My vision is to create the single most boring style of hockey  known to man. We're going to throw five defensemen out there in front of our goalie. The idea  is that, eventually, the attackers will get so bored that they will all fall asleep on the ice. From there, you just need one lucky stretch pass and a decent shot to beat a sleepy goalie. What could possibly go wrong if you just sit around in your own zone all day doing literally nothing? It'll look like the Stars from a few seasons ago where they somehow made the playoffs despite being pretty dogshit at scoring. The trick to making it work is having halfway decent speed combined with a few physical checkers. I guess you still have a shot at making it work if your speedy guys harass the puck carrier and the big, physical kiddos just hammer everyone else. What could possibly go wrong? I'm sure the kids will have a real hoot playing that way too..../s The best part of youth sports is just helping kids turn into the best versions of themselves, which means learning a couple skills and building a great culture. Whatever else happens on the ice will sort itself out.