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In response to "real answer, Hockey is an expensive sport to play, which takes minorities right out of it. nm -- nm" by groiny

There's a huge growth in the sport in the Indo-Canadian community

Posted by Reagen Apr 26 '13, 08:15

You've got Manny Malhotra, Nazem Kadri... and HNIC now broadcasts in Punjabi.

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this, plus there has always been a decent native/Metis representation - zork Apr 26, 08:40
(and the probably #1 pick this year is black) -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 08:15 33
- The son of an NBA player probably didn't have to worry about the price of skates. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 08:49 2
  - No, but what I'm saying is that "minority = poor" is not an immediately valid answer anymore. - Reagen Apr 26, 08:50 1
    - No, that's fair. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 08:53
- sure, it is an untapped resource for sure. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:16 29
  - I just think it's a bit simplistic to say "minorities, therefore no money". It's not really true in Canada. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 08:22 28
    - to compare it to basketball, where one guy has to buy a 20 dollar ball, and you can play for months with it. - groiny Apr 26, 08:24 21
      - sure. but football isn't really cheap to play, either, and that hasn't stopped minority participation...nm - x Apr 26, 08:33 11
        
        because schools supply the gear needed, unless you are playing in a pee-wee league -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:42
        
        It's cheap to play with friends and get going. A football costs $20 and you can play two hand touch. Hockey sticks aren't cheap and they break. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:36 8
        
        i dunno. i don't disagree with the gist of smost of this argument, but i agree with R that it's awful simplistic.... - x Apr 26, 08:40 4
        
        I don't think it's just cost . The lack of role models is an issue. The lack of outreach is an issue. Where is the NHL when it comes to setting things - Krusty Apr 26, 08:44 1
        
        the NHL has them as well. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:49
        
        I think it's more realistic that minorities just don't like hockey as much as other sports. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:43 1
        
        more like a lot of minority parents don't appreciate the sport and don't see the value in spending that much on it. -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:45
        
        Roller street hockey is for fancy boys. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:39
        
        two hand touch is for girls -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:37 1
        
        Or for people that play on concrete. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 08:38
        
        sure it is, you can play tackle football without a ton of gear. - groiny Apr 26, 08:34
      - Also, they build courts all over the place. You don't need more than one friend to play basketball. You can't play hockey with two guys. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:30 7
        
        you can even look at local high schools and realize how many do not have a hockey team. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:32 6
        
        hockey's not really a school sport in canada at all. there are way more high schools with football or soccer teams than hockey. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:46 3
        
        Yeah, I can't think of a single HS hockey team that I've seen here. - Reagen Apr 26, 08:48 2
        
        most of the ones I can think of are the actual hockey schools (like the SK notre dame). -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:52
        
        lots in Toronto, but a lot of the players already play in the MTHL -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:50
        
        Even the schools that have teams...most are club teams, not so much sponsored by the school. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 08:44
        
        There's that too. One school had hockey when I was in H.S. They had to travel really far to play games. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:34
      - Hockey is definitely one of the more expensive sports to simply start playing. Skates alone (new) are most likely $100+. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:26
    - ok, in the US then. - groiny Apr 26, 08:23 5
      - Don't get me wrong, it's still an expensive sport. Just one of the circles on the Venn diagram has shifted some. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 08:26 4
        
        I recall an old debate about african americans and weak ankles? - groiny Apr 26, 08:27 3
        
        *waving frantically* -- nm - Jimmy the Greek Apr 26, 08:37
        
        that's what skates are for. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 08:36
        
        No recollection. But I'm canadian, and I can't skate for shit. - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:29

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