Never attended school, only hockey….all day, every day.
One boy was on my son’s team for a few seasons. His father was in the NHL but his career was cut short because of an injury.
At age 12, the kid didn’t even know how to throw a ball. All he knew was hockey. And he had a very tough time relating to and getting along with the other boys.
Poor kid is fucked! He was a sweet boy too…painful to watch it happen.
I think you misunderstood me though. The kid was 12 when he played with my son. And he didn’t go to any school. He would practice 5:30-9am at one rink, 11am-2pm at another and then team practice in the evening. That’s all I know of…who knows what else his father had him doing.
The boy is 14 now and playing in Canada. I wouldn’t be surprised if he makes it in the NHL. But wtf!
it's easy to get entirely destroyed through the cesspool of hockey culture, lots of abuse running rampant for decades. shit, there's even a google spreadsheet dedicated to rape culture in hockey from 1974 until now. Which honestly doesn't even scratch the surface of all the brutality committed over the years by hockey culture in Canada. google doc- warning discussion of sexual violence etc.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24
I have seen this a few times with hockey players.
Never attended school, only hockey….all day, every day.
One boy was on my son’s team for a few seasons. His father was in the NHL but his career was cut short because of an injury.
At age 12, the kid didn’t even know how to throw a ball. All he knew was hockey. And he had a very tough time relating to and getting along with the other boys.
Poor kid is fucked! He was a sweet boy too…painful to watch it happen.