My kids got medals in hockey until Mites. Now only the winners do. I umped girls softball and only recall the top 2 teams getting awards, but this was a while ago. And I didn't mind my kids getting a medal for Mite hockey, these 7-8 year olds worked their butts off for about 9 months and learned quite a bit. Hockey isn't easy. Getting a medal hasn't made them aholes. If I didn't hang them on the wall, they'd be under the bed , lost or just forgotten about. They don't walk around school acting special because they have a medal. People have a strange reaction to trophy's and i've never seen evidence of someone acting like a prima donna because of a tee ball trophy.