I've got no time for bullies. There's no excuse for that kind of behavior, and it just makes me sad to read about it.
I hope hockey culture does more to work on this with their young players. Hockey coaches and leagues have impressionable young men (and women) under their charge, and they have great influence over them, for good or for bad. Too long they turned a blind eye to hazing and other ridiculous rituals that can be psychologically damaging. I'm betting they turned a blind eye to behavior like this as well.
There just needs to be a better focus on becoming good people as well as good hockey players. Honestly, every single youth organization needs to do more of this.
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"You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender
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