The Hockey Problem-FR

Event date(s): January 31, 2025
Time(s): 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Category: Both Campuses Fredericton
Location: Fredericton

Hockey is often celebrated as Canada’s most cherished sport and a vital cultural institution. Far from being the pro-social institution it is often assumed to be, hockey in Canada has been marred by scandals involving gender-based sexual violence, hazing, racism, head trauma, and drug abuse, among other issues. Such problems point to a larger systemic issue: Canada has a hockey problem.This academic panel unpacks aspects of hockey’s problem examined through the various lenses of our scholarly research into the sport

Panelists: Dr. Fred Mason, UNB Kinesiology; Dr. Kristi Allain, STU Sociology; Dr. Nathan Kalman-Lamb, UNB Sociology. Moderator: Dr. Celeste E. Orr

Building: Kinesiology

Room Number: 201