Hockey, like any sport, is for those who have played their entire lives and for those who have never tried. Hockey, like any sport, is a means to escape from the "real" world into a place of emotional investment. Hockey, like any sport, has fans from all walks of life.
Hockey, like any sport, has its problems. It’s time to stop pretending they don’t exist.
I started seriously following hockey in the shortened season of 2013. Off the top of my head, there are nine incidents that have involved NHL players and the law since then. Semyon Varlamov.