MARQUETTE JUNIOR HOCKEY

August 1, 2007

 

President Carey called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM.

 

Present:  Starrett, Carey, Nordquist, Lykins, Winslow, Wiegand, Froberg

Absent:  Olson, Burggrabe

 

A.                 Approval of Agenda

1.                  Motion by Winslow to approve the agenda as presented.  2^nd: Wiegand.  Motion carries.

B.                 Secretary’s Report

1.                  Motion by Lykins to suspend the reading of the minutes until the next meeting.  2^nd:  Winslow.  Motion carries.

C.                 Treasurer’s Report

1.                  Checking account balance is $9052.99.

2.                  Motion to accept the treasurer’s report by Lykins. 2^nd: Wiegand.  Motion carries.

D.                 Public Comment- none

E.                  Division Director’s Reports

1.                  Girls Director Wiegand gave a report on the possible composition of the girl’s teams for the upcoming season.

2.                  There will be a four week long Fall Skate program for girls starting September 9^th.

F.                  Travel Team Coordinator’s Report

1.                  All teams are now paid in full.

2.                  AA tryouts begin next week.

G.                 Arena Manager Introduction

1.                  Doug Smith, the new Lakeview Arena manager, introduced himself and told us a little of his background.

H.                 MJHC Director’s Report- see attached.

I.                    Review Action Items

J.                   Facilities Committee

1.                  Tim has the City’s Arena study that was done last year.

K.                Sponsorship Committee- no report

L.                  Fundraising Committee- no report

M.               Electrician’s Committee- no report

N.                Tournament Committee

1.                  The Iron Sticks Tournament has two entries.

2.                  The committee will send out 90 applications.

O.                Coaches Committee

1.                  MAHA passed the rule eliminating coaching waivers at the summer meeting.  Coaches can attend as many clinics as needed to obtain the proper certification.  USA Hockey may issue a one year only temporary card at a cost of $50.00.  This takes 4-6 weeks to process.  Any coach without proper certification after December 31^st will be removed from the bench.

2.                  Motion by Wiegand to approve Ed Baker as the 16U Girls Sentinels coach.  2^nd: Winslow.  Motion fails.

3.                  Motion by Lykins to interview Ed Baker for the 16U Girls Sentinels coaching position as soon as possible when a quorum is available.  2^nd: Froberg.  Motion carries.

P.                  Officials Committee- no report

Q.                Golf Outing- no report

R.                 Equipment Committee

1.                  Equipment is set for the season.

S.                  Scheduling Committee

1.                  Not enough information available to do anything.

T.                  18 U Sentinels

1.                  Motion by Wiegand to cancel the 18U tryout scheduled for next week due to a lack of a coach.  Reschedule the tryout to the first week in September and repost the coaching position.  2^nd: Nordquist.  Motion carries.

U.                 MAHA Report

1.                  MJHC received a $2000 one goal grant.

2.                  CCHA will sponsor a Hockey Day clinic.  Froberg will find out when it is.

3.                  CPR training may be needed by coaches in the future.

V.                 Schedule Work Session

1.                  There will be a board work session August 20 at 6:00 PM on Jacki’s deck.

W.               Review Action Items

X.                 Public Comment

Y.                 Adjourn

1.                  Motion by Starrett to adjourn the meeting.  The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.

2.                  The next monthly meeting of the MJHC board of directors will take place on September 5, 2007 at 8:00 PM following the coupon book pickup.