Each Father's Day weekend members from Massachusetts Hockey's Board of Directors convene for their Annual Meeting in Plymouth, Mass.
A few key rule changes were presented, voted on and approved during the Sunday morning Annual Meeting. See below:
During the Sunday morning meeting elections for open Massachusetts Hockey Board positions were held. Below are the results of those elected:
Elected Director Members:
USA Hockey Directors:
To review the listed members for the 2018-2019 Massachusetts Hockey Board of Directors, click here.
There will be a special election for the remaining open Massachusetts Hockey Board of Directors positions in September. The remaining open positions include: 1st Vice President, 3rd Vice President and USA Hockey Director.
The upcoming 2018-2019 Massachusetts Hockey Board of Directors meetings will be held ALL at 7:30 p.m. at Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot St, Needham, MA 02494 at the below dates:
To review 2017-2018 Board of Director Meeting Minutes and Committee Reports, click here.
The document linked below will connect you to the full language and submission for the 2018 Massachusetts Hockey Legislative Proposals that were voted on at the 2018 Massachusetts Hockey Annual Congress.
The below document is the 2018 Massachusetts Hockey Legislative Summary in Excel document format.
The language below is a short summary of the Legislative Proposals that were voted on at the 2018 Massachusetts Hockey Annual Congress. If you would like to see the complete language for any of the proposals, please click on the provided links above.
PROPOSAL TITLE | ANNUAL GUIDE | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | SUBMITTED BY | |
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1 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article IV, page 7 | Bylaws; Board of Directors | Remove Alternate Directors ability to vote | Defeated | Steve Palmacci |
2 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article V, page 8 | Bylaws; Executive Board | Add "USAH Referee in Chief and Risk Manager to Executive Board" meeting | Approved | Steve Palmacci |
3 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VI, page 9 | Bylaws; Duties of the Members of the Executive Board | Add "vice-president shall chair one of these committees as assigned by the president . . ." | Defeated | Steve Palmacci |
4 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VI, page 8-9 | Bylaws; Duties of the Members of the Executive Board | Add additional written duties for Treasurer including report at annual meeting and profit/loss statements | Approved as part of Voting Block # 2 | Paul Donohoe |
5 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VI, page 9 | Bylaws; Duties of the Members of the Executive Board | Add that duty of the Secretary must "Publish the attendance records of each meeting" | Approved as part of Voting Block # 2 | Steve Palmacci |
6 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VII, page 11 | Bylaws; Nomination and Elections | Change the wording from "two (2) year term" to "one four-year term" | Defeated | Rules Committee |
7 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VII, page 11 | Bylaws; Nomination and Elections | Change/clarification of the wording of the term of the Vice Presidents | Approved | Rules Committee |
8 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VII, page 11 | Bylaws; Nomination and Elections | Changes in staggered term of the officers for Massachusetts Hockey | Approved | Jeff Brown |
9 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VII, page 11 | Bylaws; Nomination and Elections | Changes in the elections of officers and USA Hockey Directors | Referred to Rules Committee | Steve Palmacci |
10 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VII, page 11 | Bylaws; Nomination and Elections | Changes to requirements for election of District/Division Directors | Postponed Indefinitely | Steve Palmacci |
11 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article VII, page 12 | Bylaws; Duties of District/Division Registrars & Directors | Add duty to confirm Tournament applications with the State Tournament coordinator | Approved | Steve Palmacci |
12 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article IX, page 12 | Bylaws; Committees | New to read permanent commitees The permanent committees | Approved as part of Voting Block # 2 | Steve Palmacci |
13 | MA Hockey Bylaws Article X, page 14 | Annual Meeting | Replace first sentence to move Annual Meeings to months of April or May | Defeated | Steve Palmacci |
14 | MA Hockey Rules and Regulations Article I, page 27 | Section 1; D; 7 | Add to rules and regulations for the 12 years of age or younger classification for eligible national championship bound team | Approved | Mark Lissner |
15 | MA Hockey Rules and Regulations Article I, page 23 | Section 1; A; 1 | Changes in registration requirements | Referred to Rules Committee | Steve Palmacci |
16 | MA Hockey Rules and Regulations Article I, page 26 | Section 1; D; 3 | Change "up to three (3) members" to "up to six (6) members" | Defeated | Steve Palmacci |
17 | MA Hockey Rules and Regulations Article I, page 27 | Section 1; D; 7 | Remove 8 and under from player movement | Defeated | Steve Palmacci |
18 | MA Hockey Rules and Regulations Article II, page 28 | Coaches and Mangers; Section 1; C | Changing dates to 09/15 & adding 16u and 15u teams | Passed as amended | Steve Palmacci |
19 | MA Hockey Rules and Regulations Article II, page 28 | Coaches and Mangers; Section 1; C | Add to read "USAH Participant Code of Conduct" | Approved as part of Voting Block 1 | Steve Palmacci |
20 | MA Hockey Rules and Regulations Article II, page 28 | Coaches and Mangers; Section 1; D | Add to require roster change when change in coaches during the season | Removed from Voting Block 1, Amended and Approved | Steve Palmacci |
21 | MA Hockey Rules and Regulations Article II, page 28 | Coaches and Mangers; Section 1; E | Add the "and SafeSport" | Approved as part of Voting Block 1 | Steve Palmacci |
22 | Policies of Massachusetts Hockey; page 35 | Coaching Code of Ethics | Change the word local to participating program | Approved as part of Voting Block 1 | Steve Palmacci |
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