But the best player I coached for a full season was Serge Savard. That's a very good question. You have to understand that in professional hockey there is a lot of money involved. So you have to understand that professional hockey is not the best role model for kids. The games are played for very different reasons.
Amateur sport is played for the sport and professional sport for economic reasons.
There is a profit base in pro sport. Certainly things that I would accept at the pro level I would not accept at the midget level. I'm against aggressive stickplay, checking from behind and inappropriate behaviour. Coaches should encourage respect for your opponent. Tom, how early do you believe that youngsters should start to body check.