You should also see some phenomenal playground, or pond hockey players, who know the game that's not as physical.

He did a lot, not only for me, but for this team, for the young players. He did a phenomenal job.

Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be.

We did things hockey players don't ordinarily do, but all the guys took it well. It was very physical. Imagine pushing an 8,000-pound car uphill. I think it made us closer. You learn a lot about each other. Nobody quit. You're not ashamed to look each other in the eye after that.

The thing just started snowballing, and here we are today with 25 rinks on Lake Calhoun.

It's a bond that the best players in the NHL have with people like me. Doing it with the wind blowing in your face, and doing it when you're 10 years old, and until your feet are freezing. It's just the most wonderful thing I could ever think of.