While unvaxxed NHL players can play, children aged 12+ are forbidden to play across Canada. Dr. Byram Bridle joined Shinny Night in Canada (a street hockey protest against vaccine mandates) yesterday at the Leafs home opener against the Habs to protest kids hockey vaccine mandates.
Go back to basics. Find someone with property big enough to make a back yard outdoor winter hockey rink. Make this more fun and cheeper than the organized youth hockey leagues. No Zamboni required.
https://blog.purehockey.com/hockey-culture-traditions/pond-hockey-is-pure-hockey/
Medical mandates are a very dangerous route to go. Who is accountable if the medicine causes harm. Freedom to choose is essential.