I can't skate ...
My 5 year old son seems to think it's better to skate as fast as possible - away from the puck rather than get into the pack scrums & pretends he's fast like Sonic the Hedgehog.
Or if there is music playing during Timbits that he's there to entertain the parents in the stands - he'll start dancing Gangnum Style!
Anyways though myself too when I was little thought the ice was like 5 ft thick & refs were somehow allowed out from jail for whatever reason.
I definitely remember Lanny joining the team due to his mustache. At just past 10+ yrs old I couldn't care less that he scored 66 goals.