Kevin Lowe slamming Rick Westhead on the internet now as Westhead is publishing a book on some of the issues with hockey culture:



This seems a questionable decision from Lowe. Here's the quote from Kyte that he's replying to:

“Hopefully the book is balanced and not just a sensational view of what might be wrong with the perceived culture. In my short experience as a guest columnist I learned quickly that newspapers/media aren’t in the business of selling the news/stories, they are in the business of selling newspapers/clicks/views. Sensationalism and sadly, focusing on the negative, sells. The game/culture can certainly improve but it also has many, many positives so I hope these aspects get an equal word count. I look forward to finding out.”

Not nearly as bad, although still I don't know that this is an issue that needs a "both sides" element to it. There have been a bunch of scandals of hockey players behaving badly, and it's not just individuals, but group bad behaviour. I think it's reasonable to ask what is going on and what can be improved.

Lowe's point about some sensitivity training in junior is a step forward, no doubt, but his head-in-the-sand "our game is fine" approach is problematic. It's really just a step away from "boys will be boys." His reference about "bleeding hearts" is even worse. We're talking about sexual assault among other issues here. That should not be a bleeding hearts type issue, but rather one that everyone wants to out of the sport.

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