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Ottawa Citizen
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Ottawa Citizen
New P.E.I. hockey board elected in fiery meeting
The air was tense at a recent annual general meeting for the Morell Minor Hockey Association. Article content Almost 100 residents and hockey parents showed up at the local fire hall to hear an update on finances and vote on a new board. Article content Article content At least a dozen people asked pointed questions about the audited financial statements, board leadership and AGM process. Article content Before things got heated, the board read through minutes from the previous two AGMs. Article content Article content Article content After hearing the minutes from the 2024 meeting, lawyer Matthew Bradley called a point of order to say Hockey P.E.I. instructed Morell to hold a new AGM, nullifying the 2024 event. Article content 'Last year's annual general meeting was determined to have procedural abnormalities, so the motions that were passed at that point in time are in no effect at this point in time.' Article content Hockey P.E.I. Article content In February, Hockey P.E.I. sent a letter to board chair Danny Kelly outlining procedural problems at the previous meeting. The meeting was only online, fell outside the required time frame, and the board only allowed itself to vote on resolutions, and not ordinary members of the organization such as hockey parents and volunteers, the letter said. Article content Article content 'During our October (2024) meetings with the members of the MMHA board, those members candidly admitted that they had incorrectly refused to allow the membership, other than current members of the board, to participate in any of the votes that occurred during the online meeting.' Article content The letter ordered Morell to hold a new, full AGM and erased all decisions made at the earlier meeting, which it said did not qualify as an AGM. Article content Article content In a June 3 Guardian email, Kelly said the board interpreted the organization's constitution to mean only the board could vote at the 2024 meeting that was nullified. Article content 'This interpretation was the result of many years when few individuals, if any, other than board members, attended the AGM. Hockey P.E.I. disagreed with this interpretation and deemed the motions passed at the 2024 AGM null and void.'
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Fewer games for girls: Hockey P.E.I. faces criticism for provincial tournament format
Some young players say they're being iced out by Hockey P.E.I. because of the format it has chosen for its provincial championships this weekend. While the championship tournament for boys' teams is set to follow its usual structure — a round robin with each team guaranteed to play at least three games on the way to crowning a winner — some of the girls' teams will play just one game. Leilah Batchilder, who plays left wing for the Three Rivers Titans U18A team, said she was disappointed, upset and angry when she learned of the changes. "I don't think it's fair at all that the boys got what they always normally get, but the girls just randomly got changed this year for all of the divisions — not just U18," she said. "I've played girls' hockey for the majority of my life. I started when I was four years old here in this rink," she said, standing inside the Cavendish Wellness Centre in Montague, which is one of her team's home rinks. "Hockey's all about making friendships and having fun, and just to see that we were kind of pushed aside is not OK." Hockey P.E.I. response In a written statement provided to CBC News, Hockey P.E.I. said the decision to adjust the format for this year's tournament was not made lightly. "With fewer teams in the female stream, applying the same format as the co-ed divisions... often resulted in a scenario where only a small number of teams missed out on provincials," the statement said. "Our intent was never to take away from the incredible efforts of these young athletes," it added. Unfortunately, just 72 hours before the Weekend of Champions is set to begin, a volume of concerns are now being expressed upon seeing the schedule. — Hockey P.E.I. statement "The idea was to give regular-season games more meaning, allowing the teams that qualified through their performance during the season to come together in one location and compete for a championship banner." The statement said the number of games to be played in the tournament was communicated throughout the season — first to minor hockey presidents and team managers in October, and then more widely through the organization's website and Facebook page in January. "Unfortunately, just 72 hours before the Weekend of Champions is set to begin, a volume of concerns are now being expressed upon seeing the schedule," the statement reads. 'Not a good enough reason' For some players, Hockey P.E.I.'s rationale behind the changes made to the tournament's structure doesn't hold water. "To us, that's not a good enough reason to only give us one game," said Bridget McCarthy, who plays left defence for the Three Rivers Titans U18A team. 'We just want one last hurrah, but we only get one game… We've worked our butts off to get here, and all of a sudden it's been taken away from us,' says Bridget McCarthy. (Ken Linton/CBC) "We just want one last hurrah, but we only get one game… We've worked our butts off to get here, and all of a sudden it's been taken away from us." McCarthy said the chance to battle it out in the tournament process for the championship banner or medal with her team is the whole reason she plays hockey, and changing that sends a message: "We're not worth the time." Maria MacConnell, who plays centre and captains the Three River Titans U18A team, agrees. "We were fully expecting the full round-robin tournament with three guaranteed games… just like the boys," she said. "It really isn't fair, and that's all we ask for is to be treated the same." 'The message it sends is that it shows us that we aren't valuable enough to be treated the same,' says Maria MacConnell. (Ken Linton/CBC) As a graduating player, MacConnell said the one game she plays this weekend could be her last. "The message it sends is... we aren't valuable enough to be treated the same," she said. While the tournament isn't what some players were expecting, Batchilder said she has a message for all the young players on the girls' teams who will be playing this weekend. "Just don't give up. Yes, you might only have one guaranteed game, but at the end of the day if you go out and give it your all, maybe that will just bring you guys a little bit of joy."
CBC
28-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Fewer games for girls: Hockey P.E.I. faces criticism for provincial tournament format
Social Sharing Some young players say they're being iced out by Hockey P.E.I. because of the format it has chosen for its provincial championships this weekend. While the championship tournament for boys' teams is set to follow its usual structure — a round robin with each team guaranteed to play at least three games on the way to crowning a winner — some of the girls' teams will play just one game. Leilah Batchilder, who plays left wing for the Three Rivers Titans U18A team, said she was disappointed, upset and angry when she learned of the changes. "I don't think it's fair at all that the boys got what they always normally get, but the girls just randomly got changed this year for all of the divisions — not just U18," she said. 9 minutes ago Duration 2:22 Hockey P.E.I. turned the upcoming provincial championships into the 'Weekend of Champions' for girls' hockey teams to create a female-focused atmosphere. But some players are speaking out, saying they are guaranteed to play only once while the boys' teams get to play at least three games. CBC's Taylor O'Brien reports. "I've played girls' hockey for the majority of my life. I started when I was four years old here in this rink," she said, standing inside the Cavendish Wellness Centre in Montague, which is one of her team's home rinks. "Hockey's all about making friendships and having fun, and just to see that we were kind of pushed aside is not OK." Hockey P.E.I. response In a written statement provided to CBC News, Hockey P.E.I. said the decision to adjust the format for this year's tournament was not made lightly. "With fewer teams in the female stream, applying the same format as the co-ed divisions... often resulted in a scenario where only a small number of teams missed out on provincials," the statement said. "Our intent was never to take away from the incredible efforts of these young athletes," it added. Unfortunately, just 72 hours before the Weekend of Champions is set to begin, a volume of concerns are now being expressed upon seeing the schedule. — Hockey P.E.I. statement "The idea was to give regular-season games more meaning, allowing the teams that qualified through their performance during the season to come together in one location and compete for a championship banner." The statement said the number of games to be played in the tournament was communicated throughout the season — first to minor hockey presidents and team managers in October, and then more widely through the organization's website and Facebook page in January. "Unfortunately, just 72 hours before the Weekend of Champions is set to begin, a volume of concerns are now being expressed upon seeing the schedule," the statement reads. 'Not a good enough reason' For some players, Hockey P.E.I.'s rationale behind the changes made to the tournament's structure doesn't hold water. "To us, that's not a good enough reason to only give us one game," said Bridget McCarthy, who plays left defence for the Three Rivers Titans U18A team. "We just want one last hurrah, but we only get one game… We've worked our butts off to get here, and all of a sudden it's been taken away from us." McCarthy said the chance to battle it out in the tournament process for the championship banner or medal with her team is the whole reason she plays hockey, and changing that sends a message: "We're not worth the time." Maria MacConnell, who plays centre and captains the Three River Titans U18A team, agrees. "We were fully expecting the full round-robin tournament with three guaranteed games… just like the boys," she said. "It really isn't fair, and that's all we ask for is to be treated the same." As a graduating player, MacConnell said the one game she plays this weekend could be her last. "The message it sends is... we aren't valuable enough to be treated the same," she said. While the tournament isn't what some players were expecting, Batchilder said she has a message for all the young players on the girls' teams who will be playing this weekend. "Just don't give up. Yes, you might only have one guaranteed game, but at the end of the day if you go out and give it your all, maybe that will just bring you guys a little bit of joy."
