It is well documented that a good looking woman, a puppy, or a monkey helps sell a product...or in our case grab attention. In this case our Editor thought it would be fun to suggest in his headline that the key to a Divsion I scholarship is having an attractive (hot) mother (mama).
This however is not even close to a factual statement, but it is our opinion that having a parent that has the right temperature toward their child's hockey is a necessary evil in today's development of a hockey player.
Unlike most sports, hockey takes a tremendous commitment from a parent...time, energy, money and some rink smarts as well. I'm not saying that other sports don't, but if a kid wanted to be a D1 (insert sport) player, he could likely get there by playing that sport in the neighborhood long enough until his talent was recognized. That option is not realistic in hockey.
There is no such thing as park or pond hockey for kids anymore (there never was for kids in CA, FL, TX) and most important, learning to skate must happen at age 5, 6 or 7 years old for any future success. So, if hockey is the route for a kid, a parent with the right temperature (passion, time, money, etc) is vital for a kid to make it to the State U hockey team.
