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Originally Posted by butterfly
Even if none of them played (obviously silly because I'm sure at least some do) you'd still expect the number to be around 0, not -21%. Unless there has been a significant shift to these private leagues that are unaccounted for.
I'm guessing it's a matter of cost and other things like video games competing for kids' attention.
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Yeah I’m not really disagreeing the trend isn’t positive, just more the characterization of “dwindling”. There’s a #### load of kids playing hockey and it’s the dominant sport in Canada. Also yes private league have become a more significant thing.
Interestingly, from what I can gather, obviously enrolment took a massive hit during / around Covid, and it was more or less steady (not growing tho) before that, and hasn’t recovered yet to previous level. It might just take some time as maybe a bunch of kids/parents lost interest after losing a season during Covid
Also agree cost is also a big contributor to limiting growth