MARQUETTE JUNIOR HOCKEY

May 10, 2006

 

President Carey called the meeting to order at 7:13 PM.

 

Present:  Lykins, Carey, Froberg, Starrett, Winslow, Burggrabe

Absent:  Olson, Benson, Manning

 

I.                    Procedural Matters

A.                 Approval of Agenda

1.                  Add the Golf Outing to the committee reports.

2.                  Motion by Winslow to approve the agenda as amended.  Seconded by Lykins.  Motion approved.

B.                 Secretary’s Report

1.                  Motion to approve the minutes of the April meeting as presented by Winslow.  Seconded by Lykins.  Motion approved.

C.                 Treasurer’s Reports

1.                  Winslow noted that the ice bill was $17,000 more than we budgeted for this year.

2.                  Registrations were $3850 over what was budgeted.

3.                  Player registrations due are $6425.

4.                  Motion by Starrett to approve the treasurer’s reports.  Seconded by Lykins.  Motion carries.

D.                 Division Director’s Reports

1.                  Girls Division Director Wiegand presented a report.

a.                   Thirty-five girls participated in the spring skate.  Thirteen had never skated before.

b.                  They have an interested sponsor and will work with Donna.

c.                   Twenty-three people attended the advisory committee meeting.

d.                  There is interest in hosting a Girls’ State Championship.

2.                  Wiegand has agreed to continue as Girls Division Director.  Tom Myers has agreed to be the Peewee Division Director.  Carey will try to have division directors in place by the June meeting.

E.                  Travel Team Director’s Reports

1.                  Most teams are paid in full.

2.                  Need to set tryout times for travel teams.

F.                  MJHC Director’s Report

1.                  See attached.

2.                  CUP league will look at two girls divisions for the upcoming season.

G.                 Review Action Items

II.                 Committee Reports

A.                 Facilities Committee- No report.

B.                 Sponsorship Committee

1.                  The committee is working on a letter to go to all sponsors.

C.                 Fundraising Committee

1.                  Econo check not picked up.

2.                  Move Larionov signing fundraiser to the fall classic weekend.

3.                  Girls division requested a pancake breakfast fundraiser for the weekend of the 2007 Mite Tournament.

D.                 Electricians Committee

1.                  Sixty-two skaters attended the spring evaluations.  The final tryout will be in July.

E.                  Tournament Committee

1.                  Committee is waiting for approval of the tournament dates by the city.

2.                  Irons Sticks will host bantam and peewee divisions.

F.                  Coaches Committee

1.                  Calls to Julie Rochester have gone unreturned.

2.                  Robinson will send informational letters regarding the level 4 clinic to eligible association coaches.

3.                  Robinson suggested a district grant request for binders for team credentials.

G.                 Equipment Committee

1.                  The Tim Horton jersey program appears to be over.  Sponsorship will pursue a sponsor.

2.                  The winner of the banquet contest for travel team name was Sentinels.  We need to order jerseys.

H.                 Officials Committee- no report

I.                    Website Redesign

1.                  Burggrabe has been working with Daryl Jarvinen.  He needs to find out what is on the MJHC computer.

2.                  USA Hockey has web space available.  Burggrabe will contact Bob Yohe about this.

J.                   Golf Outing

1.                  Golf Outing will be June 10 at Red Fox Run.

2.                  Eight teams are registered.

3.                  Sports notice will be in the paper.

III.               Old Business-none

IV.              New Business

A.                 Summer Work Session Priorities

1.                  Carey has sent out a list of ten items.

B.                 Travel Team Tryouts

1.                  Tryouts for AA teams will be held in early August.

2.                  All coaching positions will be advertised.  Robinson will remind the travel team coaches of this policy.

C.                 Schedule Work Session

1.                  Carey will send out the dates he is available.

D.                 Review Action Items

V.                 Adjourn

A.                 Motion to adjourn the meeting by Lykins.  Seconded by Burggrabe.  Meeting adjourned at 9:05 PM.

B.                 The next monthly meeting of the MJHC board of directors will be held on June 7, 2006 at 7:00 PM at Lakeview Arena.