South Shore Women’s Hockey League

Meeting Minutes

7:00PM Monday November 23, 2009 

Metropolis Rink Canton, MA

 

 

 

Teams Present: Stormchasers, NH Lady Panthers, RI Raptors, Quincy, Cougars C, Cougars D (Eagle), Randolph, Stoneham, Chelmsford Happy Cows, Pumas, Lightning, RI Panthers, Storm, Raging Storm, Ice Sharks, Ice Devils C, Black Ice, Renegades, Bears, Shamrocks, Hell’s Belles, Ravens, Mass Chaos, Bulldogs, Phantoms, East Coast Wizards B and C, Chaos.

 

Board members in attendance: Laura Bowser, Jenn Devlin, Stephanie Spunt, Judy Sheldon (Louise reports that Nick is in the hospital).

 

Treasurer’s report: Checks from the Renegades and Monarchs had been sent to her but not received.  These teams will issue new checks.  November payments are now overdue.  Cynara suggests that we add late fees if payments are not on time.  If team payments are not received in a timely manner, then the League gets behind on paying for ice, refs, and timekeepers.  The person who signs the contract is responsible for getting the payments in on time whether or not they have been able to collect from their teams.

 

Penalty problems: Some teams are committing too many penalties.  For example, Mass Chaos has too many team penalties and they want to move up.  Upper group will not tolerate this.  Mass Chaos must minimize penalties and have their coach behave also.  RI Panthers had one player with four penalties in one game – she will be suspended for one game.  Some game sheets have 8-9 penalties; no more than 5-6 is acceptable.  Under USA Hockey rules, once a team reaches 15 penalties in one game, the coach is removed from the bench.  We may want to decrease this limit.  In a recent game, a goalie was hit so hard that her clavicle was broken in two places and she suffered a severe concussion.  We cannot have people getting hurt like this in a recreational league.  All teams please have your coaches address this issue with your teams.  The aggression seems to correlate with age (the younger teams are more aggressive).  A rule change has been proposed:

7. Team Rosters

• All players that wish to play in the SSWHL must be at least 19 years of age or older.  The player must be 19 years old on or before Setember 1st of the year they wish to be rostered on a team.  The only exception is for goalies (for the goalie position only; no skating out).

 

This rule change passed with 20 out of 25 votes.

 

Over the summer we should also discuss the USA Hockey rule about past D1 or D3 college players not being allowed to play in the C division.  There was a question whether this was for 15 years after college or forever.  We may want to have a five year rule.

We should also take a survey of teams and see whether they are interested in age-level divisions.

 

Game sheets – be sure that jersey numbers on the ice match those on the game sheet and sign the game sheet each week.

 

Movement between divisions for the second half:

 

A Division (3)             A/B Division (4)         B Division (8)                        

Assabet A                    NEWHL Stars             Nighthawks

Nighthawks A             Happy Cows                 Quincy

Needham A                  Lightning                       East Coast Wizards B

                                    Renegades                    Mass Chaos

                                                                        Cheetahs

                                                                        Sirens

                                                                        Bears

                                                                        RI Panthers

 

C-1 Division (12)        C-2 Division (6)          D Division (9)

Nighthawks Red           Raptors                        Pumas

Nighthawks Blue          Demolition Divas          Black Ice

Phantoms                     Ice Devils                     Storm Chasers

Ravens                         Cougars                       RI Panthers

Storm                           NH Lady Panthers        Raging Storm

Ice Sharks                    Breakers                      NEWHL Outlaws

Lady Monarchs                                                Bulldogs

Randolph                                                          Cougars D

Shamrocks                                                       NEWHL Hell’s Belles

East Coast Wizards C                                                             

Chaos

Stoneham

 

Registration:  Jenn Devlin has only received USA Hockey rosters from three teams so far.  The deadline is December 1.  If teams are having problems getting the software from Don Moore, Judy Sheldon can create a roster for you.  Please send her a list with names and USA Hockey registration numbers (judysheldon@verizon.net).

 

Canton Games:  Please keep an eye on the Patriot’s game schedule if you have a game at the Canton Rink.  Stay away from Route 1 if possible before and after Patiot’s games.

 

Goalie sub list:  We will compile a new list and distribute to teams.  Goalies can sub up or at the same level (C1 and C2 are considered the same level).

Skater subs: If you are going to forfeit a game otherwise, teams can add subs from the same level or the level below.  The exception is that subs can go up or across if from the same organization; but once the sub has played up for five games, they must stay with the hgher team after that.

 

H1N1: We will send out an email with the USA Hockey recommendations.

 

 

Meeting adjourned 9:30pm.  Next meeting date not set.