FPC Meeting April 19/09

heather cunningham wrote:

FPC Meeting April 19/09

From: heather cunningham [hezcunningham@hotmail.com]

Sent: April 19, 2009 7:32 PM

To: FPC

Subject: FPC Meeting April 19/09

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Attending:

Tom Goodwin, Heather Cunningham, Priscilla Yu, Adam Elliotson, Tim Muirhead, Brian Gardner. Skype Warren Scheffer, Cell phone Ray Henderson.

1. Craig and Greg are off the committee. Warren is putting together a list of specific rules so teams know consequences of actions that happen. There is a list on the website, but it needs to be more thorough. Warren requests input re: what has worked ad what has not worked. Discussed having more set rules ie: 5 min major you get set number of games. This is what they do in the edmonton league. True north has a list on their website we can use on their website.

Appeals can be submitted, but we need more internal guidelines to help efficiency when appeals are received.Plan would be to circulate a rule book to GMs over the summer.

2. Prepare FP agenda. Priscilla says monthly meetings to start. Once rule book is developed, go to quartely.

3. Adam is looking into FP star awards over all for each division.

4. Make FP website easier to navigate.

5. First game of the season FP greeters - also hand out player waivers and have them sign it then.

6. Incidents to be addressed:

Niagara Crystal Beach Comets:

-1 player yelled at being kicked out and "freaked" out. THis is similar to Cribbin's 2 game suspension.

- Next incident a player (Dustin) entered the penalty box to fight dom. Tom suggests 4 min suspension minimum for any 5 min major. Brian suggests that 5 minute major means there is an intent to injure. This should be taken seriously. There should be a "2 strikes rule"?. Ray will email them to say his is out for the season.

7. Morningstars: Paul Steenhuison - not allowed back next year. Brian to email them. Yelling at Ashley, swinging stick over boards at players.

8. Brian to email dirty grips. Warren suggests that the team is told to police the 2 individual status, failing which they will be dropped to exhibition status. Brian and I suggest the 2 guys (stef and jordie) are out. If not then they go to exhibition status. Warren thinks this may be too drastic, maybe we should email them to ask what they are going to do. Adam thinks they should just be gone as feedback all year in the dressing room has not changed them at all.

Note message from Sue Vanstone:

"CCCP plays them in the playoffs starting this weekend, and frankly I loathe the thought of these games cause some of those guys are totally nuts. There was a fight in our last game against them, and their on-ice behaviour has been totally inconsistent with the league's principles all season. I actually stayed off the ice for the last six minutes of our last game against them because their aggression was so elevated - not something I've ever done before."

Conclusion: Email dirty grips to change their attitude. Identify the 2 players that are "cancerous". Tell them their full team membership is under review - based on what they are going to do about it, timeline til end of May.

9. Porcs and Lads also have high PIM.

10. Brian suggests at start of each season having a conversation with the refs about what we expect from them. He also suggests the timekeeper talk to refs after each game to pick out problem players.

11. Shane Nuttley: Game misconduct last night - shot puck after buzzer. Needs a min. 2 games susp.

Actions to be done:

1. Rule Book - Warren

2. Season Opener Greetings - all

3. Ray to email Niagara after we get emails from them. Tell them the 2 players in question don't dress again.

4. Brian to email Dirty Grips. (Adam will email their names)

5. Need someone to be the person who communicates with the league.

6. Brian to Email Easy Co. re Shane Nuttley 2 games.