After the conclusion of the Pacific Coast Extraordinary General Meeting held today, January 22, 2012; the following results took place for the four resolutions, and will be effective 2012-2013 season. Our PCMHA officers took the responses from our poll back to the extraordinary meeting and voted accordingly at 60% in favour of Resolution 1, 2, 3, and 60% not in favor of Resolution 4.
Resolution One: Carried (123 Accepted; 30 Rejected)
In all games played within the PCAHA, bodychecking in the Atom
division and below and in all “C” hockey shall be in accordance with HC
Rule 6.2(b) (no bodychecking).
Resolution Two: Withdrawn
* In all games played within the PCAHA, bodychecking in the Atom
division and below and in Peewee “C” shall be in accordance with HC
Rule 6.2(b) (no bodychecking).
* In those divisions in which bodychecking is permitted, non-bodychecking
“C” league(s) will be offered wherever possible.
Resolution Three: Carried (92 Accepted; 75 Rejected)
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the PCAHA support the elimination of bodychecking from competition
in Peewee “A” hockey across British Columbia and encourage the adoption of a resolution to that
effect at the BC Hockey AGM in June, 2012.
Resolution Four: Defeated (54 Accepted; 111 Rejected)
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the PCAHA support the elimination of bodychecking from competition
in PeeWee “A” hockey, regardless of whether BC Hockey eliminates bodychecking in Peewee A
hockey elsewhere in the province.
AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT Section E(12) be amended to state that bodychecking in PeeWee
“A” shall be in accordance with the HC Rule 6.2(b) (no bodychecking).
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Please read this important message sent out by BC Hockey regarding new head contact rule. It is absolutely zero tolerance policy.
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/174033/la_id/1/ss_id/170544/