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Mighty Ducks 3?What's a synopsis for how hockey abandoned its somewhat blue collar roots and is now a rich kids sport?
Mighty Ducks 3?What's a synopsis for how hockey abandoned its somewhat blue collar roots and is now a rich kids sport?
It’s similar ti nascar which now has more Californians then good ole boy southerners.What's a synopsis for how hockey abandoned its somewhat blue collar roots and is now a rich kids sport?
What's a synopsis for how hockey abandoned its somewhat blue collar roots and is now a rich kids sport?
AlsoThe only reason hockey used to be that was the limited spread of the sport.
Hockey didn't "abandon" those roots, those blue collar families just got passed up by wealthier families who could give their kids advantages over the blue collar families. This has just worsened as the sport has spread out more and more. There's really nothing hockey as a sport can do about it. They can get poorer kids to start playing the sport, but their families can't spend with the wealthier families who can send their kids to the best trainers/camps/tryouts/ect.
im Scarborough the local government has threaten to closed rinks to do the massive decline in numbers playing hockey. Hell in St. Paul Minnesota “ the state of hockey” the city has threaten to closed down there biggest rinks while spending millions on an obscure southeast Asian sport speak Taka courts. NHL ., college , usa hockey , HC etc…. Have such an ostrich syndrome that I’m failing to understand.You look at how far Canada basketball has come as the Men are ranked #7 in the world and the women are #5. Canadas men's team in Paris is all NBA players. Men's soccer, Canada is now top 50 in the world and the Women are #8. I think both sports popularity, accessibility, and cost as well as lower risk of injury versus hockey make it a easier choice for parents.
In America, hockey has a high upside and good programs to get kids started but it is a massive financial commitment if your kid is high-level. Anywhere from $10-25k per year depending on where you live. As one poster mentioned, if you are in the south, you are traveling constantly for tournaments as your local options are so limited.
I'll still be surprised to see any massive decline in Canada but if the rinks start closing then its definitely a major issue.
The only reason hockey used to be that was the limited spread of the sport.
Hockey didn't "abandon" those roots, those blue collar families just got passed up by wealthier families who could give their kids advantages over the blue collar families. This has just worsened as the sport has spread out more and more. There's really nothing hockey as a sport can do about it. They can get poorer kids to start playing the sport, but their families can't spend with the wealthier families who can send their kids to the best trainers/camps/tryouts/ect.
Kids from the city play basketball and soccer , the talent pool is larger because the populations within these big cities are large and growing.You look at how far Canada basketball has come as the Men are ranked #7 in the world and the women are #5. Canadas men's team in Paris is all NBA players. Men's soccer, Canada is now top 50 in the world and the Women are #8. I think both sports popularity, accessibility, and cost as well as lower risk of injury versus hockey make it a easier choice for parents.
In America, hockey has a high upside and good programs to get kids started but it is a massive financial commitment if your kid is high-level. Anywhere from $10-25k per year depending on where you live. As one poster mentioned, if you are in the south, you are traveling constantly for tournaments as your local options are so limited.
I'll still be surprised to see any massive decline in Canada but if the rinks start closing then its definitely a major issue.
The nba and soccer also have stars who are visible to the American public hockey thinks a player cracking a smile should sentences for war crimes.Kids from the city play basketball , and soccer the talent pool is large because the populations are large and growing.
Hockey players mostly come from small town hockey communities , its a closed sport for any immigrant or kids of immigrants living within the city , they don't even have hockey in public schools. You need two parents and a car to play organised hockey. Meanwhile you can play Basketball or Soccer regardless of family or income just by going through the public system
Well they are from different backrounds than most NBA and Soccer players , how are you supposed to relate to a guy like sidney Crosby or Connor McDavids when they're dads have backyard rinks built for them when they are 5 .The nba and soccer also have stars who are visible to the American public hockey thinks a player cracking a smile should sentences for war crimes.
Even women basketball players like Mahler Reece are hanging with big name female rappers and doing magazine shoots.Well they are from different backrounds than most NBA and Soccer players , how are you supposed to relate to a guy like sidney Crosby or Connor McDavids when they're dads have backyard rinks built for them when they are 5 .
I'm just saying a guy like Lebron James has a 100% more relatable backround since most people don't come from perfect prototypical american dream like families
Even Messi was just in a commercial for the new bad boys movie . Conner mcdavid is in the Stanley cup on abc and no promotion by him or the league whatsoever. This not the cost is why hockey is failing.Even women basketball players like Mahler Reece are hanging with big name female rappers and doing magazine shoots.
Man this has got to stop.In the big picture, it's not just the cost. It's the increasing knowledge of brain injuries and which sports are more susceptible to them.
The nba and soccer also have stars who are visible to the American public hockey thinks a player cracking a smile should sentences for war crimes.
Gentrification.What's a synopsis for how hockey abandoned its somewhat blue collar roots and is now a rich kids sport?
Hockey is too expensive, but it can’t be just the cost.
How many kids play pond hockey these days? All one needs is a stick and skates.
I bet the numbers are a mere fraction compared to my youth. Too many other things for kids to do nowadays.
I told ya’ll. The very fabric of Canadian society, our heritage is at stake. No cups in Canada means hockey will die in Canada.
8-11k to just play on a tier 1 team. then add in equipment, the travel pretty much every weekend, the private lessons, and extra summer tourneys well do the math. 20k easy in the phila area.5000 dollar for summer land dry training in the wealthy twin cities suburb Edina.
Honestly, there's not enough hockey-related infrastructure for kids to just play. Every park in Canada should have a ball hockey court imo. Just a flat, even service with surrounding boards to keep a ball in play, and a couple fixed nets.
I live in Vancouver, and it's baffling we're able to produce any hockey players whatsoever. We don't have the climate for it, and nobody can afford to rent ice. I never ever see kids outside playing hockey.
Connor Bedard had to have a shooting station fashioned in his backyard. How many kids even have yards to play in these days?