A section 2-615 motion to dismiss should be granted only when it is apparent that no set of facts could be proved that would entitle the plaintiff to relief. Our Ambition. Illini Hockey Club Team. Tier1 Elite Hockey Visit Website. Level 3 USA Hockey Referee. Played all minor hockey for Gloucester Rangers, Spent one year playing for Tier 2, Central Junior Hockey League as a protected player, Played major Jr. Hockey in OHL for the Sault Ste. Team Illinois Spring Tryouts is a hockey clinic that takes place in Woodridge, IL. The email address cannot be subscribed. Defendants moved to dismiss count III, arguing that plaintiff failed to allege facts sufficient to establish that AHAI aided and abetted Team Illinois. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. (West 2020)). These, too, reasonably may be construed as physical places within the meaning of section 5-101(A), albeit unfixed to a particular stationary location.2. 1879. We are lucky to have him here at Team Illinois. He is the current President and Owner of Rosebrook Pools which is a high end concrete swimming pool construction company. 5-101(A)(2). 4. Show Progress. Steve has been coaching Tier 1 AAA hockey for the last 18 years. He brings a great energy to the bench and definitely a favorite among the players! 15U Midgets Several features of this section inform this conclusion. In high school Nick played for the Leyden Eagles where he won a State Championship his sophomore year. He then went on to play four years of club hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Team Illinois AAA Hockey. Alex played six seasons of professional hockey amassing a total of 335 career games. This will be his third season coaching at the AAA level alongside Head Coach, Jamie Ori. 12101 et seq. Congratulations to U18 CSDHL Coach Mike Rodie on being selected as the NAPHL Coach of the Year!! Gilbert, 343 Ill. App. He has coached at the ADM level, as well as boys and girls travel teams achieving NIHL Presidents Cup, NIHL championship, and an Illinois State Championship. Questions or Prospective Player Info? . Home Arena (630) 440-7595. They assert that all of the examples of places of public accommodation listed in section 5-101(A) of the Act are physical placesnone are clubs, organizations, teams, and the like. 614, 919 N.E.2d 333 (2009). Tom has been coaching for 15 years predominantly at the midget level. With these familiar maxims in mind, we turn to the language of the Act. 313, 711 N.E.2d 416 (1999) (concerning whether a dental office is a place of public accommodation). AAA for girls begins at with 12U, 14U, 16U ad 19U.". In broad terms, even though the PGA Tour was a private organization and, thus, not itself a place of public accommodation, it was nevertheless subject to the ADA as a lessor and operator of a place of public accommodationthe golf course. Plaintiff identifies the alleged discrimination as involv[ing] [plaintiff's] equal enjoyment of facilities and services of a public accommodation: both of Seven Bridges *** and of the athletic organization Team Illinois, which is based in, leases, and operates the ice arena. She also argues that the plain language of the Act prohibits discrimination by any person involving public accommodations[,] like a hockey arena. The duality of her argument is also a feature of plaintiff's underlying complaint. Together, they agreed *** to banish [plaintiff] from Team Illinois until she was able to participate 100% in Team Illinois Activities. Pedrie then called plaintiff's parents and informed them that, due to her suicidal thoughts, depression, and anxiety, plaintiff was prohibited from participating in Team Illinois activities and events until she could be cleared by a doctor to return to 100% of Team Illinois activities., 8 Team Illinois likewise prohibited [plaintiff] from [having] any contact with Team Illinois players, and it sent an e-mail to the other players and their parents directing them to have no contact with plaintiff. As explained above, the most salient difference between Team Illinois and those entities listed in that section is that Team Illinois is not itself a physical place.4 This feature, alone, is enough to exempt Team Illinois, the organization, from the definition of a place of public accommodation. It is always a very good idea for players who wish to try out for AAA in May to take part in a AAA Spring program with the AAA Club of their choice. His love of the ice began at age 2 when he learned how to skate on the longest skating rink in the world, Rideau Canal,which is 5 miles long. I believe that this case is so far different from the Martin case involving the PGA and the other cases involving the NCAA, that those cases do not apply.. 1879. Presiding Justice Bridges and Justice Hudson concurred in the judgment and opinion. This issue has most recently surfaced in the context of evaluating whether websites are public accommodations under the ADA. She further alleged that, four days later, her parents had a telephone call with Mullally, who confirmed that he and [Pedrie] had *** decided to exclude [plaintiff] from hockey and reaffirmed the 100% participation requirement as AHAI's position for when [plaintiff] could return to hockey. Accepting these allegations as true and drawing all reasonable inferences therefrom in plaintiff's favor, as we must, they adequately present a claim against AHAI of aiding and abetting a violation of the Act. There, she alleged both that Seven Bridges *** is a place of public accommodation under the [Act] and that Team Illinois, Seven Bridges ***, and other facilities used and controlled by Team Illinois are places of public accommodation. Thus, we reasonably interpret plaintiff's complaint as alleging two distinct civil rights violations under the ActTeam Illinois's denial, on the basis of unlawful discrimination, of plaintiff's full and equal enjoyment of the facilities, goods, and services of (1) Team Illinois, as a place of public accommodation, and (2) Seven Bridges, as a place of public accommodation. Relatedly, AHAI is an Illinois nonprofit corporation and affiliate of USA Hockey. 44 Aiding and Abetting Liability Under the Act. FindLaw.com Free, trusted legal information for consumers and legal professionals, SuperLawyers.com Directory of U.S. attorneys with the exclusive Super Lawyers rating, Abogado.com The #1 Spanish-language legal website for consumers, LawInfo.com Nationwide attorney directory and legal consumer resources. He incorporates skills and systems into the minds of all of his players. Similar to the PGA Tour in Martin, although Team Illinois itself is not a place of public accommodation, it nevertheless is subject to the Act because, as alleged in the complaint, it barred plaintiff on the basis of her disability from participating in Team Illinois events, like hockey games and tournaments, that were held at a place of public accommodation that it leased and operated. Vince returned to Penn State for his sophomore year, where he collected 30 points in 39 games. We seek to elevate the profile and performance of Illinois-based . Stevenson HS (IL) 41-15-. Among the many head coaching careers he has had, he was also the Hockey Director for Bensenville. The home rink for the redbirds is a combination of the conjoined Grossinger Motors Arena, and the Bloomington Ice Center. Pat is the father of four and continues to pursue his love of hockey in his coaching. Lauren Siebert Commits to Miami University. Foremost, neither a youth hockey team nor any type of sports association or organization is specifically enumerated in this section of the Act. Illinois High School Hockey League. 26 The phrase place of public accommodation is not expressly defined in the Act. In Illinois, AAA tryouts are held each year in mid-May for boys 10U thru 14U and all girls teams. At FindLaw.com, we pride ourselves on being the number one source of free legal information and resources on the web. 1982. Larry Pedrie will continue his long tenure with Team Illinois asDirector of the Girls Hockey Program while also moving into the role of Senior Advisor to the Program. Each level is designed as a birth year level only until players reach the age of 17. The Tier I AAA designation is established by USA Hockey, the governing body for Amateur and Olympic hockey in the United States. Blum v. Koster, 235 Ill. 2d 21, 29, 335 Ill.Dec. Tryouts for boys 15U, 16U and 18U are held in July. -. In Martin, 532 U.S. at 669, 121 S.Ct. In other words, the general word or phrase will be interpreted to include only persons or things of the same type as those listed. Black's Law Dictionary 535 (7th ed. Visit www.illinihockey.com for full schedule and more information about the 2008 ACHA Champions. Counts I and II alleged that Team Illinois violated the Act by denying her the full and equal enjoyment of Team Illinois facilities (including Seven Bridges) and services because of her disability or, in the alternative, that she was denied those things because she was perceived by Team Illinois to have a disability. Demeester's Flower Shop & Greenhouse, Inc. v. Florists' Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 IL App (2d) 161001, 11, 417 Ill.Dec. Mack was born and raised in Onondaga County in Syracuse, NY where rates of poverty and preventable diseases like obesity and diabetes are extremely high. Jamie previously served as co-head coach of the Team Illinois 2007 and 2008 in 2020/2021. After several years of summer programming, he rebranded his company to be called PDL Elite Hockey and added year-round clinics and skating opportunities for youth and girl skaters. Patrick Conoboy, Coach Pat is from Park Ridge, Illinois. ( Daily Illini ) . View map, 10U Squirts #returntoplay2020 . by Guest 3:08 PM - Feb 28. The court must also construe the well-pleaded facts in a light most favorable to the plaintiff. 11 On April 20, 2021, plaintiff timely filed a three-count complaint against defendants, alleging disability discrimination in violation of the Act and seeking damages and injunctive relief. For example, section 5-101(A) provides that a place of public accommodation includes, but is not limited to, a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink. Id. 567 talking about this. Are you a business owner? Kelly U. and Nick U. v. Team Illinois Hockey Club, Inc. and The Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois, Inc., Case No. 4 Prior to the 2019-20 hockey season, plaintiff participated in public tryouts for, and later joined, the Girls 14U [hockey] team operated by Team Illinois. He was recruited and played junior hockey in both the USA and Canada. Like the PGA Tour in Martin, Team Illinois is a membership organization that holds competitive sporting events at a place of public accommodation. O'Callaghan v. Satherlie, 2015 IL App (1st) 142152, 18, 394 Ill.Dec. He now hosts tournaments, builds tournament teams, operates competitive showcases, and provides development camps and clinics for youths of all ages. While training with some of the most skilled professional players in the world, Sean found that their attention to detail . We couldnt be happier Alex is joining us here at TI and look forward to his coaching success! We are happy to have you here! Previously Coach Freeman served as the Head Coach & Associate Hockey Director for the Chicago Bulldogs where he coached the Squirt Major & Pee Wee Minor Central States Teams including 1st Place finish in Central States. Fond du Lac, WI Although plaintiff's argument is somewhat muddled, a close examination of the complaint reveals that she identified two distinct entities that she contends are places of public accommodation that she was denied the full and equal enjoyment of: (1) Team Illinois, as a membership organization, and (2) Seven Bridges. AAA for girls begins at with 12U, 14U, 16U ad 19U.. at 680, 121 S.Ct. "The Rockford Hockey Club provides a competitive hockey experience for 8U through 18U skaters. 12182(a) (2000)). His proudest professional moment came when Alex scored the game winner ending the longest game in AHL history which went to five overtimes. Rather, membership in the Boy Scouts entitled a person only to participate in group interactive activities[,] irrespective of a facility. Id. After youth hockey Jack moved on to spend time in various Jr hockey leagues, USHL, USPHL Premier, and NOJHL. In examining a section 2-615 motion to dismiss, the court must accept as true all well-pleaded facts and any reasonable inferences drawn from those facts. After Vinces successful freshman year, where he won postseason awards, BIG Ten All Freshman Team and Big Camp. Ponce grew a single 12U team into one of the top Tier II girls programs in the country, building nationally competitive teams at the 10U, 12U, 14U and 19U levels. Illinois does have a strong club hockey program. 1970, art. Jamie has held various positions within Tier I and Tier II hockey over the last twelve years including head coach, assistant coach, goalie coach, and skills instructor. Team Illinois participates in the finest, most competitive AAA league in the United States. Where the language used is clear and unambiguous, we must apply the statute as written, without resorting to extrinsic aids of statutory construction. Pat attended high school at Maine South and played for both the Maine Township Hockey Club and the Skokie Flyers Hockey Club. 61, 713 N.E.2d 592 (describing the use of the ejusdem generis canon as a directive from the supreme court in interpreting section 5-101(A)). Illinois was led by star players Nobert Sterle, Aldo Palazarri, and Amo Bessone. 96, 636 N.E.2d 528 (applying ejusdem generis and concluding that an academic program in a public institution is not a place of public accommodation, because the cited establishments are examples of facilities for overnight accommodations, entertainment, recreation or transportation and the General Assembly anticipated a restaurant, or a pub, or a bookstore). 11U Peewees Revenue. Hockey Director. Ben began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the New Trier girls hockey club. Jack currently has seven years of goalie coaching experience with GDI, USA and working many other camps, clinics in addition to other exterior needs for goalies. 47 We conclude that plaintiff has adequately alleged facts to support that AHAI, through AHAI board member Mullally, aided and abetted Team Illinois in violating the Act. Place of public accommodation includes, but is not limited to: (1) an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a building that contains not more than 5 units for rent or hire and that is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as the residence of such proprietor; (2) a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink; (3) a motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment; (4) an auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of public gathering; (5) a bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping center, or other sales or rental establishment; (6) a laundromat, dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop, beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, gas station, office of an accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, professional office of a health care provider, hospital, or other service establishment; (7) public conveyances on air, water, or land; (8) a terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public transportation; (9) a museum, library, gallery, or other place of public display or collection; (10) a park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of recreation; (11) a non-sectarian nursery, day care center, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate school, or other place of education; (12) a senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food bank, non-sectarian adoption agency, or other social service center establishment; and. Illinois still has an ACHA Division 1 club hockey team, which plays in the Illinois Ice Arena on campus. Jack was on some of the top teams to come through the TI program. 747, 799 N.E.2d 465 (concerning [w]hether respondent is a place of public accommodation); Cut 'N Dried, 306 Ill. App. In construing a statute, our primary objective is to ascertain and give effect to the legislature's intent. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sommerville, 2021 IL App (2d) 190362, 20, 452 Ill.Dec. His coaching career began with his first-born son. Additionally, Sean was the Hockey Director & Varsity Head Coach for an impressive 18th straight seasons at Highland Park Giants High School Hockey program. . Jeff grew up playing AA and AAA hockey in the Chicagoland area and has been coaching for over 15 years. Contact Coach Lebda: 847.456.0712 blebda@hotmail.com. Share Girls U19. 28 Ejusdem generis is a Latin term that means of the same kind. Black's Law Dictionary 535 (7th ed. He played competitive hockey for various clubs, throughout his youth plating career. He was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall Of Fame in 2018. The Court stated that, although the latter privilege is more difficult and more expensive to obtain than the former, it is nonetheless a privilege that [the PGA Tour] makes available to members of the general public. Id. Again, these are places that exist in a tangible, real-world form. Subpart (7), which lists public conveyances on air, water, or land, no doubt refers to various means of transport. Larry has been involved in youth hockey for 20 years and has enjoyed success at, Jamie Carroll returns to Team Illinois as the Head Coach of the 18U team. Ben began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the New Trier girls hockey club. Pat Tumilty, a native of Naperville has coached in multiple youth programs over the past, Jasons passion for hockey started as a kid growing up in Buffalo, NY. 1879. Ray coaches along side his son Sean for our 10U and 11U boys teams. From 2017-2019, Sorensen led Loyola Academy Maroon to the Illinois state championship title in 2017 and Loyola Academy Gold to the state championship in 2018. Wed like to welcome Blake Sorensen to the Team Illinois coaching staff. Tryouts for boys 15U, 16U and 18U are held in July. A motion filed pursuant to section 2-615(a) challenges the legal sufficiency of the complaint based on defects apparent on its face. Mo. montgomery.spencer@gmail.com. 575, 960 N.E.2d 18. McIlvaine v. City of St. Charles, 2015 IL App (2d) 141183, 14, 396 Ill.Dec. The argument in this respect appears to be twofold. Thus, a straightforward reading of section 5-102(A) reveals that it concerns the facilities, goods, and services offered by a physical place, rather than some entity that is abstract or intangible. 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