TCS families,

As you no doubt have heard by now, a player on the Bishop Feehan hockey team was seriously injured while on the ice and the community has banded together in different ways to do anything we can to help.

At our February TCS board meeting, our fundraising coordinator reported back on our fundraising efforts and we are very happy to announce that the calendar raffle was an enormous success.  With that in mind, your board voted to make a helpful donation to the A.J. Quetta fundraiser to help their family with expenses.  This donation is a result of all of the efforts from all of our TCS families.

Beyond that, you can also help out by clicking on the links below to either buy 50/50 raffle tickets on the Boston Bruins raffle website (this raffle runs through 2/13 and currently the total funds are over $45,000), or you can also purchase swag in the ‘AJ’s Army’ store.

https://bruinsraffle.5050central.com/Home/SelectTickets

livforyou.org/ajsarmy

Additionally, as we start to turn the corner towards the last couple of months of our season, we are already looking ahead at plans for next season.  If you have any interest in considering a board position, please contact any board member for more information or to get a link to listen in to the next board meeting in March.

Thank you,

TCS Board

01/16/2021:

If any TCS participant (player or coach) or a member of their household (parent, child, sibling, etc.)…

• Is showing any signs of COVID-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend any TCS events.
• Is awaiting COVID-19 test results, please DO NOT attend any TCS events
• Received a positive test result for COVID-19, the participant may not attend any TCS events until they have completed their order to isolate/quarantine based on the guidance from the BOH or contact tracing partner.  (no less than 10 day quarantine)
• Travel outside of MA, please adhere to the Commonwealth's Current Travel Order found here:  https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-travel-order

TCS Quarantine Requirements:  

For any participant who tests positive, or is considered close contact, TCS will require a minimum of a 10 day quarantine. You will also need to follow CDC and Local BOH’s guidance for any quarantine or order to isolate that is extended beyond the ten days.  We will not be using negative test results as a way to reduce the quarantine time.

If a player or coach tests positive, or is considered a close contact to someone who has, it’s important that you reach out to Susie Campbell,  the COVID Safety Director for TCS. (Call/text 781-775-5525 or  ) as soon as you receive the information. She will work to outline any required quarantine from hockey and impact to the team through contact tracing.

We truly appreciate your diligence and know it will take our entire community to get through this.

Sincerely,

TCS Board

Our TCS calendars are selling fast! Thanks so much to the coaches and parents who helped distribute the packets this weekend. I still have a few teams to catch up with, so don't worry if you haven't received your packet yet.

If you need more calendars, or have questions about the process, don't hesitate to reach out to Laura Emerson (Lau21k@msn.com). 

Calendar ticket stubs and money will be collected the weekend of January 23rd.

The member towns and coach of each team are responsible for the behavior of the
spectators from their town. If the spectators get unruly or abusive during the game, it is
up to the direction of the referee to stop the game and determine who is at fault. If it can
be determined whom or what town is at fault, they shall forfeit the game. If it cannot be
determined who is at fault or it is unsafe to continue the game, it will be stopped and the
Disciplinary Committee will make a decision.

1. The South Shore Conference will establish a discipline committee to
   investigate and conduct a hearing if appropriate, concerning any major
   incident involving spectator or parent. An officer of the SSC will chair the
   Discipline Committee. The discipline committee will be comprised of three
   members of the Executive Board and two Program Directors on a rotating
   monthly basis.

2. A major incident shall be defined as, but not limited to, the use of obscene or
   vulgar language, verbal: physical abuse, taunting of players, coaches, officials
   and throwing of objects in the viewing area, team benches, or ice surface, etc.

3. When a major incident on the ice rink property used by the SSC involving a
   parent or spectator is brought to the attention of the SSC Executive Board by
   rink officials, ice officials(referee or timekeepers), incident reports or other
   programs, the affected programs will be notified by the SSC President or
   designee.

4. The program(s) will have 48 hours to respond with recommendation for
   discipline to the chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee. The program will
   identify everyone involved. If the program’s action is deemed acceptable, no
   further action shall be taken. If the chairperson of the Discipline Committee
   deems the program’s recommendation unacceptable and/or inadequate, the
   individuals involved will immediately be suspended from all SSC activities
   until the incident is resolved. The Discipline Committee shall convene to
   investigate the incident and to hold a hearing within one week. All parties
   involved in the major incident shall attend the discipline hearing.

5. Annually prior to the start of the hockey season, each program will be
   responsible for sending written or electronic notice to the membership
   advising them of RULE #19, a copy of the letter will be submitted to the
   South Shore Conference President no later than the September directors
   meeting.