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Rink manager Mike klute Mklute@sbcglobal.net 574-250-7814 cell

2012 SUB LIST

2012 SPRING SUMMER ROSTERS AND FREE AGENTS

Unlike last year, we will combine spring and summer session into one session. I split it up last year, but pretty much all the teams played both sessions, and I had to do collections twice. Not fun!!! If there are teams who want to only play spring, or only play summer, or want to only play 3,6, or 9 games etc..., I can work with you and figure out a cost. Just let me know, I am somewhat flexible.

Spring/Summer session will start April 9th, famously known as dyngus day here in south bend. We will run through end of august. I am going to go with the same 18 games like last year. Team fee is going to be $2950. So if you have a 15 man roster its about $197 a guy or roughly 11 bucks a game. Obviously less if you have more guys rostered. More guys = less ice time= less $$$. My team rolls light and we pay more, but that's your call and I won't be telling guys who and how many they can roster. Tell you guys it's going to be between $195 and $235 per player.

I sometimes get criticized with sharing too much info, but that's the Jewish guilt in me. I like to back my figures up with cold hard facts, so here's how I came up with that e $2950. Ice is $265 an hour and both refs make $22 a game. So its $309 a game split in half or $154.50 per team, per game. 18 games is $2781 just for the ice and refs. Insurance is already paid with league fees collected in winter and our policy is good until September 15th. So I don't charge teams for insurance in the summer. Were covered. Guys joining the league please note that our insurance requires all players to have either a cage or face shield on your helmet, in order to play. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!

The rink charges a security fee, for the security guards in the parking lot during our games. The fee is $10 bucks a guy per season and I am going to base it on a 15 man roster, regardless if you have 12 or 17 guys on the team. I used to base it on a 14 guy roster, but it seems every summer the rosters get longer and longer. The average this winter was 16 guys. The money goes to the rink anyway, not in my pocket and whatever I collect doesn't come close to covering the expense the rink bears. In the past, before we had security, there have been break ins, but they have now been pretty much eliminated with the addition of the security. So, making it uniform across the board, it's based on 15 guys and it just makes it easier for me. I am not counting rosters to do a head count. Some guys are on two or three different teams and have to pay this two or three times. I have heard every excuse in the book. Just pay it!!! So add $150 to the $2781 and were up to $2931.

There's a thing I affectionately call the "sax tax" which goes to cover my league fees, time, and gives me the peace of mind that I won't have to cover a deficit. Remember this late into the season, I am still chasing one team that has still not paid in full. I don't get rich off this, and it's extremely, extremely, extremely time consuming. I really enjoy running the league and hope nobody begrudges me. The continued growth of the league is testament , I hope, that things are going in the right direction. We're talking a summer budget of over 85k and a surplus of roughly $500 to work with. Not real huge margins here, .......a whopping half a percent. Now, I was going to do $15 per team, but I am asking $19 which is just over a $1 a guy and I come out with a nice even number of $2950 total per team. I like even numbers, maybe I have OCD?? Maybe I am greedy for that 4 extra bucks?? Regardless, that's what your team needs to collect, and that explains to everyone I didn't pull a number out of my ass. Last year spring/summer was $2870 for both sessions (18 games), changes this year are: ice went up $5 an hour and refs went up $2 a game. I think it's on target compared to last year.

League fees can be paid by Cash, personal checks, money order, or by PayPal (please add a 3% fee). I also take several post dated checks to make it easy for everyone. The PayPal link is on the eteamz website. Checks can be mailed to my house or dropped at the rink and given to any of the rink workers who drop it in the safe. I make it tremendously easy for everyone. Even with this flexibility, I still have issues collecting from teams and individuals. Team Fees will be due April 1st. Teams won't be scheduled until they are paid in full. Captains get rid of the deadbeats. There will be guys looking for teams willing to pay. Pick them up, drop the dead weight!!! Captains, there will be a captains meeting on Monday march 19th at 6:00pm. If you can't make it, please send a representative. We will discuss the usual. Refs are welcome and encouraged to attend. I will bring pizza. Someone please bring drinks!!! We need to replace some people on the disciplinary board and will be looking for some volunteers. Now....now........before you raise your hand, please call me and I can explain the details to you. I would prefer a captain to fill these slots.

I will be posting the team rosters as they come in. Captains please let me know ASAP if you're fielding a team and even if you have partial roster I can post. There will be a link on the eteamz site to get there and it will be visible to everyone. I will also be posting names and contact info of people looking for a team to play on. Please pick these guys up if your short. Many of these guys looking for a team are willing to pay up front, unlike a few of the regular guys on your team you have to beat the fees out of every season. If you are looking for a team, please email me with your contact info and what level you play at and I will get the word out to the captains. Those looking for a team will be posted on the roster link, and I will try and shoot an email to the captains. I am going to wipe out the sub list and goalie list. I will post links to those sites as well. If you want to be on the goalie list please let me know, so I can post your name and contact info. Anyone who wants to get on the sub list please let me know as well. Subs, when called, should expect to pay $10 bucks a game, and what I do is hand that money to the team libation distributor. You might want to use it to reimburse the guy missing. You guys handle it how you want. With the odd schedule going out I really don't want to be rescheduling games and with one rink up in the summer, you can't use the excuse that you have another game going on over on the other rink. Use the sub list, that's what it's there for.

As far as game times. Last year we had 27(spring)/28 (summer) teams, and with one rink, we pretty much played every night of the week. I am anticipating the same if not more teams this summer. For the first few weeks in April and last few weeks in august we will pretty much play every night. Once we get to end of April we lose our Monday (co-ed) and Thursday (doc league) nights slots. We will pick them back up in august. Guys need to be prepared to play any night of the week including Friday and Saturday nights. In the past, 7th day Adventists, fireman, policemen etc who have days they can't play, I will do my best to look out for them, but with not much to work with, expect the worst and hope for the best. I can't be any more blunt.

The league will be split up into B gold, B silver, C gold, C silver, and rec. A league doesn't play in summer. We will talk about placing teams at the captains meeting. Captains if you want to voice your opinion where you think your team is, then be there.

The Rec league is going to purge some of their "C" players this spring and hopefully kick them up a division. We want to keep the rec league a "REC" league and we will be scrutinizing rosters. We are going to setup a captains meeting for just the Rec teams to tackle that. If you aren't sure if you belong in rec league, then ask your captain, or just move up. We really need to keep the level of play down for those who belong there and who are just starting out. The C league, which was the original beginners league, has gotten so much better, but then again so has pretty much everyone else. When the rec league was introduced it really filled a void. We are at that point again. If people are there to play with family members, we can try to make acceptations, but beware, we will be making sure the spirit of the league is followed and adhered to.

On a side note the Co-Ed league will start the end of April. It is what I would call below rec league and a lot of fun. Girls have an open door to get in, guys must bring a female with them to join. Games are on Monday nights. Those interested should contact Maria Barton knobes@comncast.net

GOALIES LIST

Jack basich jackbasich@yahoo.com 219-508-0126 cell

phil nowak ptnowak@gmail.com 574.309.5888 cell

tony hartman thartman@egh.org 574 849-0735 cell

aaron bell aaronbell@hotmail.com 248 470 7174 cell

gary johnson garysjohnson@gmail.com 269-470-7933 cell

ed hickman edjr@edhickman.com 574 320 7071 cell

tim nush drtimnush@gmail.com 574-238-9256 cell

john banks jcbanks@andrews.edu 269.471.3206 day 269.471.1086 home

jeff hawes 574-243-3811 cell

josh setser (574)303-8886 cell

TJ hixon 574-329-6155

vic zurek kodiak104@juno.com 574-206-6511  

arik ronski asr781@yahoo.com 574-343-4649 (M) 574-215-4115 (H)

tom montague 574-226-3926  tom.montague@gmail.com

 Dan Klute  214-205-1222 dklute@gmail.com

rory iwaniuk 269-591-2445

brian streu 269-277-4369

jay rizzi  574-631-2625 work 574-232-2017 home  Jay.Rizzi.4@nd.edu

billy beirne wbeirne1@nd.edu 574-261-6475 B league goalie

 jp joubert iceman2415@hotmail.com 574-993-7274

MATT BROTHERS 574-855-7000 MATTBROTHERS02@GMAIL.COM

 TIM NOVAK TWNOVAK@GMAIL.COM 810-691-4242

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