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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Well it is more of a black eye for hockey parents then it is for minor hockey but the two go hand in hand anytime there is a controversy. He just seems to be another mouthpiece "celebrity" dumping on parents. For him to say what is right and what is wrong has no mre value then if I said it. If a kid dreams of playing in the NHL and his parents are going to do everything they can(within reason) to make that happen good for them. Parents have to look out for what is best for their kid because no one else looks out for them.
He was also the first to criticize the coaching of USA hockey after they lossed in the 2006 Olympics as his wife was cut from the team earlier in the year (thanks wikipedia).
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He's taking about a lot of parents who push their kids through hockey. It is just as true if you said it, but a man with his background brings more weight. I don't think he's dumping anything on parents. That's out there. There are tons and tons of parents like that.
As for the Olympics, you don't think there's a world of difference between commenting on player selection for an Olympic team vs a bantam team ice time allocation?