Cape Breton's beer league sports could soon become just league sports, if a new policy gets passed.

The proposed municipal alcohol policy calls for the end of the beer league. The local police force also backs the dry approach.

Proponents say mixing hops with your skips and jumps sends the wrong message to young athletes.

Paul MacDonald, the manager of Sydney's Centre 200, said rec league hockey players often bring a cold one into the dressing room.

"Hockey and beer go hand in hand, and that's the way it's been as long as I can remember," he said.

"I have to be honest, if you've played the game, a cold beer afterwards — there's probably nothing better. But at the same time, culture changes, society has different expectations, and it will be something people are going to have to get used to."

CBRM council will decide the fate of the beer league later this summer.