NOTICE OF MOTION Annual General Meeting

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1 NOTICE OF MOTION Annual General Meeting MOTION SUBMITTED BY: Directors ARTICLE BY LAW REGULATION A 21 CURRENT WORDING: Import(s) designates the status assigned to a Player who has obtained a transfer from one Hockey Canada Branch to another Hockey Canada Branch ( Inter-Branch transfer ) or from a foreign ice Hockey Federation to Hockey Canada ( International transfer ) but excludes the Player who qualifies under Regulations H.8(b), K.28(a), K.29 (a) (b) (c), and K PROPOSED WORDING: Import(s) designates the status assigned to a Player who has obtained a transfer from one Hockey Canada Branch to another Hockey Canada Branch ( Inter-Branch transfer ) or from a foreign ice Hockey Federation to Hockey Canada ( International transfer ) but excludes the Player who qualifies under Regulations H.8(b), K.28(a), K.29 (a) (b) and (c), and Canadian citizens competing in Junior hockey (K.30.1(a)) and Senior Female AAA hockey (K.26(a)). RATIONALE FOR CHANGE: If the motion to amend Regulation K.26(a) is carried, this amendment will be required as a matter of housekeeping. WITHDRAWN TABLED CARRIED CARRIED AS AMENDED DEFEATED Calgary Phone / Tél. : (403) Canada Olympic Road SW, Calgary, AB T3B 6B Canada Olympic Road SO, Calgary, AB T3B 6B7 Ottawa Phone / Tél. : (613) N King Edward Avenue, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 N avenue King Edward, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 HockeyCanada.ca

2 MOTION NOTICE OF MOTION 2014 Annual Meeting (OTTAWA) ARTICLE BY LAW REGULATION B 1 SUBMITTED BY: Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador CURRENT WORDING: 1. This Association governs competition in amateur hockey in various Divisions, including: DIVISIONS AGE ELIGIBILITY a) Senior Male and Female Open to players of any age. b) i) Junior Male Open to players twenty (20) years of age and younger in the current playing season. ii) Junior Female Open to players twenty-one (21) years of age and younger in the c) Juvenile Male and Female Open to players twenty (20) years of age and younger in the d) Midget Male and Female Open to players seventeen (17) years of age and younger in the e) Bantam Male and Female Open to players fourteen (14) years of age and younger in the f) Pee Wee Male and Female Open to players twelve (12) years of age and younger in the g) Atom Male and Female Open to players ten (10) years of age and younger in the h) Novice Male and Female Open to players eight (8) years of age and younger in the i) Initiation Male and Female Open to players six (6) years of age and younger in the The player s age is determined for the current playing season by the player s age at December 31 of the current season. Notwithstanding the above, Branches may allow players to play at a lower age division to accommodate less skilled players providing the player qualifies according to guidelines established by the Branch for assessing such players. This player shall be granted all the rights and privileges accorded by Hockey Canada except that any such player would be ineligible to register with or affiliate to any Calgary Phone / Tél. : (403) Canada Olympic Road SW, Calgary, AB T3B 6B Canada Olympic Road SO, Calgary, AB T3B 6B7 Ottawa Phone / Tél. : (613) N King Edward Avenue, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 N avenue King Edward, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 HockeyCanada.ca

3 Hockey Canada team in a division or category which could earn the right to participate in a Hockey Canada National or Regional Championship. PROPOSED WORDING: 1. This Association Hockey Canada governs competition in amateur hockey in various Divisions, including: DIVISIONS AGE ELIGIBILITY a) Senior Male and Female Open to players of any age. b) i) Junior Male Open to players twenty (20) years of age and younger in the current playing season. ii) Junior Female Open to players twenty-one (21) years of age and younger in the c) Juvenile Male and Female Open to players twenty (20) years of age and younger in the d) Midget Male and Female Open to players seventeen (17) years of age and younger in the e) Bantam Male and Female Open to players fourteen fifteen (145) years of age and younger in the f) Pee Wee Male and Female Open to players twelvethirteen (123) years of age and younger in the g) Atom Male and Female Open to players teneleven (1011) years of age and younger in the h) Novice Male and Female Open to players eightnine (89) years of age and younger in the i) Initiation Male and Female Open to players sixseven (67) years of age and younger in the The player s age is determined for the current playing season by the player s age at December 31 of the current season. Notwithstanding the above, Branches may allow players to play at a lower age division to accommodate less skilled players providing the player qualifies according to guidelines established by the Branch for assessing such players. This player shall be granted all the rights and privileges accorded by Hockey 2

4 Canada except that any such player would be ineligible to register with or affiliate to any Hockey Canada team in a division or category which could earn the right to participate in a Hockey Canada National or Regional Championship. RATIONALE FOR CHANGE: We are losing too many players at fifteen years of age due to the three-year midget age program. (more than 20 percent annually). We believe the primary reasons are 1) they are not making teams because of their young age 2) they are much smaller than players two years their senior and leave for safety reasons. We believe that the best age to have a three-year spread is at the entry level for development and safety reasons. This change will also provide out players one more year to develop the skills required to enter body checking. WITHDRAWN TABLED CARRIED CARRIED AS AMENDED DEFEATED 3

5 NOTICE OF MOTION 2014 Annual Meeting (CALGARY) MOTION SUBMITTED BY: Officers ARTICLE BY LAW REGULATION K 6(a) CURRENT WORDING: No player of Midget eligibility or under (refer to Regulation B.1) may be transferred from Branch to Branch, or from USA Hockey to Hockey Canada, or from any other IIHF Federation to play other than Major Junior hockey unless such player comes under Regulation H.8(b) or (c). There is an exception for those Midget players in their last year of Midget eligibility, when there is no Junior A hockey in their home Branch. In order to address regional differences that exist within the hockey program in Canada, Branches may enter into Agreements with other Branches, which would authorize the transfer of players in their last year of Midget eligibility. Said Agreements shall only be in effect upon being ratified by the Hockey Canada Board of Directors. In order for Hockey Canada to provide its ratification, such Agreements shall include provisions whereby any Branch which is a party to an Agreement may terminate the Agreement at the end of each playing season. PROPOSED WORDING: No player of Midget eligibility or under (refer to Regulation B.1) may be transferred from Branch to Branch, or from USA Hockey to Hockey Canada, or from any other IIHF Federation to play other than Major Junior hockey unless such player comes under Regulation H.8(b) or (c). No player of second year Midget eligibility or under may be transferred from one Hockey Canada Branch to another Hockey Canada Branch to play other than Major Junior hockey unless such player comes under Regulation H.8(b) or (c). Calgary Phone / Tél. : (403) Canada Olympic Road SW, Calgary, AB T3B 6B Canada Olympic Road SO, Calgary, AB T3B 6B7 Ottawa Phone / Tél. : (613) N King Edward Avenue, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 N avenue King Edward, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 HockeyCanada.ca

6 There is an exception for those Midget players in their last year of Midget eligibility, when there is no Junior A hockey in their home Branch. In order to address regional differences that exist within the hockey program in Canada, Branches may enter into Agreements with other Branches, which would authorize the transfer of players in their last year of Midget eligibility. Said Agreements shall only be in effect upon being ratified by the Hockey Canada Board of Directors. In order for Hockey Canada to provide its ratification, such Agreements shall include provisions whereby any Branch which is a party to an Agreement may terminate the Agreement at the end of each playing season. RATIONALE FOR CHANGE: To enhance player mobility rights by granting Canadian 17 year olds the same movement rights within Canada as they currently enjoy for transfers to the US under Regulation K.6(b) WITHDRAWN TABLED CARRIED CARRIED AS AMENDED DEFEATED 2

7 NOTICE OF MOTION 2014 Annual Meeting MOTION SUBMITTED BY: Directors ARTICLE BY LAW REGULATION K 26(a) CURRENT WORDING: Teams will be permitted to register Imports only to the extent that the total number of such active Imports does not exceed, at any one time during the current season, the numbers prescribed below: i) Major Senior AAA Male team - Six (6) ii) A Junior Male team - Eight (8) iii) A Senior Female AAA team - Six (6) iv) A Junior Female team - Two (2) In the case of Female Senior AAA teams, of the six (6) Imports a maximum number of four (4) may be USA Hockey transfer Players. Such USA Hockey transfer Players shall retain their Import status when registering with Hockey Canada for subsequent Seasons. This Regulation, in Female hockey, shall only be applicable to Teams competing for a National or Regional Championship. PROPOSED WORDING: Teams will be permitted to register Imports only to the extent that the total number of such active Imports does not exceed, at any one time during the current season, the numbers prescribed below: i) Major Senior AAA Male team - Six (6) ii) A Junior Male team - Eight (8) iii) A Senior Female AAA team - Six (6) iv) A Junior Female team - Two (2) Calgary Phone / Tél. : (403) Canada Olympic Road SW, Calgary, AB T3B 6B Canada Olympic Road SO, Calgary, AB T3B 6B7 Ottawa Phone / Tél. : (613) N King Edward Avenue, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 N avenue King Edward, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 HockeyCanada.ca

8 In the case of Female Senior AAA teams, no Player having Canadian citizenship shall be considered an Import, and of the six (6) Imports a maximum number of four (4) Imports may be USA Hockey transfer Players. Such USA Hockey transfer Players shall retain their Import status when registering with Hockey Canada for subsequent Seasons. This Regulation, in Female hockey, shall only be applicable to Teams competing for a National or Regional Championship. RATIONALE FOR CHANGE: To allow for the growth of elite Female hockey in Canada by eliminating barriers that might prevent outof Province Canadian players from having the same opportunity to participate on Senior Female AAA hockey teams, as are available to players residing in the Provinces where those teams are located. WITHDRAWN TABLED CARRIED CARRIED AS AMENDED DEFEATED 2