COHORT 1
MID-POINT WORKSHOP: MARCH 5, 2022
DARTMOUTH, NS
It's hard to believe we’re now at the half-way point of our first-ever cohort in the first-ever Future of Hockey Lab!
Since we last met, some of our groups have made huge leaps forward and are coming with a curiousity around linking their innovation efforts to impact the "whole system". Some have pivoted to new ideas, and some are unsure about next steps while still being keen. Most importantly, everyone came with hearts in the exact right place - which is a desire to see a shift in the hockey system and hockey culture so that the sport is more inclusive, diverse, and welcoming... Hockey for ALL!
What follows are highlights from the workshop.
MID-POINT WORKSHOP: MARCH 5, 2022
DARTMOUTH, NS
It's hard to believe we’re now at the half-way point of our first-ever cohort in the first-ever Future of Hockey Lab!
Since we last met, some of our groups have made huge leaps forward and are coming with a curiousity around linking their innovation efforts to impact the "whole system". Some have pivoted to new ideas, and some are unsure about next steps while still being keen. Most importantly, everyone came with hearts in the exact right place - which is a desire to see a shift in the hockey system and hockey culture so that the sport is more inclusive, diverse, and welcoming... Hockey for ALL!
What follows are highlights from the workshop.
WELCOMEClick here for Land Acknowledgment
Click here for guidelines around the space we're trying to create. Team Check-in
What have you been up to since we last met? How has your thinking changed? What would you consider to be progress?
Cohort Arc: Update & Feedback
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Visioning & "Skating the Arc"
For the rest of the day, we worked on setting goals for the rest of the cohort experience ("the arc"), and beyond. The groups put together the frontpage news for their ideas, and used the process to clarify their vision for success, to make them more tangible. Each group also worked on refining their goals, working backwards from the frontpage news.
Developmental Evaluation
Click here to see the four developmental evaluation roles.
Deep Close:
An intergenerational conversation about resilience, skating for equity and unconditional love for the game

Mark and Kerry share stories about their own experiences - both difficult and hopeful - across their generations and over the years. Kerry remarked that the sport has become more inclusive and less accommodating of racist behaviour. Starting as a junior player, to becoming a coach and then a referee, he has seen enough changes to want to keep going. Mark also shared his own journey and the changes he's experienced from being a pro player to being the diversity lead with the Maple Leafs.
Check-out Affirmations
"leveled up"," clear", "good", "energized", "admiration", "recharged", "curious"
"grateful", "privileged", "excited & sleepy", "pensive & peaceful", "confident", "I was on the negative side of it now I want to be on the good side of it"
"grateful", "privileged", "excited & sleepy", "pensive & peaceful", "confident", "I was on the negative side of it now I want to be on the good side of it"
Great meeting everyone! Change is tough but this group is mighty. Looking forward to see how far we can get together!