They include Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Maurice Richard and Guy Lafleur. Gordie Howe was six feet and 200 pounds. They'll have more fun taking up skiing and playing tennis. We've lost a generation of potentially great players. At all levels of hockey, size is inexorably tied to intimidation.
Hockey is a contact sport, so there is nothing wrong about playing physically.
The whole idea is for kids to have fun. The Ontario Hockey Federation defends its move by saying kids at the ages of 12 and 13 are suffering injuries from bodychecking. Better to teach them at an early age how to handle contact. That's a fact at any age. Nobody can refute that.