The 2023 Annual General Meeting of your Association will be held as outlined below:

Voting at the meeting is open to all adult residents of the Association as outlined in the Constitution (Article 17). Voting is in person – there is no provision for proxy voting.

Positions open for election and term at the 2023 Annual General Meeting are as follows:

Notice of Motions for amendments to the Constitution to be voted on at the Annual General Meeting will be posted separately.

Notice of motion to amend the following article:

Article 2 - Colours

Current Wording:

The official colors of the River East Minor Hockey teams will be black, white, and silver or vise-versa for all male AA hockey teams. The official colors of the River East Minor Hockey association male A1 teams will be purple, black, white, & gray. The official colors for the female Eagle and Predators teams operating under the North East Female Hockey banner, a partnership with Lord Selkirk Minor Hockey, will be blue, yellow, and white or visa versa.

Proposed Wording:

The official colors of the River East Minor Hockey teams will be black, white, and silver or purple, yellow/gold or vice versa for all male AA hockey teams. The official colors of the River East Minor Hockey association male A1 teams will be purple, black, white, & gray. The official colors for the female Eagle and Predators teams operating under the North East Female Hockey banner, a partnership with Lord Selkirk Minor Hockey, will be blue, yellow, and white or vice versa.

Rationale:

I would like to add the colors of purple and yellow/gold to be allowed for the AA Marauders program. The reason for this amendment is to allow teams to offer different jersey colors that have been used in the past. This can be for the whole season or just for select games such as AA day or in the playoffs. This will allow teams to do fun things like offer reverse retro jerseys like they do in the NHL and other leagues. Also, spelling corrections made.

Notice of Motion to amend the position title of Vice President A Direct Entry and Vic President East League:

Article 7 The Executive

Amend the titles of Vice Presidents A Hockey from Direct Entry and East League to read Vice President U13/U15/U18 A Hockey AND Vice President U9/U11 A Hockey. Passing this motion will also change the position title in Article 10, the designations at By Law No. 12 and No.13, and as well deletion of item C) in By Law No 13.

Rational:

Hockey Winnipeg has taken on the duties of the East & West League under their umbrella so reference to the East League being deleted. Also, stating the age groups in the positions will more clearly identify with the general public the Vice President to whom they should contact for any concerns.

Notice of Motion to amend Election procedures and adopt a By Law to outline the revised procedures:

Article 10 Election of Executive

 New 1st paragraph “The Board will adopt an Election Procedure By Law that sets out the rules and procedures for running the election of Officers of the Association.”

Current 4th paragraph regarding election of President & Vice Presidents amended to read:

“No members of the Executive at the President , Vice President A Direct Entry, Vice President East League, Vice President AA, Vice President House League, & Vice President Female will hold their position for more than two consecutive two year elected terms. Those individuals may enter their nomination for a subsequent term as outlined in the By Law of the Election of Officers however will be automatically disqualified if the position is contested.

By Law No. 10 Duties of the President

 Delete item (f) and amend items g) & h) to read f) and g).

By Law No. 11 Duties of the Past President

Amend item b) to read “Will chair or appoint an independent person to chair the Nominating Committee to present a roster of selections for the Annual General Meeting”.

By Law No.31 (new) Election of Officers Procedures

1. A Nominating Committee chaired by the Past President or other independent individual not a candidate for election to the Board will compile or solicit as required sufficient individuals to present a roster of nominees for the advertised positions at the Annual General Meeting.
2. The Nominating Committee will give public notice on the REMHA web site (www.remha.ca) of the time and place for the Annual General Meeting at least 30 days prior together with the contact information of the Chair of the Nomination Committee for those interested in being considered for a position.
3. Notice of the positions open for election at the Annual General Meeting will be included in the Notice at b). Nominations for the position will open at the date of Notice being posted and will CLOSE seven (7) days prior to the date of the meeting.
4. To file a nomination, an eligible individual must send a statement to the chair of the Nominating Committee either by email or in writing providing the following information:
   1. His or her surname and usual name.
   2. Mailing & residential address if different together with their telephone number & email if available.
   3. The name, address, phone number, & email if available of an eligible adult resident member of the Association to second the nomination.
   4. The position of office to which the nominee seeks election.
5. Upon receipt of nomination the Chair of the Committee will verify the eligibility of the nominee and the seconder and confirm or advise any errors or eligibility issues.
6. No names or information relating to the nominations will be released until the closing date of nominations.
7. A nominee may withdraw their nomination at any time up to the date of the election.
8. Any vacancy not filled by the Nominating Committee will be filled by the Board as outlined in Article 10 of the Constitution at a subsequent monthly or Special meeting of the Board. (Nominations from the floor will not be accepted however will be considered by the Board at their subsequent meeting, the date of which will be posted on the REMHA web site)
9. Voting eligibility at the Annual General Meeting is set out at Article 17 of the Constitution.

Rational:

Changes to Article 10 adopt an election format whereby those interested in running for an available position as well as the voting public will have the opportunity to determine who the candidates are & to do their own research. In the past we have experienced occasions where the Associations interest was not best reflected in the current format. This revised method will give voters the opportunity to come prepared with any questions they may want to raise before casting their ballot.

Finishing first overall following the regular season, the Preds earned a spot in the semi-final best of 5 series versus the Twins. A convincing 9-3 win in the first game led to a second win in game two in overtime. Game three they came up short, losing 3-1 but came back in game four to secure their spot in the championship series beating the Twins 4-3.

The final best of five series versus the Vics began with a 2-1 loss. They rebounded in game two winning 3-2. Game three saw another loss against a very tough competitor, with the Vics edging out the Preds 2-1. Game four saw the Preds come back with a 3-2 win to force the series to a deciding fifth game.

The Preds dominated in game 5, gaining the lead early on in the first period and held a 1-0 advantage well into the third period. With 5 minutes remaining in regulation time, the Vics came back to score, evening the game at 1-1. The Preds answered with 52.4 seconds left in the third to go ahead 2-1 and then scored an empty net goal to end the game with a 3-1 victory.

The team wishes to thank all of the fans who came out for every game of the series held at Gateway. It was often difficult to hear their coaches because their fans were so loud! Go Preds Go!!!