They would instruct volunteers on how to teach and coach and would supervise the training of children. Reduce the cost of hockey. Once a blue-collar sport, the game is now affordable only to the affluent. They're being lost to the game because of the elitism. Costello, Meeker, Polutnik and others are optimistic that hockey can find its way back, but the focus needs to be on the child rather than the ego of a parent or coach, one of whom dreams of a son playing in the NHL and the other a pro career behind the bench.
Minor hockey is for children.
It is about playing a game and learning appropriate life skills. If a child in Canada dreams of an NHL career, it's not as a fighter or checker, which too often is the final product these days. He aspires to be Wayne Gretzky or Jaromir Jagr. Minor hockey owes the child a chance to achieve the goal and also enjoy playing a game. Last in the series.