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

Okotoks Minor Hockey Association2010/2011

Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, May 25th , 2011Foothills Centennial Centre7:00pm – 9:00 pm

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• Roll Call of Officers & Directors• Review of 2010 IGM Minutes• President’s Report• Treasurer’s Report• Operations Coordinator• Director’s Reports• Elections• Motions• Questions & Concerns• Adjournment

Meeting Agenda

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n2010 OMHA IGM Minutes

Meeting called to order at 7:35 pm Welcome Members in Attendance: Corey King, Tony Ford, Carolyn Mercier, Jay Froc, John Forchuk, Tara Chapis, Hernan Iglesias, Charlene MacKinnon, Jennifer Brown,Roll Call of Officers: 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

Reviewed Minutes of the Annual General Meeting Jeff Bahr-Motioned to dispense reading of minute; Thor Bahl-Seconded – CarriedDoug Moeckl-Motioned to accept 2009 AGM Minutes; Doug Skurdal-Seconded - Carried

ReportsPresident Robert Mercier – Please see attached presentation; discussion based on presentationOperations Coordinator – Jamie SteerVP, Programs – Doug Skurdal - see attached presentation for reportVP, Coach and Player Development – Jeff BahrCoach 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 discussedTreasurer – Bob McMaster - See attached presentation for report

Bob McMaster Motioned to accept FinancialsCorey King Seconded Carried

Open Forum– Discussion on incentives for Female goalies will be done on a case by case bases– 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 AdjournThor Bahl Seconded


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n • Review of 2010 Interim General Meeting Minutes

– Questions or Concerns– Motion 1: Motion to dispense with the reading of the 2010

Interim General Meeting Minutes– Motion 2: Adopt the 2010 Interim General Meeting Minutes

as presented


IGM Minutes

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2011 President’s Report(Robert F. Mercier)

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n • Recognition• Division Directors (* indicates first year)

– Nick Ruigrok (Initiation)– Jeff Faye (Atom)– Howard Froese (Peewee) *– Berkley Stone (Bantam) *– Bob Button (Midget) *– Thor Bahl (Female)– Jason Krueger (Shinney) *


President’s Report

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nPresident’s Report

• Further Acknowledgments– Jamie Steer, 8th season as Operations Coordinator– Karen Arnholtz, Admin Assistant, Web & Admin– 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– Carolyn Mercier/Toni Bouvier – Female Tournament– Doug & Teresa Moeckl – 8th season as Equipment Managers


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

• Females– Brittany Bouvier– Kristin Ford– Laurenne Mercier– Jenna Six

• Males– Tyson Arnholtz– Dylan Bachmeier– William Barrett– Joe Campbell– Steven Craig-Irvine– Adam Espiritu– Kyle Gray– Drake Mooney– Cole Parker– Brett Thompson


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– Other Graduating OMHA Midget players:

• Females– Ariel Guimond– Teal Merkley– Nanni Steetz

• Males– Tyler Beckie– Stephen Costa– Jordan Hart– Scott Keary– Chad Plesa-Naden– Sam Reid– David Saunders


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• 2010/2011 Certificates of RecognitionOkotoks Minor Hockey Association is proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of the

following outstanding volunteers who have received the 2010/2011 Okotoks Minor Hockey Association Certificates of Recognition.

Coach of the Year 2010/2011Hernan Iglesias– Midget 3

Manager of the Year 2010/2011Missy Munro– Novice 2

Volunteer of the Year 2010/2011Bob McMaster/Dean Black


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• 2010/2011 Honorable MentionsThe following coaches received honorable mention for their nominations in their

respective divisions during the 2010/2011 seasonTrevor McFarlane/Greg Gibbs – Initiation

Dennis Inglis – NoviceRob Hale – Atom

Jay LaForge– PeeweeDave Forsythe– Bantam 1

Jim McLellan – Female

Special recognition goes to Denise Bessette and Karen Paganofor their managing role this season as well.


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n • Challenges– Cap Registration or Reduce Ice Time– Game & Conduct Issues /Respect for the Game/Respect

in Sport– 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



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n • Questions or Concerns?



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2011Treasurer’s Report

(Bob McMaster)

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n • Fiscal Year 2010/2011

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

2010/2011 budget to be presented at IGM in Nov 2011

– 2010/2011 yearend was in line with budget – Maintained reserve fund > 10% of annual operating

expenses– OMHA contributed $100,000 to the Dunbow Recreation

Facility for the proposed new ice surface.


Treasurer’s Report

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n • 2010/2011

• Ice costs to increase by 5% on YOY basis• Current budget for 2011/2012 requires an average

increase of 3.0 to 5.0% over last year’s fees which generates a balanced budget for the upcoming season

• On-Line Registration ( 2.5% of Gross Rev- $25.00 per player)

• Cancellation fee after registration will be a minimum $25/player to cover on-line registration fee



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Treaurer’s Report

• 2011/2012 – Proposed Fees based on 4% increase

Division 2010/2011Base Fee

2011/2012 Incr. ($)

Shinney $ 250.00 $ 260.00 $ 10.00

TimBit $ 610.00 $ 660.00 $ 25.00

Novice $ 725.00 $ 775.00 $ 30.00

Atom $ 760.00 $ 810.00 $ 30.00

PeeWee $ 810.00 $ 860.00 $ 30.00

Bantam $ 860.00 $ 910.00 $ 35.00

Midget $ 875.00 $ 925.00 $ 35.00

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nOperations Coordinator

2010 Operations Coordinator(Jamie Steer)


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n • Tune-Ups and Clinics– 9th year that OMHA provided Tune-ups – K2 Clinics ($5400)– Body checking clinic for Peewee Division– Goalie Clinics – conducted Sunday night Goalie Clinics


Operations Coordinator

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n • OMHA Teams– Approximately 1090 registered carded players (875 OMHA,

30 Shinney,130 OOAA, 56 Foothills Bison's “AA”) Up 32 players – fit on the same number of teams

– 27 House League teams (9 Init., 13 Novice and 5 Atom)– 27 league teams (includes CAHL and RMFHL)– 22 Teams made Playoffs– 4 Teams won League & Championship banners (up 1from

last season)


Operations Coordinator

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Ice Report

• Initiation: This division had 9 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: 2 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 plus 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 1 female team. Each team practiced 2 times a

week for an hour. They sometimes 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 some 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 16 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 2011/2012 there may be more shared practice ice to accommodate ice concerns.

• 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 female teams had no mornings so they had a few more shared or 30-30-30 at night. 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 2 female Midget teams. 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 in Okotoks mostly 30-30-30 but sometimes alone. This was done so they could all schedule around work. They all played in the CAHL and played 16 to 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, 2 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 Midgets 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 few teams had it up to 3 times.


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OMHA Player/Team Summary11-12 10-11

# Players # Teams Per Team # Players # TeamsPer Team

DivisionTimBit 124 9 14 124 9 14.0Novice 195 13 15 195 13 15Atom 175 11 15.8 176 11 16.0PeeWee 142 8 17.7 140 8 17.5Bantam 129 7 18 130 7 18.6Midget 110 6 18.1 110 6 18.5Female Numbers Included in DivisionTotals 875 54 16.7 875 54 16.1Increase 35 0

3.9% 0%

• The OMHA can not add players without more ice.

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

– Ron Kanten– Aaron Neal– J.R. Parker


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• Questions or Concerns?


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n • Shinny Division

– Director, Jason Krueger– 30 players

• 8 – 14 years old


Division Director's Reports

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• Initiation (Tim Bits) - Director: Nick Ruigrok

• 124 players on 9 teams, • Cross-ice format (9th year) Introduced ½ ice and full ice as

season progressed• Initiation Program Manual (format, philosophy, goals)• 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: Anthony Hansen

• 181 players (up 18) 2 CAHL teams, 11 House League teams 5 “A” division teams and 5 “B” division teams. 1 Novice girl’s team played in the B division

• Novice 1 Oilers – Head Coach Greg Krebs, Finished 5th in Tier 1 CAHL League. Did not make playoffs.

• Novice 2 Oilers - Head Coach Dennis Inglis, Finished 4th in Tier 2 CAHL League. Lost in Banner series of playoffs.

• House League Coaches – Rob Cox, Paul Bartlett, Kirk Taylor, Leroy Siki, Don Godin, Jay Gyug, David Flick, Drew McIntosh, Trevor Forbes, Craig Macntyre and Danette Lowe (female).

• 11th Annual Friendship Tournament before the Christmas break continues to be successful.



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n • Atom – Director: Jeff Faye• 162 (up 7) players were evaluated and placed amongst 5 ATOM Travel teams and 5

ATOM house division teams. The teams in the “House” division were selected so they were equal strength. Each team had an average of 13 skaters and two goalies. Some ATOM house teams had three goalies.

• Atom 1 – Head Coach Kevin Kobelka, CAHL Tier 1, 7 teams, 8-7-3, fourth place. Didn’t make playoffs. Hosted ATOM AA major Provincials (Blackie/Okotoks). Went to the Semi’s.

• Atom 2 - Head Coach Brad Severin, CAHL Tier 2, 4 teams, 11-7-2, Fifth place. Lost to Indus in first round. Represented Zone 5 in Provincial playdowns. Finished 1-2 in 3 games in provincials.

• Atom 3 - Head Coach Rob Hale, CAHL Tier 3, 10 teams, 10-4-4, Third place. Lost to Cremona in banner game (Triple OT). Provincial playdowns vs. High River lost in first round.

• Atom 4 - Head Coach Jeff Bahr, CAHL Tier 4B - Red, 8 teams, 12-1-1, First place. Lost to Nanton in the banner game.

• Atom 5 - Head Coach Clay Bradley, CAHL Tier 4A - Blue, 11 teams, 8-11-1, 7th place. Won banner vs. Bassano.



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n • Atom (continued)The ATOM House “Roughnecks” won the ATOM House championship trophy 8-2 in a hard fought game vs. the “Miners”

• Atom House Oilers – Head Coach Brad Masey, 5-6-0 record. Finished 4th in the house standings. Round Robin 0-4-0 record and finished 5th.

• Atom House Pilots - Head Coach Bob Valleau, 6-5-1 record. Finished 2nd in the house standings. Round Robin 1-2-1 record and finished 4th.

• Atom House Riggers – Head Coach Hendrik van Wyk, 5-6-0 record. Finished 3rd in the house standings. Round Robin 2-2-0 record and finished 3rd.

• Atom House Roughnecks – Head Coach Michelle McGeoch, 8-3-1 record. Finished 1st

in the house standings. Round Robin 4-0-0 record and finished 1st.• Atom House Miners– Head Coach Mike Robinson, 3-7-2 record. Finished 5th in the

house standings. Round Robin 2-1-1 record and finished 2nd.



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n • Peewee – Director: Howard Froese

• 126 players made up 7 Peewee Teams with between 17 and 19 players each.

• Peewee 1 - Head Coach – Ted Stewart, CAHL Tier 1, 10 teams, record of 16-0-2, 1st place overall. Won Tier 1 CAHL banner. Represented Zone 5 in Peewee A Provincials.

• Peewee 2 - Head Coach – Mike McCarthy, CAHL Tier 1, 10 teams, record of 5-11-2, 8th place overall. Lost to Peewee 1 in first round of playoffs. Represented Zone 5 in Peewee B Provincials

• Peewee 3 - Head Coach – Jay Laforge, CAHL Tier 3, 5 teams, record of 12-0-4, 1st place overall. Won Tier 3 CAHL banner.



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n • Peewee (continued)

• Peewee 4A - Head Coach – Trevor Maxwell, CAHL Tier 4, 11 teams, record of 7-12-1, 8th place overall. Eliminated in 1st round of playoffs.

• Peewee 4B - Head Coach – Stacey Hartnell, CAHL Tier 4, 11 teams, record of 6-11-3, 9th place overall. No playoffs.

• Peewee 5A - Head Coach – Dave Overland, CAHL Tier 5, 6 teams, record of 5-9-1, 3rd place overall. Eliminated in 1st round.

• Peewee 5B - Head Coach – Patrick Kelm, CAHL Tier 5, 6 teams, record of 2-11-2, 6th place overall. - No playoffs.



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n • Bantam – Director: Berkley Stone• Okotoks Minor Hockey registered 115 Bantam aged players. 24 players were selected

by OOAA teams. The remaining 91 players made up 5 Bantam Teams within OMHA.

• Bantam 1 Head Coach Dave Forsyth, CAHL Tier 1, 7 teams, record of 15-2-1, 1st place . Won Tier 1 CAHL banner, Represented Zone 5 in Bantam A provincials.

• Bantam 2 Head Coach John Milford, CAHL Tier 3, 8 teams, record of 6-11-4, 6th place No playoffs.

• Bantam 3 Head Coach Darrel Zacharias, CAHL Tier 4, 10 teams, record 13-5-3, 3rd place Eliminated 1st round of playoffs.

• Bantam 4 Head Coach Jamie Dillabough, CAHL Tier 5, 11 teams, record of 7-11-2, 8th place Eliminated 1st round of playoffs.

• Bantam 5 Head Coach Darryl Forrester, CAHL Tier 5, 11 teams, record of 1-19-0, 11th place, No playoffs



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n • Midget – Director: Bob Button• Midget 1 Head Coach Cliff Bordt, CAHL Tier 1, 9 teams, record of 6-6-4, 5th place.

• Midget 2 Head Coach Dwayne Gelinas, CAHL Tier 3, 8 teams, record of 9-10-2, 4th place.

• Midget 3 Head Coach Hernan Iglesias, CAHL Tier 4, 9 teams, record of 10-6-0, 3rd

place.

• Midget 4 Head Coach Gary Loughery, CAHL Tier 5, 9 teams, 5-10-1, 5th place.



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n • Female – Director: Thor Bahl

Novice - Head Coach Danette Lowe, Team played in the Novice B House League.Atom - Head Coach Mark Poelzer, RMFHL Tier 1, 8 teams, record of 14-2-4, 2nd place.

Eliminated 2nd round of playoffs (Semi Finals), Attended Provincials and went 1 and 3, losing 2 games by 1 point.

PeeWee - Head Coach Lyle Seitz, RMFHL Tier 1, 6 teams, record of 1-19-0, 6th place. Eliminated 1st round of playoffs, Attended Provincials.

Bantam A - Head Coach Barry Borbely, RMFHL Tier 1, 7 teams, record of 5-13-2, 6th

place. Eliminated 1st round of playoffs. Attended Provincials and went 1 and 3Bantam B - Head Coach Jay McFarlane, RMFHL Tier 2, 6 teams, record of 1-19-0, 6th

place. Eliminated 1st round of playoffs. Did not attend provincials.Midget A - Head Coach Jim McClellen, CAHL Tier 1, 9 teams, record of 9-5-2, 3rd place.

Eliminated 2nd round of playoffs (Semi Finals). Provincials Gold Medal.Midget B - Head Coach Doug Hood, CAHL Tier 2, 7 teams, record of 0-16-2, 7th place.

Eliminated from playoffs and Provincial play.



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n2011 Elections

• President• Robert Mercier will let name stand

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


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• VP, Coach and Player Development• Jeff Bahr has served his first year of a two year

term


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• VP, Programs• Doug Skurdal has served his first year of a

two year term


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• Treasurer• Bob McMaster will let name stand



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• Secretary• Val McLellan will let her name stand



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• 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 (Shinney)• Jason Krueger will let his name stand



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• Division Director (Novice)• Mike Smith will let name stand



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• Division Director (Atom)• Vacant



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



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



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



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• Division Director (Female)• Vacant



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n2011 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• Aaron Neal• _____________ (If interested in Governor position

contact Jamie Steer)


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nOpen Forum

• 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 25th, 2011 at Okotoks Recreation Centre

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1) Meeting called to order at 7:05 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 2010 IGM was made by Carolyn Mercier. Missy Munro seconded. All in favor. Carried.

A motion to accept the minutes from 2010 IGM was made by Aaron Neal. Howard Froese seconded. All in favor. Carried.

c) Roll Call of Officers:

i) Officers in Attendance: Robert Mercier, Jeff Bahr, Bob McMaster, Val McLellan, Jamie Steer, Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Doug Skurdal, Dean Black, Berkley Stone, Howard Froese, Doug and Teresa Moeckl.

ii) Members in Attendance: Trevor Forbes, Amanda McGuire, Steve and Helen Bagley, Joe and Cindy Campbell, Sheldon Matthews, Laury Schmidt (Hockey Alberta), Wayne Simpson, Tony and Kristin Ford, Missy Munron, Hernan Iglesias, Jenna and Jennifer Six, Caroyn, Laurenne, and Josh Mercier, Scott Harding, Ken Hughes, Charlene MacKinnon, Will Barrett, Toni Bouvier, Kevin Chanut, Michael Smith, Doug Hood, Aaron Neal, Mike Watt, Rob Hale, Don Godin.

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 – Hernan Iglesias

(2) Manager of the Year – Missy Munroe

(3) Volunteer of the Year – Bob McMaster/Dean Black

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

vi) 2010-11 Successes, Challenges, and Goals – please see attached report

b) Treasurer (Bob McMaster) – please see attached report for highlights i) OMHA has maintained a balanced budget this year. ii) Our reserve fund will be maintained at 10% of the budget.




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iii) Fees will increase about 4% next year. iv) Questions to Bob – Why does OMHA keep a reserve of 10% but still raise the fees by

4%? We need at least a 10% reserve as we cannot run a deficit budget. Our membership cannot grow anymore right now, so the reserve is vital to cover any unexpected or increased costs. Why does the Timbits program pay so much in fees considering the amount of ice they get? We still have to cover the cost of administrative fees, ice costs, etc. Is there an early registration incentive? There is a $25 early registration incentive.

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

i) Jamie emphasized that our membership cannot add any more teams, due to availability of ice. We currently have 875 members.

d) VP Programs – Doug Skurdal – Please see attached report for highlights.




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3) Elections

President – Nomination Calls 1st Call: Aaron Neal nominates Robert Mercier who accepted. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Robert Mercier – President by acclamation

Vice President of Coach and Player Development – This is a 2 year position, and Jeff Bahr will serve his second year.

Vice President of Programs – This is a 2 year position, and Doug Skurdal will serve his second year.

Treasurer – Nomination Calls

1st Call: Dean Black nominated Bob McMaster, who accepted. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Bob McMaster – Treasurer by acclamation

Secretary – Nomination Calls

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

Pond Hockey Director – 1st Call: Ken Hughes nominated Jason Krueger. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Jason Krueger – Pond Hockey Director by acclamation

Initiation Director – 1st Call: Doug Skurdal nominated Nick Ruigrok. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Nick Ruigrok – Initiation Director by acclamation

Novice Director – 1st Call: Missy Munroe nominated Mike Smith, who accepted. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Mike Smith – Novice Director by acclamation

Atom Director – 1st Call: 2nd Call:




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3rd Call: Position left vacant.

Pee Wee Director – 1st Call: Berkley Stone nominated Jeff Faye, who accepted. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Jeff Faye – Peewee Director by acclamation

Bantam Director – 1st Call: Jeff Bahr nominated Howard Froese, who accepted. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Howard Froese – Bantam Director by acclamation

Midget Director – 1st Call: Howard Froese nominated Berkley Stone, who accepted. 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Berkley Stone – Midget Director by acclamation

Female Director – 1st Call: Hernan Iglesias nominated Ken Hughes, who accepted. . 2nd Call: 3rd Call: Ken Hughes – Female Director by acclamation

Appointments – Director of Game & Conduct – Dean Black

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

4) Open Forum a) Carolyn Mercier asked about any changes coming due to Evaluation Survey. The new

executive will be dealing with this at the first board meeting in June. b) Jeff Bahr reminded everyone to check the website for upcoming Coach Clinics. c) Dean Black asked everyone to look on the Hockey Alberta website for a link to “Respect

in Sport”, as this may become mandatory. d) Robert Mercier explained that about 40% of our jerseys will need to be replaced. OMHA

would like to get a new logo. If anyone has ideas, please contact the board.

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



Minutes of OMHA Board Meeting Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:15pm 2. In attendance: Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Jeff Bahr, Robert Mercier, Dean Black,

Berkley Stone, Ken Hughes, Mike Smith, Doug Skurdal, Jamie Steer, Val McLellan. 3. Minutes from Previous Meeting – Dean approved minutes from April/11. Doug Skurdal

seconded. 4. Reports

a) Operations Coordinator, Jamie Steer – i. Hockey Alberta AGM – Jamie and Jeff attended. Significant for next

year: every hit to the head will be called. Hockey Canada ruling has been changed so that refs will have more options to apply this rule, such as a double minor vs a major. As well they have added to this rule “Accidental” (minor and 10 min) and “Intentional” (major and a game).

ii. Ice Schedule – Ice times have been set for tune ups and evaluations. Sept 11th is the first ice time.

b) Admin Assistant, Karen Arnholtz – i. Evaluation Review Cttee – 49 responses were received.

Recommendations as follows: a) Replace tune ups with Skill sessions. Possibly use the National Skills

and Standards test with a retest at Christmas time. This will not be part of the evaluation.

b) Actual game sessions for evaluations rather than “shinny” style. This can include refs from ORA

c) PeeWee checking clinic at the end of the year to include 2nd year Atom, rather than at the beginning of the next season.

d) Use a standard notification to all players to tell them what team they will be on. The coach will tell the Director and then give each player a letter. Letters are not to be opened until player has left the arena.

e) Jeff will develop clear criteria that all evaluators will have during evaluations. This will be available to parents also.

f) Doug will draft a notification to go out to the membership regarding the evaluation changes. As well he will contact ORA to discuss their involvement.

ii. Registration – Players must register within their age group – no exceptions, unless the need arises and on the advice of the Board.

Our new registration deadline is July 31st. c) VP, Coach and Player Development, Jeff Bahr –

i. Skillz Proposal – 50-75 ice sessions at Skillz, with 2 sessions per team (from initiation to PW). The cost is $165/hour. This will free up 4 hours of ice time. Board agrees to this proposal.

ii. Coach applications will be online.

d) President, Robert Mercier – i. Western Financial Group would like to provide sponsorship to OMHA

for our new jerseys. We will allow their logo on the jerseys, on back and low. Robert will follow up with this.

ii. OOAA is looking at 2 PWAA teams next year. e) Secretary, Val McLellan

i. Upcoming calendar of meetings was given to everyone. Board contact info will be sent out.

f) Game and Conduct, Dean Black – i. Dean has dealt with 2 issues regarding coaching staff.

5. New Business – Berkley asked that we use pinneys rather than jerseys for evaluations. We may look at getting these from OOAA.

6. Dean adjourned the meeting and Jeff seconded. The next Board meeting is Aug. 23rd, Lakeview Inn at 6:45pm, followed by the Evaluation Meeting.



Minutes of OMHA Board Meeting Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:15pm 2. In attendance: Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Jeff Bahr, Robert Mercier, Berkley Stone, Ken

Hughes, Mike Smith, Doug Skurdal, Nick Ruigrok, Sarah Irving, Amanda G., Val McLellan.

3. Minutes from Previous Meeting – Ken made the motion to approve minutes from June/11. Doug Skurdal seconded. All in favor.

4. Reports a) President, Robert Mercier –

i. Zone 5 Meeting, CAHL – Several items were brought forward at the Zone 5 meeting. All first year coaches must to the Respect in Sport program. Next year, this will be mandatory for parents. This may become part of our online registration, where registration will not be permitted if this has not been completed. Hockey Alberta has a new website. There is a new head contact rule which came out of the concussion summit plan. It is felt that the proper helmet is the main deterrent in preventing concussions, not mouthguards. Chev has a new program where kids born in 2006 will get a new helmet if registered in Minor Hockey.

ii. Changes at Novice – There is pressure from the OOAA to accelerate players at a younger age. We will have 2 equal teams in the Novice A Travel program. This is to teach more kids to compete. We would like to try this for this year to see if this does make a difference. Mike has had some negative feedback. Robert will write a letter to the parents.

iii. Initiation – Nick was asked to consider age level groupings. Nick would prefer to keep it as it is, as this is the first introduction to hockey. Rather, we should develop coaches at these levels to teach specific skills. Perhaps a coaches’ handbook could be developed to help set up specific skill practices. At his time, there will be no changes to the Initiation program.

b) Admin Assistant, Karen Arnholtz – i. Travel Permits – Managers must get their travel permits through Karen.

ii. Registration – There are still some kids on the waiting list but we will know more when OOAA teams have been decided. Possible have these players come out to Tune Ups just in case there is room available.

c) VP, Coach and Player Development, Jeff Bahr – i. New Logo – Spy Design provided OMHA with several ideas. A general

pattern was decided on, but we will ask Spy Design to work a bit more on the font. As well, we will be able to get CSA approved helmet stickers with the new logo.

ii. New Jerseys – we will possibly go with the “Dallas Stars” stock jerseys rather than custom jerseys. We will need to decide on how many teams will get new jerseys this year.

d) VP Programs, Doug Skurdal – i. Referees for Evaluations – ORA wanted to know what the refs would get

paid for this. It was decided that they would get $10/hour. Jack Bill is the new ORA liaison.

ii. Goalie Pre-evaluations – Robert will send an email to families of goalies informing them if there is a chance that they may not make a team. This allows the goalie to try out in a different position, or go to a different association. There are neighboring associations looking for goalies.

iii. Pinneys – Pinneys are needed for evaluations. Karen will get some from OOAA.

iv. Sarah Irvine is the Assistant Bantam Director to help Howard. 5. Bob adjourned the meeting and Nick seconded.

The next Board meeting is Tuesday, Oct 11, Lakeview Inn at 7:15pm.



Minutes of OMHA Board Meeting Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:20pm 2. In attendance: Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Jeff Bahr, Robert Mercier, Berkley Stone, Ken

Hughes, Mike Smith, Doug Skurdal, Nick Ruigrok, Amanda Germain, Missy Munroe, Bob McMaster, Doug Moeckl, Jamie Steer, and Val McLellan.

3. Minutes from Previous Meeting – Nick made the motion to approve minutes from Sept/11. Doug Moeckl seconded. All in favor.

4. Reports a) Operations Coordinator, Jamie Steer –

i. CAHL – CAHL has a new website and schedules will be up this week. Rosters and jersey numbers must be given to Karen and Jamie as soon as possible. Teams must be carded correctly prior to their first game. Karen will send an email to all Directors to forward to their teams.

ii. Ice Scheduling – Next week’s schedules will be out to teams right away. Teams are not to go to any tournaments in the first 4 weeks of the season (prior to the re-seeding weekend) or the weekend following re-seeding. This will be discussed at the Managers’ meeting.

b) Admin Assistant, Karen Arnholtz – i. Website – Each Director will be sent passwords so they can go to the

website and put in their own ice schedules. Also, please send Karen the names of coaches and managers for each team to put on the website. Each team will have their own page.

ii. Clinics – Our on-ice clinics will be held in Blackie. Karen will confirm the dates. We will do Coach Level and Safety. All coaches must have their requirements met by Dec 31/11.

iii. Registration – Karen will send registrations to Directors. Please check these for any additions or deletions.

iv. Logo and Apparel – Teams must only use one of our three approved suppliers when ordering apparel. No one else has been given permission to use our logo. This is to protect the integrity of the logo. The new logo is now ready to use and will be sent to our 3 suppliers. We will determine which type of jersey to use. Western Financial will be sponsoring our new jerseys, but are waiting to hear the final costs. We may get other sponsors as well. Nick asked if we might consider approving a 3rd jersey. These jerseys must be purchased by individual teams and must be approved by the board. The third jerseys cannot be worn during league play, only in tournaments and exhibition games.

All house and travel teams must wear OMHA jerseys for all games.

c) President, Robert Mercier – i. Registration – Next year, we will no longer be guaranteeing anyone a

spot on a team, due to the number of registrations we are now receiving.

d) Treasurer, Bob McMaster – i. Directors should remind all coaches and managers about the meeting on

Oct. 13th.

e) VP, Coach and Player Development, Jeff Bahr – i. National Skill Testing was done during Evaluations. Coaches were

positive about this and would like to see it continued. The information will be put into the national data base.

f) VP Programs, Doug Skurdal – i. Thanks to Directors for their hard work during evaluations.

ii. Midgets will have too many players on each team. Robert will send an email to all Midget players to explain that teams can only allow 17 players and 2 goalies on the roster at one time (Hockey Alberta rule)

g) Round Table –

i. Ken Hughes, Female Director – Their will be one mixed team with both PW and Bantam age girls on the team. There has been some objection to this but this configuration has been due to the numbers at both levels.

ii. Jeff Faye, PW Director – Evaluations went well. iii. Nick Ruigrok, Initiation Director – Initiation is going well. Some nets

are in need of repair. iv. Amanda Germain and Missy Munroe, Atom Co-Directors – Amanda’s

husband is now coaching a team. Robert made a motion to amend Article 7C for a one year term only, so that Amanda Germain can remain as a Co-Director for Atom. Nick seconded this. All in favor. Carried.

v. Berkley Stone, Midget Director – Midget hockey is going well now. vi. Doug Moeckl, Equipment Coordinator – We are missing a set of Black

jerseys from Atom last year. We will talk to last year’s managers.

5. Bob adjourned the meeting and Nick seconded. The next Board meeting is Monday, Nov 14th, Lakeview Inn at 7:15pm.



Minutes of OMHA Board Meeting Monday, November 14th, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:19pm 2. In attendance: Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Jeff Bahr, Jack Bil, Berkley Stone, Ken

Hughes, Mike Smith, Doug Skurdal, Amanda Germain, Missy Munroe, Bob McMaster, Doug Moeckl, Jamie Steer, Val McLellan.

3. Minutes from Previous Meeting – Missy made the motion to approve minutes from Oct/11. Doug M. seconded. All in favor.

4. Reports a) Admin Assistant, Karen Arnholtz –

i. Clinics – Ice is available in Blackie and we are just waiting for confirmation on the hall booking. When confirmed, clinics will be set and information will be sent out to the membership.

ii. Pictures – Karen and Shirley Bordt will coordinate the Picture night. No volunteers needed.

iii. Excess emails and calls – Karen is often inundated with emails and calls. If all board members could please answer their emails and calls in a timely fashion, this will likely reduce the number of emails/calls that Karen is now dealing with.

b) ORA, Jack Bil – i. The ORA is trying to have all games that require 3 officials covered, but

this has been difficult due to the lower number of experienced officials that are often required. One third of all officials are new this year, and over one half are second year of less.

c) VP Programs, Doug Skurdal – i. There is one Game and Conduct issue under review. Waiting for further

feedback from Hockey Alberta. d) Operations Coordinator, Jamie Steer –

i. CAHL – Tuesday, Nov 15th is the reseeding meeting for the league. Several teams are hoping to move up. This will be presented.

e) Secretary, Val McLellan – i. IGM – Our IGM will be held on Nov 24th at 7pm at the Centennial Arena

in the Multi-purpose room. f) PeeWee Director, Jeff Faye –

i. Directors should remind coaches to complete the “Respect in Sport” program.

ii. Police Record Checks – Jeff will be asking all PW coaches to be sure they have their Police Record checks completed. This requires a letter from the board. Missy volunteered to get the letters for Jeff Bahr to sign.

g) Atom Director, Amanda Germain – i. The Atom House teams are not filling out their scoresheets properly,

which has caused a lot of extra work. It was decided that no more games will be scheduled until the sheets are sent in and filled out properly.

5. Bob adjourned the meeting and Doug M. seconded. The next Board meeting is Monday, Dec 12, Lakeview Inn at 7:15pm.

“Practice and Play like a Champion Today!!”

2011 Interim General Meeting

Agenda• Roll Call of Officers and Directors• Review of 2011 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 2012

Review of the AGM Minutes May 25, 2011 • 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 25th, 2011



• President’s Report – Robert Mercier– Additional Ice to accommodate growth of 50 – 60

Players per year– Dunbow recreation facility will be ready for 2013/2014– Respect in sports – Hockey Alberta implementation– Annual review and member feedback of

Evaluation/Head Coach/Team Selection Procedures– Coach Mentorship Program– Game & Conduct issues dealt with very effectively as a

committee approach– OMHA New Logo



• Operations Coordinator – Jamie Steer– Q & A



• Administration Assistant – Karen Arnholtz– Dec 4th Checking in Blackie– Dec 11th Coach Level in Blackie – Dec 13th & 14th Intro to Coach in Okotoks– Safety Clinic Dec 5th, 6th

Q & A


VP of Programs – Jeff Bahr– Q & A



VP of Development – Jeff Bahr– Q & A



• Treasurer Report Bob McMaster

Notice 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, 2011 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 $727,000 ($77,000)2011/12 $669,000



• 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.

– Q & A

All Divisions(Total of 1003 players)

Age Division OMHA OOAA Total # of OMHA Teams

# of League Teams

Female 123 14 137 8 6

Initiation 135 135 9

Novice 190 190 12 2

Atom 166 166 10 5

Peewee 128 19 147 7 7

Bantam 83 29 112 5 5

Midget 84 26 110 4 4

Shinny 29 29

Total 924 88 1,012 55 29

Female DivisionDirector Ken Hughes

• 123 Players - 8 Teams

2 equal 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 4th Annual Female Classic with 30 teams, (the Atom A team won their Division)

Initiation DivisionDirector Nick Ruigrok

135 Initiation aged players on 9 teams

Novice DivisionDirector Mike Smith

Novice got rolling this year with over 200 registered players forming 12 male teams and 2 femaleteams. We were able to place 30 players between 2 teams at the CAHL Novice tier 1 level where they have bothcompeted extremely well early in the season. The travel program is lucky to have excellent coaching andmentoring for our players. The Novice Tier 1 Oilers Green and Gold teams are coached by Brad Hussack and LeeWatkins respectively.Our house league grew to 12 teams split between A and B divisions. The house A teams are as follows:

Okotoks Hitmen coached by Trevor McFarlaneOkotoks Ice Hawks coached by Roy BowlbyOkotoks Ice Warriors coached by Jay GyugOkotoks Dynamites coached by Daryl StewartOkotoks Vipers coached by Randy Partaker

The house B teams are as follows:Okotoks Roughnecks coached by Jeff HillOkotoks Ice Devils coached by Andrew McAllisterOkotoks Jets coached by Kevin PashakOkotoks Eagles coached by Kevin ChanutOkotoks Snipers coached by Josh KulbabaOkotoks Female Oilers coached by Greg GibbsOkotoks Female Lightning coached by Mark Poelzer

•Dodge sponsorship will be adding to the teams funds coordinated by Tanya Forbes and the Novice Friendshiptournament in December has already filled to capacity with 28 teams. Outstanding volunteer dedication fromKaren Pagano, Bill Mazurek and their team have set the tournament up to be one of the best in recent history.•With dedicated parents and an outstanding group of young players we can look forward to a great second half tothe season.

Atom DivisionDirector Amanda Germain

(pg 1)

Atom DivisionDirector Amanda Germain

(pg 2)

Peewee DivisionDirector Jeff Faye (pg 1)

We had 130 players registered for PEEWEE this year. Four players decided not to play after the first 3 weeks. CAHL league – (12 goaltenders). Teams are 10/6/2, 11/5/2, 11/5/1, 12/5/1 and 12/5/2.CAHL teams originally had been put into tiers 1 to 6.Peewee 1 – Stayed in Tier 1 with a record of 3-2-0 after the Nov 15th re-tier.Peewee 2 (A) – Stayed in Tier 2 with a record of 1-2-0 after the Nov 15th re-tier.Peewee 3 (B) – Moved to Tier 2 with a record of 0-0-3 after the Nov 15th re-tier.Peewee 4A (Green) – Moved to Tier 4 with a record of 1-0-0 after the Nov 15th re-tier.Peewee 4B (Gold) – Moved to Tier 4 with a record of 1-1-0 after the Nov 15th re-tier.Peewee 5A (Green) – Stayed in Tier 6 with a record of 4-1-1 after the Nov 15th re-tier.Peewee 5B (Gold) – Stayed in Tier 6 with a record of 4-2-1 after the Nov 15th re-tier.

Issues and Successes.One coach issued a 9.2a plus the OMHA suspension to November 28th, if conditions are met.Issue with Peewee 4A Green player and team. On-going.Some parents were very unhappy with the player team selection process. Further education for the parents is required. I found that the issues I had were from parents who did not understand the difference between the Four, then three evaluation groups and the four Peewee travel team skates. The Peewee 5 skate was a 5A/5B team selection skate. Emails were sent out several times by Karen and me to “READ” the evaluation process document. That was not done by a lot of parents. This needs to be presented in another way for next year. Coaches are doing a good job overall so far this year. A couple new head coaches and assistant coaches have stepped up.Relatively smooth evaluation and team selection process for Peewee. The evaluation process worked out well this year. Parents were grumbling but they always will.Would like more time between team selection skates to select the coaches.Had too many kids on the ice during the Peewee 4A/4B team selection skate. Needed to break it up by possibly having the locks from Peewee 3 stay off the ice.The Peewee skills’ testing was a success. I had plenty of volunteers and including Midget player help. All players, coaches and volunteers seemed to enjoy the process. Jeff Bahr has released the Respect in Sport information; I want to ensure all coaches take it. Some need it for sure.

Peewee DivisionDirector Jeff Faye (pg 2)

OMHA Peewee 1 Coach Kevin Kobelka Assistant Coach Matt Lukowich Assistant Coach Mark Mitchell Manager Amanda McGuireOMHA Peewee 2 Coach Mike McCarthy Assistant Coach Bill Wedderburn Assistant Coach Jay

LaForge Assistant Coach Ken Segboer Manager Peter ParkinsonOMHA Peewee 3 Coach Dave Showalter Assistant Coach Bart Demosky Assistant CoachShawn Bailer Assistant Coach Justin Dallaire Assistant Coach Rob Garagan Manager Wanda SeitzOMHA Peewee 4A Green Coach Dave Overland Assistant Coach Joe Fleet Assistant CoachMatthew Bagstad Assistant Coach Carl DiMaulo Manager Jayne Rhoads Manager Tammy TochenuikOMHA Peewee 4B Gold Coach Gord Trenaman Assistant Coach Jeff Hill Assistant Coach Jeff Faye Assistant Coach Mike Watt Assistant Coach Sean Murphy Co-Manager Wanda AsuchakCo-Manager Diane WiebeOMHA Peewee 5A Green Coach Shaun Brooks Assistant Coach Rick Hays Assistant CoachCarl Dimaulo Assistant Coach David Dmytriw Manager Nicole Pearse-BrooksOMHA Peewee 5B Gold Coach Doug Baba Assistant Coach Ken Marchant Assistant CoachNick Powers Assistant Coach Derrick Resler Assistant Coach Rick Dwyer Manager Karen Baba

Bantam DivisionDirector Howard Froese

OMHA Bantam Tier 1 Coach Colin Aitken Assistant Coach Devon WhelanAssistant Coach Rod fyten Assistant Coach Angus Duffy Manager Christine Campbell Assistant Coach Lane Mosby

OMHA Bantam Tier 2 Coach Kelly Owerko Coach Cam Selmer Assistant CoachMarty MacMillan Assistant Coach Ken Marchant Manager Steve Laycraft

OMHA Bantam Tier 3 Coach Kerry Rawson Assistant Coach Dave DmytriwAssistant Coach Jay LaForge Assistant Coach John Murphy Assistant CoachRobin Hoar Manager Michelle Tocher

OMHA Bantam Tier 4A Coach Trever Maxwell Coach Assistant Coach Darryl Forester Assistant Coach Richard Wiigs Manager Connie Cunningham

OMHA Bantam Tier 4B Coach Terry Wiley Coach Dave Dumanowski Assistant Coach Paul Taylor Assistant Coach Todd Maheux Trainer John HannaManager Melissa Sten Manager Brenda Taylor

Midget DivisionDirector Berkley Stone

4 teams

Midget 1 – Head Coach is Jay FrocMidget 2 – Head Coach is Howard FroeseMidget 3 - Head Coach is Dwayne GelinasMidget 4 – Head Coach is Darrell Zacharias

Shinney DivisionDirector Jason Krueger


MemberOpen Forum



Minutes of OMHA Board MeetingMonday, December 12, 2011

1. Meeting called to order at 7:40pm 2. In attendance: Robert Mercier, Amanda Germain, Missy Munroe, Bob McMaster, Jack

Bill, Doug Moeckl, Howard Froese, Berkley Stone, Jeff Faye, Doug Skurdal, Mike Smith and Karen Arnholtz

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

a) ORA – Jack Bill i. Lines of Communication-Please ensure all teams are following the line

of communication regarding referees. The manager to the director, director to Jamie Steer, Jamie Steer to ORA

b) Administrative Assistant – Karen Arnholtz i. Communication-Please answer all emails on a timely fashion because

when you leave them they come to me & creates unnecessary work & frustration from the members

ii. Pictures – distributed to directors iii. Police Checks - Amanda confirmed with the police department on the

police checks and I will distribute the letter that directors can send to their coaches to obtain police checks

5. Executive Reports a) Robert Mercier, President

i. Provincials- Teams that do not have their coach certification or police checks completed will not be able to attend provincials

ii. New Jerseys-Next season we will look at the new jerseys b) Treasurer

i. Budget-Bob reviewed where we sit on the budget c) VP Coach Development – Jeff Bahr (absent) Karen reported

i. Skillz Feedback-Jeff will be meeting with Skillz in January & would like directors to get feeback from the coaches on how they team felt about using the Skillz program

ii. Mid-Term Evaluations-in the process of getting ready Dean adjourned the meeting. Bob seconded.

The next meeting will be on January 11, 2011 at 7:15pm, at Lakeview. (Please note the change of date)



Minutes of OMHA Board Meeting

Wednesday, January 11th

, 2012

1. Meeting called to order at 7:20pm

2. In attendance: Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Jeff Bahr, Ken Hughes, Doug Skurdal,

Amanda Germain, Missy Munroe, Bob McMaster, Val McLellan.

3. Minutes from Previous Meeting – Howard approved the minutes from the past meeting

and Ken seconded. All in favor.

4. Reports

a) Admin Assistant, Karen Arnholtz –

i. CAHL(for Jamie) – It was discussed at this meeting that directors should

remind all off-ice officials that they are not to cheer or criticize players

from the opposing team. As well, a serious injury sustained by an

Okotoks player at a recent game was discussed – both teams handled the

situation very well.

ii. Zone 5 Meeting – Coaches must have the appropriate qualifications for

provincials. Jamie is currently verifying the rosters of all teams playing

off for provincials.

iii. Karen is checking the qualifications for the coaches with OMHA.

iv. Karen has sent out the Mid-season Coach Evaluations and responses are

coming in.

b) VP, Development, Jeff Bahr –

i. Clinics – Disappointed in the number of participants in the Coaching

Clinics that have been held, as there are still a number of coaches in our

organization who have not taken the courses. Possibly hold the clinics in

late March or early April.

c) VP Programs, Doug Skurdal –

i. Safety Clinic will be held in High River on Jan 27. Discussion was held

regarding Emergency Preparedness.

d) Treasurer, Bob McMaster – Report will be sent out by email.

e) PeeWee Director, Jeff Faye –

i. Police Record Checks – Forms will be sent out by Karen to Directors.

Please pass these on to coaches.

5. Bob adjourned the meeting and Jeff B. seconded.

The next Board meeting is Monday, Feb 13th

, Lakeview Inn at 7:15pm.

http://www.okotokshockey.com/



Minutes of OMHA Board Meeting Monday, February 13th, 2012

1. Meeting called to order at 7:20pm 2. In attendance: Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Jeff Bahr, Ken Hughes, Doug Skurdal,

Amanda Germain, Missy Munroe, Bob McMaster, Nick Ruigrok, Berkley Stone, Jamie Steer, Robert Mercier, Jack Bil, Val McLellan.

3. Minutes from Previous Meeting – Doug S. approved the minutes from the past meeting and Doug M. seconded. All in favor.

4. Reports a) Operations Coordinator, Jamie Steer –

i. Ice Scheduling – done up to the 1st week of playoffs. ii. CAHL – Most of our teams will make the playoffs.

iii. Jerseys – Jamie will be looking into purchasing new jerseys. iv. Mouthguards and Tomcat Sticks – Both are products that Jamie was

asked to look at. The Tomcat sticks are about ½ price, and our logo can be put on the sticks. Our association will get 5% back for each stick sold. Jamie will send pricing to the board to review. “Mouthwear” is supposed to align jaw to allow for better breathing, leading to better performance. Karen will put a link for both products on our website.

b) Admin Assistant, Karen Arnholtz - i. Airdrie Minor Hockey has done a comparison analysis on association

fees, with OMHA being 3rd. Lethbridge Minor Hockey has hired an analyst to look at the association’s procedures and policies. They will send info to Karen regarding this.

ii. Registrations – There are many questions regarding registration for next year. Karen would like direction on this. Board discussed looking at projections for next year. Definitely we will not be able to add another team next year. Robert will look at projections for next year and will send out a summary.

iii. Youth Justice meeting – This is a presentation regarding Youth and Drugs. Karen will put info on the website.

c) ORA Liaison, Jack Bil – i. Missy asked whether referees have to give out name and Ref # when

asked, as this has been questioned by other associations. The answer to this is yes.

d) President, Robert Mercier – i. Commitment for next year – Robert asked all Directors to let Doug S

know if they will be staying on the board for next year. Other board members are to let Robert know within the next week.

e) VP, Development, Jeff Bahr –

i. Mid-season Coach Evaluations – Already have about 280 responses. Generally positive with no major issues. Coaches will also do a self-evaluation.

f) VP Programs, Doug Skurdal – i. Reminder of the chain of contacts for complaints – player, manager,

director. g) Treasurer, Bob McMaster –

i. Update – Approximately $143,000 with several ice bills still to be paid. We will end season in the black.

h) Atom Co-director, Amanda Germain – i. Skillz – Travel teams did not feel this was worthwhile, but House teams

were very positive. Novice and PW teams both enjoyed this, and the Bantam teams would like to be involved as well. These sessions will con’t next year. Teams can opt out, but this does not mean they will get full ice practices. Jamie would like to move this up to 4 sessions per week, at 1:15 hours each session, including Bantam teams. Board was in agreement. Jamie will also ask OOAA if they would like some sessions.

i) PeeWee Director, Jeff Faye – i. Emergency Preparedness – Jeff would like to get info together to help

teams be better prepared for emergencies. This info will be included in the Managers’ and Coaches’ manuals. As well, he would like to see this taken to CAHL so that all associations have plans/maps, which can be shared.

5. Bob adjourned the meeting and Nick seconded. The next Board meeting is Monday, Mar 12th, Lakeview Inn at 7:15pm. AGM will be May 24th at FCC at 7pm.




Monday, March 12th

, 2012


2. In attendance: Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Jeff Bahr, Ken Hughes, Doug Skurdal, Missy

Munroe, Nick Ruigrok, Berkley Stone, Jamie Steer, Robert Mercier, Jack Bil, Dean

Black, Howard Froese, Mike Smith, Val McLellan, Amanda Germain.

3. Minutes from Previous Meeting – Dean approved the minutes from the past meeting and

Nick seconded. All in favor.

4. Reports

a) Operations Coordinator, Jamie Steer –

i. Jerseys – Letter regarding the tender for jerseys is completed and will be

sent out soon.

ii. Midget jerseys – Graduating players will get jerseys from our current

sets of jerseys, not from new jerseys, for the next few years.

iii. CAHL – Last meeting was extended due to # of motions. This meeting

will be completed in April and Robert will likely attend as Jamie is not

able to.

iv. Credit hours – Directors will provide each team with $300 of credit

hours. Distribution of the hours will be decided by the head coach.

v. Airdrie is looking at having a “non-contact” PeeWee, Bantam and

Midget league. Discussed by the board. We won’t become involved in

this in the upcoming year.

b) ORA Liaison, Jack Bil –

i. Doug S inquired about the “Travesty of a game” call. Jack explained

that this is “bringing shame to a team, a player, or fans”.

c) President, Robert Mercier –

i. Western Financial – Contributed $6000 towards our new jerseys. Karen

will recognize them in the Western Wheel as well as on our website.

ii. Directors’ Commitment – Robert asked who is willing to serve another

year on the board. Currently, Missy Munroe and Berkley Stone are

unable to continue on the board next year, while all others will be able to

continue in some position. Positions that will likely be vacant are

Directors for PeeWee and Bantam. If possible, find others who may be

interested in serving on the board.

d) VP, Development, Jeff Bahr –

i. Coach Clinics – Coach Level clinic will be held this Spring. There will

also be a 2nd

year Atom Checking Clinic on March 24th. Respect in Sport

program will likely become mandatory for all parents. OMHA will only

pay for coaches to take this program.

e) Atom Co-director, Amanda Germain –


i. A parent was asking if their child could play overage Atom next year.

We cannot accommodate this due to the registration cap we will have to

enforce next year.

f) Novice Director, Mike Smith –

i. Novice Tier 1 is in League Final.

5. Karen will have Registration information on the website in June, which will explain the

capping of registrations.

6. Dean adjourned the meeting and Nick seconded.

The next Board meeting is Monday, April 23rd


AGM will be May 24th at FCC at 7pm.




Monday, April 23rd

, 2012


2. In attendance: Karen Arnholtz, Jeff Faye, Jeff Bahr, Ken Hughes, Jamie Steer, Robert

Mercier, Jack Bil, Dean Black, Mike Smith, Val McLellan, Amanda Germain, Doug

Moeckl.

3. Minutes from Previous Meeting – Bob approved the minutes from the past meeting and

Doug M. seconded. All in favor.

4. Reports

a) Operations Coordinator, Jamie Steer –

i. CAHL position – Jamie is now the Governing Chief for CAHL. OMHA

will need a new Director for CAHL.

ii. Foothills Bisons – The Bisons will be carding with High River Minor

Hockey next season.

b) Administration Ass’t – Karen Arnholtz

i. Coach Clinic – There will be no clinics in April. We will try to have

clinics available to coaches early next season. Coaches in Initiation must

have “Intro to Coaching” and all other coaches must have “Coach” level.

ii. Website – Website will be updated soon. Managers will be made aware

that they can use “Team Snap”.

iii. Registration – Info will be on website in June and registration begins

June 25.

iv. Zone 5 Meeting – Discussion at the Zone 5 meeting included the

following:

- Review of Governance Policy that will be voted on at the Hockey

Alberta AGM

- Looking for a new Zone 5 Director

- Lethbridge sponsored Referee Mentor Shirts for Referees to wear

when doing mentor review of referees. OMHA should investigate

doing something similar.

v. Respect in Sport – At least one parent must have the Respect in Sport –

Parent for next season. HA deadline is Dec 1st. OMHA will ask parents

to complete this prior to registration to ensure everyone has this.

vi. Aaron Neal would like to bring the following motion to our AGM on

May 24th, 2012 -

AGM Motion 12-01

Motion by Aaron Neal (OMHA member) for the Addition to Article 7 (c) i - No

team shall have a Head coach, and team Manager that are domestic partners.

The team Manager position should be open to selection by the parents of the

team players.


vii. Managers’ Request – Managers have commented that some managers

seem to be made aware of available ice time sooner than others. Next

season Karen will put any available ice slots on website so that all can

access this information.

c) ORA Liaison, Jack Bil –

i. ORA has 90 Officials, of which 80 are active. They provided 270

supervisions last season which is a very high number.

ii. ORA would like to provide an Info Session to parents/coaches to give

rule interpretations, etc. OMHA may make this mandatory for Safety

personnel and /or head coaches.

d) President, Robert Mercier –

i. Division Reports – Robert needs reports from Directors in order to

present these at the AGM. He will send out a template for Directors.

e) VP, Development, Jeff Bahr –

i. Evaluations have shown that Coaches would like to have a Mentorship

Program. Jeff would like to see us advertise for a Paid position for a

Coach Mentor. Robert asked for a job description which will describe

expectations and duties, time commitment, etc. This will then be

discussed at the June Board Meeting and a motion will be made

regarding this position. If OMHA does hire a Coach Mentor, we will

still require the VP Coach and Player Development position to oversee

this.

f) Equipment Coordinator – Doug Moeckl

i. About 15 sets of jerseys still to be returned. A lot of jerseys have been

kept back by teams for graduating players. Next year we will have teams

return all jerseys and then request the jerseys for graduates who qualify.

5. New jerseys – Jamie sent out the tenders for our new jerseys to all board members. It

was decided to have 3 of the tenders present to the board on May 14th at 7:30pm at

Lakeview.

6. Jeff B. adjourned the meeting and Bob seconded.

AGM will be May 24th at FCC at 7pm.

The next Board meeting is Monday, June 11th


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