MINNESOTA HOCKEY – DISTRICT 16
SPRING MEETING AGENDA
Location – Bagley
Daroos Pizza
May 4, 2009
Dinner: 5:00 pm, Meeting: 6:00 pm

I. Call to Order @ 6:05 pm
II. Roll Call: (voice & sign-in)
Bagley Bemidji Blackduck-Absent
Crookston East Grand Forks Hallock
Lake of the Woods Red Lake Falls Roseau
Thief River Falls Warroad

III. Agenda Additions- None
IV. Approve February 2009 meeting minutes TRF, 2nd Warroad
V. Introductions

VIII. District / Region / State hosts
1. Review 2009 district, regions and state
No PwB2 Regionals. What do we do with PwB Districts? Do we split 6 & 4 or have all teams in one big event? Very few problems with District Playoffs this past year. Comments were made by those communities that hosted Districts, Regionals and State Playoffs in their towns.
2. District Hosts for 2010:
Bantam A _Warroad Bantam B _EGF_______
Pee Wee A __Roseau__
Pee Wee B1 & B2 _Bagley___
14U A _Bemidji__ 12U A _TRF_______
Squirts & 10U:
Squirt A _Bemidji__
Squirt B Site #1_Warroad_ Site #2)_RLF___
Girls 10U _Roseau__

3. Region host(s):
Host automatic participation or not?
PeeWee A __EGF__________
Pee Wee B __Crookston____

4. State Host:
(one site, two nearby sites, or two sites question is for the girls and youth)
14UB _________________________
12UB ___Possibly Warroad________
Pee Wee B __Roseau_____________
Bantam B ___Bemidji____________

IX. Committee Reports
1. Stats – Jeff Solheim New email: d16stats@midco.net
2. Coach-in-Chief – Don Krause
October 23 & 24 – Level 1 & 2 Crookston
December 2 – Level 1 Baudette
December 4 & 5 – Level 2 & 3 Bemidji ??? Group
Would like to see this moved to an earlier date.
3. ACE Coordinator – Scott Riopelle
3 Referees – Dan Dow
September 12 Levels 1, 2 & 3 9am Bemidji
October 11 Levels 1, 2 & 3 Noon Warroad
November 1 Levels 1, 2 & 3 Noon TRF
Dan talked about Game Misconducts.
Abuse of officials will not be tolerated.
Player: 30 days & coach 3 games
Coach: 30 days
4. Advanced 15’s – Jude Boulianne Gave report on the number of participants and those that made it to St Cloud. Looking for evaluators.
Girls – Looking for a Coach. Please check with
your community and notify Mark.
5. Awards – Cost – trophy assessment – $200
6. Tournaments – Kim Schulz or someone new.
Kim is looking for a new person.
7. Risk Manager – Scott Riopelle & Mark Elliott
8. Girls – Mark

X. Old Business
1. MH restructuring – Mark discussed possible senarios.
Leech Lake and Park Rapids to D16 in 2010 – 11
Season.
Bemidji to D12
Combine 11 & 12 with I. Falls to D16
2. District webpage – Mark currently working on this.
3. Wild program sales. – two slots, a bit more money.
Contact Mark, Scott & Mike.
4. Scheduling to save travel costs/time
Can play 2 games in same community to help save.
Do we want an early scheduling meeting? Email
Mark with and give date.
5. Residency Rule
6. National Coaching Symposium: August 12 – 15
St. Paul River Centre with rooms @ The Crown
Plaza.
IX. New Business
1. Rosters to be signed by Associate Registrar – Cathy from Moorhead
2. November meeting to review everything prior to start of season. Coaches attend – mandatory.
Held in ___________ on ____________ at _________.
3. Fall meeting at __EGF___ on __ September 14__.
4. New rules – short-handed icing. Possibly tag up offsides.
5. Election of District Director.
Nominate Mark Elliott by Scott , 2nd Dan
Motion to accept by EGF, 2nd Roseau. Passed.

ADD NEW ITEMS AT BEGINNING OF MEETING.

6. _State Meeting Review._
Sled Hockey and Special Hockey. I. Falls May
have a team.
7. ______________________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________________

X. Adjournment Bagley, 2nd Bemidji.

Respectfully submitted,
Scott Riopelle

MINNESOTA HOCKEY – DISTRICT 16

FALL MEETING AGENDA

Location – Baudette

Ballard’s

September 9, 2008

Dinner: 5:00 pm,   Meeting: 6:00 pm

 

 

I.                    Call to Order  6:20 pm

II.                 Roll Call: (voice & sign-in)

Bagley                                     Bemidji                                   Blackduck-absent

Crookston                               East Grand Forks                    Hallock

Lake of the Woods                 Red Lake Falls-absent                        Roseau

Thief River Falls                     Warroad

Members present:  Mark Elliott, Scott Riopelle, Dave Aker, Tim Mack, Harold & 

Trina Weimer, Janice & Terry Nelson, Katie Hasbargen, Brent Birkeland, Don

Krause, Jude Boulianne, Tony Dorn, Rick Nordhagen, Jeff Solheim, Dan Dow,

Dave Larson, Kreston Lane, Lew Erickson.

      III.       Approve Agenda by Bemidji, second TRF

IV.             Approve May 2008 meeting minutes by TRF, second Warroad

V.                Introductions

    VIII.       District / Region / State hosts

Districts:

Bantam A        TRF                Bantam B1                  Bemidji

Pee Wee A      EGF                Pee Wee B1 & B2       Roseau

14U A                         Crookston       12U A                                     Warroad

Squirts & 10U            

Squirt A          LOW

Squirt B           site #1  Hallock           Site #2)            Bemidji

Girls 10U        TRF

Region host(s):

Girls 14B

Bantam A        Crookston

Bantam B        EGF

State Host:

Bantam A        Thief River Falls

IX.      Committee Reports

            1.  Stats – Jeff Solheim    He will do this again.

            2.  Coach-in-Chief – Don Krause    Please register on-line with USA Hockey. 

            Sept 19-21       Level 4            Blaine

            Oct 24             Level 1            TRF Auditorium                     6:00 pm

            Oct 25             Level 2            TRF Auditorium                     8:30 am

            Dec 3               Level 1            Baudette Arena                       6:00 pm

            Dec 5               Level 2            Bemidji-Beltrami Electric       6:00 pm

            Dec 6               Level 3            Bemidji-Beltrami Electric       8:30 am

          

            Reminder coaches need the following levels as minimum to coach at these levels:

            Mite and Under          Level 1

            10U/Squirt                  Level 2

            12U/Peewee                Level 3

            14U/Bantam                Level 3

            3.  ACE Coordinator – Scott Riopelle  Oct 4 Mite/8U Kick off in Blaine

            Looking into the possibility of having an event in the North.  Communities should

            Be receiving HEP/ACE information.

            3   Referees –   Dan Dow

            Officiating Seminars:

            Sept 13            Level 1,2,3      Bemidji Beltrami Electric       9:00 am

            Oct 5               Level 3            TRF Ralph                              12 noon

            Oct 12             Level 1,2,3      Warroad High School             12 noon

            Ovt 26             Level 1 & 2     TRF Ralph                              12 noon

            4.  Advanced 15’s – Jude Boulianne Went well.

                                    girls – Mark Elliott  Need a manager and head coach

            5.  Awards –   TRF

            6.  Tournaments – Kim Schulz will remain on for one more year.

            7.  Risk Manager – Scott Riopelle & Mark Elliott   Each president should go

            On-line and print out forms.  Needs to originate from associations.

            8.  Girls – Mark    Girls League (State) meeting October 5^th Kelly Inn, St Cloud

 

            X.  Old Business

            1.   MH restructuring – redistricting     

2.   District webpage Bemidji and Jeff Solheim

3.   Wild program sales. – Bemidji requested one of next year’s spots.  Contact Executive Director of Mn Hockey or Kathy.

 

            IX. New Business

1.      State Meeting – coming up in Rochester on September 19-21

 

2.      Scheduling to save travel costs/time.  Discussion on meeting held by

schedulers in Bemidji in August.  Looked at how to save on travel number of games and still maintain the credibility of our District.  Multiple games at one site a possibility and multiple games on weekends (most communities do this already).  We will continue to discuss different possibilities and bring them to the full group for approval for the future.

 

 

3.      Roster Meeting:  TRF Auditorium Nov 16 beginning at 1:00 pm  Times will be assigned and sent out later.

Winter meeting at Crookston on Feb 16^th.  Location to be determined.

4.      District Director Position.

Mr Elliott had submitted his resignation.  Discussion followed.

There was a motion by EGF and Warroad second to not accept the Mark Elliott resignation as District 16 Director.  The vote was unanimous to not accept the resignation.  Mark will stay on a the District 16 Director. 

 

 

X. Adjournment   Motion by TRF, second Roseau to adjourn at about 8:00 pm.

 

 

Respectfully submitted:  Scott Riopelle

TRFAHA Board Minutes
July 16th, 2007 Meeting

Attendance: Tony Dorn, JR, Marty Audette, Aaron Enge, Jon Bushy, Jim Efteland, Roz Keefe, Brent Lunke, Kevin Sanders

Meeting called to order 6:05pm
Approved agenda 1st Jon 2nd Marty
Secretaries Report from June Tabled
Gaming report-$1439.57 after taxes 1st Marty 2nd Jim
Treasures report Equipment savings $1,376.03
General Savings $64,448.95
TRFAHA Checking $6,926.54
Contact credit bureau about past due accounts

6. Concessions Tim Benedict, Regina Sanders, Tony Dorn, JR. Sept 1st contract signing
7. Tim Bergland New H.S. Boys Coach
Scott Bergland Former H. S. Coach wants to remain involved in program possible Ace Coordinator

8. Old Arena: County purchase of old arena and auditorium moving ahead. County will honor our agreement with city when purchase takes place. City Fees possible no change and tournament fees might increase. Tony will have more info for August Meeting.

9.Sub Committees:

Finance: High school looking for check for Mega Raffle. Jim is going to double check amount.

Operations Old Arena: Purchase of a reconditioned Zamboni $12,625.00 delivered, $11,500.00 we pick up. Brent will check with Hartz Trucking on rates. TRFAHA being billed for the electrical to operate the pop machine out side the arena about $50.00 per month. TRFAHA doesn’t receive the commission from this machine. Tony will talk to the city.

10. Hockey Coordinators report: (Rick ) Tournaments are filling up nicely

11. Coaches reports: No 14U team??? those girls will play JV???.

12. Lawful Expenses: Jerseys for Pee Wee’s $2193.50
Old Arena (Utilities) $750.00 1st Jon 2nd Brent

Meeting Adjourned

MINNESOTA HOCKEY – DISTRICT 16
SPRING MEETING MINUTES
Location – Warroad
Patch Restaurant
Monday May 7, 2007
Dinner: 5:00 pm, Meeting: 6:00 pm

I. Call to Order by Mark Elliott.
II. Roll Call: (voice & sign-in)
Bagley Bemidji Blackduck – absent
Crookston East Grand Forks Hallock
Lake of the Woods Red Lake Falls Roseau
Thief River Falls Warroad

Roseau State Champions Class AA Hockey 2007

III. Motion to approve agenda by Crookston seconded by EGF. Motion carries
IV. Motion to approve February, 2007 meeting minutes by Roseau seconded by Warroad. Motion carries.
V. Financial Report – All Dues Paid Moorhead owes Dist 16 $100 and District owes TRF for district trophies.
VI. Introductions
VII. District : Feb 15-16-17,2008/ Region Feb 29, March 1st & 2nd / State hosts
Bantam A: Bemidji Accepts
Bantam B1: no Bantam B2 next season. Crookston passes. Roseau Pass, RLF accepts
Pee Wee A: Crookston accepts
Pee Wee B1 & B2: TRF accepts
14U A : Bemidji passes, EGF passes, TRF passes, Roseau pass, LOW passes, Crookston passes, Warroad accepts 14UA
12U A : Bemidji passes, EGF accepts
Squirts & 10U:
Squirt A : LOW Pass, Hallock accepts
Squirt B: Crookston accepts all Squirt B’s
Squirt B (#2):
Girls 10U: Bemidji Accepts
Girls 14UA Region: Crookston passes, LOW Passes, TRF passes, Roseau pass, EGF Accepts
Girls 14UB Region: no interest
Junior Gold A Regions: no interest
No State Tournament next season

Scott Riopelle will be taking over for Harriet as District Secretary and Asst. District Director.

IX. Committee Reports
1. Stats – Jeff Solheim
2. Coach-in-Chief – Don Krause
TRF host level 1 & 2 Oct. 26-27th
Bemidji host level 2 & 3 November 30-December 1st
Lake of the Woods host Level 1 – Wednesday – November 28th

3. ACE Coordinator – Scott Riopelle
3 Referees – Dan Dow
Referee seminars:
Bemidji Saturday Sept 15 Beltrami Elec Community Room 9:00am Level 1-2-3
Warroad Sunday Oct 14th noon at Warroad High School Levels 1-2-3
TRF: Sunday. Oct 7th Ralph Engelstad Arena Noon Level 3
TRF: Sunday Oct 28th Ralph Engelstad Arena Level 1 & 2 Only
Buzz will hold a seminar for EGF and Crookston
Ron Storey or Dan Dow will hold a seminar in Baudette to be determined
4. Advanced 15’s – Jude Boulianne
5. Awards – Mark
6. Tournaments – Kim Schulz
7. Risk Manager – Mark Elliott
8. Girls – Mike Mosher

X. Old Business
1. MH restructuring – redistricting District 4 and District 8 are working out something to work out teams staying in their districts and then have a league play –off between them. To keep their travel time down to 20 minutes. Mark asked MN Hockey meeting if they were not in violation of their affiliation with USA Hockey agreement in the voting structure of decisions and suggested that host affiliations (associations should have the ballot power) on electing people in the positions on the MN Hockey board.
2. District webpage Dean Rourke or USA Hockey connections to add a district web page.
3. Host participating in Regions/State Host no longer gets a automatic berth to hosting in region or state tournaments
4. Screening Forms : Screening forms are the same…yellow is the color for the next season … 2007-2008. Print them on yellow paper. Get them in ASAP for board members and as many returning coaches as possible. PROCESS THEM IMMEDIATELY as they are not to step on the ice until they are processed.
Send returning staff people forms to Mark Elliott, email the information in ASAP on new people and send the forms to Mark Elliott.
7. Wild program sales.

8. Consistency & Quality of reffing. Continuing talking to continue to improve the consistency. Evaluation of referees will be discussed at the fall meeting.
Look at consistency all season …. Start to finish. How & when to evaluate.

9. Complaints – How to do it, when to do it. Bring up immediately in writing (or email) to Mark Elliott. Parents need to go through the coach or association board bring forth the complaint.
a. Region or state tournaments contact Mark if you are encountering problems with tournament operations. These events are MN Hockey events they are not local events.

IX. New Business
1. New association forms: Affiliate agreements filled in and signed and sent in to Mark Elliott. 1032 Paul Bunyan Dr Bemidji, MN 56601
2. Girls A vs. B Girls 12UAB and Girls 14UAB and Girls10UAB / Games with 15 and 16 girls can be played between AB just notify Mark Elliott in an email ahead of time. Girls 8U and 10U can play boys teams and a 12U can with district boys peewee team with Mark Elliott’s approval. Tournaments need to run as registered. You can run a tournament with only district teams with Mark Elliott’s approval A or B and with Mark and Dave Stigen’s approval girls 12UA and B. Communicate with Mark Elliott
3.
4. Fall Spring meeting at Tuesday in East Grand Forks on Sept. 11, 2007 at the Blue Moose.

X. Adjournment Motion by Don Krause to adjourn, Roseau seconded the motion.
Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,
Harriet Worker