Executive positions for 2024-2026

President

• Represent the association in the community. 

• Preside over all general meetings or special meetings of the membership and monthly executive meetings. 

• Act as the chairperson of the Executive Officers. 

• Exercise general supervision over all Association activities in accordance with the bylaws, policies, and procedures determined by Hockey Canada, HEO, LCMHL, and APMHA. 

• Attend all meetings of District 4, HEO, LCMHL and report back to the Executive Officers in their monthly meetings. 

• Cast a deciding vote in the event of a tie
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• ​In order to hold the posistion of President, you must have held a previous executive position for 2 years and be in good standing

Director of House Operations

• Exercise supervision over the APMHA House League teams.

• Must have Coaches level certification, vulnerable sector check and Respect in sport (*or equivalent) as per HEO guidelines.

• With the assistance of the Convener of each level,assist in the startup of the hockey season. 

• Shall form an unbiased committee to evaluate players for positioning on house league teams at each level based on evaluation criteria. 

• Act as liaison between parents, coaches, convenors and the Executive.

• Contact all APMHA registered players of conditioning camps with the assistance of the director of communications

• Assist with planning and execution of activities in conditioning camps, player sort-outs and house evaluations.

• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of objectives, policies, processes, and procedures with respect to Programs with special committees as deemed required by the AMPHA executive.

• Responsible for evaluating the APMHA development programs and suggesting changes when required.

• Responsible for meeting as needed with the level convenors.

Director of Tournaments

• Review the Tournament webpages and update as necessary with the Director of Communications.

• Coordinate with the Ice Scheduler to create a tournament schedule and submit to the President in September for ice allocations.

• Submit HEO sanction applications directly to HEO as soon as confirmed ice allocation has been received.

• Purchase trophies, prizes, etc. required for all sanctioned tournaments run by APMHA, with the Director of Community Engagement.

• Enlist teams for home tournaments. Use last season's tournament distribution email list to send out tournament invitations.

• Maintain a registration log of all registered and paid teams.

• Act as the coordinator for all APMHA tournaments by receiving team entries, monies, and directing them to the Director of Finance as soon as possible prior to the tournament.

• Ensure that all teams that have sent a request are answered via email in an appropriate time frame (48 hours is the target).

• Create a schedule for the tournament, considering travel time.

• Send a copy of the schedule to the ice scheduler, referee in chief and director of

• communications in a timely manner.

• Provide the home team managers with the tournament schedule, rules and team contact information as early as possible prior to the tournament.

• Provide the home team managers with the trophies, prizes, game sheets, and rules a week prior to the tournament

• Shall keep all tournament game sheets for one (1) year.

• Update the tournament email distribution list with the new email addresses from the season located in the season’s registration log. 

Director of Equipment

• Distribute and collect all equipment needed for each team registered in the APMHA, such as game jerseys, goalie equipment, pucks, first aid kits, and any other equipment on loan

• Submit a budget at season start and year end to the executive.

• Purchase, with Executive's approval, any new equipment and game jerseys when required

• Make routine repairs on the equipment as seen necessary

• Keep inventory on all equipment of the APMHA

• Report any missing equipment at season end to the Director of House Operations for follow up

Ice Scheduler

• Schedule APMHA Pre-Season ice allocations:

  • conditioning camps, tryouts, practices, clinics in conjunction with Director of U7, the Director of Coach & Player Development, and the Director of House 

  • identify home game ice and submit to LCMHL Head Statistician

• Schedule APMHA Regular season ice allocations: home and away games, practices, clinics

• Schedule APMHA Playoffs ice allocations: home and away games, practices

• Identify home playoff game ice and submit to LCMHL Head Statistician

• Submit home game schedule (regular season and playoffs) to Referee Scheduler

• Return any unscheduled ice to Mississippi Mills Recreation within the time allowed

• Represent APMHA in the Mississippi Mills ice allocation process. Collaborate with the Tournament Coordinator for Tournament dates. Submit APMHA ice allocation requirements for the upcoming season by the deadline set by the Town of Mississippi Mills

• Check ice invoices from Mississippi Mills with APMHA ice costs. Prepare a summary and submit it to the director of finance for payment.

Referee in Chief

Referee in Chief (“RIC”)

Responsible for the recruitment, training and standards of all referees for APMHA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the RIC shall:  

• Advise the APMHA EXECUTIVE as to the cost of referee services, when required  

• Be responsible for the recruitment and development of the association’s referees  

• Be the liaison between our local referees and our Branch supervisor as to clinic, level advancement  

• Report all problems immediately to the President  

• Appoint appropriate assistants, subject to executive approval or presidents’ approval as required, and shall be responsible for their instructions and actions  

• Attend executive meetings and perform such other duties as the President may direct.  

• Shall supply a list of all referees and linesmen with their levels and certification dates to the district chairperson and to the LCMHL