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In the real world, hockey players aren't as beautiful, clever or steadfast as they are in hockey romances. Many were given too much, too soon - before they were intellectually or emotionally equipped to handle it. They're frequently absent. Many cheat. Many often pick partners on the basis of appearance and status but then act surprised when it implodes.
The culture that surrounds them rewards aggression and silence not reflection. You don’t have to look far to see it. Listen to hockey podcasts like Slangin' the Bizkit or to headlines about the Hockey Canada case and the long history of entitlement, toxic masculinity, and cover-ups in not only the NHL but college hockey & junior hockey.
Look at how the Tkachuk brothers behaved at the Four Nations Face-Off in 2024—starting three fights in the opening seconds, not because they’d been wronged, but to “set the tone” and “make a statement.” They called it energy and team-bonding; in truth it was theatre, pre-emptive aggression dressed up as leadership.
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