In no particular order (any reproduction errors are mine)...
(1) Ice hockey -- Mercyhurst awarded 10-year head coach Rich Gotkin a
two-year contract extension.
(2) Calendar -- July 7-10 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee
Monterey, California.
(3) Division III Men's Ice Hockey Committee: One vacancy. The appointee
will replace Francis T O'Brien, University of Wisconsin, Stevens
Point, not eligible for reappointment. The appointee must be from
the West region (Districts 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8) and must be an
athletics administrator who does not coach men's ice hockey. The
appointee may not be from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference.
(4) women's ice hockey-Dennis Miller appointed head coach at Vermont.
The program was upgraded to varsity status May 1, 1998 and the squad
is scheduled to compete in the ECAC Women's alliance. For the past
two years, Miller has been head coach of the women's ice hockey club
team at the school.
(5) Men's Ice Hockey Rules Committee: One interim Division II vacancy.
The appointee will replace Robert A. DeFelice, Bentley College, who
resigned from the committee. The appointee must be on staff at a
Division II institution that sponsors Division II men's ice hockey.
(6) Case No.: 2
Citation: B 13.02.4.4
Sport: Men's ice hockey
Facts: Coach met with PSA on campus during dead period.
NCAA eligibility action: Eligibility reinstated.
NCAA action regarding institutional responsibility:
Secondary violation; no further action.
Institutional/conference action: Coaching staff will review relevant
legislation and recruiting calendars for their sport. Compliance
coordinator will ensure that coaching staff members and admissions
office are aware of dead periods.
(7) How reported: Self-reported
Sport: Men's ice hockey
Citation: B 11.4.1
Facts: Administrative assistant coached high-school ice hockey since
the 1992-93 academic year. Coach had requested an interpretation
from compliance coordinator and received permission. No prospect
from high school has enrolled at the university.
Institutional action: Advised coach that he must immediately sever
ties with high school.
NCAA action: No further action.
(8) Ice Hockey
NCAA National Coordinator of Ice Hockey Officials. The NCAA
Divisions I, II and III Men's Ice Hockey Committees, and NCAA Men's
Ice Hockey Rules Committee are requesting applications from
interested individuals to serve as the NCAA national coordinator of
ice hockey officials. The national coordinator reports to the
Divisions I, II and III ice hockey committees, and the ice hockey
rules committee. The national coordinator's role is to support,
encourage and improve the quality of officiating at the
intercollegiate level; to select officials for the Division I, II
and Ill championships, including the Division I and III regionals;
to promote better communication between officials, coaches and the
NCAA; to provide consistency in the interpretation of NCAA ice
hockey rules and officiating mechanics; and to evaluate officials
and identify prospective NCAA ice hockey officials. To attain those
objectives, the national coordinator will: Serve as a liaison in the
area of officiating to the NCAA Divisions I, II and Ill ice hockey
committees, and the NCAA ice hockey rules committee; provide
officiating staff support to the NCAA Divisions I, II and III ice
hockey committees as follows: Coordinate the officials' evaluation
and advancement procedures for the Divisions I, II and III
championships, subject to the approval of the Divisions I, II and
III committees; and attend the Division I ice hockey regionals and
championship to coordinate the officials and assist in game
assignments, subject to the approval of the Division I ice hockey
committee; attend the Division I ice hockey championship selection
meeting; attend the NCAA ice hockey rules committee's annual
meeting, and assist the rules committee and secretary-rules editor
with the production of printed materials; assist in the production
and coordination of the ice hockey rules committee's annual national
clinic, which includes securing and selecting video clips for
interpretation; conduct an annual meeting with conference
supervisor of officials and regional clinics (as needed) to review
interpretations, mechanics and the philosophy of officiating; work
closely with the conference supervisors of officials to ensure that
NCAA playing rules are being applied and interpreted correctly and
consistently; travel to review and observe conference subject to
approval of the NCAA championships administrators; work toward the
elimination of any practice that permits coaches to "blackball" or
"scratch" game officials in relationship to their individual game
assignments and retention as a working Official in the conference;
work with the rules committee to reduce violence and promote rules
decorum in the sport of ice hockey; manage the national
coordinator's program budget to ensure fiscal responsibility;
develop and maintain written principles for proper games management;
develop and implement an officials' enhancement program that would
include public relations, educating the public etc.; and perform
other duties as assigned by the NCAA Divisions I, II and III ice
hockey committees, and ice hockey rules committee. Minimum
requirements include: Experience as a collegiate ice hockey
official, preferably on the Division I level; excellent written and
verbal communication skills; ability to travel; ability to relate
effectively with officials and coaches on a national level;
extensive knowledge of NCAA men's ice hockey rules and their
relationship to officiating mechanics and techniques; strong
administrative and organizational skills; experience in budget
management; experience as a clinician and as an evaluator of ice
hockey officials. Applications, resume and four letters of
recommendation from NCAA coaches, officials or others involved with
collegiate ice hockey should be sent to Steve Hagwell, NCAA, 6201
College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66211-2422, not later than
June 12, 1998.
(9) Ice hockey rules group focuses on player safety, protective
equipment
Player safety and protective equipment, specifically mouthguards,
were the primary topics of discussion at the annual NCAA Men's Ice
Hockey Rules Committee meeting May 12-15 in Indianapolis.
The committee adopted several rules changes and highlighted a number
of safety-related rules as points of emphasis for the 1998-99 season
that it believes will increase the level of safety for
student-athletes.
Of primary concern for the committee is the apparent increase in the
number of stick-related injuries and penalties, specifically
high-sticking, cross-checking and slashing.
No tolerance
Citing data from the Division I penalty analysis information, which
indicates that high-sticking, cross-checking and slashing account
for 20 percent of all penalties, the committee was adamant in its
position that stick-related penalties must be treated with zero
tolerance by officials and coaches.
In addition to illegal use of the stick, the committee also included
hitting from behind and charging among the points of emphasis. In
keeping the two issues among the points of emphasis, the committee
felt strongly that officials and coaches must continue their efforts
to eliminate those dangerous tactics from the game.
With regard to protective equipment, the committee made several
changes pertaining to the mouthguard, the most prominent of which
was a modification of the penalty structure for players violating
the rule.
Citing a lack of compliance with the rule, the committee toughened
the penalty structure by voting that a player who does not wear a
mouthguard shall be immediately replaced on the ice, and the referee
shall warn the offending team that subsequent violations by any
player of that team shall result in the player being assessed a
misconduct penalty.
Currently, a player in violation of the rule is assessed a
misconduct penalty and replaced on the ice. A second violation by
the same player in the same game results in that player being
assessed a game misconduct penalty.
In addition to altering the penalty structure, the committee also
added mouthguards to the list of equipment that can be challenged.
Men's Ice Hockey Rules Committee May 12-15/Indianapolis
0 Cited illegal use of the stick (that is, high-sticking,
cross-checking and slashing), hitting from behind, charging,
interference, mouthguards and ethical behavior, which includes
taunting, as points of emphasis for 1998-99.
0 Adopted goal-crease markings currently used by the National Hockey
League. The markings require two "L's" in each goal crease. Each
line shall be five inches (12.7 cm) long and two (5.08 cm) wide.
The comers shall touch the goal-crease line, four feet out from the
goal line. The lines shall be parallel to and perpendicular to the
goal line. (Rule 1-4-d)
0 Determined that light-colored jerseys may be worn by the visiting
team only when teams have agreed before the season. (Rule 2-1-b)
0 Determined that during an altercation the captain may not exercise
his privileges until the referee has entered the referee's crease
or, in the absence of penalties, signals a face-off location. (Rule
2-2-e)
0 Determined that a minor penalty shall be assessed only to any
player or goalkeeper who uses a stick not conforming to Rule 3-1.
Previously, a minor penalty and misconduct penalty were assessed to
players violating the rule. (Rule 3-1-d)
0 Recommended to the NCAA Executive Committee that Rule 3-4-c be
revised to state that it is recommended, not required, that
goaltenders wear an internal mouthguard. Currently, all players,
including goaltenders, are required to wear mouthguards. (Rule
3-4-c)
0 Clarified the progressive-game disqualification structure to state
that a player who receives a disqualification penalty in any game
(including exhibition games) shall not be permitted play in the
team's next regular-season or tournament game against an NCAA member
institution. Also noted that an exhibition game cannot be used to
fulfill the disqualification penalty (Rule 4-5-e)
0 Determined that in the three-man officiating system (one referee,
two assistant referees), the referee shall face off the puck at the
center ice face spot only at the start of the game. (Rule 5-3-b)
0 Determined that the assistant referee shall conduct all face-offs
with the exception of the face-off at the start of the game. (Rule
5-4-b)
0 Determined that the linesman's duties shall include stopping play
to report a goal not observed by the referee. (Rule 5-5-c)
0 Clarified Rule 6-12-q (Face-offs) to state that: When a stoppage
of play in an end zone takes place and is followed by an altercation
(whether a penalty is called or not), an attacking player on the ice
other player coming from the bench shall not enter the end zone
farther than the outer edge of the face-off circles nearest the blue
line. For violation of this rule, the ensuing face-off shall take
place at the nearest neutral zone face-off spot
0 Determined that an altercation is concluded when the referee
enters the referee's crease or, in the absence of penalties, signals
a face-off location (Rule 6-14-e)
I'll try to get to a recent article on attendance soon, if no one
beats me to it :-)
cheers,
Wayne T. Smith Systems Group -- UNET Technology Services
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