The MSGL Spring meeting was held Saturday, May 16th.  It was nice to see the great
turnout from all of the member associations.  We appreciate the time and expense it
takes for many of members to travel the distance to Denver.  

Below is a brief summary of the highlights of the meeting.  The meeting minutes will be posted on the website very soon. Please refer to them for a detailed summary of the meeting.  In this meeting we addressed a number of By Law changes:

• Pointstreak - This change requires associations to use the Pointstreak scoring system for all games (either terminal or web) rather that submitting scoresheets.  This was a language change that reflect the current practice of our teams and to improve the availability of game statistics.  It was approved.
• Director of Communication Roles - The responsibility for managing team rosters was moved from the Secretary to the Director of Communications.  This change improves our efficiency of process.  It was approved.
• No More than 2 directors per Association -  We currently have three board members from the same association.  Each were from different associations when they were elected.  It was acknowledged that with the movement of girls between associations that this situation may occur.  The membership agreed that this situation (3 members from same association) was acceptable.  It was noted that the membership could request a recall if this type of situation was ever determined to be unfair.  It was voted to completely remove the by-law that states no more than 2 board members can be from 1 association. Therefore no restriction on board member associations exists any longer.
• AA and A divisions - This proposal created a AA division for tier II teams (if numbers warranted).   The intention is keep to tier II in our league and provide a place for ALL non-tier I players to play.  This would expand our ability to provide a wide range of competition for girls hockey.  It was approved.
• Board Experience Requirement  for President - This proposal requires that any candidate for board president have served as a officer.  This was submitted to insure continuity.  It was approved.
  

We had a discussion regarding new associations that might join our league.  It is pleasing to see girls hockey growing into new areas of our region.  We will do everything in our power to nurture this growth.  The more associations in our league the more opportunity for better experience of hockey for our girls. We will be expanding our meeting schedule to include an organizational meeting in late August.  This meeting will allow the membership to communicate the potential structure of their teams without the pressure of scheduling.  The scheduling meeting will follow in September.  We will be exploring technological mechanisms for creating virtual meetings to encourage constant communication amongst our membership.

The last order of business was the election of new officers.  It is nice that the board now has some officers from the Western Slope again.  Here is a list of the new board officers:

• President - Steve Jouflas (new)
• Vice President - Judy Johnson
• Secretary - Jason Schwartz
• Treasurer - Mitch Watson (re-elected)
• Director of Scheduling - Bobby Yeager (new)
• Director of Communications - Eric Guttormson
• Tournament Director - Kathy Dreher (new)

Ellen Yeiser and Casey Campbell will be stepping down.  We thank them for their many years of experience.  They have done much to advance girls hockey in our region.  They will be missed.  I am very excited to be involved in an organization of proactive people who have a clear view of our mission of creating a wonderful hockey experience for girls of all skill levels.  As a “senior” player I hope that our girls will keep playing into their adult years.  Our decisions will always be focused on the girls and the game.

Meeting Minutes
 msghl-minutes-spring-2009