[thelegges]

It’s so sad people think because you move to TV you are too old to enjoy something that you were involved most of your life..

Ice is only slippery if you aren’t on skates, cold only sets in if you are not moving.

We owned hockey pro shops. So countless hours at the shops, and kids traveling teams. Both our boys started skating at 3yo. Came up in the ranks played at the Nationals, then college. Oldest was drafted by Chicago, and coaches girls college team. Both refereed from age of 12 and still skate.

Our daughter started skating at 2, and played hockey until she switched to travel fast pitch softball, at 10

In the summer when the pros were off, we got together for weekly games. Ted Lindsay was on the ice with us until a few years before his death. So old really doesn’t come in the mix.

I was President of MAHA referees of MI for over 20 years. Skated on average 25 hours or more a week. Ice is different in Florida than in the northern states. At last count there were 17 Indoor hockey rinks in Florida. Outdoor does not work well in the south.

However for a rink to survive you need youth hockey, thru high school, and sell 16 hours of ice per day.