IN THIS ISSUE

VOL. 20, NO. 1 Fall 2017

10 ICE SPORTS INDUSTRY

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PUBLISHER

Ice Sports Industry EDITOR

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Liz Mangelsdorf ADVERTISING/

TRADE SHOW DIRECTOR Carol Jackson

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Selma Filipovic

CONTRIBUTORS

Jamie Baringer Lisa Fedak

Amanda Truax Mark Vaughan

4 Leadership Message Liz Mangelsdorf

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5 CrossCuts 6 2017 Conference Review 9 The New ISI

10 ISI Annual Awards Recipients

14 2017 ISI/MIAMA Ice Arena Conference & Trade Show Photo Gallery

18 ISI University Report Lisa Fedick

23 ISIA Education

Foundation Report Jamie Baringer

25 Operate Your Facility

Like It’s 2017! Mark Vaughan

27 Positive Leadership in Action

29 Coaches’ Corner Amanda Truax

32 District Updates 35 Judge Certifications 36 Calendar 38 SnapShot

29 Coaches’ Corner 27

Positive Leadership in Action

ISI Annual Awards Recipients

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Operate Your Facility Like It’s 2017!