When I moved to Canada from New Zealand and was introduced to hockey for more or less the first time on of the things that immediately struck me was how old fashioned many of the approaches to the game were. In many ways it reminded me of the way rugby was when I was growing up in the 90s where everything was done by the unwritten code, men behaved like men and anything like showing too much emotion or celebrating too hard was frowned upon or often met with retribution or condemnation. Rugby has moved on but often I watch hockey and feel like it is still stuck in a time gone by which is often why I think things like elaborate celebrations are met with such disdain by hockey pundits, former players and the media alike. The problem this creates for hockey is that kids are more open and creative than when I was a kid and if hockey maintains its tough macho man direction for everything then it will end up dying out due to lack of interest.