Posted: 02/20/2006 Updated: 03/03/2006

Year-end Tournament

All scores have now been reported and posted. If you see any errors please let me know. Also note that managers can post individual stats if desired, same as all season. Thank you and congratulations to all the 2006 BTHL Champions!

Posted: 02/24/2006 2:20pm

* CORRECTION TO SQUIRT B TOURNAMENT BRACKET *

The 3rd and 4th seeds have been swapped due to the correction of a previously reported league game. Coaches have been notified but the tournament scoresheet may not reflect the change when you arrive to the game. Athens and Bloomington are tied in points but Athens wins the head-to-head tie breaker. As a result, Athens will be the 3rd seed. Our apologies for any confusion.

Posted: 02/22/2006

Bylaw and Rule Changes

The Buckeye League is requesting all bylaw and rule changes to be submitted in writing prior to the Annual Meeting. All proposals will be reviewed by the Rules and Regulations Committee for approval to be placed on the agenda for vote by the members at large.

Please remember that each Organization in good standing within the League has one vote at the Annual Meeting. All proposals must be submitted on the proper form to be reviewed. Proposals to be voted on will be listed on web-site prior to Annual Meeting.

The Rules and Regulations Committee members are Hugh Miller, Len Holtgreven, and Steve Moody. If you are interested in serving on this Committee please contact Hugh Miller at nkic@fuse.net.

This is your chance to make a difference in your league. All proposals will be considered carefully by the Committee. Click here for instructions and here for a Submission Form.

Posted: 02/22/2006

Spring Hockey in Cincinnati

Cincinnati is currently in the process of registering for Spring Hockey. DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY, FEB 24. Click http://www.caha-cincy.org/spring.asp for more information.

Posted: 02/06/2006 Updated: 02/20/2006

Unreported Game Scores

As we approach our year-end tournament I'm asking you to be especially diligent in reporting your game results. As teams lock into a specific seed they're placed in the tournament bracket and they in turn can then firm up any travel plans. Please note that your unreported results may not necessarily effect your placement but they could very well finalize the placement of other teams. Note also that I will take results from anyone (players, parents, grand parents, friends, etc). Click on the above link and if you can fill in any of the blanks please do so. Make it simple on yourself, just list the game#, home score and visitor score. That's all I need. Thank you for your help and cooperation!

Len

Posted: 02/02/2006

Findlay needs 1 House team for tournament

Findlay is desperately looking for a house mite team to round out its Feb 10-12 tournament. They have 13 teams and want a 14th. If you're interested please contact the tournament director Tammy Cutre @ tcutre@woh.rr.com -or- 419/423-8304.

Posted: 12/22/2005

Xavier looking for players

The Xavier University Club Hockey Team is looking for additional players for the remainder of the 2005-2006 season, which concludes at the end of February, 2006. XU plays in Division III of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), in the North Region. Opponents include the University of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, Butler University, Wright State University, the University of Southern Indiana, and the University of Dayton. For more information, eligibility requirements, etc., please contact Joe Van Deman at vandemanjw@xavier.edu, or 317-607-0585.

Posted: 07/22/2005 Updated: 11/17/2005

Tournaments

(11/17/2005) Findlay has 1 opening in both the Bantam and Midget divisions of the Donnie Naugle Thanksgiving Tournament. They will take $100.00 off the fee in order to fill the divisions and will leave them both open until tomorrow, Friday, November 18th. Anyone interested can contact Tammie Cutre, Tournament Director, at 419-423-8304 or 419-902-2807 (cell). Call now!

(10/06/2005) Centerville Elks in need of 1 additional Club High School team for their Thanksgiving Tournament. Contact Ginger McDonald (Tournament Director) ginmcdot@woh.rr.com -or- 937-885-4520 if you're interested.

Send me information on your locally hosted tournaments and I'll post it.

Posted: 11/10/2005

Incident Report for Game Suspensions

Division Directors, in the event of a Game Misconduct please fill out a copy of the Incident Report and send it to our Conduct Chair, Stew Erisman. He's not getting all the information he needs and would appreciate your cooperation. Please e-mail it to serisman1@aol.com -or- fax it to his attention at 937-278-4633.

Posted: 11/09/2005

Letter from Andy Sloan, Varsity HS coach for Centerville - -

Friends of Centerville High School Hockey - -

As many of you know, last Sunday near the end of the 3rd period in our Bantam Team's game, a check from behind caused a catastrophic injury to one of our players - 7th grader Joe Ross. Joe who's 13 years old is an outstanding young man, brother, son, promising student and gifted hockey and baseball player. Joe is a terrific kid. He's also the second oldest of the Ross' 4 children; two young sisters and an older brother Jimmy a 10th Grader on our varsity team.

Presently, Joe is a patient at Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Dayton Ohio. He's experiencing a significant level of paralysis in his arms and legs. In these cases, we're told by the medical professionals, it's too early to tell whether any of the paralysis will be permanent. As you can imagine, this accident has been a tremendous shock to the entire Centerville High School Hockey Family and Supporters. However, our distress pales in comparison to what Joe's parents, grandparent's and siblings are going through. There'll likely be many, many months ahead of challenging rehabilitation in front of Joe and his family and they'll need the support from extended family and friends.

Since the incident on Sunday afternoon, many individuals have come forward both that know Joe and many who don't, who've simply heard about this tragic accident and want to in some way assist. Joe's parents, Jim Sr. and Leslie's main concern is keeping Joe's spirits up as this will significantly benefit the healing process. Cards, notes, etc are much appreciated and any person who's willing to drop a note of encouragement can find Joe's address and room number at Children's Hospital below.

Others have asked what they can do to help the family cover the considerable amount of medical expenses which will accrue rapidly and not be covered by insurance. Several concerned hockey parents have set up a Joe Ross Recovery Fund for the explicit purpose of assisting with medical expenses. If you're able and willing To contribute, you'll find the address of the Liberty Savings Bank in Centerville, where checks can be sent below. If it's more convenient, you can stop in at any of Liberty's branches in Southwest Ohio to donate to Joe's Fund. Please be sure and attach the account # to any donation. That too is below.

The CHA Board will be organizing a number of events and activities over the next several weeks and months to Support Joe's recovery. We'll announce these on our web site www.elkshockey.com

In closing, on behalf of the Centerville High School Hockey Family to please keep Joe and his family in your Thoughts and prayers. If you're a coach, referee or just a concerned hockey fan, let's keep reminding players of all ages that there's a good reason checking from behind has severe penalties associated with the infraction. Thanks in advance for doing everything you can to keep high school hockey great and as safe as possible for the kids.

Best Personal Regards,
-Andy Sloan andysloan@woh.rr.com
Director of Coaching Operations & Varsity Coach
Centerville High School Hockey

Posted: 10/25/2005

Rosters!

It's come to my attention that there are some teams which are confused about our roster requirement. PLEASE review our rules regarding rosters. To clarify a few points please read the following:

1. No games, league or non-league, can be played until your team is properly rostered and registered with USA Hockey. Any games, league or non-league, played before properly registering with USA Hockey is a violation of USA Hockey rules. Any league games played before registering with USA Hockey will result in forfeiture.
2. The BTHL requires that you provide your division director with a copy of your USA Hockey roster. Failure to do so is a "paper work" error and will result in a $50 fine for the first weekend you're not in compliance. If you're still not in compliance after the first weekend then your games will be forfeited. This is a new rule and does not in any way change the base requirement for your team to be registered with USA Hockey.
3. You have until Dec 31st to finalize your roster. As you add and subtract players you MUST submit addendums to USA Hockey and supply your division director with copies. Failure to submit the addendum to USA Hockey is grounds for game forfeiture. Failure to supply your division director with copies of these addendums is a "paper work" error and could result in either a fine or forfeiture depending on whether it's your first violation.

Posted: 10/07/2005

Game Result Reporting

With a large number of teams starting their league schedule this weekend I thought it would be appropriate to post a reminder regarding game reporting:

1. Home teams are responsible for reporting results. We would like to have them Sunday evening or first thing Monday morning. I'm dreaming here but it would be nice if I could post an up-to-date and complete League Standings on Monday morning and do it just once. Please do your part.
2. Home teams are responsible for mailing Scoresheets to the Division Directors. (Don't send them to me, I don't want them!) This is to be done on a weekly basis. Make it part of your routine to follow through with this. The Division Directors have a big job and by doing your part you can make their job much easier.
3. It's the home team's responsibility to report scores but note that I will take results from anyone. If you notice an unreported score for your team then go ahead and send me the results. It doesn't matter if you're a "team official", I just want the results. All I need is Game#, Home Score, Visiting Score. The briefer the better, I don't need (or want) any commentary.
4. BOTH teams are responsible for reporting game misconducts. Send your division director an email and follow it up with a FAXED scoresheet. Normally there should be some hand written notes from the officials on the back of the scoresheet so be sure to fax both front and back. The home team should also mail in a copy of the scoresheet in the event that something is not readable on the fax.
5. Statistics are entered by team managers. Both home and away teams have access to enter stats and they can be entered and updated an unlimited number of times. If you're updating stats remember to click on the button labeled [Read previously reported stats] BEFORE making your entries. So often I see managers attempt to add just one stat (such as goalie saves) only to have it wipe out all the previously reported stats for that game.

Len

Posted: 08/24/2005 Updated: 08/31/2005

Year-end Tournament

As we've done for the last several years now, the year-end tournament will be held over the last 2 weekends of February. As of 8/31 the Midget18 AA tournament has been moved to the 2nd weekend.

• The first weekend, Feb 17-19, will be for Bantams and all Midgets except Midget18 AA.
• The second weekend, Feb 24-26, will be for Mite, Squirt, Peewee and Midget18 AA.

Posted: 03/23/2005 Updated: 03/28/2005