In 2020, Hock­ey Man­i­to­ba sur­veyed the top rea­sons to play the game. There’s the fun, the fit­ness. It is a con­fi­dence builder, devel­ops skills, helps make friends. It’s a com­mu­ni­ty. Hock­ey is com­pet­i­tive, and there are the trav­el oppor­tu­ni­ties. Final­ly, hock­ey opens doors. A frac­tion of those who play make it big. More often, you can help oth­ers become better.