I have had the distinction of skating in the old St. Louis Arena, the old Maple Leaf Garden, and the old Molson Centre. St. Louis Arena had the softest ice ever. All three places were done as a "sell tickets and you get the ice" deals in the late '80s and I was in high school and Junior hockey. The closest I get to playing on NHL ice these days is stick and puck at the Blues practise facility. Opti- does Honda Center tear down their ice in the summer?