2023-12-28 14:56:16
Normally, in minor hockey, when a game ends, there is a handshake that takes place between the two teams.
I say in minor hockey, but it’s even true in the NHL at the end of a series, for example. You don’t see that in other sports and it’s part of the hockey culture.
The handshake means that you respect your opponent. It is normal to act this way.
That’s why seeing that in Newfoundland, the handshake after minor hockey matches was canceled for the rest of things due to a few incidents, I didn’t find it funny.
Recent suspensions of certain players and coaches (!) led to such a decision.
I don’t find it funny to see that because the younger generation no longer knows how to react to opponents, the rules of the game are suddenly changing.
At the same time, when we see certain coaches being suspended for that, we tell ourselves that the apple doesn’t fall far from the apple tree…
The handshake serves to say that despite the battle on the ice, we respect our opponent. And then, suddenly, we no longer force young people to teach them respect for the other team?
This is truly ridiculous – and I’m not the only one who says it.
It’s disappointing.
If I was coaching a team and something like that happened, it wouldn’t happen. – Alan Letang, coach of ÉCJ, when he was made aware of the situation
I know this hasn’t been completely eliminated since there will be greetings at the start of the match, but it’s not the same. Before the match, there is not the emotion of what happened during the match.
Respect can be taught. And there, we just missed something in Newfoundland.
A lot of
– I like.
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