Community Voices
A safe space to share real experiences in youth ice hockey.
For those who have felt unheard.
For those who have faced difficult moments.
For those who believe the game should be better.
Together, we give voices a place to be heard — and help drive positive change.
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I’m posting here because I’m feeling really unsettled about something that happened with my child through their ice hockey team. They came home upset after being told by another child that their paren...
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Yes, it really hurts children. I know some kids who started doubting themselves because of this kind of gossip and eventually left hockey completely.
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I started playing ice hockey when I was nine years old in a small town rink in the UK. At first, I loved everything about it: the early morning practices, the cold air, the sound of skates cutting a...
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In what is generally a positive and supportive team environment, one child singled out one of my children in the changing room and made deeply hurtful comments. A few months later, in a different cha...
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I experienced something very similar myself. What upset me most was not only the behaviour itself, but the feeling that the responsibility to properly address and prevent it was not fully taken seriously. No child should feel unsafe, isolated, or targeted in what should be a positive team environment.
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As a hockey parent, we all know that changing room culture is an important part of youth sports. Over the past period of time, however, our family experienced some situations that made us feel slight...
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