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Originally Posted by northcrunk
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I also take issue with these comments. She may have bad experience(s) with some white boy hockey players in her life (she did say in my experience) BUT not all people who play hockey are white and not all people who play hockey are boys. She should not paint everyone who plays hockey with the same brush. Also, the comment about "go and see a bit of the world instead of spending it in the arena" was pretty dumb as if it's one or the other. Hockey can actually lend a bit of that as teams often travel to different communities for tournaments.
My kids are still a bit too young for hockey but my buddy in Strathmore told me that if you sign up for Strathmore minor hockey, you have to give a $250 deposit at the beginning of the season. If your child does 6 hours of volunteer services throughout the season, you get that $250 back. If they do not then they keep the $250. Volunteer services can be at the food bank, at an elementary school, cleaning garbage with the town, and a few other options. My point in bringing this up is that different hockey communities are trying to install some good in kids beyond playing hockey.