This may be interpreted as a bit extreme, but it's actually in praise of the hockey people. I'm also implying that they are capable of so much more and that they are sinfully wasting their lives. (Sinful not just to themselves but to their friends and family. That said, I had heard enough of them. Professional hockey players are entertainers- as clowns are- and don't when they die deserve exponentially more media coverage than teachers, scientists, traffic controllers, etc.)