Greater Nashville Area
Scholastic Hockey
Meeting Type: Regular Board
Invitees: All Reps, Alternates & Executive Committee Members
Board Meeting Minutes
Metro Parks Conference Room
Facilitated by: Board President
7:00 PM
Novemer 19, 2013
1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Sue Falls. A roll call
of the schools was taken by circulating a sign-up sheet. A quorum was present.
2. Roll call
Executive Committee
President
Sue Falls
Vice President
Ken Premo
Treasurer
Sandi Chadwick
Secretary
Jill Rathert
P
P
P
P
Past President
Scheduler
Registrar
Commissioner
Tom Feeney
Sandy Corns
John Holmes
A
P
P
P
At Large Member Andee Boiman
P
Coach Liaison
Mark Layne
P
Mark Meshotto
Danny Corns
Kraig Haber
Jim Falls
Christy Elrod
Kathy Foster
Bret Foster
Brian Merz
Rob Harris
Bruce Crosby
Hugh Diver
Patrick Slota
Heidi Shinbaum
P
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
P
A
P
A
P
Hume Fogg/Page
Chris Jones
Steve Schwartz
Roger Rettke
Chris Kimler
A Tn Outlaws
P
A White House/MLK
p
Mark Horton
Laura Thomas
Todd Gross
Norm Jenks
Hugh McSherry
David Deutsch
Rick Walsh
Scott Simpson
Mike Honious
Wayne Smith
Davis Lamb
Rob Biancheri
Liz McCormick
Loretta Kimble
Russ Morris
Tom Radcliff
Tom Spychalski
Dwayne Bullard
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
P
P
A
A
P
P
P
P
A
P
A
Representatives
Blackman/
Stewarts Creek
Brentwood
Centennial
Centennial B
Ensworth/GCS
Father Ryan
Franklin/Oakland
FRA/Lipscomb
Hendersonville
Independence/Summit
MBA
Mt. Juliet/Wilson Ctrl
JPII
Ravenwood
Station Camp/Beech
Visitors: Sean Henry of the Nashville Predators, Michael Hackey of MTSN, Renee Brown and
Jane Brown of the Tennessee Outlaws.
3. Approval of meeting agenda: Davis Lamb moved that the agenda be approved. Roger Rettke
seconded. The agenda was unanimously approved.
4. Approval of last month’s minutes. Sandy Corns moved that the agenda be approved. Steve
Schwartz seconded. The agenda was unanimously approved.
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Greater Nashville Area
Scholastic Hockey
Meeting Type: Regular Board
Board Meeting Minutes
Invitees: All Reps, Alternates & Executive Committee Members
Metro Parks Conference Room
Facilitated by: Board President
7:00 PM
5. Regular Reports.
A. Secretary’s Report. . None.
B. President (Sue Falls).

Guest Danny Butler:
o Mr. Butler will be the ice rink manager at the new ice facility being built by the
Nashville Predators. He informed the board that the target date for opening the
rink still remains early to mid-August. They are hoping to start booking ice time
slots by early January.
 End of Season Schedule –
o Due to the resignation of former scheduler Kelli Olin, Sue and Ken Premo have
been revamping the remaining ice schedule for the season. There are still some
wrinkled to be ironed out, but most problems have been resolved.
 Board Representatives –
o Liz McCormick and Loretta Kimble, alternate, were named new reps for Station
Camp High School.
o Kathy Foster was named alternate rep for Centennial B.
Jill Rathert made the motion and Sandy Chadwick seconded. The motion passed
unanimously.
 Shoot out rule
o The board discussed the ongoing problem with schools failing to follow the
proper guidelines for the new shoot-out rule. Therefore, the rule was reviewed.
 Tier Play
o Sue noted that tier play ended January 22 and teams would be re-ranked.
Crossover play would begin January 24.
 Nationals
o Four teams have notified the board they will be attending the high school
national tournament if they win Gnash playoffs. Those teams are Centennial A,
Hendersonville High School, Father Ryan and Brentwood. The tournament will
be held in March in Utah.
 Nashville Predators
o There were two handouts from the Predators. One was a list of high schools that
did not sell enough Nashville Predators’ game tickets to offset their ice fees and
therefore owe the league money. The second was a sheet detailing possibilities
for additional fundraising.
C. Vice President Report (Ken Premo): None
D. Registrar’s Report (Sandy Corns).
 There are still only 9 teams who have handed in all of their required forms.
E. Scheduler’s Report : None
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Greater Nashville Area
Scholastic Hockey
Meeting Type: Regular Board
Board Meeting Minutes
Invitees: All Reps, Alternates & Executive Committee Members
Metro Parks Conference Room
Facilitated by: Board President
7:00 PM
F. Treasurer’s Report (Sandi Chadwick.
 December 15 payment of $8,000 is coming due next month. There are invoices on
the website for teams that need them for accounting purposes.
G. Comissioner’s Report (John Holmes): None
H. Coach’s Report (Mark Layne).
 Still a few coaches who need to complete modules by the end of the year.
Meeting adjourned on a motion from Sandi Chadwick at 7:20 p.m.
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Scholastic Hockey
Meeting Type: Regular Board
Board Meeting Minutes
Invitees: All Reps, Alternates & Executive Committee Members
Metro Parks Conference Room
Facilitated by: Board President
7:00 PM
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Greater Nashville Area
Scholastic Hockey
Meeting Type: Regular Board
Board Meeting Minutes
Invitees: All Reps, Alternates & Executive Committee Members
Metro Parks Conference Room
Facilitated by: Board President
7:00 PM
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