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AGENDA
Annual Elections
Reports of Officers & Committees
Other Business
Adjournment
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Report from Secretary
Review and Approval of Previous Minutes
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Winners
Awards
Paul Sciullo II Memorial Scholarship
PIHL Scholarships
Badger Bob Johnson Character Awards
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Winners
Paul Sciullo II Memorial Scholarship
WILLIAM MAGUIRE
Hampton High School
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PIHL Scholarships
Samuel Barnes
Peters Township High School
David DeMaio
Elizabeth Forward High School
Jack Kelly III
Cathedral Preparatory School
Jonathan Mulick
Bishop Canevin High School
Alec Sharp
Uniontown High School
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Badger Bob Johnson Character Awards
Armstrong - Christian Miller
Baldwin - Jake McCue
Beaver - Robby Halvin
Bethel Park - Lou McLinden
Bishop Canevin - Jonathan Mulick
Bishop McCort - Connor Bunn
Blackhawk - Grant Rombold
Butler - Mack Walters
Canon-McMillan - Trevor Barnes
Carrick - James Unger
Central Valley - Logan Landrum
Chartiers Valley - Collin Cyprowski
Deer Lakes - CJ Szewczyk
Elizabeth Forward - David DeMaio
Cathedral Prep - Hunter Emerson
Fox Chapel - Ben Friedland
Franklin Regional - Zachary Bearley
Freeport - Dominic DiGiacobbe
Gateway - Garrett Hamilton
Greater Latrobe - Cam Carr
Greensburg Salem - Vincent DeFazio
Hampton - Ryan Hornung
Harborcreek - Mitchell Hillhouse
Hempfield - Jacob Bartus
Indiana - Tony Lenzi
John Marshall - Levi Bosworth
Keystone Oaks - Jack Malka
Mars - Slater Hanna
McDowell - Vincent Dellecurti
Meadville - Jeff Millin
Montour - Jake Muzik
Moon - Josh Scott
Morgantown - Sierra Austin
Mt. Lebanon - Reed Farber
North Allegheny - Will Rahenkamp
North Hills - Jordan Gayso
Norwin - Jordan Walk
OLSH - Jesse Bronisewski
Penn-Trafford - Jordan Eisenstat
Penn-Trafford B - Alec Pevornik
Peters Township - Joe Spinabelli
Peters Township B - JR Brown
Pine-Richland - Michael Carrozzi
Central Catholic - John Staley
Plum - Teddy Townshend
Quaker Valley - Tice Harkins
Ringgold - Alex Nageli
Seneca Valley - Alex Crilley
Serra Catholic - Jonathan Lesnak
Shaler - Vincent Evans
South Fayette - Jordan Timmons
South Park - Tanner Orr
State College - Andrew Skipper
Thomas Jefferson - Thomas Kimmick
Trinity - Ryan Latkovic
Upper St. Clair - Matt Koch
Upper St. Clair B - Derek Kopach
West Allegheny - Bailey Foy
Westmont Hilltop - Stephen DeMarco
Wheeling Central Catholic - Ben Duplaga
Wheeling Park - Austin Curnes
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Report from Nominating Committee
Election process
2015 Nominees
PRESIDENT: Robert Sebastian
TREASURER: John Mucha
SECRETARY: Sally Figas, Peter Gialames
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Reports
of Officers & Committees
Report from Treasurer
Financial report
2015-16 budget planning
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Reports
of Officers & Committees
Report from Vice Presidents
North Vice President
– No report
East Vice President
– No report
South Vice President
– No report
West Vice President
– No report
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Reports
of Officers & Committees
Report from President
America’s Showcase
– Successful event
Split-season proposal
– Already voted down by PAHL
– No changes for 2015-16 season
Ed Sam lawsuit
– Claims
– Background
– Preliminary objections filed by PIHL
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Reports
of Officers & Committees
Report from Playing Rules Committee
Rules change proposals process
– Online submission form
– Deadline of May 10
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Reports
of Officers & Committees
Report from Playoff Committee
2015 PIHL Champions
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Class AA State Champions
CATHEDRAL PREP
Class AAA Penguins Cup Champions
CANON-McMILLAN
Class AA Penguins Cup Champions
CATHEDRAL PREP
Class A Penguins Cup Champions
MARS
Division 2 Champions
INDIANA
Junior Varsity Pool A Champions
CATHEDRAL PREP
Junior Varsity Pool B Champions
SHALER
Junior Varsity Pool C Champions
PLUM
Junior Varsity Pool D Champions
SENECA VALLEY 2
Middle School Pool A Champions
SENECA VALLEY 1
Middle School Pool B Champions
HEMPFIELD 2
Middle School Pool C Champions
CONNELLSVILLE
Middle School Pool D Champions
BURRELL
America’s Showcase Winner
TEAM PITTSBURGH
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2014-15
Competition Report
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2014-15
Competition Report
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2014-15
Competition Report
Conclusions
• Games are clearly more competitive at all levels
– Distribution of margins is strong; still work needed in A
– All categories improved over last 5 years except 3-4 in AA
• Goals scored per game:
– No significant impact on competition (scoring margin)
• PIMs per game:
– Flat at AAA; lowest of all levels
– Down significantly at AA
– Up in A, including increase in 2+10
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PIHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS
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2015-16
Alignment
Phase 1 Review
• Rank all pure teams based on the Comparative Formula
– Included teams coming out of the Open Division
• Limited movement clause
– Pure teams from the Open Division are placed by the Formula
– No other team moves up a level from 2013-14
– Teams can only get bumped down one level
• Classifications divided at “competitively appropriate” points on the
ranking list
– Classes B & C added in Division 2; includes 2nd Varsity teams
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2015-16
Alignment
Realignment Phase 2
• Rank all pure teams based on the Comparative Formula
– Addition of a weight value for Class A, Tier 2 (300)
– Teams coming out of Division 2 placed into Class A
• No application of limited movement clause
– All teams placed strictly by the Comparative Formula
– Allow teams to petition to be moved up in pure classification
• Classifications divided at “competitively appropriate” points on the
ranking list
– Consideration for Class B and Class C under Division 2
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2015-16
Team Declarations
Declaration process
• Link to online form will be emailed this week
• Please submit one per organization for all teams
• Deadline of Wednesday, May 13
Final declaration
• Denote as such if your team is “locked”
Initial declaration
• Denote as such if your team is “unsure”
• Follow-up discussions with Commissioner
• Final deadline of Wednesday, June 3
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2015-16
Team Declarations
Co-op application
• Link to printable form will be emailed this week
• Please submit one per organization for all teams
• Deadline of Wednesday, May 20
Division 2 Review Board
• Review of applications in May/June
• Special requests before EC in June/July
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2015-16
Team Declarations
2nd Varsity teams
• BOG vote last year to approve for inclusion in D2
Pros
• More teams + competition for Division 2
• Associations with 20+ Varsity-caliber players
Cons
• Available 2-hour ice slots per rinks
• “Keeping up with the Joneses”
• Limits on adding teams
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2015-16
Team Declarations
Multiple JV/MS teams
• Previous option of declaring upper/lower or equal
• Objective for 15-16 is upper and lower only
– Alignment is now Tier 1 and Tier 2
– Cleans up and equalizes the movement rules
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2015-16
Scheduling
Scheduling
• Expected to have same game slots from rinks
– May need additional ice from associations
• Total games
– Exploring a reduction to complete regular season earlier
– 18-20 games at Varsity; 16-18 at JV; 14-16 at MS
• Timeframes
– Final declarations by June 3
– Initial schedule in August
– Season starts first week of October
– Season ends third week of February
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• Next BOG Meeting: May 2015
– Exact date and location TBA
• Adjournment
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