Kids who haven’t played hockey before can try it for free at Time Warner Cable Arena, on Saturday, November 8th, 2014, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Coaches and players will be on hand to give instruction. No experience is required. Space is very limited and you must register in advance. Every child who attends will also receive a free ticket to the Charlotte Checkers game versus the Texas Stars that evening. As I write this post there is space available but that’s not a guarantee that there will be when you read this post. To register, follow one of the links above and enter any Charlotte zip code. You’ll see a red dot on the map at Indian Trail. Click on that. The event does not take place in Indian Trail–it’s at Time Warner Cable Arena–but Extreme Ice Center is providing the coaching for the event.