Mississauga Hockey League

An affiliate of the Mississauga Recreation and Parks Department and member of the Greater Toronto Hockey League

February 5, 2001

Vice President, Operations
Canadian Hockey Association
2424 University Drive N.W.
Calgary, AB T2N 3Y9

Subject: BladeNET Communications Inc. Reference Letter

Dear Sirs:

I have been involved with the Mississauga Hockey League for over 17 years, most recently as President and now Past President and Scheduler. I have seen the MHL grow from a paper intensive operation to one with a fully automated administrative solution.

Bob Fletcher, the founder of BladeNET Communications Inc., developed applications for the MHL covering virtually all aspects of hockey administration. These applications have grown to over 350 and have been refined over the past 17 years. I can honestly say that every Executive in the MHL, both at the League level and within our eight member organizations, fully endorses BladeNET's solutions. We can't imagine doing our jobs without them.

I have had the opportunity to use the Scheduling, Scores, Standings and Tournament systems over the past 2 years and, without them, this job would be a full-time job managing over 400 teams and 7,000 players. The MHL was excited when Bob indicated the applications were being migrated to the Internet, which migration was quick and painless.

I can tell you, both as an Executive and as a Scheduler, that Bob and the BladeNET team are dedicated professionals and skilled technology and business practitioners. But most importantly, they represent over 100 years combined experience in hockey as coaches, referees and administrators.

The Mississauga Hockey League is very confident that should the Canadian Hockey Association choose BladeNET as a service provider, solid administrative systems will be delivered as defined to facilitate the operation of its League, Branch, and National bodies.

If you wish to discuss anything with respect to the solutions provided to the MHL, please do not hesitate to contact me, or for that matter, any member of our Board.

Yours truly,

 

Alf Johnston,
1387 Indian Road
Mississauga, ON L5H 1S5
(905) 274-1628