The September Board Meeting of the

Buckeye Travel Hockey League

will be

Saturday September 19, 1998

8:00 am Ohio/Kentucky

7:00 am Indiana

The Scheduling Meeting will immediately follow

10:00 am Ohio/Kentucky

9:00 am Indiana

Holiday Inn

Englewood, OH

I-70, exit 29

BTHL Member Associations - Those Eligible to Vote at Board Meeting

Athens, Cincinnati, Columbus (IN), Columbus Chill, Columbus Capitals, Dayton Bluehawks, Dayton Bombers, Dayton Gems, Evansville, Findlay, Fort Wayne, Golden Triangle (Hamilton),, Indianapolis Blues, Indianapolis Racers, Kettering Fairmont, Lakota, Louisville, Newark, Northern Kentucky, Oxford, South Bend (Irish Rovers)

To: Local Hockey Association Presidents, Buckeye League Representatives and other interested folks

From: Kim James, BTHL Secretary

The September Board Meeting of the Buckeye Travel League (BTHL) is on Saturday September 19, 1998. The meeting is being held at the Holiday Inn Englewood, OH. See attached map for directions. The 1998 - '99 BTHL Scheduling meeting will immediately follow the Board meeting. The Board meeting will start at 8:00 am (Ohio/Kentucky, 7:00 am Indiana). The Scheduling meeting should start around 10:00 am (Ohio/Kentucky, 9:00 am Indiana).

August Minutes

You will find enclosed the minutes from the August BTHL meeting. Prior to the meeting, please review. It is also suggested that, if possible you visit the league's Home Page. Scheduler Len Holtgreven is updating with teams (real and possible) for the 98/99 season. Continue to keep Len updated. The Home Page address is www.bright.net/~bthl

Member Organization Contacts

Enclosed is a Listing of the names that the league has as Local Presidents and BTHL Representatives. In accordance to the BTHL By-Laws each hockey association is to have a Representative and an Alternate Representative. In our mailings we will include the two representatives as well as the President.

I have received a lot of updates over recent weeks. Please continue to keep me updated by mail (834 Park Ave., Miamisburg, OH 45342), by fax (937-439-8601) or e-mail at kim.james@daytonoh.ncr.com I will have an updated list at the September meeting, so please provide any changes/updates by Wednesday September 16.

Also, please copy this mailing and distribute to all the appropriate new people so that they are aware of what's happening. The League can only rely on the information you provide us. Be sure to update us as necessary throughout the season. Continue to supply coaches names for addition to the Home Page.

Team Application

By the time your receive this mailing, you should already have your Team Application sent in (deadline is 9/5/98, late deadline is 9/12/98). If not, the Application is available on the WEB page. Contact Len Holtgreven, League Scheduler, immediately, if you still plan on participating. Absolutely no applications will be accepted after September 12, 1998. Be sure to include your application fee ($125 by 9/5/98, $175 after 9/5 but before 9/12/98)

New Members

All new members for the 198 - '99 season have been voted on and accepted into the League. Any Association that is not a member of the League is invited to attend the Scheduling meeting and schedule "non-league" games with our teams.

Scheduling Meeting

The Scheduling Meeting will be held Saturday, September 19 at the Holiday Inn in Englewood, OH. The Scheduling meeting will begin around 10:00 am (OH)/9:00 am (IN). Each team is required to have at least one person at the Scheduling meeting. We understand that many organizations utilize a Master Scheduler and that person is encouraged to attend the meeting. However, in an effort to keep the meeting to a reasonable length of time, we require that an additional person attend to schedule for each team. Any member organizations that will be hosting any tournaments or special events are encouraged to bring your brochures to the meeting. There will be a registration table available and this is an excellent opportunity to get the word out about your event.

Len Holtgreven will have pre-printed forms that will have the pairings for each team. This form will be used to complete your league schedule. Teams are also encouraged to schedule non-league games, it they want. When you are finished scheduling, you will turn your form into Len, which he'll review for completeness, am vs. pm, etc. Within the next week, Len will post the schedule to the WEB. Each team is then asked to review their schedule on the WEB for accuracy.