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Originally Posted by FanIn80
In the US, high schools and colleges/universities represent the feeder network for the big leagues. In Canada, we don't place that level of emphasis on high or secondary school sports. There, it's a HUGE thing with a lot of pride and a massive viewership... here, it's just something that gets in the way of important things like religious studies and being home on time for supper.
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US college sports are likely insane for sexual assaults and rapes as well. And we've seen high profile US court cases that show how poorly they care to punish perpetrators so underreporting is likely massive.
Similar to the Hollywood problems, this issue is rampant anywhere there's high profile males put on pedestals and given power through their positions.
I don't think this is a hockey issue alone but it's on hockey to clean up their own culture, they can't excuse it away because it's on other sports/professions too.