MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE

May 19, 2020

To the Members of Burnaby Minor Hockey Association (“BMHA”):

We hope you are all healthy and safe during this time. Thank you for doing what you can to assist our community and

our Province. Everyone has a role to play.

The summer is almost upon us and many people are likely wondering what minor sports will look like when play is able

to resume. Recent announcements from the Province of British Columbia (the “Province”) have motivated sport

governing bodies to develop return to play guidelines. Minor hockey is no exception and BC Hockey, with direction

from Hockey Canada, is working on these guidelines. These guidelines will require collaboration with the Province, the

City of Burnaby, and our governing bodies.

The Executive is busy planning for a 2020-2021 season. At this time, we do not know what the coming season will look

like, however, we will follow the guidelines set by the Province, the City of Burnaby, and our governing bodies. We will

ensure that minor hockey returns to Burnaby in a responsible and safe manner.

Please follow this link to hear what Hockey Canada has to say.

Thank you for your patience as we work through the return to play procedures. It is our goal to promote the game of

hockey in our community in a safe and responsible way. We recognize the importance of the mental and physical

benefits of keeping our children active and engaged in activities and we are excited to be an option to families. You can

be confident that when the Province is ready for minor hockey to resume, BMHA will be ready.

THANK YOU BMHA FRONT LINE HELPERS!

We wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all of the BMHA

members who are on the front lines helping to fight coronavirus –

from those of you who are doctors, nurses and medical workers

caring for people, to teachers, grocery store workers and truck

drivers ensuring essential goods and services are still available.

There are so many of you out there, but here are just a few:

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• Nimira Bapoo, Technologist at VGH - sons Aariz played Midget & Kazeem played Juvenile

• Ward Findlay, Air Ambulance Paramedic – team manager and son Carter played Midget

• Harminder Hayre, Nurse at Children’s Hospital – daughter Teagan played Novice Female

• Lorenzo Iameo, Teacher – son Spencer played Midget

• Olivia Lai, Teacher – son MJ played Midget

• Cathy Nielsen, Teacher – our BMHA Equipment Manager and son Daniel played Juvenile

• John Petrak, Teacher – our BMHA Goalie Equipment Manager

• Heather Watson, Teacher – son Jarret played Midget

• Victor Van Blijenburgh, Nurse at Richmond Hospital – son Vedder played Midget

• Carter Findlay, Spencer Iameo, Daniel Nielsen, Cristiano Pantusa, Ryan Piccolo, Steven Sam at Costco – Midget & Juvenile players

REGISTRATION – Opens June 1, 2020!

Registration will open as usual at 12:00 am on June 1, 2020 for returning players. All information can be found on the

BMHA website – under the Registration/ Returning Players page.

We will use the TeamSnap platform for registration this season. You will be receiving more information on this shortly!

Starting this season, as per the direction of Hockey Canada, the division names in minor hockey will change to reflect

alignment with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) division names. Please see the table below.

Age Group As of

Dec. 31, 2020

Year of

Birth

New for 2020-2021

Season Current Previous

4 2016 U7

Jr.Bulldogs/Wildcats Jr. Bulldogs/ Wildcats N/A

5 - 6 2014, 2015 U7 Female Initiation Tyke N/A

5 2015 U7 Minor Initiation Minor Hockey 1

6 2014 U7 Major Initiation Major Hockey 1

7 - 8 2012, 2013 U9 Female Novice N/A

7 2013 U9 Minor Novice Minor Hockey 3

8 2012 U9 Major Novice Major Hockey 4

9 - 10 2010, 2011 U11 & Female U11 Atom & Female Atom N/A

11 - 12 2008, 2009 U13 & Female U13 PeeWee & Female PeeWee N/A

13 - 14 2006, 2007 U15 & Female U 15 Bantam & Female Bantam N/A

15 - 17 2003, 2004, 2005 U18 & Female U18 Midget & Female Midget N/A

18 - 20 2000, 2001, 2002 U21 Juvenile N/A

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The fees for the 2020/21 season will remain the same as last season:

Given the current situation, there will be options for payment of registration fees this season:

• Pay the full amount at the time of registration; or

• Pay a $300 deposit at the time of registration, with the remainder of the registration fees due on August 15,

2020 (the amount will be automatically charged to the credit card provided for payment at time of registration).

For those interested in signing up for Rep Tryouts, the deadline is now July 31st – not August 1st as in past years. As a

note, rep tryout fees are to be paid in full at the time of registration and must be paid on or before 11:59 pm July 31,

2020.

The registration fees have been set based on a full season of hockey. If there is no season, there will be a full refund. If

there is a season, the refund policy will be amended based on when the season starts. If an isolation order is issued by

the Province after the season starts, a pro-rated refund will be considered depending on the actual costs of the season. This information will be posted to the website shortly.

For any registration questions, please contact David Jacobucci at registrar@burnabyminor.com.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – June 25, 2020

GENERAL DETAILS

The AGM is scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2020. The AGM will be held virtually using

appropriate software that will allow for attendance and voting control. Further details on

the software to be used and attendance / voting eligibility will be sent out to the

membership in early June.

NOMINATIONS TO THE 2020/2021 BMHA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

One of the main objectives of the AGM is the election of members of the Executive. Nominations are being accepted for the following BMHA Executive Committee positions, with their current area of responsibility:

▪ President ▪ 2nd Vice President (Junior Bulldogs, U7, U9) ▪ Director at Large (Risk Manager) ▪ Director at Large (Female Hockey) ▪ Director at Large (U15, U18, U21) ▪ Head Coach

The BMHA Nominating Committee is accepting additional names of those persons who may be interested in putting

their name forward for election to the 2019/2020 BMHA Executive Committee in accordance with our BMHA By-Laws:

“8.5 Nominations of Directors A Member in good standing may be nominated for election as a Director in accordance with the following rules and such additional policies as may be established by the Executive:

a) A nomination must be in writing and signed by the Member being nominated and at least two (2) other Members in good standing;

b) All nominations must be submitted to the Association prior to the call to order for the General Meeting. No nominations from the floor will be permitted."

If you are interested in putting your name forward for election to any of the above-noted BMHA Executive Committee

positions, please forward your intention to the BMHA Nominating Committee at admin@burnabyminor.com.

GRADUATING MIDGET RING RECIPIENTS – Congratulations!

Each year, the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association celebrates the minor hockey careers of

our graduating Midget hockey players who have dedicated a minimum of eight consecutive

years to our Association. This season, this recognition will be given to players who were

born in 2002 and have played this past season and continuously with the Burnaby Minor

Hockey Association since at least the 2012/2013 season. At thirty-three players, this is one

of our largest graduating classes in many years! Congratulations to them all!

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▪ Jayden Bains

▪ Daniel Battista

▪ Ethan Bolhuis

▪ Christopher Chang

▪ Jason Chow

▪ Joshua Chow

▪ Carter Findlay

▪ Lucas Gil

▪ Scott Hill

▪ Joshua Ho

▪ Spencer Iameo

▪ Connor Jung

▪ Jason Kao

▪ Max Karp

▪ Marcus Klarich

▪ Ethan Lai

▪ David Lawrence

▪ Jessica Lee

▪ Lucas Markovic

▪ Gabriel Mones

▪ Ryan Piccolo

▪ Sebastian Pugliese

▪ Henry Rankin

▪ Kai Rankin

▪ Benjamin Reil

▪ Omik Rewatkar

▪ Nicholas Russo

▪ Ronin Sakamoto

▪ Connor Strandberg

▪ Justin Tabuchi

▪ Eric Tang

▪ Jarrett Watson

▪ Jacob Wong

Special shout-out to Carter Findlay, Joshua Ho, Markus Klarich and Jacob Wong who have spent their entire 13-year

minor hockey career with BMHA since starting way back in Hockey 1!

Each player will receive a beautifully custom designed silver ring to commemorate their years with the

BMHA. Unfortunately, given the current situation, we are waiting for the rings themselves and will be working out

details on how to present them to the players – stay tuned!

G & F FINANCIAL RESP AWARD WINNERS – Congrats!

G & F Financial Group, a long time BMHA supporter, awarded RESP Education Awards to the

following deserving BMHA members Grace Brnjac, Ryan Piccolo, Sebastian Pugliese and

Adam Shivji for their community involvement, including volunteer work, team spirit, school

and community activities.

COACH TALK – Message from Peter Chau

As we find ourselves in this unprecedented predicament, I hope everyone is healthy and staying safe. It is difficult to

plan for the upcoming minor hockey season, let alone the uncertainty of even if there will be one.

Regardless of the unknown, the Executives are working hard to prepare for the potential upcoming season. We want to

ensure we are ready to go when our health authorities advise that it is safe to do so. As such, from the coaching

perspective please ensure you submit a coaching application. You will need to do this if you are new to coaching or a

returning coach from previous season.

As always, the association relies heavily on volunteers. Coaching is definitely a selfless endeavour without any personal

agenda but a collective goal of ensuring an environment of learning and having fun while doing so for kids and parents

alike. If this sounds like you, I encourage you to apply via our website.

Stay well, stay safe! Cheers, Peter

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DATES TO REMEMBER -

▪ Midnight, June 1 – Registration opens for Returning Players

▪ June 25 – BMHA Annual General Meeting – details to come

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