kirk Taylor – Tornados; Don Godin –Hawks; Leroy Siki - Rhinos

This was the first year all these teams were drafted by the coaches and was a great success as the coaches reallyenjoyed the draft and the teams seem very competitive with each other. They have just finished theirexhibition games and have started playing season games. There was a couple of blow outs and when I askedthe coaches about them it had a lot to do with whose turn it was to play goal, most games have been goodand all the teams are happy with the process.

House ‘B’ - Coaches: Jay Gyug – Jets; Dave Flick – Ice Wolves; Drew McIntosh – Penguins; Trevor Forbes –Hitmen; Craig MacIntyre – Terminators

We held a draft for these teams also and the coaches really enjoyed it. They are just finishing their exhibitiongames and again the games look very competitive with only the Jets and the novice females, which areplaying in this group, not winning a game yet. The Jets just played a tight game and Jay feels confident theywill be competitive this season.

Everything has gone very smoothly so far this season with the only complaints being about all the 7am gamesevery one has to play in house. Our tournament this year has expanded to 32 teams and starts FridayDecember 17th and all the finals go Monday December 20th with a full slate of games in all rinks Saturday andSunday.

.“Practice and Play like a Champion Today!!”

Atom DivisionDirector Jeff Faye

We had 163 players registered for ATOM house and travel this year.Two players decided not to play the rest of the year.House league – 80 player’s total (11 goaltenders). We have one team with three

goalies, the rest with two goalies.CAHL league – 81 player’s total (10 goaltenders). All teams have 14 skaters and two

goalies, except ATOM 5 has 15 skaters.CAHL teams originally have been put into tiers 1 to 5.Atom 1 – Stayed in Tier 1 with a record of 2-1-1 after the Nov 16th re-tier.Atom 2 – Stayed in Tier 2 with a record of 1-3-0 after the Nov 16th re-tier.Atom 3 – Stayed in Tier 3 with a record of 4-2-0 after the Nov 16th re-tier.Atom 4 – Stayed in Tier 4 (Red) with a record of 1-1-0 after the Nov 16th re-tier.Atom 5 – Moved to Tier 4 (Blue) with a record of 0-0-1 after the Nov 16th re-tier.Atom house standings – waiting for some game results to add to the web site. After a

few moves and additions with players, parents and goalies the teams are settlingin and the games are fairly even.


Peewee DivisionDirector Howard Froese

Team Coach Number of players status

Pee Wee 1 Ted Stewart 19 total Tier 1 doing okay

Pee Wee 2 Mike McCarthy 18 total Moving to tier 1

Pee Wee 3 Jay Laforge 17 total Tier 3 doing okay

Pee Wee 4A Trevor Maxwell 17 total Tier 4 doing good

Pee Wee 4B Stacey Hartnell 18 total Tier 4 coming along

Pee Wee 5A David Overland 19 total Moving up to Tier 5

Pee Wee 5B Patrick Kelm 19 total Moving up to Tier 5


Bantam DivisionDirector Berkley Stone

Team # Players Coach CAHL Division (after re‐tiering)

Record (entering league play after re‐

tiering)

Bantam 1 18 Dave Forsyth Tier 1 4 ‐ 1

Bantam 2 19 John Milford Tier 2 0 ‐ 0 ‐ 1

Bantam 3 18 Darrel Zacharias Tier 4 3 ‐ 0

Bantam 4 17 Jamie Dillabough Tier 5 1 ‐ 3

Bantam 5 18 Darryl Forester Tier 5 0 ‐ 2


Midget DivisionDirector Bob Button

Team 1 Division 1Head coach- Cliff BordtRoster includes 17 Players and 2 GoaliesTeam Stats-Wins-2, Losses-3 and 1 Tie

Team 2 Division 2Head Coach- Dwayne GelinasRoster includes 16 Players and 2 gloaiesTeam Stats-Wins-2, Losses-1 and 3 ties

Team 3 Division 4Head Coach-Hernan IglesiasRoster includes 16 Players and 2 GoaliesTeam Stats- Wins-3, Losses-3

Team 4 Division 5Head Coach-Gary LougheryRoster includes 17 Players and 2 Goalies


Shinny DivisionDirector Jason Krueger

31 Shinny players




MemberOpen Forum



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingMonday, December 13th, 2010

1. Meeting called to order at 7:15pm 2. In attendance: Doug Moeckl, Robert Mercier, Val McLellan, Karen Arnholtz, Howard

Froese, Anthony Hansen, Jeff Bahr, Berkley Stone, Jeff Faye, Dean Black, Jamie Steer, Jason Clark.

3. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Howard, seconded by Jeff B. Accepted. 4. Reports

a) Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steer i. Provincials – Jamie will send out an email regarding provincials. The

Zone 5 Manager would like to compile a list of teams eligible for provincials at each level, and then teams can then decide if they want to participate. Teams will have to find ice outside of our area if they want to compete in the playoffs, as there is very little ice available for these games.

b) ORA – Jason Clark i. Novice game times have now been set so that referees will know in

advance the time allowed for each game, as this has caused issues in the past.

ii. Coaches often use the Officials Rooms for practices, which can continue, but please leave the room clean.

iii. Robert has asked Jason to clarify with the officials the difference between body contact and body checking (re: female hockey), as there are inconsistencies.

iv. Several questions for Jason: 1) Can a team continue to play if all coaches are evicted from the game? No 2) Can a coach from House League be suspended? Yes

c) Administrative Assistant – Karen Arnholtz i. Karen has sent an email to the membership in regards to a mid-season

coach evaluation. Parents are to respond by Jan 9th and coaches will receive feedback by Jan 15th.

ii. Coach Clinic – A Checking Clinic will be held in Black Diamond on Dec 19th. Email will be sent with the details.

5. Executive Reports a) VP Coach and Development – Jeff Bahr

i. Skills Testing – Jeff has done this with his team and would like to see all Atom and Novice teams do this one time each year. As well, this could possibly be done at evaluations. Results would go into a spreadsheet so that players’ progress can be tracked.

6. Director Reports a) Novice – Anthony Hansen

i. The Novice Tournament starts this Friday, Dec 17th until Monday, Dec. 20th. There has been difficulty getting volunteers.

ii. The “B” Division had difficulty getting teams; therefore, their schedule has been shortened to accommodate teams who would otherwise not come.

b) Equipment Coordinator – Doug Moeckl i. Midget B Female jerseys are ready. Midget A Female jerseys will be

done next. Dean adjourned the meeting and Doug seconded. Our next Board meeting will be on Jan 10th, 7:15pm @Lakeview Inn.



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingMonday, January 10th, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:15pm 2. In attendance: Doug Moeckl, Robert Mercier, Val McLellan, Karen Arnholtz, Howard

Froese, Jeff Bahr, Berkley Stone, Jeff Faye, Bob Button, Doug Skurdal, Bob McMaster, Jason Clark.

3. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Howard, seconded by Jeff F. Accepted. 4. Reports

a) ORA – Jason Clark i. In regards to Robert’s request from last meeting, Jason said that the

referees reviewed the difference in body checking vs body contact in female hockey.

b) Administrative Assistant – Karen Arnholtz i. Provincials meeting – All teams who have stated their intention to go to

playoffs for provincials have been emailed. There will be no ice available in Okotoks.

ii. Coaching Clinics – Beginning next year, coaches must have the correct coaching clinics, or take the clinics at the beginning of the hockey season. All Female coaches from PW up must have “Body Checking”. Coach Development 1 will be offered in April.

iii. Corrected email addresses – Karen still has some email addresses which are incorrect. She will let Directors know who they are, and they will need to get the correct information. Next season, registrations will be sent out by email only.

iv. Graduating Players – If graduating players play with OOAA for 5 years, they will get a gift from them. If they don’t qualify for this, they will receive their OMHA jersey. Directors will start getting names for Karen right away.

5. Executive Reports a) VP Coach and Development – Jeff Bahr

i. Coach Evaluations – There have been over 300 responses to the mid-season evaluation. Coaches will receive feedback. Jeff will also ask coaches at the end of the season if they have any feedback for OMHA.

b) Treasurer – Bob McMaster i. Budget – We still have a number of expenses to come out, but our

projected surplus should be about $50,000. 6. Director Reports

a) Atom – Jeff Faye i. Committee for Reviewing Evaluation Process – Committee members

will be: Howard Froese, Jeff Bahr, Bob Button, Jeff Faye, Berkley Stone, Doug Skurdal, Karen Arnholtz, and Dean Black. The committee will have a questionnaire ready to send out to the membership by the next board meeting.

ii. PowerPoint – Jeff is considering creating a PowerPoint regarding the evaluation process, for parents to view.

iii. Skills Component to evaluations – This will be discussed by the committee. Jeff B. would like to create a skill set for players at each level to provide to coaches.

iv. Tournament for Atom House – This will begin at the end of January and continue until the end of February.

b) Equipment Coordinator – Doug Moeckl i. New jerseys for Female Midget A are ready.

c) Novice – Doug Skurdal (Interim Director) i. Tournament was a success. Doug has sent out a schedule for the next 3

weeks. Bob adjourned the meeting and Howard seconded. Our next Board meeting will be on Feb 14th, 7:15pm @Lakeview Inn.



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingWednesday, February 16th, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:20pm 2. In attendance: Doug Moeckl, Robert Mercier, Val McLellan, Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Bahr,

Berkley Stone, Jeff Faye, Dean Black, Jamie Steer, Jason Clark, Bob Button, Doug Skurdal, Bob McMaster.

3. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Doug Skurdal, seconded by Jeff B. Accepted.

4. Reports a) ORA – Jason Clark

i. Bantam 5 Warriors – Team selected by ORA as this year’s Most Sportsmanlike team.

ii. March 18-20 – Atom AA Provincials being held in Okotoks. Referees preparing for this.

iii. ORA is dealing with 3 Game and Conduct incidents right now. Two of the issues involve parents/coaches from OMHA. The board will look at each of these issues for follow up.

b) Administrative Assistant – Karen Arnholtz i. Evaluation Committee – The committee met and come up with possible

questionnaire. The board is to give any suggestions to Karen as soon as possible and she will post the questionnaire next week.

ii. Registration – Registration process for next year must be discussed in near future.

iii. Clinics – April 2, Development 1 Clinic. It was discussed if we could hold other Coach clinics in April, as ice time is so limited during the hockey season. However, coaches may not be receptive to this. We will look at the possibility of holding clinics in the first week of September.

5. Executive Reports a) President – Robert Mercier

i. Dunbow Ice Surface – Robert has met several times with this committee. They are willing to give OMHA 60% of their ice time, but would like a commitment in terms of fundraising. They are hosting another Flames Alumni game as a fundraiser and would like help from OMHA. We will ask 20 coaches to play in game. The teams will have to raise money to put their coach in the game. Karen will send out an email. As well, discussion was held in regards to using Reserve money to support the building of this ice surface. As a board, we have kept some money in reserve for a number of years to use towards the building of a new ice surface. Motion – Robert Mercier moved that the OMHA commit $100,000 from the Reserve fund towards the construction of Dunbow Ice Surfaces , subject to clarifying: i. the hourly cost of ice to the

OMHA, ii. The amount of ice time available to the OMHA iii. The OMHA’s commitment to using the ice. Dean Black seconded the motion. All board members in favor; none opposed. Carried.

b) Treasurer – Bob McMaster i. Budget update – We are on track with our budget and will likely have a

surplus this year. c) VP Coach and Development – Jeff Bahr

i. Jeff would like to see some of the registration costs go towards using “Skillz” for teams from Novice up to Bantam. This would also help free up ice time during the year. Skillz will come and talk to the board on April 14th.

ii. OMHA logo – there has been discussion on changing the logo. Board members are in agreement that we should look at this. We will look at holding a Logo Contest. Also, Doug M will look at the cost of stock jerseys rather than custom made.

iii. Coach Self-evaluation – Jeff will be doing this at the end of the season. 6. Director Reports

a) Atom – Jeff Faye i. Protocol for coach/parent complaints – Sometimes people have been

going directly to board members or Game and Conduct, rather than going through the team manager or Director first. When board member receive a complaint, they must refer this back to the Director.

Bob M. adjourned the meeting and Dean seconded. Our next Board meeting will be on April 14th, 7:15pm @Lakeview Inn.



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingMonday, March 14th, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:20pm 2. In attendance: Doug Moeckl, Robert Mercier, Val McLellan, Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Bahr,

Jeff Faye, Jamie Steer, Doug Skurdal, Bob McMaster, Nick Ruigrok, Mike Smith.

3. Presentation to the Board Blake Wildeman from Skillz presented to the board. His focus was on the programs they have to offer to individuals and teams. They are presenting an opportunity to partner with OMHA and provide team training sessions. This would help in terms of available ice time, as teams could do a training session with Skillz as an alternative to ice time. The cost of the team training session would be $265 with 3 instructors. The Board will discuss this at a future meeting.

4. Reports

a) Initiation – Nick Ruigrok i. The Initiation tournament was held recently and went very well. The

season went well for players and parents. b) Atom – Jeff Faye

i. Season has gone well. Several teams still in playoffs. Roughnecks won the House league.

c) Novice – Mike Smith i. Mike was introduced as the interim Novice Director.

d) Equipment Coordinator – Doug Moeckl i. Equipment is starting to come back. An announcement regarding

equipment returns will go to the Managers. Deadline is April 15th. e) Admin Assistant – Karen Arnholtz

i. Evaluation Review questions will be posted on the website very soon. ii. Logo Contest – All members will be invited to submit a design for a new

logo. As well, OMHA will go to stock jerseys, rather than custom jerseys, using Dallas Stars colors.

iii. Graduating Midgets – If players graduate from high school a year early, they an get their jersey a year early if they are not coming back for another year. Players can be given this choice.

f) Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steer i. Ice Scheduling – quite a few teams still playing in playoffs.

ii. Credit hours - $300 per team for their staff, in $50 increments. iii. CAHL – Notice of Motions are on their website. Morley is asking to

come back in the league. g) President – Robert Mercier

i. Director Roles – Discussion was held regarding appointing Assistant Directors during Evaluation time. Directors would be responsible for appointing someone. Job descriptions would need to be defined for

Directors, Asst Directors, and for Karen (as she often gets calls that could go to the Assistant Directors).

ii. Division Reports – All Directors will provide Robert with a report on their division for this year. This will be presented at the AGM.

iii. Directors – Please advise Robert in the near future on your intention to run for the Board again next year.

Bob M. adjourned the meeting and Nick seconded. Our next Board meeting will be on April 18th, 7:15pm @Lakeview Inn.



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingMonday, April 18th, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:17 pm 2. In attendance: Robert Mercier, Jamie Steer, Karen Arnholtz, Bob McMaster, Dean

Black, Doug Skurdal, Doug Moeckl, Jeff Bahr , Jeff Faye

3. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Doug Skurdal, seconded by Jeff B. Accepted.

4. Reports

a) VP Programs – Doug Skurdal i. Zone 5 Meeting Update

ii) June 10 AGM iii) Discussed Troy’s role at Regional Office iv) Congratulated all provincial team winner v) Hockey Alberta Fees will be going up vi) Respect in Sport is becoming mandatory for all parents to

take vii) Went through roles on Zone 5 team. All of them are

returning viii) Discussions on 4 man referee system

b) Operations Coordinator-Jamie Steer

i. CAHL Meeting ii) All motions were passed except the motion that a parent

from each team had to be in the penalty box, that motion was defeated

iii) Stoney was not voted into the league

ii. Ice User’s Meeting ii) Showers in Murray arena have been re-done iii) Room now available for meeting iv) Family skate has changed v) Rate increase of 4.1% vi) Minto Cup this year will affect the ice

c) Admin Assistant-Karen Arnholtz

i. Logo Contest ii. Evaluation Review Committee needs to meet. Report on for next meeting

iii. Mike was introduced as the interim Novice Director.

d) President-Robert Mercier i. Dunbow cheque presentation went well

e) Treasurer-Bob McMaster i. Financial Review

ii. Volunteer & Coach of the Year Awards Discussed

f) Equipment-Doug Moeckl i. Jerseys Jamie, Doug M. & Dean will work on getting them organized

Bob M. adjourned the meeting and Dean seconded. Our next Board meeting will be AGM on May 25, 2011

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