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It’s Time To Stop Criticizing Emotion In Hockey

The game of hockey is truly a beautiful game. The skating, the speed, the dangles, the lettuce, Henrik Lundqvist, all of it is beautiful. There is nothing quite like the camaraderie of a hockey club. And to paraphrase Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) in Miracle, everything a hockey player does is for the betterment of the club.

There is one problem however with the game of hockey.

Here is an example of a big time hockey no-no. Slamming and breaking your stick as a goalie exhibits playing with emotion. This is the biggest issue around the game of hockey.