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New National Survey Shows Canadians Concerned About Way Hockey Is Being Played

(NC)-A new national survey conducted by Harris Decima Research on behalf of Henkel Consumer Goods of Canada shows that Canadians are concerned about the state of the national pastime, hockey, especially when it comes to how children are playing the game.

With almost half of Canadian households having a hockey player in their house, 90 per cent of Canadians feel that it is important, especially for children, to play hockey fairly and cleanly. Most Canadians (97 per cent) believe that playing hockey should be fun for everyone involved and 93 per cent believe that there should be less emphasis on winning and more emphasis on good sportsmanship and playing fairly.

Almost all Canadians - 97 per cent - felt that that there is no place for 'hockey rage' at children's games and that parents should be positive role models. But, 84 per cent of Canadians believe parents are becoming too aggressive and competitive when watching their children's games.

Other survey highlights include:

• 93 per cent of Canadians agreed that there should be no violence when playing recreational hockey; yet only 41 per cent of Canadians age 18-24 strongly agree that there should be no violence when playing recreational hockey.
• 97 per cent of Canadians feel that it's important to follow the rules when playing hockey and believe players who don't follow the rules should be penalized.
• 84 per cent of Canadians feel that there is no place for aggressive playing in children's hockey; yet 21 per cent of men disagree.
• 95 per cent of Canadians believe that everyone should get a turn to play, not just the best players.
• 25 per cent of Canadian men feel that winning is the most important outcome to any game.
• 11 per cent of men disagreed that there should be no pressure put on children when playing hockey.
• Two per cent of Canadian households - almost 251,000 households - have daughters playing hockey, although Atlantic Canada has double the national average with four per cent.
• French-Canadians had the highest percentage of people per household playing hockey (54 per cent)

For more information, please visit www.henkelpowerplayers.ca.

Credit: www.newscanada.com