WISCONSIN-MINNESOTA HOCKEY LEAGUE

Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006

The Greens, Sparta

 

Meeting called to order by President Bob Pitel at 7:05 PM

 

 Members Present:  Bob Pitel (Pres.), Terri Lenselink (Sec.), Mike Swanson (Win.), Ken Olson (Reeds.), Ron Anderson (CRGH), Dave Long (Stats.), Dawn Bernamann (Selects), Fritz Degner (Sparta), Dan Lenselink (VP), Stuart McNames (Dells/Delton), Timm Klemm (Bar.), Oak Moser (Tom.), Tom Steele (Vir.), Marvin Lehmann (WS), Lori Whitis (Alt.), Mike Gargaro (Treas.), Tim Flood (Ona.).

 

Members Absent:  Kelly Rickert (BRF), Ron Bryant (La Crosse), Jim Schafer (Girls Coord.)

 

I.                    Introductions were made of all members.

 

II.                 Secretary’s Minutes:  as presented by Terri Lenselink, Motion by WS to approve, Second by Tomah, minutes approved.

 

III.               Treasurer’s Report:  as presented by Mike Gargaro.  Motion by WS to approve, Second by Viroqua, report approved.

 

IV.              Committees:

 

A.    League Statistician:  welcome back Dave Long!  Thank you for helping out one more year!  No complaints yet!

B.     Girls Coordinator:  Jim Schafer not present, no report given.  Tom will make sure Jim is willing and committed to being part of the board, he hasn’t made it to a meeting yet.

C.    League Selects:  Looking for feedback from associations.  Reedsburg in favor of a tourney, dates weren’t great last season.  Next year’s dates tentatively set as weekends for March 24th and March 31st.  Talk to associations to get other ideas, make it an “open” tourney, maybe drop Bantams (low numbers) but add Mites.  Motion by WS to eliminate Bantam level and add Mite level to Selects Tournament, Second by Tomah.  Discussion, need to figure out how to pick, limit numbers?, have it at more than one site?  Motion by Onalaska to Table the motion, Second by Reedsburg, Motion approved Go back to associations to get input on things discussed tonight.

D.    WAHA:  District 6 meeting Sept. 14, 7:00 in Osseo.  Mike Gargaro will be attending.

E.     Website:  Bob has been working on and maintaining.  He will put the updated Board of Directors on it.  E-mail to him your association’s information on the back of the agenda. Get it to him by the start of the season.

V.                 Old Business:

A.    Posters:  Bob has some tonight.  Take what you would like to advertise registrations etc.

B.     League Patch:  Design not done yet.  Bob will e-mail a picture of it when done and will have patches at the Nov. meeting.

C.    Blue Devils:  The reps want to meet with each association this winter.  Oak will contact Ian Holloway to see what they need from the league.

VI.              New Business:

A.    Altoona Status:  The boys will be going back to the Northern league.  U12, U14 girls will stay with WMHL.  Would like to have U10 girls with WMHL also if we have that division.  The girls will be splitting off into their own association in the next couple of years.  Will be known as “Chippewa Valley Girls Hockey”.  You may see them listed as either that or Altoona for the time being.  Travel was an issue for the boys team but overall Altoona was happy with the experience in the WMHL.

B.     Estimated number of teams at each level:

Mite I:  7 (WS, Bar., Ona., Reeds, Tom, Vir, La X)

Mite II:  4 (La Cresc., Bar., Sparta, Tom.)

Squirt I:  9 (La Cresc, WS, Bar, D/D, Ona, La X, Tom, Reeds, Vir)

Squirt II:  9 (WS, Bar, Ona (2), Sparta, La X, Tom, Win (2))

PeeWeeI:  8 (WS, Bar, D/D, Ona, Reeds, Tom, Vir, La X)

PeeWee II:  5 (Bar, Ona, Sparta, Tom, Vir.)

Bantam I:  9 (WS, Bar, D/D, Ona, Reeds, Tom, Vir, La X, Win.)

Bantam II:  4 (Bar, Ona (?), Tom, La X).

Midget:  Ona.

U10:  3 (Alt, Bar, CRG)

U12:  4 (Al, CRG, Reeds, Vir.)

U14:  5 (Alt, Bar, CRG, Reeds, Vir.).

E-mail any changes to Bob before the scheduling meeting; he will update the website with the latest information.

                   C. Mission Statement:  we should come up with one and put on the website. 

                        Bob handed out examples from other associations.  Look them over, come

                        up with ideas we can use and come up with your own ideas, will discuss

                        ideas at the Nov. meeting.

D  Scheduling meeting: Wednesday, October 11th, 6:00 Pm at the Sparta rink.

E.  Association Information:  discussed, turn in info to Bob before the season.

F. Scoresheets:  If you need get them at the scheduling meeting or e-mail       Mike G. and let him know how many you need.  There are 100 in a pack for $20

G. Player Release:  WS was approached about a player who wants to play in Ona.  WS has released that player for one year, Ona. has not met yet to discuss.  Motion my Tomah to approve the release, second by Reedsburg, motion approved.

H. Bob got an e-mail from someone concerned about prescheduling taking place before the scheduling meeting.  It makes sense for bigger assoc. to do it and for those further away.  Close assoc. can do games during the week.  Get tourneys scheduled first if possible.  The last day for League game Scoresheets to be handed in will be 5:00 PM, Tuesday, March 13th.  The league encourages those close associations (within ½ hour) to schedule games during the week.  Associations are discouraged to do mass pre-scheduling. There is a $45 per team league fee (minimum of $150) that needs to be paid at the scheduling meeting.  If an association is putting all girls teams in then they only need to pay for each team (no minimum).

I.  Sparta still owes league fees.  Pay that at the scheduling meeting.

 

 

Motion by Onalaska to adjourn, Second by Tomah, meeting adjourned 8:30 PM