Dear Members,

亲爱的会员：

With the informal communication sessions two weeks ago followed by the Special General Meeting last Wednesday evening, the Association has provided definitive direction regarding our next steps. Let’s recap….

经过前周末的说明会和上周三晚的临时特别会员大会，会员已就雏鹰冰球俱乐部下一步的方向，提供了明确的指标。让我们回顾一下。。。

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING RESULTS
临时特别会员大会结果

A heartfelt thanks for all those members that were able to rearrange personal schedules on short notice to discuss the direction of STMHA.  Attendance was good, and discussion was spirited with participation by all – clearly people are passionate about the Thunderbirds.

诚心感谢所有出席上周三会员大会的成员。你们特别重新安排当天的日程，出席会议，我们在此十分感谢。当天有不少的成员出席，并踊跃提问及发表意见。显然，各人都非常热衷于雏鹰的事情。

August 20, 2013
2013年8月20日

SMHA Parents, Players and Prospectives -
SMHA家长，球员和准球员：

I’m sure that those that were able to participate in the Greater Shanghai Open Hockey sessions we conducted with our Feiyang partners last weekend would agree that they provided a glimpse of both the possibilities at hand, as well as some of the challenges that will need to be overcome as we work together to implement a grander vision of minor hockey in Shanghai.
我相信如果您上周末参加了我们与合作伙伴，飞扬，共同举办的上海冰球公开课，您一定已体验到是次活动已为我们在共同推动上海少年冰球运动上，提供了触手可及的机会。同时我们也看到更多的挑战需要克服。

Overall the weekend was a success by many measures, but especially in the most important measure - smiles. Smiles as old friendships were rekindled following a long summer break, smiles as summer hockey camp experiences and equipment purchases were excitedly shared, smiles as we welcomed new players and families to our hockey fraternity, and smiles as former rivals lined up on the same side of the red line for the first time!
上周末的活动在各个层面都很成功，特别是最重要的一个层面——笑容。长久的友谊在漫长暑假后被重新点燃时的笑容；与人欣喜分享参加冰球夏令营及新购设备的笑容；欢迎新加入的球员及家庭时的笑容以及与昔日对手首次站并肩作赛的笑容。

At this point we would like to provide some additional information –
基于此，我们在此向您提供以下信息：

Dear Members,

While I’m sure we’re all wondering ‘where did the summer go!?’, we can take solace in knowing that very shortly we
will be back at the rink together.

The STMHA Executive have been busy working with our new Fei Yang partners and as we approach the beginning of
the 2013 season we want to bring you up to speed on the planning completed thus far on personnel, schedule, registration fees and next steps.

We have had a successful hockey season despite our challenges.....

If you were unable to attend, please be sure to check out the AGM minutes for the latest information on the upcoming changes to the organization.

What an amazing event!  The 2013 Mega Ice 5's tournament in Kowloon City, Hong Kong proved to be spectacular in more ways that one.   This event hosting week long youth tournament activities against teams from around the globe.  Thunderbirds participating teams were U8, U10 Alumni, U10 Select, U12 Select. 

Congratulations goes to U8 team who won Gold, U10 Alumni who won Silver, U12 team who won Silver!  WOW!  Excellent hockey, great sportsmanship and many sore throat spectators from cheering you all on!  Thanks for a great week of hockey.

Our 3 age divisions (U10, U12 & U15) attended the 8th annual Singapore Hockey tournament last week in beautiful sunny SG!  All 3 of our teams played outstanding games on the ice and showed tremendous team spirit and sportsmanship off the ice as well.  Our U10 players skated away with a Silver, our U12 boys captured Gold and our U15 team played outstanding and in a nail bitter shoot out, lost in their semi final round.  Great work Tbirds !

Stay linked to this site for updated photos of each age division. 

Our Thunderbirds hockey teams had the pleasure of an invitational open skate and meet and greet with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty on Sunday January 13.  Premier dropped the puck for 3 divisional ice sessions and took time for photo opportunities with players and parents.

Dear All -   Happy New Year from the STMHA Registrar!  

REGISTRAR EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP:  We have set up a new email account specifically for registrar related items, stmha_registrar@hotmail.com.  All other matters please continue to use the stmha@hotmail.com account.

NEW REGISTRATION & UNIFORM PROCESS/FORMS:  As you have seen from recent emails, we have started efforts to register every player with the Shanghai Sports Bureau.  In doing so, we realized a couple of things: the immediate submission deadline of January 13th and the registration information requirements from each of players above and beyond what we usually collect.  Hence the urgent emails to collect as much information on players the past couple of days.  

To improve this process in the future, I have revised the registration & uniform process to incorporate new requirements.  While we cannot predict all the information to be request by tournament organizers and the Shanghai Sports Bureau, I hope the new form & process will help minimize the urgent requests for information.  Please note the following action items in preparation for this weekend:

1. New Registration Form Due for Every Player:  I have revised the registration application form to incorporate our new requirements.  A new registration form must be completed for every player submitted with an original signature .  I will accept electronic versions sent to me as well as long as it is a scanned copy with the original signature.                                                                                                                            Here are the major form changes for those that completed one in the fall:
• Clarity of parent contact information by parent name and any past volunteer experience
• Full player personal information that we need for registration with the Shanghai Sports Bureau and tournament organizers (like weight and height)
• Immediate selection of jersey number choices so that I can contact those players to make immediate arrangements for sizing, payment, and ordering due to the long production lead times.  Please see the attached schedule below for available jersey numbers.
• Liability Waiver and Emergency Medical Care and Release of Information Consent:  In the event of an emergency and the parent/legal guardian is unavailable, the STMHA Registrar needs to have a copy of the child's passport and insurance card on file along with the attached medical care consent form.  Every effort will be made to contact you and we hope we are never in this position however, we want to be prepared in the event something happens.
• Medical History Information Updated:  to obtain better information and clarity on a player's medical history.  Not everyone completed in the first session.  Please take the time to give us the most accurate history information for our coaches and medical staff in the event of an emergency.  Please be sure to include any medications taken.
2. Copies of passport, insurance card, and residence permit
3. Collection of Uniform Fees with application if new to the association or a replacement order is needed.  House League Jersey Set is 800 rmb, if necessary, due with the application
4. Spring House League Deposit is due: As a result of ice time losses in the fall session we are currently running a budget surplus.  The STMHA Executive Committee is aware of league interest/concern regarding how the surplus is to be deployed in the future.  A league-wide communication regarding Executive Committee intent as well as clarification of STMHA ice allocation principals and fee structure development is forthcoming.  In the meantime, we will be collecting a deposit of 2,500 rmb per player due this weekend for the coming spring session.  If you are unable to attend either Saturday or Sunday, please let me know so that other arrangements can be made for collecting your deposit this coming week.  

Team managers (Marie, Magnus and Corina) will be collecting forms, uniform money and house league deposits this Saturday and Sunday in Songjiang.  Gr3 manager, Emily, and I will be collecting forms and house league deposits in Bailian.

THUNDERBIRD SPIRIT WEAR UPDATE:  For those that placed orders before the holiday for sweatshirts, tracksuits, etc, please advised of the revised timing due to the size of the large embroidery on the sweatshirts and complexity of our tracksuits
Sweatshirts/Water Bottles January 19th
Hats February 1st
Thunderbirds February 8th

JERSEYS ALREADY ORDERED:  Due to the holiday, I had them hold the shipment until we returned so that it didn't sit in customs for safety purposes.  I am expecting it shorTly.  Just waiting for customs to contact me to clear.  I will keep you posted.

EXTRA HOCKEYS SOCKS AVAILABLE NOW:  I currently have a selection of 12 black or white hockey socks that are available for purchase.  They are 120 rmb per pair.  Please let me know if you need any replacement socks.

Thank you for your understanding in advance.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

Lindsey Eliason
STMHA Registrar

Thunderbird Players and Parents,

As we close out our Fall STMHA session, we have been looking forward and planning our spring session.  There are several important dates that we would like to make you aware of to allow you to better plan your life around STMHA hockey.