Who needs Hockey when you have fiddlesticks!

It’s striking a nerve across the city, should we or shouldn’t we be allowed to play road hockey in Kingston? The city has constructed a Code of Conduct and is giving Kinstonians the opportunity to have their say on some of the details at http://www.cityofkingston.ca/ Here are the basics to what is being proposed...


Location to play: only on locally classed streets – according to the Code of Conduct
Hours of play: 9am – 8pm
Length of play: 1 hour per 4 hour period
Game space: 1 game per space (the area occupied by the game plus 2 houses on either side of the game)
Number of players: no more than 8
Adult supervision: for children under 12
Safety equipment: CSA approved helmet
Permit Required: yes

This a little ridiculous. Am I alone in this? Rules to let kids play? What’s next, no running on sidewalks in certain subdivision, hide and seek must be played in an open field with no obstructions. Now I’m being ridiculous, but that’s what it feels like. Kids have been playing road hockey in Canada for years and years and years. Think if Sydney Crosby or Wayne Gretzky didn’t play street hockey with their friends, it may not be the reason they became the superstars that they are today, but it’s something that Canadian Kids do and love. I played it growing up, and by “played” I mean my brother use to practice slap shots on me – and it made me stronger damnit.

As long as the kids have a decent grasp of “common sense” and know not to aim at picture windows or dogs and know well enough to move out of the way of a moving car (hence the Canadian term “CAR!!”), there shouldn’t be an issue…in my humble opinion. Again, am I alone in this thinking? The proceeding is the opinion of Ali MacLean and not necessarily that of CHUM Radio.

Was the first game of Hockey not played here in Kingston? Why are we so against it now?!