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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
One last point: hockey needs to be less white. People want to see and cheer players who they can relate to. By being so homogenous, it feels a bit like a club.
Hockey has a ton of barriers to entry for kids and families which excludes a lot of people who might want to play and who could really grow the game beyond where it is.
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hockey is waaay too elitist
its better than it used to be but there needs to be more rec type hockey for kids and it shouldn't be frowned upon if a kid doesn't want to dedicate his entire existence to one sport.
My kid is having a blast playing in a 3 on 3 league once a week but there are still people who say things like "not real hockey" "not enough time on the ice" "he doesn't play in summer!" ect.