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Burnaby Winter Club Minor Hockey Association
“Where Tradition Inspires Excellence”
1 Purpose
This Handbook is intended to complement the current Burnaby Winter Club (BWC) Minor Hockey
Association (MHA) constitution. The contents of the Handbook have been developed to provide all
participants in BWC hockey with guidelines for the different components of the hockey program at
the Burnaby Winter Club. Any BWC hockey guidelines must ultimately be consistent with PCAHA,
BCAHA and CAHA constitution, by-laws, rules & regulations. The “ model” for this handbook has
been developed from the handbooks of several other Associations, while recognizing the
uniqueness of the BWC.
The strong history of professional calibre players who have participated in the hockey program at
the Burnaby Winter Club is a testament to the dedication and competence of the many coaches,
managers and others contributing to the program. At the end of the 2004-05 season, the
Handbook will be reviewed thoroughly and any aspects of the Handbook deemed to be in need of
revision will be amended. Every participant in the program has a vested interest in understanding
the guidelines, rules and policies relating to the effective management of the program.
Members are invited to submit their comments/suggestions in writing to the Hockey Committee.
2 Role / Structure of Hockey Committee
The Hockey Committee is charged with overseeing the effective functioning of the BWC Minor
Hockey Association. The framework for the Committee is set out in the Constitution. The Hockey
Committee, through its appointed and elected representatives, manages the hockey program on
behalf of the membership of the Burnaby Winter Club. Responsibilities are delegated and are
dealt with for the most part routinely. Occasionally, there are participation/membership issues that
are brought forward to the Hockey Committee for resolution. Most decisions are made through
consensus of the Committee members. Hockey Committee members who have a real, or
perceived conflict of interest, should voluntarily withdraw from the decision-making on an issue.
Once the teams are selected, each team tends to function as an independent unit with its own
structure within a Division. Issues within a team are firstly to be dealt with by the Team Manager.
The Team Manager will direct the issue to the Coach, or involve the Divisional Manager, as
required. The Divisional Manager may bring issues to the Hockey Committee, as required.
Otherwise, he/she will attempt to resolve the issue based on the guidelines within the BWC Minor
Hockey Handbook, or Constitution, as need be.
Participants/members may submit written documentation of any concern to the Team Manager,
Divisional Manager and/ or the Hockey Committee. The Divisional Manager will direct/coordinate
the administration of any and all issues. The Hockey Committee will not deal with any
member/participant concern unless it is in writing and directed to the Hockey Committee.
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