Mankato Area Hockey Association

The Operation's Committee serves as a support committee to the Operation's Manager in all matters which pertain to the on-ice aspect of MAHA. This includes tryouts, coaches, ice scheduling, team assignments, etc. The committee is broken down into three separate layers of involvement:

Steering Committee: Ken Essay, Scott St. Pierre, Brady Peters, Tom Christensen

At Large Members: Various "hockey minds" in Mankato that are called upon from time to time for their input.

All Maha Coaches
 

1. Steering Committee - This committee works closely with the Operation's Manager on the day to day projects and programs of the association. Four Operation's Committee members serve as sub-committee aids to the Operations Manager on the four main aspects of MAHA operations: Player Development (Ken Essay), Coaches Development (Brady Peters), Program Advancement (Tom Christenson), and Parent Education/Tradition (Pat Michaud).
2. At Large members - Serve as a second tier "think tank" to be utilized at the Steering Committee's disposal, and hold no voting power.

3. Coaches - All MAHA coaches receive an automatic membership on the Operation's Committee, to be utilized at the Steering Committee's discretion and holds no voting power.

Committee Maximum Number: Steering Committee (4), At Large members (5), and coaches unlimited.

What: The MAHA Hockey Operation's Manager is a full time, paid, position within MAHA. Though there are many aspects and responsibilities for this job, the overall job consists of the day to day on-ice operation's of MAHA. Some examples would be:

• Scheduling ice time for all MAHA teams
• Coordinating all ice facilities in Mankato, as well as surrounding communities we may use
• Hiring coaches
• Coaches education
• Running tryouts
• Chairing the Hockey Operation's Committee
• Constant research to better our association in all aspects of operation's
• Website updating and information
• Officials scheduling
• Away tournament scheduling
• Question/answer support for MAHA participant's
• Mite Coordinator / Advanced Mite Coach
• Etc.

Who: Dan Devenport was hired into the position in May of 2004. Dan has been involved in MAHA since 1998 as a coach and hockey operation's committee member. Before that, Dan served as a coach on the Mankato East boys hockey team for five years. Originally from Willmar, Minnesota, Dan attended Mankato State University where he played baseball for Dean Bowyer and the Mavericks.

Why was the position created? Though MAHA is built on the base of its volunteers, MAHA has grown both in size and in need to where certain volunteer aspects of MAHA were getting to be to large. By combining the major aspects of MAHA into one position we are able to not only keep the organizational aspect of MAHA efficient, but we are able to utilize the position to constantly look at ways to update and better our association in all aspects. With the need for more ice time in Mankato, it is very beneficial to have a position created where community ties can be created and constant attention can be given to the needs of MAHA's participants.