About this episode

The episode discusses Mike Fountain's journey from a professional hockey player to becoming a community figure at the Walker Ice and Fitness Center.

A goalie with a record that still hasn’t been touched walks into a community rink and stays for 15 years. That’s the path of Mike Fountain, former professional NHL hockey player and longtime ice manager at the Walker Ice and Fitness Center, and it says a lot about what makes Walker, Michigan feel like home. We talk about Mike’s journey from North York, Ontario to the Grand Rapids Griffins, to hockey stops around the world, and then back to West Michigan when it was time to settle down. From ...

People in this episode

Guest: Mike Fountain

Topics covered

• community
• hockey
• sports management
• local history
• personal journey

Keywords

• Mike Fountain
• Walker Ice and Fitness Center
• hockey
• community hub
• NHL
• Grand Rapids Griffins
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grand Rapids Griffins

Places: Walker, Michigan, North York, Ontario

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