This is the editorial that was published in the London Free Press on April 10th, 2010 on page E3.

Bullying by Hockey Administrators

After thrilling Olympic hockey in Vancouver, proudly followed by Hockey Day in Canada in Stratford, we’re floored by the bullying in minor hockey in London.  Midget players in house league hockey know what I mean:  administrators with no sense of sportsmanship.

None could overlook the self-interest displayed by SSE Wild President and Midget House League Convenor, at the expense of 16-17 year old hockey players.  Check the standings
at www.ballcharts.com/ssewildmidgetc.  Two SSE Midget house league teams blew out the remaining London competition while another team sat at the bottom all year, in 18th place.
 
What incredibly poor leadership and flagrant bullying within a London community, youth sports program.  Like those anti-bullying commercials on TV, where an adult is obviously short-changing kids, both President and Convenor were just cruel.  And don’t the players know it!

At the Annual General Meeting (May 4, 7 pm, Nichols Community Centre), we must send the SSE Wild executive a strong message.  It is unacceptable to collect registration fees from players and their families, and then disenfranchise them by creating lopsided teams.  At over $500 per player, the SSE Wild President and all Convenors are required to provide appropriate service:  meaning fair ice time and balanced teams.

D. E. Goldhawk

LONDON MIDGET 3 STANDINGS - AS OF DECEMBER 30TH, 2009*
Rank	Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against	GF Average	Points
1	SSE B9	17	16	1	0	127	32	79.87%	32
2	SSE A9	17	13	3	1	73	32	69.52%	27
3	North C9	17	13	3	1	63	42	60.00%	27
4	Oakridge D9	17	11	6	0	63	50	55.75%	22
5	North D9	17	8	5	4	51	43	54.26%	20
6	LMHA B9	17	8	7	2	52	60	46.43%	18
7	North B9	17	7	6	4	35	43	44.87%	18
8	LMHA A9	17	7	7	3	56	49	53.33%	17
9	Oakridge C9	17	8	9	0	42	60	41.18%	16
10	West A9	17	5	7	5	52	50	50.98%	15
11	Oakridge B9	17	7	9	1	47	61	43.52%	15
12	West C9	17	6	9	2	44	48	47.83%	14
13	West B9	17	5	8	4	40	42	48.78%	14
14	North A9	17	5	9	3	50	66	43.10%	13
15	Oakridge A9	17	5	10	2	36	57	38.71%	12
16	Oakridge E9	17	3	11	3	29	58	33.33%	9
17	West D9	17	2	10	5	40	66	37.74%	9
18	SSE C9	17	3	12	2	26	67	27.96%	8
* standings copied from bladenet.net