AGENDA
Arizona Amateur Hockey Association
Monthly Meeting at the Ice Den Warming Room
Monday, July 13, 2015 at 6:30
Conference Call in Number 716-274-3400
Dial in Access Code is 608-0156
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Call to order
Dial in to Conference call if needed
Establish a quorum and identify any directors with proxies
Introductions
Approval of the agenda
Approval of last month’s minutes
 Reports
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Treasurers Report
Coaching Report
Officiating Report
Registrars Report
Disciplinary Report
Background Screening / Safe Sport Report
Social Media Report
AAHA Admin Report
VP / Presidents Report
AZYHL Report
 Old Business
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AAHA Concussion Policy
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To vote on adopting the AHSHA Policy
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Tim’s forms are attached to the email with the Agenda
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AAHA Policy Proposal for Classifications of Non Tier Teams
Motion: Use the colors in the Arizona State Flag to designate all AAHA affiliated teams Peewee & Younger. All teams within
the state are to be designated by the following.
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Gold – Top Team
Blue – Second Team
Red – Third Team
Copper – Forth Team
Example:
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DYHA Jr Sun Devils Squirt Gold – Top Team – This could be equivalent to AAA or Tier I
DYHA Jr Sun Devils Squirt Blue – Second Team – This could be equivalent to AA or Elite or Tier II
DYHA Jr Sun Devils Squirt Red– Third Team – This could be equivalent to A or Major
DYHA Jr Sun Devils Squirt Copper – Fourth Team – This could be equivalent to B or Minor
These designations would only pertain to the divisions Mite, Squirt and Peewee which USA Hockey recognizes as “House/Rec”
on their 1-T official team roster. No other designation may be used as representation. This includes but not limited to
advertising on web-sites, print ads or correspondence. This will help move away from the stigma of certain programs having
Elite AAA athletes at such a young age. Once they are Bantam age, then the Tier status can be incorporated. If an association
feels they do not have a Gold team, their top team can be called Blue; however they have the right to call them Gold if they
feel they can compete at that level.
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Recruiting Concern
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Update from Bruce
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Update on new AZ Hockey Hall of Fame
Arizona Amateur Hockey Association
Monthly Meeting at the Ice Den Warming Room
Monday, July 13, 2015 at 6:30
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New Business
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Will the State be sponsoring the ice/referees for the Jamborees this season?
Clarification of Jr Coyotes Tier teams at Chandler and the Ice Den – one association or two? (Geoff)
AZYHL Motion:
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Keeping in line with the AAHA Tier State Policies the AZYHL Committee, representative of each of the AAHA youth
travel associations, would like to make a motion that each recognized youth travel team Squirt – Non-Tier Midget U 18
who are to participate in the Non-Tier AAHA State Championship Tournament be required to pay a $500.00 deposit to be
received on or before January 15th of each travel season by the AAHA State Treasurer with the balance due prior to the
first game of the tournament (final payment may be delivered to the on-site tournament representative). If either of
these two payment deadlines is not met by any team that team will forfeit their opportunity to participate and any
moneys paid to date.
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Future State AAHA Board Meetings at the Ice Den in the Warming Room
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Monday, July 13, 2015
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Monday, August 10, 2015
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Monday, September 14, 2015
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Arizona Tentative Championship Dates and Player Development Camp Dates
 Arizona Player Boys Younger Players Development Camp – Date TBD
 Arizona Player Development Camp for Younger Players TBD
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USA Hockey Meetings and Rocky Mountain Events
 Rocky Mountain Annual Meeting in Texas on August 14 to 16, 2015
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AZYHL Timeline
 July 1 – All out of State Teams to submit proposed teams and divisions and blackout dates
 July 9 - Meeting at 6:00pm @ Oceanside – All AZ Tier I and Tier II, Games for state mandated games to be scheduled. (again,
for the Bantam and Midget Tier II Arizona teams the hope is that they will again comply with playing the out of state Tier II
teams at the Bantam Level and the non-Tier Midget in state teams as well as the Out of State Tier teams if possible)
 Sept 5-7 - (Labor Day Weekend) – Squirt & Peewee Jamboree weekend
 Sept 8 – Meeting at 6:00pm @ Oceanside – Flagstaff and Out of State NON-Tier remaining games to be scheduled
 Sept 9 – All Squirt and Peewee games to be scheduled: only exception will be the AHU West side teams. Those team will
present their game ice in blocks of 60 days and will schedule their home games as expedient as possible
 Sept 11-13 – Bantam Non-Tier Jamboree weekend (only if 8 teams or more to participate – to be determined by July
1) Bantam Tier II – TBD
 Sept 16 - Meeting at 6:00pm @ Oceanside – All Bantam & Midget NON-tier games to be scheduled : only exception will be
the AHU West side teams. Those team will present their game ice in blocks of 60 days and will schedule their home games as
expedient as possible (This is a tentative date which will change if the Bantam Non-Tier jamboree weekend is canceled)
 Jan 15 – $500.00 deposit for Championship Tournament due (should proposed motion pass)
 Feb 11 – All league games to be completed without exception – League Champion awarded
 Feb 22-29 – All divisions Squirt - Midget U 18 NON-Tier State Championships
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Mar 1-8 – Arizona Tier II State Championships