Mass Hockey
Annual Meeting News & Notes
A
few additional notes from the Mass Hockey meeting held June 17th
& 18th in Nashua, New Hampshire.
- In
addition to the USA Hockey New Standard of Play and Rules Emphasis,
the Mandatory use of of Helmets by Coaches on ice during practice,
Mass Hockey has expanded the Pilot Rule eliminating a team from
icing the puck when short handed, from last season in the Player
Development Select League to be used in all games played under
Mass Hockey (this does included the GSL).
- Pilot:
Teams playing shorthanded will not ice the puck. Intent;
create opportunities to enhance the offensive skills of
defensemen (versus just slapping the puck out of the zone
with no regard to offensive opportunities and related skill
and mental development of all players in shorthanded situations)
- Jack
McCathern is retiring from Mass Hockey and moving to New Mexico
later this year. McCahtern was the President of Mass Hockey
from 2004-06. Dan Esdale was elected President back at the April
meeting.
- The
Western Mass Blades website wmassblades.org was honored as the
Mass Hockey Web Site of the Year. This was the second award
for Webmaster EJ Lafleur, who won in 2004 for gslhockey.com.
- Congratulations
to to referee Bobby St.Lawerence of Holyoke who worked both
the Junior B & C Playoffs in 2006. Bobby is a former GSL
timekeeper and a referee with the P.I.H.O.A.
- Referee
Seminar Dates and Locations will be announced by July 15th.
There will be one clinic in Springfield for Levels 1,2,3.
- Coaching
Education will be announced in July for Level I (Initiation),
II (Associate), III (Intermediate), and Learn to Play. There
will be clinics held in Springfield.
- Ryan
Phillips won one of the college scholarships offered by Mass
Hockey Scholarship Awards . Massachusetts Hockey is pleased
to present, three $2,000.00 stipends, awarded in June to current
or former Massachusetts Youth Hockey Players. The main basis
of the Award will be evidence of good sportsmanship
- The
Massachusetts Hockey Annual Guide will be available in late
August with all other updates for the 2006-07 season.
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