A broom. Two cones. Rollerblades.

This was Casey Nelson's introduction to hockey. He credits his brother, who had crafted his own makeshift game with these materials in their driveway, for sparking his interest in the sport. It's a setting not unfamiliar to the legions of both fans and players who first took a slap shot or pretended to deke a goaltender in a game of street ball on the paved surfaces of their childhood neighborhoods.