It all started with a conversation I was having with my Vienna Capitals captain Jonathon Ferland. Ferly is from Quebec and his family has a maple tree farm. We got talking about maple syrup one day when the conversation turned to maple water.

When we created Mountain High Hockey, the goal was to not only help spread our love of the game with our students and help develop their hockey skills. We also wanted to promote a healthy, active, and sustainable lifestyle that we believe will help to create a positive learning environment for our students.

There's not to many places where you can leave for 8 years and come back feeling right at home almost immediately. One of the many perks of college hockey is being able to return to campus in the summers to train in some of the best strength and conditioning facilities imaginable.

I'm sure most of you have seen the the video of Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson getting his achilles tendon sliced during a battle along the boards with Matt Cooke back in 2013. In case you haven't here it is.