Kids hockey should be about fun, not scores: minor hockey groups
Hockey groups across the country are looking for ways to manage runaway scores in a bid to keep the sport fun for kids.
The issue swelled for the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario after a team of eight-year-olds from Kitchener crushed a squad from Cambridge 41-0 last month.
The lopsided score was very unusual, but the group still is considering a variety of measures to prevent a similar situation, said executive director Tony Martindale.
Those measures could include new rules or guidelines, and revisiting how the teams are split up based on skill, he said.