It's obvious that we all have to manage and decide how much risk we're willing to take for for our kids and family. Whether you agree with the rules and decisions made by our governor, lets face it, we are lucky that rinks haven't completely shut down and that hockey is still an option for our kids, at least for now.
Since I work in an ER, my view is definitely biased. I see what covid can do and I see how contagious it is. Again, this is NOTHING like the flu. Nothing. Last week as compared to previous 2-3 weeks did slowed down a bit for hospitalization for us, but not enough to even consider the spread to be plateauing. I hear there are 31000+ positive cases in Florida for person under 17 and 300+ death. How you want to look at the infection rate vs death rate is up to you, but the truth is that scientists are inconclusive regarding how kids spread covid, and how and why kids seem to recover better than their adult counterpart. Literally every research you find says they're not sure how covid affect most kids. Make your decisions accordingly I guess.
However, what bothers me is that it is absolutely obvious that in order to defeat/slow this pandemic, it will take a collective effort from EVERYONE. Forget hockey, what about the economy, schools and our daily lives? If we don't do our part, this will never return to any form of normality. I see pictures of camps with kids crowding in the lobby, crowding on the ice and picture taken with large group of kids on ice, no mask (understandable on ice...) and no distancing. Not to mention, I still see kids not wearing masks in the rink... You know that if you don't follow rink rules, your rink could be shut down right?
Can't people just follow rules and guidelines, for the sake of the kids' safety, even if you don't agree with how your 'freedom' is being trampled?! I mean, we have rules about wearing pants, right? Is your freedom being violated because you can't run around buck naked? We have rules preventing folks from driving 130mph on the freeway, right? Is your freedom being trampled there also?
Again, whether you believe it or not, Covid is real and it doesn't give a flying F what you believe in. You will be infected if you're not careful. You may not die, but you may also spread it to others who may die. Do what you will, but at the very least have the courtesy and respect for others who may not be as healthy as you, wear your mask, tell your kids to wear their masks, and do your best to social distance.
Good luck to you all.