Michael Koval had played floor hockey for 20 years, so making the transition to ice wasn’t too difficult.
“He absolutely loves hockey, but he was a little leery about getting on ice skates,” said Michael’s mother, Charlotte, after her son and 20 other Stars’ players faced off against the USA Warriors in the 7th annual Challenger Winter Classic at Avon Pond ice rink on Feb. 4. “At first, it was, ‘I’m not going out there.’ Then Dina Crepaldi came over and encouraged him to give it a try.
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