USA Hockey Summarizes Annual Congress Board Of Directors Meeting

USA Hockey today announced a summary of its Board of Directors Meeting agenda items addressed at the organization's 2003 Annual Congress, Co-sponsored by AIG Life Insurance Company and The Talbot Agency, Inc., the USA Hockey Annual Congress is the yearly gathering of USA Hockey's volunteer leadership, including members of the organization's Board of Directors, Councils, Committees and Sections.

USA Hockey Foundation Board of Directors Elections. The following volunteer leaders were elected to The USA Hockey Foundation Board of Directors: Walter L. Bush, Jr., USA Hockey Chairman of the Board; Ron DeGregorio, USA Hockey President; John Dotte, USA Hockey Vice President and Youth Council Chairperson; and Val Belmonte, USA Hockey Secretary.

USA Hockey Board of Directors Elections. The following USA Hockey Athlete Directors were re-elected: Cindy Curley, Shawna Davidson, Chris Imes , Mike McNeill and John Rohloff . Joining them as newly-elected Athlete Directors are Manny Guerra and Tom Barrasso . In addition, Dr. Alan Murdoch was re-elected as the College Club Section Director, and Bob Hayden was reelected as Referees Section Director and National Referee-in-Chief. Newly elected Section Directors are Disabled Sports Section Director J.J. O'Connor and High School Section Director Bob Mathson. Glenn Hefferan and Phil Verchota were also re-elected to their posts as Directors-At-Large on the USA Hockey Board of Directors. Sam Greenblatt joined the Board of Directors as Director Emeritus.

Playing Rules Changes. The following major playing rules changes were passed and will go into effect beginning with the 2003-04 season:

- All boys' and girls' age classifications beginning with 10-and- Under and younger will now be required to use a lightweight puck in sanctioned play. The new blue lightweight pucks to be used weigh between 4 and 4.5 ounces (the standard black pucks weigh between 5.5 and 6 ounces ).

- The previous delayed offsides rule that applied to an attacking player preceding the puck into the zone was eliminated from the USA Hockey Rulebook for all youth age classifications. The rule now simply states if, at any time, an attacking players precedes the puck across the blue line, there will be an immediate stoppage of play and an ensuing faceoff.

The only team officials allowed behind the bench during a USA Hockey-sanctioned game, not including eligible players or goaltenders, are currently registered USA Hockey coaches. - USA Hockey implemented a five-second hurry-up faceoff rule for all age classifications to maintain the flow of the game and maximize ice time.

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USA Hockey Summarizes Annual Congress Board Of Directors Meeting