Canadian Hockey Parents Association

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1. 101
   Name: Randy Lee on Dec 3, 2003

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2. 102
   Name: Melanie Johnston on Dec 3, 2003

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3. 103
   Name: Tracy Ball on Dec 4, 2003

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4. 104
   Name: Bob Smith on Dec 5, 2003

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5. 105
   Name: Jennifer Cattai on Dec 8, 2003

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6. 106
   Name: Lorraine Steele on Dec 8, 2003

   Comments: I feel that if you are not happy with the way that your hockey association is run and all the politics that come with it, and your child is unhappy, you should be able to move them to where they will be happy. This is the first year in a long time that my son has been happy in hockey, and excellerating at it. In years past, he has wanted to play elsewhere and has not been allowed. I also feel that if you have to pay an extra fee, because you don't live in the town where the association is, you should be allowed to play somewherelse where they don't charge the extra fee. I would like to talk to someone regarding this matter in more detail if possible. My phone number is (613)584-3819.

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7. 107
   Name: Lisa Crans on Dec 12, 2003

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8. 108
   Name: Alan Mcloughlin on Dec 12, 2003

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9. 109
   Name: Mark Montague on Dec 13, 2003

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10. 110
    Name: Cathy Larsen on Dec 28, 2003

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11. 111
    Name: Susan Wise on Jan 8, 2004

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12. 112
    Name: ROGER GAVINHO on Jan 15, 2004

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13. 113
    Name: Glen Duncan on Jan 23, 2004

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14. 114
    Name: Virgil Quick on Jan 26, 2004

    Comments: I am stuck in an organization that the prezident has a conflict we one of my family members and the influance he has with his old boys club or should I say minor hockey board buddys pays its toll on myself and my off spring. I should have the choice of where my sons play there travel hockey .

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15. 115
    Name: Jacques Duguay on Jan 31, 2004

    Comments: The parents should decide where their child should play. We are the one, the parents who pay everything and we should be able to see how kids play at their level. Jacques A. Duguay

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16. 116
    Name: D on Jan 31, 2004

    Comments: The parents should decide where their child should play. We are the one, the parents who pay everything and we should be able to see how kids play at their level. D

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17. 117
    Name: Brenda Blasey on Feb 7, 2004

    Comments: In Minnesota, we have the same law. My son has to either stay with abusive coaches or quit. Well he quit. I did my homework ahead of time but the rink director played games and kept telling me that coach wouldn't be coaching this year. He lied. These coaches say you suck, your pathetic just to name a few. Our coaching clinics absolultey do not teach coaches how to treat kids or anything of the sort. What a mess! Brenda

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18. 118
    Name: Pat Scott on Feb 10, 2004

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19. 119
    Name: Michel Croteau on Feb 11, 2004

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20. 120
    Name: Brad Jerome on Feb 12, 2004

    Comments: Let's put kids rights first, not volunteer rights, politics and favoritism.

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21. 121
    Name: Michael White on Feb 12, 2004

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22. 122
    Name: Celia Jabbour on Feb 19, 2004

    Comments: No one has any rights in this country What will the future be like for our children

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23. 123
    Name: Cheryl Andary on Feb 21, 2004

    Comments: Why does the ONHA care where you play They should take more time to deal with harassment and abuse problems and stop getting in the way of those players who want to play somewhere other than where they live. Isn't this about the kids having fun If they will have more fun somewhere else then why should OMHA care They need to get their priorities straight.

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24. 124
    Name: Paula Clark on Mar 1, 2004

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25. 125
    Name: Peggy Botting on Mar 4, 2004

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26. 126
    Name: Rick Tenuta on Mar 8, 2004

    Comments: We live in Oakridges Ontario. Thanks to the silly residency rule we cannot play "A" or "AA" hockey in RichmondHill or any other centre. Oakridges is a "CC" centre so we would have to play rep hockey in Oakridges (note this is not A or AA). As a result we are forced to play play "AAA" hockey. However, if we want to play houseleague hockey then we can go to whatever centre we choose. Does this make any sense I'm with you, let's scrap the residency rule it just doesn't make any sense at all!!! Is there anyone ooot there that can help us , as we would like to play "AA" hockey , but because of these silly rules are stuck!!!

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27. 127
    Name: Mayrose Gregorios on Mar 9, 2004

    Comments: If a young player and family is not happy with a hockey team/league they are with, why should they stick it to that place Sometimes, their practice schedules are not convenient for other working parents as well. Parents are paying for their son's hockey costs and it is their son playing hockey and it is their time and resources - why can't they be given that choice. Instead of having exhaustive battles and unhappy situations, it is better off for that player/family to go to another place where they can be happy. I am sure that having amicable "separation" would be better than having endless battles. In a free market, when there is healthy competition, it promotes better results with associations trying to do better work on behalf of the kids. However, when these associations know that a particular kid cannot go anywhere because of residency restrictions, they might have less incentive to do the best that can be done for the kids and the association.

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28. 128
    Name: Mayrose Gregorios on Mar 9, 2004

    Comments: If a young player and family is not happy with a hockey team/league they are with, why should they stick it to that place Sometimes, their practice schedules are not convenient for other working parents as well. Parents are paying for their son's hockey costs and it is their son playing hockey and it is their time and resources - why can't they be given that choice. Instead of having exhaustive battles and unhappy situations, it is better off for that player/family to go to another place where they can be happy. I am sure that having amicable "separation" would be better than having endless battles. In a free market, when there is healthy competition, it promotes better results with associations trying to do better work on behalf of the kids. However, when these associations know that a particular kid cannot go anywhere because of residency restrictions, they might have less incentive to do the best that can be done for the kids and the association.

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29. 129
    Name: Pat Currie on Mar 12, 2004

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30. 130
    Name: Chris Katsikaris on Mar 15, 2004

    Comments: I pay to have my child to play the game then I should have the right to change the area or league if not approved by a parent for any reason. I also think that there should be some looking into the officials of the game because I notice there was no consistency between games. Some get away with infractions while others do not.

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31. 131
    Name: Debbie DeKelver on Mar 20, 2004

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32. 132
    Name: George Doust on Mar 29, 2004

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    Name: Karen Bell on Mar 30, 2004

    Comments: I ran into this exact problem this year. My son is of Novice age. Until this year he played hockey in a centre 5 miles away from our home. This year, with the Novice age group being on 8 year olds, this small centre did not have enough players to field a rep team and a local league. Therefore a rep team was formed. The centre we are apparently suppose to be playing hockey at is 15 miles away and they refused to release my child so that he could play with the team mates he had through his senior tyke years. This is totally unacceptable to me. I wanted my child to play hockey with his friends not a centre that has a reputation of cheating and "win at all costs attitude". My son is not a superstar hockey player, in fact he is adequate. As a result of the one centre refusing to release him-he played local league hockey at the atom level. He still had fun and did learn alot. I do not want to continually deal with this issue. If the OMHA DOES NOT scrap the residency rule I will find myself fighting for my childs rights every year there is not a local league team for him to play on in the centre nearest our home. THIS RULE NEEDS TO BE REVISITED AND REMOVED FROM THE OMHA RULES.

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34. 134
    Name: Paul Briffett on Apr 7, 2004

    Comments: I am involved in a similar situation now. We live in a community that lies between two hockey centres. My wife and I work in one site but we are now being told that our son has to play in the other. This poses a problem for us as we work until 4:30 each day and one out of two ice time for his division falls on a weekday at 4:30. The place where he has toplay is 1 hour away from where we work so therefore we cannot be at work and the stadium at the same time. So we are left with a dilema, either he misses a practice a week or he doesn't play at all. I think minor hockey systems should leave their political aspirations at home and focus on whats most important: helping create an atmosphere that allows kids to have fun and develop to their fullest potential as hockey players because these children are our future for hockey.

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35. 135
    Name: Kelly Burkholder on Apr 7, 2004

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36. 136
    Name: Ken Jenkins on Apr 13, 2004

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37. 137
    Name: Cathy Jones on Apr 14, 2004

    Comments: Although you have a good point about being suck in a Centre that is not developing your child, it is my experience that most centres will allow players to move to another centre. What the rule does stop, is centres trying to get all the best players from around the region onto one team, thereby diluting some centres player quality.

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38. 138
    Name: LeslieAnn Ferguson on Apr 20, 2004

    Comments: When 84 players show up for a tryout and the coach 13 are returning players that have a spot on the team - I don't think home town hockey will suffer if those players get to go play in another organization. In the other organization at one tryout 10 import kids fighting for 3 import spots on a team. Just let them all play - where ever.

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39. 139
    Name: Lynn Bolton on Apr 20, 2004

    Comments: I feel that my son has the right to decide where he wants to play not where the omha dictates where he can play.

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40. 140
    Name: Lisa Europe on Apr 23, 2004

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41. 141
    Name: Tina Gismondi on Apr 27, 2004

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    Name: Rudy Vandersluis on Apr 28, 2004

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43. 143
    Name: Pat DiNallo on Apr 28, 2004

    Comments: The residency rule breeds mediocrity by allowing associations to run substandard programs and then not allowing parents the choice of where to go. A good program will always attract good talent without the need for a residency rule. In addition, there is no reason I can think of to treat A & AA kids different than AAA. Incidently, if the rule is abolished, it would be strongly recommended that the OMHA and GTHL coordinate the times they selct their coaches, when they have their tryouts, etc. etc so that NO association benefits from a quicker start to the next season.

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44. 144
    Name: Andy Sterk on May 6, 2004

    Comments: Let the child play where they want. No one tells us where we can work

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45. 145
    Name: Ruth Beaton on May 11, 2004

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46. 146
    Name: Tim Mitchell on Aug 10, 2004

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47. 147
    Name: Steve Nikkanen on Aug 24, 2004

    Comments: It is constitutionally unfair for the OMHA to hold a chiid hostage in a centre which inhibits progress.

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48. 148
    Name: Margaret Nikkanen on Sep 12, 2004

    Comments: My son is stuck on a team that has poor practices and coaches who don't care whether the team wins or loses. My son played during th summer with GTHL players and had practices that were so challanging that he was so motivated and learned so much. THe coaches are teaching European style hockey with an emphasis on no hitting. THe team will ultimately be creamed this season. He blames us- his parents- for not trying hard enough to get him out of the system. It's funny. If I was paying for my son to have music lessons and his teacher was poor, my son would find a better teacher. Whay can't we do the same thing i hockey. AAA levels are certainly not equal!!

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49. 149
    Name: ERIC MATTISON on Oct 10, 2004

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    Name: Stan Sobczak on Oct 15, 2004

    Comments: It's not only where the parents want the child to play but also where the child wants to play. My son's plays Batam A hockey in Dundas. The team has only 12 skaters-2 goalies. They are unable to pick up skaters from another center because of the residency rule that have been cut from another center.Unfortunatly some players made the team because nobody challenged them for roster spotsand in turn they are not competetive. They have not been competetive for the last three years. If the residency rule was scraped then players would have the freedom to move. My son wants to play hub hockey in Hamilton but again because we live in Dundas and are OMHA, we can;t cross over to Hamilton because they are Alliance. The rule is out dated and our kids are no longer enjoying the game the way they used to because there is no freedom to move. They are being told if you play out of center and get caught you will be suspended Thanks Stan

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