Why isn’t Spokane a street hockey town?
First, I suppose I should note my assertion that Spokane is not a street hockey town is based on my own unscientific survey.
It's possible I'm wrong. And even if I am correct in a general sense, I'm sure there are pockets of street hockey enthusiasm here and there locally.
But why don't you see kids playing all the time?
Here are a few theories.
Spokane's youth hockey culture is deep but not wide.
Most families here don't get Canadian TV. (There are exceptions, but that's almost a prerequisite for kids along the northern tier of the U.S. being into hockey.)
This is a basketball town, not a hockey town.
Spokane moms look down on activities that require children to repeatedly yell "Car!"