Download - President/Coach/Manager Meeting
President/Coach/ManagerMeeting
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Dassel-Cokato Schools
9:00 am
MN Hockey District 5 Officers
MN Hockey District Director
Doug Kephart
71052 CSAH 18
Dassel, MN 55325
H 320-587-7768
F 320-587-5108
Term start: Appt 7/07
Term out: 2007/2008
District 5 President
Tim Hanson
1860 60th Ave. NW
Willmar, MN 56201
H 320-235-9472
Term start: 2007/2008
Term out: 2008/2009
MN Hockey District 5 Officers
District 5 1st Vice-President
Brian Johnson
710 Maplewood Avenue
Litchfield, MN 55355
H 320-593-0323
Term start: 2007/2008
Term out: 2008/2009
District 5 2nd Vice President
Doug Foster
612 3rd Street SW
Albertville, MN 55301
H 763-497-8071
Term start: 2006/2007
Term out: 2007/2008
MN Hockey District 5 Officers
District 5 Secretary
Kurt Lofrano
4238 Eaken Ave. SE
Delano, MN 55328
H 763-972-2300
Term start: 2006/2007
Term out: 2007/2008
District 5 Treasurer
Robert Hantge
899 Hwy 15 South
Hutchinson, MN 55350
W 320-587-2128
Term start: Appt 8/07
Term out: 2008/2009
MN Hockey District 5 Officers
D5 Supervisor of Officials
Steve Kirshbaum
2269 Zane Avenue
Stewart, MN 55385
H 320-562-6352
F 320-562-6352
D5 Coach-in-Chief
Paul Willett
1370 Fox Street
Delano, MN 55328
H 763-972-5888
MN Hockey District 5 Officers
District 5 Girls’ Coordinator
Doug Foster
612 3rd Street SW
Albertville, MN 55301
H 796-497-8071
D5 Tournament Coordinator
Tracy Gurneau
139 B Mindy Lane
Montrose, MN 55363
H 763-675-3979
MN Hockey District 5 Officers
USA Hockey Registrar
Glenn Young
703 Park Ave.
Litchfield, MN 55355
H 320-693-8571
Dates to Remember
• District Meetings– First Wednesday of the month through April
• Start at 7:30 pm at Daniel’s restaurant in Cokato
• Final Scheduling Meeting– September 26, 2007
• Any association adding, dropping, or changing classifications after this date will be assessed a $300 penalty
District League & Playoffs
• League play for teams above the Squirt level can start on November 10, 2007– League play must be completed by February 12, 2008
• Squirts and 10B can start December 1, 2007 and be completed by March 9, 2008
• District playoffs will be between February 17 and February 24– Championship weekend is at Hutchinson February 23
and 24, 2008
Game Administration
• The home team is responsible for filling out score sheets before the game– Game #s and Association names MUST be on the
score sheet• If this information is missing, the home Association will be
charged $10 for each occurrence
• The winning team must submit the original copy (white sheet) to the proper D5 Board member within 5 days via US mail– If the score sheet is postmarked later than 5 days, a
$50 penalty will be assessed to the Association
Bantam & Squirt Score Sheets
Tim Hanson
1860 60th Ave NW
Willmar, MN 56201
Pee Wee and D5 Girls’ Score Sheets
Brian Johnson
710 Maplewood Ave.
Litchfield, MN 55355
Fines/Bills
• Any fines or bills that are not paid to the District means that Association will NOT participate in District, Regional, or State Playoffs
Home Team Responsibilities
• Assigning of minor officials:– Visiting team timekeeper– Home team timekeeper– Home team scorekeeper
• ALL MINOR OFFICIALS MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
Time of Game
• 5 minute warm-up will begin immediately after 1 team takes the ice
• In D5, all PW (A/B) and Bantam (A/B/C) games will consist of three 15 minute periods of stop time, not to exceed 1.5 hours of elapsed time
• All other games will be 12 minute periods of stop time and not exceed 1 hour
Time of Game
• All games should be played out on stop time, unless the arena has time conflicts
• If the time remaining on the arena clock does not allow for the 3rd period to be stop time, the following procedure will be used:– Running time will commence when the arena
and time clocks show the same time remaining
– 6:25 on arena; 5:00 on time clock; Running
Time of Game
• IT SHALL BE THE TIMEKEEPER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO WATCH FOR, AND NOTIFY, THE REFEREE(S) WHEN RUNNING TIME SHOULD COMMENCE
• There shall be no overtime except during playoffs
• If a team is leading by 6 goals at any time after the 2nd period, the clock will go to running time
Penalties
• Minor = 2 minutes
• Major = 5 minutes
• Misconduct = 10 minutes
• Game Misconduct = Ejection from game and the following league game
League outside of District 5
• Occasionally, District 5 is unable to secure enough teams at a certain level to support a league within District 5
• When that happens, an Association may be required to participate in a league sponsored by another District
• If that happens, it shall be the Association’s responsibility to familiarize, and notify ALL necessary individuals of that league’s rules and requirements
District 5 Game Information
• Score Sheets– All coaches must be listed on the sheet before
the start of each game with the head coach first
– Coaches’ CEP information, signature, game number, official’s names, and association NAMES must be listed
– The original (white) MUST be mailed to the designated D5 Board member within 5 days by the winning team
District 5 Game Information
• Warm-up Period– 5 minutes, beginning with first team stepping
on the ice– With 1 minute remaining, the timekeeper will
sound the horn for teams to gather pucks and go through their pre-game rituals
– Both teams will have their starting line-up at center ice for the face-off when the horn sounds
– Players will not gather in front of the net at the beginning of periods 2 and 3
District 5 Game Information
• Coaching Cards– All coaches are to have and carry a USA
Hockey Coaching Education Card in their possession while on the bench for all games
District 5 Game Information
• Game Times– Teams are to be on the ice by scheduled ice
time and 5 minute warm-up will begin as soon as the first team takes the ice
– If the scheduled start is delayed by an arena delay, then the start time will be determined by the referees, who will notify both teams’ coaches as to start and finish time
District 5 Game Information
• Game Times– Bantam & Pee Wee games will be 15 minute
stop time periods, with a resurface between the 2nd and 3rd periods
• 1.5 hour time limit
– All other games will be 12 minute stop time periods
• 1 hour time limit
District 5 Game Information
• Time Out– Each team will be allowed a one minute time
out per District 5 game
• 6 Goal Differential– 3rd period will go to running time if there is a 6
goal separation
District 5 Game Information
• Excessive Penalties– If a total of 16 penalties have been called at
anytime during the game, the game may go into running time with the clock stopping only for injuries
– If at anytime after 2 periods of a game have been played and the referee feels the game is getting out of control, or a total of 20 penalties have been accumulated, they will have the option of calling off the game
District 5 Game Information
• Excessive Penalties– Referees and Coaches of both teams are
required to submit a report within 24 hours to the following people:
• Doug Kephart, MN Hockey Director, 320-587-7768• Tim Hanson, D5 President, 320-235-9472• Steve Kirshbaum,Supv. Of Officials, 320-562-6352
District 5 Game Information
• Overtime– No overtime except for playoffs
• Leaving the Ice Surface– Visiting team will leave the ice surface first
District 5 Game Information
• Minor Officials– Announcer, Timekeeper, Scorekeeper and
Penalty Bench Attendants– The number of minor officials should not
exceed 4, one person can announce as well as do the score sheet
– The visiting team shall be allowed to have 1 person work as a minor official
– All minor officials shall be at least 18 years old
District 5 Game Information
• Announcer– Announce only penalties, scorer and assists
as instruced by the referee
• Timekeeper– To assist the referee(s) with the time of game
and penalty times– Do not sound the horn for any other reason as
to signal the end of a period, or during a stoppage of play to get the referee’s attention
District 5 Game Information
• Timekeeper– Make notice to referee when game needs to
go to running time– Do not put up penalty time until referee has
announced the penalty
• Scorekeeper– Record all goals, assists and penalties exactly
the same as reported by the referee– Do not designate teams as H or A or V
District 5 Game Information
• Penalty Bench Attendants– Players are to sit down during their penalty
time and should only be let of the penalty bench door
– Notify referee of any profanity directed at minor officials from penalized players
– Do not provoke players– Players are to wear helmets with facemasks
down while on the penalty bench
Play of Game
• Home team will furnish both the warm-up and game pucks
• All players must wear full internal mouth pieces– 1st infraction = misconduct– 2nd infraction = game misconduct
Play of Game
• All players Squirt/10U and above MUST wear a manufactured neck guard– Inside the District:
• 1st – referee sends the player off the ice• 2nd – referee issues a misconduct
– Outside the District:• 1st – one week suspension for player and coach• 2nd – three week suspension for player and coach• 3rd – one year suspension for player and coach
Play of Game
• All players on the bench must wear their helmet at all times, whether in uniform or not
• If an Association has more than one team at a level, the Association then must have one team participate at the highest level offered by District 5
Cumulative Penalties
• If during the course of the season any player or team official is ejected from a total of 3 games, league officials will notify the player and player’s coach in writing that said player or team official is on probation for the remaining season
• If individual receives 4th ejection during the probationary period, he/she will be suspended until a hearing date with the Grievance Committee
Abuse of Officials
• Foul or abusive language or behavior directed towards any game or arena official (referees, minor officials, arena personnel) will not be tolerated from any player, coach, team official, or spectators
• Coaches are reminded that they can be held responsible for the behavior of players as well as spectators while they are in the arena before, during, and after a game
Zero Tolerance
• All officials are expected to strictly enforce USA Hockey’s Zero Tolerance rule regarding profanity coming from the player’s bench area
• Any official not assessing the proper penalties for this conduct will be subject to potential disciplinary action from the District 5 Board
Spectator Conduct
• The use of any artificial noisemakers, including, but not limited to: drums, tambourines, whistles, cowbells, etc is prohibited
• Spectators are subject to the same rules of conduct that apply to the players, coaches, and team officials
• A team can receive a bench minor for spectator misconduct
Game Rescheduling Procedure
• Initiating team is to contact their Association’s scheduler who will then contact the scheduler representing the opposing team to identify an agreeable date/time for rescheduling
• ALL RESCHEDULING MUST BE COORDINATED THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION ICE SCHEDULER
Game Rescheduling Procedure
• An e-mail confirming the agreed upon rescheduled game needs to be sent to the opposing team contact, the ice schedulers from both Associations, and to [email protected]
• After receiving confirmation from the opposing team via e-mail to [email protected], the official district schedule and referee schedule will then be updated– Change is not official until posted on D5 web site
Game Rescheduling Procedure
• A rescheduling fee of $25 will be billed to the initiating Association– Exceptions for this fee include games
rescheduled due to weather, loss of ice to HS games, school activities, changes in game time BUT not date, or game rescheduling completed earlier than 1 week prior to D5 roster signing day
Hazardous Travel
• If weather conditions seem hazardous to highway travel and a coach questions the feasibility of traveling within the District 5 area, the following procedures should be followed:– The traveling coach must call Doug Kephart of
Tim Hanson– The call MUST be made by a coach or team
manager, NOT a parent
Hazardous Travel
• Mr. Kephart and Mr. Hanson will retrieve information on travel advisories and make a decision on the game in question
• If it is decided that the game should be played, and isn’t, the game will be recorded as a forfeit
• The traveling team will be fined for not playing a league game
Hazardous Travel
• If neither Doug Kephart or Tim Hanson can be contacted, call Glenn Young
Game Rescheduling Policy
• Each team is allowed to initiate rescheduling of 1 game during the season
• The game rescheduling procedure MUST be completed at least 7 days prior to the original scheduled game date
• If the procedure has not been completed in this time frame, the official District schedule will not be updated, and the game is to be played as originally scheduled
Game Rescheduling Policy
• The following exceptions negate the 7 day requirement and will not count as an initiated rescheduling:– Weather cancellations, loss of ice due to HS
games or other arena events, and school activities
Game Rescheduling Policy
• Teams not participating in an official district schedule will automatically forfeit that game
• Forfeiture of a game will result in the team being declared ineligible for participation in any District, Regional, and State playoff games
• Additionally, a fine of $150 will be assessed to the offending Asssociation
Mites
• For discussion purposes, Mite teams shall include the girl’s 8U program
• Mites will be defined as 7 and 8 year old skaters
• Termites (Mini-Mites) shall consist of skaters under the age of 7
• All Mite teams within District 5 are NOT ALLOWED to play games outside the boundaries of District 5
Mites
• Termites can participate in a maximum of 5 games after January 3, 2008
• Mites can also participate in any of the 4 Jamborees that are hosted annually by Associations within District 5– The goal of the Mite program is to be full-ice
by year end
• Jamborees are designed for last year Mite teams
Questions?
Have A Great Season