MEMORANDUM
Date: February
9, 2001
From: Jason
Bonnyman
RE: BladeNET
Communications Inc.
To Whom It May Concern:
I am the
General Manager of the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario.
The Alliance provides administration and scheduling for over
26,000 Minor hockey players and represent 21 centres throughout
Southern Ontario. We are one of the seven Member Partners
of the Ontario Hockey Federation, a Branch of the Canadian
Hockey Association.
Last fall,
the Alliance was invited to participate in a Pilot project
being conducted by BladeNET Communications Inc. on
behalf of the Canadian Hockey Association. The Pilot was originally
to relate to BladeNET’s on-line registration system but,
through no fault of BladeNET’s, by the time the Pilot
was launched, most of our centres had completed their registration
process.
However, those that were exposed to it were extremely positive
about its design and functionality. It is clearly something
that our centres would wish to use in the future.
As a sideline to, but not part of, the Pilot, we asked BladeNET
to provide us with an on-line scheduling, scores and standings
system for this season for the 5,600 players in our competitive
(non-House League) divisions. That system was fully utilized
by our office and by all our centres. I can say without hesitation
that it was an unqualified success. The system is custom-designed
for hockey and takes into consideration all the variables which
one could anticipate encountering throughout the season. We
found that it worked virtually flawlessly and gave us everything
that we expected and more. Perhaps the best indication of its
success is the fact that it now attracting over 9,600 hits
per day!
Our relationship with BladeNET and its people was superb.
Their service level could not have been better and everything
we asked was done gladly and virtually instantly.
In summary,
I am pleased to endorse BladeNET’s products
and service. If the rest of its products are as impressive
as those we have seen, it represents an ideal suite of tools
for hockey administrators. As well, not only are the BladeNET
people hockey administrators themselves, they also have a dedication
to their product and to service that is most impressive.
The Alliance,
and I personally, would be delighted to work with them in
the future. If you would like to discuss any of
the above with me, please don’t hesitate to call.
Yours very truly,
Jason Bonnyman
General Manager |
