‘”That’s where I learned to love the game,” the 33-year-old said. “I’d walk there all the time. The warming house would be open most of the time and if it wasn’t, there was a little grocery store (Widmer’s) that was kitty-corner to the rink and I’d walk over there and grab a hot chocolate or a Powerade and hang out for 15 minutes and go back and skate.”‘