President's
Message Mar. 9 2007
Att'n:
All CYO Members
Dear CYO
Members,
I have
been in extensive negotiations with several different Hockey
Sanctioning bodies in order to find sanctioning for our organization
for
next season. The Alliance has chosen to not sanction us for a multiple
of
reasons, one being the number of complaints they got from the OMHA
with
regards to our program. Getting sanctioning from the OMHA would not
work for our league since their rules would not allow our Solar Bear
teams to enter
tournaments above house league due to the fact that our teams are
not
resident compliant. As most of you are aware we are a parish based
organization with members from all parts of Durham Region.
It is
for this reason that the Canadian Hockey Parents Association has
agreed to sanction us for the next 3 years until 2010. They will provide
us
with the necessary insurance, hockey rules, regulations, etc. We will
be
able to continue to operate our Solar Bear and Non-Contact House League
programs as before. The only key issue that will be affected is our
ability
to attend Alliance, OMHA and GTHL tournaments. Although a coach and
team can apply, it is possible that the tournament coordinator may
reject their
application or charge them a small additional fee. We do have a list
of
other tournaments both in Ontario and across the boarder with which
your
teams will be able to attend.
Registration
will take place in Whitby/Ajax/Pickering in early April (date
and location still to be determined) and Oshawa/Clarington on May
4th and
5th at the Civic Auditorium and South Courtice Arena. The selection
process
for our Solar Bear teams will take place from May 7th to May 25th.
We are
going to be updating our online registration shortly so this will
continue
to be an option for you. Coaching applications will be posted early
this
week for those of you that are interested.
We will
be posting further details on our website at www.cyohockey.com as
they arise. We will also be holding a membership meeting shortly to
present
next year's program and answer any of your questions.
I am also
excited to announce that we are expecting to finish the season in
the black this year. Our tournament was a huge success and an excellent
fundraiser for us.
Thank
you.
Terry
Ruddell
President CYO
ruddellt@rogers.com
905-260-3206
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