1996                Janet Elaine Markham (nee Emerson)              

2002                Lisa Michelle Markham (nee Rumball)             

2009                Andrew Thomas Markham              

By-Laws

1.0       Membership

            Chair of the Membership Committee: Ethan

            i)  Membership is open only to those bearing the Markham name;

                        a) methods include that of birth, adoption and legally binding

                            marriage

                        b) common law relationships are not considered binding

                        c) if spouse fails to honour the Markham name, he/she forfeits

                            the right to become a participating member

                        d) hyphenation of surnames is not permitted

                        e) divorce from a Markham also forfeits all rights to participate

            ii) All prospective participants must pass skill testing questions

                prepared by the Chair in consultation with the Board of Directors at

                the time of application;

                        a) cheating on test results in a failure and may not re-apply for

                            one year, asking ones father for help is considered cheating

            iii) Newly appointed members must read and abide by all of The

                 Markham Cup By-Laws

2.0       Drafting

            Chair of the Drafting Committee: Ethan

            i) The date of the draft will attempt to accommodate all schedules, but

               a final decision will be made by the Chair in consultation with the

               Board of Directors;

                        a) schedules must be submitted to the Chair no later than three

                            weeks before the first playoff game

                        b) date and time will be decided by the Chair for all members

                            no later than two weeks before the first game of the playoffs

                        c) the date of the draft must take place within one week

                            previous of the first day of playoffs

            ii) The method of the draft will be made by the Chair in consultation

                with the Board of Directors within three weeks of the first day of

                playoffs;

                        a) once decided it is up to the individual member to access

                            that particular method on draft day

                        b) inability to make the arrangements results in the individual

                            paying the long distance charges to a member who is able

                            to access method

                        c) time between rounds is subject to method, but chair has

                            ability to cancel ones pick if it is viewed that enough time

                            has been given

            iii) The draft order will be decided through a tabulated spreadsheet by

                 the Chair;

                        a) picking of the number for spreadsheet is the responsibility of

                            lowest finishing member from previous years results, who is

                            not the Chair

            iv) The number of players chosen is 1 goaltending team, 6

                 defencemen, and 13 forwards;

                        a) positions of players can be taken in any order           

                        b) the draft will take the form of an S-curve

3.0       Scoring

            Chair of the Scoring Committee: Josh

            i) Scoring will be kept by the Chair, with the Toronto Star being the

               official results;

            ii) One point is given to players for a goal or assist, and to a team for a

                win;

            iii) An additional three points are given to a team for a shutout;

4.0       Tie-Breaker

            i) If at the end of the playoffs two members are tied in total points the

               championship will go to the one between them who attained the

               most points in the final round, retreating as many rounds as

               necessary till a winner is declared;

5.0       Player Replacement

            Chair of the Player Replacement Committee: Drew

            i) If a player drafted is injured or becomes injured before the first

               game of the playoffs there may be a replacement player chosen;

                        a) the order in which replacement players may be chosen is on

                            a first come first serve basis, reported to the Chair

b) the Chair has final say, and will inform others of injuries

    and replacement players

                        c) injuries does not include that of drafted players whose

                            teams do not make the playoffs

6.0       Amendments

            i) Amendments to the constitution can be made only in the years of

               expansion;

7.0       Appeals

            Chair of the Appeals Committee: Asher

            i) Appeals can be presented to the Chair for review at any time they

               feel they have been treated unjustly;

                        a) the Chair in consultation with the Board of Directors must

                            respond to the appeal within forty-eight hours

8.0       Champion

            i) The Markham Cup Champion will be recognized no earlier than the

               moment when the Stanley Cup is presented to the winning franchise;

                        a) the previous years Champion and newly crowned

                            Champion must arrange for a safe exchange of the Cup at

                            the earliest time possible

                        b) failure to relinquish the Cup by the previous Champion at

                             this time will result in disciplinary actions from the Board of

                             Directors

                        c) engraving of the Cup is the responsibility of the New

                            Champion

                        d) the Cup is in the responsibility of the Champion for the

                            entire year and must be treated with the most care possible,

                            failure to do so will result in the Cup being placed in a

                            neutral site

Ratification Date:

Board of Directors signatures:

Drew                                                    Josh

Asher                                                   Ethan