23d • General discussion
Has Youth Hockey Become a Business?
Saw this clip - worth a listen.
Youth hockey has clearly become a business in a lot of areas… especially when it comes to tournaments, travel, and “exposure.”
Curious where people stand on this—Are tournaments actually helping development, or just adding cost?
Most families overvalue tournaments and undervalue development.
Tournaments can be useful - but only if: the competition level is right the player is actually playing meaningful minutes there’s a purpose beyond just “being seen”
What I see too often: chasing exposure too early paying for travel without real development happening kids playing 4–5 games in a weekend with zero skill work
That’s not development - that’s just expensive ice time.
The better question is: Is this helping the player improve, or just making us feel like we’re doing something?
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Has Youth Hockey Become a Business?
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