SSWHL Meeting Minutes
Teams in attendance:
Nighthawks
Renegades Bears Cheetahs
Mass Chaos Nighthawks B
Lady Monarchs Nighthawks Blue Nighthawks Red
Breakers Cougars C Ice Devils
NH Lady Panthers Nor’Easters Black Ice
Cougars D Hell’s Belles Outlaws
Raging Storm
1. Rule Change Proposal - Use of Subs (Rule 704). New version would allow teams to use subs
from the same division or a lower division with a limitation on the number of
times that a player can sub for a particular team. Goalie subs can likewise be from your
division or lower but no limitation on the number of times that a goalie can
sub. Rule must pass by a majority vote. Vote:
2. Keri Allan, Girls’/Women’s District Registrar:
States are March 10-13. Entrants (tournament applications were due Oct. 1 no exceptions):
A Assabet,
B Wizards, Chaos, Renegades
C Storm
No applications received for teams in the 30+ division.
Reminder – for Senior C teams – no Olympians, no D1, D2 or D3 college players, no national team players. League is not using this rule but it is the requirement for Nationals. If you are a C team and want to go to Nationals and you have a player with the above experience, you must request a waiver from Keri (this must be done each year). Club hockey OK, no waiver needed.
For the 30+ division, a team could have former D1 2 or 3 college players but no Olympians or national team players.
There is now a G/W blog on mahockey.org. You can add your email to receive it.
3. Rule change proposal –maximum penalties per game per team (Rule 1304).
Rule that was passed at the last meeting did not meet the requirements
set out by USA Hockey, according to Bill Paulsen, Referee in Chief. New proposal indicates that any team
receiving 8 or more penalties in one game will be subject to disciplinary
review. Rule must pass by a majority
vote. Vote:
4. Schedule – Jill Depto
The November 17 meeting will focus on the second half schedule. Please send Jill (depto@alum.mit.edu) your second half weekend off requests. If you are participating in the State Tournament, that is your weekend off.
If you want to change home rinks, please let Jill know at the meeting.
If you are thinking about requesting to change divisions, please let Jill and Laura Bowser (goal22tend@verizon.net) know prior to the Nov 17 meeting.
Date that our season should be ending at the various rinks:
NESC March 20
Edge April 10
5. Contracts – Louise Cardinale
Please send your contracts in ASAP. By the November meeting, we will have all the ice costs in and the overall league cost could go down.