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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Of course there are reasonable explanations, but it doesn't necessarily make it excusable.
As a rich white guy myself, the primary reason I would never put my kids into hockey because of the persistently toxic culture. Of course I'm also lazy and don't want to deal with the equipment/ice times/etc
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We asked both of my boys if they wanted to play and they didn't. Selfishly we were both happy because of the money, time commitment, early mornings, etc. As for the photograph it's a predominantly white sport so it's not a surprise that the team comprised of the best junior players and people running it would be white. I mostly see white guys behind the benches coaching NHL teams for the same reasons. It's not a good thing but it's not really going to change until more minorities start playing the game at grassroot levels and that's happening more but it's going to take time as the NHL only just hired the first black GM.