8. Personality Differences Among Hockey Positions

The Coretex Athletic Review · Jan 22, 2026 · 17m

Are goaltenders really “wired differently”?

Are defensemen calmer by nature?

Are forwards inherently more volatile?

In this episode of the Coretex Athletic Review, I examine a peer-reviewed study that puts long-standing hockey stereotypes under the microscope—not by testing performance or brain activity, but by exploring how players perceive each other.

Using a social-psychology lens, this episode looks at whether perceived personality differences between hockey positions reflect true dispositional differences—or whether they are products of role demands, social identity, and in-group bias…