“We forget that the pleasure is in learning new things.”

“We take (hockey too) seriously far too early,” said Denis, who called for a review of the number of major tournaments for younger players. The 15-member committee, chaired by former NHL goaltender and RDS analyst Marc Denis, recommended that standings and statistics should be abandoned for players 13 and younger. For example, the report suggests that kids might have more fun if they didn’t have to worry about keeping score.