The NHL and NHLPA have established a Declaration of Principles that fosters positive values and life skills in the hockey community.
The declaration was created after a group of governing bodies established a set of shared beliefs to help deliver positive experiences to all hockey participants and to guide the behavior of hockey organizations.
Thank you, Hockey, for being more than a game. https://t.co/RDMgRUSf5L #ThisIsHockey pic.twitter.com/AMumv4d5Pq
— NHL (@NHL) September 6, 2017
"The Declaration of Principles represents the hockey world speaking with one voice: our game teaches life lessons that can guide a meaningful future," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "While not everyone who plays the game will have an NHL career, every player at every level - and the family and friends of every player - can enjoy rewarding experiences and share a common commitment to respect, inclusiveness and sportsmanship."
Lafontaine just read a letter the NHL received from the Pope endorsing hockey's new Declaration of Principles. #ThisIsHockey
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) September 6, 2017
Alongside the NHL and the NHLPA, 15 other hockey organizations joined in the effort:
- American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA)
- American Hockey League (AHL)
- Canadian Hockey League (CHL)
- Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL)
- Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)
- College Hockey Inc.
- ECHL
- Hockey Canada
- International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)
- North American Hockey League (NAHL)
- U SPORTS
- United States Hockey League (USHL)
- USA Hockey
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