PIHL Board of Governors Meeting Agenda – April 2015
Date:
Time:
Location:
Presiding Officer:
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
7:00 PM
CCAC-Boyce Campus
Robert Sebastian, President
CALL TO ORDER
1. Roll call (Sally Figas)
2. Report from Secretary (Sally Figas)
a. Review and Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
3. Report from Nominating Committee (Ray Borkoski)
4. Nominations from the Floor
5. Election of Members of the Executive Committee
REPORTS OF OFFICERS/COMMITTEES
6. Report from Treasurer (John Mucha)
a. Financial report
7. Report from Vice Presidents
a. North VP (Mike Bagnato)
b. East VP (Ladd Wagner)
c. South VP (Jack Kukan)
d. West VP (Clay Shell)
8. Report from President (Bob Sebastian)
9. Report from Playing Rules Committee (Kathy Santora)
a. Rule change proposals process
10. Report from Playoff Committee (Jack Kukan)
a. 2015 Champions
OTHER BUSINESS
11. PIHL Award Winners (Jim Black)
a. Paul Sciulllo II Memorial Scholarship
b. PIHL Scholarships
c. Badger Bob Johnson Character Awards
12. 2014-15 Competition Report (John Kaltenecker)
a. Season statistics
b. Five-year statistics
13. 2015-16 Alignment (Dave Fryer)
a. Phase 1 review
b. Realignment Phase 2
c. Comparative formula
14. 2015-16 Team Declarations (Jim Black)
a. Declaration process
b. Division 2 applications
c. 2nd Varsity teams
d. Multiple JV/MS teams
15. 2015-16 Scheduling (Jim Black)
a. Game slots
b. Total games
c. Timeframes
16. Open Forum
MEETING ADJOURNMENT
17. Next Board of Governors Meeting: May 2015
18. Adjournment
PIHL Board of Governors Meeting
Meeting Minutes
January 14, 2015
Sebastian called the meeting to order at 7:00pm
Sebastian announced that no one had stepped forward to be the Secretary of the PIHL. He asked if there were any
nominations from the floor. No one was nominated. He explained the importance of filling the position now instead of
waiting for the April elections because of potential quorum issues at EC meetings. Sebastian also brought up the
untimely death of Duane Foy an announced that West Allegheny has set up a fund for contributions.
Fryer reviewed the online meeting information
Officer reports:
Report from Secretary- Mucha asked for a review of the minutes from the previous BOG meeting. Butler motioned to
approve the minutes and Kiski Area seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Report from Treasurer- Mucha reviewed the 2013 tax return and compared it to the 2012 tax return. In 2012 the PIHL
lost $31,480. In 2013 the PIHL showed a profit of $28,116. The increase in profits was driven by better cost controls.
2014 is on pace to achieve the budgeted goals. Potential issues in achieving the budget include the playoffs and the
America’s Showcase.
Report from Commissioner’s OfficeCompetition- Black reviewed the game results comparing October 2014 to December 2014. The overall level of
competitive games continues to improve.
Sportsmanship- Black continued to stress the importance of sportsmanship from coaches, players, and parents. Black
then showed a sportsmanship video.
Scheduling- Black reviewed the rescheduling policy and the need to get games in as they are scheduled.
PIHL websites- Fryer announced that Pihlhockey.com will be used next year as the primary website. Most information
has already been moved to the site. Fryer asked that if any members had suggestions for the website to let him know.
Senior night ceremonies- Fryer reviewed the guidelines for senior recognition nights. A list of approved senior nights is
on the website.
Association Data Forms- Fryer reviewed the new simpler forms.
Registration-Borkoski explained that turnaround time with USA Hockey has improved and we do not expect the same
delays next year.
Borkoski reviewed the many issues with screening that occurred this season. With all of the registration issues this year
the PIHL still had the second best results thanks to the hard work of the Registrars. The book checks will start January
26th and the newest rosters must be used. For the book checks have the game verification sheets filled out in game
order. Let Borkoski know via email if a team is opting out of the JV or Middle school playoffs. Two ongoing issues, a
head coach must be listed for each team, and managers must be listed, and have completed Safesport and a clearance.
Report from All-Star CommitteeFryer announced that the coaches had completed their online nominations and that the voting will begin on January
15th, also online. Roster announcements will be made live on January 21st. Fryer will be sending out a link to the
associations so everyone can watch the announcements live. The four games will be played on February 8th at RMU.
Fryer recognized the Chairman of the committee Mike Bagnato.
Playoff Committee
Black reviewed the process for the playoff seeding meetings that will be held via conference calls on February 28th.
Times and call in numbers to be announced. Division 2 Championship game will be played on March 19th at RMU at
8:00pm. Penguin Cup Finals will be played on Saturday March 14th.
Black announced the players of the month for November and December
General OrdersSebastian spoke with Sally Figas by phone and she would be interested in serving out the remaining secretary’s term.
Elizabeth Forward made a motion and Armstrong seconded it to approve Sally Figas as Secretary. A voice vote was held
for those in the auditorium and Figas was approved.
Sebastian announced he will be meeting with the Penguins and the PAHL to discuss split season teams for midget and
possible bantam teams.
Long range planning
Black reviewed some of the items being discussed. Realignment is moving into Phase 2. Co-ops and call-ups are being
reviewed. The possibility of online registration is being discussed. Administration policies compared to playing rules
hope to be clarified. Software for scheduling is also being looked at.
JV and Middle School Tournament- Fryer stated that there will probably be 4 divisions at both JV and MS. Teams will
have the option of playing up a division. Brackets will be based on the number of teams in each bracket. The semifinals
and finals will be played at Ice Castle. Fryer would like teams to commit by the middle of February. An exact date will
be sent out later. Semifinals will be played March 16, 17, & 18. The Middle School finals will be on March 23rd and JV
finals on March 24th. The cost per game per team will be $395 for JV and $385 for Middle School. There will be no
admission fees for the games. Teams that opt in for the tournament will be required to have their game sheets verified
and a new roster signed by the appropriate school principals.
New business
Black announced that in February the meetings will be held by region. There will not be a BOG meeting. The April
Annual Meeting will be held April 29th at 7:00pm.
Borkoski asked that teams not schedule scrimmages with Linsley. They do not have any approved coaches on their
rosters.
Montour made a motion and Elizabeth Forward seconded it that the3 meeting be adjourned. The motion passed.
2014-15 PIHL COMPETITION REPORT
0-2
MARGIN
28%
51%
AAA
24%
23%
45%
AA
8%
36%
24%
32%
A
4%
22%
34%
39%
B
16%
15%
23%
46%
C
4%
25%
27%
44%
JV
8%
28%
23%
41%
MS
JV/MS
3-4
21%
8%
Varsity Division II
5-9
0%
Varsity Division I
10
A
A
A
A
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
Divison
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
Year
24%
26%
30%
28%
32%
38%
34%
29%
30%
45%
44%
42%
34%
45%
51%
0-2
Margin
24%
23%
23%
21%
24%
22%
26%
26%
30%
23%
27%
28%
30%
27%
28%
3-4
Margin
32%
32%
30%
44%
36%
27%
37%
36%
34%
24%
26%
28%
25%
23%
21%
5-9
Margin
19%
20%
18%
7%
8%
13%
4%
9%
6%
8%
3%
2%
10%
5%
0%
10+
Margin
1161
1134
1307
940
1937
1158
1156
1168
1155
1139
1243
1361
1291
1238
904
Total
Goals
8.9
9.2
10
8.8
9.8
8.8
8.5
8.9
8.75
8.6
8
7.8
8.2
8.3
6.9
Goals/
Game
3549
3127
2831
3065
5745
3744
4267
4137
4407
3499
4106
4461
3689
3809
3387
Total
PIM
27.1
25.4
21.6
28.6
29.2
28.6
31.4
31.1
33.4
26.3
26.3
25.6
23.5
25.4
25.9
PIM/
Game
N/A
N/A
250
710
1190
N/A
N/A
160
870
570
N/A
N/A
180
650
600
2+10
PIMs
131
123
131
107
197
131
136
133
132
133
156
174
157
150
131
Total
Games
16
0
1
3
1
8
0
0
0
0
14
2
0
0
0
Missing
Games
14
13
12
10
18
14
13
14
12
14
17
16
15
15
12
Total
Teams
5-YEAR PIHL COMPETITION REPORT
A