Bemidji Youth Hockey Association Regular Meeting



Bemidji Youth Hockey Association

February Regular Meeting

Feb 14, 2018

Bemidji Community Arena (BCA)

Board Members Present: Bruce Hasbargen, Jason Brodina, Leslie Gessner, Angie Loveless, Ryan Kieson, Jennifer Nelson, Bruce Bentfield, Jim Dewar, Shelley Nistler

Board Members Absent:

BCA Board Members/Committee Reps/Age Group Reps/Others Present: Neil Huewe, Matt Morris, Marsha Vollbrecht, Kim Manaussau, Angie Rogers-Elstad, Heather Sutherland, Tim Kuesel, Pam Skon, Kurt Knott, Meggen Solheim, Kris Nagle, Jennifer St Peter

Meeting called to order by President at 6:00 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda

1. Approval of January meeting minutes

a. Motion made by Jim Dewar, seconded by Shelley Nistler, to approve. No further discussion, motion passed.

2. Approval of January financial reports and expenses

a. Motion made by Jennifer Nelson, seconded by Angie Loveless to approve. No further discussion, motion passed.

B. Old business

C. New Business

1. Hockey Day in Minnesota- Plan to keep rink for an extended time so all teams can play on it at least once. Need volunteers- no teams out of town would be the request. May include as part of DIBS. Monetary donations through MN Wild foundation and Caribou Coffee may be available. Would like Hockey Day Minnesota Tab on website. July announcement for the date of the event- Wild will come and broadcast on FSN. Float for July Parade?- BYHA and HDM.

2. Sanford Trainers Discussion- looking for feedback on how the season has been going. Concerned with the return to play process. Working on developing better communications between trainers, doctors, coaches. EMTs make the final call per Mark Elliot. Need to communicate in tournament rules that EMTs have rule.

3. HDC Girls Rep- number of parents would like a girl representative on the HDC. Corey Rupp, Kurt Knott, Casey Reierson are all involved with the girls program and already on the HDC committee. HDC meetings are always posted on website- 630am every second Monday in BCA meeting room.

4. Hotel Rooms for Parent Coaches? - Historically not covered as parents are generally at the games anyway.

5. Jacob Leclair Squirt B Blue assistant coach. Motion to approve as coach by Jennifer Nelson, seconded by Angie Loveless. No further discussion, motion passed.

6. Additional games for teams not participating in districts. Request by C/B2 for more games, some games cancelled and would like to see them replaced seeing they do not have district games. Scheduler attempting to find games.

7. New Jersey Process- On a 3 year plan and the last teams will receive next year. 8000-9000$ per year has been the cost/ year. So all teams should have new jerseys by next year.

8. Tryout evaluation/process- Mite players moving up are concerned about how the tryout process is conducted and would like it more transparent. Need to provide more information to parents about the tryout process. There are non coach evaluators at every level.

9. Gate fees for out of town tournaments- Gate fees are being paid by parents. It would be a large expense to cover gate fees for all teams and would likely result in a registration fee increase

10. BCAC update regarding ice situation in Bemidji. Sanford project delay. Attempts made to negotiate with ISD 31. BCAC feels like its time to proceed with 2nd sheet of ice and believes it can be ready in one year. BCAC would like letter to proceed with 2nd sheet of ice. Meeting with donor next week and looking at future work session.

11. Little Wild program will be returning next year. Corey Rupp has already booked the ice at the Sanford center.

12. Captains patches will continue to be covered by teams and will not be paid for by the association.

Committee Discussion

DIBS- some shifts were not filled. There are open shifts that still need to be filled. VFW and regional shifts are upcoming. Need to discuss opening and closing shifts as being longer in order to get cleaning and preparations done.

Grievance- 2 received by email and completed. One grievance concerned bullying – both parties were contacted- met with grievance board. Teams involved had a discussion with Bruce Hasbargen and a video was shown regarding bullying. The second grievance a player was having issues with teammates. Parents met with board. No further action was deemed necessary. Findings were communicated.

Referees- Complaints noted and to be addressed in the offseason.

Raffle- Termite/Mite coaches need to communicate more with registrar. Need to have some kind of checklist that needs to be done before kids get on ice, so we don’t have kids on the ice that are not registered.

Open Discussion

Adjournment motion made by Jennifer Nelson and seconded by Angie Loveless to adjourn. No further discussion and motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 808 pm.

Next Board Meeting Second Wednesday of the month, March 14, 2018

Commitees

Committee Chair Board Rep

President’ s Report Bruce Hasbargen

Finance Committee Jason Brodina/Shelley Nistler

Concesssion Report Jill Biggin Shelley Nistler

Registration Jennifer Nelson

Scheduling Neil Huewe Bruce Bentfield

Grievance Executive Committee Jason Brodina

Policy and Procedure Board Bruce Hasbargen

EMT’S Mitch Howe Angie Loveless

Equipment Brian Schaefer Jim Dewar

HDC/Coaches Corey Rupp Jason Brodina

Referee’s Jim Dahedl Bruce Hasbargen

Tournaments Jeff Loewe Jim Dewar

Age Group Reps Gina Grinde Leslie Gessner

Bantams-Gina Grinde

Pee Wees- April Boucher/Amy Riley

Squirts-Erik and Trisha Dokken

12u-

10u- Meggen Solheim

8u-Meggen Solheim

Mite 2-

Mite 1- Tara Valley

Termites- Angie Rogers-Elstad

Little Lady Lumberjacks- Casey Reirson

Safe Sports Coordinator Doug Biggin Jennifer Nelson

Season Kickoff Angie Loveless and Leslie Gessner

Raffle Bruce Bentfield Angie Loveless

DIBS Sara Lundeen Bruce Hasbargen/Leslie

Marketing Jason Brodina and Bruce Bentfield

Recruiting Jennifer Nelson

Grants Brian Schaefer Angie Loveless

Pictures David White Angie Loveless/ Leslie

Website Bruce Bentfield/Angie Loveless

BCAC Minutes Ryan Kieson and Jim Dewar

Hockey Culture Jim Dewar / Jason Brodina

Apparel Coordinator Bill Nelson Angie Loveless/Bruce Bentfield

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