Winters in New England are long, dark and very cold; and for most New Englanders, the one thing that keeps them going is a sport that has roots deeper than any other - Hockey. NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY: A LIFE AT THE RINK is a look into the very close knit world; a world that is connected by family, tradition and passion. From the toddlers learning to skate for the first time at Pilgrim Ice Arena in Hingham to Mike O'Connell, General Manager of the Boston Bruins, everyone who shares in the sport of hockey is incredibly linked. a life at the rink begins with youth trying on their first pair of skates and ends with hockey has-beens living for one last game with the guys. It is a world that continues to both feed itself and the NHL with wonderful characters and talent.moreless