Penticton News'Hockey mindset' blamed for ex-Penticton Vee guilty of sexual interference with a minor'Hockey mindset' sex crimePhoto: BCHL File Photo Liam Noble, now 25, was convicted of sexual interference on Nov. 1, 2024,EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article contains details of sexual assault. "Ultimately, he was found guilty on account of his failure to take reasonable steps to ascertain her age," Armour said. 'Hockey mindset' towards womenCrown counsel Ann Lerchs asked for three years' jail time. Noble identified some problematic attitudes towards women, attributing this to a ‘hockey mindset’ where he tended towards seeing women as sexual objects,” Lerch said. He said that Noble has reduced his marijuana intake, quit drinking, distanced himself from the hockey mindset, and sought counselling.