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Annual Meeting 2006

May 2006
May 8, 2006

Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Jack Losco, Maureen Leone, Bill MacKay, Tom Melanson, Mike Bourque, Mike Leary, Frank White, Larry Manning. Mike McCarthy

Members in Attendance:  None present

Secretary’s report: April 2006 Minutes presented; accepted

Treasurer’s Report: Fundraising in the range of $ 20 -25K will be needed over the next year. Recommend spreading out the fundraising over the course of the year. Motion made to accept the report; seconded. Approved

Clinic Director: Jack Foley , WHS Girls Varsity coach, invited to the June/July meeting to discuss girl’s clinic for next year.

Summer Skills will have a shortened session due to the 4^th of July holiday.  It will start 7/11 and continue for six (6) weeks.  Approximately 30 -35 skaters have signed up. Big push for sign-ups  is expected closer to August for the mini camp.

Instructional Mites:  Open coaching positions to be filled. Mr Foley has made mention of co-coaching a team.

Mites: Almquist will move to M3. Motion made to appoint Jim Sullivan as M2 coach. Seconded. Approved.

Squirts: Not present

Peewees: Miscommunication made naming Keith Morris PW2 coach.  His availability will determine if he is able to fill the coaching position.  Mogan moved to PW3.

Bantams: Not Present

Midgets: No report

Coaching Coordinator: No report

D10: Mass Hockey needs an updated copy of the bylaws.  Coaches should be patched prior to IMR/Roster registration.  Mass Hockey will be voting for helmets to be worn by on – ice coaches.  Mass Hockey is considering potential date change for D10 Playdowns to February vacation. 

League Reps:  Dual State 06-07 team registration is due.

Old Business:

05-06 Banquet:
Banquet will be held at the Elks Lodge in Wakefield in May 16th. A Guest speaker is still being sought after; a proposed speaker has scheduling conflicts.

Annual Meeting will be held on May 22^nd.  Postcard notification will be mailed to all members in good standing. No positions are being contested, therefore open positions will not require a vote.

New Business:

New player registered at the Mite level.  He will need to be evaluated before placement, if any, on a team.

DCR Ice request needs to be submitted. Brian D will forward a copy of the previous year’s information.

Good of the Association:
A request has been made by a parent regarding future discounts for goalies as well as families with three (3) players or more in the association.  This request will have to be reviewed and discussed by the Finance committee.

Move to Executive Session – 8:30pm              Meeting Adjourn – 8:45 pm

April 2006
April 10, 2006

Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Jack Losco, Maureen Leone, Bill MacKay, Tom Melanson, Mike Bourque, Mike Leary, Frank White, Rich Brown, Ed Audet 

Members in Attendance:  None present

Secretary’s report: March 2006 Minutes presented; accepted.

Treasurer’s Report: 06-07 tuition fees to be reviewed, as well as 07-08.

Clinic Director: Hockeytown final ice was Sunday, April 9^th. $4500 net profit from L2SK8 clinic covered goalie clinics and misc items. Girls’ clinic held on April 2^nd and 9^th yielded 36 attendees. The clinic was well received by all ages and skill level. 

06-07 Goalie Clinic will probably have 12 sessions; 14 preliminary dates have been selected.

Summer Skills will have a shortened session due to the 4^th of July holiday.  It will start 7/11 and continue for six (6) weeks.  Motion made to increase the fees by 10% because of unknown ice costs and shortened session; seconded. Passes 10 f /2 a.

Instructional Mites: Tryouts went well.  Appreciated all who helped..  End of season party completed. Open coaching positions to be filled.

Mites: M4 won Valley League division.  Tryouts complete – no issues. Open coaching positions be filled.

Squirts: Tryouts complete.  Motion made to appoint Ed Melanson as Sq1 coach. Seconded; Passes. Open coaching positions filled

Peewees: Peewee B in Dual State playoffs.  Motion made to appoint Ed Audet as PW1 coach.  Seconded; passes. Open coaching positions to be filled.

Bantams: Tryouts complete. Inconsistency with evaluators during tryouts made for a few ripples during the number crunching process. Discussion to be held with B1 coach for clarifications.

Midgets: Tryouts held for those who registered; not all attended. Open coaching position to be filled.

Coaching Coordinator: No report

D10: Mass Hockey needs an updated copy of the bylaws.  Coaches should be patched prior to IMR/Roster registration.  Mass Hockey will be voting for helmets to be worn by on – ice coaches.  Mass Hockey is considering potential date change for D10 Playdowns to February vacation. 

League Reps:  Valley League and Dual State playoffs to be completed by 4/15.

Old Business:

05-06 Banquet: Banquet will be held at the Elks Lodge in Wakefield in May. Date will be finalized. Notification with detail to invited guests as well as players will be made. Final selection for award winners will be confirmed.

New Business:
06-07 Division and Team Level:

Instructional Mites      30 players      15/15
Mites                44 players      14/15/15
Squirts              56 players      13/14/14/15
Peewees           54 players      14/13/13/14 + goalies
Bantams           32 players      15/17 + 3 goalies
Midgets            18 players      17 + goalie
* changes are anticipated across all divisions

Move to Executive Session – 9:30pm              Meeting Adjourn – 9:40pm

March 2006
MARCH 13, 2006

Board members: Mike McCarthy, Dan Cardillo, Frank White, Mike Bourque, Bill MacKay, Jack Losco, Rich Brown, Tom Melanson, Brian Donahoe, Ed Audet, Maureen Leone.

Members: None

Secretary’s report: Prior meeting (February 15, 2006) minutes approved as amended to reflect fact that Frank White was in attendance.

Treasurer’s report: submitted by Mike McCarthy in the Treasurer's absence and approved

Clinic: Brian Donahoe reported that everything was going well and that there were approximately 66 or so children registered for next year approximately 40 of them being new registrants.

 IMites, Mites, Squirts, Pee Wees and Bantams: nothing new to report.

Midgets:  There was little interest in a spring (06) team and therefore no team was formed.

 Valley League – Dual State reports:  nothing new to report.

District 10: Mike Leary gave a report from the District 10 meeting.

 Tryout policies for 06-07 season were discussed and it was reaffirmed that all tryout procedures shall remain the same as for the 05-06 season.

The following tryout evaluators and/or on-ice helpers were approved by the Board:

IMites:Mike Bourque, Mike Foley, Jamie Boyle and Tier I Hockey employees, Paul Fennelly, Paul Yianacopolous, Al Sabatelli, and Dan Devlin
 
Mites: Paul Yianacopolous – lead evaluator, Richard Tosi, Dennis Melanson, Tom Melanson, Paul Pearl

Squirts: Paul Fennelly – lead evaluator, Jim Sullivan, Jim Brown, Mike McCarthy*, Frank White*

Pee Wees: Ed Audet – lead evaluator, Keith Morris, Mark Roberto, Jim Brown, Jack Losco*

Bantams: Paul Giancola – lead evaluator, Jim Brown, Ed Audet*, John Ambrosino

Midgets: Steve Evangelista**
* - available in the event that there are not otherwise an adequate number of evaluators.
** - as of the meeting date there are 17 registered midgets.  If that number increases a tryout may be warranted, but not at 17.

League / team review subcommittee report:
Dan Cardillo reported that the subcommittee had met informally and recommended that the Association seek input and determine whether and to what extent members and other Wakefield hockey players are interested in playing on a one league team at the Pee Wee and Bantam levels.
A motion to invite anyone interested in doing so to notify the Association of their interest was made, duly seconded, and approved.

A motion was also made to authorize and direct Brian Donahoe, as the Association's representative, to engage Mike Garagosian's All-American Goalie school for the 2006-2007 on the same terms and conditions as are in force for the current season, which motion was made, duly seconded, and approved.

After which  the Board went into executive session to discuss matters relating to member payments, finances and other personal matters.
The Board thereafter returned to open session whereupon a motion was made to adjourn which was duly seconded and approved. 

February 2006
February 15th, 2006

Attendees: Mike McCarthy, Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Jack Losco, Maureen Leone, Bill MacKay, Tom Melanson, Mike Bourque, Mike Leary

Members in Attendance:  None present

Secretary’s report: January 2006 Minutes presented; accepted

Treasurer’s Report: Not present.

Clinic Director: 70 skaters; Volunteer Devlin out ill; new PVC walkers to be constructed and integrated in place of the crates.

Instructional Mites: Nothing to report
Mites: Nothing to report
Squirts: Nothing to report
Peewees: Nothing to report.
Bantams: Nothing to report

Midgets: See new business

Coaching Coordinator: No report

D10: Nothing to report.

League Reps:  Valley League and Dual State schedules are available thru April and subsequent playoffs.  VL registration is due March 1^st.

Old Business:

1.       Shirts and Logos

New logos presented in the form of a Warrior head with lettering stating “Wakefield Hockey” or “Wakefield Warriors”. It needs to be confirmed if there are any conflicts utilizing the Warrior head that is the same as Wakefield High School.  Also, it needs to be confirmed as to whether the logo should be registered.  Consensus prefers “Warriors”.  Motion made to proceed with new logo. Motion seconded.  Motion approved.

Sizing of the shirts has been completed on the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt levels.  It needs to be completed for the Mite and I-Mite divisions. The process should be completed by the end of March. New shirt policy will be for wear during games only. Head coach will be responsible for the shirts.

2. 06-07 Registration
One session has been completed.  Feb 13^th yielded 35 registrants.  Two additional sessions will be held – February 27^th and March 5^th for NEW players. Late sessions may follow.

Tryout schedule presented. (See attached for reference). Changes will be made by March 14^th.

Old Business (Cont’d)

Head coach for “A” or lead evaluator to be appointed for tryouts. Additional evaluators will be named.

3. 06-07 Coaching Applications

Coaching application packets reviewed.

Midgets – Motion made to appoint Steve Evangelista as lead evaluator. Motion seconded; approved.

Bantams – Motion made to appoint Paul Giancola as Head Coach for B1. Motion seconded; approved.  Motion made to appoint Jim Brown as Head Coach for B2.  Motion seconded; approved.

Peewees – Motion made to appoint Ed Audet as lead evaluator. Motion seconded; approved.

Squirts – Motion made to appoint Tim Melanson as Head Coach for SQ1. Motion seconded; approved.

Mites – Motion made to appoint Paul Yianacopulos as Head Coach for M1. Motion seconded; approved. 

Imites – Coach to be approved at a later date.

      4. Sponsor Banner at Hockeytown
Banner is need of repair. Letters are falling off the banner. Sardella Sign will  be contacted for repair.

      5. 05-06 Banquet
Date and location options are being reviewed. Award winners need to be confirmed.

New Business:
Midget “End of Season” team has been requested by a few parents.  Steve Evangelista would volunteer as coach.  Email will be sent to Valley League to see if this would be available.  An advertisement to be placed in the Daily Item soliciting interested players with Bill MacKay as the contact.   Motion made to proceed with Midget team; motioned seconded. Approved.

Monday 6:30 sheet at Hockeytown has been sublet to Salem/Swampscott for February thru March 14^th.  It will resume as WYSA ice for tryouts.

A Middle School team is being formed for the 06-07 season.  There will 7^th and 8^th players participating. More information will follow at a later date. Two trial sessions to be held after school to survey potential participation.

Proposal to be made for a Peewee team to be formed to participate in on league which may allow players that do not skate for WYSA to participate. Suggestion made to include Bantam team as well. 

Motion made to form a subcommittee for recommendations for the program.  Subcommitte members will include Dan Cardillo, Ed Audet, Mike Leary, Frank White.  Motion seconded; approved.

Move to Executive Session – 9:30pm              Meeting Adjourn – 9:40pm

January 2006
January 9, 2006

Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Jack Losco, Larry Manning, Maureen Leone, Bill MacKay, Tom Melanson, Mike Bourque, Mike Leary

Members in Attendance:  None present

Secretary’s report: December 2005 Minutes presented; accepted

Treasurer’s Report: No hard copy available. Quick Books are currently at Ruane CPA for FY 04/05.  Equity for FY 04/05 was at 24K at end of season - a loss of 9K.

FY 05/06 costs are down which may be directly related to a lower enrollment. The current balance is 58K as compared to 48K in FY 04/05. Additional fundraising needs to be done.  The raffle for FY 05/06 was net of 12k compared to net 15K for FY 04/05.

Action Apparel presented a check for $400 as a donation from the apparel sale. Motion made; seconded; accepted.

Clinic Director:  Six (6) new skaters which brings total for Sunday Clinic to 60 - up 10 -12 skaters from 04/05 season.

Goalie clinic run by Mike Geragosian on Sunday afternoon has been attended consistently.  A request made to extend clinic by two (2) additional weeks. Motion made; Seconded; Approved.

Monday night 6:30 pm sheet is still not being utilized to its full potential.  Offers made to HS Girls team and JV Boys team.  Jamie Boyle inquired to sublet to Somerville for skill sessions run by Tier I Hockey.  Offers have been made to other associations for subletting the ice for a limited time period.

Until any offer solidified, three (3) dates will be used by Wakefield for direct game conflicts due to District 10 Playdowns. Jan 16, Jan 23, and Jan 30 will be targeted for make up games.

Skill clinics on Thursday and Saturday have been light.  7:00am Loconte sheet has been extremely light. May be sublet to another association but MDC may not allow.

Instructional Mites:  Foley moved from Sunday clinic to Imite practice.  Mike Foley has been asked to help out with the practice.  Confirm movement with Mark Colangelo.

Mites: New Mite 4 - Andrew Wibright. Payment schedule to be sent and pro rated @ 75% due to late start in season.  Ben Yandell is out with elbow injury.

Squirts: Jake Oliveria added to SQ1.  Julianne Silk added to S3 practice.  Waiver request to be submitted to Valley for SQ2 goalie to play SQ1 as needed.

Peewees: No report.

Bantams: Drew Prowse out with broken arm.

Midgets: No 2^nd season; cannot draw a full team especially a goalie.  Matt Malone request refund but a doctor’s note is required from family. Mansfield is requesting a refund due to conflicts.

Coaching Coordinator: No report

D10: Squirt schedule changes for playdown weekend.  Runner-ups and invited teams to the state tournaments are based on the number of teams participating by districts.  Next year, rosters and team applications will be required to be submitted at the same time.

League Reps:  Dual State Round and Valley schedules are due out end of the week.  Conflicts will be reviewed.

Old Business: New RED shirts have will be ordered; sample sizing will be coordinated before practices at Hockeytown.  Logo for the shirts was discussed.  Various logos from past year as well as a potential for a new updated logo may be presented.  Jack Losco will be asked to solicit a sample of a proposed new logo for board review and approval.

New Business: Registration forms to be mailed by February 1^st.  Registration dates will be February13th and February 27^th - 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Civic Center, and March 5^th at Hockeytown during L2SK8.

Applications for Head Coaches will be due February 3. 2006.   Completed applications will be reviewed during the February 13^th board meeting. 

Banquet for 05/06 season - options need to be reviewed.  Award winners need to be selected in all categories including Kirk, Guiffre, Gentile including Mite, Squirt, and Peewee, and Ramsdell.

Meeting Adjourned: 9:45 PM

December 2005
December 12, 2005

Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Jack Losco, Larry Manning Maureen Leone, Bill MacKay, Ed Audet, Mike Leary

Members in Attendance:  Tim Melanson, Paul Fennelly

Secretary’s report: November 2005 Minutes presented; accepted

Treasurer’s Report: Accepted. Outstanding payments are under $12k which includes extended payments, new players, and other receivables. 05-06 current finances are in good shaped as compared to 04-05 finances at this point in time.  Additional fundraising may be needed. By mid-January 2006, previous year financials to be completed.

Clinic Director:  58 skaters have started the Sunday clinics; three (3) Sunday goalie clinics have been well attended.

Instructional Mites:  Nothing to report..

Mites: No report

Squirts: Olivera moved from S2 to S1; Julianne Silk to be added to practice S3.

Peewees: Nothing to report.

Bantams: B1 player MacDonald will be playing for HS team.

Midgets: Interest being solicited for 2^nd half season team.  Results are pending. Adverstisements will  be placed via the website and the Daily Item.

A Midget player is requesting to be moved back to Bantam for balance of season.  Need to verify with D10 administrator.

Coaching Coordinator: No report

D10: Playdown schedule due out within the next two weeks.  They will be held over two (2) weekends; Bantams/Peewees will be held January 6 -8^th. . Squirts/Mites will b held January 13 – 16^th.  Teams will be seeded based on current record for Dual State and/or Valley League.  Cost is estimated to be $ 175; WYSA covers the 1^st game. Any subsequent game up to the state tournament is the responsibility of the team.

Injuries should be reported to MA hockey via D10 rep and/or association board.  Coaches should notify appropriated administrators. 

League Reps:  Schedules are current for Valley and Dual State through mid-January.  Conflicts will arise when the playdown schedules are finalized. 

Old Business: Sample matrix for shirts was distributed.  General consensus is to order the RED shirt. A portion of the shirts will be ordered; balance will be ordered once sizing is confirmed. A ‘proof’ of the logo will need to be reviewed prior to order.

Girls Hockey: An offer may be presented to Girl’s HS hockey team to utilize Hockeytown MON 6:30 sheet at reduced rate.  Girls Sunday clinic may be offered for the 06-07 season.

Raffle:  Winners were selected in the following order;  $1000 – Atallah, $500 – Powers; $250 – Cardoza. They will be notified and posted on the website.

New Business:
New Fundrasing banner has been installed at Hockeytown 

Interest in a Middle school team for 5/6 and 7/8 grades has been raised.  It may be too late for this season, but 06-07 season could happen.

Good of Association: Check from apparel sale held on Picture Night yielded between  $400 – $500.

Moved to Executive Session: 8:45 pm
Meeting Adjourned: 9:05 PM

November 2005
November 14, 2005

Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Jack Losco, Larry Manning Maureen Leone, Frank White, Bill MacKay, Ed Audet, Mike Bourque

Members in Attendance:  -None:

Secretary’s report: October 2005 Minutes presented; accepted

Treasurer’s Report: Accepted. Outstanding payments under $20k; directors will contact player families as necessary. Refund due to Jones (Midget) - did not play due to injury.  HS Varsity Hockey team is looking for donations for the 05-06 book.  A motion made to submit donation for full page ad in book. The cost is $ 125.00. Motion seconded; approved.

Clinic Director:  38 skaters have registered for the Sunday clinics; there will be one more sign up date.  Skills attendance has been light.  Sunday skills will start 11/26.  Some teams may have more than one skill session per week on a rotational basis. 

There are two opportunities for a goalie clinic.  Mike Geragosian will run Sunday afternoon in Woburn for six (6) goalies per session.   Rotundo would run either Tuesday or Thursday afternoon in Woburn. 

Monday night 6:30 pm sheet will be available starting 11/28 thru April 2006.  WYSA will look into subletting the ice to another association. 

Instructional Mites:  Referees will start being utilized in the games.

Mites: Yandell out due to elbow injury.

Squirts: Palmieri out due to elbow injury.

Peewees: Nothing to report.

Bantams: Ramasci out due to knee injury.  Nick Stead will not be assisting B1 coach due outside commitments.

Midgets: Games being cancelled by opponents as well as Midget 1 & Midget 2 due to lack of goalies. Inquiries are being made about continuing as a full season team.

Coaching Coordinator: No report

D10: No Report – attending D10 meeting

League Reps:  Dual State Round 1 schedules are out tonight. They will be distributed to coaches. Valley League will be out with balance of schedule the 1^st week of December.

Old Business: New shirts have not been ordered; color to be selected - either Chicago Red or Chicago White.  Shirt bags should be included for each team.   I mites and Midget teams will not be included at this time.  (20) Shirts per team plus (2) two goalies.

Girls Hockey: Open issue - there may be potential for next year under the new coach Jack Foley.

New Business: Raffle held over until December 12^th; numerous outstanding raffle tickets and proceeds to be returned.

Moved to Executive Session: 8:25 pm

Meeting Adjourned: 9:00 PM

October 2005
October 10, 2005

Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Mike Leary,  Tom Melanson, Ed Audet, Maureen Leone, Frank White, Mike McCarthy, Rich Brown, Bill MacKay

Members in Attendance:  John Ambrosino, Jim Joly, Janet Filoramo, Mike Bourque

Secretary’s report: September 2005 Minutes submitted; accepted

Treasurer’s Report: Not present

Clinic Director:  Ice schedule to follow. Flynn rink under repair to open by end of October. LoConte rink hours start 10/22.  No schedule for Everett rink; taken over by FMC – a private management company.  A potential sheet of ice may available in Charlestown ice at 12:00 and 1:00 on Saturdays. After 12/1, Mon 6:30pm will be available for skills, extra practice, or make up games.  May release to Dual State League for standard game scheduling based on board approval. 

Instructional Mites:  Two (2) new I mites added – Adragna and ???. Motion made to appoint Mike Bourque as NEW I Mite director. Motion seconded; no discussion; approved.

Mites: Lovell moved from M3 to M2.

Squirts: No Report

Peewees: Not Present

Bantams: see below

Midgets: Asked if there is an appeal process for  9/29 suspension.. Valley League rep will contact league to ask about process.  Motion made to add Dan Muise as an alternate goalie; approved.

Coaching Coordinator: No report

D10: No Report – attending D10 meeting

League Reps:  nothing to report

Girls Hockey:  On hold until new HS coach appointed. Possible skill sessions will be affiliated with Wakefield hockey, not Wakefield high school. 

Bantams:  During Sep ‘05 meeting, it was noted that there would be movement for two players. Evangelista was to move back to B1, but decided to remain on Midgets. Severt may default to B1 by number of call ups.  B1 coach has requested 15p & 1 goalie. B2 coach stated team has not had a full team due to attendance, injury, and school related issues.  The average attendance for a peewee/bantam game is 11-12 players  based on age activities.   Question asked about a waiver from Dual State and Valley League for call ups to B1. Based on past history, waivers are only given for goalies, not players.  Motion made to move one (1) B player to A with rotation through the balance of the B roster as necessary to accommodate a 2^nd player call up. Motion seconded; approved.  This approval will be reevaluated at Nov 05 meeting as necessary. 

Old Business: New shirts have not been ordered; need to evaluate sizing guide.

Approval of Assistant Coaches:

      SQ2 – Delory, Flynn approved; Horrigan not approved.

      ? What does a NO vote by board means; should not be on the bench.

      M3 – Darcy, Lamphier approved.

      M4  - Guanci, Devlin, Price, and Milliken approved.

      B2 – Rudzinsky, Ramasci approved

      I mite – Devlin (asst coach); Fitzsimmon (on-ice) approved.

New Business: Jonathan Andrews is not playing Wakefield SQ1; transferred to Methuen.  There was an outstanding balance prior to the movement.  Payment made by check in order to get a release from Wakefield Hockey.  Motion made to refund outstanding balance contingent upon raffles and monies returned as well as final payment clears checking account. Motion seconded; approved.

       Meeting Adjourned: 9:40 PM

September 2005
Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Mike Leary, Tom Melanson, Bill McKay, Ed Audet, , Larry Manning, Maureen Leone, Frank White, Jack Losco, Mike McCarthy,

August 2005
Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Mike Leary, Tom Melanson, Bill McKay, Ed Audet, , Larry Manning, Maureen Leone, Frank White, Jack Losco, Mike McCarthy, Rich Brown

July 2005 - Meeting Cancelled - Lack of Quorum

June 2005
Attendees: Dan Cardillo, Brian Donahoe, Mike Leary, Tom Melanson, Bill McKay, Ed Audet, , Larry Manning, Maureen Leone, Frank White, Jack Losco