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GUIDE
CONVENTION
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INFO & MAP
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HOTEL PROPERTY
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MAJOR CONVENTION
SPONSORS
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WELCOME TO NAPLES!
This “Mini-Guide” provides our convention attendees the latest
Convention Schedule and diagrams of the facilities at the Naples
Beach Hotel and Golf Club. The AHCA has enjoyed this site for two
full decades and looks forward to coming back each year. Let’s go
over some of the procedures, events and expectations of our 2015
AHCA Convention.
WHICH EVENTS HAVE COSTS?: Your convention fee gets you
into all convention sessions with the following exceptions:
ID BADGES: You need one. Most convention events require proof
• Coach of the Year Celebrations (Women, Friday and Men, Saturday) — Active Members (NCAA coaches) can attend at no additional
cost. Guests and all AHCA members in the Allied or Youth-Amateur-High School classifications must pay $45 per person for these
events. ACHA (non-varsity) Members are charged a negotiated rate
through the ACHA Officers.
We accept cash, checks (payable to “AHCA”) and credit cards.
There will be receipts available for anyone who needs them
REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITIES: Some NCAA Division I con-
WHAT “GOODIES” ARE GIVEN OUT?: Everyone likes gifts. We
have a few items for attendees that are available only at the Exhibitor
Socials. At Friday’s Exhibitor Social (sponsored by JOG Sportswear),
the Convention Gift will be distributed. This is a nice hat sponsored
by CCM. At Saturday’s final Exhibitor Social (sponsored by XOs), a
few items will be raffled off. There will also be a few “give-aways”
at the Hockey Coaches Care Reception, presented by Principal
Financial Group and sponsored by Team USA and HockeyTech,
on Thursday night.
that you have paid your membership dues and convention fee.
Without having done so, you do not get a badge and you do not get
into certain key events. Badges are obtained when you register.
Badges are available for certain “guests” (family) but anyone who
is part of the hockey community must be a paid member to attend.
These badges (sponsored by CCM) will be checked starting with
Thursday night’s events.
ferences will get a chance to receive badges at their early-week
meetings. Women’s coaches can find their badges at the Wednesday
night event (sponsored by the AWHCA and JWHL), at Thursday
morning’s Early Registration (sponsored by Bauer) in the main
lobby, or in the newer building before/during any of the Exhibitor
Socials. Non-varsity members (ACHA) should seek out their officers
for badges.
Note: Convention Fee is $175 (after March 1); dues remain:
$340 for a program’s NCAA Division I Staff (men or women)
$210 for a program’s NCAA Division II-III Staff (men or women)
$80 for an “Allied” member (someone employed in ice hockey)
$25 for a Youth - Amateur - High School member
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION…
The AHCA Officers and Governors are prepared to answer any
questions that you might have. Look for the “OFFICER” badge worn
by the AHCA staff.
Note: YOU MUST PAY TO GET YOUR ID BADGE! No one will be
allowed to be billed later.
BRIAN RILEY
Army
AHCA President
JOE BERTAGNA
Hockey East
AHCA Executive Director
BRUCE DELVENTHAL
Plattsburgh
AHCA Treasurer
T.J. MANASTERSKY
Curry
VP Convention
Agenda
NAPLES BEACH HOTEL AND GOLF CLUB IN NAPLES, FLORIDA
DATE/TIME
EVENT
LOCATION (ROOMS ARE TENTATIVE)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29
1:00-5:00 pm
5:30-6:00 pm
6:00-9:00 pm
6:00-9:00 pm
8:00-10:00 pm
D1 Commissioners Meeting
Women’s Early Registration
NCAA D1 Men’s Opening Meeting (NCAA Men’s Coaches Only)
Opening Women’s Meeting: Melody Davidson, Hockey Canada, Speaker
ACHA Board/Staff Meeting
Chokoloskee K
Sunset Terrace
Everglades
Sunset Terrace
Cape Romano
9:00-11:00 pm
AWHCA Social - Sponsored by the JWHL
Sunset Terrace
THURSDAY APRIL 30
7:00-8:00 am
AHCA Board Meeting
Hotel Lobby
8:00-9:00 am
Early Registration - Sponsored by Bauer; Badges by CCM
Hotel Lobby
8:30-3:30 pm
ACHA/USAH Certification
Gulfbreeze South
9:00 am-Noon
NCAA Division Meetings
NCAA Rules Committee
NCAA Tournament Committee
General Issues
D1 Men
River of Grass
7:30-8:15
9:00-10:00
10:10-12:00
D1 Women
Immokalee LM
8:15-9:00
9:00-10:00
10:00-12:00
D3 Men
Chokoloskee
11:30-12:15
9:00-10:00
10:00-11:30
D3 Women
Immokalee N
12:15-1:00
9:30-10:30
10:30-12:15
12:30-1:00 pm
AHCA Board Working Lunch Meeting
12:30-1:00 pm
Break for Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm
Craig Heisinger, Winnipeg Jets - Player Evaluation and Development
River of Grass
2:10 - 3:15 pm
Drills Session #1 - Sponsored by flexxCOACH & Bench Metrics
River of Grass
Cape Romano
(Harvard & North Dakota Men; Clarkson & Marian Women)
3:00-4:00 pm
ACHA Board Meeting
Cape Romano
3:15-4:00 pm
NCAA Rules Committee w/Entire NCAA Body
River of Grass
4:00-5:00 pm
ACHA Website Q & A
Gulfbreeze South/North
6:30-8:00 pm
Hockey Coaches Care Party Presented by Principal Financial Group
Waterlilly Terrace
(Sponsored by Team USA and HockeyTech)
Exhibitor Social # 1 - Sponsored by SP Apparel
Exhibit Hall
7:00-7:45 am
Hockey Coaches Care Breakfast - Sponsored by CCM
Waterlilly Terrace
7:45-8:45 am
Opening AHCA Business Meeting - Roll call, budgets, etc.
River of Grass
8:30-3:30 pm
ACHA/USAH Certification
Gulfbreeze South/North
8:45-9:45 am
NCAA MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES’ PANEL
River of Grass
WOMEN’S HOT STOVE TALKS:
Chokoloskee
Dan Tudor, Tudor Collegiate Strategies - “Why your prospects tell you ‘No1’”
Immokalee, L, M, N
8:00-10:30 pm
FRIDAY MAY 1
Mitch Baker, Bethel, On Goaltending; Cara Morey, Princeton (Topic TBD)
9:50-10:50 am
Barry Smith, Chicago Blackhawks - Player Development
10:50-11:50 am
Joe Battista, Buffalo Sabres & Greg Powers, Arizona State Transforming Your Program: Why Fundraising & Alumni Relations Matter
11:50 am-12:45 pm
Break for Lunch
River of Grass
River of Grass
12:45-1:15 pm
USA Hockey Update, Roger Grillo and USA Hockey Staff Members
River of Grass
1:15-2:00 pm
Player Development and “Our Game” - Panel hosted by USA Hockey
River of Grass
2:00-3:00 pm
NCAA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES’ PANEL
Sunset Terrace
2:00-3:00 pm
MEN’S HOT STOVE TALKS (TOPICS TBD):
ROG, Broadwell’s Terrace,
Norm Bazin, UMass Lowell; Jim Montgomery, Denver;
Immokalee, L, M, N
Bob Daniels, Ferris State; Nate Leaman, PC; Mike Eaves, Wisconsin
Chokoloskee
2:00-3:00 pm
ACHA Website Q & A
Sunset Terrace
3:00-5:30 pm
Exhibitor Social # 2 - Sponsored by JOG Sports
Exhibit Hall
Convention Gift Sponsored by CCM
6:30-9:30 pm
Celebration of Women’s Hockey - Sponsored by USA Hockey
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DATE/TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
SATURDAY MAY 2
7:00-8:30 am
ACHA Breakfast
8:00-8:30 am
ACHA Annual Meeting Registration
Ocean Lawn
8:30-Noon
ACHA Annual Meeting
Everglades
8:30-9:30 am
Jason Nightingale, Buffalo Sabres - Analytics & Player and Team Evaluation
River of Grass
9:30-11:00 am
Duncan Fletcher, Athlete Development - Athletic Development Panel
River of Grass
w/Rory Sparrow, NBA VP Development; Keber Ashley, WTA VP Player Relations
and Development; Chris Henry, Former NFL Player Development
11:00 am-1:30 pm
Exhibitor Social # 3 - Sponsored by XO’s
Exhibit Hall
12:00-1:00 pm
ACHA Lunch
Gulfbreeze North/South
1:30-2:30 pm
1:30-4:30 pm
2:30-3:00 pm
Eric Kapitulik, “The Program” - Championship Culture
ACHA Division Meetings
Junior Hockey Leagues (Men): Forum
River of Grass
TBD
River of Grass
2:30-4:30 pm
Final Division and Gender Meeting (IF NECESSARY)
River of Grass (men);
6:30-9:00 pm
Celebration of Men’s Hockey - Sponsored by USA Hockey
River of Grass
7:00-8:30 am
FCA Breakfast and Chapel
Sunset Terrace
9:00-10:00 am
Dan Tudor - Recruiting: “Freaking Awesome Campus Recruiting Visits”
Mangrove
9:00-11:00 pm
ACHA Board/Staff Meeting
Gulfbreeze North/South
10:00-11:00 am
Drills Session #2 - Sponsored by flexxCOACH and Bench Metrics
Mangrove
Immokalee (women)
SUNDAY MAY 3
Minnesota & Union Men; Bemidji and BU Women; Dan Muse, Yale Men
11:00-11:30 am
Closing AHCA Business Meeting
Mangrove
11:30-12:00 pm
Final AHCA Board Meeting
Mangrove
1:00-2:00 pm
ACHA Board Meeting
Cape Romano
The agenda features a number of keynote speakers and panels. Information on most speakers, including their outlines, will be
made available either through a flash drive that will be distributed by flexxCOACH in Naples, or as a download from the flexxCOACH web site. Also, the sessions titled, “Hot Stove Talks,” are multiple presentations going on simultaneously for 15-20 minutes
each. Attendees can choose which presentations they wish to attend and move from presentation to presentation as they are repeated.
Among the outside speakers scheduled for the 2015
AHCA Convention are three familiar names who return
to Naples, having addressed our body in the past. From
left, Dan Tudor, who will speak both Friday and Sunday;
Joe Battista, the former Penn State coach and 2014
Lou Lamoriello Award recipient, who speaks on Friday;
Eric Kapitulik, whose powerful message has been well
received in the past, will speak on Saturday.
The AHCA is pleased to welcome former
UNH standout and Olympian Colleen
Coyne (left) and national broadcaster
Dave Starman, both friends of college
hockey, who will serve in the emcee role at
the Friday night “Celebration of Women’s
Hockey” and Saturday night “Celebration
of Men’s Hockey,” respectively.
Please consider a donation to
“Hockey Coaches Care” when
you attend Thursday’s reception.
This fund helps members of the
amateur hockey community in
times of need. Please buy a raffle
ticket when AHCA officers offer
them to attendees.
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Trade Show
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Barron Championship
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Baron Championship Rings
Bauer Hockey
Bauer Hockey
Bauer Hockey
Bauer Hockey
Bench Metrics
Bench Metrics
Big
Big Signs
Signs
Blackstone
Blackstone Sports
Sports
Buttendz
Buttendz
CCM
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College
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Sports Experience
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CSG
CSG International
International
CSG
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Double Blue
Blue Sports
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Hockey
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Easton Hockey
Hockey
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Easton Hockey
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Edge Again
Edge
Euro Again
Sports Tours
Euro
Sports Tours
ezXchanges
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Star Performance Apparel
Firstar Performance Apparel
Fisher Hockey
Fischer Hockey
GearBossby
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Wenger
GearBoss
Gemini
Athletic
Gemini Athletic
GeminiAthletic
Athletic
Gemini
Gerry
Cosby
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Gladiator
Custom
Mouthguards
Gladiator Custom Mouthguards
GreatSkate
SkateHockey
HockeySupply
Supply,Co.
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HarrowSports
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Hockey TechInc.
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HockeyTech
HowiesHockey
HockeyTape
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Biometrics
JB
Mats
JBSport
Sports
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JOG
JOGSportswear
Sportswear
Jostens Inc.
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11 K1 Sportswear
K1 Sportswear
Blademaster
2 NESSINESSI
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NESSI Blademaster
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NESSI Blademaster
Oakwood Sports
68
Oakwood Sports
Perform Better
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Perform Better
Pointstreak Sports
67 Polar Pointstreak
Electro Inc. Sports
9 Pop Tops
PolarCo.
Electro,
Inc. Inc.
23 PROlocker
Pop Tops Co., Inc.
51 ProSharp
Pro Locker
Inc.
70 ProSharp
Prosharp
Inc. Inc.
71 Prozone
Prosharp
Inc.
Lockers
48 ReUstix
Prozone Lockers
53 Sher-Wood
ReUstix
Hockey
47 SP Apparel
Sher-Wood
Inc. Hockey
America
49 SSM of
SPNorth
Apparel
Inc.
Video
24 SportsSSM
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North America
69 Sportstape
Sports- Cantech
Video Systems
65 Sportstec
Sportstape - Cantech
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Please note:
The scheduled hours for the show are:
If you were unable to register at any of the early
registration opportunities, you can pick up your ID
badge and register for events such as the women’s
(Friday) and men’s (Saturday) banquets at the
Trade Shows.
You must wear your ID Badge to gain access to the
Trade Show and all official convention sessions.
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Sports
Video Systems
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Statstrack
SSM of North America
25 4 Statstrack
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Stephenson Custom Case Co.
43 Stephenson
STX Custom Case, Co.
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STX
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TeamUSA Sports Tours
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USA Sports
45 Team
Tristar
SportsTours
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The AHCA is pleased to welcome close to 70 exhibitors to the 2015 Trade Show in Naples. The AHCA
Officers and Governors strongly encourage all AHCA
Convention attendees to frequent the Trade Show
during the three days — and nine hours — that the
show is open. There are plenty of new products to
see and plenty of fresh beer and soda to drink!
Thursday, April 30, 8:00-10:30 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 3:00-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
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About the Trade Show...
*Subject to change
The official convention handouts, which contains
all the outlines from the various speakers and is
sponsored by flexxCOACH will be given out in the
form of a flash drive during Thursday night’s session.
The official convention gift, a hat provided by CCM,
will be given out during Friday afternoon’s session.
Select raffle items provided by vendors will be
given out at the final session on Saturday. You must
be there to win.
IMPORTANT: Our official vendors support the
AHCA and go to great lengths and great expense to
do so. If you are approached by representatives of
businesses who are not attending the convention as
a paid vendor, we ask that you politely refrain from
conducting on-site business with them. Many
companies will try to conduct business at the
convention without going through proper channels.
This is not fair to those that do.
Please support our vendors
—The AHCA Officers and Governors
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IMPORTANT NOTICES TO AHCA MEMBERS & GUESTS:
Anyone planning to attend the AHCA Convention in Naples should take notice of the following:
1) Only AHCA members who have paid both their annual dues and their 2015 Convention fee will be allowed
into official Convention sessions.
2) Once again, the AHCA will employ an “Identification Badge” system for entry into our General Sessions
and our Exhibitor Socials. No one will be allowed into these sessions without proper identification.
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The Newer Building at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club
IMMOKALEE ROOMS
THIRD FLOOR
Ocopee
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CAPE
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CHOKOLOSKEE ROOMS
GOLF
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ROOM
WATERLILY
TERRACE
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GROUND FLOOR
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RESTAURANT
RIVER OF GRASS
BALLROOM
(Exhibitor Hall)
MANGROVE
BALLROOM
(General
Sessions)
COMING IN FROM STREET
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