Youth Hockey Digest: Rink Links
What's happening this week in youth hockey.
Youth Hockey Digest: Rink Links
Amid the disturbing Hockey Canada sexual abuse and sexual violence reporting, there is greater awareness of youth hockey culture and what demons have been swept under the rug. This article is not for the faint of heart. Is your club on top of this?
(The Washington Post)
(The Athletic- $)
A new study tells us, unequivocally, that checking in youth hockey is not good for kids under 17. Didn’t see that widely reported by youth hockey leagues, did we?
(The Suburban.com)
A deaf/hard of hearing team is starting in Minnesota and it is a beautiful thing.
What about the whistle? No surprise, they have a great answer for that.
(The Rink Live)
Though the Tampa Bay Lightning lost the Stanley Cup to the Avs, they are winning with youth hockey players. Pro teams need to do more than place a banner in the rinks if they want to increase fans and youth hockey participation. They need to offer more programming, more often. Probably more player involvement too.
(WTSP.com)