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Originally Posted by The Fonz
There’s certainly a level of aggression and “take what you want” (ie entitlement) attitude bred into elite hockey players over the course of their lives, and I’d expect is a big component in why they’re such good hockey players. Just my opinion but I think we’re seeing the result of raising young boys & men in this manner, while also treating the elite ones like rockstars outside of the game. When that mentality is being bred into them on the ice, and they more or less grow up on the ice, that mentality doesn’t always turn off outside of the arena.
Edit: I should add, I’m not trying to excuse their behaviours. What I think needs to be mandatory when the dust settles after this movement, is there needs to be some level of life-coaching at the junior hockey level. League-mandated. Teach these boys how to behave in life off of the ice.
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Some level of life coaching needs to begin with Mom and Dad before the player reaches the junior level.