South Shore Women’s Hockey League

Meeting Minutes

Monday 09 July 2007 

NESC Marlboro

 

I. Administration

 

  1. Attendance
    1. A Quorum was present (26 of 34 Teams attended the meeting)

 

  1. Contact List was updated and will be distributed via email NLT 17 JUL 2007

 

  1. Old Business
    1. Treasury Report: On Track
    2. All current SSWHL teams must provide their $300 deposit to Louise Cardinale NLT the 20 August 2006 meeting. 

 

II. Elections  

 

  1. 2007-2008 Elections were Conducted
    1. Officers and Board of Directors elected to a two year term

                                                               i.      President - Laura Bowser

                                                             ii.      2nd VP - Jenn Devlin

 

                                                            iii.       

    1. Officers remaining in office in their second year of a two year term:

                                                               i.      1st VP - Laura Lyons

                                                             ii.      Treasurer - Louise Cardinale

                                                            iii.      Secretary - Sean Sullivan

                                                           iv.      Scheduler – Cynara Wu

    1. Committees

                                                               i.      Disciplinary Committee was elected

Laura Bowser  Laura Lyons  Jenn Devlin

Roy Carlson  C.J. Johnson  Stephanie Spunt

 

III. 2006-2007 Season

 

  1. Ice Situation

NESC.  Negotiations for ice with NESC continue.  All SSWHL requirements were presented to NESC.  The SSWHL will continue to play games on Saturday and Friday to meet minimum per team game requirements of 22-24 games per team.  It is possible that ice times will support a 21 game season. 

 

    1. Canton.  The SSWHL will play games at Canton Ice Rink during hours similar to last year.

 

    1. Expansion of the league.  Two new teams were proposed in the D Division and will be considered for entry based on ice availability:

 

                                                               i.      Nighthawks D

                                                             ii.      Ice Devils D

 

  1. New Team Nomination and Selection
    1. $200 buy-in for new teams must be received for each new team at the August Meeting.

 

  1. Referee Update – Bill Paulsen
    1. USA Hockey made no major rules changes that will significantly impact Senior Women’s hockey.

 

  1. Division Alignment
    1. Division Alignment was reviewed and a proposed outline of the divisions was discussed.  The 2007-2008 division alignment will be confirmed at the August Meeting.
    2. The League will continue to schedule division crossover games on a volunteer basis.  This impacts teams in the B and C division as follows:

 

·        B1 teams play some crossover games with the A division, in addition to games with all other B teams.

·        B2 teams play some crossover games with the C1 group, in addition to games with all other B teams.

 

·        C1 teams play some crossover games with the B2 group, in addition to games with other C1 teams.

·        C2 teams only play games with other C teams.

 

  1. Schedule /  Rinks  /  Ice Time   

 

    1. Season start date  (08SEP – SAT and 09SEP - SUN)
    2. Season end date  (05APR – SAT  and 06APR - SUN)
    3. Christmas –Tuesday – SSWHL Play between Christmas and New Years?  
    4. SSWHL Playing -  Potential Playing Weeks

                                                               i.      28 weeks prior to Nationals (28-29-30 March – West Chester PA)

                                                             ii.      30 weeks total in the SSWHL

                                                            iii.      MASS State Championship - late FEB or 1st week in MAR

    1. Weekend off requests  (AUG Meeting Requirement)

                                                               i.      1 weekend off per half

                                                             ii.      A weekend off means possibility of fewer games

    1. Home Rink requests  (AUG Meeting Requirement)

 

  1. Instructional League Update. (Melissa Weiner - Developmental League Coordinator)
    1. Dedicated ice time for the Instructional League will depend upon ice contracts negotiated in July and August.

 

IV.  Final Comments / Wrap-up / Further Action

 

NEXT MEETING:   7 PM MONDAY 20 AUGUST 2007 at NESC

 

Action for the August Meeting

 

  1. Provide $300 deposit for all teams for the 2007-2008
  2. Ice Contract for NESC and Canton
  3. New Team Expansion and Existing Team Confirmation
  4. All teams provide Weekend Off Requests
  5. All teams provide Home Rink Request
  6. Confirm Division Alignments and Crossover Policy
  7. List of Players with Financial Obligations from each team to the SSWHL President.

 

 

2007 - 2008  DIVISION ALIGNMENT

 

A Division (4)             B Division (8)             C-1 Division (9)                    

Assabet A                    Stoneham                     Nighthawks Red          

Needham                     Nighthawks B1 Nighthawks Blue         

Nighthawks A             Quincy                           Phantoms C                 

Lightning           Fridays             RI Panthers

                                    Renegades                    Storm                          

                                    Cheetahs (B2)              Ice Sharks                               

                                    Sirens (B2)                   Lady Monarchs

                                    Bears (B2)                   Randolph

                                                                        Chaos

 

C-2 Division (6)                                              D Division (9)

Ravens                                                             Black Ice

Phantoms C2                                                    Phantoms D

Fury                                                                 Storm Chasers

Ice Devils                                                         RI Panthers D

Cougars                                                           Raging Storm

Raptors                                                            NH Panthers

                                                                        Bulldogs

                                                                        *Nighthawks D

                                                                        *Ice Devils D

 

South Shore Women’s Hockey League

Meeting Minutes

Monday 20 August 2007 

NESC

 

I. Administration

 

  1. Attendance
    1. A Quorum was present (30 Teams attended the meeting)

 

  1. Contact List was updated and will be distributed via email.

 

  1. Old Business
    1. Treasury Report: Payment Deposit and New Team League but-in fees were collected.  Cost of the league per team is being calculated based on ice cost and number of teams.
    2. SSWHL Rules in effect for the season are the 20 AUG 2007 version.  

 

II. 2007-2008 Season

 

  1. An update of Ice Availability and Ice Contracts was presented by  Nick Cardinale
  2. Schedule /  Rinks  /  Ice Time   

 

    1. Season start date  (08SEP – SAT and 09SEP - SUN)
    2. Season end date  (05APR – SAT  and 06APR - SUN)
    3. Christmas –Tuesday – No SSWHL games will be scheduled between Christmas and New Years.  No ice available.
    4. Super Bowl Sunday is 03 FEB – no games that weekend.
    5. SSWHL Playing -  Playing Weeks

                                                               i.      28 weeks prior to Nationals (28-29-30 March – West Chester PA)

                                                             ii.      30 weeks total in the SSWHL

    1. Collected Weekend off requests

                                                               i.      1 weekend off per half

                                                             ii.      A weekend off means possibility of fewer games

    1. Collected Home Rink requests
    2. The Darcy Tournament is scheduled 14-15-16 SEP.  Many SSWHL teams will participate.  The SSWHL scheduler has the participating teams and team requests for either no game that weekend or a late game on Sunday.

 

  1. New Team Nomination and Selection
    1. The following new teams were voted into the SSWHL

                                                               i.      Nighthawks D

                                                             ii.      Ice Devils D

                                                            iii.      Cougars D

    1. A possible A team (a 4th A Team in the division) could join the SSWHL if the team can meet the entry requirement..
    2. The Phantoms C changed their name to Shamrocks
    3. Phantoms D changed their name to Trinity
    4. $200 buy-in for each new team at the August Meeting.
    5. Ice Contract dependent

 

  1. Division Alignment
    1. Confirmed 2007-2008 division alignment.
    2. No changes to division crossover teams.

 

  1. Referee Update – Bill Paulsen
    1. The penalty kill icing rule will remain due to a MASS Hockey decision.   When teams are shorthanded (on the Penalty Kill), if a player ices the puck, the whistle will stop play and a face-off will take place in the shorthanded team’s defensive zone.

 

  1. Instructional League Update – Melissa Weiner – Potentially as many as 30 players mat play in the Instructional league.  Ice is made available to the instructional league in conjunction with writing the League’s schedule.

 

  1. A List of Players with Financial Obligations from each team was developed.

 

  1. A NEW Initiative.  A SSWHL Goaltender List was voted on and passed by the SSWHL.  A central goaltender list will be created by the SSWHL.  Participation by Goaltenders is optional.  Teams with goaltenders who wish to participate will email their goalie’s contact information to Laura Bowser.  A consolidated list if goaltenders will be managed by the SSWHL.  In the event that a team needs a replacement goaltender for a game, team representatives can contact potential replacements directly.   Teams can not play a substitute goaltender from the SSWHL Goaltender List and have their team’s goaltender skate as a Forward or Defense in the game.

 

The following existing SSWHL goaltender rule remains in effect:

 

RULE 7.  Team Rosters …

§         A team may use a goalie that is on another roster, providing that goalie is rostered on a team in the same division or a lower division.  Games using a goalie from another roster will not count towards eligibility for nationals.

  • A program may have the latitude to use players on multiple teams in multiple divisions (as long as all teams involved are in the same program) for the first 4 games of the season only.  Discretion is advised; as this is only to be used for the purpose of ensuring that players end up on the correct team for their ability.  After the first 4 games of the season all players must be on only 1 roster.  However, players may play on teams that are within their program and in a higher division for the purpose of player development only.  Players may play for a team in a higher division within their program for a maximum of 5 games.  If the same player plays in a sixth game at the higher division, that player becomes a member of the higher division’s team and may not play in SSWHL games for the lower division team.  This does not effect the roster assignment of the player regarding USA Hockey roster and registration.  Players may not play on another team in the same division (with the exception of goalies) or on a team in a lower division.

 

V.  Final Comments / Wrap-up / Further Action

 

Next Meeting is Monday 05 November 2007.  Likely site will be Canton Rink.

 

 

2007 - 2008  DIVISION ALIGNMENT

 

A Division (3)             B Division (9)             C-1 Division (9)                    

Assabet A                    Lightning                       Nighthawks Red

Nighthawks A             Stoneham                      Nighthawks Blue

Needham                     Nighthawks B   Phantoms C     

Quincy                         RI Panthers

                                    Fridays             Storm                          

Renegades                    Ice Sharks                               

                                    Cheetahs (B2)              Lady Monarchs                                   

                                    Sirens (B2)                   Randolph

                                    Bears (B2)                   Chaos

                                                                       

 

C-2 Division (6)                                              D Division (10)

Ravens                                                             Black Ice

Phantoms C2                                                    Phantoms D

Fury                                                                 Storm Chasers

Ice Devils                                                         RI Panthers D

Cougars                                                           Raging Storm

Raptors                                                            NH Panthers

                                                                        Bulldogs

                                                                        Nighthawks D*

                                                                        Ice Devils D*

                                                                        Cougars D*

 

* New Team in the SSWHL

 

 

South Shore Women’s Hockey League

Meeting Minutes

Monday November 5th   7:00PM

Canton Mass

 

I. Administration

 

  1. Attendance – Quorum Present

 

  1. Contact List Updated

 

II. Old Business  

 

1.   Covered in following Agenda Items - NONE

 

III. 2007-2008 Season

 

  1. Treasury Report – No report required

 

  1. Weekend Off and Home Rink Request for the second half of the season
    1. There are no games SAT SUN 28-29-30DEC
    2. Second half of the season starts  the weekend of 05-06 January 2008
    3. 03 FEB is Super Bowl Sunday – No Games on that day
    4. Teams can request one weekend off in the second half – More than one weekend off may mean less games in the SSWHL season
    5. Season ends weekend of 05APR – SAT  and 06APR - SUN
    6. Mass District Championship –  FEB 2008
    7. New England Regional Championship – 7-8-9 MAR 2008
    8. National Championship – 28-29-30 March – West Chester PA
    9. Collected Weekend off requests 
    10. Home Rink remains the same – NO CHANGES SUBMITTED

  

  1. Division Alignment

 

a.  Team Requests to move between Divisions.

            - Panthers C Division to B Division (B2)

            - Ravens C2 Division to C1 Division

b.  Team Request for Crossover Games

           

 

 

 

 

 

2007 - 2008  DIVISION ALIGNMENT

 

A Division (5)             B Division (10)           C-1 Division (9)                    

Assabet A                    Lightning                       Nighthawks Red

Nighthawks A              Stoneham                     Nighthawks Blue

Needham                     Nighthawks B               Phantoms C     

Team Connecticut         Quincy                         Ravens

NEWHL Stars             Fridays                         Storm                          

Renegades                    Ice Sharks                               

                                    Cheetahs (B2)              Lady Monarchs                                   

                                    Sirens (B2)                   Randolph

                                    Bears (B2)                   Chaos

                                    RI Panthers (B2)                                 

 

C-2 Division (5)                                              D Division (10)

                                                                        Black Ice

Phantoms C2                                                    Phantoms D

Fury                                                                 Storm Chasers

Ice Devils                                                         RI Panthers D

Cougars                                                           Raging Storm

Raptors                                                            NH Panthers

                                                                        Bulldogs

                                                                        Nighthawks D

                                                                        Ice Devils D

                                                                        Cougars D

 

 

IV. Initiatives for Discussion and Vote

 

None.

 

V.   Discussion Forum

 

       1.  Coaches or a Player designated as Coach must cross-off the names of players not in attendance at the game before the game commences.

 

VI.              Final Comments / Wrap-up / Further Action

 

        1.  Please review and send updated Rosters to:       Labels@sswhl.com

        2.  If a team is scheduled for a game on 25NOV (Sunday after Thanksgiving) and can have their game moved to Saturday Night – Please email Laura and Cynara.