Buckeye Travel Hockey League Board Meeting
August 15, 1999 Minutes
Perkins Restaurant, Troy, OH

Member Organizations Represented: Findlay, Gem City, Columbus Flames, Kettering Fairmont, Dayton Bombers, Athens, Columbus Bluejackets, Cincinnati, Dayton Bluehawks

Special Guests: Bob Reichardt, Toledo Youth Hockey

Meeting was called to order by Secretary Kim James. Introductions and a review of the agenda were made

The minutes from the 5/16/99 Annual Meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved.

The position of Treasurer is being transferred from Daryl Rotman to Murray Stall. Len Holtgreven presented the treasurer's report. Internet and bank fees for the current period have been paid, as has the Board Insurance for the upcoming season. Murray will develop a 1999 - 2000 budget and will send to Len to post to the WEB page. The budget will be voted on at the next meeting.

Treasure's report was accepted into record.

Discussion moved to filling the final open board position of President for the 1999-2000 season. Nobody present was willing to accept the spot. Position will be put in front of all member organizations at the scheduling meeting. In the mean time, organizations are encouraged to find someone within their organization to fill the spot.

The two remaining changes to the 1999 - 2000 Rules and Regulations were voted on and unanimously accepted. These changes to Membership and Selection of the Executive board take place for the 2000 - 2001 playing season. Changes will be made to the 1999 - 2000 Rules and Regulations and distributed to all member organizations.

Scheduler Len Holtgreven proceeded with a review of the teams for the upcoming season. Notes of clarification.

• The League will allow teams registered through USA Hockey as Club/High School teams to play in the Midget AA division. This will allow players who are still in High School, but not eligible as a Midget to continue to play through their High School career.
  
• Since the Midget division spans three years, instead of two, there was confusion as to what was considered a first versus second year player as it applies to the A/AA ruling. For Midgets, a first and second year player is considered a first year Midget and a third year player is considered a second year Midget. Therefore, a Midget team cannot have more than 6 third year players to be considered A. It can have any number of 1^st or 2^nd year players.

A review of the Scheduling meeting took place. The Scheduling meeting will be held Saturday September 18, 1999 at the Dayton Airport Inn. A Board meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. with the scheduling meeting starting at 10:00 a.m.

Old Business - None

New Business

The Dayton Gems have Squirt and Pee Wee Minor teams that are all first year players and will register to play in the AA division. To help in scheduling, they also requested to play in the A division. After some discussion, the teams will be allowed to play both in the A and the AA divisions. They will play in the AA division, however, in the end of season tournament. It was felt that the teams should pay an additional fee, but not necessary a double fee. Murray will come up with the additional fee to cover the scheduler's and administrative fees.

Three new organizations have requested membership to the league. The Toledo organization wants to field a Pee Wee team, Owensboro wants to field a Midget and Pee Wee team and West Carrollton High School has expressed an interest to enter a Midget team. After some discussion, all three organizations were voted in as new members of the League.

Any organization not fielding a team in the League in the 1999 - 2000 season will be dropped from the League and must re-apply for membership. This will take place at the board meeting preceding the scheduling meeting.

The league End of Season Tournament was set for the weekend of February 18 - 20, 2000. The league is still looking for a Tournament Director.

Stu Erisman stated that they would be accepting fewer teams for Silver Sticks this year because of ice constraints. Heed the deadline.

Next meeting will be held Saturday September 18, 1999 at 8:30 a.m. at the Dayton Airport Inn.

Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.