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VEHA President's Press - June 2011

By Alan McLean, 06/10/11, 10:00AM MDT

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To all Mountaineer Hockey Families and Friends;

Your Board of Directors held their monthly meeting on Wednesday evening June 8th. Several lengthy discussions took place with results I believe will benefit the Club.   

To begin, Brian Houlihan reported on the first meeting of the 2011-2012 Coaching Committee. Brian stated the meeting was very productive. The BOD has tasked the Coaching Committee with many tasks which need to be accomplished in short order. Brian stated the Committee had made significant progress in contacting possible coaches for next season, organizing the summer skates, developing team tryout procedures, etc. I want to thank Barry Biegler and Dave Bishop for volunteering their time to this important committee. Prior to their first meeting I gave them a rather extensive task list. One of the priorities is to present the BOD their candidates for Head Coaches to be affirmed by the BOD at its July meeting.   

I also wish to thank T Fox for volunteering to serve on the Coaching Committee. The BOD chose to limit the Committee to 3 members. 

Second the BOD is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Houlihan as Director of Hockey for VEHA. This is a paid consulting position for the 2011-2012 season. The BOD strongly believes this appointment continues to move the association in a positive direction. Utilizing Brian’s talents and experiences will help unify the program.

Stephanie Ratkowski has stepped forward and is assuming the VEHA Registrar’s position. I appreciate her taking on this arduous task. Welcome Stephanie!

Due to a number of issues VEHA has chosen to not go forward with its summer camp with Barry Smith and the Detroit Red Wing Alumni. I wish to thank Andy Clark for volunteering to put together and direct the 2011 summer camp. Unfortunately for VEHA, but a big positive for Barry Smith he has taken a head coaching position in Italy. Additionally, several area schools are starting the week the camp was scheduled, this substantially decreased the pool of potential attendees. The BOD believes based on prior year financials a substantial risk of monetary loss exists, and such loss would not be in the best interest of the association at this time. Recruiting attendees from outside the area in Front Range Communities as schools are generally started also.

The Golf Tournament Committee is hard at work organizing the yearly outing. They are looking at several late summer early fall dates and a new location.

Lastly Mike Stevens and Brian Houlihan will be contacting players and families to participate, decorate, and have fun in the Eagle Flight Days Parade, and The Vail Fourth of July Parade and activities. Let’s all pull together and have some fun with these events and show the community the banners you worked so hard for.

Sincerely,

Alan McLean

President