Is minor hockey causing stress in your household? Trouble parents, politics, questionable coaching, bad officiating, problems scoring, losing team, ice time concerns? If your answer is yes, you are probably in the majority. Good news, it can be fixed or avoided all together, but it takes some internal reflection and lots of self reinforcement. Hockey Canada and its regional bodies have made great strides in educating parents and volunteers about appropriate behaviour in the rink. I am sure the statistics show some improvement in reducing violence toward officials, coaches and other parents. But from my experiences we still have a long way to go to make the rink a stress free environment. more... See more text