Sadly, in my humble opinion, Hockey Alberta is all about the Elite Programs and they couldnt give a rats ass about grass roots hockey. 99% of the kids playing hockey are in the non-elite programs.
Some communities are not capable of running a contact and a non contact option simply because they dont have the population base to have both. But in those communities that do have the option to have both, they should definately offer it.
I think the communities/hockey programs/organizations/league need to start telling Hockey Alberta what they want to do instead of the other way around. Most kids will never play Elite hockey and they should be able to safely enjoy learning a life long skill.
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