On a weekend morning, former NHL players Dwight and DJ King chase tiny skaters in a game of freeze tag, as squeals of laughter echo through the arena at Flying Dust First Nation, 300 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. | CBCSask
of sexual violence and toxic masculinity in Canada's hockey culture that Hockey Canada has failed to change.But that's certainly not the case here.Retired NHL player Dwight King runs hockey skills camps with his brother and volunteers as a coach for the Meadow Lake Minor Hockey Association.
"So that shows there's still a desire and still a love for the game, and kids show up and still want to work hard, smile and have fun, and that's the important part," said Dwight King, 33, who won Stanley Cup championships with the L.A. Kings in 2012 and 2014.
"First and foremost, it's good that [Hockey Canada] is cleaning up their mistakes and what has been pushed to the side," said Dwight."I'm not downplaying it," said DJ. "But if a little kid doesn't have to be involved in the big picture, you keep 'em out of it and you try to make the changes before they even have to know about it, right?"Former NHLers bring the love of hockey to Meadow Lake, Sask.
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