LLHH October Board Meeting
October 8, 2009
Posted: October 08, 2009 9:31PM; Updated: October 08, 2009 9:32PM The Board of Director of Lincoln Land High School Hockey League met on Thursday October 8, 2009 at the VFW Northeders (located at 2349 Stockyards Road Springfield, IL at 6:30 p.m. The following members were in attendance: Dave Ryan Treasurer, Gary Wells President, Shannon Elliott, Wayne Shures Rochester, Bill Sheffer, Decatur, Jeff Rocco – SHG, Sherry Fields GHS, Doug Nelson – SHS, Paula Black Registrar and Vice-President Andy Gordon, Terry Weems CYHA. Gary called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
Gary asked for a motion to approve the minutes as posted on the web site. This motion was made by Doug Nelson and seconded by Sherrie Fields. It passed on a voice vote.
Gary then asked for a treasures report. Dave reported the following balance:
Hickory Point Account $ 2,023.32
Checking Account $ 4,656.89
Money Market Fund $27,024.37
TOTAL -à>>> $33,704.58
Dave Ryan made a motion to place Doug Nelson on a finance committee, with Doug’s role being to periodically check balances on line and monitor expense and balances and report any unusual circumstances to the board. With that motion and the balance of the treasurer’s report, Gary asked for a motion to approve the treasurer’s report. The motion was made by Doug Nelson and seconded by Andy Gordon and passed unanimously.
Gary then moved on to registration and asked Paula Black to report to the board. Paula said things were going well with the exception of the Rochester. Paula then covered other information from AHAI and what forms are needed and what are available. Gary stressed to all the teams to MAKE SURE YOUR TEAM IS REGISTERED BEFORE YOU TAKE THE ICE. The cutoff dates were discussed and Paula said there was some flexibility.
Gary then asked Andy Gordon to report on the league schedule. Andy passed out the first version of the so called tentative schedule. Andy discussed his thought process he used to make his decisions for the schedule. Gary pointed out that the ice in Decatur has not been finalized. Doug mentioned that he thought Springfield teams should be willing to travel to Champaign to play games. The deadline for game changes to the schedule is 10/31/2009.
Gary said that he wanted to move the ALL-STAR GAME which is currently scheduled for 1/15/2010, due to a potential scheduling problem. Tentatively the ALL-STAR GAME will be 1/22/2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Gary reviewed game night procedures and procedures for gate responsibilities and other game night responsibilities.
Gary reminded board members that any rule or by law changes must be made before 11/23/2009.
Gary asked if any teams had coaches names for approval. A motion was made to approve these coaches by Dave Ryan
GHS- John Forbes (Head Coach), Anthony Filipiak (Asst. Coach)
SHS Mike Mc Guire (Head Coach), Steve Gobelman (Asst Coach) & Karl Schippel (Asst Coach) Champaign Lance Anderson (Head Coach), Bob Olson (Asst Coach), Ken Hlinki (Asst Coach)
SH-G Tim Lyons (Head Coach), Fred Coombe (Asst Coach), Pat Coombe (Asst Coach) , Joe Saucie (Asst Coach)
Rochester Shannon Elliott (Head Coach), Wayne Shures (Asst Coach), Kevin Johnson (Asst Coach), Tom Green (Asst Coach)
This motion was seconded by Andy Gordon and passed on a unanimous vote.
Gary discussed carry-over penalties. Gary will confirm any player who may have any carry-over penalties.
Gary said he was contacted by Travis Roper with the Riverman events. Anyone interested in a group event could contact Travis at (309)680-3799.
Gary said the year-end tournament would be a single elimination tournament beginning on February 5, 2010 and conclude on with the championship game on February 15, 2010.
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