Mission Statement:

The Southern Stars Ice Hockey Club has a desire to:
Instill in all members a positive and sportsmanship-like attitude to the game of Ice Hockey
Provide a community spirit to all team members, and their families
Improve and develop skill levels of all players, from junior to senior
Win games and keep the club financially sound
Have fun whilst playing the game! And for spectators, to provide a game that is enjoyable to watch.

Club Structure

Club Executive

The management committee of the club is entirely honorary, with officers voted by the club members at the Annual General Meeting, held in December 2001. The positions are voluntary and therefore unpaid.

Membership

There are three types of membership within the club:

IHQL Memberships - IHQL winter competition leagues
IHQL Memberships are those who participate in the winter competition run by the state body, Ice Hockey Queensland Limited

Developmental Player Memberships
These players are those who attend training sessions to reach the required skill level to be placed in a team

Off Ice Officials Membership
These memberships are for those who are involved in the organisation and management of the sport of Ice Hockey with Southern Stars. These include the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Medics, Scorers, Timekeepers, Coaches and Managers. These can be players or non-players.

Financial Members (or parent/legal guardians of players under 18 years old) have full voting rights at the AGM

Team Selection

Selection will be based on the skill levels assessed by coaches of the relevant players and they will be delegated appropriate placing on the teams
The Senior teams for 2002 will be:
Senior AAA - Full Contact
Senior AA - Non Contact
Senior A - Non Contact and mainly for Developmental/Beginner Players
The Junior teams for 2002 will be:
Midget - Under 18
Bantam - Under 16
Peewee - Under 14
Atoms - Under 11
All Junior teams are non-contact

Code of Behaviour

Members of the Southern Stars Ice Hockey Club are expected to adhere to a strict Code of Conduct when they are representing their club at the home venue and at other Ice Rinks.

It is a requirement of players to sign a form of acceptance of this rule and abide by its. This will be renewed on an annual basis

At all times, members are expected to abide by the rules of the management of our Home Base (as stated in the below point, Ice World Management Requests) and to abide by the rule of the other Ice Rinks we visit.

Members must abide by the rules and by-laws of Ice Hockey Queensland Limited

Members must not engage in unlawful behaviour whilst participating in club activities and events

Members must not engage in activities that will bring the sport of Ice Hockey, Southern Stars or any other Ice Hockey Club into ill repute.

Membership can be, at any time, revoked if a member's behaviour is contrary to the code.

IceWorld Management Requests

Members please note that we are tenants of Iceworld, the venue does not belong to the club, and therefore we should respect the wishes of the management of our home base. If we do this, we will maintain our good working relationship with the management. The requests are listed below for your information.

Ensure the Nets are correctly pulled out and that there are no gaps. For example, no space in the nets at the join near the coffee shop
At the end of each hockey session, ensure the nets are put away correctly.

The big net along the side of the stands must be put away first. This allows the speed skaters to get thier mats out. When doing so, please ensure the rope is not dragging on the ice to become caught in the Zamboni

Players are not to get changed in front of the skate shop, stands and benches. Only in the change rooms at the far end of the rink.

Parents and committee members are notified that the coffee shop is out of bounds until the floors are cleaned & washed. This takes approximatly 15 mins after the public session has concluded.

Please allow us to keep up the good relationship we have with the rink and abide by these requests

Affilliations

As a member of the Southern Stars Ice Hockey Club, you have affilliations with the following:

State

The Southern Stars Ice Hockey Club is a member of IHQL (Ice Hockey Queensland Limited), which administers and schedules the teams in our clubs into an annual winter competition.
Members of the affiliated clubs (Brisbane Buccaneers at Boondall, Gold Coast Grizzlys at Bundall, Logan Crusaders at Loganholme and Southern Stars at Acacia Ridge) are eligble for Queensland selection to represent Queensland in the National Tournaments for each junior division and one senior division.
Please take special note that Developmental Players are not affiliated members of IHQL until they have full team membership.

National

IHQL is a member of the Australian Ice Hockey Federation (AIHF) and represents Queensland Ice Hockey interests at the bi-annual Federation meetings. The AIHF is the controlling body for ice hockey in Australia and provides services to IHQL. Players from Queensand state representative teams are eligible for Australian teams competing in International tournaments.

International

The AIHF is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and represents Australian hockey interests at the IIHF meetings. The International Ice Hockey Federation is the controlling body for the sport of Ice Hockey worldwide and is responsible for organizing tournaments such as the World Ice Hockey Championships and the Olymic Ice Hockey Tournament.

League Structure

IHQL Leagues

The structure for the IHQL 2002 winter season is as follows (National Tournament name in brackets).
Womens open, non contact, separate competition unlikely (McKowen Tournament)
Over 35's
Senior AAA open Full Contact (Goodall Tournament)
Senior AA open Non-Contact
Senior A open Non-Contact
Junior, born 1982 and after (Browns Tournament)
Midget, born 1985 and after (Tange Tournament)
Bantam, born 1987 and after (Kurt de Fris Trophy)
Peewee, born 1989 and after (Ginsberg Cup)
Atom, born 1991 and after (McCrae-Williamson Cup)

Southern Stars is anticipating being able to field in the majority of the leagues, depending on sign-up over the February period.

Developmental League

These players will practise as many times as can be allocated, and when they have advanced in skill level will be placed in the appropriate team. A coach and/or selection panel will assess them.

League Schedule

The IHCL Director of Playing Operations will provide a schedule for the entire season, when and where each division game will be held from March through to September. Any changes will be passed on via e-mails to managers/teams. Please be aware of team members who do not have e-mail and inform them of changes to the schedule. Each change of schedule will be distributed via the manager of the team.

Rules of the Game of Ice Hockey

Coming soon

Penalties

Coming soon

Tribunals

As part of IHQL, there is a Tribunal Committee to hear various issues. In 2002 a tribunal will be held only if the situation warrants further investigation. The board members of IhQL have accepted the guidlines set down by the AIFH unanimously.

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