RESOURCE GUIDE OF MINNESOTA GIRLS HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION

RESOURCE GUIDE OF MINNESOTA GIRLS HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS PURPOSE MEMBERSHIP LEADERSHIP COACH RECOGNITIONS PLAYER RECOGNITIONS TEAM RECOGNITIONS PROGRAMS

PURPOSE OF THE M. G. H. C. A. “The purpose of the association shall be to promote the welfare of high school girls and their participation in hockey as players, officials, coaches and administrators. The association will promote and administer development programs in order to increase participation in girl’s high school hockey in the state of Minnesota and to promote those players wishing to play collegiate hockey. The MGHCA will also provide resources and continuing education for all member coaches and promote sportsmanship and comradeship among all high school coaches. ”

MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS MGHCA MEMBERSHIP • Coaches can register online as either Individuals or by using the Team registration. • ALL registrations must be completed online. Mail in forms will no longer be available. • Registration link is: https: //mghca 1. sportngin. com/regist er/form/358811043 MSHSCA MEMBERSHIP • Coaches can also register with the MSHSCA as individuals. Membership with the MSHSCA will be honored by the MGHCA. • MSHSCA Membership includes insurance for year round coaching activities. • Registration link is: https: //mshsca 17. cordonco. com/

LEADERSHIP & STRUCTURE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Jessica Christopherson Shawn Reid Pete Hyduke Tim Morris Tom Peart Stacy Anderson Keith Radloff Bill Mauricio Ronda Engelhardt Molly Arola Glen Gilderman Jim Enright Jeremy Gunderson Tim Mahoney Steve Morse Mark Domschot Jim Koltes Ryan St. Martin Brad Hyduke Marty Anderson President Oct. 2018 763 -443 -4860 President-Elect Oct. 2018 Past-President Oct. 2018 508 -768 -8822 Executive Director Special Projects Director Treasurer ** Oct. 2019 612 -599 -5112 jesschristopherson@gmail. com sreid@blakeschool. org peterhyduke@yahoo. com morrisgang@msn. com Oct. 2017 763 -442 -6465 thpeart@yahoo. com n/a 320 -250 -7286 stacy 7286@gmail. com Section 6 A Rep Section 7 A Rep SECTION REPRESENTATIVES Oct. 2018 612 -232 -3471 kradloff@mchsi. com Oct. 2017 Oct. 2018 612 -751 -0597 bill. mauricio@moundsviewschools. org Oct. 2017 651 -216 -7932 rondaengelhardt@yahoo. com Oct. 2018 320 -762 -7900 marola@alexandria. k 12. mn. us Oct. 2017 218 -391 -2231 ggilderm@proctor. k 12. mn. us Section 8 A Rep Oct. 2018 Section 1 AA Rep Oct. 2017 Section 2 AA Rep Oct. 2018 Section 3 AA Rep Oct. 2017 Section 4 AA Rep Oct. 2018 Section 5 AA Rep Oct. 2017 Section 6 AA Rep Oct. 2018 Section 7 AA Rep Oct. 2017 Section 8 AA Rep Oct. 2018 Section 1 A Rep Section 2 A Rep Section 3 A Rep Section 4 A Rep Section 5 A Rep Oct. 2017 701 -739 -4863 507 -951 -1019 952 -239 -5309 612 -221 -4444 612 -296 -7977 612 -961 -3410 651 -329 -4254 218 -213 -6338 320 -292 -1843 jenright@egf. k 12. mn. us Gunderson 325@hotmail. com Tmahoney 56@hotmail. com stevem@minnesotahockey. org mdomschot@isd 12. org koltesjim@gmail. com ryanstmartin@gmail. com bhyduke@isd 318. org marty. anderson@sartell. k 12. mn. us

OTHER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES • Section Rep • Executive Council Member • Serve on or Chair a Committee (current Chairs) o Awards Committee (MGHCA President) o All-State Selection Committee (Tom Maeckelbergh o Hall of Fame Committee (Bill Halbrehder) o Ethics & Sportsmanship Committee (Mark Johnson) o Herb Brooks Award Committee (Craig Perry) o Mentoring Committee (Jim Koltes) o Programs Committee (Tim Morris) o Scholarship Committee (Tom Peart) • Misc. Projects Assigned by President

HOW DO I GET INVOLVED WITH THE MGHCA? • Contact any Executive Council Member • Contact Committee Chairs • Offer your time and talents when Section Rep elections occur or a section rep position becomes vacant. You can contact the association President before regularly scheduled meetings or when a vacancy does occur during non-election years. • Contact your current Section Rep • There always opportunities to help serve your fellow coaches and the players on all teams.

COACHES’ AWARDS Section Coach of the Year Awards MSHSCA State Championship Coach Recognitions State Coach of the Year Awards MSHSL Hall of Fame Recognitions Brano Stankovsky Award MGHCA Hall of Fame Recognitions

COACHES’ AWARDS SELECTION PROCESS Section COY (Head & Assistant) – Each section will select one head and one assistant coach as their “Section Coaches of the Year”. State COY – Once all of the section head and assistant coach names are forwarded to the Executive Director, their names are added to an electronic ballot where every coach can vote the respective Class A and AA State Coaches of the Year. Brano Stankovsky Award – Each year one award is typically awarded to a member coach who has contributed to the overall development and growth of girls high school in Minnesota. Nomination forms can be downloaded from the MGHCA website at the link below. The selection committee then reviews the nominations including past year(s) nominations to determine the current recipient. http: //www. mghca. com/page/show/95 0070 -brano-stankovsky-award

COACHES’ AWARDS SELECTION PROCESS MSHSCA State Championship Coach Recognition – The Head Coaches of each championship team are recognized by the MSHSCA at their awards banquet each October. Coaches must be members of the MSHSCA to be eligible to receive the awards. (cont. ) MSHSL Hall of Fame Recognition – Nomination forms are available on the MSHSL website. Completed nominations are sent to the league office where they are reviewed by their HOF committee. Hall of Fame awards are presented every two years by the MSHSL. MGHCA Hall of Fame Recognition – The nomination forms for the MGHCA Hall of Fame is available online at http: //www. mghca. com/page/show/11570 6 -mghca-hall-of-fame. Starting in 2018, the MGHCA will recognize HOF recipients every two years. Nominations should be mailed to the MGHCA PO Box attention: HOF Committee Chair.

PLAYER AWARDS MGHCA Individual Player Awards – • All- State • Academic All-State • Senior Goalie of the Year • Ms. Hockey Award

PLAYER AWARDS SELECTION PROCESS All-State – Nominations are made by each team’s head coach. These are sent to the All. State Selection Committee Chair. The Chair will assemble a preliminary ballot that is then sent back to all head coaches. Based on the ballot results, the AS list is narrowed down where the selection committee then meets/votes to narrow the list of candidates even more. At the end of January/early February, the committee meets to review the final ballot results and make the final all-state selections. All-State awards are handed out at the Ms. Hockey Banquet immediately following the season. NOTE: Players can NOT have a MSHSL violation from the end of one season to the end of the next season. Any player with a MSHSL violation will be ineligible for the MGHCA All-State Award. Individual All-State Academic – Any senior player, varsity or JV, with a 3. 80 cumulative GPA is eligible to receive the MGHCA All-State Academic award. Nomination forms can be found on the MGHCA website at: http: //www. mghca. com/page/show/11 5700 -mghca-academic-all-state Completed nominations should be emailed or mailed to the Academic award committee chair at the address found on the form. Each recipient will receive a certificate to be awarded at the respective team banquet.

PLAYER AWARDS SELECTION PROCESS Senior Goalie of the Year and Ms. Hockey Awards – These awards are presented to individuals, who have over their careers, distinguished themselves as some of the most talented high school players in the state of Minnesota. Let’s Play Hockey in cooperation with the MGHCA nominates and selects these players from the class of Senior players each year. (cont. ) Head coaches are responsible for nominating their own players with nominations due before the end of December. Ballots are then sent to selected high school and college coaches for a preliminary vote. Once the field is narrowed to the top 10 in each category, a second ballot is then sent out for final voting. The winners are announced at the Ms. Hockey Banquet immediately following the season.

TEAM AWARDS TEAM ACADEMIC CHAMPIONS – Each year the MGHCA recognizes the section and state team academic champions in each class. Nomination forms are available on the MGHCA website. The requirements for the team academic awards are listed on the form along with the instructions for completing the form. NOTE: GPA’s from players with MSHSL violations can NOT be used to compute the team GPA. Team plaques are awarded at the Ms. Hockey Banquet. TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – The MGHCA recognizes teams/programs for outstanding sportsmanship displayed during the season. The nomination forms can be found at this link on the MGHCA website: TBD Teams will be awarded banners to display in their home arenas. The presentation of the MGHCA Sportsmanship Award will be made during the MSHSL State Tournament.

PROGRAMS PREMIER PREP LEAGUE • League consists of 8 teams • Teams play every weekend till the beginning of the MSHSL season • League champion team will be invited to play in the USA Hockey National Championship Tier 2 tournament in April. • Very competitive league with over 70+ schools represented in the league. • PPL Director is Jess Christopherson

PROGRAMS (cont. ) SENIOR CLASSIC • 8 teams, 17 players per team • Teams are formed by their MSHSL sections (A & AA combined) • Tournament takes place the first weekend following the state tournament with each team playing 4 games. • 20 players are selected from the Senior Classic to represent Minnesota at the CCM National High School NIT in April. • Senior Classic Director is Tim Morris

PROGRAMS (cont. ) U 18 FESTIVAL • 68 players are selected to compete in the Festival. • Players must be in their Junior year of high school and NOT be eligible for the HP 17 tryouts conducted through MN Hockey • Preference is given to players who were National Camp level players the year before. • Festival takes place the weekend after the MSHSL state tournament. • 20 players are then selected to represent Minnesota at the CCM High School National Invitational Tournament held in April. • Other teams in the tourney include Team Wisconsin, North Dakota, MN Seniors, etc.

PROGRAMS (cont. ) HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING CAMP • Up to 102 players may participate in this camp • There are no tryouts, registrations are first-come, first-served. • Camp location is in Breezy Point, MN at the Breezy Point Arena. • Players stay in dorms • College counselors are provided along with highly qualified high school coaches. • HITC Director is Tom Maeckelbergh

PROGRAMS (cont. ) SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY THE MGHCA • CHARLIE STRYKER SCHOLARSHIP $1000 • ADRENALINE FUNDRAISING SCHOLARSHIP $1000 • PREMIER PREP LEAGUE SCHOLARSHIP $1000

CHARLIE STRYKER SCHOLARSHIP Named in honor of former St. Paul United coach, Charlie Stryker. It is awarded to one senior player who exemplifies sportsmanship and team play, traits that were very important to Charlie during his years coaching hockey. One scholarship is awarded annually.

ADRENALINE FUNDRAISING SCHOLARSHIP The “Adrenaline Fundraising” Scholarship is being offered as a partnership between the Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association and Adrenaline Fundraising, a local fundraising company that provides teams and schools various products to be sold to raise money for their programs. They are committed to providing quality service and leadership to the teams and schools they serve. This scholarship focuses on the leadership and community service of the applicants wishing to pursue careers in teaching and coaching. One $1000. 00 nonrenewable scholarship will be awarded annually to one deserving senior female hockey player.

PREMIER PREP LEAGUE SCHOLARSHIP PPL SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship opportunity is being made available by the Premier Prep League and is intended to honor one of our senior players. The Premier Prep League is an opportunity for kids to work on development, leadership and teamwork – this scholarship will be awarded to a senior player that exemplifies those qualities, as well as other intangibles in our beloved game. We want to honor a player that believes and embodies the notion that hockey is more than just X’s and O’s. 2017 RECIPIENT MADISON CHAPMAN

MGHCA COACH NEWSLETTER The MGHCA will have a Coaches’ Newsletter starting this season to help keep coaches up to date with nomination deadlines, events, state tourney info, programs and any other information related to high school hockey in Minnesota. We encourage ALL high school coaches (active & retired), college coaches, and athletic directors to sign up for the Newsletter. It is very easy to register. The link is below: http: //www. mghca. com/page/show/3658640 -newsletter-registration Coaches can opt out of receiving the Newsletter at any time.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFO PLEASE VISIT www. MGHCA. com Or CONTACT YOUR SECTION REP OR ANY EXEC COUNCIL STAFF PERSON.