BC Hockey allows religious exemption on new helmet policy


VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Minor hockey coaches in BC must now wear a helmet during on-ice activities, unless they wear turbans or other religious headgear.

BC Hockey has changed its new mandatory helmet policy for coaches to allow exemptions due to religious observances, after a challenge from a Sikh minor hockey coach in Surrey.

The policy requires all minor hockey coaches to wear CSA approved helmets during any on-ice activities.

The policy, which took effect Monday, was brought forward with the safety of coaches in mind, since several have been injured in recent years in on-ice incidents, including the death of a Strathmore, Alberta coach at the end of October.

He should have to sign a waiver deferring all medical costs from the government.

I agree, and i hope he gets hurt. Not seriously, but painfully enough that he wonders WTF! am i doing out here without a helmet..

Exactly. It wouldn't hurt if his "religion" could be a little flexible. How about a cloth cover the head instead of a mile of it? It'll still be covered and a helmet could fit over it.

Another fine example of immigrants making demands on Canadians.

Shouldn't people be embarrassed to make such stupid and abusive demands? What a fucking idiot.

Cults do strange things to people.

The Sikhs have brought us;
-Swords at elementary school.
-No more need for motorcycle helmets or hardhats and now hockey helmets.
-No more need for government officials to be in uniform.

They should make helmets big enough to fit the turbans as well. That way, they can still wear their turban and a helmet on top.

Safety first!

You, me and Goat Boy, let's start a business! We'll make helmets that sit over top a turbin. Are you in?

Sure! You supply the capital.

I thought of the turbi-helmut 10 years ago & if csa approved they be mandated to wear $$as for them folk fellin anything bad for asking for special treatmeant,I feel ashamed as a canadian for our government rolling over as they do

okay, take your pick:
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well you are welcome to join our enterprise, i just infused it with some capitals

I 'm not a venture capitist ,into more interesting(to me)stuff.wtf is the alphabit soup?

I was under the impression, with the hard hat thing (hard hats fit over turbans) that their was also an issue with the turban not being on the top?
I mean seriously, what sort of people sit around and make this stuff up, these religious rules? I figured out years ago why Muslim extremists are so angry...they can't have have sex/masterbate/eat bacon. What guy wouldn't be pissed if deprived of all that. We should be bombing them with penthouses, not TNT.

It's poverty at the end of the day. That's how hatred is cultivated,

It's a factor. Northern Ireland isn't dirt poor. Those kids on their way to private school throwing rocks at each other for believing the wrong fairy tale....

I think helmets for turbans is a great idea...how bad can it be?

and thats our fault how ?? these folks have never known a generation of pease, poverty my ass ,perhaps its gods way of saying I told you not to worship false idols

I would say poverty and lack of basic education allows cults to hijack peoples minds, and lead them on violent delusions on the ever growing pursuit of power. False gods have nothing to do with it.

well as a tech I be in charge of quailty control,at turbi-helmut inc. and yes education is at the root but #2 ,#1 problem is koran & there intolerence as it is taught to them from a very young age .

If Christian children were taught the violent portions of the bible at such a young age with such fanaticism, they would be no different. Islam is in the spotlight at this point, does't necessarily make them any more guilty. Christianity was no different than modern Islam 150 years ago. Perhaps even as little as 100.

are you drinking?christains 100 years ago ,get a clue

Errmmm, no. This statement reflects an extremely superficial grasp of the conflict that was going on in Ireland.

Turbans

Are

Helmets

Understand?

I hardly tkink that compares to whats going on today ,with the random beheading & driving airplanes into skyscrapers .the fact they are brainwashing their kids to hate everyone who is'nt like them the whole protestant/catholic thing flies in the face of faith in that ,god wants unity of all believers

Then why do we have 600,000 cults? And how do you know what God wants? Did he call you on his day off?

I read it in a book ,and as a matter of fact he does comunicate with me!

Currently those supposed turbans are kevlar lined and claimed to be bullet proof so technically those are helmets on their heads.

like a big ol bulls eye target,the orange ones are visible up to 1000 yards too